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Show SURVEY ANNOUNCES SPELTER PRODUCTION WASHINGTON1", Aug. 7. Spelter production pro-duction was 316,205 short tons for the half year ending June 30, the geological survey today announced. Stocks on hand January 1 amounted to 14,263 tons, and imports during the six months 464- tons, making a total supply of 330,932 tons for the first half of the year. The apparent consumption was approximately ap-proximately 22S.700 tons. Exports, 20,197 tons of foreign and 5S.0O7 tons of domestic. domes-tic. Stocks on hand June 30 amounted to 24,000 tons. Retorts numbered 193,696 on June 30 and new retorts building or contemplated numbered 22,188. |