Show Lead and Silver Lead has been inclined to steadiness during dur-ing the week past In New York there has been a better demand on the part of both speculators and consumers The renewed buying was principally brought about by reports that tho treasury were about to give an immediate decision in the foreign silverlead ore question but nothing I authoritative has yet transpired on the subject sub-ject At last accounts tho demand had apparently ap-parently been satisfied In St Louis no particular feature was noticeable during the week it is believed there that prices have touched bottom In Chicago tho market has been quiet Another auhcrity says the long expected decision was under careful consideration when Assistant Secretary Tichener was taken ill and it may now be delayed for some weeks Meanwhile trade is excellent at all points The new ore instructions are checking Mexican importations nearly one half and refiners are far from crowded with stock on hand The trust took into consideration the advisability of advancing the price of white lead half a cent per pound but they decided not to do soa very wise step and one which will tend to increase in-crease their sales materially and so tend to keep up the price of piglead I The Salt Lake lead opened on Monday I last at 385 and closed last night at 380 Silver quiet 2g I |