THE COPPER TRADE OF 1898. (From the Annual Report of the New York Metal Exchange.) United States Statistics of Copper, 1898. (In Tons of 2,240 Pounds.) Domestic production, as per producers' returns, December estimated. Foreign imported, December estimated.. Foreign exported, December estimated.. Total..... Exports of domestic...... Contents of sulphate of copper exported.. Copper wire exported........ Exports to British North America and Mexico.. Total.... Estimated home consumption for 1898.. Total..... Summary of Exports from the United States of Domestic Copper HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES AT NEW YORK AND LONDON, MONTHLY. -New York Prices Opened. Highest. Lowest. 11.00 10.85 11.00 Cents. £ s. d. £ February. 11.00 March.. 11.95 12.20 12.08 May.. 12.20 12.20 June... 11.87% 11.50 August. 11.50 12.25 11.50 September... October..... 12.32 13.00 12.57 December. 12.82% 13.12 13.12 10.85 13.12 12.01 49 5 0 50 10 0 52 11 3 50 5 0 3 9 6 3 54 13 9 56 16 3 15 0 All 1895. 9.90 12.30 9.25 10.00 10.70 HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES OF LAKE SUPERIOR INGOT COPPER, by Months, at NEW YORK, -July High- Low- High- Low- High- Low est. est. est. est. est. 1860.. 214 21 211 21 22 2114 32 30% 3234 31 33 August-September-October-November- December High-Low- High- Low- High- Low- 22 2116 211 2014 2014 194 est. est. 321 33 45% 3914 1866. 331 31 31 3034 31 30% 3034 29 261 1867. 26 24 2614 211 1868. 23% 241 24 24 1869. 213 22 * Quotations from the "Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin." Available Supply, 1893 to 1897. (From Report of United States Geological Survey.) Production of domestic copper............................................ 329,354,398 354,188,374 380,613,404 460,061,430 1893. 1894. Pounds. Pounds. 1895. Pounds. 1896. Pounds. 1997. Pounds 494,07871 Fine copper in ore, entered for consumption Fine copper in regulus, entered for consumption.... 7,256,015 4,804,614 Bars and ingots.. 554,348 Old copper.. 59,375 606,415 7,979,322 9,074,379 / 16.836 523,001,32 Total... Exports Ingots and bars. Estimated fine copper contents of matte.. Total........ Available supply . 340,399,695 365,633,815 395,229,627 477,458,363 THE TIN TRADE OF 1898. (From the Annual Report of the New York Metal Exchange.) Stocks and Afloat. STOCKS OF TIN AND QUANTITIES AFLOAT FOR LONDON, HOLLAND, AND THE UNITED STATES AT THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR. Deliveries and Consumption. THE DELIVERIES-CONSUMPTION OF TIN TO EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES. 1898. 15,500 26,000 4,200 3,400 28,996 78,096 |