Show vast 2 amount of copper now stored J in the U S w an optimistic wiy attitude in 7 regard to the jaff future of the copper mining abw 7 industry Is taken by ronald A fras er iffa in an article mw in the nevada 7 ya min ing aff press way concerning the for isy copper mr fraser states the fol lowing aff at ewer the present time the copper market Is sluggish f the price being lower than for aa some time back asa due waw we are informed to the a law of v sup ply yf and icks demand Kez it Is y generally un der stood fcc that there r Is a egv large van amount of copper wy now iw on ifft hand ae in this country which W we are ff able to dispose abar of but slowly one author ity As states that should Wv production 7 wholly jf awer stop the cay copper wai stocks mi on hand in SKy the isy united states ff ifft would fay be sufficient ff wh to supply the market ff for the s fay next year ff and a half As a afu re suit of price and market awty conditions yer many a of the larger copper mines owr in v the united states are now operating with greatly reduced forces others iw aff being wey shut down fw entirely fiyo the gen oral public or at W least that portion I 1 o 0 of it whose knowledge tw of copper iw and capper mining Is confined to oc lesiw ae cas siw ional items in the press knows that copper was 7 an important metal during the war but believes now aff that the war is over the present fyd weak market w if Is due to over prodoc tion such Is the W case aff ryas but only temporarily however a copper has become w diw one of our most important if metals |