Show i Lead and Silver I t The scarcity of metal continues in New I York and the Journal says the small transactions trans-actions that have taken place there for I prompt delivery were made at 5SO590 Delivery for the first half of November 1 however can be had at 53iO5550 cents I Some large arrivals of foreign lead are expected I ex-pected early next month which will relieve the uncomfortable position in which this market has now been for some time past i I but comparative scarcity may be expected i to prevail for some time to come as no I shipments from the west to eastern ports I have been reported for quite a while Of the St Louis market Wall Company Com-pany say Spot lead is no longer scarce and prices are lower daily owing to liberal I offerings from various channels Last sales on spot were made at 525 but at close lead can be had for 520 Futures > Tovember December are held nominally at 5c Altogether the market has a rather unsettled undertone In Chicago the market has been quiet and easier early in the week low offerings by I one refiner reduced the spot quotations to 545 and November to 525 Sales will not aggregate over 200 tons The closing is only fairly steady and the demand is confined almost to metal for prompt delivery I de-livery I In Salt Lake the local quotations have never risen above 525 notwithstanding the fact that in Now York the metal has reached as high as SO Just who is responsible re-sponsible for these quotations no one seems I to know but certain it is that there is a big steal on somewhere tendency Silver remains weak with a downward |