The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-06

The initiative taken by Anaconda a
month ago when the management refused
TO make public Its July production OF
copper IL to be followed by some other
mining companies 30 long as the policy
OF curtatlment continues. Phelps, Dodge
& Co. will not make public the results OF
August operations. The Tennessee Copper
Company refuses not only to make known
the results of current operations but will
not issue figures for last June The
Copper Producers Association for two
months has been making no reports OF
refinery operations. with the refusal OF
p number OF mines TO make monthly re-
ports OF output II will be even more diff-
cult 10 keep limo on the extent of pro-
duction taking place under the curtai-
ment policy.
New York cleared 4,ebt.a4s pounds of
House returns. This compares with L.
9l7sl6 pounds in the preceding week and
6o23.7o6 pounds two weeks ago.
The shipments were consigned MS fol-
lows Antwerp. 1919 pounds. Copen-
hagen. 224.i97 pounds; Danzig. 1884
pounds Havre, 2s0,672 pounds Liver
pool. l.2o3.si5 pounds; London, 9522il
pounds. Manchester. 56o.4I0 pounds ;
Marseilles. ll2.22O pounds; Rotterdam,
500, 1913 pounds Swansea, 44s,2l4 pounds !;
Trieste, 448,s65 pounds.
The copper that continues 20 be cleared
for European ports represents sales that
we're booked chiefly In July. with some
June also going forward. None Of Il rep
rese-,ts new bookings 90 far a. can he as
Contained from producers.
Export buying practically ceased with
the commencement Of hoStilities abroad,
but prior TO that event there had been a
record breaking buying movement under
way calling for a larger amount Of Amer .
lean copper than ever before.
.TulN resulted In a rDrpduct1On Of .
Os9 pounds Of copper from the two prop
critics of CRANKY Consolidated Mining,
smelling n Power Co. The Juno Weld
totalled 2.7o6.695 pounds. The failing on
was due chiefly TO the fact that the new
Hidden Creek plant turned out but 20
per cent. of the previous months OUTPUT,
or $4,000 pounds.
/ The old property al Phoenix and Grand
Forles closed down early In August 20 fall
I IN line with the general curtailment pol
icy of copper producers Of North America.
During July only two OF the three fur
naces at Hidden Creek wero in operation,
which accounted in part for the heavy
drop in production from that direction.
/ Following four months intermittent
/ shipping 10 the Mammoth and Mason
/ Valley smeltcrs the BalalSlala mine In
! California has shut down. During the
period OF operations there was shipped
| IL IL estimated. about $4,000 tone OF ore
/ settlement Tor which WtlH made by the
two smelters Mountain Copper Company
controlled IN England, has likewise
/ closed down.
South Utah Mines and Shelters has
shut down. A coudburst washed away
I about n mile of railroad necessary for
shipments while tho war which subse-
quently broke out made II impossible for
operations to continue, The mill shut
down last April. since which time the
company has been shipping some high
grade ore TO the International smeltel
at Tooele. Utah,
The increase OF 794 tons in stocks Of
copper In England as OF September
| over tho middle of August and the gaiT
OF 1874 tons IN visible supplies were due
TO some extent TO the cessation of ship
ments from London and Liverpool Il
other points, including Sweden and north
ern European countries.
Every unit OF the Greene Copper Com
pany plant at Cananea has closed dowr
with the exception of the mercantile de
psrtment, which operates tho company
store. The smelter and concentrIto
have ceased operations and even develop
ment work has suspended.
Another one-half cent pound Gu
IN the base price for sheet copper hal
been put into effect as OF September 2
Rolls were lowered to l5E, cents II wal
about two weeks ago that sheet quota
lions were dropped one-half cent
pound Slowing down OF building opera
lions has made itself felt In very small
demand for sheet copper.