Show I fEW STOCKS TRADING ON THE BOARD A smaller r number of mining propositions propositions tons were ete traded In on the local stock exchange this m morning than thau usual The shares sold old totaled 1550 and the market marke mar mar- mar ket ke valuation of these was This gives I an average of o better helter than than 60 cents a share higher than has been attained for a along long period on the board bard This This' was du du to the fact that Iron Blossom BIos Blos corn som sm did a I large business at while both bott Grand Central and Ohio Copper did some business at higher places than this In Iri the regular lIst there were only seven properties 1 that came caine Into the sales saes sates col column 01 cOl- cOl and just one transfer was recorded In the unlisted While Grand Grand' Central Showed a disposition to gain in price Ohio Copper was nas at the low level and and the Indicated Indicated Indi Indi- heavy selling of Iron Blossom that traders did not take kindly to the dividend ci just jUt posted It I seems that brokers e had expected t s something better g it from this company m and d that they expect I to see sea the stock sell lower before it is posted 8 3 ex I d deJ eJ I While there Is nothing flouting In in the local situation situation sit sit- slI sl- I for or the moment to cause the belief belef that there will be an Improvement the I outlook in the bi big markets has improved considerably of ot late lati This Is especially true of copper stocks and more confidence Is felt for an Improvement In In n the por por- The only hope of 0 a a number o of the traders in mining shares for sometime some sometime time has been in the low cost coppers and I b better ter support has been given these than any mining shares of recent date There Thre Is a I feeling that the local market will m have to await the betterment In conditions conditions con con- In the larger markets With some ome mining shares earning better beter than 7 per percent percent cent it i is natural that Inv Investors should be selecting these stocks stocks' for a a good re return return return re- re turn a a. a short time Closing quotations quotations quota quota- I lows Iowa tons on the regular list were as- as as follows fol foi- foi |