Show ADVANCES IN COPPER COPPE METAL LOOK GOOD TO THE WESTE N P PRODUCERS S SC C Copper pp r Is J selling for or 12 cents a poun pound according to the latest from the East This Is a a. pin gain 0 of about I cent a pound within a n. week and la Is salt Raid to bo be a result of or a a. sudden demand that has arisen among home borne consumers together er with a reduction In tn tho the output from tho the mines mInest of t this country cO Fortunately tho the producing In ing mines art are In a a. position to name nam prices as their stocks on band have b boon been I materially reduced reduce since the Uie cut cut- was made I in tho the output Our manufacturers arc are busy supplying supplying- goods for both the tho home boats and fOt foreign l markets and antI of ot tho the situation abroad on One authority says saye Many an copper producers ers seem to find en encouragement en- en cour em raL in recent International developments developments' de de- de- de s as to copper ex exports Orts They believe bellevo all differences win will be settled d to satisfaction of ot shipping companies and that x exports to neutral countries will b bo be resumed without damaging dama Interference by Great Britain and her hel allies It Il IB Is to bo be expected that vigilance ot of British warships will 1 I prevent copper goIn go- go In to G rm ny and anti Austria but neither agencies nor shipping interests aro art to o risk riEk consignments to either cither e country Cop per shipped to Italy and other neutral countries will bo be stamped with assurance that it is not destined for tor b belligerent IU na nn- Copper consigned to Italy lully for tor homo home us use UM J Jwill will VIII not be he subject to seizure but cop copper r consigned to a n. lu belligerent country or td to Order order- will wilt be subject ct Italian government lIu lisa hast prohibited export expert of or copper from Italy but bul not transit of or copper through Italy to a n foreign countr country However It ItIs ItIs Itis is not lIkel likely that copper producers would ouM care to chance the transportation through Italy or of copper consigned to a l German consumer Producers must give assurance that metal shipped to Hal Italy I In is for tor homo home consumption consumption con con- not for tor export re-export Ort to Germany or 01 Austria It is saId Bald that arrangements have hav already been made for o transfer of ot copper to Switzerland through Italy Switzerland Is 15 to become a a. largo large I con consumer umer duri during tho tIm war ar period A representative of ot ono one largo large copper I company holds th that t while there thero are arc still t some BOmo obstacles in the way ay of ot exports the situation la is clearing rapidly While Homo some cargoes under suspicion may bode t the inconvenience to shipping Interests in interests In- In will be bo slight as compared with the last two or three weeks A fair European n demand domand now exists and consumption Is la expected to b be bt large notwithstanding that shipments to German Germany Germany Ger Ger- man many and Austria have havo been Practically cut off orr Normal proportions in exports aro are not expected but the this ames allies and antl neutral neutral neu neu- teal countries as aa u a result of or activity of ot concerns turning copp copper r Into war implements ments menta will have havo to bu buy largo large tonnages from this country country- |