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Show GERMANY COMMENCES PURCHASING COPPER Germany has bought 1000 tons of electrolytic elec-trolytic copper from tho Copper Export association, according to the Honton News Hureau. Tho price was ba.sed on current New York quotations, the buyers arranv:-intf arranv:-intf for transportation and insurance. The metal, tho first sold to Germany since tho slirmn of peace, will be delivered in parts of the auntry which hae been under military control of the alius. Another inquiry for about le.OOO.ortn pounds has been received, alilioua not through tho medium of the export combine, com-bine, combine. The tonnatre already pn'.d tins been shipped, havnii; left this country, it is understood, last Tuesday. The question ot cred.is for Germany Is an in teres ling one. Twelvo months ordinary or-dinary credits his been ask d, hut banks have exprrs.s.-d an unwillingness to extend ex-tend unless backed by K'"d American. Hntish or French .securities Ji:M Iww tho .aie which has be-u el' s U was accomplished ac-complished has not b.-en discVsed. The Copper Kxport aoeial n has sold approximately K'O.0.mi.im.h pounds of eipper, in addition to which independent sellers and producers have effected consul. con-sul. Table buMiu-ss P-r t'lrt'itjn account. The brass and wire nulls have for Home timti been running on a Kood volume of orders, apainsr which they hav bcked their copper f"T S"mo time to come. Cue of the agencies, wnh lare unsold stocks, has offered r - pper lor October at -1 cents a pound. |