Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-09
PROGRESS OF LOAN
GIVES SATISFACTION
Total Bond Sales Have Now
Reached $2,818,5o1 900
in Country.
WORKERS NOT TO SLACKEM
Race for Highest Standing De-
velops Between St. Louis and
Minneapolis Districts.
WORKERS NOT TO sLACKEM

WASHINGTON, May S.-Thc Victory
Liberty loan subscriptions have now
reached S2,Sls.56l.0o with an in
crease of s359s77.o0o in the last
,"ent!-four hours. These figures. as
announced tonight by the Treasury,
show that G:.63 per cent of the $500
100000 quota mas been subscribed
b districts, quotas were announced
as fo'.ows: -. Louis. sl7o.74o. .ooo
Minneapolis sl2i,29G. 900, New York.
sH'o.oco.oOo: Boston, s254.555. 900; chi
caEo S125.0os.o 900: Richmond. sie3.373.-
900; Kansas City. slo6, 900: PhiIa-
delphia, s202,3i3,0oo; Cleveland. s2l7,-
$4,000: Atlanta. $s3.797. 900: san Fran
CISCO FI--'i"2."ep; Dallas. S33.32o.o0Q.
Results Rcmorc Anxiety.
Todays results went far toward re-
moving the anxiety felt heretofore by
treasury official over the progress or
me loan totals needed. With the
past two days continued tomorrow and
saturday, the recorded subscriptions by
Ssi1rdaX p dnaGo dg light should be between
iicialS believe. That viii leave 81 900,
oeo.eVo or more to come in az a result
OF ,he hnal count of st-minute sales.
ana IN previous loans the amount OF
these helated subscriptions has run
3d asualiy much higher than 81, I,o0Q,-
Another factor which probably Will
tend TO swell the late figures is that
Big corporations may enter larger sub
ne belief that in the final allotments
their purchases Will be pared down
This would result from the Treasury's
announced intention Of accepting no
more than $500, ,00O, 900 subscrintions
unless tho purchases OF $40 600 or Icss
Ii nic,ory notes should push the total
beyond that figure. No subscriDtions
OF Sl"'Vo" or less are TO be rejected
No Ict-Ip in worl,
The feeling of relief apparent about
me treasury Department today is not
10 DC Interpreted. however. as indicat-
ions possible should not be rolled in
curing The remaining two days Small
orders sun are as much desired as
ever. ~ was explained. because the
lInanc!ai soundness of tho loan depends
SO strongly on wide distribution of
the securities.
A race for the highest standing in
percentage OF quota at the close OF the
records saturday has developed be-
sti Hen heads ads she ae Lewis ds.rist whsh
sa5; the Minneapolis district with
i..S,ss. and lhe New York distric,. with
lated fem temirbt horR in ~ the =, figures tasu-
within .ao.oco,ooo OF sl,oee.ooo. eSs9vN 600. was
adrices from Philadelphia indicated
city now number ao5.50o. At CORE
spending period in the fourth loan the
CITY had l'5.5o0.
Ncntucky OvcrsubScribcs.
telegram from st. Louis tonight
Indicated that district cNrects to go
over the top tomorrow ST. Louis CITY,
WITH - per cent of its quota sub
Scrlbcd, is reportcd the lowest in stand
inE OIL any OF the subdivisions of the
district kentucky. which already has
ontained its quota. Will go $1,000. 600
over its allotment
inc Cleveland district now has 654
honor communities. and is headed only
y! INC Chicago district which has
i.Ooo The Boston district has 43i
communities over their allotment