Show COPPER SUPPLY IS I FAST Producers of sevenths five of the worlds world's copper tell tel the thc Wall 31 Street Summary that tho the metal will wi advance this week Tho The visible supply goes Joes on diminishing Notwithstanding the tho un un- condition inmost iu in satisfactory of business most lines in a largo large area of Europe certain channels of copper consumption I in Great Grent Britain Germany France Austria BeJ Belgium ium Italy Ialy and Switzerland arc are doiD doing moro more business than over ever This is notably tho the caso case in electric cable cable- making and in the making of power apparatus and line material for hydroelectric hydroelectric hydro I electric railway and industrial plant I power power furnishing enterprises In these lines Jnes Europe has bas accepted plans for works to bo be be begun un in lOOn 1909 that will willmore willmore wi more than double her copper consumption consumption tion ton in those lines Jnes over any other year A partner in one ono of the tho greater copper min mining n and refining firms in 1 this country has haR just jURt returned from a commercial l tour of the European copper consuming jug ing centers Ho Me states that the ca hemisphere will wi require about one half I of the tho copper production of North America next year I In domestic copper markets market most of tho the bi big consumers are arc working okin about 6 Go 63 per pcr cent of full capacity Sheet and rod copper and brass are arc quito quite act act- ivo o. i In cast cst and spun copper and brass bras wares trade trado is bettor than thai was wag expected at the be beginning of the tho autumn Refined silver si er i is quite quie active o under the tho remarkable in the silver silver- smith n and f trades This years vear's domestic consumption of refined siver silver by the makers of hollow bolow an and tint flat flatware fat ware wre and jewelry will wi be bo about 25 5 ounces This is a remarkable showing as tho the total silver production of Colorado and Montana for this year rear is estimated by the tho foremost authorities authorities ties tg at ounces An in industry I liko and s I that absorbs a n tonna tonnage o of silver in one ono year rear that is more than the equivalent of the output of two great silver minin mining states is hi highly hl important as a factor in giving givin a good bottom bottoni for silver raining rai ml- nin ning shares bares Gold bars are no moin moving well wen from the assay and from private refining cOT corporations The The jewelry je fr and watch watch- making tr trade trado o is lively h and WI will go 10 to tho the end of the year with wih a n record of havin having employed 85 per cent of capacity capac capac- it ity iy durn during th the last quarter r of the tho year |