Show regarding recent advance in the price of red metal pa M associated press dispatches of 0 last tuesday night carried the informs tion that president wilson had ap proved the continuance of the pres ent price of copper at 26 cents per pound this was not unexpected in asmuth as the price fixing commit tee of the war industries board r sev ev eral days ago decided to cancel ap point ments made to meet copper pro dubers last week A recent issue of the boston news bureau in discuss ing the question sa sap s there has bee atae it if any agi tation of late b by in mining I 1 companies for an increase s in the price of the red in metal tal two wo w representatives of the J eklin p utah chi no 1 ray y a and N nevada e consolidated spen spent a pay tay or two with tha the price fixin fixing c committee a fortnight ago but it Is a no n 0 believed any urgent plea was mad madis for or an advance in the price of copper it was more or less to inter pret the companies methods of ar riving at per pound costs it is now er a year ear since the government regulated the selling price tor for copper it was first fixed at 2312 23 cents per pound on septem ber her 30 1917 which figure continued until july 2 of this year when it was raised to the present price of 26 cents |