Demand in Early Pazt of this Year Messrs. Samuel Montagu & Ca. say in their report of June 9 with reference to silver Prices have moved upward during the week. but business has been only on a small scale. The chief factor has been an appreciation of the U.S. dollar, diminishing—the chance of free supplies from that quarter, and causing some degree of nervousness on the part of beac operators, who sought' to cover their commitments upon a starved market. Part of the demand emanated from China, but the Yndian Bazaars have not been much evidence.
It is interesting to hear from India how the world supplies centred upon that country during the first four months of the year. We are informed that silver worth Rs. 14,727,777 was imported into Bombay from Shanghai, Rs. 6,572,- 207 from America, Rs. 2,844,842 from miscellaneous ports like Busrah, Jeddah, Behrein, Aden, Muskat, Koweit and Sydney, and 30 lakhs into Calcutta, plus' the whole output of the Burma mines,
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