Published by Authority of the HON. W. D. tjler, M.P. Minister of Trade and Commerce. e) 118-16-11-36 DEPABT?NT OF TRADE AND COMRCE DOMINION BUREAU OF STATIrTICS MINING, METkLLTJRGICAL AND CHTEMICAL BRANCH - Domi.nion Statistician: R. H. Coats, LL.D., F.R.S.C., F.S.S. (Hon.) Chief - Mining, Metallurgical and Chemical Branch: W. H. Losee, B.Sc. MONTHLY REPORT -.:. LVER, LEAD AND ZINC PRODUCTION IN CANADA - AtJGUET, 1935. SILVER - Silver production in Canada during August amounted to 1,539,360 ounces as compared with 1,795,92? ounces in July and 1,630,399 ounces in August, 1935, according to a statement just issued by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics at Ottawa. Output during the eight months ending August totalled 11,781,666 ounces or 11.1 per cent above the production in the corresponding months of 1935. The average price of silver on the New York market, (Handy and Harmn) in August was 44.7545 cents per ounce, in Canadian funds; valued at this price the month's output in Canada was worth 688,933. During July, silver averaged 44.79475 cents per ounce and the value of the month's production was 804,481. Silver bullion exports in August advanced to 1,559,496 ounces from the July total of 1,234,441 ounces. The August exports consisted of 1,544,352 ounces shipped to the United States and 15,144 ounces to Great Britain. Silver in ore, concentrates, etc., exported from Can'de in August amounted to 431,329 ounces as compared with 272,584 ounces in the preceding month. Imports of silver bullion declined to 201,842 ounces from the July total of 333,530 ounces. Great Britain supplied 53.5 per cent of the August import tions and the United States, the remainder. The world output of silver in Auguct was estimated at 21,455,OCO ounces; in July, 19,988,000 ounces were produced. Output in Mexico rose to 7,854,000 ounces or 21.6 per cent above the previous month's total. The United States produced 4,733,000 ounces as against 4,616,000 ounces in July. PRODUCTION OF SILVER IN CANADA Month 1936(a) 1935 1934 Ounces - Ounces - Ounces January... 1 1 I 1,213,488 1,265,225 1,486,254 February... 1,235,039 1,025,258 1,467,187 March.................. 1,460,402 1,289,011 1,043,488 April........... 1,461,621 1,025,273 1,021, 799 May... 1,419,146 1,665,133 1,511,970 June... 1,656,683 1,524,740 1,261,732 July... 1,795,927 1,183,820 1,299,227 August... 1,539,360 1,630,399 1,808,613 September....... 1,347,904 1,322,132 October.......... 1,323,659 1,302,645 November... 1,616,355 1,535,268 December... 1,721,781 1,354,967 TOTAL - Calendar Year... 16,618,558 16,415,282 TOTAL - Eight Months ending AUGUST. 11,781,666 10,608,859 10,900,270 (a) Subject to revision.
-2- I!0BTE OF SILVER INTTO GREAT BRITAIN DURING AUGUST, 1936. UNREFINED REFINED Troy ounces z Tray ounces British India... 84,634 7,705 240,365 21,955 BritishMalay9...... 107,101 9,416 Australia......... 24,654 2,163 New Zealand......... 59,824 5,291 Canada......... 15,150 1,296 Other British countries.... 2,766 226 Germany......... 19,926 1,728 Netherlands......... 321,612 28,200 Belgium... 98,261 13,500 51,414 4,619 France......... 74,357 6,130 T. 1 A 14 17 ricr.1... J.. 'ti_f, i i_f'..) I AA 'O,.J..i.I'J I 'JS 1 a., V1 R (AZ *..ij..ij, 'J't%.I I r%rl J.%J*I, 'ZQC Other Foreign countries...... 2,256 147 465,558 40,087 TOTAL....... 1,825,617 128,367 2,595,004 226,265 WORLD PRODUCTION OF SILVER SILVER STOCKS LT REFINERIES (000 fine ounces) (000 fine ounces) JULY AUGUST JULY AUGUST 1936 1936 31st 31st Mexico... United States... Cenr.da... Peru..... Other countries... TOTAI...i.* 6,457 7,854 4,616 4,733 1,796 1,539 1,392 1,515 5.727 5.814 19,986 21,455 United States 1,101 1,535 Canada... 345 317 Silver stocks in the licensed vaults of the Can than Commodity Exchange at Montrei1 were as follows:- On July 31st, 1936... 2,306,959 ounces On August 31st, 1936... 1,973,826 ounces LEAD - The Can:dian production of lead in ugust advanced to a new high monthly record of 33,987,026 pounds; in July 32,324,511 pounds were produced while in August, 1935, the output was 26,620,501 pounds. During the eight months ending August Canada produced 247,102,976 pounds of lead; this represented an increase of 13.7 per cent over the output in the corresponding period of 1935. The average price of lead on the London nrkct in August was 3.76359 cents per pound, In Canadian funds; based on this price the Candian production during the month was worth 1,279,132. In July lead averaged 3.5584 cents per pound and the value of the month's output was computed at.1,150,235. Pig lead exports from Canada in August rose to 39,23000 pounds from the July total of 22,117,700 pounds. Exports of lead In ore, concentrates, etc., declined 15.2 per cent to 1,596,600 pounds as compared with the preceding month's exportations of 1,883,300 pounds. The United States produced 31,117 tons of refined lead in AuguEt; during the previous month 36,863 tons were produced. Stocks on hand in the United States declined 12,848 tons in August to 218,233 tons. Production in Mexico was at approximately the same level as in July and amounted to 20,004 tons. The Australian output was 8 per cent higher at 17,730 tons, on the other hand, the German production was 5 per cent lower at 12,676 tons.
