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To: Murrey Walker who wrote (49231)	4/1/2002 11:03:16 AM
From: Jim Willie CB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

Murrey, I think you focus on US market too much China is world's biggest silver consumer 100% usage in photography digital imaging is moving forward in the US and West but it is nonexistent in China, India, etc you overlook 2500 million people digital imaging is real but its claimed detrimental effect on photography silver consumption has been wrong for several years despite digital imaging, photo silver consumption has risen 4-5% annually since 1990 why is that so hard for you to understand? Kodak has announced some replacement to silver halide film but it is experimental, and probably sucks in quality check their consumption numbers the Silver Institute is the foremost independent agency on silver they expect digital imaging to have an effect on photo sector but not until 2005-06 you cannot rely on your own info on this issue read what Kodak's consumption trend is read what the Ag Institute says read what China-India are doing the rest of the world is discovering simple photos in two years you will likely be saying the same crapp by then a silver explosion will have occurred it will catch you totally offguard your claim has absolutely zero substance behind it eventually you will be right but I dont think so for another 3 years at least and I doubt even then the same argument can be put forth with fuelcell cars replacing gasoline engines thus cutting into the crude oil sales / jim