The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-11 00:00:00

FOUR-AND•A-HALF PER CENT. SWEDISH
00VIENNENT LOAN for £2,321,400 844611116.
This lan is raised by ViTICS of en act passed by the POUT
Estates composing the Swedish itelcoarath, under the date of
23rd October, 1063, ratified by H.Y. the Xing of Sweden, and has
been contracted fur by the Retchschulden Cool** kilthlic Bebt
Mee' with Messrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co., of London. and
other associated capitalists.
It Is enacted that the proceeds of this loan shall be applied
exclusively to lb. extension and conatructios of railrombi to the
kingdom of Sweden.
Bonds will be bawd in sums of 61,000..2540, £2OO, 61e0, with
eoupons, payable In sterling half-yearly in London on the 15th
April and llith October, at the counting-house of Yeasts. J.
Henry Schroder and Co
The fret Coup In will be payable 15th October. 1864.
The subscription prim I. 04 per cent.. payable as follows:
26 Os. per cent. on !El:cation.
£l5 01. " on merit,
650 Oa. " 12th ay,
E2O Os. " 12th June,
620 Os. " 12th July.
6.11 10a " 12th August.

sal. 10a per 4300.
Discount at the rate of 4k per cent. per annum will be allowed
for pre-payment of the instalments upon any of the days filed
ve.

---Scrip receipts for tams of £l,OOO, C. 500, 4900, £lOO, will be betted
by liesars..T. Henry Sehnider and Co., and after completion of
the payments be exchanged for bonds of the like designation,
after receipt of the lame from Stockholm.
A oinking fund Is provided for, whereby the loan will be
redeemed at par in the worse of Si years, by half-yearly draw.
loge, the flat of which will take effect on 16th October nail.
The Swedish Government, however, reserves the right to repay
the whole loan at par after the expiration of Moen years trees
this time. _ .

Applications for allotments to be made to Mews. J. Hewn
&hinder and Co.. 146. Leadenballatrert, London, from whom
forms of application may be obtained.
In the event of no allotment helms made the deposit will be
tmme tately returned.
The auhaziption Rat will to closed on Saturday, the 16th
at 2 Oclock. J. HENRY SCHRODER and Co.
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Loudon, April 11, 1884.
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As this is the first Loan rained ln Landis for the BwediehOoverm
recut, the following statistics of the financial position of the
country an submitted:
The total funded debt of Sweden amounts to 62,700,000
The State minim revenue from taxes on laud, cata-
tonia and excise duties on d stilleries, post-ofitee,
and stamps for the year 1963, amounted to £1,812,000
The net surplasreven ite. after siding for ell charges,
including interest and ataaitlntlon of funded am
tihnd loans in 1803, amounted to 6t04,000
During the last •,..5 years thitre has been Invariably an mutual
surplusrevenue.
The national loans have been expended entirely on the Swedish
railroads, and by these means, together with the surplus revenue
of the country daring the lad 11 years, about 261 miles of public
roads have either been laid oe repaired.
During the same period the sum expended by the state for
Swedish gsvernment railroads or other lines, for public roads,
drainage. deepening of water communications. and reclaiming
of the soU, desoantslo £4,570,000.
The population of Sweden in 1810 was about
to lap 4,580,080

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The value of the ezpoite ot 7.94.1traa . C 1,750.000
In 1961 wag.. 4.00,11100