The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-01-04
Lead and Zinc in 1922---Production of
Both lncreased--Prices Advanced
Last Half of Year

-A-~'~AS VI t5lu ABOUT OOO
IONS as compared with S4.S6s tons an,
1874 tons, respectively, in 1921. Tn,
imports Of refined pig lead OF which
statistics are available for the perio,
under the old tariff only (Januarv / I,
september p, inclusive,) were $50,
tons, as compared with SI,SOl tons IL
1921 and S5,7l9 tons in 1920. From q
Total supply OF about $4,000 tons OF
refined lead exclusive OF stocks) there
was withdrawn for export about sS.OO,
tons, leaving $4,000 tons available TO,
consumption in the United States. as
against 444,S72 tons in 1921 and 5sS. O2o
tons in 1920.
Price of Lead.
The average quoted price of lead for
prompt delivery at New York for the
year was little under 81 cents a
pound, as compared with an average
cling price of 4.5 cents in 1921. Al
ne beginning Of 1922 the price was
~ cents, and it remained at that fig
IRE through the first three months. BY
early June the price had risen to SIS
cents, and it stood slightly under this
1gure until the latter part of August.
A gradual rise brought the price to
about 725 cents at the end of the year.
Smelter Production of Zinc.
The output of primary metallic zinc
from domestic ores in 1922 was about
$4,000 tons and from foreign ores
about 1000 tons, a total of SS9, 900 tons.
as compared with 19S,232 tons from
domestic ores and 226S tons from for
ign ores, a total of 2OO.5OO tons in
921. In addition to primary zinc there
vas an output of about $4,000 tons of
edistilled secondary zinc, as compar-
ed with 1873 tons in 1921, making
total supply of distilled zinc and cleo
rolytic zinc in 1922 of about $4,000
tons of which $4,000 tons was high
grade and intermediate, $4,000 tons
select and brass special and $4,000
tons prime western. The output of the
grades in 1921 was 49,
$50, 1854 and 141,179 tons, respect
vely, a total of 21S.O7S tons. Of the
otal output of primary zinc in 1922.
bout 1900 tons was made in Illinois, |
IS against 4S,S65 tons in 1921; $4,000 |
ons in Oklahoma, as against 41,244 !
ons; and $4,000 tons in Pennsylvania,
$ against S6,37S tons.
Imports and Exports.
The imports of foreign slab zinc up /
0 September p, when the new tariff |
7ent into effect-no later statistics |
eing available-amounted to As tons,
s compared with 6739 tons in 1921. |
10 American zinc was returned in
922 as against 731 tons in 1921. Not |
lcluded in the imports given above is
Is tons of sheet zinc imported and
ntered for consumption in the first
lOnths of 1922, as compared with 66SS .
ms in 1921.
The exports of zinc made from for
gn ores were about 1900 tons and
lose of zinc made from domestic ores
ere about $4,000 tons, as compared
it'll exports of 1856 and 1863 tons, re-
oectively, in 1921. The exports of
Dmestic zinc included about 5000 tons
sheet zinc, as against 1916 tons in
l21. The stock of zinc at smelters
nd in warehouses at the end of No
ember was about 1880 tons, as
sainst 7O,452 tons at the end of 1921.
he apparent consumption of primary |,
nc in 1922 was thus about 100000
ms, as compared with 2OS6OO tons in
NO to,o 1aO0
At the end of November 1862 re-
rts were reported in operation out of
total of about 10000 retorts at ac-
We plants, as compared with 42,2OO
,torts in operation at the end of 1921.
dvices in December put the number
Ipected to be in operation at the end
the year at about 1900 retorts.
Average Price of Zinc.
The average quoted price for prime
estern zinc for immediate delivery at I
l. Louis in 1922 was slightly above
Z cents a pound. as compared with
l average selling price for all grades
so cents in 1921. The price of prime
estern zinc at the beginning of the
,ar was 4S5 cents in the st. Louis I
arket and after declining to As cents
rough February, it rose steadily I'M
ii reached 7.SS55 cents about the mid
e of November. The price at the end
the year was about Z cents.