Show IS BUYING SILVER Contracts for Two Months' Months Supply for Subsidiary Coinage PURCHASE WAS KEPT QUIET More Il Sih Sil or Cl cc Coins I Dimes Arc IO Needed fOl for General I pan Il Inn of Business ln s. s Washington Aug 9 It I.-It It leaked out this morning that the tho Government for 01 some omo days has been quietly buying silver sliver for Cor subsidiary coinage Through brokers the treasury lutz has been boon makIng making mak mak- ing lug purchases until It has enough contracted contracted con con- Tor Zoi about two months coinage Part of or this hits is for lor Imm Immediate and part for or future futuro delivery Tho The purchases have been made mado at the current market marlot prices sellers not being aware that thal the tho Government Go was in the market marlot Treasury will not nol make any ony statement but ul the news news that the lie purchase purchase pur pur- ch chase o has been beon made is from positive and anti unquestioned sources The amount bought Is Is' Is not disclosed hut but hosed based on present colna coinage about ounces a year in 18 needed for subsidiary I purposes and from to 1000 ounces approximately arc said to have havo been heen purchased The Th Government Govern ment uncut has taken talen this covert of or buying to 10 prevent being held hold up and made rhade to l pay ay high prices when It goes Into tho the market openly The Thc sliver sil silver sit sli- ver will be coined as needed Into dimes limes quarters and halves There is a special l tack lack of or limOs dimes s The crop moving nee needs s for rol small money require especially to lo be met but lUt the general of business Is In part responsible for the Increasing increasing ing call for tor subsidiary money There Theao is reason renson to believe the Government will bo lie In the lie market from no now flOW on for silver stiver and that tho the open pUI purchases by bids will soon be bo mado made For some somo time Lime there have been re reports reports re- re ports portH that t the he Government would re resume re- re sumo sume silver sliver purchases and It will vill undoubtedly undoubtedly un un- un- un cause general surprise that the quiet buying has lies proceeded for Cor I some somo days |