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LEAF, BAR SILVER (From 1900), and other Useful Information. FRICE: $1′ Cash,

THE OUTLOOK FOR SİLVER.

INDIAN PROSPECTS.

"THE-CHINESE POSITION,

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STATIONS,

Honakory and - Klochy

Hang Hom...

Younisti

have closed down, but Emultaneously many others have been opened up and put into work. ing, so that, taking one with the other, the- avorage has been maintained within quite s narrow margin. A great deal has been written from time to time, especially in the technical The Financier of August 29th has the follow journals of the United States, na to the possible. ing interesting artigle on the outlook for effect of a large increase of mining enterprise silver-The most recent advies from tadi, in Maries on silver prices. It has toen pointed privalo and public, give a very much better out that an immense amount of new capitel account of crop respects, and altogether change is being invested in Moxloo for mining the situation as compared with a fortnight go purposes, and that in the course of prog The rows which came along quite recently was fecting on a vast scale, it is to be expected of a decidedly melancholy cast. The ideo con that additional and rich finds of silver are veyed was that the larger part of the Peninsuls likely to bo made, also that in the mines was in the grip of drought, that the Government where other metals are being sought for silver was making preparations for an exceedingly is maually one of the valuable constituents, bad time, and that measures for adequately Therefore in the course of a few years, large shatia meeting a possible famine were being thought ineresses in the output of silver from Mexico out. Emphasis was laid upon the fact that the are likely to take place, whatever may be said senson having been very un-of other parts of the world, including the sins, anless something like a miracle happened Such expectations are reasonable enough on the general resalt would be exceedingly bad, the facts, but ist present, somewhat curiously, But almost immediately time intelligence of perhaps, as additions have been made to the extensive rains, which appeared to have fallen producing mines in which silver is found, just in time to prevent any tragical disaster otters have either had a reduce output or As the demand for silver in India is so largely have been abandoned. Actually, it rather dependent up: n the success of the crops, the catlook for the silver market is proportionately bettered by the improved prospect which bas opened out

plant owing to the failure of the monsoon United States.

comes to this, that it is only a prodigious fa Kat amount of activity and the outlay of immense sums of money in the opening of new mining Li Large propositions that a perceptible reduction in the total production-of-silver bes been avoided.ring-Wu

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Notwithstanding that Indian agriculturists do, upon the whole, adopt more intelligent Farther south in Central America, in Ecundor, methods than formerly, they alto retain many Chile and Peru, there are known to be large Tin Tong Wei ancient customs, some of which may be ridi deposits of the metal which could be worked eulous, but others full of sound as profitably, providing, on the one hand, betfer Amongst the latter are the precautions which transport facilities were available, and, on the are taken locally all over India, where grain other, that the necessary explial worn forth- orops are the staple, to hold a reserve of wheat coming. But the fact is that with the price against contingencies. In 1909 there was of silver at about the level it has been of late very fine cotton crop-ons of the best on record years, the profits from mines where silver in the Lum o --but wheat came off rather badly. Last year principal value are by no means se sensational

Cheang Muk Toa was a grand crop, so that, speaking as they were in the old days when the metal Shek Ma... fairly good years. This means that is this year

Tu Tong bad happened to be good for both cotton and wheat things would have looked exceedingly bright all round, and an unusual amount of expenditure and prosperity would have been noticeable. But, as things are, it now appears almost certain that the wheat crop, at any rate, will be a fair average, unless something very unforeseen happens. Therefore, remembering the local granaries, no actual scarcity need be feared,

wheat one may say that India has had two was more that double the price that it is now.

INDIAN REQUIREMENTS. “

The inducements to mine silver are less over. powering.

a result, therefore, of the steady foures which have been maintained by the silver mining industry as a whole, merahanta and consumers take it for granted that practically no consider. able change in that way is to be expected for. an indefinite period. They are probably right.

