Washington, Jan, 26.
Silver imports into the United States for the week ended January' 4 showed a sharp rise over the preceding week, according to figures made public to-day by the Deparment of Commerce, Imports of the white metal for the week were valued at a total of $5,007,710, compared to a value of, only, $1,725,000 on imports reported for the' preceding week.
Whereas Hongkong was one of the principal sources of supply in the week ended January 11, the Crown Colony did not appear at all in the figures published to-day, the major portion of shipments coming from the "United Kingdom, which sent $4,140,299 worth of the metal.
Mexico sent only $182,701 worth fof the metal during the week under review, compared with consignments worth "$1,087,000 in the preceding seven day Observers attached importance to the Importation of sliver worthy $348,344 from the Soviet Union, feapecially because it was largely tu the form of ore and base bullion. Indicating that the United States is devoting attention to Russia as 9 primary producer of the white metal Gold imposts during the same week, according to the Department of Commerce figures, were worth '$11,271,401, compared to $6,209,769 the preceding week—United Press.
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