highest and lowest prices for each week of the Shanghai Gold Bar Market, displaying the range of movements—By Courtesy Dah Fah Yung. tend to counteract mildly the potential effects of the large influx of gold into" the United States, by keeping ut a portion of the gold which might otherwise flow in.
He called attention however, to the fact that, contrary to the purpose of the Silver Act of 1934, most of the silver purchased by the Treasury comes from China and Hongkong, where its loss causes "painful de-
Only the smallest amounts of silver, Mr. Bratter contended, come from the countries on a gold standard.
Informed observers here "understand that Mr. Bratter's views represent those widely held throughout the Government, but that the purchases of silver by the Treasury Department will continue, despite those views, largely because of the political pressure exerted by members of the Congressional silver bloc—United Press.
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