Show DECLINE IN COPPER Situation in London Is Enveloped in Mystery London Dec IThe copper situation situa-tion Is enveloped in somewhat of a mya tcry as i hu been for month past and there Is a feeling In the air that unfavorable developments arc imminent immi-nent Silver Is closely allied to copper and the present phenomenal decline in copper Is taken to indicate that American Ameri-can Interests which are here believed to have been maintaining artificially I high prices are about to relax their grip A sharD break in both metals Js J possible It Is only fair to say that such gloomy views arc largely l based upon the Inferences of speculators and UJon probably Intensified by the general discontent In the Industrial lookout and Africa the neverending war In South |