Show COPPER production IN 1914 advance statement issued by the united I 1 states geological survey by B S butler smelter production the smelter production of primary coo q per in the united states in 1914 was 1150 pounds as compared with pounds in 1913 a decrease of about 61 per cent the total value of the 1914 output at an ah average price of 13 cents per pound is i as compared with i for 1913 in ali the following table the production fa for r X 1914 is apportioned to the states in which the copper was mined the to total tal is made K up of fine copper contents of blister pro deuced and of the smelter output of ingot and anode copper from michigan the production of 1913 is given for comparison production of copper in 1913 and 1914 smelter output in pounds fine 1913 1911 0 1914 alaska arizona california 0 9 22 6 5 colorado idaho I 1 Al maryland aryland 1224 michigan missouri Alis montana Alon tana nevada new mexico oro north carolina ISO oklahoma 11 oregon pennsylvania 2 4 13 7 philippine islands 22 south dakota tennessee IS texas utah vermont virginia washington wisconsin joffie wyoming 1783 1708 undistributed 4 6 S 03 55 total refined copper the total production of new refined copper in 1914 was pounds a de crease of pounds from the 1913 output the production of electrolytic lake C ca ast ing and pig copper from primary arinia ry soll sources reps and the production of secondary copper the regular refining plants in 1913 and 1914 1 is shown in ill the following table stocks returns from all producing colip show that the following stocks of electrolyte electro lYt ic lake casting and pig copper were S hand at the beginning and end of the year y 1914 stock of refined copper i pounds I 1 january januar 1 1914 january 1 1915 I 1 increase during 1914 in addition to the stocks of refined copper there were reported as at the smelters shelters sm elters in transit to the refineries and at the re f fineries fin eries blister copper and material in process of refining to the amount of pounds on january L 1 1915 as compared with r pounds on january 1 1914 consumption the apparent consumption of refined new copper in the united states in 1914 was about pounds in 1913 it was about pounds the method em 1 aloyed in determining the quantity of copper retained for domestic consumption is shown in the following table which does not include stocks of copper held by consumers apparent domestic consumption of refined new copper in 1913 and 1914 in pounds 1913 1914 r total refinery out put of new copper stock at beginning of year J T total 0 t a I 1 available supply refined copper exported S e stocks at end of year total withdrawn from supply apparent consumption X exports of pigs ingots ingols and bars reported by the bureau of foreign and domestic r commerce |