Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-27

copper during tho same period at &c.
600. 900 pounds According TO pub
lished reports. which we believe 10 be
approximately correct the output OF
this district has been running about
1O.OOO.0Ou pounds ahead of that Of
1906. which. 10 maintained would give
l34.0Oo,OO0 pounds for the current
year
EIGHT MONTHS RECORD.
I'm the following table We give the
production for the first eight months
OF 1907 in the first column, inc es-
timated production Tor the year if the
same rate be maintained I'm the Sec
ond column. and the actual production
in 1906 n the third column. The
production of electrolytic copper IN
1906 is taken as reported 10y the u. $.
geological survey. the production OF
Lake conner from our own statistics.
Production of clectrolytic and Lake
copper.
ii mos. Rate. Actual.
Mic ......532o0ooo 7as.09oooo N59661Sl
Lake OIL. ..l560ooo0 -3io0oo 22io'L'o
Totals ..6SSOsoOlo l0s2 900 1.oio,o551s1
The above statistics represent the
production Of refined metal-in hnal
marketable fOrm--and are not 90 be
confused with the statistics OF do
nestle production reported annually
by the Journal and the Il. S. geological
survey. which are based on the cop
per content OF blister copper except
OF course in the case Of Lake super
iorD and represent more nearly the
direct production Of the mines
The above statistics show that the
production Of electrolytic and Lake
copper during the first eight months
Of 1891 was az a slightly less rate than
i'm 1906 The falling off was actually
"a little more than Is here shown. be-
cause certain rcfiners In this year have
converted into electrlytic copper what
formerly they marketed as casting
conner. the greater difference between
the prices Of the two grades having
made it more profitable 20 sell as
clectrolytic.
the total production Of American re-
fners inasmuch ms they do not include
the production OF casting copper nor
do they include the pig copper which
is exported
DECREASE IN EXPORTS.
The exports of refined copper during
the FIRST eight months Of 1907 have been
about 240 600 900 pounds, which Is a
N
period Of 1906. The government stats
tics are available only for the first
eeven months Of the year These show
exports Of copper as metal and In ore
and matte Of 81 1886 long tons against
12Ig15. in the corresponding period OF
1905. ON the other hand imports in
creased from 1888 long tons in 1906
TO 76.49l in 1907.
PRESENT ACCUMULATION.
The reports which we have received
as 90 stock o. refined copper In first
hands on Sept. J. 1907, are not suhi-
GENTLY complete 10 enable us tO give
figures on the basis of direct reports.
There was probably about l4.O0O 900
pounds in stock July ]. Since then the
production. including casting copper,
has probably been about 100000 pounds
per day. OF 1S6.0000O0 pounds for July
ana August. The exports during those
months We're about 10000 900 pounds.
some of the copper exported was defer
red shipment OF metal produced and
sold prior 10 July l. and some was pig
copper. but on the other hand there
MAS some copper dispatched 20 do
nestle consumers and probably o. Is
ON the whole reasonable 10 reckon
total deduction 81 5O00O.0OO 10 600OO.000
pounds. This would indicate "a stock on
Sent. ] of l4O. 600 600 Co 1900 900 pounds.
our knowledge of the holdings Boz cer-
tain hands leads us 60 believe that the
actual total was not lu excess OF the
latter figure. which is considerably less
than was umored ut The time. The
stock has probably increased some
what since Sept I. and hy sept l5
may have been as high as $50 100000
pounds. We do not believe m was az
that time In excess of that figure TIM
der normal conditions this would not
De- au alarming accumulation OF
course this estimate does not take into
account the crude copper iu transit and
process OF refining which in the case
of clcctr0lyti- ls normally between two
and three months production. 10 may
bo also that uurehncd metal is being
hold back iu some cases. but we do
mot believe th0f bias occurred to amy
considerable 0Ntgut
MULES GET VACATION.
Animals U-cd in Park Clty Mine Bc-