Table 9.--Selected U.S. copper scrap and ingot prices1/ (Cents per pound) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Period 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO.1 BRASS MILL BUYING PRICE, COPPER SCRAP --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January--- 65 43 47 NA 92 42 50 55 57 70 98 81 65 67 59 55 61 58 106 118 101 February-- 67 45 48 NA 96 42 48 57 56 83 113 76 64 71 63 58 60 58 95 111 103 March----- 68 47 52 60 103 47 54 64 58 84 87 79 62 70 65 56 62 59 93 129 117 April----- 70 54 50 64 114 47 61 58 58 92 85 78 63 71 67 59 61 60 91 131 118 May------- 66 47 49 65 118 47 62 59 57 81 80 77 65 73 62 61 60 66 94 115 116 June------ 58 49 48 69 90 44 61 53 57 81 78 76 51 69 59 56 60 67 100 107 112 July------ 56 49 46 71 78 48 64 50 60 76 90 74 56 70 57 56 56 70 91 105 117 August---- 55 48 46 82 70 50 61 46 63 85 89 77 54 70 56 57 55 75 89 115 113 September- 52 47 46 84 52 48 58 47 62 80 88 74 58 68 54 56 58 78 102 122 122 October--- 48 46 46 88 51 47 49 49 64 82 87 71 60 63 52 56 57 84 116 127 115 November-- 45 44 46 96 51 47 51 48 61 85 88 68 56 60 56 57 56 95 115 114 110 December-- 43 44 46 88 44 47 53 52 65 88 77 66 57 61 55 59 57 112 119 100 107 Average- 58 47 48 77 80 46 56 53 60 82 88 75 59 68 58 57 58 73 101 116 112 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO. 2 REFINERS BUYING PRICE, COPPER SCRAP --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January--- 56 35 37 42 67 38 41 48 48 59 88 66 46 56 50 46 51 48 94 104 87 February-- 58 37 39 45 71 40 41 50 46 71 97 65 46 60 51 47 51 48 78 98 88 March----- 60 42 42 52 95 44 46 54 47 76 73 68 44 59 55 47 53 50 82 108 96 April----- 61 46 41 55 102 43 52 50 49 78 68 69 42 62 56 49 51 49 79 111 102 May------- 56 41 40 55 96 41 52 48 50 70 68 67 42 64 52 49 50 54 79 100 101 June------ 49 39 39 59 76 38 54 45 50 68 68 65 38 61 49 46 51 57 84 91 97 July------ 48 40 38 60 65 42 58 41 50 66 77 64 36 62 47 47 47 62 80 89 100 August---- 43 39 38 66 64 44 53 38 52 71 73 66 38 61 46 47 46 64 79 100 104 September- 43 38 38 68 48 42 49 38 53 74 72 63 38 57 44 47 48 68 88 106 102 October--- 41 37 38 72 45 41 41 39 55 73 73 61 38 52 43 48 47 70 94 107 96 November-- 38 35 38 77 44 40 42 39 54 75 72 60 39 49 46 48 47 83 98 97 93 December-- 37 35 39 70 40 40 43 43 55 72 65 59 40 51 45 49 47 98 104 88 93 Average- 49 39 39 60 68 41 48 44 51 71 75 64 41 58 49 48 49 63 87 100 97 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO. 2 HEAVY COPPER SCRAP, DEALERS PRICE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January--- 47 23 31 32 61 32 37 34 34 47 75 58 57 43 41 38 38 38 77 104 74 February-- 47 25 32 36 66 31 38 36 36 59 82 56 57 47 41 38 40 38 68 96 69 March----- 50 28 35 43 73 34 40 42 36 65 70 57 54 52 44 38 40 38 64 99 78 April----- 52 32 35 44 76 34 42 41 40 69 60 60 54 52 45 38 40 40 63 101 87 May------- 48 29 34 45 74 31 44 40 39 63 58 58 53 54 43 38 40 41 70 105 87 June------ 41 27 32 47 61 30 44 36 42 59 57 55 43 55 42 38 40 43 71 91 83 July------ 38 28 30 47 51 33 47 35 41 58 65 53 47 55 39 38 40 45 70 84 83 August---- 36 27 30 52 49 37 46 34 42 59 65 54 46 54 39 38 38 49 70 88 86 September- 33 27 30 59 41 38 44 33 43 62 64 53 48 52 38 38 38 50 72 105 92 October--- 31 28 30 62 39 37 38 33 45 63 65 50 49 48 36 38 38 53 79 102 88 November-- 27 29 29 68 35 36 35 33 45 62 66 48 49 43 35 38 38 55 84 96 84 December-- 25 28 29 67 33 36 34 33 45 65 58 46 51 43 36 38 36 65 86 88 82 Average- 40 28 31 50 55 34 41 36 41 61 65 54 51 50 40 38 38 46 73 96 83 ------------------------------ See footnotes at end of table. Table 9.