Show SPELTER'S SPECTACULAR RISE IS EXPLAINABLE r More ore than In the case of almost an any other commodity the rise in the thc price of sp speller spelter the w wholesale term for Jer sine Is easily explainable says fas fa's athe the Boston Transcript Transcript In the making of cartridge shells third one-third spelter peler Is used to two-thirds two copper This makes malie braes In all ammunition from re revolver revolver re- re volver olver C cartridges eN to the shells for the guns this proportion Is used In normal times Great Grent Britain used more tons of zinc than she pro pro- duces ducts England Is using probably twice more than she he Is producing now flow that she is on a war production basis Formerly England imported large largo quantities of ot spelter from Germany Q Und and Bel Belgium lum This was WS also the case Russia France rance only produced enough to supply herself hersel It I has line devolved de- de upon the United States to supply sup sup- supply ply the abnormal foreign demand R Raw SUP SUP-I In this country countr has within the pst past eight months enjoyed a rise irom little over o er G S to almost 20 0 cents a is round pound At the pre present ent time timo all zinc produCerS are arc making abnormal prof- prof l.- l. however ore is already alred being re- re d in this country countr from Australia ran hind tit lt IB is the opinion of unprejudiced that the present price rica of ot spelter Ms Ii not likely to be he maintained for nn any period I |