Bank of New York National Banking Association, New York:

"We take two million more fours; particulars later."

From National Bank of the State of New York:

"Please forward immediately four million United States four per
cent. consols."

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"Please forward three hundred thousand registered and two hundred
thousand coupons four per cent. consols. Particulars by mail."

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"Please forward one million four per cent. consols coupons."

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"Please forward immediately fifteen hundred thousand United States
four per cent. consols additional to all former subscriptions."

From Bank of New York National Banking Association:

"Send one hundred and twenty certificates, ten thousand each, in
name of I. & S. Wormser; also eight hundred coupon bonds, one
thousand each, in all, two million fours. Certificate by mail."

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"We subscribe for four millions fours; this is in addition to all
other telegrams. Certificates by mail."

From Continental National Bank, New York:

"We subscribe to-day two million four per cents., name Hatch &
Foote. Particulars by mail."

From First National Bank, New York:

"Please enter our subscription under this date for one hundred and
fifty million dollars four per cent. bonds and forty million dollars
refunding certificates, in all, one hundred and ninety million
dollars, under terms of your circulars of April 16 and March 7.
These subscriptions are for this bank and its associates. Will
see you to-morrow morning. This is repetition of dispatch sent to
the department."

From National Bank, State of New York:

"Confirming previous dispatches covering subscriptions of seven
million five hundred thousand dollars to four per cent. loan, please
forward additional two millions coupon bonds."

From Bank of New York National Banking Association:

"We subscribe for one million four per cents. Certificates of
deposit by mail to-morrow."

From National Bank, State of New York:

"Please forward immediately one million more United States four
per cent. consols, making a total, together with former subscriptions,
of ten million five hundred thousand."

I sent the following telegram to the First National Bank of New
York:

"Your telegram covering one hundred and ninety million consols
staggers me. Your telegram for twenty-five million received, and
entered at two o'clock. About thirty million from other parties
were received and entered before y