The Portland daily press., 1864-10-05
for LOAN.
$40 BONDS.
TREASURY DERARTMEKF.

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Sealed offers will be received at this Department,
under the get of Congress- approved June aOth 1884,
until the noon of Friday the l4th instant for bonds
of the United States to the amount offorty millions
of dollars. The bonds offered will bear Interest
of six per centum, payable emi-annually, in coin,
the frat days of May and November, and will be
rdeemable Mt the pleasure of the Government after
fveyears. and payable IN twenty years from Nov l,
1854. lo1IN
Each Offer must be for fifty or some multiple Of
fifty dollsrs, and must state the sum including pre-
MUM offered for each hundred dollars or for Fifty
when the offer Is for no more than fifty. Two per
cent of the principal Including p-emium) of whole
amount bid for, by each bidder, must be deposited,
guaranty for the paymant Of supscrptiops IL 9.
copied, with the Treasurer Of the United States at
Washington, OF with the Assistant Treasurer at
New York, Boston, Philadelphia, or St. Louis, o.
with The designated Depository at Baltimore Pitts.
burgh, Cincinnati. Louisville, Chicago, Detroit, or
Buffalo, or with any national Deposit Bank which
may consent to transact the business without charge
for which deposits duplicate certificates will be lisa,
cd to the de ositors by the cer or bank receivio
them-the originals 81 which must be forwarded
with the offers, TO this department All deposits
should be made in time for the certificates with tho
offers 10 reach Washington not later than the morn.
ing of0ctober a. as Aforesaid. No oier, not accom-,
panied by its proper certificate of deposit viii bo
considered.
The Coupon and Registered Bonds, Issued under
this proposal, will DO Of the denomination OF $50
500, $500. $1,000. Registered Bonds Of $500 and
$40 600 will be issued if required.
All offers received will be opened On Friday, o.
tober l4th The awards will be made by the secre
tary to the highest orers and notice of acceptance
or declination will be Immediately given to the re,
spectVe cferers. In cases of acceptance, bonds of
the description and denomination preferred will be
sent to the subscribers, at the cost of the Depart
ment on final payment ofinstalments The deposit
of two Fer cent. will be reckoned in the last install
ments paid by successful serers, and will be imne
diately returned to those whose offers NAV not be
accepted.
The amount cfaccepted offers must be deposited
with the Treasurer ocsr or bank authorized 10 act
undor this notice. on advice of the acceptance of Of
fers, as follows: One half on the 2Oh October. and
the balance, Including the premium and original
two per cent. deposit, on the Sist October.
The bonds will bear interest from November lat.
Interest on deposits, from their date TO Nov l. will
bepaid by the Government in coir
One-half OF the first instalment or twenty. five per
cent Of accepted Offers may be paid, with accrued
interest to Oct. IA, in United States of
Indebtedness" but such certificates will be received
In part payment Of the first instsllmsnt only.
Offers under this notice should be endorsed "oasr
for Loan" and addressed 10 the Secretary of The
Treasury The right to decline all oers not copsia.
cred advantag, Gus to the Government. ia reserved
to the Secretary. h
W. P. FESsENDEN,
0ctowl~&atd Secretary Of the Treasury.