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Show CLARK SAYS COPPER MARKET IS NOT BAI7 Butte. Mont.. Feb 18 Former Ren ator W. A. Clark, in an Interview on the copper situation here tonight, declared de-clared that it aai no worse than those that prevailed In other industries and that if the production was Increased Tor two years at the rate of last mouth, it would not iff eel the copper market seriously. He said. "The -upper situation Is no wore than i he condition which prevails In other like idustrles. All securities bave goue down a little in the past week or two, probably caused by the unrest which seems to prevail in many different parts of the world at present pres-ent The last report of the Copper Producers association, showing an iu- ' crease of 18,000.000 pounds over cou-I cou-I sumption last month, throws something some-thing of a damper on ihe situation, although al-though there is really no occasion for this. "Copper reserves amount to 800,' I 000,000 pounds, only a six weeks' sup-1 ply for the entire world If the tn- insBBBBBBs! crease in production over consumption Fiibbbbbbb! should be maintained at the rate of Ebbbbbbbb! last month, it would take two years ll to ;i fleet the copper market seriously. rI The industrial situation throughout Ebbbbbbbb! the United Slates is good " KSBBBBBH hsbbI |