Show demand FOH C 0 pera evidence that a price with that existing curing during the past few years will be paid tor for bae in me atals in future contracts Is abundant under such conditions the earning earnings of copper mines will be continued continue just as long as the mines will st stand and the strain there is some fear of el exhaustion ha in some quarters which will tend to tighten the metal mai mat ket copper as already trending higher and it is admitted that the tile needs of the allies in war business alone will exhaust the available sup ply of metal for 1917 with many do bestic consumers unable to get sup plies the same conditions apply to both zinc and lead it may be pointed out in this con lection that the stockholders of the copper companies arc are still being treated generously as indicated by the dividends tor for may in the leitel states and canada totaling 10 comparing with 6 in may a ear car ago new dividend payers are being steadily added to the ranka ranks and many of the yoi younger minds will enter the dividend ranks this tills year in this connection it may bi bd pointed out that today because of the exhaustion of tl ti e older mines aia and the tremendous destruction of copper caper produced in this country that W tha potential value of every copper deposit la Is increasing directly the tile consumption of cop par pp r for war purposes ceases there Is an army of orders for new con construe on tian and reconstruction to take the place of war business the require ants ln ants in this direction business that has been sidetracked for or the war ar are incalculable meager re ports that filter through from various parts lead to tha th belief that it will be man many years before the demand for copper sinks far enough below oe supply to warrant a reduction in the tile price of the metal below 20 cents a pound |