Show j Hope for Copper Interests i By Ira C. C Tichenor Tichenor- THAT HP HAT the copper interests rests of the United States have awakened I I to the necessity of getting into closer touch with the European tr trade dc as a result of changed conditions as a result of the war is shown by the fact that representatives of the Copper Export association asso asso- cJ U n already has sent representatives to tho leading European countries tot tor or the tho purpose of or directly negotiating with the big consumers t jt ts is not dented denied that tha the failure of s several v ral foreign countries especially where a copp copper r famine is known to have have- existed during theater tho the ater period ot oC the war upset the calculations of or the American copper trade w hl hito o this adverse state of affairs was further complicated by the record Decline In exchanges S i Reports from the East state that the controlling interests in the Amerl- Amerl n popper opper trade have now receded from their asking price o of 23 cents a aground ground pound some having named 22 cents while others have gone as low as ascents 1 cents but In spite of this concession the buyers continue to hold V ack evidently In hope of or further price recessions Negotiations for tor loans of or goodly proportions ar are now In progress and L with ith representatives of the copper export association now In the field It las confidently expected that export orders soon will be coming In to an extent t t that at will cause a return to the higher price previously set by the Stopper copper Interests That these thesa Interests and Investors generally are confident that the coper copper coper cop cop- per er market soon will attain a a. stable basis Is indicated by the fact that the prices of or stock Issues of leading copper producing companies have held fairly airly steady In the tho f face of or a decidedly dull market for tor tho the metal |