Show August Copper Sales Are Best Since April Copper sales for August totaled close to tons as the month ended the best showing since the corrective I movement set in last April according to the weekly market report of Engineer Engineer- Engineering lag ing and Mining Journal McGraw Hill publication At least some of the improvement in August sales resulted from apprehension sion slon over possible labor difficulties di says I the article Inquiry for cop cop- copper copI copper per was fairly active with quotations I for copper firm irm at 17 cents Valley In discussing the tin situation the tho I publication says that government off oUI- officials I are convinced that supplies are ample The price situation in the metal has Become confused with consumers I believing that a lower level should pre pre- prevail prevail vail vall under existing circumstances Re Re- Restrictions Restrictions Restrictions have been retained on tho the I end end use of tin I Lead and zinc prices remained firm I Lead was quoted at cents New NewYork i York and zinc at 10 cents East St. St Louis Antimony packed in cases for New York delivery will rise to cents celts per pound on less than carload lots effective September 1st because of the higher freight charges Quicksilver and tungsten ore were lower Sales of ot lead in the domestic market for consumer and Government account last week totaled tons This busi busi- business business business ness coupled with the large volume sold over the last two months has placed producers in a comfortable tion The article notes that a a. cargo of about tons of ot lead arrived here during the week from Yugoslavia All of this metal has been sold STOCK SALES THURSDAY Park Utah 1100 at Silver King Coalition at 2874 FRIDAY New Park at 1322 New York Exchange New Park at 1322 Park Utah at TUESDAY Bonanza Mining at Cc Bullion 1000 at Cardiff at Chief Consolidated at East Utah 1000 at lOc New Majestic 1000 at Park BIngham at Park City Consolidated 1000 at Silver King Western at Yankee at Columbus Columbu Rexall at at 2000 at Indian Queen at lc West Toledo at Curb Sales New Park at New York Exchange New Park at Park Utah at Silver King Coalition at WEDNESDAY New York Exchange Park Utah at I SHIPMENTS Sill IM I'M liSTS TS Park Utah Keetley I |