| Show MONTHLY STATEMENT Of THE PRODUCERS OF F CUPPER COPPER MAY MAYBE MAYBE BE STOPPED 60 So many objections have bavo been made madeo to o tb monthly statement of or the Copper Copper Cop Cop- per Producers' Producers association that there seems to be a feeling that it will 1 never b be resurrected This conviction con is growing in copper circle circie as the tho last lat official r report port was wa made in Jul July show show- i ing the surplus stocks stacks of ot tho the metal in inthis inthis this country on July 1 The war wa started August 1 and tho statement for July operations was never rel released though tough in inthe inthe inthe the minds of ot some saro people there has ha been no 30 logical reason why tho reports report were stopped There has been a feeling iu in trade circles for a long timo that the original nal pal idea of publishing the statement of oZ production sales utes and stocks on hand was wasa wasat a at mistake Tho Those Thole e who are arc in favor or of at discontinuing these reports argue arguo that the figures released have bae been arge of no real service to the producers If I tUb tl producers wish they can privately ly compare com pare reports report as a to to the amount of or unsold unsold un sold copper coper on hand band thus getting in effect the anI v benefit they have ever derived from the producers producers' statement It I is further claimed that since since- these statements were wee published tho consumers have always had the advantage over or the producers At one time It was the custom for consumers consumers con con- sumers to carry carr a fair amount of copper capper In stock tack to provide ro for future requirements require require- ments but now V It Its It's Is claimed calmed that all al the consumer l. l has to do Is to keep tabs tbs on tho the producers producer reports ropar to know when ho he should shaul stock stok up The result resul of aC this condition con con- has 1155 been bean that tt the task taJ of oC carrying millions of ot pounds of copp copper r has been een lifted from rom the le con consumers consumers' shoulders and transferred d to the producers pro It I ha has been beena a burden of oC no mean men proportion ns as shown i by the action of f the Utah h Copper Coper company corn com pany pan when Its Is directors decided to set aside to carry Us Its Is copper product during durin the lean seasons seasonS One On producer says He Is a poor por merchant mer mer- chant chat who advertises to ta a o customer Just just how much of a a certain certin line lne of ot goods gos he holds for tar sale ale No o sane cane manufacturer manufacturer man man- rn would think of oc attracting buyIng buy- buy lag Ing In orders order from fram a retailer b by publishing broadcast t. t his unsold surplus stock stok BowIng Bowing Bow Bow- Ing to the tho modern publicity propaganda however owe er we ve have to our own hurt spread Fread our wares arcs out on the sidewalk sidewalk- and they tey have piled pied high high high- and then we started out to got get orders order Fine These figures of ot copper capper stocks stacks at the tho refineries were fine for the stock k brokers broker but mighty poor por for tho seller of f real ral copper |
