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COMEX Silver Warehouse Stockpiles for Feb. 27

By Mike Sebany

February 28, 2012

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                        Feb. 27     Feb. 24     Feb. 23     Feb. 22     Feb. 21
                           2012        2012        2012        2012        2012
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Total silver        130,623,192 129,456,919 128,894,449 129,019,699 129,232,358
 30-day average     128,502,549 128,347,761 128,191,457 128,025,802 127,847,259
 Daily change         1,166,273     562,470    -125,250    -212,659     -49,410
 5-day avg. %              0.2%        0.0%       -0.1%       -0.1%       -0.1%
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Silver registered    36,122,005  36,122,005  35,529,947  34,933,769  34,934,768
 30-day average      35,845,412  35,864,617  35,863,852  35,862,931  35,881,549
 Daily change                 0     592,058     596,178        -999      -4,258
 5-day avg. %              2.0%        2.0%        2.0%        1.2%        0.2%
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                        Feb. 27     Feb. 24     Feb. 23     Feb. 22     Feb. 21
                           2012        2012        2012        2012        2012
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Silver eligible      94,501,187  93,334,914  93,364,502  94,085,930  94,297,590
 30-day average      92,657,137  92,483,144  92,327,605  92,162,871  91,965,710
 Daily change         1,166,273     -29,588    -721,428    -211,660     -45,152
 5-day avg. %             -0.5%       -0.7%       -0.9%       -0.6%       -0.1%
                     ----------------------Brink’s, Inc.-----------------------
Total                29,320,007  28,780,957  28,185,681  27,281,449  27,685,914
 Registered          18,184,315  18,184,315  17,592,257  16,996,079  16,996,079
 Eligible            11,135,692  10,596,642  10,593,424  10,285,370  10,689,835
                     ---------------------Scotia Mocatta-----------------------
Total                34,664,239  34,037,016  34,067,887  35,318,612  35,318,612
 Registered           9,066,858   9,066,858   9,066,858   9,066,858   9,066,858
 Eligible            25,597,381  24,970,158  25,001,029  26,251,754  26,251,754
                     ----------------HSBC Bank, USA (New York)-----------------
Total                39,268,187  39,268,187  39,268,187  39,268,187  39,289,794
 Registered           5,313,890   5,313,890   5,313,890   5,313,890   5,313,890
 Eligible            33,954,297  33,954,297  33,954,297  33,954,297  33,975,904

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                        Feb. 27     Feb. 24     Feb. 23     Feb. 22     Feb. 21
                           2012        2012        2012        2012        2012
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                     -------------------Delaware Depository--------------------
Total                23,204,853  23,204,853  23,206,788  22,985,545  22,772,132
 Registered           2,288,525   2,288,525   2,288,525   2,288,525   2,289,524
 Eligible            20,916,328  20,916,328  20,918,263  20,697,020  20,482,608
                     ------------------JP Morgan Chase Bank -------------------
Total                 4,165,906   4,165,906   4,165,906   4,165,906   4,165,906
 Registered           1,268,417   1,268,417   1,268,417   1,268,417   1,268,417
 Eligible             2,897,489   2,897,489   2,897,489   2,897,489   2,897,489
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NOTE: Levels are in troy ounces.

SOURCE: CME Group Inc.

To contact the reporter on this story: Mike Sebany in Washington at msebany@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Alex Tanzi at atanzi@bloomberg.net