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AIR MAIL August 30th, 1948 Mr. 3. *v D'ryer, sxecutiTe Vise President Anaconda Cooper Minion Company 25 Broadway Mew Tork 4, Hs k York . . Dear.'fre -Dwyer: ... The following is a statement relatire to the July, l44C operation* at the Daat Chicago plant: -- 1i " L~AD KZTrTTC The income for the month: lead Refinery Bismuth Refining /> * i 994.OT 2^72.30 Jane. The tonnage treated in July was 3,2! as compared with 3,044 tone in The Lead Refinery IncoaiS/ : ror'hs foilowi: '\y Income from Rarit| materials \ $ 46.57 Income from otherl Custom mmteiju la 910.20 Discounts earned \A / 130.44 * 994.07 , zisc 3HPI ppARgfarr The insem^{ waft AetuaVXJoet Baals /iCoat sheets) try of Operations Unit ^ Vumher Days Operated 913,274.27 Material Produced Vo. 1 Baffle Tornace Vo. 2 Baffle Tornace Vo. 3 Baffle fnrnaae Vo. 4 Muffle Tnrnaae Trench Retorts American Block 29 22 30 B Hone . . None Lead-free zinc Oxide Trench Zinc Oxide teed-free Zlne Oxide Leaded Zlne Oxide N11553 PNYC00009508 jfr. B. J. Dnyer -2- Auut 30th, 1943 The July insame was favorably aFfeotad by the following factors: 1. income frea zlat oxide produoed from Tooele and Scat Helena fume 2. Reduction la par pound operating sorb due to increased production 3. Reduction in p>r pound selling expense resulting from Inoreased sale* $ 7,300 10,700 2,900 la July we deereased the value of mnffla furaaoe residues la order to hare them more In line 'll til what: we can recover f roa these residues., There was slightly oyer a million pounds involved, which reduced our is-proeees Inventory by nearly $15,000. charged this amount against our production cost which, of course, resulted la adversfely affecting the iroome to that extent. ; WHtrr.! L3AD DRPARTfEiW--, The Income for July was as follows: "V \\ Dry White Lead . 'Jhlte Lead-in-Oil /' ' 7,124.04 574.61 .,3 was the case last month, vfs had't$*puir 300 tona In Inventory at the January 1st Inventory ao3t of &4 per pound, whdlS the July produetion oost wee 7.2$ per pound. Thla resulted In an advsrsejtffact on* the income of $7,200. - / mraffoBiE3" Refining Department | f : \ ' The amount of laad In inventory on Jtly 3l3t was 7,666,174 pounds, a deereaae of 859,012 pounds during the mouthy The Silver In inventory was 510,514 eunses, a deorease of 57,683 eunoas-sta^o Jiiud'30th^>' Zltto Oxide Department / The value;of the inventory in the Zinc Oxide Department on July 31st was $433,000. This is #3L,CQQ highe# than on June 30th, and at the tine we believed justifiable In view ipjt our sontrh^t with the Chemical TTarfare Service for 1,200 tons of zlne oxide during August ajAyaaptember. White lead Department In the Ihlte Lead Department the value of iaventory increased $12,000, fro $148,600 on JUae 30th to #160,600 on July 31st. This compares favorably with #166,000 on February 1st, which wes at the beginning of our last shut down. Angust 1st finds us starting another shut down period in this dspartment. pMtC00009509 I { 1 Hr. a. X. Dsyer 3" AOgast 30tii, 194S IA30R fags Begot Utlons ' Be nave heard nothing offioislly from th 3 Union 3ino9 oar acting with then on August 3th. It Is possible that the tarnlnation of the war has .altered the entire situation, and that they nay wish to thange their demands. The lest understanding we had with Mr. Plant the Business Agent, was that Ue would advise ua what the Union had decided relative to wage renegotiations for the balance of the oontraet period. Length of Toric ^eeic A number of slants are attempting to adopt a forty-hour week, but the labor supply has not laersased sufficiently to permit sueh a step Just now. Ropes axe held, however, that this problem will gradually be solved, '; 'j In our own case, we have to eontend with Clause IT, paragraph (a) In our oontraet, whloh ia as follows: . ''The regular hours of labor for employes# shall be (B) hour's'par day -*d forty- eight (*3) hours per week, and any hours worked^beyond aight'.fS) hours in one day, or forty (4p) hours in ons vied, shall-tra-padd for at the^rate of one and one-half times the regular hourly fate^ whichever Is the greater, but not for both;* / ' s- / ' 7s discussed this question with Rr.