Show BISMUTH IN 1922 the quantity of bismuth sold in the united states in 1922 accord according hig to figures compiled by the department of the interior through the geological survey was pounds and a ild the th e average b price was a pound the quantity sold included imported and domestic bismuth that was recovered in refining lead and tin bullion at three plants in the united states about pounds of bismuth was recovered at these plants in each of the last two years the chief source of the bismuth recovered from tin refined in the united states is bolivia the chief sources of that recovered from lead are mexico and the western states london and new york are principal centers of the market for bismuth new york supplies the domestic consumers most of whom are manufacturers of medicinal chemicals in the vicinity ii of new york philadelphia and st S I 1 t louis |