Show GERMANY NOW PAYING THIRTY FIVE fiVE CENTS A II POUND FR FRITS FOR ITS One of ot the American Smelting 8 Refining Refining Re Re- R- R fining company's compans staff etar ha has ha b been en in German Germany Ger Gee man many recently and while on a visit to the local offices of ot tho the company told something some some- tIming thing thinA of ot tho metal situation in that country He le says pays that they are working the copper mines In that country countr day and night and getting out every even pound of oC ore that it Is IB possible to mine The demand ort is so 10 great that the supply is al altogether altogether altogether al- al gat together inadequate and the mines s 5 will wi only be able to supply a very ver small portion portion por por- tion ton of ot tho the requirements It was wa reported in Berlin that 3 31 cents ft a l pound was being being- p paid ld for th the th metal meal Even under normal normal conditions Germany German Imports most mOt of ot its copper metal metal met met- al al and del dealers erR in foreign countries are ar taking some somo encouragement from the fact that they believe that all aU the countries countries cu- cu coun coun- tries now flOW nOI engaged In war will wiil wJ soon b bl j demanding more moro of ot all metals than than are being produced While hlo there has boon been no special demand for tor silver 1 It I Is known that foreign countries ne need d a n considerable consider o. o able le supply for coinage German Germany like other European countries ha has l been en considerably Inconvenienced for lack of ot mon money to carry carr on business with wih But nul tho the trade people were notified that tha tho government would Insl Insist t upon them taking taking- al all foreign mon money at face faco value In exchange for tor goods as the they did prevIous previous pre pro to tho the war Merchants Merchant refusing to observe this order were notified that the tho government go would order them shot wIthout without without with wIth- out a n trial and this stringent order had hada a ete effect t at once The smelter people here think th that t lead will wil hold at and not riot be lowered in price COP Copper l' l has been in better beter demand In the EI Ens Eastern tern ter markets and it is hoped that Its Is price will wi soon son be advanced advance Zinc I has climbed to 5 cents a pound a gain of ot about abut one half c cent nt a I pound Silver I will wi show how an Improvement as quickly as the trade to the orient Is in ope opened nod up and nd when the tho European demand I is added to this there should be an nn excellent market market market mar mar- ket for the white metal |