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Show NO LEAD CONTBOL, HE SATS. "Thare is absolutely no truth In the tatement that tha American Smelting and Raflnlng coropan? controls the lead market In tola country." said an official of that company today when asked regarding re-garding the report that the combine holds tha market at lta mercy. "When lead Is on the rise In London It rleea here, and when it declines the prlca In thla country la lower." he continued. "Tha prlca of lead la absolutely dependent upon tha London market, and we and no other company In thla country have anything any-thing to do with the price. "1 wiah to brand the story either aa a mallcloua lie Or aa the reault of mlaln-formatlon. mlaln-formatlon. We can prove our poaltlon In the matter to any one looking for the truth." |