Show SILVER GROWS SC SCARCE ARCE silver Is growing increasingly scarce the american governments silver purchase program whereby thousands of ounces ot of the metal are purchased in the world market from time to time has absorbed much of the available supply in addition foreign governments which hold large quantities of silver such as china are showing disinclination to sell for fear that their banking and currency systems might be disrupted as a result the inevitable consequence ot of tills this trend will be gradual appreciation in the value of silver and the more demand outruns supply the higher the price will become that means to the future of the mining industry both here and abroad |