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Show oo BANK DEPOSITS INCREASE. 1 PETROGRAD, April 14. Bank de- ' posits in Russia have greatly increased increas-ed since the beginning of tho war. January 1, 1914, they aggregated 3,- 218,000,000 rubles; January 1, 191G, 4,342,000,000 rubles. The increase dur- ing 1916 was especially notable. The total amounted to more than 7,000,000 ; rubles. The increase Is ascribed to the fact that the business world is ', waiting for more favorable conditions to enter upon new enterprises. It is anticipated that there will be an enormous en-ormous outflow of money from tho banks into such enterprises as soon as the war ends. |