Show U. U S S. LEADS WORLD IN SILVER ILVER PRODUCTION By Ass Associated Press NEW YORK July 24 The The United States has become the tho worlds world's largest largest largest larg larg- est producer of ot silver displacing Mexico co co which until 1914 produced twice as much as this country but whose output now is only one half as great according to a review of ot the silver situation sit sit- issued today by the National City bank Figures contained in the review show that of ot the ounces mined throughout the world in 1916 the United United United Unit Unit- ed States produced or 42 per cent while twenty years ago our production was only onty 37 per cent of t the I worlds world's output which in that year w waa ounces |