All the same I didn't mean to fill a ship at a single bid in this fashion.

In London, gold closed at a bid of $371.75 an ounce, down from $375.25.

Gold closed in London, the major foreign market, at a bid of $391.75 an ounce, down from $398.

Gold closed in London at a bid of $489.75 an ounce, up from $489.10.

Earlier in London, silver was unchanged at a late bid of $4.05.

In London, silver was unchanged at a late bid of $4.37.

Gold closed in London, the major market, at a bid of $371.75 an ounce, down from $371.95.

Silver was unchanged in London at a late bid of $4.38.

"Nobody can ever refuse to look at a bid if it is a serious one."

In Zurich, gold also closed at a bid of $431, up from $428.50.