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Show IDAHO ORE OUTPUT DECREASES HALF BOISE. Idaho. March 17 Production Produc-tion of ore in Idaho during 1921. wa cut In half, compared to the 1920 production, according to a report by fstewart Campbell, state mine Inspect-or. Inspect-or. Several large producers wero forced to suspend operations due to the low price of lead, sine and copper. cop-per. Producers of silver-lead ores w orix able to continue only on account of the continued high price of silver. The total value of the lead, silver, gold, copper, and rlnc mined In Idaho in 1921 was about $16,564,014.09. a Uecrea.se In value of $14, 606. 161 from ihnt of 1920 Shoshone county produced pro-duced $14,549,399 83 or approximately 85 per cent of the total for the state. The other principal counties were Blaine. Custer. Boise and Imhi named nam-ed In the order of their production position. po-sition. The most significant fact presented by the county totals Is Blaine county's coun-ty's position a the second largest producer lt Is the first time In more than 2C years that Blaine county has gained this distinction. During the last 16 of those 25 years, with blit one exception. 1919. it never ranked higher than third place, generally holding around sixth The output of gold in 1921 was valued val-ued at $652,938 .'3 compared with $485,590 in 1920. 'in Increase of $67,-384 $67,-384 This gain in not large, but Is Important Im-portant In indicating a return to ROld mining, as the Increase was not from 1 the large producers, but from several new operations 1 In 1921. the production of silver wa 6, 184,989.73 ounces, and In 1920 lt wan 7.326 794 ounces, a decrease of 1,141,-S04 1,141,-S04 ounces. The Coeur d'Alene dis- 11 ill iiuuuivii -1-M'i 1 '.x 1 1 111 1 ' 1 J av 4 xi cent of the total for the state and as1 a number of large lead-silver producers produc-ers In thin district were Idle the gte.d-er gte.d-er part of the year, the de-ren9P can be attributed to them. Full credit must be given to the Plttnian act. which fixed the price of sliver at $1 an ounce for being directly resnonsible in keeping a largi- number of the leading lead-ing silver mines of the state In opera-lion. opera-lion. The production of load decreased from 249,609.976 pounds in 01 to 210.100.1 94 pounds In 1921 with a' valuo of $9,559,558 85. The value of the 1921 output based on 930 prices would have been $16. 80S. 456 015.52. a difference, or loss, of $7,248,436.67. caused by the drop in the price of lead, which averaged 8 cents a pound in 1920 is compared with 4.S6 cents a pound In 1921 Practically all of the zlnr produced In Idaho in 1921 was recovered during dur-ing January and February The average aver-age price of this nretal, 5.17 cents a pound, for these months xvas used In alulng the total 7.lnr output. The low price of zinc during 1921 inpclled all the producers to close. This resulted In a production of 1.818.-313 1.818.-313 pounds wlh a total value of $94,-, 001.71 as compared with 27.932,326 pounds In 19101 valued at $2,262,318 The output of copper decreased from ! 2,.".3S,396 pounds !n 1920, vallH 1 $467,065 to 1 389,1 68 pounds In 1921 ' valued at $172,521 The decrease v..m principally due to the low prlc of this metal, which dropped from nn average 1 " - ' pries of 1 7 40 cents a pound toi an average of 12 50 cents a pound In I 1921 This decrease and the general abnormal conditions compelled prac-1 tlcally all of the mines to suspend pro-! ductlon early In the ear. 00 . POULTRY MARKET 'HICAGO. March 17 P..ultr- sllvf loxver: fowls 25c; springs 27c, rni.x. s, lie. FOREIGN OAR SILVER NKW YORK. Marh 17. Foreign bar j Bllver 64 c Milran dollars 49c. I METAL MARKET NEW YORK. March 17 Copper stead fi lectrolytlc spot and nearby 13c: later 11 to 181,0. Tin steady: spot and futures $22 N lion steady and unchanged l.-ad steady, sihv. 4 704t4.80c. Zinc quiet; East St. I.ouls spot 4.70 4.t;.c Antimcny pot 4 2i". BUTTER AND EGGS. CHICAGO. March 37 Butter un-i un-i hur.ajed. Cggs unsettled; receipt 12 i67 rases; first 13 4922C; ordinary first 20f1c. miscellaneous 1-'22'jC. LONDON RATES. I.t VN DON. March 17 Bar sllrer :: per ounce. Money iy rer cent. I 1 Discount rates- Short hills 31, per VH cent; thrvo month bills 8 7-16 per cent bbbI 00 Paris has an excess of SOO.OOu sro men over men, according to latea' census figures. |