Show Lead and Silver After the recent announcement that the committee on ways and means had decided to recommend a tariff of 1U cent per pound on lead contained in Imported silverlead ores i was quite a disappointment to many people that the New York market for pig lead did not respond with a rise but on the contrary showed a tendency to decline Tho body of traders are not dposed t place much faith in any recommendations recommenda-tions as this kind of thing has been going in so long with constantly conflicting rumors and reports that nothing will now produce much effect until Congress take some decided action on tho subject In St Louis the metal ha been quiet but reasonably firm offerings are light and the demand not at au large In Chicago there is considerably apathy and sales have been quite limited In Salt Lake the metal opened on1on iay at 3S3cimbed to 9 on Wednes lay but fell back again on Friday t fS closing at that figure last evening Silver 5 |