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International Smelting and Refining Company
East Chicago. Indiana
Pigment Division
Mr. R. K. Dwyer, Executive Vice President, Anaconda Copper Mining Company, 25 Broadway, ew York 4, >. T.
May 31, 1945
Dear Mr. Dvyer:
This is a summary of the sales position of zinc oxide and white lead for the month of April, 1945.
Table lo. 1 gives a comparison of zinc oxide sales for March and April of 1945 and the corresponding months of 1944.
TABLE BO. 1
April aroh
1245
1,182,050 Lbs. 1,164,450 Lbs.
1244
1,185,550 Lbs. 1,191,464 Lbs.
Bales for March and April of 1945 were about equal. While sales for April of 1945 were almost the same as sales for April of 1944, In the latter figure are Included 600,000 pounds of zinc oxide sold to
C.V.S. Ve did not sell anything to C.V.S. in April of 1945 vhioh means that our sales to regular customers in April of 1945 were about double those In April of 1944.
In March of 1945 the sale of muffle furnace zinc oxide reached a peak. It was off considerably In April and the downward tread has
continued through May and very likely will continue through June. It Is quite possible that conditions In Europe have been responsible. According to confidential Information I have received from V. P.B., the sale of lead-free sine oxide to the rubber Industry has gone down In each of the pest two months despite the shortage of carbon black and
the expected substitution of sine oxide for It.
In April the Victory leaded line of sine oxides accounted for 134 tons of our total sales. This development, together with
slight increases In the sales of American process lead-free and 353* leaded offset the lower sales volume of the muffle furnace and Trench furnace grades of zinc oxide.
Sales for May will be approximately 1,920,000 pounds of which 1,020,000 pounds will be to regular customers and 900,000 pounds to C.V.S. Sales through April, 1945 are 4,063,710 pounds as compared with 4,496,418 pounds. 1,000,000 pounds sold to C.V.S.- are contained in
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the letter figure which mui that our aulas to regular customers for
the first four Months of this year are considerably ahead of the sans period last year.
fable >o. 2 gives a breakdown according to paint, rubber, and Miscellaneous Industries.
TABUS BO. 2
AfBIL
mi
founds
Talue
1944
founds
Talue
faint
Bubber Miscellaneous
c.v.s.
530,850 340.100
311.100
$ 39,665.62
33,059.75 31,129-50
272,350 109,250 203.950 600.000
$ 20,947.78 10,463.13 19,024.75 57.000.00
1,182,050 $103,854.87 1,185,550 $107,435*66
NABOB
1945
founds
Talue
1944
founds
Taltae
faint
Bubber Miscellaneous
189,350 669,500
305.600
14,797.26 64,253.75 30,918.23
265,764 720,300
205.400
$ 21,336.50 68,600.50
20,452.39
1,164,450
$109,969.24
1,191,464
$110,389.39
The substantial Increase in sales to the paint industry was Mainly accounted for by the Tletory line of leaded sine oxides, al though the sales of Anerlcan process lead-free and leaded were up slightly. In connection with the outlook for the paint Industry, Mr. B. T. Trigg, president of the Batlonal faint. Tarnish and Laoquer
Association at a nesting of the Chicago faint. Tarnish and Laoquer Association stated that la his opinion the paint and varnish Industry bad reached Its all-tine low point, with possibly the second and third quarters te be the lowest In production. Be stated that the picture he was about te paint was not very encouraging la regards to the raw notarial situation. It was further indicated that there was expecta
tion of relaxation of sone of the various restrletlons, but of course
this is very uneertaln.
It will be noted that in April there was a substantial falling off la the volwne of sales to the rubber Industry. This has previously been ooMonted upon. Bales to the Miscellaneous Industries were about the sane for Msreh and April of 1945*
Table Bo. 5 gives a breakdown of sins oxide sales for April according to the three olasslfloatlons.
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V 31. 19*5
S.S.P. Quality Seal
Other Lead Proa and Laadad
255,000 Lbs. 23,*50 Lbs.
903.600 Lbs.
1,182,050 Lbs.
Table Ho. * gives the average aalaa prlaa par pound for tba past three norths.
TIM HO.
April
fcrch
Ftmn
Avaraga Salas Prlea - far Pound 8.786# 9.***#
9.297#
Seoausa of a falling off in salas of tba higher-prloed
ruffle and Preneh furnaoa sine oxides, and a substantial laareasa in
tba sala of tba lever prlaad Anarloan proeess laad-fraa and laadad else oxides, tba avaraga aalas prlaa par pond ana down substantially In April. Baaansa of tba sala of 900,000 poanda of noffla furnaoa sine oxide to C.V.t. la Hay, tba avaraga salas prlaa par pound should ba considerably higher and rill probably be about 9# par pound.
Tabla Ho. 5 gives a aoaparlson of white lead salas for Maroh and April of 19*5 and tba corresponding nontbs of 19**.
** a
19*5
19**
April HsrSb
5*9,565 Lbs. 259,*11 lbs.
*89,078lbs. 1,69*,*69lbs.
Zt Is expeatad that tba sala of dry white laud will continue at tba volune It baa been at for tba paat several nontbs. There is no likelihood of an lasreaee In sales until the present restrictions are either eased er alialasted. Salas through April of 19*5 were 5508,6Tf pounds as eonpared with 5,592,626 pounds for the sane period IanI pear. Sea to vary substantial sales In January of
19*5 ear sales far this year are almost egual to those for last ysar.
Tabls Is. 6 gives tba avaraga aalas prlaa par peuad for dry uhlte load for tba paat three norths.
WP ,a 6 April
Marsh
February
Average Salas Prlaa - Par Pound 8.595# 8.65*# 8.*99#
Mr. 1. I. Day*r
May 31, 19*5
, *To iwMirli*, oof Mlu of aino oxid* in Ik; ahould b* at
about tha 2 000,000 pound l*r*l and sboold rwaain at thia 1 t*1 for tba nontha of Juno and July, duo principally to tho Ml* of 900,000 pound* of nuffl* furnac* sine oxld* *aoh nontb to C.Y.8. 8*l*a of dry uhit* load rill oontlnu* at th* pr*a*nt Tory lev 1*t*1 until pr*s*nt raatriotiona on th* produotion and ua* of vhit* load ar* ithar *aa*d or alinlnated.
Tory truly your*.
T.H.Kurl*aatho oe> Mr. rr*d*riok Laiat
Hr. Q. I. John*on
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