Show GOVERNMENT AWARDS A W AUnS COPPER CONTRACTS BOSTON Oct 16 Tho Tho News Bureau Bureau Bu Bu- reau says T The United Metals 1 company has been awarded tho the contract for fur fur- the navy with pounds copper while tho American Metal company com corn pany PY obtained the contract for supplying supply supplying ing lD tho the Brooklyn navy na yard ard with fiO pounds In three instances es there thero were tio tie bi bids s for low place tho the United I in each ench bein being one of the lowest and receiving re re- re the tho award In the tho case caso of tho the thoI Brooklyn consignment however er in I which the Un United tell States American and ann New Kew York Metals Selling companies were tie tied the American company on ou drawing hawing of lots secured the busin business ss For supplying pounds of best lake lako tho the United company was tied with the tho Quincy but the tho former was awarded ed the tho contract Prices offered ranged ranten from 1435 to 1350 cents at which there were a number number num num- ber her of bids Of the tho poun pounds s desired were designated merely merely mere mere- l ly as U ingot in ot copper to bo be used by bythe bytho bytho tho the steam en engineering department while whilo ordnance requirements called calle for pounds of lake pounds for cartridge o cases as best lake lako which class clas the tho government includes includes in in- eludes Calumet and Quincy Quiney Tamarack and Osceola Osccola brands |