Show sty GOLD GOL DECREE DECREASE TAKEN TAKE I J IK AS A SILVERS SILVER'S SILVES SILVE'S CHANCE TO RISE I Gold ol men anon arc fairly well wel alarmed over tho continued lower tower output of ot the tE yellow metal meat year ar by bY year ear probably appreciating the tact fact fac that tha it Is I only a U. question of or time timo when there tco will wil be o nn arm Irresistible demand for tor silver siver and no longer lInger a debased bimetallic basis There Timers were wern O ounces of or gold mined in South Africa in 1918 corn con COr pared with in 1917 1917 and 1531 In 1916 Speaking of ot f the output output out out- put the Economist says It I has bas been een a year car of for tho the Month 1918 1915 January l 7 February March 1 1 29 I May 1 tl 5 1 I June Itne f J July 1 2 t I s S ember i October i IJO l. l 00 OO L I I November S- S I d la 3 r Total 17 0 tn every month without exception of or gold old produced ed cd wa was lower lowert I t than han the corre corresponding month in In 1917 C v Industry ry for the time shortage of or labor labor has bas I been acute and the tho Influenza helped to make matter wor It I la Is 1 therefore not surprising to tu note noto that December figures continue in th lh the path I of the downward record of ot production During the month G. G 5 ounces o 0 of fine finegold finegold Cne gold old were producer valued it at t 3 5 IS as compared with ounces valued at in November In December 1917 7 49 ounces were Wert produced valued at The fol fol- lowing statistics ow tho tim record of production month months by month since inc the beginning o of 11 1915 1 1917 17 1916 1 1015 1915 1 SO 13 9 4 15 1 S 15 I 1564 1 1 3 1 G 8 I I 61 1921 1 It jg is J th 10 lowest elt output since UH 1914 when yli II the value of or gold sol produced produce amounted to The I dally daily daly average |