Show THE METAL MARKET t speaking of the present me metal tal markets ets the salt sah lake 06 mining review one on e 1 of the most t reliable mining journals it u the inter T country has ila s tills to say sa 1 1 mining inari of the west cannot clin well complain of metal quotations aril and if there Is ia any lack of activity in minina affairs ir from now on teh cond condition tion cannot he be laid hild to low quotations in metal prices during the past two weeks tho buying of copper lias been we the hea heaviest v lc st that has ever been known and at figures touching tou china 20 cents a pound while as for spelter this metal liar ha climbed up to 30 cen cents s in somo some instances for spot thy tho great surprise Fur of the ir tr arker arket however vcr came with the tb sharp advance in lead which has already reached rea elied 7 in tho the bidding dl I 1 f gand g and which it is freely predicted will soon reach 8 and 91 und and HS As land ead stocks aru art low and in but a comparatively few mine producing tilt the outlook for lead miri raining ing was waa never brighter silvert silver also aldo has disclosed va an upward tendency and nd the opinion opi lilon is I 1 s expressed that the flie white is due for a marked advance and no valad reason exists why hy it should not climb up ti tc CO 60 or 75 cents within the next few months the records being made by eth copper and zinc producers in tills flits western fou country nt at the present time is something marvel oun nw nn present market cond conditions I 1 eions bid ald fair to insure even a greater or production anti and this domand demand will be by no means temporary for it is if hound bound tu to continue during dur illig tho war and also for man years thereafter when the iho reconstruction period will require almost as great gr eat an amount of the as ii now being used in tho ta period of strife f iho ito mining outlook for this country could not be better or brighter |