Show BETTER BETTE PRICES FO FOR SilVER Will COME WHEN EXCHANGES A E OPENED Even the large mine operators in tho the West are arc looking with ith uncertainty as asto asto asto to tho the outcome of tho the metal market and particularly that of oC silver sih They Tiley claim that it would be bo better to discontinue production and the tile time tune until better prices for the white metal can be bo secured if it were not for tho fact that thata a ft considerable lo loss is entailed when mines and plants arc aio closed down For Fora a time Hmo only onh th the small pro producers complained com corn over ov r the prices that obtained immediately when war was declared But recently silver has been een cut to the lowe lowest t figures that havo have ruled for several soy sev eral years year and tho the operators can show a very ven- narrow margin of profit as they thoy arc aho also forced to curtail the tho output to keep tho market amply supplied l even cven at existing prices One who in is in a position to know claims that relief reHe for metal producers will ilI come como immediately when tho the exchanges cx- cx changes changos arc are reopened for business All 11 I the European countries need supplies of this metal for uso use in coina coinage e but they thep havo have nothing to gi gie c us in exchange e forthe for the tho silver siJ except gold old Exchanging ing gold for silver is out of the question out but European countries would consent to have us redeem all our securities held beld I abroad with our silver The Tho open opening uJ of exchanges would result in fixing prices at which the these e securities could bo DO redeemed redeemed re To- deemed and the tho exchange price of oC this metal would immediately bo ho advanced to figures that would compare favorably with quotations previous to the tho war While tile the improvement ement in copper metal prices priN s has hag on only Iv been fractional producers pt are taki taking g encouragement from the fact that there is a bettor better etter demand do de mand for the tho metal Lead bids fair to hold at existing prices and with this I producers are arc making no complaint as other metals arc aro much cheaper Spelter is again advanced ad and is holding now 1 around 3 j as compared with only a short hort time ago It seems that silver has been hurt the worst but hut it will doubtless react to higher levels er very quickly when tho the recovery is started |