Show SOLD ham PRICE RESET AT AN OUNCE Report of Leak Investigated by Treasury Officials LONDON Dec 11 11 PrIvate Private messages disclosing today's price of gold as announced at Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington once more reached London London Lon Lon- don toda today ahead of the official price releases Their source was not disclosed I WASHINGTON Dec Dee 11 The W-The The administration today renamed a price of 01 an ounce for R F C purchases purchases pur pur- chases of newly mined gold a figure that has prevailed since December 1 This price was an ounce in excess of the world gold price set at London for bar gold told which advanced 6 G pence to shillings an ounce equivalent to an ounce The dollar displayed a new weakness weakness weak weak- ness on the international market opening at at London as compared corn com pared with at Saturdays Saturday's closing clos cbs ing quotation and later slumped to 51 in the first half hall hour o of trad trad- ing mg Treasury Treasur officials maintained official off oUi I cial silence concerning the thc reported gold old leak which enabled London to obtain the domestic price in advance of or the official announcement made daily at the treasury at a. a m. m It was j understood however that an investigation in in- was being conducted to determine the accuracy and foundation foundation foundation tion of the report |