The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-05
OUTPUT Of LEAD
IN YEAR 1910
Production Exceeded That of
Year Before by Rather
Small Margin.
MORE ACTIVE IN
MINES OF COUNTRY
Available Metal Estimated to
Exceed That of the Year
Before.

An estimate or tho production of re-
fined lead in The United States in 1910
has been compiled by c. E. Siebenthal
OF the United States geological survey,
from reports made by all lead Smclters
operating in the country during the
year, These reports cover the actual
production for the first ten or eleven
months OF the year and an estimate for
the remainder of the Year. and from
them the figures Of production given
below arc made up without change.
The statistics OF exports. imports, and
lead remaining In warehouse have
bureau of statistics for eleven months
the figures for the remaining month
having been estimated.
The statement shows that the lead
smeltinS industry had on the whole a
busy year and that the total output ex-
ceedcd the record production of 1909 by
smclted and refined In bond in the United
States suffered some decrease. but this
was more than met bv the increase in
the production OF domestic dcslIvcrZcd
and soft lead. indicating Increased acIiv-
ity in the lead-mining industry of this
country,
The total production of refined lead
desilverizcd and soft, from domestic and
foreign ores in 1910 was approximately
1906 short tons, worth at the average
New York price S4l,3S2.016, as compared
and 396.433 tons in 1905 These figures
do not include an estimated output OF
1928 tons OF antimonial lead, as against
i9;SsS l9SS tons tons In 1909 and la,62s tons In
1905. The total production OF lead of
domestic origin was 579,076 tons. rs com
pared with 3i5,255 tons in 1909. an in
crease OF about 10 per cent. OF the to-
tai production, deslverized lead OF do
mestic origin exclusive Of desilverized
soft lead. Is estimated at 2lT.l66 tons,
as against l94,o$i tons in 1909, and de-
stITerized sn yer lead of foreign origin comprised
9o,6o6 tons. as compared TO l02.S5l tons
in 1903. The production OF soft lead
from Mississippi valley ores Is estimated
at l6l $40 tons as compared with l51,22l
that Missouri retained her first place
among the lead producing states. The
final figures for production OF soft lead
in 1910 are likely to show an increase
of "A few thousand tons over the estimate
given above. because the argentiferous
lead smelters and rcflneries undoubtedly
the Mississippi valley which is not taken
into account as such In their estimates
for 1910.
The imports of lead In 1910 arc esti-
ore. valued at Sites. 60I; 57.412 tons Of
lead in base bullion, valued at s2.23O3s8 ;
and 1885 tons of refined lead. valued at
So0s.172- total OF los. 26S tons COM
pared with 1l4Isl tons in 1909 OF the
1910 imports. 90 400 tons. or over So per
cent. came from Mexico. The exports
of foreign lead dead OF foreign origin
smelted or refined In the United States)
show a decrease OF about l6 per cent,
being estimated at T2.34b tons. valued at
$3.50, ,3iS as against S6.071 tons in 1909.
The exports of domestic lead manufac-
lures made a gain Of nearly. 20 per cent,
having a value estimated AT S616o o26, a S
compared with s509.5d2 in 1909.
The amount Of lead available for con-
sumption during 1910 may be estimated
by adding to the stock OF foreign lead
In bonded warehouses at the beginning
OF the year. 1905 short tons. the i'm
ports, 10S26S tons. and the domestic pro-
duction. 37e.0I6 tons, making total
10 be subtracted the foreign lead eX-
ported from warehouse. I2.345 tons. the
foreign lead exported in manufactures
under dra wbaclS. estimated at 1858 tons.
the deduction by liuuidat tlon 1881 tons,
and the stock in bonded warehouses at
same as at the close OF November).
2,446 tons, leaving as available for con-
sumption 3s4,67i tons. which by com
parison with 310,013 tons in 1909 seems 10
be a normal increase.
The foreign lead rcmsininG in ware
was distributed principally as follows: Al
Chicago. 1927 short tons. AT Newark.
$40 tons: at Perth Amboy. 15.07i tons,
and at Paso del Norte. $500 tons.
Lead began the year with a price OF
al cents a pound, and this figure held
through January. 1t declined by tire
middle of Nav TO 4 % cents. the mini
mum OF the year. Tho price rose slight
ly in juno. remained stationary at "A
cents until nearly the close OF the year.
and rose again In November and Deccm-
Der. closing at i.j cents. Tho average
New York price for the year was 81
cents pound. as compared with i.3