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Show NEW TOIiK. Feb. IS. The action of the British treasury in refusing to allow al-low British participation in the new $100,000,000 New York Centra.! bond issue, and in keeping these bonds out of the London exchange was anticipated by international bankers in this city. This action was regarded as confirming the recent statement of the ehanreilor of the exchequer to the effect that British Brit-ish capital would not be permitted to participate in the capital issues of other countries during the war. In the. opinion of J. P. Morgan & Co., underwriters of the New Y'ork Central Cen-tral issue, if Engliali investors desire to purchase American securities "ihcv will probably find a way to do so." |