Messrs. Mocatta & Goldsmid, reporting from London on April' 17, star The silver market hax been very steady during the past week and the price, which has been on a slightly higher level, has only varied between 83isd. and 88d. India has shown more disposition to buy, China has both bought and sold, but the chief support of the market has been the buying on Continental account, which has been im evidence on most days. As this buying has been mostly for forward delivery, whilst a good deal of the selling has been for spot, the two quotations since the 12th instant have until to-day been identical. In view of the Easter Holidays the market at present is quiet and apathetic, but the undertone seems good and we do not look for any im-Portant change at present.
April 24—Owing to the Easter Holidays, business market has been very restricted during the past week and there is little to report. There has been very little buying, either for India! or China, and the market has again, en chicly supported by Contineyt al buying, against which there has
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