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Show EXPORTS OF ZHC REACHING HIGH Kg Best vear in History of In dustry, According to Boston Bos-ton Authorities. Foreign consumers paid the spelter producing pro-ducing companies of this country over $ti6, 000,000 during the year ended June 30, sayp the Boston News Bureau. Theflr purchases involved 504,000,000 pounds. It was the best year In the history of the Industry, so far as exports axe concerned. From an Insignificant place In the country's coun-try's export calendar spelter has Jumped Into the front rank. Clearances during the paBt fiscal period of 504,294.665 pounds compare with 4.560,000 pounds in the year ended June 30, 1914. The closing down of the European smelters and the rapid increase in-crease in American production found outlet out-let In an exportation of 256,679,979 pounds in 1915 and 279,021,994 pounds in 1916, with further jump in year just closed to over half a billion pounds. The export movement during the past three years compares as follows (pounds); Produced from Domestlo ores .. Foreign ores Sheets Totals June SO 1917 3916 1915 ..S70.612.973 1SS.T95.41S . .106.S39.S60 54,537.3:2 .. 26.S41.S32 35,69,254 . .404,294,665 279,021,994 266,679,979 : |