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To: philv who wrote (137)	2/3/1998 9:56:00 PM
From: Dundee Maples	Respond to of 403

Now this is what I call Positive News... Tuesday February 3, 6:19 pm Eastern Time Berkshire owns large stake of world silver supply NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - As the price of silver hit a nine-year high and supplies hit new lows, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc [NYSE:BRKa - news] said it owns 129.7 million ounces of silver that it purchased in a six-month period between July 1997 and January 1998. Berkshire said in a press release issued on Tuesday that it it owns 129,710,000 ounces of silver, which it first purchased beginning on July 25, 1997 and last purchased Jan. 12 of this year. That represents more than 20 percent of the world's estimated silver supply at 1997 year-end, according to metals market consulting firm CPM Group. The company said it normally would have published the information about its holdings in its annual report, due to be published next month, but released the figures early in response to inquiries. Precious metals markets have been roiled in the past week amid speculation that a leading participant had manipulated the market by transferring silver inventories from New York to London in order to create the impression of a supply shortage. NYMEX President Patrick Thompson said last Friday there was ''absolutely no basis'' for allegations the COMEX silver futures market was being manipulated. Silver prices soared to new nine-year highs Tuesday on the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX division. March silver climbed 36.7 cents to settle at $6.615 an ounce as COMEX stocks dwindled to 12-year lows of around 103.7 million ounces. Berkshire said it has accepted delivery of 87.51 million ounces and that the remaining 42.2 million ounces call for delivery at varied dates until March 6, 1998. To date, all deliveries have been made on schedule, it said. In its statement, Berkshire said that if any seller should have trouble making timely delivery, the company is willing to defer delivery for a reasonable period upon payment of a modest fee. It said all metal was purchased for London delivery through a single firm. No options have been or are held by Berkshire, it said. Berkshire said no purchases have been made that established new highs for the metal and that all buying occurred after dips. The company said it had no present plans for purchase or sale of its silver horde. At present, the silver position, at cost, amounts to less than 2 percent of the company's investment portfolio. The Berkshire statement said the company began accumulating the precious metal last summer after Buffett, Berkshire's chairman, and Charles Munger, its vice chairman, concluded that ''the equilibrium between supply and demand was only likely to be established by a somewhat higher price.''

To: philv who wrote (137)	2/3/1998 10:29:00 PM
From: Dundee Maples	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 403

Now this is what I call good news. Welcome aboard the silver train Warren. Tuesday February 3, 6:19 pm Eastern Time Berkshire owns large stake of world silver supply NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - As the price of silver hit a nine-year high and supplies hit new lows, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc [NYSE:BRKa - news] said it owns 129.7 million ounces of silver that it purchased in a six-month period between July 1997 and January 1998. Berkshire said in a press release issued on Tuesday that it it owns 129,710,000 ounces of silver, which it first purchased beginning on July 25, 1997 and last purchased Jan. 12 of this year. That represents more than 20 percent of the world's estimated silver supply at 1997 year-end, according to metals market consulting firm CPM Group. The company said it normally would have published the information about its holdings in its annual report, due to be published next month, but released the figures early in response to inquiries. Precious metals markets have been roiled in the past week amid speculation that a leading participant had manipulated the market by transferring silver inventories from New York to London in order to create the impression of a supply shortage. NYMEX President Patrick Thompson said last Friday there was ''absolutely no basis'' for allegations the COMEX silver futures market was being manipulated. Silver prices soared to new nine-year highs Tuesday on the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX division. March silver climbed 36.7 cents to settle at $6.615 an ounce as COMEX stocks dwindled to 12-year lows of around 103.7 million ounces. Berkshire said it has accepted delivery of 87.51 million ounces and that the remaining 42.2 million ounces call for delivery at varied dates until March 6, 1998. To date, all deliveries have been made on schedule, it said. In its statement, Berkshire said that if any seller should have trouble making timely delivery, the company is willing to defer delivery for a reasonable period upon payment of a modest fee. It said all metal was purchased for London delivery through a single firm. No options have been or are held by Berkshire, it said. Berkshire said no purchases have been made that established new highs for the metal and that all buying occurred after dips. The company said it had no present plans for purchase or sale of its silver horde. At present, the silver position, at cost, amounts to less than 2 percent of the company's investment portfolio. The Berkshire statement said the company began accumulating the precious metal last summer after Buffett, Berkshire's chairman, and Charles Munger, its vice chairman, concluded that ''the equilibrium between supply and demand was only likely to be established by a somewhat higher price.''