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Show COPPER PRICE CUT TO 15c BY CUSTOM SMELTERS The price of domestic copper was reduced one-half cent today to fifteen fif-teen and one-half cents a pound through sale effected by custom smelters. Leading producers were reported holding at 18 cents. Today's cut followed a reduction 1 cent c$ Wednesday from a seven year peak level of 17 cents a pound. A reduction of one-half cent In the price of zinc, announced by certain cer-tain sellers yesterday, was generally adopted today by leading refiners. This placed the market at 7 cents a pound. East St. Louis. |