Show copper 1918 compared with 1917 the production of copper in the me united states in 1918 was slightly larger than in 1917 according to preliminary figures and estimates collected by B S butler of the united states geological survey department of the interior from all plants that make blister copper from domestic ores or that produce refined copper at an average price of about 2475 cents a pound the output for 1918 has a value of as against values of for 1917 and for 1913 1 the figures showing the smelter production from domestic ores represent the actual output of most of the companies for the first eleven months of the year ana the estimated output for december A few companies gave no figures for november but furnished estimates of the combined output of november and december the production of blister and lake copper from domestic ores was pounds in 1918 against pounds in 1917 and pounds in 1913 the supply of refined copper electrolytic lake casting and pig from primary sources domestic and foreign for 1918 is estimated at pounds compared with pounds for 1917 and 1615 pounds for 1913 foreign trade and domestic consumption according to the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce the imports of copper in all forms for the first eleven months of 1918 amounted to pounds against pounds for the twelve months of 1917 the exports of pigs ingots ingols bars plates sheets rods wire and like copper pr products for the first eleven months of 1918 as determined ter mined by the same bureau amounted to pounds the exports for the twelve months of 1917 were pounds atthe at the beginning of 1918 about If pounds of refined copper was in stock in the united states adding this quantity to the refinery output of the year shows that the total available supply of refined copper was about pounds subtracting tr from this total the exports for the first eleven months and the estimated exports for the last month shows on the assumption that there was no change in stocks that the supply available availably avail abla for domestic consumption in 1918 was considerably more than the 1 pounds available in 1917 record by states arizona produced about pounds compared with pounds poun ds in 1917 the mines of montana produced produce d 3 pounds in pounds against 1917 michigan produced pounds compared with pounds produced in 1917 utah produced pounds compared with pounds in 1917 nevada produced pounds compared with pounds produced in 1917 alaska with a production of about 69 pounds showed a large decrease from the previous year new mexico produced pounds compared with pounds in 1917 the production of california was considerably above the pounds produced in 1917 the production in tennessee was about pounds |