Show PRICES HOLD BOLD IN LONDON Despite Gloomy Reports Only Slight Tailing Off London Dec Dae 13 The copper market Is still governed by mysterious lm the of which even the dealers are unable to fathom It Is said to be re remarkable remarkable that in spite of o the selling pressure coupled with the gloomy re reports potts ports from New York the ortee o the standard grade has only shrunk shrank 3 shill shillings shilling ings ing pOt pen ton The first change chanie in the price was when 1200 1100 tons were sold at 62 52 Tor All bB dates up to Feb 28 and at S1 to Is for Or the tha three months The heaviest selling was ws from a fresh quarter It ex cx excited cited curiosity but no explanation was forthcoming It is believed in lii many quarters that the most Important London houses consider the present price to be justified by the great expansion and consumption of re recent recent cent years and that consequently they are willing to lay in considerable stocks in the neighborhood of 50 which they would not have done at 70 79 Thus the market Is sustained bv by quiet absorption of the most tempting offers |