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Show COPPER GOING HIGHER. Views of an Eminent Authority on the Country's Market. J. R. Stanton, himself a prominent producer pro-ducer and ono of the most eminent authorities au-thorities on the copper markot. says tho upward movement In that motal is duo to Influences that are entirely legitimate, and that further advances cannot possibly possi-bly be prevented. "The demand for copper," cop-per," snys he, In his latest statement. "Is extraordinary. There has been no attempt at-tempt mode to corner copper, for tho simple reason that thero Is no copper to corner. Stocks on hand amount to practically prac-tically nothing. All tho copper that Is now being taken out of the ground Is In process of being put Into marketable shape, which will probably be needed to fill existing contracts. At present buyers buy-ers are making contracts that call for delivery in Janunry. February and March of next year. Copper production In 130-1 will show an Increase over tho preceding year, but this Increase will be so small that It will not be noticed. I would llko to sea tho prlco of copper maintained around 14 cents a pound, but there Is no telling where prices will go In the face of nn extraordinary demand, with no stocks on hand to supply consumers' wants." |