INTERNATIONAL CONTROL OF TIN ORE.

The article discusses the attempted international control of the supply of tin ore by the tin industry in order to stabilize prices. The author first looks at how tin production is distributed. The U.S. uses most of the tin produced in the world, although it does not have any mines or smelting industries. When tin prices hit an all-time high in 1926, production increased dramatically which caused an over abundance of stock. Prices fell and companies merged to lower their operating costs. Tin producing countries banded together to limit the production and output of tin. Prices continued to fall, however, because of production still exceeded consumption. The author includes the prospects for tin restriction in the future.