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Show Lead Quotations. Lead has ruled with the utmost steadiness steadi-ness at all points for the past week, says a Denver circular. The silver decline has worked disastrously against the interests of ore producers, and their only consolation consola-tion is the continued firmness of lead. The sales of the week foot up over 2,000 tons at $4.12 and $4.15 at Chicago, and $4.25 at New York, mostly common and chemical, and for September deliver'. As any stock put into beds now by the consumers would come out in mid-winter, they are running as light as possible, but the shot and pipe trades arousing up lead freely. Stocks in manufacturer's hands are as low as at any time for several years,, and our predicted steady high prices throught the autumn show every prospect of being maintained. The English Eng-lish market is at 11 2s 6d, or close to $4.50, New York, so that any further advance ad-vance here would be unwise lest importations importa-tions should be encouraged. |