--Selected U.S. copper scrap and ingot prices1/--Continued (Cents per pound) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Period 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YELLOW BRASS INGOT (405) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January--- 49 40 40 44 65 57 54 57 59 66 80 77 73 64 70 70 71 71 84 101 114 February-- 49 40 42 48 68 56 54 57 59 74 91 77 73 67 72 70 71 71 82 105 113 March----- 50 43 46 54 77 57 58 61 59 77 86 77 72 68 75 70 71 71 82 107 114 April----- 52 48 47 55 86 59 62 64 61 79 77 77 71 71 76 70 71 71 83 108 118 May------- 53 48 45 55 91 58 62 60 62 76 71 77 71 71 74 69 71 71 83 115 118 June------ 51 46 41 55 85 56 62 58 62 74 70 77 70 73 74 71 71 71 84 115 118 July------ 48 46 41 55 79 56 62 57 62 74 71 77 67 73 74 71 71 73 90 114 118 August---- 44 46 41 55 74 57 63 54 62 74 75 77 66 73 74 71 71 73 90 113 121 September- 41 45 41 59 67 58 62 52 62 74 75 77 66 73 74 71 71 73 90 117 123 October--- 41 44 41 61 61 56 57 52 63 76 75 75 66 71 74 71 71 76 94 117 123 November-- 41 42 41 61 60 54 57 55 64 76 80 75 65 70 72 71 71 79 99 116 123 December-- 41 40 41 65 59 54 57 55 64 76 78 73 63 70 70 71 71 84 100 115 123 Average- 47 44 42 56 73 57 59 57 62 75 77 76 69 70 73 71 71 74 88 112 119 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Delivered U.S. destinations. Source: American Metal Market. Table 9.--Selected U.S. copper scrap and ingot prices1/ (Cents per pound) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Period 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO.1 BRASS MILL BUYING PRICE, COPPER SCRAP --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January--- 65 43 47 NA 92 42 50 55 57 70 98 81 65 67 59 55 61 58 106 118 101 February-- 67 45 48 NA 96 42 48 57 56 83 113 76 64 71 63 58 60 58 95 111 103 March----- 68 47 52 60 103 47 54 64 58 84 87 79 62 70 65 56 62 59 93 129 117 April----- 70 54 50 64 114 47 61 58 58 92 85 78 63 71 67 59 61 60 91 131 118 May------- 66 47 49 65 118 47 62 59 57 81 80 77 65 73 62 61 60 66 94 115 116 June------ 58 49 48 69 90 44 61 53 57 81 78 76 51 69 59 56 60 67 100 107 112 July------ 56 49 46 71 78 48 64 50 60 76 90 74 56 70 57 56 56 70 91 105 117 August---- 55 48 46 82 70 50 61 46 63 85 89 77 54 70 56 57 55 75 89 115 113 September- 52 47 46 84 52 48 58 47 62 80 88 74 58 68 54 56 58 78 102 122 122 October--- 48 46 46 88 51 47 49 49 64 82 87 71 60 63 52 56 57 84 116 127 115 November-- 45 44 46 96 51 47 51 48 61 85 88 68 56 60 56 57 56 95 115 114 110 December-- 43 44 46 88 44 47 53 52 65 88 77 66 57 61 55 59 57 112 119 100 107 Average- 58 47 48 77 80 46 56 53 60 82 88 75 59 68 58 57 58 73 101 116 112 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO. 2 REFINERS BUYING PRICE, COPPER SCRAP --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January--- 56 35 37 42 67 38 41 48 48 59 88 66 46 56 50 46 51 48 94 104 87 February-- 58 37 39 45 71 40 41 50 46 71 97 65 46 60 51 47 51 48 78 98 88 March----- 60 42 42 52 95 44 46 54 47 76 73 68 44 59 55 47 53 50 82 108 