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Show PROFIT-TAKING STRIKESCOPPER NEW YORK, March 1 (UP) World eopper marketa reacted today, to-day, profit-taking developing oa the London metal exchange and apread-ng apread-ng to tha New Tork market Export- coppar dropped mora than vt cent a pound from Saturday"! high, but tha dpmaatle electrolytic price waa ateady. Copper buying abroad alumpad and the price was nominally quoted at 1S.S29 cents a pound CIT, compared com-pared with Saturday's range of 14175 to 14.475 cents a pound. Domtttlo producer continued to limit aalea at tha 15 cenu level Prices of -copper on tha London exchange ware down 2 pound 13 (hillings pence to 4 pound, tha latter In alectrolytlo spot Tin alao waa under preaaura and dropped 2 pound It ahillinga to 4 pound 15 ahirrlnga. Lead waa steady to firm, while aine waa barely ateady. On tha New York commodity exchange eopper futurea opened T to 20 polnta lowaa |