The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-03-27
LEAD PRODUCTION
N THE YEAR 1872
INTERESTING FIGURES CoMPlL.
60 ~ Y. s. GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY.


lead in the United States in 1912 have
just been published by the United
States geological survey. These fig
ures have been compiled by c. E. Sic
benthal Of the survey, from reports Of
the output Of each lead smelter and
refinery in operation in this country in
1912. Two tables are given. The first
one shows the lead smeltcd in this
country from ore from each lead pro-
ducing state and from each foreign
country furnishing ore for treatment.
These figures include soft lead, lead
content of bullion Chat is, work
lead"), and antmonial lead and their
total refined lead does not agree with
the total refined lead output of the
country, shown in the second table.
The refined lead, however, can not be
traced to its sources so exactly as the
smelted lead, hence the figures for
smelter production are used In the
table showing production by states.
The total production of refined lead
in 1912 was 4SO,894 short tons, which
Is II tons less than the estimate given
out by the survey on January 2, 1913.
This quantity is exclusive Of 1852
tons of antimonial lead The total
of refined lead is made up of SS.377
short tons Of desilverized lead of for
eign origin, 21,480 tons of desilverized
lead from domestic ores, 141,24S tons
OF domestic soft lead and 29,7s9 tons
of desilverlzed domestic soft lead. The
value of the whole quantity of refined
lead was $43,2SO, ,46O; of this the DOM
estic lead was worth s35,326,53O, cal
culated at 4.5 cents pound, the av-
erage New York price for the year
The total refined lead output was less
than that for 1911 by 6os5 short tons,
a decrease of IL per cent.
Among the states, Missouri had the
greatest output---162. tons, q de-
crease of almost 2A.0OO tons from
that of the previous year. Idaho had
the next largest production .7o7
TONS a gain OF 1892 tons over the
output of 1911.
In the absence of complete tgures
of domestic stocks, 1t is not possible
to calculate consumption except for
the lead of foreign origin. However,
by taking into account domestic pro-
duction and foreign imports, exports
and stocks in bonded warehouses. II is
possible to estimate the quantity OF
lead available for consumption from
wear to year. On this basis the lead
available for consumption in 1912 was
41O.953 tons, an increase of 11.766 tons
or 20 per cent Whether this in
crease represents an increase in con-
sumption or an increase in domestic
stocks is not determinable from the
information at hand.
The report includes graphic chart
showing the fluctuation of the price OF
lead at New York and London for the
DcTIOu 1SVOslClL, iiSt Va 'Ses" "'''S'>
ers and refineries in the United States
table of the lead production OF the
world bv countries. and tables of i'm
ports Of lead by countries and by
classes, as shown by the records oI
the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce The general imports OF
lead show a continued decline from
1909, when 225,09O312 pounds of lead
was received to 1912. when the I'M
ports were 167.121.692 pounds or the
1912 imports. 159,455.G64 pounds was
received from Mexico. in the form %
ore or base bullion. 3.207,9S6 pounds
Of load in ore from South America, ant
3,309.356 pounds from OTHER countries
mostly in ore from German East Az
riCa.
A copy of the report mya be obtain
ed by addressing request to the dt
rector, United States geological sur
vey. Washington, D. G.