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Show BIG INCREASE SHOWN IN COPPER EXPORTS Knormous expansion of the use of copper cop-per for war t3 shown by December expects ex-pects to the allies. While De-mber ship, rhen's to all countries totaled HI, 'If, 'j 7 pounds, eomnare l with '.f.z 1,321 In i -cemo'-r, 1016, the rornblned exports to I-i-an'-e. Orent Britain. Italy and Omada were 1 ' ' 3 ' ' - - P o u n d s . against 4 M ! i . 7 !n the rorr-spond!n montis of lfiK-, an lii'-re-" of l f, jfmi, or 6't'por "T.f. In November. 1017, total pt ports to the Eame foundries were 7 , 5 0 "i 101 pounds. To'Tl exports of ropp-r f,r f,7 to the "OiMrie3 nant'-d fbovc- were 0 10,r.:i0 0 1 2 pourfd avnJnst f ; J.2.'i.7::0 pounds "for r.K. an lur rease of P,l.l pun-la , or 40 per c-nt. |