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Show UUSH II COPPER STOCKS Producers' Statement Places Metal on Hand at 47,-929,429 47,-929,429 Pounds. The statement of the Copper Producers asBOclatlon for November allows an Increase In-crease In Btocks on hand of 15.363,047 pounds, compared with the provloua month. Stoclts on hand December 1 a-errcgaled a-errcgaled -J 7,0 HO.-! 21) pounds, against 31",-oCG.aSi' 31",-oCG.aSi' pounds on November I. A year ago tho surplua waa approximately SG.000,000. November production amounted lo 134,-087,708 134,-087,708 poundu, compared -with 139,070,481 pounds In October, and 13-1,6D5,4-I0 pounds a year ago. The production with the surplua mado a total of 1GU.G5-1,(H0 jioundu, as compared com-pared with 1C8,8R3,575 poundu In October, and 211,440,401 pounds a year iigo. Do-mestlo Do-mestlo deliveries amounted to 4Sj656 pounds last month, compared with G8.-173,720 G8.-173,720 pounds In October, and G9.3G9.705 pounds a year ago. TSxports In November amounted to 70,007,803 pounds, against G8.123.473 pounds In tho previous month and 55,906,550 pounds for November, 19111. Tho total consumption last month was 11S,724,C61 pounds, as against 13fi.297.193 pounds for Octobor, and 125,276,345 pounds a year oro, Tho exports showed a gain of almost 2,000,000 pounds, while the homo consumption con-sumption fell off over 19,000,000 pounds. Fortunately there was a decrease In tho production of 5.000,000 pounds, which compared favorably with the production a year ago when tho output of Utah Copper Cop-per and Nevada Consolidated woro held bade by labor troubles. Tho copper metal market docs not appear ap-pear to he Infested with many buyers of the moUil and tho outlook Is not as encouraging en-couraging as producers would like to seo. Copper has sold as low as 141 cents a pound, and after a brief buying 3pell, It Is said, consumors con name tho price again. |