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Show i COPPER STEADY. ROTo.. Feb. 2 - The ntarket was sfcadx to firm. n. xxs was scarce, and there was little feature. ft looks to us as though prices would improxe nxt week ow ing to apparent improx ement in sentiment. NKW YitKK. Fel. 2. After a rather sharp bre:ik a' the opening in sxmpathv with London, the niarket became . j u i t and "strong. ra'xing stead i 'y to the closing. The improvement .was not checked bx- an unfavorable bank state ment xvhi.-h showed an increase of near - 1 1 niii.iii i.l in 'oans, and a decrease of nearlx f .1,. " ..i.im Hi in surplus reserx ". Verv li'tle atten.'i was given to th.e , Japanese war t a ! k in the morning pi i per. The h. it ral'ies were in I'uinn raciti'. Kealihg and Smflters. There was news b. .rd 'he bank state men T'"e Mi-ini-ri s, ,n-,' 1 to be due largeix o co,':nr t shorts bx- profes iona s The tope at -he close was firm, V'tnough ftna! prices w.-re somewhat l.-I l.-I xv t -,e lies' of ' da . : METAL QUOTATIONS l opprr f'4 "ti 1.. 1 1 ' Slix , n i |