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Show si.m:ii, lllrsclee I.teeh Smiixit I'liilsrslaiiil Mhy II lifelines In l-rlrs. Wasiiinotun, D. ('., Oct. 0. -'It loorsuslf tnupeoplu were losing con-lldence con-lldence lu silver," mid Letch, director of lliu mint, today. "The visible supply sup-ply In New York It cmnll, and a largu part is hold by person who bought when thu price waa high and are holding hold-ing on tu It. Our oilers hcroseenito bo dropping, which would go to show thn reduced uply and ought' tu show higher prices. The price today, hsw-ev hsw-ev r, wat as low as Bit cents uud 0 mill and n few days (il'u It vraaaahado lower. Theru lina bran a decline of about 2 couls since July lit, Thu cautu uf thl decline In price aud lack uf coutldunco ln silver apparently mutt bo due to tbo diminished uieofsllvur nhrosd, but! cannot fully tin Irrs'sud It. Or r.iur.o If the International Monetary Conference sliould result In a plan to btlng silver Intemore general use, thu pilco would ili agnln." "If tbo supply nets, to a iHillitwh.ro offers are to) small to uu et the monthly month-ly ninhasia by thu government, what will bu thu eirect?" wo luked. "I t uught to ralsu Ihe price," replied Leich. Cereal Nl.ll.llls. Wapiiimiion, I). O., Oct. n.-Tho niperlnk'iiUetil uf tbe census hat Juil Issued preliminary ttalltlh' .' thu cereal production of the United Ktains, prepare J tinder tlie dlrtctlon of Hyde, iho spicl.tl agent. The fltrures aret Harley, n.SSI.d'JJ crc, !,:i9.ii:2 liushels; buckwheat, bl?,"77 arret. i:,130,m; bushels; corn, 7S,iKi.ti;i acres, 2,l:l,j.',l),.1IS bushels: oats, -1.-3)7.V!2 acres, 8U9,10j,71i; husliels) rye, r.l'I.USJ uir.s. CS.-I12 bn.liel.; wheat, S.1,57-I,:U1 ncru, 4.i,::'".77!i biislMh: total, Hl.KO.lM aoiet, il.Vil,. 007,511 bushelv. In lttRit the llcur.s w.re: Harley, 1,007,727 acres, t:t,in7,. 43.) bushels; buckwheat, 843,:iMi acres. ll,SlT,ai7 nusbels; corn, 7L lOb.Mi t acres, l,7.5l,.',OI,n7H bushels; uals, In,. 111,601 acres, 4j7,WW.8I9 bushels; rje, 8 IS.8311 acres, 1,MI, Ml bushels; wheat, .13,4(0,XM acres. I0,49,U7 btitbrl,: total, 119,031,770 acres, '.',OU7,;S0,v:o bushtls. |
