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Show According to prodwfore oi coppvi j the siippllos In consumers' hands sro . lower than they have been In yraiM. Ono producer says oven th coprer n tho form of sn'ap hss been piactleOW consumed, and that mv.ufs.Muwi cm not stay out of the market two weoi, longer It Is stated that the Dig Giant property, prop-erty, noar Bolso, as It Btands would keep a 1,000-ton plant running. It ts the plan of the company, however, after af-ter making a worklnr test to determine deter-mine finally what process Is adaptod to the ores, to put In a mill of 300 tons capacity. The Hecla mining company, of the Coeur d'Alene district, of Idaho, last week paid n regular monthly iUu-iend iUu-iend of $20,000 On Tuesday. This is at the rate of 2 conn a sharo, and to tolil paid for the year Is $432 ono, and tho ;rand total of all dividends palJ 'a Jl.320,100. At tho Cougar mine. In the Plorce llstrlct. Idaho, they ltavo a "6 foot dump In front of the tunnel and this will be roofsd ovor so the work can bo cart led on this 7-lnler without Intel In-tel ference fiom tho 5tiow They are also making preparations to work the rein all winter |