Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1919 — 1918 Output of Quicksilver Showed Decrease in Quantity [ARTICLE]

1918 Output of Quicksilver Showed Decrease in Quantity

The domestic output of quicksilver in 1918, according to statistics compiled by F. L. Ransome of the United States geolbgical survey, department of the Interior, was 33,432 flasks of 75 pounds each, valued at the average quoted market price at San Francisco ($117.92 a flask) set about $3,942,301. Compared with the output in 1917 of 36,159 flasks, valued at $3,808,266, this shows a decrease in quantity of 2,727 flasks, but an increase in value of $134,035. The productive states were .California, Texas, Nevada, Oregon and Idaho, named in the order of decreasing importance.