96 April----- 61 46 41 55 102 43 52 50 49 78 68 69 42 62 56 49 51 49 79 111 102 May------- 56 41 40 55 96 41 52 48 50 70 68 67 42 64 52 49 50 54 79 100 101 June------ 49 39 39 59 76 38 54 45 50 68 68 65 38 61 49 46 51 57 84 91 97 July------ 48 40 38 60 65 42 58 41 50 66 77 64 36 62 47 47 47 62 80 89 100 August---- 43 39 38 66 64 44 53 38 52 71 73 66 38 61 46 47 46 64 79 100 104 September- 43 38 38 68 48 42 49 38 53 74 72 63 38 57 44 47 48 68 88 106 102 October--- 41 37 38 72 45 41 41 39 55 73 73 61 38 52 43 48 47 70 94 107 96 November-- 38 35 38 77 44 40 42 39 54 75 72 60 39 49 46 48 47 83 98 97 93 December-- 37 35 39 70 40 40 43 43 55 72 65 59 40 51 45 49 47 98 104 88 93 Average- 49 39 39 60 68 41 48 44 51 71 75 64 41 58 49 48 49 63 87 100 97 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO. 2 HEAVY COPPER SCRAP, DEALERS PRICE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January--- 47 23 31 32 61 32 37 34 34 47 75 58 57 43 41 38 38 38 77 104 74 February-- 47 25 32 36 66 31 38 36 36 59 82 56 57 47 41 38 40 38 68 96 69 March----- 50 28 35 43 73 34 40 42 36 65 70 57 54 52 44 38 40 38 64 99 78 April----- 52 32 35 44 76 34 42 41 40 69 60 60 54 52 45 38 40 40 63 101 87 May------- 48 29 34 45 74 31 44 40 39 63 58 58 53 54 43 38 40 41 70 105 87 June------ 41 27 32 47 61 30 44 36 42 59 57 55 43 55 42 38 40 43 71 91 83 July------ 38 28 30 47 51 33 47 35 41 58 65 53 47 55 39 38 40 45 70 84 83 August---- 36 27 30 52 49 37 46 34 42 59 65 54 46 54 39 38 38 49 70 88 86 September- 33 27 30 59 41 38 44 33 43 62 64 53 48 52 38 38 38 50 72 105 92 October--- 31 28 30 62 39 37 38 33 45 63 65 50 49 48 36 38 38 53 79 102 88 November-- 27 29 29 68 35 36 35 33 45 62 66 48 49 43 35 38 38 55 84 96 84 December-- 25 28 29 67 33 36 34 33 45 65 58 46 51 43 36 38 36 65 86 88 82 Average- 40 28 31 50 55 34 41 36 41 61 65 54 51 50 40 38 38 46 73 96 83 ------------------------------ See footnotes at end of table. Table 9.--Selected U.S. copper scrap and ingot prices1/--Continued (Cents per pound) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Period 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YELLOW BRASS INGOT (405) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January--- 49 40 40 44 65 57 54 57 59 66 80 77 73 64 70 70 71 71 84 101 114 February-- 49 40 42 48 68 56 54 57 59 74 91 77 73 67 72 70 71 71 82 105 113 March----- 50 43 46 54 77 57 58 61 59 77 86 77 72 68 75 70 71 71 82 107 114 April----- 52 48 47 55 86 59 62 64 61 79 77 77 71 71 76 70 71 71 83 108 118 May------- 53 48 45 55 91 58 62 60 62 76 71 77 71 71 74 69 71 71 83 115 118 June------ 51 46 41 55 85 56 62 58 62 74 70 77 70 73 74 71 71 71 84 115 118 July------ 48 46 41 55 79 56 62 57 62 74 71 77 67 73 74 71 71 73 90 114 118 August---- 44 46 41 55 74 57 63 54 62 74 75 77 66 73 74 71 71 73 90 113 121 September- 41 45 41 59 67 58 62 52 62 74 75 77 66 73 74 71 71 73 90 117 123 October--- 41 44 41 61 61 56 57 52 63 76 75 75 66 71 74 71 71 76 94 117 123 November-- 41 42 41 61 60 54 57 55 64 76 80 75 65 70 72 71 71 79 99 116 123 December-- 41 40 41 65 59 54 57 55 64 76 78 73 63 70 70 71 71 84 100 115 123 Average- 47 44 42 56 73 57 59 57 62 75 77 76 69 70 73 71 71 74 88 112 119 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Delivered U.S. destinations. Source: American Metal Market.