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Show EXPECT UTAH COPPER TO BREAK RECORDS Production of First Two Months of 1917 Hampered by Lack of Transportation. Despite poor production returns for the first two month? of this year, Utah Cor per company officials are confident that the lf'IS output will break all records, rec-ords, assuming that there a re no labor troubles or other interruption to opera -tior. They estimr.te that output stands a good chance of reaching approximately approximate-ly 2?5,GO0,',0 pounds. Tills would be about 1$.000,0,Q pounds be; tor than la?t year and would mean an average monthly r.utpnt over the rest of this year, including Ma rch, of more tb?n 20'j0,i'im pounds. January production produc-tion of 13.-o0.ri0'"' pounds was disappointing. disappoint-ing. .So was February's output of 11,-f" 11,-f" -'''.000 pounds, making a total of 25. 4 w,- ''"i for two months, compared with 27,-373.740 27,-373.740 In the corresponding period of 10:7. Utah, in common with other mining ccrnprs nies. was severely hampered by its inability to secure prompt railroad ervke in shipment of blister coprer to refineries in the east. Furthermore, unusually severe se-vere weather throigh January and Feb-ruarv, Feb-ruarv, coupled with decreased efficiency, retarded operations. The learning plant this year is expected to be runnlug fill b;.-st around June 1. Therefore, it should turn out about I.OmO.OO pounds of copper monthly, or 12.C" 0.0-' 0 pO'-Tids annual! v. In all probability. Utah's a vera ire cost tbi year will not t.e far from 1?,'-? rents a pound. This would mean a profit of about 10 cents a pound on jJ-j-cent copper. cop-per. Boston News Bureau. |