Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09
CONTROLLER SEEKS
; CALL LOAN FACTS
Asks Bankers for Totals
Placed in New York for
Eight Months.
ny I. A. FLEMING.

Local banks received their forms 1Or
information furnished to the control
Ter Of the currency within Ave days
after his call, which is expected to-
morrow, but which may be delayed
until after the 18th instant. in order
to make the comparison with Septeen-
Der IL, 1910
There are a number of Examinations
that have heretofore appeared in the
reports and also some additions.
The controller. in carrying out his
can mony on wall street has request
ed information from all national
banks. and insthis city. from, all banks.
regarding the average monthly total
of loans made in New York from jan
uary to August, both months inclusive.
OF the current year
Information is also desired as to the
number of days in each of the months
named when money was loaned In
New York.
The third addition to the group of
questions in the papers asks for the
total borrowing and discounts made
with the federal reserve banks for
the months named.
Furthermore, the controller wishes
to know the number of loans secured
by collateral made to customers car
rying balances and the amount of
such loans made to non depositors.
schedules Omitted.
The controller has omitted from the
forms loans and discounts secured by
real estate; loans on real estate under
as amended: real estate owned other
than banking house; loans and redis-
counts with the federal reserve bank.
and examinations by examining COM
mittees.
He has also inserted a section re-
latinE to Red Cross deposits. gifts
and monthly average borrowings from
reserve bank.
Attention is called to the nofl-com-
plfance OF some banks with the request
the June 80 call. regarding loans and
discounts In excess as to rates OF
those permitted by law. insisting on
this item showing in full in published
statements, or correct republication
will be insisted upon.
French Loan Goes Over.
The big SLOT, 1000. 900 French gold 8
soon after the opening Of books this
morning. From all sections of the
country subscriptions poured in. SO
fast that the books were open a very
short time.
The success Of this loan gave the
turned the stock market into better
channels.
: It must be remembered that but one
hundred millions OF the Anglo French
s9oa nsxs ben h. rs nS and that
ity. gold coming this way quite rap
idly at this time for the purpose.
That France and England have been
able to carry through this big opera
ToduaftS~1 c<y 5yt;on. a., rs.~,.S 49,
Italy are the cause of unrest.
The big crop reports as furnished BY
the government yesterday with the
promise OF q great hay crop would
seem to assure the continued pros
perity OF this country.
Important we1tern Meeflne.
A meeting Of vital importance to
morrow morning. 1t will be held BE-
fore representatives Of the federal re-
serve systen,- and will be attended by
bankers, packers, feeders, breeders,
trah1c men, cattle loan men and 9TH
efs. and will have for its purpose the
working out of a plan to finance cat
tie and prevent the premature mar
keting OF cattle and calves, to the en-
danger1ng Of the beef supply Of the
nation for years to come.
Local Securities.
Odd lots again furnished most OF the
business on the local exchange, other
than for twenty-five shares of Columbia
G1phophone. which sold at 22H. ex-
dividend. Small lots of Lanston sold at
20 to 701x and one share at 69k. A few
shares Of Washington Gas brought A.
The only bond transaction was in
Railway Is and the price was 55lk.
A ruling in the Pepco case before
Judge Gould will be found elsewhere.
He has modified the existing injunction
to permit the charge of 81. cents, as
fixed by the Commissioners, per kilo-
watt hour, and modified the impounding
OF excess from cents per kilowatt hour
to III cents. in accordance with the new