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Show TWELVE-CENT ZINC PRICE IS ALLOTTED WASHINGTON, May 25. President Wilson today fixed the price of zinc for a period until next September, as follows: Grade A. 12 cents; plate, f. o. h. plant, 14 cents; sheet, f. o. b. plant, 15 cents. The prices are subject to the usual trade discounts and differentials in effect on February 13 last. The price was fixed under an agreement agree-ment with the industry by which producers pro-ducers will not reduce wages. It will be the same, for the public, the allies and the government. The war industries board will direct distribution to prevent zinc from falling into the hands of speculators. specula-tors. Producers pledged themselves to exert every effort to keep up production to Insure an adequate supplv. |