Statistics of Copper for Cornwall in 1837

—The total quantity of ore sold was 142,089 tons (of 21 cwts.), yielding an average produce of eight per cent.; the quantity of fine copper being 11,209 tons 1 cwt.; and the average price of the ore 5 l. 15 s. 6 d. ; the total amount of the sales for the twelve months being 822,516 l. The standard upon the 5th of January was 127 l. 16 s. ; this was the highest for the year. Upon the 22d of June it was at the lowest, being only 93 l. 18 s. It went up again to 120 l. 10 s. upon the 5th of October; but declined with some slight fluctuation to 107 l. 18 s. upon the 28th of December. The largest quantity sold at any one ticketing, was 4670 tons, upon the 4th of May: and the smallest 1088, upon the 17th of August. The highest produce was nine and five-eighths per cent. upon the 13th of July; and the lowest, seven, upon the 26th of January. The greatest weekly total was 25,887 l. , upon the 2nd of November, and the least 5694 l. upon the 17th of August. The average sum per week was 15,817 l. [19] [19] Mining Review, Feb. 28, 1838. Table of the produce of Copper Ores and fine Metal in Cornwall, from 1800 to 1830. | Years. | Ores. | Metal. | Value of Ore. | Metal. | Average Standard. | | Tons of 21 Cwts | Tons. | Cwt. | | Per Cent. of Ore. | Price per Ton. | | £ | s. | d. | | £ | s. | d. | | 1800 | 55,981 | 5187 | 0 | 550,925 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1⁄4 | 133 | 3 | 6 | | 1801 | 56,611 | 5268 | 0 | 476,313 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1⁄4 | 117 | 8 | 0 | | 1802 | 53,937 | 5228 | 15 | 445,094 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5⁄8 | 110 | 18 | 0 | | 1804 | 64,637 | 5374 | 18 | 507,840 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3⁄8 | 136 | 5 | 0 | | 1806 | 79,269 | 6863 | 10 | 730,845 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5⁄8 | 138 | 5 | 0 | | 1808 | 67,867 | 6795 | 13 | 495,303 | 10 | 0 | 10 | | 100 | 7 | 0 | | 1810 | 66,048 | 5682 | 19 | 570,035 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1⁄2 | 132 | 5 | 0 | | 1812 | 71,547 | 6720 | 7 | 549,665 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 3⁄8 | 111 | 0 | 0 | | 1814 | 74,322 | 6369 | 13 | 627,501 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1⁄2 | 130 | 12 | 0 | | 1816 | 77,334 | 6697 | 4 | 447,959 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 5⁄8 | 98 | 13 | 0 | | 1818 | 86,174 | 6849 | 7 | 686,005 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7⁄8 | 134 | 15 | 0 | | 1820 | 91,473 | 7508 | 0 | 602,441 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1⁄8 | 113 | 15 | 0 | | 1822 | 104,523 | 9140 | 8 | 663,085 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 3⁄4 | 104 | 0 | 0 | | 1824 | 99,700 | 7823 | 15 | 587,178 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7⁄8 | 110 | 0 | 0 | | 1826 | 117,308 | 9026 | 12 | 788,971 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 5⁄8 | 123 | 3 | 0 | | 1828 | 130,366 | 9921 | 1 | 756,174 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 5⁄8 | 112 | 7 | 0 | | 1829 | 124,502 | 9656 | 10 | 717,334 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3⁄4 | 109 | 14 | 0 | | 1830 | 143,296 | 11,224 | 19 | 887,900 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3⁄4 | 114 | 4 | 0 | | 1834 | 150,617 | 12,271 | 14 | 893,402 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 1⁄8 | 106 | 11 | 0 | | 1835 | Produce of Copper Mines in Cornwall, (on the authority of John Taylor, Esq. F.R.S.) | Years. | Ore. | Metal. | Value. | Produce. | Standard. | | Tons. | Tons. | £. | s. | d. | Per Cwt. | | | 1831 | 144,402 | 12,044 | 806,090 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1⁄4 | 100 | | 1832 | 137,357 | 11,948 | 825,612 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5⁄8 | 100 | | 1833 | 138,300 | 11,191 | 858,708 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1⁄8 | 111 | | 1834 | 143,296 | 11,226 | 887,902 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3⁄4 | 114 | | 1835 | 150,617 | 12,270 | 893,402 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 1⁄8 | 106 | | 1836 | 140,981 | 11,647 | 957,752 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1⁄4 | 115 | | 1837 | 140,753 | 10,832 | 908,613 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 5⁄8 | 120 | An account of the quantities of Foreign wrought and unwrought Copper, and Copper Ore imported and exported, and of British wrought and unwrought Copper exported from the United Kingdom; together with the quantities and value of Copper Ore smelted in Cornwall and Swansea, and the quantity of Copper produced in those places; and in the county of Devon; together with the market prices of sheet and cake Copper, in the year ending 5th January, 1835. | Quan- tity. | Value. | | Foreign Copper imported:— | | | £ | s. | d. | | Unwrought in bricks or pigs, rose and cast copper | Cwts. | | 5,389 | | | | Part wrought, viz., bars, rods, or ingots, hammered or raised | | | 1,968 | | | | Wrought plates and coin | | | 2 | | | | Wr — ht old for re-manufacture | | | 493 | | | | Copper ore Foreign | | | 278,900 | | | | Manufactures of copper, entered by weight | | | 650 | | | | Manufactur — f copper, entered at value | | — | 5,353 | 0 | 0 | | Foreign Copper exported, viz.:— | | | | | Unwrought, in bricks and pigs, rose and cast copper | Cwts. | | 6,898 | | | | Part wrought, viz., bars, rods, or ingots, hammered or raised | | | 2,013 | | | | Old, fit only for re-manufacture | | | 265 | | | | Smelted in the United Kingdom from foreign ore | | | 55,456 | | | | Manufactures of copper, entered by weight | | | 650 | | | | Manufactur — f copper, entered at value | | — | 112 | 0 | 0 | | BRITISH COPPER. | | | | Exported, unwrought, in bricks and pigs | Cwts. | | 63,252 | | | | E — rted wrought sheets, nails, . | | | 103,433 | | | | Exported, — ught wire | | | 56 | | | | Exported, — ught of other sorts | | | 15,197 | | | | E — rted Total of British copper exported | | | 182,225 | | | | Ores sold in Cornwall:— | | | | | Quantity of ore | Tons | | 150,617 | | | | Value of ditto | | — | 893,403 | 0 | 0 | | Quantity of metal | Tons | | 12,270 | | | | Standard | | — | 106 | 11 | 0 | | Produce per cent. | | | 8 | 1⁄2 | | | Ores sold, . in Swansea:— | | | | | Quantity of ore | Tons | | 28,746 | | | | Value of ditto | | — | 223,958 | 0 | 0 | | Quantity of metal | Tons | | 2,832 | | | | Standard | | — | 101 | 18 | 0 | | Produce per cent. | | | 9 | 7⁄8 | | | Copper sold in Devons hire { ore metal } | Tons | { | 5,114 455 | | | | Total quantity of copper raised in the United Kingdom, exclusive of Angle sea and Staff ords hire, and deducting 1083 tons of metal, value 88,207 l., the produce of 4985 tons of foreign ore sold at Swansea, included above. | 14,474 | | |