Show DROP IN SILVER Heavy Loss to Corporations nnd Bail roads in Mexico Hcxlco City Doc 2Thc premium on New York exchange ranged round J6S and 16D today There was little business done although most of the merchants regard sliver as having a small chance of permanent recovery The dominant topic In business and rinanclal circles Is I the gold standard and how best to Gel the country on a Gold basis In one respect the struggle strug-gle outlined over the gold standard Is I one of city against country the large farmers and planters It Is said fear liiK that the gold standard even thoush the present dollars are retained re-tained and given an artificIal value will cause a rise In the wages of their laborers and hence they Ire strong partisans par-tisans of silver Every duel of a cent In the value of silver means a heavy loss to the railways and other large corporations |