Show MONDAY EVEN S S' S SURPlUS STOCKS OF liNG REDUCED Further Fuer Improvement Certain Certin tam tain tin as General Business Increases in Spring BOSTON Jan Surplus stocks of zinc In this country were further furher whittled whited down downin own In December although at at a smaller rate prevailed In recent months montha Total than has iao v A production amounted to tons Shipments Shipments Shipments Ship Ship- ments totaled tons a a reduction In surplus of tons On December 44 1 3 1 surplus surplus stocks t stood food at tons and on the first frt of the current month they amounted to tons On 1 1 of last year surplus stocks amount amount- sd ed to tons the largest tonnage of metal on hand at any anyone one time In the history of the tho Industry In six months therefore there has hal been a a reduction of virtually ton tone The Improvement In the zinc situation Is all the more noteworthy when It Is re remembered remembered remembered re- re that for the first firt eight or nine months of this year ear production averaged between 1000 and tons of zinc monthly Production In the last few months month II of 1021 had ha Increased EO GO per cent yet et at tho same came time surplus stocks were re reduced Sw- Sw over 30 10 0 per cent from their high mark re It I II is good trade opinion that with the general Increase In business expected with early spring surplus stocks of metal will willbe tons be drawn down to normal noral or around I |