The sun., 1917-10-20
Com mparative Table.
The estimated and official totals fol-

rc,ais .... si.eI6. 100000 s1.oos.6ss.ooo
Although the New York Federal re-
serve district added approximately $780,.
&Sn,000,000 10 its total yesterday, IL was
not able to take the lead among the dis
ticts in the percentage Of the maximum
allotment subscribed Chicago has sub
ecribed TO about so per cent. Of her
maximum allotment. while this Federal
reserve districts total last night indf-
Gated that approximately 30 per cent.
Of the maximum allotment had been
subscribed San Francisco is also lead
Ing New York on percentage basis.
New York is fourth in the race. st.
Louis yesterday having displaced her
from third place by the biggest day in
Subscriptions which this district has yet
experienced.
officials OF the Second Federal reserve
dfr'ot are visibly perturbed over the
lat that the lead Of New York has been
taken away by three Western cities. They
would not admit 1t at first, as the
amount that has been entered officially
on the subscription books in this dis
trrt is far in excess Of the figures OF
Any other district of the country, but
later confessed 1t. According to these
officials Chicago, San Francisco and St
louis will not remain long In the lead,
n the close Of business last night was
placed at 36o6. .000. 900 by the committee.
APPROXIMATELY $500. 200. 900 under the
minimum quota set for the district by
the Treasury Department. This total Is
conservative. as it makes practically
~ allowance for the subscriptions which
have been fled but not announced and
o,oss which are in transit to the Fed
eral Reserve Bank to be officially en-
sered on the subscription books.
Small Subscribers Score Again.
OF the estimated total $470,033.0 900
has been received with the initial 2 per
cent payment up to the close OF bus'-
hess yesterday. This figure jumped more
nan $5o,000.00o during the day. fact
which was gratifying to the committee.
a. 1t represents largely the small sub
ecriptions added to the loans total In
MS district. This class OF subscribers.
according TO reports from all sections
OF the district. Is outdoing even the
record established during the first Lib
erty Loan campaign.
There were indications during the day
mat the efforts OF the local committee
70 interest investors who can AFFORD to
subscribe to the loan in amounts from
S',"nO 10 100000 are beginning to bear
frui' This class OF subscriptions In
creased yesterday to the largest total
since books were opened.
IN an effort to attract still further
et"ntlon from investors OF this class
th3 committee announced yesterday that
MY large banks OF New York city have
agreed t" lend money for the purchase
~ Government bonds on 10 per cent.
margin at the rate paid by the Gov
e'nment for the proceeds Of the Lib
cry Loan.
Tn" principal subscription. 10000
e"o' entered in New York Federal re-
serve district yesterday came from Kuhn,
I""h Co. This subscription Is for the
q count u the firm Itself and II ex-
o'lHive OF the amounts subscribed by
WAT banking house for the various large
corporations and railroads for which II
i' as fiscal agent. Among the largest
subscriptions announced during the day
were:
lhn, Loeb q Co.............Sl0.00 600. 000
Louisville 4 Nashville Railroad
,,oneany sonnn uo,si subscription ,o,o,
'lonsO ........''.. 1000, 900
,'onhright 4 Co. Inc........... 1000, oot
abls company.,'..,,"'...'.. ny 1900. o.oot
nsny of America, through
X isdd,tionap '" '''.'.'...'.'. $500,
30 Jeraey Zinc Company.
through National City Bank. 1000 oot
oo~tt~ued on Second Pogo.