Show ALMOST HALF AF CURRENT YEARS VEARS COPPER IS CONTRACTED I E Cop er producers ro u ers need have no fear of a 1 market for the r red rAd d metal durIng during dur dur- ing jog IDE ii Those who ar are in a position J that there Is certain to tob to k claim II l b he 0 ge In supply to meet the actual dem that winter weather will cot the output considerably One authority t n says O of ot the best posted factors In the copp r Industry estimates that not far tar Jer cent of the current ye year rs r's s ou outran t. t oai been contracted for A large Jill of It has been sold at 20 cents or I h rv the the producing compa comp nl of nies-of a a high average average price for 1815 1916 R But unsold copper for delivery before be before be- be fore foro Slay May can be found Oit Oita a single day recently i p pound of copper e ealor alor for J January January- January FebruarY y deliver was obtainable from r one n producer d lna b lr er at Z Ji cents e at the 1 same m time another another an an- other producer was asking I 24 cents aC The latter g quotation h oa was made to o a con on Burner Bumer not riot a a. regular customer where era consumers have been caught short hort on their requirements they have paid the price demanded and have not haggled over t terms Notwithstanding the enormous busIness business business busi busI- busi- busi ness that thet has been dine dene of late require require- have not been filled The British go 10 government r through Its Us recent purchase 1 of 60 tons will keep war material makers In lit England supplied for a large part of cC their requirements at a fixed This however price big transaction has lias not Dot removed the tho Englishmen as buyer buyS buy buySer er ens Inthe the next month or two for their needs grow In the near future Other Other Oth Oth- er foreign ot governments as well will soon be forced to come into the market In hr order to handle the rapidly growing growing growing grow grow- ing supply of mine and smelter product copper refineries will this year have In Increased increased In- In creased their capacity quite e extensively e v vat Such ehe ehen enlargements n gt however r. r if started at once would not be available for op operation operation op- op much before the end of Septem Septem- ber |