Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-09

cOpper?" is a question frequently asked. This continent produced 2,
 392 100000 pounds of copper last year Total 1917 output for Teutonic nations
 has been estimated at from 100 ,0OO
 to 15O.O0O,OOO pounds. Present annu-
 al rate of war absorption of copper by
 the United States and allies is under
 stood to be from 67 to 75 per cent of
 the American production, or about l. 700,0000 900 pounds. Allowing 125,000-
 900 for the war absorption of new
 metal by Germany, its ratio. opposed
 to the war stock of the western coun-
 tries, was less than s per cent. Less
 disparity is shown, however. in the to- tai amount of war copper used by the
 enemy during the four years of 1914
 1917.
 England. France and Italy. 19101913
 produced altogether 131 ,304 400 pounds | Forf1914-1917 the output would have
 been 170, ,695, 900 pounds, at 90 per cent increase, comparing with a cores | bonding increase of 37 per cent in i United States production. In 1917
 England's output had become nominal and Italy's unimportant United States
 exports for 1914-1917 were, to these
 three countries, 2,4S7. 7.416,000, and to
 Canada, 139, ,SS9,000 pounds. Similar
 exports from all other countries are estimated at 305 5000 900 pounds. These exports, added to the estimated pro- duction of the allies, would make total gross supply of 3,103.000,00O pounds. If so per cent of this. or g. 4S2, 400, 900 pounds, entered war uses and were added to the 600,000,00 pounds currently believed to approXi- mate the 1917 war consumption by the United States government, the four years absorption of war metal by the i United States and allies would pos sibly aggregate about 3,000,000, 900 1 pounds.
 Combined production of Germany | and Austro-Hungary for 1910-1913 was i 372.062 .O00 pounds. At United States | rate of increase of 37 per cent the | Teutonic output for 191+1917 would . have been 509. .250, 900 pounds In 1914 . United States copper exports to Ger | many were 176,699, 900 pounds, and to i the Netherlands 126,000.000 pounds, ! German imports from all other neu- trals. are estimated at 45,600 900 | pounds. Ignoring minor deductions | due to consumption by the Neither ! lands, and to seizures by England dur ing the early days of the blockade, | German production and imports would . on the above basis, total S5S,025.OO | pounds. Assuming that S5 per cent of ! the total was used for war, the quan- tity thus consumed was 72S,S21 .0O0 | pounds.
 It was recently shown that at the close of 1913, Germany's 10 years ac- emulation of copper in preparation | for actual war probably did not ex- ceed 20,O00,000 pounds, if it be assum- ed that normal domestic consumption increased at the rate shown by the . United States. and that. the ordinary maintenance of the Teutonic arma- ment required an amount of metal ex- actly equal to the apparent military consumption of England and France. Including this estimate of 200,000,000 pounds total German consumption of war copper for 19141917, exclusive of the supply obtained from scrap metal, would total BPS ,S21 ,000 pounds. In oth CT words. prior to 1918, Germany's ap- parent war absorption of first hand copper was in round numbers possibly 1 ,OO0 ,00O 900 pounds. as against a pos sible 5000 000, ,0O0 for {, the United States and allies.
 The increment which Germany's war copper derived from scrap metal cannot be estimated. It is relevant, however, that the total Teutonic nor nal domestic consumption for 10 years preceding 1914, allowing a rate of in- crease equal to that of the United States, as was recently pointed out, would have amounted to 2,520 S53.OOO pounds. It has been stated that in ordinary times public gervice compan ies are responsible for two-thirds of the consumption of copper. Germany is said to have collected copper roofs, bells, statuary, utensils. doOrknObs, and other forms of scrap, but it may be doubted that extensive wire plants were dismantled, or that electric was demolished. The above assumption would imply that the gross supply of metal. exclusive of that used for power and light, which had been absorbed in domestic chan nels for 10 years prior to the war. might approximate l,OOO,OOO.OOO If this entire amount of met al (only) were resmelted for war uses the total supply thus augmented, would still figure 1000, 900. 900 pounds, or B per cent less than that of the allies. A more difficult question from the enemy's standpoint would seem to be, Where will Germany get her fut- ure supply of war copper?"-
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