Show I PRODUCER CONSUMER OF COPPER Both Doth the copper producers producer and the copper consumers are tiro now being closely looked after ater by tho the government in its Is efforts to keep close track of C the tho metal situation that its Is requirements requirements require require- ments and that of ot the allies ma may In ir Inno Inno no wn way bo be impeded From Boston Doston comes the story that copper consumers ers ore including brass manufacturers ant and ind wire drawers have been requested to tc tofile file briefs with wll the price fixing com corn of the war Industries board giving In detail the quantities of metal recently ordered from whom and th tho ultimate disposition of finished ma ma- Representatives of or tho the manufacturers ers have been conferring with Pope Pop Yeatman representing tho the war Industries Indus indus- tries board over the situation arising out of ot the advance in copper which left ler them with wih orders on theIr thel books based baaed on cent 22 copper bufor bu but but buttor for tor which the they must as ns con conditions no now stand pay 26 6 cents a pound The consumers told Mr Ir Yeatma I that the they had taken on business latIn late lat late In Juno June and based prices on 23 3 cents cent I Ifor for copper which had been announce announced I as us the fixed price until August l 15 16 Producers Pro Pro- the consumers Informed th the committee with wih the exception of ot onor on one one i or two would sell sel no copper at that tha time other than at government gO pric I at ut time of f f delivery It I is understood that considerably more than pounds of ot copper coppe was sold to consumers on the tho government government government govern govern- ment price at time of delver delivery basis basl which proved pro to bo be 26 G cents a pound poum and that the manufacturers unless ltd ud- ud bo be effected will wil have to stand the loss los The Tho bulk of ot this copper was as for tor gov gov- work directly or indirectly th and adjustment to the manufacturers may result where It I can be bo shown that tha the government was to be bo tho the beno- beno |