The Buchanan County guardian., 1863-12-22
u. S. 5-20's.

The Secretary Of the Treasury has not yet
given notice of any intention to withdraw this
popular Loan for Sale at Par, and until ten
days. notice is given, the undersigned, as
General Subscription Agent" will continue
to supply the public.
is Five Hundred Millions Of Dollars. Nearly
Four Hundred Millions have been ALREADY sub.
scribed for and paid into the Treasury, most.
ly within the last seven months. The large
demand from abroad, and the rapidly incress.
ing home demand for use as the basis for cir.
culaton by National Banking Associations
now organizing in oil parts Of the country,
will, in very short period, absorb the balance.
Sales have lately ranged from ten to fifteen
millions weekly, frequently exceeding tbres
millions daily and 40 it is we'll known that
the Secretary Of the Treasury has SIMPLE ana
unfailing resources in the Duties on Imports
and Internal Revenues, and in the issue OF the
Interest bearing Legal Tender Treasury Notos.
it is almost certainty that he will find it nee.
essary, for a long time to come, to seek mar
ket forany other long or permanent Loans; the
Interest and principal Of which are pay yable in.
GOLD.
Prudence and self interest INST force tlie
minds Of those contemplating the formation of
National Banking Associations, as well ns the
minds of all who have idle money OF, their
hands, to the prompt conclueicAs that they
should lose no time in subscribing TO tl,is most
popular Loan. twill soon be beyond th.r-
reach, and advance to handsome premium.
as was the result with the "Seven Thirty"
Loan, when it was oil sold and could no long.
er be subscribed for at par. a'n'oo 13iD.n
tits a Six per Cent Bonsp4he interest and
Principal payable in Coin, thus yieldihk over,
Nine per Cent per annum at the present rate
Of premium on coin. '7rfras. fsssssssass.
The Government requires all duties on i'm.
ports to be paid in Coin; these duties have for
a long time past amounted to over q QumsAsr
Of a Million Of Dollars daily, a sum nearly thfsA
time greater than than required in the pay
ment of the interest on all the s. -2O's and other
permanent Loans. So that it is hoped that
the surplus Coin in the Treasury, at no dis.
tant day, will enable the United States to re-
sumo specie paymentsiupon all liabilities. ag
| The Loan is called 5.2D from the fact that
whilst the Bonds may run 20 years, yet the,
Government has right to pay them of in Gold
| at par, at any time after 5 years.
| The interest is paid half f-yearly, viz on the
| first days of November and May. .,rc.rr
Subscribers can have Coupon Bonds, which
are payable to bearer, and are $50, $l01, $500,
and 81 900 or Registered Bonds of same de-
nominations, and in addition, S. 900 and $l0,-
OOO. For Banking purposes and for invest
ments of Trustmones the Registered Bonds
are preferable. gs,lgs
These 5-2ys crnnot be taxed by States, eli.
ties, towns or counties, and the Government
tax on them is only 1s percent. on the amount
Of income, when the income Of the holder ex.
ceeds Six Hundred dollars per annum all 9TH
er investments, such ms income from Mortgn-
gss. Railroad Stock and Bonds, etc !, ,nust pay
| from three tn five per e..nt tax on the income.
! Banks and Bankers throug hout the Con ntry
will continue to dispose Of Bonds: and all or.
ders 10y mail, Or otherwise. promptly attended
to. Neste 50 t.a-r cd sssg-1 at f.elg d
! The Inconvenience Of a few days delay in
the delivery of the Bonds is unavoidable. the
demand t~ing great but as interest COM
nenccs from the day of subscription, no loss 10
occasiened, and every effort is being made 10
diminish the delay.
| Bonds furnished at par for N. Y. Exchange
or Treasury notes by Dubuque Branch State
| Bank of Iowa. = & -r'-L,I - t.--#f
| Dec. 10, 1863. f3S3v