-Rsbhk^s', =n hla reseat stop-over in Chicago on hla way West, and this slause will, undoubtedly, be a natter of negotiation for our new oontraet terms. \ LEAD 5gTI->rIR3; BSPABTfEHT . . // 3*559^ // \ 11 *' \> ` Bullion \' / ' We not a from Tooele's ruaent estimated production report that they have increased their anti8ipe>-produotioa^af-laad bullion for tha next six menths by 300 tons per aonth. This^pe^aohfit, is ttra result of ors receipts from the new Califorsit property; V" ' Caston Material! We are exei sing caution in aur purchases of load and antimony bearing secondary Materials, wepkjWe began to quote at lower prices, as a means of protection - against a lebecXi^-w metal prices. That effeet this will have oa our intake remains to be sees. 2PC OXTDX DBPJUtmag- Chealeal Warfare Service With the suddea terainatlon 0/ our C.T.3. oontreot for sine oxide, the picture In tha Zinc Oxide Department has changed from bright to gloomy over night. Under present conditions our only refuge seemed ter be la the prodnotl on of sine netal, and in this respect we have not been encouraged in our efforts by Kr. Olaaa. Our inventory.|ef flaiailed production ia. sufficient to supply our regular easterners for at least sixty days. PHYC00009510 Hr. 1. I. Dwyer August 30th, 1945 ZTWf! OTTOE DIl ?A&TZ3BT (rent'd) Scrap Upon receiving the notice of termination from C.W.3., we immediately (topped out of the secondary zinc market. Our late Tuly and early August purebatee were quite heavy in order to assure the fulflllaeut of the C.K.S. oontraet. As a result so hare enough scrap oa hand to last about four months at tbs rate of production required for the volume of business' we bars been hating exclusive of Government business. We recognize that this situation will become serious In the event there Is s decline in the price of zinc. ?e nay be protested to soma extent, however, inasmuch as we have filed a termination claim for 705 tons of scrap with the Chemical Warfare Service. Aclaular Oxide On September 1st or shortly thereafter, we are to be^lh production of American Procesa Zinc Oxide In a muffle furnace from, scrap. Aftec-aaklagisome change* in the furnace, which our experimental run showed were necessary, we-.hope to be on a production heals, if all goes; wall, the last hurdle in our efforts to prodded-all grade* of zinc oxide at the: muffle;furnaces '.t I.,1 nave been compljrciHfy-sand we can thejjs dispense with our high cost American Block unit. \- 3HIT5 LEAD DSPiffiSSS? ' .. The Kbits Lead Department is on a simt-he^j* basis, and, unless restristions on ths production of white lead are lifted, will-retain so until Daesaber. The cell room is operating'on the Batts rfpdess, so that the bismuth may be removed from our supply of high bismuth bullied. This Betts run will last until about September *Gth. ;j - If restriotlons are remind, we wlXk' stop the Betts opa rations at onaa and bagin again to produce eteff8"tead. ueing-vrSjetever high bismuth bullion wa have on band first and then applyiag/Coi. 'll.ass for_eom,:.on lead to meat our requirement# until Tooele has its next high bismuth nun, which we understand will not be until next March. Our Sales Department anticipates a heavy volume of business aa soon as the lid is taken off the production d/ white lead. TiO hope yon will find this information helpful. (FJ/'tm eo: tfr.F.Lalet PNtC000095U saassmra I-