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Show A Financial Panic In Caracas. Thoro was n financial panic nt Caracas Ca-racas Saturday afternoon. A largo number of small traders and private depositors went together to the office of tho Hank of Venezuela fcr tho pur-poso pur-poso of exchanging tho bank's notes for silvor. Tho bank refused to ox-chango ox-chango moro thun $2 worth of notes ,for any ono person, and nt 4 o'clock closed tho doors. Tho panic continued, 'illlls issued by tho bank ara now selling sell-ing for 80 por cent of their fai.u value. Tho leading firms of Caracas, notwithstanding notwith-standing tho present situation, have not presented notes for redemption, as thoy aru all interested In supporting support-ing tho bank. |