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Show NEW YORK SHORT ON NEW MONEY New York, Dec. 23. On tho last business day before Christmas Now York discovered that thoro was a "famino'' in new monoy. At the Biib-treasury Biib-treasury It was said today that tho supply of crisp, unused bills and shining shin-ing coins, which it is usual to distribute dis-tribute at this season, of the year to pocsonsvand Institutions which wish them Tor Christmas gifts, had been virtually exhausted, individuals who wished small amounts of new currency cur-rency In exchange for their torn or soiled, bills were accommodated at the sub-treasury so long as (hey asked for small amounts, but there was no large supply for the banks to draw '',lSa&rAr the banijs are"sfii5'ecie'u" to a heavy demand for new money and formerly they had no difficulty in obtaining it from the sub-treasury Secretary MacYeagh made a ruling some months ago, however, which upset up-set this procedure. His ruling was to tho effect that where thoro was sufficient suf-ficient In the nearest sub-treasury to meet demands, the government would not pay the cost of transporting new bills or coins merely to meet the preferences pref-erences of tho banks. Those banks which wished unusual supplies of unused currency have consequently con-sequently been obliged to pay the cost of transporting it from tho mint. Where they wero willing to meet this charge tho treasury department accommodated ac-commodated them |