Show SlAJsDARl SILER DOLLARS I The Number Kemaininir In the Treasury is Smaller Than Ever Before WASHINGTON Sept 23A statement prepared bj the treasury department shows that there now remain in the treasury but S3STS 231 standard silver dollars that are now represented by silver certificates in circulation out of a total coinage of standard stan-dard silver dollars to date of fB92ll3650 This balance is about tn million dollars less than it was month ago and also is So000 000 less than it was July ISSO It never before has been so small as at present Silver certificates in circulation amounting to WitoOJiGJ are mostly of small denominations and the recent heavy issue is attributed to the unusual movement of crops Statistics of Gold and Sliver WASHINGTON Sept 2 Richara P Rothwell of New York editor of the Engineering and Mining Journal has been made chief special agent to take charge of the collection of statistics of gold and silver for the eleventh census This inquiry is regaled as being bj far the most difficult among the mining industries particular in the matter of showing production by states This is on account of the incrcas ing practice of mining ores in one state and smelting them in another |