THE MARKET TO-DAY With respect to the market position pt the Had things turned out as bad as they looked moment, it may be said that while the Bombay a short time since; the people at large would stocks of silver, it is now known that for the banke had recently somewhat abnormally large have been forced to surrender up a great deal of most part these have been disposed of and die their silver boards in order to pay their taxes, and therefore thers might have been no necessity Fered. There is a very considerable bull for the Government to buy silver to

accanot open which has been nursed for some any large little time, and this is really the explanation of amount for coinage purpense. This will not be the case, and whether a resumption of buying considerably. At the same time there are a few the fact that the quotations have not risen more on a large scale takes place or not immediately bears, but it is considered that the position is so the demend is likely to be fairly substantial dominated by the ball accounts that, apon the within a short period. At any rate, that is the whole, a somewhat depressing effect is therefore view which is taken by the London market, and maintained. It is to be expected that these it is considered that, as regards Túdia, the demand for silver will probably be about an pentatione-will be gradually elesed without any considerable dislocation of the market, and the loading brokers ratber look The China situation, so far as silver is connext few weeks, assuming, of course, that nothing a steadiness in prices, at least for the cerned, naturally turns very much upon the antaward scoure in the East to upast the balance action of the Government with respect to the of things.. possible Silver loan, but at the present momont there appears to be a consensus of opinion Ons may note, by way of postscript, that even that, at any rate for the next six months, it supposing the Chias loan does notually materi- That alies sooner than is expected, it would be rather is unlikely the same will be made. thie is the general ides does not, of course, that would be felt on the market. It is expected hat the moral effect than the material consequences by any means settle the matter. The Chinese that about two-thirds of the sum that may

be Government is not in the habit of sunouncing borrowed will be devoted to the coining of silver, beforehand with ostentatious candeur what

average.

THE CHINESE SITUATION,

10t

il proposes to do in the way of financial ad-say, three to four millions sterling, during the 12 months following the loan, And this will justments. If the silver market got into a

be spread over the perind, so that there need position which appeared to offer advantages to the borrower, the Chinese Government might Decarily be no considerable disturbance of possibly act with unexpected promptitade, tothe the market at all. Such appreciation of pries confusion of those who had treated too much to

as may bappen will rather be caused by the knowledge of what is coming, Bot, st we have Baid, the whole affair is at present quite in Perspective.

the deliberative methods of Oriental administra tion.

the

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Bo that one bis to consider the Chinese demand in the immediate future in the light of the general trade and prosperity of the country. With respect to that one has to fall back upen the exceedingly threadbare reflection that China

be is a big country; there may

famine in one

All hopes of Mr. De Lannoy Meyer, who dis- part and a glut of grain in another; groat

pros perity here and abnormal roarsity somewhere pored from the Goalpara Tes estate, in Wost else. But, taking China ass whole, one is justi. Java on the 9th of last month, have now been ed in expecting that the season will bring about gives up, says the Sumatra Fost of the 12th usual average of production and trade, with, eat, and bard-working disposition was well liked inst. The young man, who was of a quiet, corn- a consequence, a normal spending power. So that by his friends and employars. He took advanta

Chius •{the question of the loan being aliminated), nething unusual need be looked for. age of holiday to go oat bunting, and since | Inasmuch as the Oriental markets virtually then notence of him has been found, in spite of control silver, as the other parts of the world do the netiring efforts of the police assisted by a not fluctuate in their demand to any material large number of natives who searched for several extent, the only other considerable factor to be daya through five districts. It could not have taken into account is the question of procinction. been a case of murder or suicide, as Meyer, who had only recently come from Europe and Nearly all the important silver mines are in was engaged to a lady in Holland, the northern half of the Ameriosa Continent. If little to do with the natives and was always the United States and. Mexico chose to pat a friendly disp

disposed towards them, and his pros. prohibitive export duty on silver the rest of the poots were good. His relations in Hol- Lord who тего informed of the state world would be almost bereft of a supply. But of affairs shortly after he had disappeared.

this contingency is unthinkable at present, cabled out twios one may expect to see the output flust nating

requesting that no expense be viport 1-2 barrow limita indeed, with the parts to discover has whereabouts. The police export to the rest of the world in proportion. dos from Bataria came on the scene sight day Looking at the fact that a vast number of now territory it was too much to expect it to do PRESSED STEEL UNDERFRAMES and BOGIES and ALL-STEEL

sitor the event, and being also in strange mines in Ameries have been opened up danes anything. The incunted police who wers after. say, the last decade, and that many of the wards réquisitioned wiht over the most dificult have an output of ore which includes silver us one of it paying constituenta, it is some ground, crossed by deep ravines, some of the what surprising that the average result in walls of which were so steep and narrow, and so the way of output has not fuctuated more covered with undergrowth that they were hardly than has been the case. But, for one rearon noticeable The missing assistant might very

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