PLATINUM.
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does
equal that of gold in the course of a year. The real feature in the
quick rise in price is undoubtedly the purchase by the leading dealer
in London of the supply of scrap. The domestic market is absolutely
bare of this material, and hence its entire dependence upon the London
price.
IMPORTS.
Platinum imported and entered for consumption in the United States, 1867 to 1888 inclusive.