The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-23
LIBERTY BOND SALE
WAS FOR $3,O35, ,226,S50
is OFFICIAL REPORT
Almost Four Million People Participated
in United States Governments In
itial War Loan--Loan Was
0versubscribed So Per
Cent.

Washington, June 23.--Liberty loar
subscriptions totalled. $3,035, ,226,s50, al
oversubscription of nearly 81 per cent
The final tabulation was officially an
nounced last night, showing that more
than 100000 persons bought bonds
| Ninety three per cent of subscriptions
or those of 100000 persons were fol-
sums varying from $50 to $4,000, while
Il subscribers applied for allotments OF
S5,000,000 each or more
The New York federal reserve district
led the list with subscriptions totalling
81 Use, ,2ss 400, or more than three times
the amount subscribed in the next dis
trict, Chicago, 1857 ,l95,960. The other
districts sent subscriptions as follows:
Boston, $685., ,447 800; Cleveland, $780,
l4S,700; Philadelphia, $232 300 250; San
Francisco, $l75,623,9 300; Richmond, $780,
1877, 100; Kansas City, sol, ,75S,S50; st.
Louis, $50, ZOO; Minneapolis, $7o,255,-
500; Atlanta, $57,S7s,550, and Dallas,
$4S,949,350.
The subscriptions include those sent
direct to the treasury and apportioned
among the various reserve districts.
More than $250,000 up to and includ-
ing $2,000,000, 80 per cent but not less
than $ll2,500, in any instance. The total
of subscriptions of this group was $60l,-
$4,000; allotments will aggregate 1884,
3Sl 800
More than 100000 up to and includ-
ing $6,000,000, each 25 per cent, but not
less than 100000 in any one instance.
Subscriptions in this group totalled
1894 ,544, 300; allotments will total $685..
66l $50.
More than $6,o00000 up to and in.
Guiding $l0,O00,000 each, 2l per cent
in this group totalled S46,-
674,l50; allotment will aggregate s9,-
SOL 800.
Two subscriptions of $25,OO0,0 900 each
were received. The allotment to these
subscribers will be at the rate of 20.22
per cent, and they will receive bonds of
that value of S5,065,00 each. One sub |
seriber to $25,250, ,000-the /largest-will |
be given 20.l7 per cent, or S5,093, $50.
The pairing down process thus will ap- |
ply chiefly to the large subscribers. In |
,ases where larger subscriptions have
been reported to the federal reserve |
banks as consisting of number of |
mall subscriptions, provision has been
made for allotment in accordance with
he several amounts of the smaller sub
criptions.
The figures as to the number OF sub
criptions are estimates" Mr.. McAdoo
Explained, because the returns from the
ederal reserve banks in this respect are
but when finally reported
hey will exceed the number stated
4 ,000,o00.)
Zone of the chief purposes of the cam
aign was to distribute the Liberty
onds widely throughout the country
nd place them as far as possible in the
ands of the people. This was important
ecause the strength of government
nance, like the strength OF government
olicies, rests upon the support of the ,
eople. The large number of subscrib.
RS, especially the large number of small
lbscribers, is most gratifying and indi-
ates that the interest of the people
as aroused as never before in an is j,
lie of bonds"
The first instalment of Is per cent of !,
or $36O,000,00 is due next !
thursday, June rs, the initial two per
mt having been forwarded with sub
,riptions.