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At a meeting of the ExeCutive Committee of the :4V:oral Eeserve Bcxrd held in the BoL,rd Room on :iednesday, December 5, at 4 P. n., PRESENT: Mr. Harding, presiding, Mr. :inns, ElecretL:ry. Aar. .Jiarburg, Present also: Mr. Strauss. Ap)lications for -)ern-2:.3sion to ex -)ort coin, currency and bullion, together with papers in connection therewith, were presented and acted upon PS follows: Merchants National Bank of Br 725d.. Texas, to Xexico, 7$60,00'Li currency except gold certificates. (Thro llonorable Jno. Y. Garner, House of Re- presentatives) Approve, Bank to ne advised future ap- plications must be filed through 2ederal /lose ye sank of Dallas. 726. J. 0. Smith, Nevi /ork, to Eduardo Sosc. y Ca, Suers. S en C, Progresso, Yucatan, I.:ex., $20,000 United States Gold coin. 727. Lc Luz Granted. Los Angeles Xining Co., Yew York, to same, Prinsapolka, 7icaraua, C. states Currenc:,-, not gold certificzqtJs. $5,000 United Granted. on: of Britisli 78, .;:f'ra, New York, to snme, Eeccondee, Cold Cost, Vert Africn, 0.3,300 English silver coin. Ornnted. 729. R. E. Fogel e, Co., !Tow York, to various firms in Latin Lmerican Countries, up to li5,000 in cheap gold jewelr;; during December, 1917, by registered mails. Referred to the War Trade Board. Advise all Federal. Reserve banks that all applications for jewelry exportations should be made to the Jar Trade Board. 730. Mercantile Bank of the Americas, row York, to Banco Lorcantil Lmericcno del Peru, Lima, ;:5,00L) Granted, silver certificates and Federal Reservo rotes. bank. Mr. Strauss stated that he was Vice President of tne 731. Ernst Gideon Bek, inc., Lew York, to various persons and firms nvmed, in Cuba, up to U5,000 gold chairs and ewelry. 732. Referred to the Wsr Trade Board. Atlas Jewelry Co., Yew York, to Lacucd e Hijo, Tampico, Llex.', 77atch and chain .;;29.40. Referred to the War Trade Board. 733. J. 3. Smith, 1,aew York, to Bulalio Roman, Vera Cruz, Mex., ;;20,000 United States Gold Coin. 734. Declined. M. Swift & Co., Hartford, Conn., to Mack, Jenney (3 Tyler, Montreal, Canada, 115 boxes Swift's LO Gold Leaf Rolls, value :;;43b.9s; and. to Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Montreal, Canada, lb° packs 3-3/S x 3-3/S XXD Gold Leaf, value ''1312.b0. ReferreC, oack to the Jar Trade Board. 73b; Pompeian Oil Company $1,250,000 gold (earmarked), London to Spain. Declined. Secretary to say that we have peen compelled to refuse even shipments that have peen supported by the Spanisn LmbasFador. Tabled. 736. A. M. Dockory, $2,000,000 gold to Stocknolm, Granted, if necessary. 737. Schwartz, Eirwin & Fauss, oLe gold and one silver school mecal. Referred to War Trade Board. A letter from Lipton & Co., re rupee excnanue, read and referred to Mr. Kent. A letter from R. H. Van Ormon regarding reports as to the confiscation of bank dep.osits, read and noted. 706. A letter from Mr. Kent re application NO. 703. read and Declined. (30,000 gold to Mexico). (Petroleum de Tepetate. Mr. Zahniser). ' letter from Mr. J. '7;. Hoopes (Dallas) re premium on gold presented and ordered circudated. It 4:50 P. M. ;hi Committee adjourned. AP2ROVO: Cnairman
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