Show actions speak louder than words the principal american copper producers have agreed to furnish copper needed for the army and nay navy during the coming year at 16 and a fraction cents a pound about one half of the current market price forty five million pounds is to be de delivered evered this solves one of the important problems in connection with large orders for munitions soon to be pla ced and is th the first firs if big crem concession sein in response to the a appeals ppe als to the pat pa t I 1 of the can count n t ry rys a industries tonce since th the e naves a agreements ge r a ants with the shipbuilders ship builders and steel toolmakers makers for profit cutting the price named is the actual to average selling arite obtained by the united metals selling company the largest sell seller er of copper ovet over the period of 10 years 1907 to 1916 in elusive and represents the fair average price of alt all copper sold by amer ican producers during that time they offer the copper at this thia pi puce ice notwithstanding the cost of labor mate nals supplies etc vanies vanes from 30 0 to 75 per cent above the average during during the 10 year period because they believed it ic their d duty uty to fu turn govern ish ich the requirements of the government in pie preparing paring ng the nation for war with no profit more than received darm from regular production I 1 in normal times |