Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-01-23 | Page 10 | Copper Price to Remain 23 1-2 Cents

I COPPER PRICE TO REMAIN 231-2 CENTS President Adopts Wax Board's Recommendation Recom-mendation Making No Change Until June, WASHINGTON", Jan. 22. On recom- j mendation of the war industries board, ! President "Wilson tenia 7 extended until , June 1 next the price of cents a pound for copper, fixed September 1. The maximum price was ordered con- ; limit d upon the following condition: ! That wages re not reduced; the producers pro-ducers will sail to the allies and the public pub-lic -copper at the pri-e paid by the grov- : eminent, and That necessary measures be taken, under the direction of the war in- flu : tries board, to prevent copper from ! falling into the handy of speculators who ; would increase the pric? t.o tile public;: and that the producer exert every effort ef-fort to keep up 'he production to the ' maximum of i- patt, ay long as the war