Show The Lead Market From the weekly circular of Mathews Webb Denver ore and bullion brokers we extract the following Lead has taken a start and there is every prospect that a trifling farther advance ad-vance may still be obtained but it does not look as if anything above 375 New York would be likely to be reached Sales during last week were about 1500 tons evenly divided between St Louis Chicago and New York at 340 345 agd 362 respectively and all in the shape of common lead At the close there are many bids at 360362 New York for common and 365 for corrod ing but sellers are not inclined to accept those rates and look confidently for higher ones The war in the price of pipe at the East continues unabated but manufacturers declare that it has in nowise no-wise augmented consumption Buyers are waiting for pipe to be sold at the price of pig with with a chromo thrown ih for each coil and as the first condition was in vogue once during a former war it is not impossible that both may prevail at this time Soft Spanish at London notwithstanding I not-withstanding the war cloud has ruled steady at e1O 10s |