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Show UfcSl12PTION. Gold ul Per lor u.o First Time iu bixtecu Years, Xew York, 17. At 12.30 today, gold boIJ at pr for the firat time eincc the suspcubtun of specie payments in lo02. , Washington, 17. The United stales treasurer expects to have, on the 1st of January, exclusive of ali demand, Jjloj.OUO.OOU in coin with which to re&ume specie payments. Kecrot-iry frhermunaaid to-day, he was receiving information from all quarters which encouraged him in believing his plans for resumption were working admirably acd indicat ing a general disposition among monicd men throughout the country to assist him. Bankers report that there is no demand for gold, even at one-eight percent, premium. When tflOO in gold was worth only 121 cents more than $100 in paper, the secretary secre-tary thought resumption was very nearly a fixed fact. Among other good news received, yesterday, were orders for over $3, 500,000 4-per-cent. bonds, ar.d if the deniai-.d continues through Decembtr.the sale will exceed that of any month since they were put upon the market. The secretary thinks that if any persons are fainthearted faint-hearted about ihe prospects of resumption re-sumption they are very lew in num- her. He says gold seems to be coming out of old stockings all over the country, and within twenty days will not bo so popular as paper, but will bo in general circulation and increase the circulating medium by Ecverul millions. Jnnmit'a Washington: It is ftalcd that a band of Wall rtrcct speculators has organized to lock up gold in anticipation anti-cipation of resumpt, un. Tho house banking and currency committee has under orsideraiian eome measure by which il is hoped such scheme will be defeated. Tne plan proposed is a bill making it a misdemeanor to lend u,uut) collateral security of gold or silver coin as certificates. A bil ot this rort w:is pud at 'lie time speculators were in tiie hibit of locking lock-ing up greenbacks, eii;ctually preventing pre-venting this speculation. Tho law prohibiting loaning money on greenbacks green-backs as collateral does not, however, include gold. |