The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-11
THE COPPER PRODUCTION.
Amounted to Half a Billion in United
States in 1917.

The production of copper in 1917 was
slightly less than in 1916, according TO
preliminary figures and estimates col
leeted by B. S. Butler of the United
States geological survey, department of
the interior, from all plants that make
blister copper from domestic ores or that
produce refined copper At an average
price of about 2T cents pound, the out
put for 1917 has value of S5l0,000,00O,
as against values OF S475,000 900 for 1916
and Sl90,000,000 for 1913.
The figures showing the smelter pro-
duction from domestic ores represent the
actual output OF most of the companies
for ii months and the estimated output
! for December. A few companies gave no
figures for November, but furnished es-
| Inmates of the combined output of No
vember and December. The production of
blister and lake copper from domestic
ores was l,Sg0000000 pounds in 1917
against l,92S 100000 pounds in 1915 and
| ! ,224 100000 pounds in 1913.
| The output of refined copper electro
lytic, lake, casting, and pigl from pri-
mary sources, domestic and foreign, for
1917, is estimated at 1892 100000 pounds,
compared with 2,259,000000 pounds for
1916 and 6l5.0o0,000 pounds for 1918.
Foreign Trade and Domestic Consump-
ton.
According to the bureau of foreign and
domestic commerce, the imports of un-
manufactured copper of all forms for the
first 10 months of 1917 amounted to
AGO, 100000 pounds, as against 397 ,594 900
pounds for the first 10 months of 1916.
The imports for the year 1916 were 462,-
335 900 pounds.
The exports OF pigs, ingots, bars,
plates, sheets, rods, wire, and like copper
products for the first 10 months of 1917,
as determined by the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce, amounted to
953 $40 00s< pounds; the exports for the |
first 10 months of 1916 were 655, 5,473,000 |
pounds. Similar exports for the year
1915 were 7s4,006,000 pounds.
At the beginning of 1917, about 1885, |
100000 pounds of refined copper was in
stock in the United States. BY adding |
this quantity to the refinery output of
the year, it will be seen that the total
available supply of refined copper, exelu-
sive of secondary copper, was about
2 400, 100000 pounds. BY subtracting
from this quantity the exports for the
first 10 months and the estimated ex-
ports for the last two months, ard as
suming no change in stocks. It will be
seen that the supply available for do
mestic consumption in 1917 was mate
rally less than the 100000. 900 pounds
available in 1916.
The average monthly quoted prices of
copper in 1916 and 1917 were almost ex-
actly the same, 272 cents per pound
The average guoteds price in 1916 was
about 2.5 cents more than the actual
average price received. The actual price
received in 1917 was probably nearer the
average quoted price.
Record by States.
Arizona produced 6s7 500. 600 pounds, !
slight decrease from the production in !
1916. which was 694 100000 pounds. Ii
Montana produced 27s,O0O.O0O pounds, !
rs against 352 100000 pounds in 1916.
Michigan produced 275000. 900 pounds, I
In increase over the 26e,19iOO0 pounds 7
produced in 1916. r
Utah produced 245.O00.O00 pounds. as
ompared with 232, 100000 pounds in 1916. 7
Nevada produced 100000 pounds. 4
in increase over the lO0s0O,OO0 pounds ;
,roduced in 1916.
Alaska, with a production of about ST. '
10000 pounds, showed a large decrease I
rom the previous year. lie
New Mexico increased its production 4
o l0s-s000O0 pounds from 7e.sOO.OO0
'ounds in 1916. IL
The production in California was con o
iderably above the $4,000 pounds
reduced in 1916. =
The production in Tennessee did not
iffer greatly from the profuctiou in :,
PIE. Which vas l4,s0o0c0 pounds. y