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Show REPORT SHOWS laEliALJUIPDT WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. The United Unit-ed States geological 5Urvey.toda.vnaab public figures on the 1910 production produc-tion of coppor, load, zinc and tung-ston tung-ston ores. The copper output falls considerably Bhort of the 1909 production, produc-tion, but Is shown to be above any previous year. The 1910 figures for lake copper aro 1,079,000.000 pounds against 1,092.951,024 pounds in 1909 The consumption of copper In the United States was the largest on record, rec-ord, reaching 700,000,000 pounds Ex- PF08r Tq,rn f ?Ut 700'00.000 pounds. tor 1910 Arizona again takes the lead among the copper producing states and territories. '"""cms The load smelting industry fans had a busy year, the total output exceed ing 1909 by a considerable 2 ' The total production of refined 7-J m i the United States from toSJS domestic ores wns approximator Joe S72 ton8, worth at he avSfaX i96' York price. $41 332.0 "oas ?omn with 448,112 tons in 009 C0,"Parcd Missouri retained first dIocp nm the lead-producing states mons The total production or , , .. United States In pjTurtfoftlfy&L , ords totaling 267.425 tons, wofthati the average prlc S2S.881.5S4. as compared com-pared with 5255700 tons in 1909. There was a Btrong d?mnnd for tungston ores throughout tho year and the production rose to 1,821 short tons, valued at ?S32,992. on |