COMEX Warehouse Stocks Mar 21, 2011

SILVER

418,636 ozs withdrawn from the dealer’s (registered) inventory
345,572 ozs withdrawn from the customer (eligible) inventory
Total dealer inventory 41.13 Mozs
Total customer inventory 62.22 Mozs
Combined Total 103.35Mozs

GOLD

ZERO ozs withdrawn from the dealers (registered) category
ZERO ozs withdrawn from the customer (eligible) category
Total dealer inventory 2.36 Mozs
Total customer inventory 8.65 Mozs
Combined Total 11.02 Mozs

There were no movements of gold…sound credible?! . In silver 0.42 Mozs were withdrawn from the dealer inventory and 0.35 Mozs were withdrawn from the customer inventory which brings the total inventory to a “103” handle again.

There were 2 delivery notices issued in the MAR gold contract. The MAR gold delivery notice total for the month is 1,142 notices or 114,200 ozs.

There were 2 delivery notices issued in the MAR silver contract. The MAR silver delivery notice total for the month is 980 or 4.90 Mozs.

The OI in MAR silver stands at 893 contracts which is only 5 less than on Mar 18 and remains high for this stage in the delivery month. The potential silver delivery for the month is 9.36 Mozs or 22.7% of the registered inventory.
Cheers
Adrian