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Show 1NSREASE IN SALE OF U. S. SE-' SE-' CURITIES SAN FRANCISCO, March 17. .Treasury department reports to tho. Fedeial Ilusurvo Bank of San Fmn-clsco Fmn-clsco show a total of $3, 143, 150 worth of, treasury savings securities, such as 25 cent thrift stamps, $1 treasury savings stamps, $5 war savings sav-ings stamps nnd treaury savings certificates cer-tificates in denominations of $25, $100 and $1,000, sold during ebru-ary. ebru-ary. This total represents considerable consider-able Increase over the salo of these securities through post offices and banks during January and Is In excess ex-cess of the amount sold in Juno, 1920. Reports from all partB of the United Unit-ed StateB to tho treasury department Indicate tho public Is turning with ' favor to these small, guaranteed so- j 'curitles of tho government. Tho tel-1 'cgram from Washington announcing the February sales said that the treasury expected to sell $3,553,000 of tho 'securities during March. |