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Show Huge Silver Sale Reported NEW YORK, March 23 IJ.R The United States Smelting, Refining Re-fining and Mining Co., announced today it has obtained a large contract con-tract for silver. "It is reported that the purchaser will ultimtely prove to be the Mexican Mex-ican government," the statement said. "It is also reported that Mexico Mex-ico has contracted for 23,000,000 ounces of silver for coinage over a period of 12 months." The American Smelting and Refining Re-fining Co., American Metal Corporation Corp-oration and Mexican Corporation are other producers understood to be participating in the sale. Deliveries De-liveries of the metal, it was said, will be made over a period of a year at the rate of about 2,000,000 ounces a month. |