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Show -WORLMQPPER-STOCKS CLIMB l J ;i NEW YORK. Nov. 15 .. -World 1' stocks of refined copper during Oc-j Oc-j tober increased 37.600 tons, making i a total of 382.300 tons, trade sources ' reported today. Refined stocks in I th- JJmUd SiaU incrm4 to 181,000 tons, while foreign stocks I increased only 100 to 200.500 tons. AHbarp reductionpf21J600 tons i in United States consumption from 6fi.200 in September to 44,600 in Oc- tober accounts, in large measure. for the sharp increase in domestic ; stocks. Foreign consumption dropped 342 tons in October to 114.111 tons, against. 117.673 in September. Reflecting curtailment in the industry, in-dustry, the domestic mine and custom cus-tom smelter output for October was placed at 80.798 tons, against 83.745 in September, a decrease of 2947. Foreign production, however, increased in-creased 3134 tons to 116,119. against 1 13.065 in September making a 1 world increase m production of 187 tons. |