| Show I I I I I I I I I MINERAL ERAl OUTPUT fR LAST EAST YEAR i GIVEN Tho The following summaries o of the copper copper cop cop- per spelter peler and lead leall productions in iu the United Status durin during 1008 are from Irom statistics statistics sta sta- ta furnished by tho the geological surcy survey sur sur- vey cy Tho The copper industry in IOOS showed erl a era gradual dual er recovery from tho overo f cro depression de tie- in th the last part part of 1907 Many rany producers rs that had greatly curtailed or oven even suspended production in that year bC began n n again in to increase output cah at th the opening of 1908 nail and in spite of tho the low price of the tho metal meal nearly nil all nl the important producers of or 1907 w were ro in opt operation ration throughout most of or 1908 IPOS and a n t. t few new lew companies beCan begun be be- gun Can an production duin during the tho year ear The Tho rato rate of production has been steadily increasing in in- creasing and is if now greater than at any other timo time in tho the history of ot tho the indus indus- try tp It J i is estimated that tho production tion of blister antI and lake lak cofer copper in I 1903 1908 from ores mined in the tho United Unie States will wi be bo cr greater ater b by about pounds pound or between 1 5 i and 6 G per por cent than that in 1907 which was WM pounds Production of total new V ne copper by works in this country cannot yet vet bo he given but probably it will i hardly hard bard ly equal qua the output of 1907 1007 which was as pounds pound The liThe 1908 1903 OS imports of copper in pi pigs pie bars etc aro are estimated at about pounds and in oro ore an and matte mate at about an pounds pound With Wib addition addi addi- tion ion for copper in pyrite prie not included in In above tho the total tota imports import mav ho bo estimated estimated esti esti- mated as equivalent equi to about pounds refined copper a decrease o of about 13 3 per cent from pounds in 1907 1007 On a similar basis the exports of or metallic copper are estimated at about pound pounds tho the largest larg larg- est eat e ever er r recorded and an increase of about 30 per cent over tho the pounds exported in 1907 1007 The The production of primary primar spelter from domestic nail and ane foreign ores in in 1908 1008 is is estimated at short tons worth at the average erase a price as compared com coin pared to tons in 1907 2 tons tans in in 1900 1000 rOG and nd tons in i 1905 1005 Imports Import of zinc ore comprised tons of dut duty free freo calamine silicate ore valued at and tons of dutiable ore oro carbonate and sulphide valued at These imports which were practically all ni from Mexico show an increase of ot tons over the quantities of tho the corresponding ore imported in 1907 which bich were wern tons and tons tone respectively The exports of zinc oro ore also alo show an increase in in- crease cruse being tons tons worth 45 compared to tons in 1907 The imports of spelter show a d decrease reao of 50 per cent being being tons toos worth compared to 1778 tons in The fhe exports of speller spelter show a R marked increase being 2500 tons valued value at as against tons in 1907 The exports of zinc dross ros were ero tons in value compared to 93 tons in in 1907 Tho total production of primary refined refined re rc re- re fined lead and soft from domestic and foreign ores in 1906 was approximately short hort tons worth orth at the average erIC n price as compared com coin pared to a a. production of tons in 1907 and tons in 1906 These t figures res are arc exclusive c of or an e estimated output of 1200 tons of lead as 38 a against tons in 1907 Of tho the total total to tal production lles lead comprised com corn tons a as against tons in 1907 1007 TIme Tho soft lead production increased to tons tOD compared to tons ton in n 1907 The increased ou out put of soft lead accompanying a n de decrease ile- ile c. c crease in in lead means means apparently apparently appa appa- that Missouri retains tho the first place amon among lead producing states CURB TRADING On the thc curb tl this morning no sales ales were r reported In the unlisted stocks The quotations QUO quo- made on a arc few ot of them was as as asI follows I Bid Hd I A Asked 14 1 18 16 West Quincy Quine Central Standard 1 3 32 I Mineral Flat I 12 1 13 il BOSTON COPPER CLOSE I James A. A k f Co bankers banker and I brokers 6 West t Second South street tU fur fur- nisi the tho following received over oyer their private a to Ire I Did Bd I Asked A Ei Eh S S tO ST-tO Ii Dominion Copper 1 5 25 2 j Utah 21 31 Yukon i i 41 First National T g i ina i iHal na Hal Con Si i 81 G I 61 DInIs Davis Daly i 2 16 15 Giroux f SC t t Majestic TO 70 i 73 ln Je i 10 Mohawk C 62 63 h orth Butte it Con 06 41 1 Illora 11 a i Ii ale Ho-ale 6 Miami 1 2 1 13 31 0 Con Mercur 0 35 Dab Daly Vest IVest 10 10 Nevada Con ISi III 18 1St Old Xe ca Dominion MC I 52 Copper 10 Copper l 13 1 I Utah Copper 43 H III t Bo Boston ton Con 11 I 9 ast 1 It Bulbs 1 S. S Com tU 12 18 S. S Corn Com Coni do pfd 44 HI I 1 I NEW YORK CURB LIST James Jam A. A Pollock Co ro sin brokers broken C 6 Vest lt Second South street fU Cut nish the following received over their theIr private wire I Bid Dd j. Butte anil hondon I ml 11 Hut Ely il SI Consolidated Fl SE 8 Nevada e adR Consolidated IS IS evada t da Utah 3 16 3 I I 10 t 1 L Copper O II 41 ee Copper 41 44 4 Davis Dab Daly 41 i 1 3 Dominion Copper 3 16 16 5 11 Ely Iy Central Central- 3 I l lEly Ely Consolidated Central 10 10 15 1 Furnace 11 Creek 10 12 l Or cue Gre-cue ne G. G and ond S. S corn com 4 Mitchell 1 i C font 1 Shoshone Ii a 1 IL t teada Nevada e omer Smelting z I 1 Silver r Queen 8 Silver leaf Ii 11 1 ting tin er 1 Edward F. an C i I 1 40 Foster Cobalt 0 0 I I Kayo Kyo 31 Z t Cobalt Central 1 41 4 Cobl Darra Darragh h 10 10 Tintic Mining I I H 41 Gibraltar 3 lc I o 3 ic i t tInt First r C 1 HOton Int Con Consolidated Cp 11 1 Ill n Yukon Cold Golt H 4 North orth Extension S Miami Copper Ill 1 11 S. S Gas U fl 11 I. I S 8 9 Itay Ry Consolidated H 81 1 1ST ST. ST LOUIS WOOL WOOL ST ST. T JOUI LOUIS Feb Fib C. nominal territory And m flue m mediums U I. I 1 U lic 1 He |
