The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-01
1912 LEAD PRODUCTION.
New York Had the Greatest Output IN
le12-Idaho Next.

The final figures of the production OF
lead in the United States in 1912 have
lust been published by the United States
geological survey. These figures nave
been compiled by c. +. Siebentlial OF me
survey. from reports OF the output OF
each lead smelter and refinery IN opera
ton in this country in 1872. Two
tables are given. The first one shows the
lead smelted in this country from ore
from each lead producing state and from
each foreign country furnishing ore Tor
treatment. These figures include soft
lead, lead content OF bullion that Is,
work lead'). and sntmonial lead ana
their total necessarily does not agree
with the total refined lead output OF the
country shown in the second table. Inc
refined lead, however, can not be traced
to its sources so exactly as the smelted
lead. hence the figures for smelter pro-
duction are used in the table showing
production by states.
The total production OF refined lead IN
1912 was $50, 1914 short tons, which u
II tons less than the estimate given out
BY the survey on January 2, 1918. TINS
quantity As exclusive OF 1852 tons OF
antimonial lead The total of reilned
lead Is made up OF SS.377 short tons OF
desilverized lead of foreign origin, 22l,-
$50 tons OF desilyerized lead from do
nestle ores, l4l PAS tons of desilverized
domestic soft lead The value OF the
whole quantity Of refined lead was worth
S35 1925 $50, calculated at 44.5 cents a
pound the average New ork price Tor
the year. The total refined lead output
was less than that for 1911 by 6,0s5
short tons, a decrease OF l.2 per cent.
Among the states, Missouri had the
greatest output l62,6l0 tons. decrease
OF almost 10000 tons from that OF the
previous year. Idaho had the next Iarg-
est production--l27,7 07 tons, a gain OF
1882 tons over the output OF 1911.
In the absence OF complete figures OF
domestic stocks, it is not possible TO cal
culate consumption except for the lead
of foreign origin. However, by taking
into account domestic production and
foreign imports, exports, and stocks IN
bonded warehouse, it is possible to as
innate the quantity of lead available
for consumption from year to year, On
this basis the lead available for con-
sumption in 1912 was 4l0,9l3 tons, an
increase OF II 100 tons, or 20 per cent.
Whether this increase represents an IN
crease in consumption or an increase in
domestic stocks is not determinable from
the information at hand.
The report includes graphic chart
showing the fuctuation of the price OF
lead in New York and London for the
period of 1906. l9l2, a list of lead smelt-
ers and refineries in-the United States, a
table of the lead production of the world
by countries and b. classes, as shown
by the records of the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce. The general i'm
ports of lead show continual decline
from from 1909, when 225,090,3l2 pounds
in lead was received from Mexico in the
form of ore or base bullion, 3,207 1903
pounds of lead in ore from South Amerl-
ca. and 5000, 1856 pounds from other
countries, mostly in ore from German
East Africa.
A copy of the report may be obtained
BY addressing a request to the director,
United States geological survey, wash
ington, ID. c.