London, March 2 A regulation is gazetted pro hibiting speculative dealings in metals required in the production of war material. Business on the London metal exchange and the Glasgow iron market is suspended pending the Government's reply to a deputation representing firms interested in the metal trade.
Reuter's twice-a-week metal market quotation, dated London March 8, gives the price for tin only, and carries the notation that "other metals are unquoted pending decision regarding Government order prohibiting speculation." Quotations for tin are Standard Tin, cash Standard Tin, 3 months... 184. 0.0.
The following is a comparison of the prices of a few of the metals, showing the advance in price since the middle of January:
Jan.18 Feb, 28
Standard Copper #8 0 0 10910 0 American Elev.do 11> 0 0 138 0 0 8 335 0 188 0 0 1210 0
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