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Show FALLING OFF NOTED im COPPEEXPORTS Results of the Past Eleven Months Compared With , Two Previous Periods. In a revlow of the world's cooper outlook, out-look, tho Boston Financial News has an Interesting array of figures showing the' exports of copper durlnc tho first eleven months of tho closlnfc yoar. and tho following fol-lowing paragraphs will nrovo of Interest to -western copper producers: Tlio exports for tlio eleven months ended November 30 last, furnish an Interesting comparison with the two preceding pre-ceding years. They show that so far this year shipments have been approximately 1,000.000 pounds less than a. year aco. but an Increaso of more than C3.000.000 poundn over the shipments mado In the corresponding period In 1910. Had it not been for tho unlooked for falllnc off In shipments last month, the amrregate for tho period mentioned would have broken rII Drovlous records. However. It Is believed be-lieved that the consignments this month Will bo sufficiently largo to show a blight gain over thoso made In 1D11. Tho tablo follows, figures In nounds: 1012. 1911. 1910. United Kingdom 8S.040.C40 98.566,720 79,257.940 .Franco 115, 716,160 310.523.S40 9O.141.2S0 Germany t 2.10.065.280 1S1.574.400 1G0.1S0.H0 Holland 134. 535,440 201,152.000 191.020.4SO Bclclum 6.401,920 4,108,160 6,513.920 Austria 3(1,433,000 35.640.640 35.047.040 Italy . 42.318.0SO 34.151,040 C0.4S4.160 Russia 401.400 1.S77.120 7S4.000 Others . 6.704.320 2,112,320 1.753,920 Total cloven months 663.C19.S10 663.706.240 605.492.360 From the above- statement It will bo seen that tho largest Increaso in exports ex-ports durliiK the eleven xnb'ntht was to Germany. . although substantial gains wore, made In the shipments to Italy and to other countries. With tho settlement of tho troublo In southeastern Europe, and a roturn of confidence In Uio financial finan-cial market. It la believed thut the qop-per qop-per situation will develop even greater strength than has been witnessed during tho past year. According to those In a position to talk the belief prevails that the year 1913 will witness a continuation of tho prosperity in tho trado that has been shown during lha past twclvo months. |