Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-01-16
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THE SECRETARY OF TIE TREASURY has
not yet given notice Of any intention 30 withdraw
this popular Lonn from Sale at Par and until ten
days nutic"is given, the undersigned, is General
subscription Agent" viii continue to supply dc.
public,
Tue whole amount Of the Loan authorized is Five
Hundred Millions oG Dollars. Nearly -Four Hun
drod Millions have been already subscribed for and
pai into the Treasury, mostly with The last So, en-
months The large demand from abroad, and the
rapidly increasing home demand for as the basis
Tor circulation by National Banking Associations
now organizing in all psrs Of the country, will. in
very short period, absorb the balance Sales have
lately ranged from ten to fifteen millions weekly,
frequently exceeding three millions daily and II
well known that the Secretary Of the Treasury has
ample and untailinC resources the Duties on ina
urts and Internal Revenues, and in the issue Of the
Interest bearing Legal Tender Trelsury Notes. il Is
almost a certainty that he will nd ii necessary,
for long time 10 come, to seek a market for any
other long or permanent Ions, the Interest and lTM-
cipsl Of which Payable in GOLD.
Prudence ana self interest must force the minds of
those coneinPi ting the formation OF National Ban k
ing Associations, a. wei as the minds Of all Who
have idle money ON their hands, to the prompt con-
clusiOn that they should lose no tim" in subcTibiur
to this most popular Lo&a, 1t will soon be beyond
tLcir reach, alid adyunceto handsome premium as
VA, HE result with the >cron Thirty Loan, when
it all sold and could no longer be subscribed for
} at par.
II is a Six Per Cent Loan, the Interest and Plin-
cipa payable ia Coin, thus yielding ove- Nine per
Ctu per UNulA az 1-Ic present Ihle ~ premium On
! coin.
The Gorcrrmcnt requires all duties on imports to
he paid in Coin, these duties have for long tine
past amounted 20 over Cnarer of a Million Of bol4
| lars daily, a sum nearly three times greater than
that required in the payment Ct the interest all
the 5-2Os and other permanent Losrs - that is
is hoped that tho surplus Coin in the Treasury 81 no
distant day viii enable tie United States to resume
! specie payments upon all liabilities.
The Loan Is callsd S-20 from the fact that whilst
the Bonds may icr 20 years, yet the Government
hasa right 10 pay them OF m Gold, ut par, at any
/ time after years.
! THE INTEREST Is PAID HALF-NEARLN,
! viz on tue first days oi November and May.
Subscribers can have Coupon Bonds, which are
! payable Ia bearer. and are $50, SlOd, SOFA, aud
$1,000 Registered Bonds of same denominations,
and in addition $1,000 and $4,000 For Banking
purposes ANA for Investments Ot Trust monies the
( Registered Bonds are preferable
These J-2Us cannot bc taxed by State-, ci,es,
towns Cr counties, aul the Government tax on thcn
l. only aud hall per cent, the amount of H.
come, when tho income Of the holder exceeds Six
Hundred dollars per Hluum ull other Investments,
such Us income hum Mortgages, RHilruad stock aud
Bonds, etc, must pay from three TO i've per cent
| tax ON the income.
! Banks and Bankers throughout the Country will
continue to dispose Of the Bonds and all orders by
mail, or otLerWEC promptly attended Ia,
The Inconvenience u few days delay In the the
delivery OF the Bonds Is unavoidable, the demand
being great hut as intcrcsi commences from the
day Of sulsvrpisn no loss Is oocssoucd, aud every
I eGU,t l. being inaio 10 diminish the delay.
.EAN COOKE.
SUBSCRIPTION AGENT
M South Third Street rhisl,lpha
December 3, lSUJ.--it