The sun., 1916-02-13
TIN, LONG A LAGGARD,
FINDS MORE BUYERS
All Metals. E>pcciall, Those
>ed in Munitions. Active
and Higher.

AlI metals especially ,hosa used IN
tie manufacture OF var n!uii.t'ouS we're
active. strong aad higher last week.
Even tin. which has Jagged b-h nd other
metals. found more favor among con
sumirs interests. III. demand for cop
per. sp.lter and antimony ws~ especially
active. and buyers needs wer. still un-
.ovsr.d AZ tue close OF the week.
> The buying OF eiectrulytc copper was
somewhat slas,nolic. but larg. In III"
aggregate. Tn. etrung ton. Was evident
throughout the week ia a further ;vi-
vance ot / 10 lac. "a pound ~ New
York, and from Is 10 {, los. a. Lon
don un'ii tho last few days buying
Was largely confined 10 seCund quarter
delivery. bu, most Of tho large con-
sun.rz hay, now turned their attention
20 IL. third quarter. Th-rs ~ Still some
copper available. for Re, ond quarter dc
livery, hlt producers, wherever possible,
ara coupling such sales With future CON
tracts and making concessions for Aprll.
May and June when buyers take add
'fp' al tounA-.l for the third quarter.
Even some February and March copper
h.,, been sold under likc crnd tons
At N. close of the week June. July
nnd August positions sold a. .5i, To-
@;c., while Jane brought - 20 90 i.c.
and even higher. February All March
! no, tious were difficult 20 buy u'.ier
90. :, cSc. except r. conr"ctl"r VITA
b ia futYr. deliveries. Occasionally sp.uo
~tlc- Of nearby copper We're made hS
: sy.oi.d hands e concessions from pro
. duc.rs' asking prices. w"'N ago F.,sp-
+ ruiry and March sold ~ - iqc Apr'i ].
; MAY and Jun" sold a. .G". and July,
! August and September NJ .ii
\, London American e!cctrolytic al
vanc.d ~ 10 fi34. equivalent 20 go. q
:. a.. b. New York. or @s'.c. 81 London
Cor spot. The standard marie, ad.
! varced - 1os. net on rpot ana - Oh
! net on futures.
Imports ~ Atlantic ports last week
: w.r. light. including G.j tons pt cot,
pv- and 75i tons of ore. Exports vsr,
also small. aggr.gatiuH ",s,. 'prs, max
l'r the t"'I, G.i31 tons s'nc" f"pruir! :
The Orc sustaining in''ucrc" N 'h'
tin MARKET for several we.hs has beer
tho fear of the lo+s ~ m";s,l Il! trans
between the Straiih and Eurup" anr
n,fv..u rho Str;tt,~ and 'hN tu!'r1
states statistics Nero uufaNornhle fo
holding interests. and the large sup
niles nnoat for the t'nifai states h-li-,C
Ith- downward tendency. Late IN the " eek
however. prices having ro'.d-d from
! to ",c per pound. mere uas az a"tN'
demand aud large purchases were mad
for both spot and futur" delivery. ~
suItiug N IL strOner tone, Nearly al
the large consuners OF Tin were ropr"
scented in the buying IN the last few
days Spot tin at the close of 'n- w--l
sold II Al TO 4iiac. k'ebruary at ~ .c
March at 4lc. April AZ loi. 80 io", &c
and later positions. June, iuly and Au
gust At ioc.
The result of the Huctuat'ors At lo'.
zion was ret decline of fl on spo
straits tin which WAS held AZ 1888. an
, . decline Of ios. on future standard
white spot " ls the same az "A week age
There were many rinote ot the sink
ing OF boats carrying IN. hut non" "
the reports proved true. Evidently a
effort IL being made 20 excite the mar
ket 20 stimulate future buying, siHc
February !. ?.7i5 tons Of I'm have ar
rived AT United States potts. J."
other steams hlpt. the lnSerclyd" and IA
81 Bed. bringing ?UO tOrs, have ar
rived a, Boston. I, ~ reported that ~
IuNrrlS de hruKs hf'v tons FROM 'hin
a., wnu ~ 80 tors from I'VE s'ra'.
Sre!,.r Nas urti,-. strong aud hirh.
with some excitement toward lIr cips
ur the week, rrices advanced from "
toli "a pound ou the Various position
Al the rl"s,, spot Wa9 difficult 10 hg
under i9', TO 9n fehruHr?, AT Ia
to ly2.c Will. sal.s OS March WEI
mad. at lsi.r and April. MAJ ard Jun
al Ia. to l1i.c. The London mark'
advanced IS on spot and Is on futur.
spot closing AZ 1913 and futures AZ ts'.
Autimony was active, strong Al
higher. spot advancing &c. a pound
tire. days. but later there WAS a 'no'
ample supply and !rc"i "f"r'nsr A. u
close spot was offered AT iic and "k u
steamship ~ Iied.. now at Rostom
i3r. Ther. was also an actiN. dsmaI
for shipments from China aud Japa
!, ,i.g lp