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Show m WANTED . BI UNCLE SAflf Treasury Department Wants 100.000 Ounces per Week for Coinage Purposes. Fe' the Flrtt Time Since th Rtpeal of the Sherman Act Silver It to be Purchated for Coinage Purpose, ' the Stock of Bullion Dtlng j exhausted. Wa ' ' ton Yr the flrtt time In thirteen years tho government announced an-nounced on Thursday Ita purpota to purchue i liver lor colnago purpoitt. Teadert are Invited at the offlco ol Die director of the mint In thlt city on Wednesday, tbo llth day Inat, uc to 1 ocltxk p ra, and evory Wednet day thereafter until further notice These tenders aro to be for delivery at toe Philadelphia, New Orleans or Dearer mint settlement to bo on tht K'tsr )ork best of bullion guaranteed Sit tine The treasury reserves tb right to rcji cl nit lenders aa nifi suit 111 cnveni nee It I understoist that, anticipating thnt Ita reappear anc at a purchaser might tern portrlty disturb the market unduly the treasury bst obtained control ot oontlderth'e amount for future delivery, deliv-ery, to that It Is In a position to drop put of the market fur aevornl months U desirable From th resumption or spoclo pay menu In 169 down to tho year 1900 the conslait Increase In tho ttock ot tubsldliry coin required by the grow Ing population nnd trade ot the coun try supplied by the recolnago ol old tad uncurrent subsidiary rolm which tcciinitilntl-d In the treasury un der tbe resumption act In 1900, at this stork wae running low, authority was granted In the monetary act ol Mtrch II 'o the aerretary ot tho trees u rj to dlv rt bullion purchased undet tte id of July II 1890, In tho coinage of (liver dollar to tho colnago nf sub-hllary sub-hllary pieces Under Ihlt authority about 111 000 000 has been coined tlsw 1W |