Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-10
ARIZONA HOLDS HER LEAD AS 4 COPPER
 STATE
Output in 1914 was ESQ.,
 O0O,OOO Pounds in This State as Compared with
 404,000,000 Last Year -

The copper production Of the United States in 1914 will show a marked decrease from that of 1913, according to figures and estimates col lected by B. s. Butter, of the United States Geological Survey. Reports have been received from all plants known to produce blister copper from domestic ores and refined copper. At an average price of about l3.5 cents pound the 1914 output has a value of S152 4O0.OO0, compared with $19O,795- 900 for the 1913 output. The large de- crease in production in 1914 was due 70 curtailment of production during the latter part Of the year on account of the reduction in tonnage exported to Europe.
 Shelter Production
 The figures showing shelter produc. ton from domestic ores represent the actual production of most Of the com paies for n months and an estimate of the December output The Novem- ber figures for a few companies were not available. and these companies furnished estimates for the last two months of the year. According to the statistics and estimates received, the output of blister and Lake copper was l129 100000 pounds in 1914, against 1.22A4S4,OOO pounds in 1913.
 Refined Copper
 The statistics and. estimates indi- cate that the output of refined copper from primary sources. domestic and foreign. for 1914 was 1,4g3,OOO 900 pounds. compared with l,615,OG7 GOO pounds in 1913.
 Imports
 According to the Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic Commerce the imports of pigs, ingots, bars etc, for the first II months of 1914 amounted 10 1S7- 433,676 pounds and the copper con- tents of ore matte and regulus amounted Co g7.34S,S66 pounds, a total import of 2S47S2,542 pounds. This compares with an import for the F months Of 1913 of 4O9 56O.954 pounds.
 Exp
 The exports of pigs, ingots. bars, plate. sheets etc, for the first II months of 1914, as determined by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com merce. amounted to 7SO,O4S,777 pounds. compared with an export for tbe 10 months of 1913 of 926.44l ,l42 pounds.
 Domestic Consumption
 At the beginning Of 1914 there was about 9OOOO,OOO pounds of refined copper in stock in the United States. This added to the refinery production gives a total available supply of about l.5S3.OOO, 900 pounds of refined copper. On subtracting the export from this. with an estimate for De cember. it is apparent that the supply available for domestic consumption is materially below the Sl20OO pounds of 1913. without taking account of stocks held at the close of the year
 Prices
 The average price of copper tol 1914 showed a decrease from that oi the preceding year, being about l8.' cents a pound, compared with lo.J cents in 1913 After the outbreak of the European was copper sold consid erably below the yearly average, but toward the close of the year the price showed notable improvement.
 Leading CopPer-Produeting States. Arizona continued in first place among the copper-producing States but had a notably decreased output The blister-copper production for l9l' win probably not exceed 38O, 100000 bounds compared with 4O4,OOO,OO' pounds for 1913
 The production from Montana wal the smallest for many years and prob ably did not greatly exceed the pro duction of 1898, which was 2O6,OOO'OO' pounds, the smallest output made b! inc State since 1895. In 1913 Mon tana produced 85,7OO,OOO pounds.
 Michigan, with a production O sbout 16OOOO,OOO pounls, made eupbt gain over the l557O0,OO0 pounds produced in 1913. but was still mucl below the normal output for th State.
 Utah will show but little chang from the l48,OOO,OOO pounds produce in 1913.
 The production from Nevada d' creased from the 85.2OOOOO pounds | 1913. and probably will not greatl - nn nnn nnn r.nuraa lnr lnlA