Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-06-28
$3,o35,226,85o Total Of
Liberty Loan.
More Than 100000 Buy
Bonds. Overscribing War
Issue Nearly 81 Per Cent.


Issue Nearly 81 Per Cent.
Liberty Loan subscriptions totaled
SO, ,O35, 226, $50, an oversubscription
of nearly 81 per cent.
The final tabulation was officially
announced last Saturday, showing
! that more than 100000 persons
bought bonds. Ninety-three per
cent. of subscriptions or those of g.
$50, 900 persons were for sums vary
ing from $50 to $4,000, while q
subscribers applied for allottments
of S., 900, 900 each or more.
The New York Federal reserve
district led the list with subscriptions
totaling $1,1S7, 1888, 400, or more
than three times the amount subscrib.
ed in the next district, Chicago,
1857, 1875, $50. The other districts
sent subscriptions as follows:
Boston, 1892, 447, 900; Cleveland,
1886, 14S, 700; Philadelphia, 232,
300, ,250; San Francisco, s175, ,623,-
900, Richmond, s1O9, ,737, 100; Kan
sas City, 9l,75s,750; St. Louis,
$50, 1874, 700; Minneapolis, so, 1885,
500; Atlanta, s57,s7S, $50; and Dal-
las, SIS, ,94S,350.
These subscriptions include those
sent direct to the Treasury and ap-
portioned among the various reserve
districts.
Allottments will be made, Secre-
tary McAdoo announced, as follows:
On subscriptions up to and includ-
ing 10000 full amount. These sub
scriptions totaled 81, 1886, ,6S4, $50.
More than $4,000 up to and in
Guiding 100000, 60 per cent, the
amount subscribed but not less than
$4,000 in any instance. These sub
scriptions totaled $500, 103, $50; al
lotments to subscribers in this group
will aggregate 1886, ,O61 $50.
More than 100000 up to and in
cluding $25O,OOO; As per cent, of
the amount subscribed, but not less
than $50, 1000 in any instance. These
subscriptions totaled $500, lO3, $50;
allotments to subscribers in this group
totaled 1920, 455, 800 and allotments
will aggiegate 9,205, 900,
More than $3.50, 900 up to and in
cluding 50, 900, 900, 80 per cent, but
not less than $1l2, 500 in any in
stance. The total of subscriptions
in this group was $6Ol ,514,9 al
lotments will aggregate s1S4, 1881 800,
More than 100000 up to and
including $6,O0O,0OO each, 25 per
cent, but not less than S60O,OO0 in
one instance. Subscriptions in this
group totaled 1924, 544, 300; allot-
ments will total $5S, ,66l ,250.
More than $6,O00,0 900 up to and
including $10,OOO,0OO each, 81 per
cent. Subscriptions in this group
totaled SAC, ,674, 150; allotments will
aggregate s9,S01 900.
Two subscriptions of S25, 100000
each were received. The allotment
to these subscribers will be at the
rate of 2O.22 per cent, and they will
receive bonds of the value of So, ,O55,
600 each. One subscriber to $25,
$50, ,OOO-the largest-will be given
2O.17 per cent, or $5,O93,65O.
The pairing down process thus will
apply chiefly to the large subscribers.
In cases where larger subscriptions
have been reported to the Federal
Reserve banks as consisting of num-
Der of small subscriptions, provision
has been made for allotment in ac-
cordance with the several amounts
of the smaller subscriptions.
THE figures as to the number of
subscriptions are estimated" Mr..
McAdoo explained, because the re-
turns from the Federal reserve banks
in this respect are incomplete, but
when finally reported, they will ex.
ceed the number stated.