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Show POSTPONED 01 SILVERCONTRAGT Matter to Rest in Abeyance Until After Salt Lake Conference. j WASH! NGTOX. Nor. Sf Closing of ! contracts hy wh.ich the government expects ex-pects to acquire a large part of tho silver product in the country within the next year for monetary use of itself and the allies has been postponed until western silver producers can confer with treasury I officials. Some of the producers complain that as they have granted v;i-e increases based on expectations of silver at 51 an ounce, sovornmfnl contra' is :it ;i pii e low or than t!m would wovk them j;rcat injury. Tlie conference will be held here next Monduy. Senator P.ed Snioot telegraphed to the Sail Lake vhapu-r of the American Mining Min-ing congress yesterday that t he Cnited States treasury officials had as reed to take no further action with reference to lixinir the prire of silver until after the conierenco of western mo La I interests, which Is to be held in Salt lake next Tuesday. |