Show copper production products on in 1 n 1914 the copper production of the united states in 1914 will show a marked decrease from that of 1913 according to figures and estimates collected by B S butler of 0 the united states geological survey reports have been received fromi from all plants known to produce blister copper from domestic ores and refined copper at an average price of about cents a pound the 1914 output has a value of compared with for the 1913 output the large decrease in production in 1914 was due to curtailment of production during the later part of the year on account of the reduction in tonnage exported to europe SMELTER production the figures showing smelter production from domestic ores represent the actual production of most of the companies for eleven months and an estimate est 1 l amate of the december output the no vember figures for a few companies were not available and these companies furnished estimates for the last two months of the year according to the statistics and estimates received the output of blister and lake copper was pounds in 1914 against pounds in 1913 REFINED COPPER the statistics and estimates indicate that the output of refined coper from primary sources domestic and foreign for 1914 was pounds compared with pounds in 1913 ENT IMPORTS PORT S Ac according accordia cordin g to the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce the imports of pigs ingots ingols bars etc for the first eleven months of 1914 amounted to pounds and the copper contents of ore matte and regulus amounted to pounds a total import of pounds this compares with an import for the twelve months of 1913 of pounds EXPORTS the exports of pigs ingots ingols bars plates sheets etc for the first eleven months month of 1914 as determined by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce amounted to pounds compared with an export for the twelve months of 1913 of pounds DOMESTIC consumption at the beginning of 1914 there was about pounds of refined copper in stock in the united states this added to the refinery production gives a total available supply of about pounds of refined copper on subtracting the export from this with an estimate for december it is apparent that the supply available for domestic consumption as materially below the poun pounds ds of 1913 without taking account of stocks held at the close of the year PRICES the average price of copper for 19 4 showed a decrease from that of the preceding year being about cents a pound compared with cents in 1913 after the outbreak of the european war copper sold considerably below the yearly average but toward the close of the year the price showed notable improvement leading copper producing states arizona continued in first place among the copper producing states but had a notably decreased output the blister copper production for 1914 will probably not exceed pounds compared with pounds for 1913 the production from 11 montana was the smallest for many years and probably did not greatly exceed the production of 1898 which was pounds the smallest output made by the state since 1895 in 1913 Alon montana tana produced pounds michigan Alic higan with a production of about pounds made a slight gain over the pounds produced in 1913 but was still much below the normal output for the state utah will show but little change from the pounds produced in 1913 the production from nevada decreased from the poun pounds ds in 1913 and probably will not greatly exceed pounds for 1914 new mexico made anade an increased production of probably about pounds over the output of pounds in 1913 california will show a decrease of sever al million pounds from the production of pounds in 1913 will show alaska the production from the from but slight decrease pounds produced in 1913 the output for 1914 is estimated at pounds the production from tennessee decreased somewhat from pounds produced in 1913 |