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At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Federal Reserve board held in the office of the Governor on Thursdny, September 20, At 3:40 P. M., APPROVED: Mr. HaedinL, presiding, Mr. liarburg, Mr. Delano, Hr. Willis, Secretary. Present also: Mr. Albert Strauss, representinE the Treasury Department. On motion, it was voted that Mr. Strauss prepare a letter to be transmitted to the Post Office Department stating that it would be the view of the Donrd that no shipments of United Stntes coin or currency shall be ,ermitted to go by mail to foreign countries. Pendirg applicntions for the exportation of gold were then acted upon nr follows: 15'1. Fourth Street National rank, Philadelphie, e100,000 gold, San Francisco to Calcutta, approved. 158. Farmers Loqn 8 Trust Co., New York, 220,000 gold, New York to Barcelona, declined. 159. Farmers Loan 8. Trust Co., Net.; York, .c12b,000 cola, Nev York to Barcelona, declined. 160. Farmers Loan t, Trust Cc., New York, gold, New York to Bnrcelonn, declined. 1.00,000 161. c4 gold bflrs, Nev, Prndy e Harmnn, $3,155., York to Toronto, Declined. 162. Antony Cibbs.t. Co., 0100,000 cold, Tesw York to Valpardloo, pproved, the Secretary of the Com- mittee to write Mr. J. F. Curtis of the Federal Reserve Bank. of New York to visit the exporters and ascertain whether it willt-.1ot be possible for them to make.their payments in some other way than by the exportation of gold. 163. Standard Cil Co., Jacksonville, to Tampico, 3,000 gold coin nd r,.3,000 in currency; suspended as to gold, approved as to currency, except gold certificates. 164. J. C. Hernnndez, row York to Progreso, t2,700 gold, 000 silver; approved am to silver, declir,ed is to gold. 165. Importers t Traders National Lank, e5,000 gold for shipment Ne 166. York to Toronto, declined. Yokahama Specie Bank, silver bullion 0.53,848.94, New York to Shanghsi, approved. 167. International Banking Corporation, 160,000 United States currency, New York to Panama, approved in any form exce)t geld or gold certificates. 166. Lawrence Turnure e, Co., Nov York to Barcelona, 435 000, gold, declined. 169. Lawrency Turnura vco., New York to raroeloia, 4125,000 gold, declined. 1r10. 'Lawrence Turnure t Co., New York to Barcelona, (.:50,000 gold, declined. 171. 410,000 Handy 8 Harman, gold and silver bars Up to approved as to silver, disapproved 172. R8 to gold. Chase National .rank,, New York to Puerto Plata, $50,000 United States Currency in any form except Fold certificates. . 175. Merchants Naticnal rank, San Francisco, $1,000,000 gold, San Francisco to Calcutta for Bemis Brothers Bag Co., approved. 114. Polomas Land F Cattle Co., 2500 pesos Mex- ican gold, El Paso to Juarez, approved. The Committee further reconsidered the application of the Irving National Prink, Nov York (No.31), and approver, upon recommendation of the Federal Reserve Fank of New York, the shipment of 500,000 rod' (two items, 033,333 and a66,667) New York to India via Canada. The application of the Cul: Refining Company for t20,000 gold and t25,000 currLncy, approved as to gold, this to be no precedent. ,'709 On motion, it w,is voted to inform Messrs. Bajfol:r Wil2inmson t Co., th-A the Cohmittee would approve the transfer of gold shipments alrewly authorized in their lehplf to a inter steamer. A letter from Secretary Curtis of the Federal Reserve Dank of Now York transmitting ” communicion from the toerican Express Company asking authority to make continuous shipments of Canadian currency to be reported each month, vas read and it w4s, on motion, voted to approve the r quest, sAject to the requirement thnt reports sheu3d be mnde weekly. On motion, at 4:30 P. M. the Committee adjourned. APPROVND: ChairM'an
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