The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-01-28
BIG COPPER DECREASE
N 1914 PRODUCTION
cuRTAlLMENT IN LAST HALF OF
YEAR ON ACCOUNT OF RE-
DUcED EXPORTS.

States in 1914 will show 4 marked de-
crease from that of 1913, according to
figures and estimates collected D. Is.
$. Butler OF the United States geologt-
cal survey. Reports have been receiV-
ed from all plants known to produce
blister copper from domestic ores and
refined copper. AT an average price OF
about 1875 cents pound the 1914 out
put has value Of $152, 100000, COM
pared with $3.50. 600 for the 1918
output. The large decrease In produce
ton in 1914 was due to eurtailment OF
production during the latter part of
the year on account of the reduction In
tonnage exported to Europe.
SmeItcr Production.
The figures showing smelter produc-
ton from domestic ores represent the
actual production of most of the COM
mics for II months and an estimate
of the December output. The Noyem-
1er figures for q few companies We're
rot 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
l129,000000 pounds in 1914 against
l224.4 600 pounds in 1914.
Refined Copper.
The statistics and estimates indicate
that the output of refined copper from
primary sources, domestic and foreign,
15r 1914 wasl ,493, 100000 pounds, COM
pared with 1,615, 06I000 pounds in 1913.
Imports.
According to the bureau of foreign
end domestic commerce, the imports Of
pigs, ingots, bars, etc., for the first II
months OF 1914 amounted to 1S7433,-
b76 pounds, and the copper contents OF
ore matte and regulus amounted to
97,34S,S66 pounds, a total import OF
2S4,782,542 pounds. This compares
with an import for the Y months OF
1913 Of 400 SEQ 954 pounds.
Exports.
The exports of pigs. ingots, bars,
plates, sheets, etc, for the first II
months of 1914, as determined by the
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
# l1erce, amounted to 7S0,04S777 pounds
+. compared with an export for the II
months of 1913 Of 926 441,14 pounds.
: Domestic Consumption.
d At the beginning Of 1914 there was
q i5out 80. 100000 pounds of refined cop
10 per in stock in the United States. This
idded to the refinery production gives
Of total available supply of about 1888,
!, 100000 pounds of refined copper. On
~ Subtracting the export from this with
q, IN estimate for December 1t is appar-
~ tnt tlct the supply available for do
=, nestle consumption Is materially be.
no Jaw the Sl2,O0O,OOo pounds of 1913
nd 'lrhout taking account of stocks he'll
ii the close OF the year.
Prices.
-, The average price of copper for 1871
= showed decrease from that Of the
"a ! pecedtng year, being about 1875 cents
~, : pound, compared with 1875 cents II
-, J5I3. After the outbreak of the Eur
-to Cpcan war copper sold considerably
:, below the yearly average, but toward
\, the close of the year the price showed
+, notable Improvement.
10. Leading Copper Producing States.
=, Arizona continued in first place
% tmong the copper producing states, bu
I'D notably decreased output. Tht
, lister copper production for 1914 viii
probably not exceed 3S0,000,000 pounds
=, Compared with 4O4,000,OOO pounds TO
Cd 1913.
~, The production from Montana wa
~ lie smallest for many years and prob
ably did not greatly exceed the pro
~ ductlon of 1898. which was 206,000,0O
of pounds. the smallest output made b
-, 1ae state since 1895. In 1913 Montan
~ PRODUCED 2S5,7OO,O00 pounds.
:, Michigan with a production of abou
-, 76J,00O,G00 pounds, made q slight gal
~ over the 1856, 100000 pounds produce
- il 1913, but was still much below tn
formal output for the state.
Utah will show but little chang
from the 14S,O00,OOO pounds produce
n 1918.
yer The production from Nevada dc
creased from 85,200,O00 pounds in 1871
'ut snd probably will not greatly eXcee
0.0O0O00 pounds for 1914,
'ur New Mexico made an increased pre-
Cuetlon of probably about 100000
'ut pounds over the output of 50,196,0C
pounds in 1919.
'ou California will show a decrease
several million pounds from the pro
pul ductlon Of 32, 492, 900 pounds in 1913,
The production from Alaska wi
I'VE show but slight decrease from the 23
$4,000 pounds produced in 1918. TT
,ou output for 1914 is estimated at 20
$4,000 pounds,
hat The production from tennessee a.
creased somewhat from 19,489, o.
the pounds produced in 1913