The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-21


WssHiyeToS CITy, March ao-Aoting
Secretary Neifleton today rejecfed offers
aSzrcratiag $4,000 for exchange for ex-
paTt If gold coin for gold bars He said
his arfion was in accordance with the
policy recently decided upon. 1t is con-
ivary tss The hest interests of the govern
naezs1 10 relineuish at the present time for
export any considerable part of the most
coavenseEf form OF our gold supply He did
Dot regard j. as af all probable that geld
w@aid lse forced 10 3 premium by reason of
the present policy a-ainsf the expectation
oi tbs governments limited supply OF gold
hs-s
NEW ToRK. March aa-Superinfendent
Nsson received notice from the treasury
o;lci&ls this afternoon that two requests
for gosd bsrs sor export had been refused.
When The bankers received this news. they
ordered S-7ssa.tDo in com al the sub-freasury,
waich viii be shipped tomorrow, making
The total shipments. SO far as known.
SI.a-s.Us
Van Hoffman & Co. have ordered so, 600
II gold bars at the assay Office.
La2ard Freres today applied al the assay
office for ssa.sao in gold bars for export.
The superintendent sent the appiication 10
Washington Cry whether bars can be OBJ
faioed. The treasury is on record as re-
Elissnr
Hsu.5ehach. Ickelheimer & Co. hare
taSen siss5fsao ia gold coin al the sub
treasury for shipment % Berlin. This
makes the total taken and asked 81 So. .0a0A
81 ner1ni-udenf Mason. Of the ASSAY Of.
Gcs. fs5errapE1ed requests for gold bars
Datli . 2. N. This is IN accordance
aith orders from the treasury department
and iS believed ID be for the purpose of
impeding shipment after banking hours.
and IS tne supplementary mails on the
fast steamers close tomorrow il viii he
dsLl.casf - lake the ba-s and gct them TO
,,s steamer between the beginning Of bus
mess ana the hour for sailing tomorrow.
niTeeisr OF the Mint Edward Lcech.
Who j. here en- business. said in an inter
vsPw REGARDING the gold bar subject that
he iva satst como with ths de.in5se purpose
Ie sgsS any views OF bankers On the subject
Al ala lie continued:
Bas asise here incidentally net bankers ana
olszsfess Eaan with whom an PERSONALLY &C.
qs4lZ.ea. ! xia satisfied tbs old hEr yclicy is q
good oae zE.a thai il VII be commended ~ the
9soE-e 81 TIE co1Htry ard By bankers and eusi-
1ess usea generally.
nizh whesn aid vsr converse about it,
Win al ei Ese leading nxnk y.resids-ts Ths
views a1 iSa1s1g merchants g-d bankers in ~
gard 70 the policy q IAe administration in
declining se fur-lsA salpprr< q gas6 with rne
St.a bars ic- sAsp-ne2s sarea1, l axcs-ssines
Incidentally. sad hsrs found that the ssrrs-
nasnr universally is thai The govern neus acted
wisely = this decision
In reply 70 other inquiries Leech said.
TA1s proposition TO decline 10 exesa-re ruad
s~-s f0- res6 cus2 has been fxyora-e rroSer. os
the Ealas Scr some t1-1e, indeed. exs- slnce /
have cxe1 clrcCter Of The rn1a- .xuas On the
statute books Law. snScsed II lsss wh5sa
authorizes srcsrintead1rEs oE .hs raans 70 rsvs
e. bars n exchange fo- gold COIN Of eoa.l
salne- he lAfe secretary o! The r-szsc-y, a IN
dsEas AID Eagssl1 were disposed 20 ts.uS
7ta1 .he acw inSca6sa ID give TIE DE-
s@-tnczf csscretsoa. oaz uYeH sEsnl.siuy The
rsGtESs - tne arsorDey general hs acid the stat
Ete E4aEGasSsy. snd -ssl ere rcuad not iersirs 70
exchange s0Ec bars fu- gala cosr. nor coald ne
make azy caz-re d0r sacA exeaxarr TIE rexz2t
wss t1ax the treasury csSarsrsrf wrs vtrsrsr
hegisss IL tSe matter u5 -oi1 shipments. L ry-a
reeSrS rser1stacs ~i rhe ix.e ser-eenvv- ans vTv-
selis rvue-ess x-zsadss the isw a iss last So