Show FRANCE BIG COPPER BUYER boston mass feb 21 france has developed into our best foreign copper customer our exports of the metal during the first seven months of this year amounted to pounds as compared with pounds consigned to england prior to the outbreak of the war germany was the heaviest buyer of american copper taking large tonnage through holland as well as importing direct through her own ports of entry up to august 1st ast there had been exported from the united states a total of pounds against pounds in the corresponding period of the preceding year and pounds two years ago in july the latest month for which government statistics are available there was a slump in exports from a year ago as well as from each of the preceding months |