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Show PRODUCERS' REPORT MAY HELP COPPERS Jamoa A. Pollock & Co.. investment brokers, 1G9 South Main street, furnish the following, received over their private wire yesterday aftornoon: Palno, Wohber & Co.. Boston. The absence of further liquidation after yesterday's yes-terday's reaction was the encouraging feature and short covering was reported for. a fractional nilly Just at the close. Speculation in coppers is at a low obb, but may be stimulated by the Copper Producers' report, which will bo Issued at the end of tho week. Preliminary estimates es-timates of this report figure tho probable docreaso of from 5,000,000 to 15,000,000 pounds. Gallagher, New York. After rather weak opening United Cigars advanced a point on short covering. There was little trade in the balance of tho list. Consolidated Copper held its advance of yesterday. British Copper advanced to 3 on limited buying orders. Logan & Bryan, New York. The list was ootnewhat steady, primarily as a consequence of short covering and a cessation ces-sation of speculative soiling, but, taken as a whole, sentiment still appears to favor a somewhat lower range of values, though It is generally realized that a moderate recovery of temporary nature from around prevailing levels is not unlikely, un-likely, as the tendency on tho part of tho professional elcmont to accept moderate mod-erate turns seems to be qulto pronounced. pro-nounced. Discussion seems to bo centered on the probable effect of the new tariff schedules and also on what seems to 'be rather well dellned prospects of a renewal re-newal of anti-trust legislation at the regular session of congress in December, Decem-ber, Tho agitation relative to tho proposed pro-posed banking and currency legislation seems to be checking confidence somewhat, some-what, particularly as signs are not lacking lack-ing of halting tendencies in commercial and Industrial circles, which movement It is feared may bo accelerated should tho tinkering with tho financial fabric not ho conducted In keeping with the ideas of the conservative clement. Of course, when the market is weak all adverse ad-verse influences are magnified and the favorable features are not always accorded ac-corded their proper weight, but nevertheless never-theless not only tho stock market but also tho country In general appears to bo passing through a period of readjustment, readjust-ment, and until future inclinations are more clearly defined we rather anticipate antici-pate that it will be rather difficult to stimulate much enthusiasm in the nature of producing advancing tendencies in llnanclal or trade circles. |