Washington, Nov. 2.
Stiver imports into the United States during the week ended Octo ber 26° amounted to $2.868,047 as compared with $4,127,620 during the preceding week, the Treasury. Department announced to-day.
Imports of silver from China dropped to less than a third of the previous week, due to the tax imposed upon silver exports by the Chinese. Government.
The United States imported only '$882,008 worth of silver from China during the frst week that the export fax was effective as compared has been the chief exporter of silver to the United States, increasing by almost double that of the two comparative weeks. American silver Imports from Mexico were valued at $1,279,824 as compared with $788,500 the previous week.
Gold imports during the week fended October 27 amounted to. $3,016919 and exports totalled only.
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