Show w 1918 PRODUCTION LIGHT IN MANGANESE WHILE NATION IS AT TON TONS Utah I is credited with wih a production of or l nOI 1701 01 tons toi of ot zinc ore from January Januar 1 Lc c f. f Juno 30 of ot this title year carrying 33 35 er cent or more The Tho United States e survey estimates the states state's otal production l for 1918 at nt tons ton f mit grade The nation 1918 Ins on Is 11 now estimated at tons of ot the hl higher h r trades rades Thc 10 to 35 per cent rad Is estimated at tons and lower at tons Montana leads lc rl th second he states In high grades with wih Nevada c Ada The number of of or alt all grades nf nr nap shippers L al i ut us r h. h iw I nave ea a si maxi mam- maximum mum In the tho last quarter quarter of 1917 1017 Hii as the number then thee ther reporting was 19 1951 where whereas th the number reporting during durinG the first six months of ot 1918 wa was only 90 but th th producers reporting In InIni 1917 Ini Included Include man many small smal shippers sonic some of ot whom have h v combined causing caming cam caus ing InS an actu actual 1 reduction in number yet e increasing the tho aggregate ate output as aswell well ivell Industry 1 as promoting the tho stability of ot the Montana which stood first Hn n the production of or hl high h grade hud ore oro In 1917 continues to lead lend and nd I Its leadership to b be s sur ure t for r the Butte Butto Duto district is now noV contributing almost as much hl high h grad rad ore oro ns as IS the Philipsburg Philipsburg Philips Philips- burg bUr district and nd the th two together contributing nearly Tearl all al the output ott of ot Montana now prod produce ce more more than tha te ten t- t i as as Is 19 rU neing Jn produced In la an any other othier state Montana la is now shipping to tons of ot ore monthly rh Tho rho plant recently put pJ Into operation at Great L Tails Falls Fals for making ferromanganese will nihl cren create te a market for tor nearly Wili tons torts of or ore annually so that the production production pro pro- ducton of ot manganese ore In Montana I Ima ma may continue to Increase The shipments shipment of ot or ore from California Califor Califor- nia for tor tho the first six months month of ot 1918 were tons as against liO tons In the whole of ot the tho year ear 1917 The present rite rito of oC shipment Is I about 2400 tons a month and It I Is estimated that tons will wi be shipped from time the the state In 1918 The Livermore Livermore- LI district In Alameda a and amid San Sn counties Is lit I the of or most of tho the ore shipped but large arJe shipments vr r re regularly regular made from the Chocolate mountains Imperial county count count and frem the Ironwood district nl Riverside county X Good The Tha shipments from rom Nevada evada during the first six months of oC 1918 were ere tons ar arid amid during the tho yar the they will wil probably be about tons Tho The maximum month monthly rate rate rate- 2500 2600 tons ton Was tons WaR was reached In April on n a count of the I att activity of or the Three Kids mine cast east o of ot La Las Vegas Vea Although the rate of oC shipment during t months month from Alabama Arkansas Arkan Arkan- sas an arid and Georgia Is slightly higher th than n the rate In the time ear early months month of ot the lie year the aggregate Increase In tho quantity of ore oro shipped has ha apt been ben great The shipments from other states notably front from Tennessee and amid Virginia lnla have ha e been maintained at a uniform I mate but those from Utah have hn e de de- de dined d. d The Thc shipments of ot or ore oro from Minnesota Mimic Minne sota were tone tons from front January Januar to June lOiS and reached reach a maximum maximum maximum maxi maxi- l mum rate rat of ot tons In July Juh It I is estimated that tons will willbe willbe wf be shipped from the state during 1918 The ore ore shipped contained 5 S I to 20 O per cent of man manganese Several I new mines are arc rc expected expectEd to reach rench the thie producing stage In 1918 but their I contributions for Cor the year ear will 1 be beI small smal I Mines in Inho tho iio district Cob Colo- Shipped tOi tons tomis of low grade grate ore In the lie fr first l six sIx months of ot 1918 and although the average n rate of or shipment shipment ship ship- ment was lower Io during July and August Au u- u gust thero there I Is n a 1 fair prospect t that 10 tons tone will bo be shipped dur during ng the year ear The recent decline In shipments Is e evidently due clue to the Increase ot of stocks In the tha hands of ot established con- con and antI to the proc producers producer's cers Inability to extend tho the market for t the ho o mines of ot this district could have supplied a a a. much larger lan tr quantity of or or ore containing 20 30 o to 35 5 5 per cent of or manganese than was wan ae ac actually actually ac- ac shipped L t. t tL L inc no imports or Ot manganese ore manganese ore Irom nil all sources from January to June 1315 1918 91 a as reported b by the thc bureau of ot foreign and domestic commerce were HUG tons tone which If t added to the 1 olin of ot domestic ore oro produced indicate a ft visibly supply of or tons for tor the tho I half haU of oC tho the y year ar Brazil supplied 17 tons Cuba Cuba 48 tons tone India Inda 22 tons and ant small Email smal quantities were Im Imported ira ira- ported from Chile Costa COta Rica United Kingdom Panama nama Mexico Japan Canada and Australia Tho The imports In July were ere 2966 tons and those thoo In August were ero tons From Januar January January Janu Janu- ar ary to June Junt Inclusive ton tone of ft ferromanganese was wa received from Europe In June Juno the tho Imports for tor the remainder of the tho year car wore were restricted to 1 tons ton I |