Show lead once more moving in the right direction 0 another slight advance has been recorded in the price of lead and while the metal Is still selling at a figure which makes its production unprofitable in most instances the outlook Is more promising than it has been in a long time recent quotations show that lead Is worth 4 70 per pounds as against 4 40 some few weeks ago the pre sent price isn t anything to get ex cited about but recent changes have been in the right direction and mine owners of the district have reason to feel optimistic some are even predicting 6 00 lead before the end of the year |