Show I 1 Bond and Silver Purchases WASHINGTON Dec Srhe treasury depart 1 de-part eut today purchased 685000 ounces I of silver at from 51023 to 11350 j Theamouiit of 4 per cent bonds accepted today was 4591000 for which u disbursement disburse-ment of about 0350000 in money will be made The secretary of the treasury said this afternoon in view of existing conditions condi-tions he would accept an additional offer tons at a reasonable price of sufficient amount to make the total purchase a000 000 for which he said tao expenditures would be nearly 10000000 The secretary secre-tary said further it is manifestly impossible impossi-ble under existing conditions for him to uso the fractional currency now in the treasury in the purchase of bonds for the reason that it would at once be returned to him in exchange for greenbacks and leave him With a deficiency instead of surplus There are now about 10000000 fractional currency in the treasury of which all but 2000000 is in silver half dollars As i is legal tender to the amount of 10 only it is not regarded as part of the available cash balance The secretary said he would like very much to get it into circulation but hs certainly should not do so at the expense of the limited available surplus Bland today introduced a bill authorizing authoriz-ing the secretary of the treasury to prepare a new series of legal tender notes or greenbacks green-backs which when the ordinary revenues of the government are not sufficient to meet the requirements ho is to pay out insufficient in-sufficient dues sums to meet all demands and |