Show DIG BIG INQUIRIES FOR FOR COPPER ARE REPORTED I IBy By Badger Bros Private Wire NEw XE VORI March 2 2 and Mining Journal says Talk In the newspapers about refiners compelling the thc mining mining- companies to consent to a revision revision sion of refining contracts owing to In Increased Increased In- In creased costs cost caused some gossip os lp In t of or the refiners That refiners refiners- costs have largely Increased Is no illusion sion slon but hut a n. contract Is l a a. contract wh which ch is appreciated ed by hy none better than the copper refiners Copper dealers report even e larger inquiries In Inquiries In- In for fOE metal than th they had hall last week all 11 the thc wa way to tho the end of June although the pre present nt fixed price expires at end of May Ia Inquiries come COIn mainly from JIl do- do me tlc consumers and do not take lake Into account allies requirements b by government and A prominent director of Nevada Xe and ila n. Ray sa says s 's Taxes earnings and nm the cash position ha have been the determining determining factors in decreasing Utah and C Chino no 1011 as wc well a the 1 ark maintaining of or Rm av and Nevada ChIno dividends dl Utah Uta 1 and ami in have hac vo been makin making lar largo large o expenditures expendi- expendi tures on M new Ow construction which the to oilier companies are not doing oln |