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Show MILLIONS IN UNCLE SAM'S YACLTS Wclghingthe Coin Tj-aaisf erred to ""the Treasury Fxlsco Merchants-Kick Merchants-Kick for Gold Twenties. . Washington, October 20. The shipments of coin from the overcrowded vaults of the different -sub-treasuries to the Treasury at Washington since the general transfer began be-gan September, 3d, amount to about $26,-000,000 $26,-000,000 in silver, and about $o,000,00d" in gold;- $10,400,000 in -silver, brought from New Orleans, in naval vessels, are included in the above statement. ...All the gold came from San Francisco, from which place about $13,000,000 in gold had previously been sent to New York Tjy registered mail. It is estimated esti-mated it will take about a month and a half to I , count the coin already -received at the Treasury. A new and improved weighing machine was received at the Department from the Philadelphia mint, and will be used in weighing the coin. , Some time ago the Secretary of the Treasury Treas-ury ordered that the coinage of double eagles at the San Francisco mint be discon- tinned. It is explained that it was done beoause there was a large supply of those coins on hand, and also on the theory that they did not enter as freely into general circulation as gold coins of smaller denominations. denom-inations. The bankers and merchants of San Francisco were dissatisfied with the suspension, sus-pension, and recently requested that the coinage of double eagles be resumed, on the ground that they were particularly desired in making payments for deposits of bullion. The Secretary was not inclined to modify his original order, but to accommodate business busi-ness men as much as possible, he has authorized author-ized the Assistant Treasurer at San Fran- cisco to exchange double eagles for gold coin of small denominations. |