Show SIEVEU PURCHASES One Response Received to tho Governments Govern-ments Proposition Is Accepted WASHINGTON July 11But one response re-sponse was received to tho counter proposition prop-osition to silver brokers yesterday and that was limited to an offer of 100000 ounces of silver at 71Ja This came from I New York by telegraph after the close of office hours yesterday and was promptly accepted Tomorrow another effort will be made to secure more silver and as the price in London this morning is n P d to 333w it may be the department will nave to pay more than 71J i it decides to Ibuy tal > lIt I l-It is stated that the purpostfol the act J f I ing director of the mint just now is to secure se-cure steady quotations rather than to affect the market one way or another and when quotations become steadier it is probable the purchases of silver wH be resumed in larger amounts |