Show AMERICAN BIBS FEW British War loan is Not Highly Popular London Feb II Financiers say that the American Anier an tenders time the exchequer bonds are small probably under Germany is the largest foreign and is next It is un understood Understood that the jM savings bank gets the bulk of the bonds of which the total is The ap applications ranged range from to 13 Applicants rants cants at 87 were allotted 55 f per percent percent cent of the sums they offered to take In contrast with the enthusiasm over the Khaki loan of 1800 1100 which was subscribed for ten timeS time over the present subscription was only two and a hIt half times oversubscribed showing that the popularity of war lending la Is waning even compared with the prices of recent Issues of exchequer bonds Importers of dutiable merchandise apparently in anticipation of an early introduction of the budget are clear clearing lag ing enormous quantities of teas spirits and tobacco The daily receipts from the customs duties on tea for the past few days are said to have reached 72 |