Mohave County miner., 1915-01-09
Production of Copper in 1914.

 States in 1914 will show a marked de- crease from that of 1913, according to figures and estimates collected by B. s. Butler, 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 1S.5 cents pound, the 1914 output has a value of 152, 400, 000$, compared with l89, 795, OOOS for the 1913 output. The large decrease in production in 1914 was due to curtailment of production during the later part of the year on account of the reduction in tonnage exported to Europe.
 Shelter production. figures showing shelter production from do- mestic ores represent the actual pro duction of most of the companies for II months and an estimate of the De- cember output. The November figures for few companies were not available, and these companies furnished esti- mates for the last two months of the year. According to the statistics and estimates received, the output of blister and Lake copper was 1, 129, 900, 900 pounds in 1914, against 1,224, ASA, GOO pounds in 1918.
 Refined copper.-The statistics and estimated indicate that the output of refined copper from primary sources, domestic and foreign, for 1914 was 1,- 493, GOO, 900 pounds, compared with 1,- 615, O67, 900 pounds in 1913.
 Imports. ts.-According to the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, the imports of pigs, ingots, bars, etc., for the first II months of 1914 mount ed to 1S7, 439, ,676 pounds, and the cop per contents of ore matte and regulus amounted to 97, 34S, ,S66 pounds, total import of 284, TSP, 542 pounds. This compares with an import for the 12 months of 1913 of 4O9, 56O, 954 pounds.
 Exports. The exports of pigs, in gots, bars, plates, sheets, etc., for the first Il months of 1914, as determined by the Bureau of Foreign and Domes- tic Commerce, amounted to 7S0, 04S, 777 pounds, compared with an export for the l2 months of 1913 of 926, Al, 142 pounds.
 Domestic consumption. At the be- ginning of 1914 there was about 90,- 900, 1000 pounds of refined copper in stock in the United States. This added to the refinery production gives total available supply of about 1,5S3, 900, 900 pounds of refined copper. On sub- tracing the export from this, with an an estimate for December, it is ap- parent that the supply available for do- nestle consumption is materially be- low the 8l2,OO0, 900 pounds of 1913, without taking account of stocks held at the close of the year.
 Prices. The average price of cop per for 1914 showed a decrease from that of the preceding year, being about 13.5 cents pound, compared with 15.5 cents in 1913. After the outbreak of the European war copper sold consider ably below the yearly average, but to- ward the close of the year the price showed notable improvement.
 Arizona continued in frat place among the copper-producing States, but had a notably decreased output. The blister-copper production for 1914 will probably not exceed 3SO, 900, 900 pounds, compared with 4O4, 900, 900 pounds for 1913.
 The productionifrom Montana was the smallest for many years and prob ably did not greatly exceed the pro duction of 1898, which was 2O6, 900, 900 pounds, the smallest output made by the State since 1895. In 1913 Montana produced 2S5, 700, 900 pounds.
 Michigan, with production of about 160, 900, 900 pounds, made a slight gain over the 155, 700, 900 pounds produced in 1913, but was still much below the normal output for the State.
 Utah will show but little change from the l4S, ,O0O,O 900 pounds produced in 1913.
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