: — OMINECA HERALD, FRIDAY,

JULY ‘16, 1916

FROME NEW YORK (
METAL MARKETS

Copper and Lead Prices Will go Higher
and Stay There Long After
the War is Over

- The demand for copper, it is
universally agreed, must continue
on an unprecidented scale ‘for
some years to come, while the
destruction of copper is going’ on
at a rate never known before in
history. The world’s needs are
not only multiplied at the present
moment, but must continue: on
the same scale indefinitely.

Copper is king. The. war now
raging in Europe has been called
agold war, and while this is true

Hin a restricted sense, the war can

however be waged on credit for
a time, but with the supply of
copper cut off modern warfare
could not be conducted, so natur-
ally the present conflict is a cop-
per war. Copper enters into al-
most all war, material. Some
might argue that at the close of
the war the :price of ‘the metal
will drop and - the demand will
not be as great. This is not so.
The demand will be greater then
for the commercial products of
which metal is a component. part.
The electrical business i is ‘already
requiring cupper in constantly
increasing. quantities. At the
end of the-war the copper ‘short-.
age will tax. our production to, the
limit, and according ‘to™ the’ best
authorities on. the: copper . situa-

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.| lowing recent wars.”

ih coe inanimate

tion the price of the metal may
reach thirty certs. .

‘Undoubtedly ‘all the belligerent
countries will “require “enormous
quanties of copper for rebuilding
and they must rebuild quickly, |.
whatever the outcome of the war,
in order to. again «secure a fair
share of the. world’s. . business
that they have lost: by. reason of]
the war, 208°

In this connection attention is
called to the fact that except. for
afew short periods: of. -business
depression, there has never been
enough copper to. supply. the re-
quirements ofthe world at prices
that, represented less: than a fair
point'to the producers, . ‘Iti is also
interesting. to -note that. copper.
has: invariobly commanded - ‘high:
prices towards. the ends and. fol-
“Tn'1864 for |-
example it sold at.a high of 55c.
a pound‘and-a low. of 35ca pound
as compared with.a high: of: 27c.
and a low of 17 1-2¢ in 1861.

The average cost of f production

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Insurance -

offer: ‘one. of. the - beat’
inthe Note Stock’ valor

8 of hay last year.
Near. railway.

of the last. ‘ten years ‘has been|.
nine and one-half..cents and the]
average price fourteen ‘and one-
half cents, the average. profit he-
ing over 50 per cent. :

The sensational advance int the};

ready: for the. ‘gummer : ‘touriate,

See . advertisement. aine@ another
eolutnn. © we ;

metal market continues and high-} —_

er prices. were ‘again. quoted for
both copper and: lead.
‘Copper. went to: 90: + 8 cents a

_|pound,, the: highest | ‘price since

1907... The advanee ' in lead to
6 1-2. to.7 was the. feature of. the
metal: market, oor m=

A representative of a amélting
concern’. was authority.for the
statement. that... much higher.
prices’ for’ lead | were to be ex-

pected,’ in view: ‘ef the i ‘ine reasing |

demand ‘for this, metal abioad.

In:some quarters ‘10-cent: lead. is|-

considered a. possibility, . o.

As regards: the ‘copper: ‘tharket
it was reported that sales of the
red ‘metal in. the last few days
have reached an enormous total,
and the majority | ‘of producers
are unwilling: to..make commit-

| ments ‘nery: far. into: the future.

One producer: says the question
now is to get the copper to sell,

“We can get a price considerably

higher than 20c: a ‘pound, but-we

eannot become aggressive. on the)’

selling side. © T do not ‘see. where
we are going: to get the copper

_| to.supply the. unprecidented de- |.
| mand, ‘which has reached bounds
not realized when’ the’ improve-|
‘| ment began,!? ’ Heavy: war orders

recently placed. which will require
large. tonnages of copper are

‘largely ‘Yesponsible for . the Ye-

cent heavy-buying.”” oo:
To connection with the. Fise in

mt copper. and lead the- sharp’ ad-
ft lyvaned in aluminum attracted. at-
nS tention.::

ing around 30° cents. while in’
. {mprovements..

This. metal i is now sell-

March it could: bs had at: 18¢,-

Tt is estimated: ‘that from 5, -}1
000,000 . to.:1,000, 000, 000.» ‘pounds. —
of copper, have. been: ‘sold “since | Ce

March. Ist by the leading produ-

cers to companies: ‘with! large war | -
contracts, © oes .

* John, Lindquist ¥ was a a visitor at =
th ‘Diamond D. Ranch this week.

pecial a attention » paid to Baggage.
‘Transfer and: ‘Local, Freight Contrasta . ;

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Certificate of Improvements film

. NOTICE | |
: “Snnrise,’? ‘Sunset,’ ‘*“Noon--
day,” “Ethel,?’ “Hidden Trea--
‘sure’? and. -'' Ethel -Fraction’™” - ©
“! Mineral‘ Claims, situate in the: -
.. Omineca Mining Division of ve y
;.: Caasiar District. ; con |
Where Located:—On Nine Mile Moun- iS
‘tain, near Hazelton, B.C. ao

‘TARE NOTICE that Lewis W. Pat! in

more, Free. Miner’s Certificate -No..
80645-B, as Agent -for the Hazelton

Sunrise Minea Limited, Non-Personal jaa

Liability, Freé Miner’s Certificate No. _
83862B, intends, - sixty. ‘days from the @
date hereof, to ap pply :
Recorder for Certificates. of Improve- |

ments, for the purpose of obtaining: a 3m
Crown Grant of each of the above i

claims. .

“And further take notice that action: ”
under section 85, must be commenced fim

before. the issue of such: Certificates. of

“Dated this: 24th ‘ey: of June, ALD: |
916. ; Pub July 2 i

Lo¢ated. on ‘the ‘Hazelton ‘Moutitain, at
athe. head: of .Nine--Mile creek,: ad-
«Joining ‘the Haxelton ‘Mineral Gl
‘on the south. hoy

TAKE: ‘NOTICK: “that! ‘Green’ Bros:,
Burden & Com: any; ‘agent for John’ C
Grant; Free Miner's ‘Certificate:No,.
886468, intend; sixty days from; the
date’ hereof, “tor app
Recorder fora Cert cate of* Improve-
ments, forthe purpose of obtaining’:
Crown, Grant:of the above claim. ’*..;
{And farther ‘tale notice that petio
under - ‘section ‘87, must be ‘commenced

-|| before ‘the issuance: of: ‘such Sertife
of Improvements,” aa

y-to. the Mining #

tificate of Improvement -)

‘to the Mining ‘4 ;