Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1884-12-28

Copper vas never so eheap as now. The
present price Is about thirteen cents pound.
to twenty cents. and during the war L went
up TO iity cenls. Cnrl0usly enough. rs the
price OF copper has gone down. the u6es OF
Il have Increased, and hundreds Of things
are now made Of copper that were formerly
made Of cheaper metals, OF not made at all.
Who has not noticed the sudden increase Of
articles made OF bfAss--the beautiful plaques
on which the ladies paint, the tons Of chaIi
delies4, gas fxlpres. frames, and thousands
0f other thfnKs--all resulting IRON cheap
copper, for brass Is twothirds copper ard
enc third speiler or xinc2
"How do you account Tor all tAisg" wss
asked OF a manufactured.
II do not know exactly how 70 account for
H. he eaid, "but It Is TACT. Here Is cop
per teaketile, such a. used 90 pay " Is 70
s2bo 70 import / can now sell II for % cents
and make u profit. The homie maHulaclsre
has increased enormously. Thousands of
business. frocesses Of manufAeture have
improved. We afe learning how 10 Make
thsnes 70 better advantage. We can export
instead Of import do not think the tariff
has had much 10 DO With II. Here are sessn-
less edge, planished copper teakettles, extra
heavy. spun lr0In the bottom up % the
breast. making body o. great strength.
sell Them 70 the trade a. f25 2 dozen. x vas
not long ago that one OF them indeed. one
not 80 good as ons 81 these- would cost al
most the price OF ado1en. Pa a few ceals
more sell them nickel plated. They are
used ~ ornaments Tor paflor stoves sorle'
times. Here are ufnE, tnmblcf w9rmerg,
cuspiaores. ieweiry boxes, brass. mats. am
breiia stands. hal racks, stoFepipe Aoliars,
stove legs, stove plaiforMs, and lots OF thlng1
thai could not have been made lev years
ago. owing to the high priceof copper, Now
they are becoming arsicies Of every day
sfhs coming In Of Arizona aud other
Western copper to eompeie with Lake
superior copper The price mas kept going
dowu, ont the demand for copper Gas KEPT
pace With Il. New uses are nade for u
every dxy. Formerly the lake copper people
had Il all their own way. They .weald
calmly announce the price Of copper for the
year and AZ we would have % az i would ID be
Arizona copper Is not quite SO good, but i
answers Just a. well for ,nAny purposes, and
keeps the price down. The lake copper ~
about half cent to cent .dearef, but the
monopoly has gone. The old nigh tariff on
copper, from which fortunes were made Is
no longer el any account. We not0uiy take
I'd account OF foreign copper, but we are
now exporting plenty Of II snd plenty Of
There Il 1 very considerable village At
Ansouis. Conn, that has grown out OF the
manufactures OF brass and copper. The
place is named after auson a, Phelps. and
Thousand copper and brass products may be
/ deiieafe Chandeliers and lamps thar hni-
tate, II not excel, the finest French lmp0ria-
| tions. There are tons upon tons Of copper
aud brass tn sheets ready 70 be sold g man-
| ufacturers There Are copper and brasa
naiis and tacks. aud weiehts, gongs RODS,
wash basins wire cloth. prlnierz' rules,
| about sixty varieties Of sheet brass, and A.
f1sny sarieties Of wire. sheAthing, bolts
riseis kettles. seamless brass aud copper
tubinE. bosier iucs. fdfruics, Sas fixtures
Chandeliers. aud a Thousand knick knacks
N another stefa were moro than sixty va
rfuties Of brass plaques initiating hammered
work, Al prices varying from 81 20 dozen 10
/ <3e dozen. rhig Il comparatively new
business IN another store were copper bath
tubs Of half d0zon PATTERNS basins closet
pans, boilers, pipot ana copper balls fol
4 water tanks Walking up Fuliou street
/ among che wire stores, there were copper
anu brass chees. wire cloth and other copper
utensils parking 70 the sun.
How do you ancount for the boom In the
| copper and brass businessi9
Easily enough; we can buy cheaper"
"Whnt makes II cheaper2
The rapid progress OF electrical inventions
has required an imulense consumption ol
/ brass and copper for electrical machinery
| II has been found ont that copper wire has
many qualities that make it desirable iuriel
/ egraph lighting and telephone lines. fol
4 which, during the high price OF copper, u
could not be used. Now the copper wire
trade Is enormous and constantly growing
aud the varieties manufactured are man,
aud curious Tons upon Tons 81 these rari
etlea Of wire are kept In stock, though only :
| short tine ago such a thing was unknown IN
the trade Immense quantities. Of brass sud
| copper arc used. IN honse hardware. water
| fixtures, railroad supplies, clocks and fancy
| goods, where other and aheeper metals were
| forneriy made 10 do all lowing to the mar
| yciiousiy low price Of copper. New Nora
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