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Show GOLD PLACED IN SUB-TREASURY Big Consignment From England Eng-land Reaches New York Safely Will Be Smelted Into Bullion. Now York, Sept S. Great Britain's third shipment of gold to tho United States within five weeks placed today in the sub-treasury here, amounted to $19,465,000 and not approximately ?6G,000,000 as reported yesterday from Portland, Me., according to an official offi-cial announcement made today by J. P. Morgan and company, tho consignees. con-signees. No statement was made officially to tho valuo of tho American securities securi-ties accompanying the gold, but these were roportcd to be worth approximately approxi-mately $30,000,000, making tho total valuo of the shipment about $50,000,-000. $50,000,-000. Now York, Sept. 8. The third and largest consignment of gold shipped from England to the United State's during the laBt few woeks was placed in the sub-treasury hero today after having been guarded all night by .po-llco .po-llco and armed oxpross messengers at tho Grand Central terminal where It arrived on a special train from Hall-fax. Hall-fax. The gold, consisting of American and British coin, was reported to bo approximately $GG,000,000, whllo securities secu-rities accompanying tho shipment wero said to be worth about ?14,000,-000. ?14,000,-000. The entire consignment was mado to J. P. Morgan & Co., fiscal agents of tho British government. Gold to Bo Weighed. Members of tho Morgan firm said no estimate of tho value of the consignment con-signment could bo mado until after tho gold had been woighed and counted count-ed and tho securities examined. After tho gold had been deposited at tho sub-treasury from twenty motor mo-tor trucks, it was reported that It consisted con-sisted of 11,650,000 British sovereigns sover-eigns equivalont to about 550,500,000, and $7,850,000 In American eagles. Tho British coin, It was said, will be sent to the government assay office to bo assayed and smelted down into bullion. |