Show ADVANCE OF COPPER Large Consumer Who Predicts Its Steady Rise to 14 Cents John R Stanton the eminent expert on the copper market iu quoted as say ins the best indication of Improve ment In the copper market IS the insistent sistent upward tendency of the price during the past two months I looks lo me as if consumers are coming at last lo realize that the visible vis-ible supply is not nearly so large ascertain as-certain bearish manipulators would have them believe Their distrust of the market is now giving place to 1 growing belief In the normal relation between the supply and the demand and confidence In the stability o prices nnd contdence at or above the present level Instead of the former system of purchasing rl tle handtomouth consumers are now taking on large supplies for future needs in anticipation of higher prices Mr Stanton says that In his opinion the visible supply of copper docs not exceed 120000 pounds and that if its production were to cease the slock on hand would be wiped out In n little more than sixty days tl Is not unlikely un-likely that copper will sell above 13 cents a pound this week adiVd the contlcnmn 1 customer who Is ono oC the three largest consumers In the United States remarking to me the other des that he expected lo see it sell up to 1 cents long before July Week at Binglmm The Bingham Bulletin pays all news coming from the Highland Boy Con group Is good news and arrives pretty regular A shipment that went out late last week was a carload of highgrade copper cop-per from the Columbia The United Stales mines are now sending to smeller eight carloads 100 tons of ore dally and in shape to increase In-crease the output to COO tons on two days notice The shaft house of the York mine destroyed by fire about three weeks deto t 1 hc ago will be rebuilt as soon as me roaus Wil hauled Amore be are open so lumber can le more substantial building will succeed the old oneL temporary affair 1 Is understood the holler and engine were but l > slightly Injured and can soon be put in working I order Mining Notes T P niRiioy left for Tlntlc lost night on a profeailoiml errand Alvlras Snow secretary and manager of the Martha Washington has gone to that Tintlo proposition The resident cashier for Tonopah producers pro-ducers drew down a cheek for two lots of hlihjjrado ore yesterday 1rcsldent John Durn of thxj great Con Mercur has returned after nn absence of ecvoral days among Interests In Colorado The Con Merour will tomorrow dhjtrlb ulo Us February dividend of 20000 whllo adding another piece o money to tho HirpluH George Gunn of the American Smelllnc and Rcilnlnf companys slaT baa returned 1g comlml southern to town after ciiummlni with producers director of the A F Ilolden managing United Slates Mining company left for 1nlnb California last night where he will absent himself for n week Manager Farnsworth of the Horn Silver reports tho mill tit Frisco running on 1SO tons of ore dully with the usual amount of highgrade copper ore coming to mar ket ketA rcport from Parl City indicate that the main Incline 011 the Scottish Chief haM broken into the main ore body Manager Int J iwnncu waa at the mine ilurhur the day however and It was Impossible to get particulars J Obcrndorfer leaves for the TasL today to-day with a block oC treasury stock In the Cincinnati of Park City at his bell lie hOB resigned us m secretary and treasurer of tho Little Chief company and has been succeeded by Philip 12 1 McKInncy Manager IT C Drownlpo of the 1 SI LouisOntario nt Park City Is placing an order for a hoist with which to expedite the development of tho companys most lwly loclopmcnt frcns II liii great camp and will leave for the mlno again on Tuesday Tho directors of tho Little Chief have called for another assessment of a cent a chare or S1MO with which to continue work on Its Tlntlc properly from which omo ore In 1 now being raised and of which a shipment is promised tho present month The GllcH Mining and Milling company yesterday Hied with the County Cleric an amendment of Itsi articles of incorporation Increasing Its capital stock from 700000 HhariH to 1500000 ac the par value of 10 cent a sham |