Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-07-07 | Page 40 | Government Buys Small Lots Gold

i GOVERNMENT BUYS SMALL LOTS GOLD GOLDBy By Associated Press PHILADELPHIA July 6 It G.-It U is not generally known that the United States mint will bu buy precious metals In lots of ot or more but lUt such Is the fact A report just Issued shows hows that the Philadelphia Phil Phil- adelphia mint has reduced Jewelry and other articles gathered In melting pots Into bullion alu valued d at Much more Is et t to be as assayed ayed and valued R The gold was paid for tor by the government government gov SO at the rate of oC 20 2067 67 an nn ounce and the silver at the thc prevailing rate of or 1 I an nn ounce There Is 15 a slight charge for tor melting the metal