Show Zinc Lead ad Prices I I. I Climb Half Cent I The Tho price of ot lead and a d zinc advanced I one half cent last week making the market price of or these two major non non- nonferrous non non-I nonferrous ferrous metal metals 14 vz cents and 10 cents respectively according to the weekly market report of at Engineering and Min Mm- Mining MInIng ing Journal McGraw Hill publication I The Tho article notes that copper was vas firm inn but unchanged at 17 cents Val Val- Valley Valley ley Icy as result of an Improved demand from from consumers particularly for billets and slabs along with a n. revival of In Interest In- In Interest Interest terest on the part of or the Government for metal for Its stockpile Though uncertainty over the sums i available for tor stockpile purchases con con- continued continues continued market experts believe belleve buying for tho strategic reserve will be substantial sub sub- substantial subI In volume over the remainder I of the year the article observes Demand for lead was quite active I during the week with battery makers leading lea ng In the tho buying Cable and pig pig- I rent nt makers also came In for fair ton- ton Sales for the week to Industry t tons against tons In Inthe Inthe Inthe the preceding week kA A report that German lead was offer offer- e 04 J here at the equivalent of at 14 cents duty paid was a factor In lifting the domestic market to the same level I I Refineries in the United States pro pro- produced produced produced I tons of at lead during June against tons In May according to the American Bureau of Metal Sta Sta- Statistics I Shipments to domestic custom custom- customers ers Increased to tons In June against tons In May and the low I of tons In April As for zinc the article says that de demand de- de deI demand I mand at the 10 cent level was mixed some producers reporting good business while others encountered sales resist resist- ance rAnK PARK UTAH EARNS FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 19 Park Utah Consolidated Mines Co earned beote depletion In the first half halt of at 1949 p. p H. H Hunt vice president presIdent president dent and general manager reported Tuesday I The company lost on the same basis during the full year of at 1948 Most operations on the company's properties pr In the Park City district were shut down clown June Mr Hunt pointed out Approximately 75 men continue to tobo tobo tobe bo be employed mining a pillar pUlar In the old Park Utah mine on the east side of the properties Wednesdays Wednesday Wednesdays Wednesday's Tribune RAISE CONTINUES IN PRICE OF OP LEAD An eastern smelter Tuesday advanced d tho the price of lead by a quarter-cent quarter a pound to New York basis The heavy metal thus has regained a pound of at the drop which occurred between early March and last May Demand from auto storage battery makers cable manufacturers and suppliers of at pigments has been lively for the past two months following the thelong thelong thelong long springtime me slump STOCK ST CK SALES S. THURSDAY Y f I Sew Itow ew Park at 1 32 at Sliver lver King Western at Park City Consolidated 1150 at 31 New York Exchange Exchange- Park Utah at FRIDAY New Park at Park Utah at Silver King Western 83 at New York Exchange Park Utah at Silver SUver King Coalition CaUtIon at MONDAY East Utah 1000 at lOc Park City Consolidated at at New York Exchange Park Utah at Silver King Coalition at TUESDAY Bonanza Mining 2000 at Cc Ohio Copper 1500 at 10 c. c Prince Con at He TintIc Lead 1500 at Ohio Copper at lOc bc Rico Argentine 2000 at TintIc Standard at New York Exchange Park Utah at Silver King Coalition at 2874 WEDNESDAY at New Park at Park City Consolidated 1000 at New York Exchange Park Utah at SHIPMENTS Park Utah Keetley |