The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-01-20
UNIFIED sTATEs 5-so,s.

The Secretary of the Treasury has not
| yel given notice of anv intention 10 with
| draw this popular Loan from Sale at Par,
aud until ten days nofice is given, the
/ undersigned, as General Subscriptio on
Agent" will continue to supply he public.
be whole amount Of the Loan author
lied = Five Hundred Millions Of Dollars.
? Nearly -Four Hundred Millions have been
aHeadS subscribed for and paid into tie
4 Treasury, mostly within The last seven
mon rs The large demand from abroad.
and The rapidly Increasing home demand
4 Tor use as the basis lor circulation by Ma
/ tional Banking As-aciatlofs now ot@aniZ-
Z iug IN ali paris oi he country. will, in a
/ very short period absorb the balance
Saies have lately ranged from Ten TO If
lesu millions weakly, frequently exceed
! iug three millions daily, aud as II is wei
| known thal the Secretary at the Treasury
! has ample and unfailug resources in the
| Duties on Imports and IleruaI Revenues
and in he issne of the Interest bearing
| Legal Tender Treasury Notes, il is almost
( a certainty that he VIII not find il neces-
saay tor a long lime 10 come, 10 seek q
marke, for any olhe long or permanent
Loans, The Interest aud Principal of which
! are payable Ia SOLD.
1
I he niuds o lthoSe contemplating the tor
/ NATION Of National Banking Associations
i as wei as the minds OF all who have idle
/ money on their hands, 10 the prompt con
! clu-ion that they should lose r. lime in
subscribing TO this most popular Loan
4 II will soon be beyond their reach, and
/ advance 10 a handsome premium, "a was
( the resnt with The Seven Tbirty'' Loan.
+ when il was all sold and could no longer
! be subscribed for at par
/ IT'S A SIX PER CENT LOAN, THE
Interest aud Peincipal payable in Com
thus yielding over Nine per cent per an
mum al the present tate of premium on
Coin.
The Government requires all duties on
Imports TO be paid in eoinj thuse dnties
have for long lime past am mounted TO
over a Q5auer OF Million of Dollars
daily, a sum nearly three times greater
Than thai required in The payment Of the
Interest on ali ibe 5~2o's and o'her perma-
nent Loans. So hat il is hoped that the
surplus Coin in The Treasury, at 40 dis ant
day, viii enable the United States to re.
sume specie payments upon all iabilltle les.
The Loan Is lied 20 from the Tact
that whilst the Bonds may TuU Tor twenty
years yet the Government has righl 10
pay them of in Gold at par, al any lime
alter five years.
fhe Interest IS paid half yearly viz: on
The fret day OF November and Nav.
Subscribers can have Coupon Bonds,
which are payable to bearer and are $50,
SlOo, $500. aud $1,000; OF Registered bonds
OF same denominations, and In addition,
So 900 and $40 600 For Banking purpo-
ses and Tor Investments of TFasi monies,
the Registered bonds are preferable.
These 5-20's cannot be taxed b} States
cites, towns, or counlies, and the Govern
ment tax on them l. only u per cent, on
the amonnt of income, when the inc ONE
OF the holder excseds Six hundred dollars
per annnm; all other investments, such a.
income from Mortgages, Railroad Sock
and Bonds. C., must pay from three TO
five per cent. tax on the income.
Banks and Bankers throughout the coun-
try viii coulinue 10 dispose of the bonds:
and all orders by mall ,or otherwise, prom
pity attended 10.
The Inconvenience OF few days delay
in the deliveTy OF The Bonds is unavoida-
Bile, the demand being so grea; bui as in
leTest commences from The day of sub
scriptioG, no loss is occasioned. and every
efIsrl is being made 10 diminish the delay.
JAY COOKE,
SUBSCRIPTION AGENT.
ia South Third Street, Pbia.
December 2 1863