The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-05
ALL ABOUT METAL
ZINC IS RELATED
Geological Survey Gives a
Complete Review of Zinc
During 1910.
WAS RECORD OUTPUT
European Zinc Convention
and It's Influence Over
Prices Explained.

The geological survey is sending out
detailed statements OF the mineral out
put during 1910 advance notices OF
which have been given in these columns
during the past month, volume Just
received deals almost exclusively with the
zinc production OF tho United states dur
Ing 1910, a few pages being devoted In
the volume TO the production details OF
| the metal cadmium.
| The production OF primary domestic
spelter in 1910 was the largest IN the
| history of the nation. amounting 10 %
| ii9 short tons, against 930.253 tons our
ing 1909. The value OF the 1910 produc-
tlon based on the average g. -, Sc ;0s,S soS
! for the previous year Domestic CON
sumption decreased throughout the year.
giving an increase To the visible stocks
normal. while the exports we're quan
ruplcd Since 1850 and until lsSS the
average consumption Of Zinc exceeded
| production, but since tho latter year the
average production has exceeded always
| the average consumption.
Standing of States.
In this report, the United states Is
| shown 10 be the largest zinc producing
country, with its 1910 production 500 per
cent OF the total worlds output, Nilsson
ri was the largest producer in 1910. with
! li0.652 tons; Colorado was second Win
! 23,9SS tons; New jersey was third with
J 2O.2li tons, Wisconsin was iourln WIN
/ l9.f52 tons; Montana was NTH win IL.
ioS TONS Kansas was sixth with lo.s2o
tons. and Utah was seventh with 1?2l
tons, or 2.s6 per cent OF the total do
ticn in 1909 to,slcd $3.50 tons, and In
1905. os2 tons Park CITY was the prin-
cipal Utah zinc camp last ycar
! During 1910 the zinc smelling plants
aba ndoned or dsmautled had total OF
5+2S retorts. while additions to other
plants Increased the number or retorts by
Aso2. 1t is estimated that. in 1911. the
number OF retorts abandoned VIII be | \,
$50, against the addition Of $3.50. while
In is estimated that the year 1872 VIII
sec the scale reversed. with l3i re-
torts added. with some anandohea'
Consumption of Zinc.
The apparent consumption Of zinc in
tho United states for few years past
Is as follows 1901 c26 500 tons; 1908.
l 2lsl51 tons; 1909. 2Io.TSo tons: 1910,
24S,Sst tons Next in Importance 10 the
United States as a zinc consumer Is Ger
many. With I96.2O9 tons in 1910, after
Which is Great Britain with 195.9sa tons
Zinc producers should know about the
Zinc convention, the European factor
the industry. The report IN this cohnec-
Zinc Convention,
THE Zinc convention WIS formed early
in 1909. 10 remain in force until TIC close
of 1910. IT comprised tho Iinkhutten
yerband m. b. II. and the Societe Anony-
me dos Mines ct Fonderies de la Vieille
Montague. The former association en-
braces eighteen zinc smelling frms m
Silesia. the Rhine district Belgium and
Austria One large firm. Georg VoI
, Gicsche's Heirs. did not join The assocl
alton but acted in concert; inc societe
Anonyme includes ten smelters. tho ma
ioriiy located in Belgium, The more I'M
portant English smelters Joined the con
vcntion late i'm 1909.
The purpose Of the convention was
10 fix beforehand Within certain limits
the production OF sme!ter by lis mem
bers. and II the market gave evidence
| that the consumption was not keeping
pace with the production. further 10 cur
iau production. The output or the Ger
man group was limited to 25o.'0o metric
tons in 1909 and 70 200 metric tons
\ in 1910. and the output OF the Franco,
Belgian group was not TO exceed lT43Ol
metric tons In 1909 and lIG.9OO metric
tons in 1910. The output Of the English
, smelters under the terms OF The agree,
metric tons annually. II the average
, price OF ordinary brands OF spelter. re,
NAMED below el9 per long s oo,,soc,,tiI, ton g., "
months. pro rata reduction Of th'
fixed output was 20 be made.
Plan Works Well.
AT the close OF 1910 the Zinc couvcn'
ton had. Oh the whole. worked so wei
that il was extended unth April 30. 1917
Certain features which had aroused an
ltagouisn tnotably the restriction clause
: were modified In the new terms. Under
the new agreement there VIII be no re
( stric,ion OF output so long az the tota
! stocks OF spclter ascertained every quar-
ter do not exceed 80 600 metric tons auC
so long az the London price OF spelts
D does not fail below e.2 per long tor
as cents per poun5). Should this con
e tincency nrise. production is 10 De re
] strIcted pro rata on the basis OF eacl
smelter's output during the last quarter
! The outstanding smelling frm, Geor'
, Won Giesche's Heirs. VIII sell its outpn
: through the association agencies. and hal
agreed 10 the limitation clause. though !
= does not regularly become member