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Show STEEL MARKET EHDS WEEK IIIDjJLL MOOD Small Buying Hat Deleter!-j Deleter!-j ou Effect KEW YORK. March 5. Th. steel 'market contlnuu dull and buyers are re-ruling- to mikt purchases In egress or Immediate requirements. , Independent companies have secured a moderate amount of buslneaa on their lower price levela. Keare or further Important prloe readjuatmenta aerve to discourage ac-tlve ac-tlve new buying. Fig- Iron as weak. The demand wss light. Copper demand continued poor. Kir-nort Kir-nort business chiefly waa In amall lota. Domeatlo manufacturers were holding- for better general conciulona. gome amaller producera are shading prices and seem aa unwilling to accumulate stocks. The rumored aale of amall lot electrolytic elec-trolytic at 124e. the lowest price alnce 1M. waa neither definitely confirmed nor denied, but aome bualneaa waa reported report-ed at life spot, and quotations for amall lota were down lo ir for second quarter. quar-ter. The larger producers, however, evidently evi-dently await a revival of demand. l.ead dropped to 4 centa. but finished weak In better tone In response to Improved Im-proved Inquiry and an auvancein London. Lon-don. Tin declined further, Zinc dull but producers not forcing ealea. The undertone waa steady. Antimony waa ateady despite continued slack demand. |