Arizona republican., 1915-01-10

'ii' Hi'iI Ntto t!i!di Stu
 The output oi lead was practically the sslac &s that of 1913. when the mines produced 16,14i.172 pounds. Most cf the metal came from the mines of the Bisbee district of Cochise county. especially the Copper Queen and Shattuck. In Mohave county the Tennessee mine was a large producer and it's ore which contains lead and zinc. was concentrated and separated at Needles, Gal.
 The mine production of zinc ore was close to that of 19l3 when 14,726 tons of concentrates and crude ore produced 9.42S.OG7 pounds of spelter, chiefly from the Golconda and Tennessee mines in Mohave county.
 The largest dividend payers were the old Dominion, Calumet x Arizona, Ray United Verde, Superior X Pittsburg Miami, Shattuck. and Tom Reed
 Production of Copper in 1914
 The copper production of the United States in 1914 will show marked de- crease from that of 1913, according to figures and estimates collected by B. s. Butler, of the United States geolog ical survey. Reports have been re- ceivcd from all plants known to pro duce blister copper from domestic ores and refined copper. At an average price Of about 13.5 cents pound. the 1914 output has value of S152 400. 900, compared with S1S9795O0o for the 1913 output. The large decrease in produc tion in 1914 was due to curtailment of production during the later part of the year in account of the reduction in tonnage exported to Europe
 Smclter production.-Thc figures showing smelter production from do- mestic ores represent the actual pro- duction of most Of the companies for , Il months and an estimate of the De cember output The November figures for few companies were not avail able. 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 1.1290o0
 000 pounds in 1914. against 1,22i, ASA 000 pounds in 1913.
 Refined copper-The statistics and estimates indicate that the output of refined copper from primary sources domestic and foreign, for 1914 was ! 1,493.00o.000 pounds. compared witt
 1,615, ,067, ,000 pounds in 1913.
 ! Imports-According to the bureau oi foreign and domestic commerce, the
 imports of pigs. ingots, bars. etc. fol
 the first II months of 1914 amounted {,
 1S7.433.616 pounds. and the copper con 1 tents of ore matte and regulus amount ! cd to 97,34S,S66 pounds. a total impor ] of 2S4,7S2.542 pounds. This compare. with an import for the r months O | 1913 of 409 9560954 pounds.
 | ENpOrts-The exports of pigs ingotS , bars. plates sheets. etc. for the frs
 II months of 1914 as determined by tho | bureau of foreign and domestic com i merce. amounted to 7S0,04S.717 pounds compared with an export for the 1.
 months of 1913 of 926,441.142 pounds. Domestic eonsumption-At the be ginning of 1914 there was about 90.-
 O00,o00 pounds of refined copper il stock in the United States This added
 to the refinery production gives tota . available supply of about 1,5S2,000 00
 pounds of refined copper On subtract ing the export from this. with an es timate fer December, it is apparen that the supply available for domestic
 consumption is materially below tn S12.000,000 pounds of 1913, without talk
 ing account of stocks held at the clos of the year
 Prices-The average price of cope for 1914 showed decrease from tha
 oi the preceding year, being about 13.i cents a pound, compared with 15. cents in 1913. After the outbreak O the European war copper sold consid
 erably below the yearly average, bu toward the close of the year the pric'
 showed notable. improvement.