Show COPPER IN DEMAND Amalgamated Company Alleged to Have Corner on All Spot Metal TUIBUNI5 SPECiAL i New York March iTho dumand for r coyjpcr abroad hns forced Iho London price lo 70 los figures that were quoted yesterday and tho highest price since 1S It Is claimed In London > that the Amal gn muted Copper company has got con irol I ot all the j pol coppei ii mid therefore I IMS caused thc price 10 advance The I Maine tho statement was made lust year bill I prlrn declined from 10 1 cenw lo Jlfir HiS cvnls Europe says a prominent member of I the copper trade t has very little For a long time sho has been copper 11 lam ilug mom hand to I mouth I Jn the i face of this condi tion I the I cipper demand tmcl It l enormous The South African war has created JL i big dc r inund for copper bv Knsjlnnd nnd tier many England Franco I nil Russia also dcmuullug nro Inrgo quantities for ship blllldhi building purposes France wants ii large uitltles for or telephone constriu tlon This week a tender hns of liren made for 1000 I tons copper for tho I French navy Our own consumption fur telephone t nnd trolley purpose Is I largo and stitrith con stantly growing Recently buyers dl were disposed to hold prices but off owing to tho luau now manufacturers lire very low supplies When tho seaton8 mand big de begins a deckled Ihlrtll shortage of per may rral cop reasonably he expected Recent ly I the Calumet lloclu I 11111 a largo company mado lulu of copper at J6 cents that tbo company will bo practically of tho out market for several months Tho production which Increased 10 cent lost Is per year not Ing with IncleaaliiK1 In keep the I Increase of population trade I Much 114 l heard about new mlney and but gelling u copper rnino Piarled Is slow a projcs and takea from ono to threo years |