The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-15
PRODUCTION OF REFINED LEAD.
Preliminary Figures of Geological SUI
vey Show Gain Over Preceding Year.

An estimate of the production of re-
fined lead in the United States in 1911
has been compiled by c. 4. Siebenthal'
OF the United States Geological. Survey,
from reports by all the lead reiineries
and soft lead smelters in operation dur
ing the year. These reports cover actual
productions for the first ten or eleven
months of the year. and an estimate Tor
the remainder Of the year, and from
them the figures of production are made
ur without change. The standing OF
imports, exports, and lead remaining IN
warehouses have been taken from the
records OF the Bureau of Statistics Tor
eleven months, the figures for December
having been estimated.
The statement shows that the lead
smelling Industry had busy year and
that the total production exceeded the
banner production Of 1910 by COM
Portable margin The quantity of for
/ eign lead smelted and refined in bond
in the United States was the smallest
since 1905, but this was more than OIL
set by the increase in the production
Of domestic desilverized and soft lead.
The 1911 production of soft lead, includ-
ing that recovered in the form Of pig
ment. figures for which are not yet avail
able. must have nearly if not quite
edualed the output of deslverized lead.
A feature of especial interest was the
enormous practically the
wiping out--0f stocks of foreign lead IN
Bonded smelling warehouses.
Production.
The total production of refined lead,
desilverized and soft from domestic and
foreign ores in 49ll was approximately
ASH $50 short tons worth at the average
New York p.ice $43,876,S00, compared
tc a production OF 7O,3S0 tons in 1910
and 44S,ll2 tons in 1909. These figures
do not include an estimate output Of 81
a6g tons in 1910 and 1860 tons in l909.
1875 tons OF antimonial lead, against a.
O69 tons in 1910 and 1886 tons in 1909,
| OF the total production, desilverized lead
OF domestic origin, exclusive OF desli-
verified soft lead, is estimated at 2Oo,-
| 428 tons, against 1928 tons IN 1910;
and desilverized lead of foreign origin
at s9.706 tons, compared to l0S,553 tons
! i'm 1910. The production OF soft lead
from Mississippi valley ores is estlmat-
ed at 1886 tons, compared to log'244
tons in 1910, which means that Mis-
souri, retains first place among the lead
producing states. The final figures for
| the production of soft lead in 1917 are
| likely TO show an increase OF thous-
| and tons or so over those above given
because the argentiferous lead smeiters
and refneries undoubtedly treated more
or less soft lead ore from the Mississippi
valley which is not taken into account
in their preliminary estimates.
Imports and Exports,
The imports of lead are estimated al
1881 short tons of lead in ore, valued
! at 1907 1850; 60,9l4 tons OF lead in base
bullion. valued at S2,sls,500; and 2,44s
| tons of refined lead, valued at S2lO,50O
total Of 81 243 tons, compared to los,-
! COG tons in 1910. OF the 1911 imports
| s5l0l tons, or over 92 per cent, came
| from Mexico. The exports OF foreign
| lead dead OF foreign origin smelted OF
refined in the United Statesl show an
| increase of nearly a third, being estl-
mated at l03,856 tons, against 1887
tons in 1910. The imports of type metal
were $780, 100 pounds, containing 1,246,'
| 700 pounds Of lead and valued at 1928
92l. compared with l3,394,l99 pounds in
! 1910, containing ll,l76,s30 pounds OF
lead and worth $4s5,49s.
Consumption.
| The amount of lead available for con-
sumption during 1911 may be estimated
| By adding the stock of foreign lead
| in bonded warehouses at the beginning
of the year, 1892 short tons, the i'm
ports, 81 .244 tons, and the domestic