Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-31
= LEAD rRoDuCnoN ~ iais. =
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The anal arurcs ~ tne production
os head ln ne tinted sV,tca ina lais
have just boon published 81 the United
States geological survey, These hg-
urcs have been ccm4td by 4. ~
siebenihnl. 90 the survey from reports
81 tho output al each lvud sn"lier
and redncy in opfrihon in this
smntrg u tsi2 Twoilthlos are given.
Tho nrst one shoW.fihe ivid .melted
In this country from ore nom "ach
lead producing siab. hnd from enr1
foreign country furnishing or" Ter
treatment Thos. nufircs include soft
lead. lead content of buiiion 'ihnt ie.
work lcad'l. aud nntlm"nihl I"o"
and thcrr tnfp} necessarily does not
agree with thp inUd rcnucd lcnd out
pat OF tho countrvs shown in th" scc-
ond iahlo The rauod lead. however.
can not boz traced to tts source so csc
actly as inc smeH,d Head, hence the
figures Tor smeh,r production are
used Ia tho taol- showing production
Dy states.
The total production uf refined lead
In 1912 Nas $50. $3.50 short tons. which
b 20 tnas lrss man the estimate given
ont by the survey on January 2. 1918.
This auauuty iB exclusive 81 1852
ions 81 antlmouiBl lead. Tho total az
remind lead o. mndc up of Ns.3tl snort
tons of desilycrlzod lead Of foreign
orian. 22l.tSG tons Of d, 1ilv'ril.d
LEAH from domestic eres. 1875 tons
OF domestic soft lead. and 2s.ss9 tons
OF desllyerlzod domestic soft lead. The
value OF the whole quantity of rcilned
dead was S48.9Sn. 800; 81 this the doc
nestle lead was worth &d6.12G,s3N,
calculated at s5 cents a pound, ule
average Ncw york price for the year,
The total refined iead output was less
than that for 1877 hy $3.50 short tons,
decrease of O.. per cent.
Among the states. Missouri bad the
greatest output l62.6io tons. 90 dee
crease 81 almost so.0m tons from mat
of the previous year Idaho naa th"
next largest productlon--i2 stt08 TONS,
gain of 1882 toms over the output
Of 1911
ln the absence of complete hguros
of domestic Hupks. if .. not Uoss Iie
I 90 calculate consumption except Tor
the lead OF forcign origin. However
! by taking into account domestic proc
Iductlon and forcign imports. exports
and stocks boz bonded Warehouse. DO is
posslhIe to estimate the quantity oi
! lead available for consumption from
! wear to year.. pp thia basis thr Iona
lasaIishle for consumption in l'l' was
! 4I0.9a3 tons. au Increase of Il.ttb
/ tons. or 90 per cent Whether thls
Increase represents an lncreae, 100 oon-
sumption or an increnso iu domestic
stocks BE- not dotermlnable from the
Information go hand.
The report Includes graphic chart
showing ihc nuptuauon OF the price
OF lead 900 Ncw york ana London for
the poriod isiGilgt2. % 1851 oi l'ad
smeners and rehncries in do. United
states. n table OF tho Head production
OF the world hy countries ami by
classos. at shown oy the records OF ih"
bureau of f0roisn and domestic com =
merce The general imports ol load
show continued dcniino from lHo3.
when 2a5.N808ts pounds 0t ichd NAH
received tO 1879. whcn the imports
were i6gtei.1a. pouudH oi lhr 1912
imports. l59.4sa,eGi pounds was roe
ccipod nom Mexico in thc form of ore
or hnRe btilion, a.-01.93 pounds OF
lend in, ore from South Amcrion Hne
a.a00.35g pounds from other countries,
mostly in ore uom German Eh'i
Africa.
A COPY 90 tho report mny hf OH
tainih rs addressing roGaest iu ihe
director United atAtoH geological snf
yey, Washington, =. Y,