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Show MARKET EOR METALS SHOWiraiESS Copper Remains Firm, but Lead and Silver Are Off a Shade frvH-rv'-l'Vt" "H"'"M"I'vI" "i -I . -! Copper (electro ) $12 870113 00 Lead, I.ew York $3 703 80 4- Iar silver 49Sc fa ver in London ! a i, ,,., .t.t.t ..t. MTi.i. i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i r i 'i i NEW YORK. Dec 4 Lead qu et, $3 7008 80 London 19 Spelter steads $5 55 6 I ondon 27 T n steady 6 ton lots $33 4033 65 25 ton lo s $33 3033 8s I ec ojtc firm $12 87013 00 cast ng $12 6712 87 Iron quiet, unc anged London quotations Spot copper 56 7s 8d futures 06 3 6d Spot tin 149 10- futures 147 10s WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW Irregular ty St II the D st ngu sh ng Fea ture of Bus ness. NEW YORK Dec 4 Bradstreet a Bg view wl 1 say tomorrow Financial recuperation and resunip tions make for Improved bas c conditions for the future but irregularity still is the d stingulshmg feature in trade and industry and a very p ain y marked 1 ne of divergence is v sib e between export and pure y domestic trade t ansact ons The movement in bonds at New York and in stocks and bo ids at outs de mar kets the reopen ng of the call money na ket he growing ease of money reflected re-flected ln that market and in the market for commerc al paper are a 1 evidence of progress and po nt to a poss ble ear y restorat on of comp ete f nanclal and cred t machlnerv In export trade war orders and grain exports furni h source? of narked actlv t though cotton exports despite fu her expansion and the argest week s to al s nee the war began are st 1 far be ow a 5 ear ago Demand for American products to be used by the troops in the fed is in turn ref ected in act vlty ln favored industries and many Unes are repor ed bus y emp oyed thereon tho gh a Jarring note s found in reports that fore gn tak gs have been exaggerated at some centers Bank c eaiings th s week accord ng to Brads reets were $3 094 135 00( a de crease of 19 a per cent f on last jear Bus ness fa lures for t e weet were 44S against 356 ln the corresponding week of last 3 ear Wheat e ports includ ng flour from the Un ed States and Cana da, 9 876 991 bushe s against 5 317 9o8 |