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TABLE i. - Consumer and secondary smelter stocks, receipts, and consumption of lead in refinery shapes and in copper-base scrap in August 1969 (Short tons, lead content) Type of material consumed Stocks Stocks Change in July 31, Net Tonsucption August 31, stocks 1969 receipts 1969 July 31 to Quantity Per cent Quantity Per cent Quantity Per cent Quantity Per cent Aug. jx (Percent) loft lead------- ------Arvtir.onial lead--Lead alloys------ Ccpper-oase scrap- 65.984 .66,923 3,586 913 46 71,954 67 47 31,078 29 6 3,312 3 1 1,139 1 71,016 30,119 2,952 1,235 67 29 3 1 66,922 67,882 9,446 817 L6 *1.4 47 +1.4 6 +10.0 1 -10.5 Total------------- 142.406 100 107,983 100 1/105,322 100 145,067 100 +1.9 1/ Excludes 2,775 tons of lead which went directly from scrap to fabricated products and IX tons of lead contained in leaded zinc oxide production. TABLE 9. - Consumption of lead in refinery shapes and in copper-base scrap, in August ,1969 by class of product and type of material (Short tons, lead content) Class of product Metal products------------------Pigments--------------------- -- Chemicals------------------ Miscellaneous-------------------------Unclassified---------------------------- Type of material consumed Soft lead 38,154 8,750 22,789 439 384 Antimonial lead 29,159 831 129 Laid alloys 2,936 -- 16 Copperbase scrap _1,235 -- Total 71,434 3,750 22,789 1,270 1,029 Total----------------- ------- 71,016 30,119 2,952 1,235 i/105,322 1/ Excludes 2,775 tons of lead which went directly frco scrap to fabricated products and Ll tons of lead contained in leaded zinc oxide production* N12763 PNYC 00011250 TABLE 10. - Consumption of lead in the United States (Ghnrt tons) 1968 f^tal products: Ammunition-------------------- ------ ----- P-^ar'ns mrtalo------------------------ ---------------- Bras:* and bronze------------------------------------- Cable covering-------------- -- Calking lead - -- - --------------- Casting metal:*----------- *------------------ - Collapsible tubes------------ ----- Foil----------------------------- -------------.............. Pines, traps, and bends------------ Sheet lead------------------------ --------------- Colder--------------------------------- --------------- Storage battery grids, posts, etc.-- Storage battery oxides--- ---------------- Terne metal-- Type metal--* Total* Figments: white lead---------- -- Red lead and litharge-- Pigment colors------ Other JJ/------------ Total------------------ Chemicals: Gasoline antiknock additives-- Miscellaneous chemicals----------- Total----------------------------------- -- Miscellaneous uses: Annealing--------*---------------------- Lead-plat ing--------------- ----------------------Weights and ballast------------ --- Total---------------------------------------- Other uses unclassified------------------ 82,193 18,111 21,021 `'3,156 19,718 8,693 9,310 6,111 21,098 28,271 71,071 250,129 263,571 1,127 27,981 915,500 5,857 86,480 11,163 - 3.231 109,731 261,897 629 262,526 1,191 1,755 389 16,768 23,106 17,921 Jan.-Aua. 52,525 11,567 13,831 31.362 27,565 1,513 7,290 3,92812,809 15,299 13,768 168,721 185,891 995 17,165 600,535 1,157 53,611 9,756 110 68,297 175,069 (2) 175,069 1,159 901 211 7,829 10,103 11,095 1969 July August 5,911 1,190 1,363 3,210 3,879 301 738 372 1,532 1,733 5,525 15,786 19,006 56 2,199 63,131 728 5,855 1,131 60 7,771 i tt07 1,303 1,660 ^ T 007 V7 301 1,01= = 05 1,350 1,727 1,650 22,987 22,620 60 2,139 71,259 517 7,033 1,170 9,791 23,828 (2) 23,828 22,789 (2) 22,789 111 1U 21 911 1,160 1,100 169 127 27 917 1,270 1,029 Total reported 2/~-------- -- 1,328,790 Estimated undistributed consumption--- -- 865,399 28,000 96,996 3,500 108,138 3,500 Grand total 2/-----------------------Daily average ij---------- 1,328,790 3,631 893,100 3,677 100,500 3,212 111,700 3,603 1/ Includes lead content of leaded zinc oxide production. 2/ Included in "Other uses" to avoid disclosing confidential data. 2/ Includes lead content of scrap used directly in fabricated products. \J Based on number of days in month without adjustment for Sundays or holidays. 9 PNYC 00011251 LE,\D, ZJNC a , < PRODUCT SALES NCV 5'69 HMW S' &fr/^H <VJV "WCJ 3JP''o.-n "b l m FILE 1' l j N12763.01 pNYC 00011252