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Show CoprEB ad Iron. As the ores of thes meta exist in great abundance, ad o fi exceptiona'ly rich quality in this Territory, and as pubhc atteuticn is beiog called to them, we quote the latest prices at which the metals have been sold in New York. The "World" says : Copper has been active and firmer salea l,5w,00o pouods Uke at 3u 32c., cash, and delivery np to spring months, closing at 3Ki 3Uc, cah. Iron has been dull ;No. 1 Americao pig quoted at $5K'i.52: No. 2 extra do. S4&fa,50; Eglinton Scotch $43. 45 ; 2o tons Glengarnock sold at $4S; an extra price ; but the stock of this description is smalL Rails dull and nominal in this market, but we hear of 3.000 tons English delivered at Pittsburg Pitts-burg on private terms. We also observe in the last London "Mining World," with referenoe to the advance in the price of copper, that the production in England this year has fallen off in nearly all of the lead- j j ing mines, notwithstanding the stimu-lous stimu-lous of the higher prices for the metal. I This statement argues that the advance : io price is permanent, and not tho re-i re-i suit of speculation. i |
