Show I MISSOURI ZING O OUTPUT MATERIAllY CURTAilED I JOPLIN Mo Nov 13 The The Important important important tant feature of last weeks week's ore was the decision of the mine opera- opera to close clos the mines for another week two-week period This decision was made by a total of ot two seventy mines Involving a weekly production of ot oils ons of ot concentrates The majority of oC these thee mines have closed Another feature of tho the operators' operators action was nas the decision to Operate on ona ona ona a curta curtailed lIed output on starting up again after oCter the week two-week period expires This drastic action wa was forced by the depression in the district ore market Zinc ore prices had fallen to a le el of 35 36 to 40 40 per ton while lead leadore ore fell tell to 65 This brought the price received received re rc re- re for concentrates much below the average mining cost coat In the dis dis- Stocks of at ore In In the district have been materially lessened by large shipments shipments ship ship- ments of ot ore which have been drawn from the smelters smelter's purchased stocks It Is believed that liat the unsold stocks in inthe inthe inthe the bins now approximate about tons tone the sold stocks about tons The production of the field prior to the closing of the mines Is estimated at tons |