| Show THE production OF SPELTER statistics c compiled om piled by the united states geological survey show that the production of spelter or metallic zinc from ore for the first six months of 1911 was short tons a gain of more than tons over half the record output of 1910 of this production tons was made from foreign ore spelter stocks were reduced from tons to tons imports remained about the same but exports were nearly double those of half the preceding year the apparent consumption of spelter N was as tons an increase of more than tons over the half of 1910 but about the same as in half of 1909 the average price of spelter at st louis for the period was cents per pound the london average being 2 cent less per pound during the latter part of may and the first part of june the average 11 london price was about 1 cent hi higher glier than the corresponding st louis prices under this stimulus the may exports of spelter zinc ore and dross were largely increased over those of the preceding months |
