Mineral Resources of the United States, 1888 . 40285, 39833, 570 7,40011, 000 7,700 , 20373, 38640. 088 6,12510,000 9,700 , 83977, 70644, 5735, 70010,00011, 400 , 95964, 75048, 2095, 20010,00014,100 ,17254,17147, 4850, ,00012, 271 Long tons. 00, 786 42, 808 51,108 6,310 4, 800 8,512 , 00034, 55144,3894, 0073,90010, 000 North America South America Africa Asia Total 259, 778 228, 470 214, 502 224,218 210,338 200, 274 180,390 101, 913 Great Britain.—The high prices for copper and the constant dangerof a collapse caused the majority of pr
Mineral Resources of the United States, 1888 . 40285, 39833, 570 7,40011, 000 7,700 , 20373, 38640. 088 6,12510,000 9,700 , 83977, 70644, 5735, 70010,00011, 400 , 95964, 75048, 2095, 20010,00014,100 ,17254,17147, 4850, ,00012, 271 Long tons. 00, 786 42, 808 51,108 6,310 4, 800 8,512 , 00034, 55144,3894, 0073,90010, 000 North America South America Africa Asia Total 259, 778 228, 470 214, 502 224,218 210,338 200, 274 180,390 101, 913 Great Britain.—The high prices for copper and the constant dangerof a collapse caused the majority of producers all over the world torush their supplies to the English markets as fast as possible. TheBritish imports therefore show a very heavy increase. It is known, how-ever, that towards the close of the year the syndicate kept copperbought from mines under its control to remain in the producingcountries in order to avoid the payment of freights and to make thestatistical situation appear less critical. British imports and exports of (a) Including 22,557 tons of Chili bars transferred to France. COPPER. 75 The following figures, from the Board of Trade returns for the pastnine years, show in detail the form in which the copper is brought intoGreat Britain, and in what form it is exported: Imports of copper into Great Britain from 1881 to 1888 inclusive. Character. 1881. 1882. 1883. 1884. 1885. 1886. 1887. 1888. Pure in pyrites Pure in precipitate .. , 55118, 61915, 3966,49132,170 ,67217, 93515,4899,27035, 509 ,01623, 64515, 8808, 95235, 653 ,07719, 68824, 67711,18139,767 , 33321, 39815, 68328, 20241, 93dt ,90519,32313, 74918, 06942, 969 Longtons. 14, 94021,819 15, 14821,98429,198 , 44826, 36619,45229, 60144, 603 Pure in regulus Bars, cakes, etc Total 86, 227 93, 875 99,146 109, 390 123, 549 108, 015 103, 089 135, 470 It will be observed that the priucipal increase took place in bars. Imports
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