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Show Scarcity of Small Bills. Washington. Tlio Becretary of tho treasury has Issued tho following opon lettor to all the hanking Institutions of the United States: "A very marked scarcity of small bills Is notlcoablo everywhere, and tho treasury Is poworless to rollove. In tho absence of legislation nllowlng national na-tional banks to Issue a larger proportion propor-tion ot their circulation In denominations denomina-tions of five dollars, the banks tlwim-selves tlwim-selves must be relied upon to alleviate alle-viate tho strain as far as possible." |