Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
RICHMOND AGAIN
LEADS IN TOTAL
SALES OF BONDS
Third Liberty Drive Results
in Subscriptions of $12,-
502,575 Here.
FIFTH DISTRICT GOES
OVER ITS ALLOTMENT
Belated Returns Are Still Coming
in From West Virginia and
South Carolina.
VIRGINIA MAKES NEW RECORD
Official Figures Give State Total Of
S33,i7U,G5O-Will Go
Higher Still,
FIFTH DISTRICT GOES
OVER ITS ALLOTMENT
VIRGINIA MAKES NEW RECORD
Official Figures Give State Total OF
1,17U,G5O-Will Go
Higher Still.

With a great whirlw!nd drive. Rich
mond closed the third Liberty loan
campaign last night. with subscriptions
asgregatinS sl2,502.5.5 ana approx
matcly $1,000 subscribers. The re-
sponsc Of the city to the oountry's call
. for funds with which TO hclp iinanc.
the war was remarkable. bankers de-
| clarcd, making Eichmond's contribu-
| tion about Sis,o0o.0V0 in subaCripti ons
TO tho three loan issues Banks RE-
ported that never before had the pco-
r. pic shown such interest in the "a M
paisn as in the third drive.
Shortly after noon The Fifth Dis
trict passed its arpor,onmcnt OF $3.50
! 1000. and on through the afternoon
there WAS steady stream OF tcle-
grams announcing additional subscrip-
tons. Many Of the smallest commu-
mites in the district wired in their last
moment subscriptions that the total
nigh, not include their sales. At the
close Of business the districts total
was 3l35.Slt,t5O. and bankers declared
that the excess subscrip;Io-- would. un-
doubtcdly. amount TO s20,0o0,0oo This
would bring the total subscription TO
3l5o.0o0,0oo.
TWO STATES ARE Still.
BELOW THEIR 0I0TAs
Every State in The district passed
its quota. with ,thc exception OF West
Virginia and Y:.ath Carolina. nd when
final retuLHf nave been received, these
Statcr VIII have raised their allotmcnts.
TAc failure OF Charleston to tile re-
ports promptly prevented South Caro-
lima from passing its apportionmcnt Of
ncially before the close Of the cam
paign. While no fsurcs were available
last night, estimates were that the
number OF subscribers in the district
was double that OF the second loan.
Official figures last night gave vir-
ginia a total subscription OF ss2,476.s5
or an excess of more than $500. 600.
Members OF the State committee. bas-
ing their estimates on Information re-
ccivcd from the county chairmcn in
every section. believe Athat Virginia
VIII exceed it's allotment by more than
$3.o0o.UoO. and the excess may run as
high as 54.5oQ.O00. The reserve banks
statement showed that only 4O3 OF the
46l financial institutions in the State
had reported 10 Richmomd
MARiIAND GOES OVER
IT'S ALLOTMENT FIGURE:
Maryland had passed its allotment
by small fsurc-lcss than 81 ,o00, 900 -
tho figures announced last night
showed. Governor George j. Seay re-
Gcived Ions distance phone messa G
late in the afternoon. however, stat
ing that Maryland had subscribed SAL
100000 al that time, and that the ,ota,
subscription was expected to be S45,-
100000. with an apportionment OF
$l3.ooo.o0o. the District of Columbia
was credited with an excess OF more
than 100000.
Late reports swclicd West Virginia. 3
total, but Al the close of business the
state was slightly more than 81 200. 900
behind its quota. Final reports will
undoubtcdiy show substantial over
8suDs:ription. IL was stated, because
many communities had not made late
returns. About twenty-five banks had
made no report to tho reserve bank
wren that institution closed it's 'ooks
Tor the day. North Carolina was about
100000 to the good
FIFTH DISTRICT rs
OFFICIALLY OVER THE Tor
approximately 1000 communities in
Tho Fifth District raised or exceeded
thcir quotas. ]; was declared by Of.
nccrs OF the reserve bank Hundreds
OF flags have already been awarded and
sent 10 their respective communities,
"herc they were hoistcd with great
demonstrations. Others will 60 for.
ward as quickly as the bank can mail
them after their subscriptions have
been checked.
governor George j. Scay announced
last night the subscriptions received
by the Federal Reserve Ban.s unt1 =
o'clock AS follows:
ct,t. ~, OF Re Sub