The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-27
SOME COPPER SALES
NOW AT 1884 CENTS
Electrolytic Drops Under II
Cent Mark, Causing Ac-
tive Buying.
MORE METAL FOR BRITAIN

toon SALES vi "o''"st'' ''ppoi
made during the past week. hccoruing 10
statements made to THE Sun by impor-
TN, producers The b,lk of the business
- -, :. 90 80. . ,.o,,,S 49,. ,ora-d
Voc "O'' %. -, -
the enh OF INC week s'l'i io"er prlces "e'o
recorded when the metal was pressed TOT
sale.
E-ec.rolvtio conner broke through the
., -, -, - Er,da,. ,,,,h ..sh soias
-
uo"n W ia GEMS pou'' -,
| hundred thousand pounns were mVo'Veu
| IN the tran@action' "nlcn was ooohen ps
tne selling agent OF producing roinpans
ana not tnrouen secohu nhnur' ine ,op
| per VIII oe snlppcn snoruy 70 'l'e .Nau ';
tuck Naiey' Inc thlr'F Gay OF resula5
equivalent OF chls ne" 10" price "ou'"
ne ~, cents
| inanlh'y 10 nnahce eNueisloils anu nc"
proJects NJ the Hoiheu CONTINUES W po
'ne greatest retarnlns iac'o' wiz ""
| suners OF copper. aIthough soiie new u
ders nave lately been placed ana iu,'ner
| inquiry no" IN the market mas calleu ior
! submission "f bihs IN WIRE
| The wire manutacturers aireany cohio'
part or the South american uaue' ~
wh,ch they nave nad 10 cofnpe,e VII"
| 20, German ana BRUSH concerns
Movement or copper 10 conunental r.u-
I rop" continues hazardous IN various ways
/ N many instances to secure payment lor
/ shipments made from TINS country oh
! ms account some OF me producers refuse
TO listen to queries from other points thah
! Great Britain AZ the present time
All classes OF consumers IN the United
states have entered the market Tor copper
ana their demands extend over the end or
/ November II has been generally known
I that stocks of copper AZ consumers yards
/ have been At the vanishing point for many
weeks ana operations were kept awe only
through hand TO mouth buying on the
scale down to the present price level
a dual influence has barked at CON
sumers' heels in the low supplies of raw
material and the exceedingly low price
OF copper. Both have had their effect
on the manufacturers. As to whether they
have experienced an Improvement in de-
mand for finished materials consumers
rcfus" to state hut the producers believe
that the manufacturers for practically the
hrsi time In history realize the cheapness
OF copper metal and have decided 20 stock
NJ AT least month IN advance.
Several steamship companies have no.
titled copper exporters that they do not
care for new business unless some as
surance be given relatlN" 10 neutral own
ership OF the metal consigned for Eu-
ropean ports.
war FISK on copper 10 folIahd holds
az per cent. which rate was put into
. 'h'N' ''' .''N''' '''''"'' f'''7 '''"'
weeks ago TO brltlsh ports however
( owing t. the guardianship OF EhGlIsh
cruisers along the Atlantic highway the
war RISK mas been nut y per cent.
England takes more american copper
than ever before Judging from recent
clearance ngur's "hi'e tne shipments 10
/ Dutch ports nave dropped very mate
rally and to German ports nave entirely
ceased
PRODUCERS beNeNe however mat con-
s.snments Tor various otner countries nor
hitherto among importers oi the metal
VIII dount.ess ma 'he'f way INTO Ter
( man consumption
Shippers OF copper nave peeh requested
OF late TO retain ownership OF 'he metal
until II mas a'tuh.N I'dchc" por'n "i
hesVhaitoh ana th'h' !, u"SIieu' sen 10
3 any OF 'he oelHsereh's 'HeH may vno'sr
Inc bulk or copper clearto from 'ne
United states continues 10 he consumed
10 ports III me hrl''sn ls.es one ~ ,.e
features oil IN" export hoVe'heh, OF ase
mas been the appearance OF nv ANA
NORWAY as poIt % 'o..s .hH'''"' ~.
coipt'' most unusual oCcu, Us,
wen Cle'r"i'Ces i'"Ul Ne" 'u'N l''".,."
4'N,Sl POUNDS IN tne preceding week ana
I.iyernool has been the chief .aI;er OF
American conner OF late. as evidenced by
last weeks claorances Of o1S52so mounds
for thai mort against 7OO.Ios mounds
and 4ota635 mounds in the two preced-
ing weeks Iondon has taken more than
G 0oo 600 mounds. while shipmen,s TO the
continent have heen very small
To Cbr,s,ianla there was consigned
Iaa, ueol o5O1-o nounds and 100 al 8
hounds two weeks ago. To Glasgow there
was cleared oiG.is7 pounds Hayre. 7S5.-
O7S mounds IIyerpool. ols5.262 hounds
London. 1.47a.f4O mounds; Bristol. Sc
O36 mounds Chrlst!ania. e5O.l7c pounds !:
Genoa oo4 900 nounds. Potterdau go
Os7 hounds Copenhagan. $50. oa6 hounds