-3- PRODUCTION OF LEL1D IN CA1DA Month 1936(a) 1935 1934 Pounds Pounds Pounds January... 28,105,650 22,801,153 28,375,287 February...27,149,114 27,533,488 27,703,101 March...31,294,840 31,750,104 22,216,383 April...33,670,727 24,952,047 26,343,242 May...32,047,660 26,929,409 25,988,429 June...28,523,448 27,509,446 28,667,497 July.... 32,324,511 29,269,276 31,298,691 August... 33,987.026 26,620,501 30,333,412 September... 26,471,867 32,330,204 October... 32,986,982 29,181,232 November... 32,545 1 947 31,630,995 December... 29,734,659 32 1 207,103 TOTAL - Calendar Year 339,105,079 346,275 0 576 TOTAL - Eight Months ending AUGUST... 247,102,976 217,365 9 424 220,926,042 (a) Subject to revision. IMPORTS OF LEAD(x) INTO GREAT BRITAIN DURING YULY AND AUGUST, 1936. - JULY A U G U S T Pounds Pounds - From - British India...11.318,720 77,806 11,760,000 89 $ 05 Australia... 27,191,360 197,668 23,219,840 175,530 Canada... 17662,400 125,761 19,129,600 143,624 Other British countries 116,480 985 6,720 40 United SteteF... 560,000 3,815 112,000 837 Mexico... 12,656,000 88,240 11,088,000 82,486 Other Foreign countries... 4054'-O 2,890 593,600 4,279 TOTAL...69,910,400 47,165 65,909,760 496,301 (x) Unwrought lead in pigs, ingota, blocks, bars, slabs and cakes. ZINC - Zinc production in Canada during August was recorded at 27,597,093 pounds as compared with 30,873,091 pounds in July and 28,30,131 pounds in August, 1935. Output during the eight months ending August totalled 216,142,33± pounds or 3.6 per cent above the production a year ago Zinc quotations on the London mirket in August averaged 3.03565 cents per pound in CanadIan funds; valuod at this price the Canadian output during the month was worth837,751. In July, the average price was 3.04739 cents per pound and the value of the month's production was 940,823. Canada exported zinc spelter to a total of 32,988,000 pounds in August as compared with 20,904,100 pounds in July. Exports of zinc in ore, concentrates, etc., from Canada in August consistec of 13,546,000 pounds shipped to Belgium and 3,284,,200 pounds to France. Acco'ding to the American Bureau of Metal Statistics the world produ..tion of zin/in August totalled 136,314 tons or an averaee of 4,397 tons per day as compared with the July total of 138,553 tons or a daily average of 4,46 tons. The United States produced 43,614 tons ir 4.3 per cent below the preceding month's output. Germany produced 12,653 tons in August and Australia, 12,711 tons; these totals showed little change from the preceding month.
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.. -4- PRODUCTIOF OF ZINC IN CANADA Month 1936(a) 1935 1934 Pounds Pounds Pounds January..... February... d!erch... April.......... May... Tune... July............... August...... September... O ctober.... Novexriber........ December... TOTAL - Calendar Year... TOTAL - Eight Months ending AUGUST 27,384,732 24,927,726 21,758,375 20,698,372 20,679256 19,141,994 26 3 287,026 27,021,993 22,765,125 23,704 1 058 23,688,134 26,001,763 29,629,858 27,476,119 26,121,591 29,988,104 28,254,101 21,608,171 30,873,091 27,658,014 22,177,066 27,597,093 28,930,131 30,015,981 27,125,462 27,104,302 27,575,751 27,001,018 28,911,026 27,210,960 28,402 1 146 27,673,337 320,649,859 298,579,683 216,142,334 206,635,4?1 189,590,066 (a) Subject to re - 1sion. ThORTS OF ZINC(x) INTO GREAT BRITAIN DURING JULY MD AUGUST, 1936. J U L Y A U G U S T Pounds Pounds From-Australia...... Canada... Other British countries Germany... Belgiuzn... United States... Other Foreign countries...... 3,584,000 24,020 452,480 3,185 25,170,880 166,553 18,795,840 123,876 3,662,400 26,328 3,722,880 25,759 188,160 1,250 26,880 188 2,208,640 15,138 1749,440 11,085 168,000 1,017 224,000 1,338 880,320 5,773 797440 5,119 35,862,400 240,079 25,768,960 170,550 (x) Unwrought zinc in ingots, blocks, bars, slabs and cakes,
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