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Show FINANCES OF RUSSIA, Gold Reserves in State Bank Shown by Statement. ST. PETERSBURG. March 17. According Accord-ing to an official statement tho gold rc serves in tho Stato oank today total $44S,toO.OOO, and gold resc.rvos held abroad J226,000,000. Tho total amount of credit notes Issued Is $4Sj.00O,00O, which, according accord-ing to law, should bo covered by SWl,-600.000 SWl,-600.000 of bullion on doposlt In tho Stato bank. This statoment Is Interesting In connection with tho Government's llnan-cjj llnan-cjj position. |