Show UPPER MElING MELTING IS ISON ISON ON Ut BIG BI SCAlE SAL NOW Copper Gossip published b by the National Na Na- tonal Conduit Cable company says SS of ot the situation lemarl Remarkable abl firmness and a n steadily maintained demand of or huge huo magnitude o othe characterize the copper market Direct and indirect war requirements are absorbing absorbing ab ab- ab- ab tho the bulk of or all al the tile metal pro pro- Compared with wih the war pre pe period pC- pC nod cons consumption has greatly eclipsed tho the best records of or peace pence years Judging from available a data recent domestic melting meling may be estimated at approximately poll pounds rids a a month or at nt the rate of or 1 pounds annual annually The Tile apparent United States States consumption in 1917 was 1316 11 4 pounds and that for tor 1916 was waR I 6 pounds Current needs need for copper are therefore seen een to be of or record rec Tee ord ormi breaking dimensions and to meet the great grent expansion In ill demand It I will willbo wil maintain aggregate bo be necessary to aG production dt tt t top speed American merican capacity to produce copper copper copper cop cop- I per would probably be equal to o all al demands de do- mantis mands coming to market markel If I It were I possible to operate minus and refineries refiner renner- lee ies full handed handel A serious shortage of ot labor however howe has hns been a a great handicap han han- to the tIme output o of both bolh crude crud and refined copper Tho The facilities for tor the production nn and treatment of or copper In Inthis Inthis inthis this country countr were never neer so great as no at present and antI If I utilized utilised at till full tul capacity nn and the time maximum efficiency there hould be no scarcity to complain of ot Manufacturers are are- concentrating orders their ile activities chiefly upon war but leading mills mils and ami factories are also suffering from a n shortage of or man manpower manpower manpower power an and skilled worl workers rR HO so fO that full ful capacity operations In lim nil all al departments reveal arc are Impossible Developments De the necessity for tor a stead steadily 1 expanding production of or brass brais and various essential essen essen- products Demand Deml on Oil tho time brass anti and copper tal Industries Is phenomenal and the tho urgent nt rail call for tor output on vast ast scale calo Is e exported p to gain Impetus as ns Additional Additional Addi Addi- formulated enlarged plans plan are el copper anti and more lucre ro mba labor labo will wl be and perform necessary to fill fi orders all essential work considered India India- during the next twelve twelvemonths months There Is II no parallel In the th pat past history history his his- tor tory of or the copper antI and brass Industries with present conditions and how to se secure secure se- se cure maximum output of or both raw Tn and manufactured metal is 18 lh them thA practical problem engaging tho time attention of ot ex- ex ports perls In each of the these industries The copper resources resource of or tho the country and those thos controlled bv by American compan compan- leo arc are fortunately fully adequate for tor all requirements Th That t Is to lo say eay the theore theore theore ore deposits Rn and blocked out omit Olt reserves the wide are amply sufficient to meet cope scope of ot demand coming to this market mar mar- ket keto Th Th Important task Is to lo effectively effect effect- and treatment treatment treat trent ively carrY on tho the recovery ment of th these so 8 vast delo deposits ls to an nn ex extent ex cx- tent that will wi provide e enough metal for tor forthe tho the Increasing and 11 persistent demand as aa It I looms up with new force fore antI and Int In- In t But nut notwithstanding time the boun- boun of ot tho thu copper resources resource It is well vell to remember tem that they are not self propagating and arId depleted values cannot be he replaced again It I may also be found expedient to allow a 3 profit that will wi compensate for producing the tho commodity on the largest est poe scale Vast sur sums sunn have been boen hren spent to develop the tho rich mineral Crea areas area and an Important Import Import- ant factor In tho production of or copper will wi always s bo boo Its Hs market mark at selling price |