Show SPOT POT LEAD SAm SCARCE Steel 4 Market Active Metals Metals Quiet NEW NE YORK YORE April Apri 7 The The steel teel market mar roar ket has as continued u active Mid and strong Ins despite it a feeling of n nervousness In some quarters over the high hl prices prevail prevail- preval- preval in lug ing These Tee have bao failed fied to check cheek demand however which is I very cr urgent epe- epe for prompt delivery delver and and producer producers ers era er are unable to keep pace with wih re r rs- rs ment The demand for pig iron ha has ha diminished somewhat owing to the Ule big big Increase in production and a a. a more favorable fuel situation Copper was quiet Quie during the week especially for export export While le domestic consumption Uon has continued heavy with manufacturers manufacturer r well wel sold lold ahead their more immediate requirements appear to 10 have hae been covered urd on the Ute bung bu movee move- move went of last month A As fre frequently nt happens hap hap- pens e the b ul lull In demand n 1 has brought 0 out sonic some offerings at concessions an and V 1 small lots lotI are r available around 17 t e. e I although h most moat of the larger producers have sold th the e bulk of their quotable oJa output ut for t th the n next two months s and are still holding for fOt l 1 c delivered I Tin Is I. ay easy fay in consequence of disappointing disappointing pointing monthly y statistics and the de decline de- de I dIne cline In London T The li local 1 1 Interests r 1 of offered offered of- of metal below the limits of Import Import- ers en Tb ThO worlds world's visible supply March arll 31 3 was 18 ton tone tom less leas Ie than at t t the beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning of the yea year r. r Lead steady with wih a I good ri dinand mand for pot which Is Ia I scarce caree but larger consumers con eon pt sumers some surer weeks week appear to be well 1 supplied sl pled for Zinc 21 no was quieter and prices declined owing to Inc alel offering offerings from producers pro pro- pr- pr for both bot prompt and future ship ship- ment Antimony n a I lack of buying interest not withstanding easier ealer prices with wih reale Jot from China ChIna offered below below be be- low 10 first hand quotations CoPPEr CoPPEr- PAST ST OPEr 1 WEEK nEl ORTEn SOFTER SOFEn V NEW YORK April 7 The Tue The copper market has been bee Jeneral generally quiet durIng during during dur dur- ing the pa pat past t week week Some Soma business has hag hal been b en reported Hr export but demand for domestic consumption has hRS shown no Improvement At the the- same time no selling pressure presure of con consequence has developed d'- d' di- di and today's tody quotations ranged from 1 c to tn 1 17 Hi c c for electrolytic Iron unchanged |