The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-20
LEADS IN LEAD AND ZINC.
Value of Missouri's Production in 1913
Reaches Nearly $4,000. 900.

Reaches Nearly S3o,o00,o0O.
Missouri leads all the other states in
the production of two important metals,
lead and zinc, and in the production of
two relatively unimportant minerals,
barytes and tripoli, according to a state
ment made public by the United States
Geological Survey in cooperation with
the Missouri state geological survey.
The state also ranks second in the pro-
duction of mineral paints. The mining
and marketing of lead and zinc ores in
Missouri is of a character peculiar to
| the state, in that the ores themselves.
or rather the concentrates. are marketed
| products, and strictly speaking the basis
of production is the output and value
of the concentrates, as that is the cond-
| ton in which the product is first sold.
In most of the al-producing states,
however, the only method of determining
the value is on the metals themselves,
principally because OF the complex char
acter of the ores. which carry two or
more OF the metals, these being separat
ed in the smelling and refining process.
The lead ores of Missouri and of the
other states of the Mississippi valley
carry so little silver that il is disregard
ed in the assay and sale OF concentrate,
and the lead produced from them is
known to the trade as soft lead" The
total value of the lead and zinc con
centrates sold in 1913 was S2l 100 ,35s.
against S24,937 l6l in 1912. Based on
the metallic content the total pro-
duction of lead and zinc in Missouri in
1913 was valued at $40, 494. 064. against
S34, s20,24s in 1912, The decrease i'm 1913
was almost entirely due to r smaller
output of zinc ores, with a marked de-
cline in price.
Third in importance among Missouri's |
mineral industries is the mining of coal, |
the production of which decreased slight. |
ly, from 4330, $50 short tons. valued at |
81 1888 s64. in 1912, to 1881 .l25 tons,
valued at s7,46s.30s, in 1918.
Clay Products Important Industry.
Clay products are fourth in the value
Of Mssouris mineral output While
ranking seventh among the states in the
total value Of its clay products, il ranks
second in the manufacture OF fire brick.
which is the principal clay product Of
the state. The principal center of the
is in the immediate vicinity
Of st. Louis. The refractory brick made
in Missouri are Of especially high grade,
and the average price OF fire brick is
higher than in any other state except
New Jersey Ordinary clay is widely
distributed and is utilized in nearly
every county in the state The total
value OF the clay products increased
rom S6,4l2.s6l in 1912 to S6.602.o76 in
1918. These products include FIRE brick.
COMMON brick sewer pipes. architecture
Il terra Gotta. vitrifed brick, front brick.
irain-tile freproofng in fact. Missouri
something 20 each branch Of
he brick and tile industry as classified
~ the United States Geological Survey
n addition 90 the manufacture Of CLAW
PRODUCTS the raw clay mined and sold
q 1913 amounted 10 23s.o32 short tons.
.alued az S470.277
The production Of Portland cement
which ranks fifth among Missauri's min.
NJ industries decreased from 4.Gl4.5g7
,arrels " 1912 to s.4s5.s20 barrels IN
gl3 but increased Ia value from s.. zoo.
~ 70 s4556.s22
Tho quarry products. principally lime
tone. exhibited = slight increase. show
ne - 53S 600 in 1919 against - fs6.s05
b 1912
The sand aud gravel pits yielded s12s
20 short tons in 1913 valued At 81 100.
80 against 1861 $50 tons valued Al "a
- "a. IN 1912. Most II the sand and
Favel produced b. used for the man
faetufe ~ concrete
The probation of lime increased from :,
Is So short toms valued ~ s12l 500 .
1919 10 i6l 40 tons. valued AZ 1874 Z
~ IN ial1
TIE 0ther mineral products 81 she =
ate are harrtes. copper iron ore. mis- =
I'll pHiufs ulineral waters natural ga :.
aHls. f.gtroieun. rrrItr. SILVER ard trip =
j. On aerount If Sire decreased ralun e
{ the zinr frofuefian in 1913 tie total =
sius of thr ufueral uroiufts decreased =
.eu So $3.50 IN 1al2 "a sss8 n0s =
1913. z