Show FIGURES II R ON MfT METAL L O Tr l The Production tf If Mines in the United States Stales Last Year Was About I t MANY INCREASES ARE ABE SHO SHOWN N Interesting is the Story 1 Of or Copper lead Iron Iroll and acid Sil Silver fl ver nr In Abundance b In Its Issue of oC tile tc ith th lust III st the Engl uterine and Mining Journal presents come aone Interesting statistics tlc bearing b on tho the metal products of oC this country up upon upon on which It places Iliac nn un estimated ulua valuation turn tion of oC While It Ill Is I admitted t that cannot be hr 1 exactly ac no accurate accurate curate yet et It IL Is 18 I not n t expected the tho official of oC tho government to bo ho released next June Junc will 1111 show no io chango change In the tho totals The production of oC In the tho States during duIng 1903 was W I about i 1 valued nt at as a compared with wit 1 pounds valued nt tit It O In 1001 IDOl The rho copper production Is given nt at pounds valued nt at na ns compared to pounds pound valued ut lit SG luring during the tho previous 12 months Tho The quality of oC metallic copper coper other than manufactures Imported dur duro during ing Sn ng the tho first firM 11 months of oC last year were pounds nt Lit TS valued nt itt in the corresponding period of ot 1902 The exports were pounds valued nt ot In the tue 11 II months of ot 1003 pounds valued at nt bIT In 1902 1002 In estimating the output ut of oC gold old the figures furnished by II l the director of oC tho the mint were used being ounces valued ut ul 7 na M compared with ounces valued nt at II 7 In 1902 1002 Tho rim Imports of ot gold goltl for tor the tho 11 It months ending en Nov No 30 amounted to III S while the tho exports during tho the same period were vero oro The production of oC pig pl lg Iron showed n a 1 In III 1903 thus n It new lIew record for tor the Industry In tho the States Thu The total output was long tons Ions tons Ions In 1902 1002 n f gain of oC about 07 tIer per cent There was Wild n IL I largo Inigo decline In the aver average age nl e market prices 0 o t f the different of oC pig nig Iron and the tho total of ot tho the product was Approximately 6 against In 1902 Tho he Imports of oC pig Iron Into tho the United In 1903 1001 were vere long tons and tho the exports for Cor tho thu same year were 17 I tOON tonK against 3 tons tono and tons respectively In 1902 2902 The total output of DC soft sott nail 1011 lead produced In 1003 was vas short valued at 2442 02 IH 1111 with short tons valued aluM at nt as IR compared with 21 tons tong valued nt at OI In I the tho i year showing an nn Increase of oC about 3 per tent cent In addition there was Wall wasn I n ft production In 1903 1 03 of tons toni of oC I lend from toni foreign ores bullion The Tho Imports of tit t lend lead III In ores Ind azul all forms torms other thun during the 11 months 8 of oC 1903 1003 amounted to pound nt ILl pounds valued at JL SI 1 In 1902 1002 Tho rho exports vero lG C pounds valued nt at In III 1903 and pounds hoUnds valued nt ILL In 1902 1002 The production of uC In 1903 ivan husks valued nt sit 3 against flasks valued nt itt in III the tho Previous year Tho rho exports dur duro during tog ing the tho first 11 months of oC last year nr were ere valued nt at with Ith pounds at nt In III the tho same alne period of oC 1901 19 Z The total output of at slIver silver from rom do ito domestic I ores In 1803 1903 was troy tro I ounces valued nt at against Do 55 7 ounces valued tit It 21 in Iii 1902 90 showing nn un Increase of oC ounces or about 18 per hier cent No sta Mui statistics tl of at the tho of sliver silver reco recovered recovered ered from foreign ores ore bullion buIll In III 1903 3 03 are nt at this th time hut but tho the total for tor 1902 was WaR ounces The Imports of lIC silver the 11 H months of vC lust i ut year Mt ending Nov Not 30 20 was valued nt ut as all compared with till lit In n time the name snub period ot or 1902 Tho Iho ex cx exports x ports iO In tho time 11 It months of or 1903 and In 11 tho the 11 U of ot the previous year rear eRr Thu fhe production of ot zinc LIne In III 1903 1003 showed n o slight falling off oa the Ihn total being UG I JIS short II Ii Oil tons against 1 to tons tonK UK In 1002 a It of oC 12 per cent ThIs ThU small was Willi m more ro than balanced by tho the rise In prices so RO that t tho the tho ho total value of oC the product In 1903 1002 g wn Willi wan as compared with in Hi in III 1002 1992 During tIme the 11 months of oC 1903 the tIme of ot zinc sine ami manufactures of if zinc were ere valued n lit at as all compared With In 1902 tIme the th exports for tur or 1903 were ere for COI or 1002 1902 |