The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-05
PROTEST ON BILLION
POUND COPPER TRADE
Producers Assert IS Per Cent.
Of American Industry Is
Facing Extinction.
TAKE ISSUE WITH BRITAIN

Developments in the copper industry
were interesting yesterday. not so much
from a market point Of view "a from
the export phase. A new protest was
sent to Washington from four leading
producers who were opposed to the plac-
Ing OF unwrought copper on the CONTRA
band list by England. They pointed out
in their telegram 90 the State Depart
ment that should exports be shut OF
from their country the entire industry
would be paralyzod.
Advices regarding the vessels detained ut
Gibraltar by the British were rather vague
and In some instances contradictory but
the view seemed rather z, neral last night
that the Italian steamers had been al
lowed TO proceed TO Italy with their
copper cargoes undisturbed The Kroon-
land. flying the American flag. however.
did not fare 40 we'll. according to re-
ports received by interested producers
The market yesterday revealed but
little new demand for tho metal Ex-
porters were affected by the refusal OF
some Of the steamship companies to han
die more copper. owing to Discrimination
10 have their boats tied up. Freight rates
advanced materially and insurance was
hard 10 get The domestic demand for
the metal was slack
TIVE SuN was Informed ny a prom nent
producer that II was now costing him IN
shillings 10 send copper TO Mediterranean
ports. AGAINST Is shlllnRs a week ago H.
called attention TO the fact that Italy in
the FIRST half Of this year had taken
about 5000. 600 pounds OF American cop
per fo- rs normal uses Now, with am
muuition plants running full and other
extraordinary demand at hand. n was
hut natural that the country should hc
taking more copper. l. the face Of those
farts the British. ne said continue TO hold
up shipments OF the metal hound for that
country
Tho stats Depa rtment nj Wash ngton
now has two protests sent Il by four Of
thu leading produCers--the American
Smelling and RenniHg Company. Amerl
can Nc'1l Company, United Metals Sell
ing Company and Consolidated Metals
COMPANY These four Jointly sent let
Tor 10 Secretart bryan last week pro
testing against the holdup ~ several ves-
aels which were taken into Gibraltar
The second protest tolegraphed yster-
dey was against tho declaration OF UNI
wrought copper by England as absolute
con IN band.
Yesterdays telegram read as follows;
"Unving seen I'm the press a report thh'
tho B-l,ish Government has placed I'M
wrought copper In the list Of absolute
,on ,raband we beg leave respectfully 10
protest against this measure and to ASK
the support Of our Government IN 20
doing.
The use NJ urwrought copper In the
| industrial arts ls ont Of all proportion 10
It's use FOR war.ikc purposes and the IN
| ,ercst " this country In seeing that tne
commerce in Il is not unlawfully or arbi-
r.rily Interrupted Is widespread and sub
| .tantial
THE copper production Of tho Vnlteh
| states amounts to about one billion, Two
hundred milton pounds annually. and OF
| this E5 per cent. is exported. 70 that II
he exportatIon should he cut on the In
lustrv would he paralvzed.
| ALREADY as the result Of war conditions
| Tho ou'put Of the mines has been greatly
| ~educed and II Il II now further curAiled
tho mines Will TO n great extent have 70
| close down
at may he fairly estimated that west
~ tho N'ss'sslpDi River there are inward
| - n milton people directly and indirectly
| interested IN 'hc production or copper ana
under normal conditions there IL an an
uual expenditure 81 about $4,000 600 In
wages. TRANSFORMATION and supplies En-
ire communities are wholly dependent
upon the industry"