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Subject: American Metal Market Prices
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	NEW YORK (UPI) -- Latest metal market prices as quoted Tuesday by
the American Metal Market, authoritative metals publication:
	Aluminum, New York Merchants, 99.7 percent pure ingots 71.00-72.00
c-lb.
	Antimony, domestic, refined in alloy, $2.00 lb.
	Copper, electrolytic wirebars, delivered U.S. (Warrenton Refining
Co.) 118.70 c-lb.
	Lead, common, U.S. primary producers 40.00 c-lb.; U.S. non-primary
(secondary) producers 42.00-47.00 c-lb.
	Magnesium, 99.8 percent, ingot 163.00 c-lb.
	Manganese, 99.9 percent, boxed regular 91.00-95.00 c-lb.
	Mercury, $285.00-$300.00 76-lb. flask.
	Nickel, bettes delivered to customers, merchant, N.Y., $3.67-$3.87
per pound.
	Palladium, N.Y. Am. Met. Mkt. dealer $135.00-138.00 per troy ounce.
	Platinum, soft, 99.5 fine, producer -- $507.00-$508.50;
dealer-approx., $490.00-$502.00 per troy ounce.
	Steel, No. 1 heavy melt scrap -- Pittsburgh $100.00 per gross ton
(consumer buying price); Am. Met. Mkt. composite scrap price $102.00 per
ton.
	Tin, N.Y. Am. Met. Mkt. ex-dock -- 316.00 c lb.
	Titanium, aircraft quality, 8 1/8 inch round rotating billet, f.o.b.
shipping point $8.87-12.96 lbs., domestic sponge 99.3 percent, domestic
and imported duty-paid $5.35-5.50 lb.
	Tungsten powder (H-Red), 99.9 percent minimum pure $10.00 per lb.
	Zinc, prime western, U.S. 68.00-68.75 c-lb.