Show V ORE AND BULLION < i Settlements of the Week Much Less Than Prior Week Week In the ore and bullion market the week closed with settlements amounting amount-ing to 292122 a compared ViIth54L 4 1SI for the previous one The shrinkage shrink-age Is not so alarming to those conversant con-versant with conditions that caused V I it for In the settlements for last week was included the bullion from thb Consolidated i Con-solidated Mercur returns from which had been delayed by the clerks of the V V subtreasury In New York Again bad roads that followed the storms ora week ago have Interfered with the F V movement of ores while the last of the blast furnaces of the Mlngo smelter meler was blown out during the past week leaving nothing but roasters opera V 1 tion The Highland Hoy however continues to forward Its bullion to the Eastern refinery and sent out nearly 200000 pounds of the value of over 50 0 while the management of the BIng ham Copper and V Gold Mining com panys plant went on with the plllng V up of matte while lnl r mate whie awaiting Instructions from the Metals Selling company to Selng begin forwarding Somq were inclined to ascribe the shrinkage to the decline in lead of 10 cents per 100 pounds but ns a cause It was most insignificant wa r one of the ble producers are affected V by it On the contrary their afccted arc V nil contracted for on 0 basis of li 1 per 100 pounds I IK only the small fish pel I themnl V that have ocen drawn Into the mouth 1ut tji of the whale and they are managing to swim The shrinkage ndeedwas was V altogether normal and will be over come In the total for the month ol monh V The days settlements in the orfidnd V bullion market amounted to ffeHl di vided V as follows V T RJones CoGermEabuhlion I V Gelmarabullon 20OO gold silver lead zini iiper f ores ljOO nnr ppei Bambergcr MCMlIlanGo1dlIver 1leiIlanGoldIer lead and copper ores 10511 VV McCornlck V 18 CoGoldl ajlver d lead caa and copper ores Sot I 1 ai V In the metal market stiver ruled steady at 59 slver Lents an ounce lead at 4 V per 100 pounds l loj cents a pound and casting copper at I |