22 DECEMBER 1928, Page 32

TIN PROSPECTS.

The recent meeting. of the London Tin Syndicate was note- worthy by reason of the general review of the tin industry, which was given by Lord Askwith. Although the output of tin increases, Lord Askwith expresses belief in the proba- bility of consumption keeping pace with production, and he pointed out that the former had increased during the last eighteen years by some 80 per cent. Referring to recent movements in the tin market, Lord Askwith expressed the opinion that one of the chief factOrs had been the removal of stocks from market supplies, a removal apparently due to recognition of this fact of increased consumption.