Show CUT IN COPPER United Metals Selling Company Agiiri Applies the Knife TRIBUNE SPECIAL New York Jan l3The United Medals Selling company today reduced prices for copper cent per pound though the oflicers refused to make any formal ofllchil announcement This cut puts lake copper at 11 cents electro lytic tit 114k and casting at 11 it was also said that sales of lake copper have been made at 11V cents This reduction was expected but It was understood In the trade that sales were being made at 11 conts for casting copper which fore V castel a decline ln the olHclally quoted rates Tiiis latest reduction makes the flftii cut in copper prices since the mid V Jie of December when lake was quote l at 12 cents In the metal trade It wna thought ther today that there vilt 1 be fur reductions in Coppei prIces Al present prices deaiers saltj the markel is iery cioe to the average cost 01 productiofl Just shtL It cot to pto duce coppel is hOwever an open ques ion Some produceil can apparently Jay down copper for n cents a pound hiie In others the cost will IUTI Ip lo 13 cent8 a poun 1 There l is naturally a difference the Lccordlng to the nature of Inihe n and the other metals f ° und with the copper |