Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-10
DRO sALS FOR LOAN.
FIvR-TwBNrY BONDS.
TREASURY DBP >RrMEHr,

WASHINGTON October 1, 1854.
sesed offers will be received at this Dep art mt,
under the act Of Congress approved June 20 1854,
until noon Of ~ the l4th instant for Bonds of
the United States to the amount OF Forty Millions
of doilsrs The Bonds offered will bear An interest
of six pe, centum ps, able semi all 10 col
on the 6rst DAYS of May aud November, sni
will be- redeemsbe At the pleasure Of the Govern
ment, sitter Eve ais. and payable in twenty year.
from November 1T. 1854
Each offer must be for City r some multiple of
ffty dollars, and must stats the sum. including
premium offered. for each hundred dollars or for
nifty when the offer is for ne more than fifty Two
per centum of the principal excluding premium
Of the whole amount bid for, BY each bidder. must
be depoitei las guaranty for payment OF ubscrip-
tions accepted) with the Treasurer of the United
Sta es, at Washington, or with the Assistant
Treasurer at New York. B ,stoa. Philad Ell phs, or
st Louis, or with the designated depository at
Baltimore. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Louisville
Chicago DetI oft or Buffalo, or with any alton Al
Deposit Bank which may consent to transact the
business without charge; for which deposit du pi
cate certificates will be issued to the bv
the on Ger bank receiving them the origi.
pals of which must be forwarded. with the offers
to this Department. All deposits should be made
in time for the &C. tihcates, with the offers, to
reach Washington not later than the morning of
October I4th as aforesaid. No offer not accom- pa.
MED by its proper certificate of deposit will be
considered.
The Coupon and Registered Bonds, issued under
this proposal, will be OF the denomination of $50,
800. $500, and 81 ,oHo. Registered bonds of IS 900
and $40, gro will be issued, if required.
All offers received will be opened on Friday
October 18th. The awards will be made by the
Secretary to the highest offerers. and notice of
acceptance or declination will be i'm mediate
given to the respective offerers. In case of
acceptance. Bonds. of the iptions and denom-
nations preferred will be sent to the subscribers
of instsllments, The deposi: of two per cent will
cessful oferers, and will be Immediately returned
to those whose offers may not be accepted
The amount of ccepted offers mnst be deposited
with the Treasurer, Officer, or Bank authorized to
act under this notice, on advice of acceptance OF
and the balance, including the premium and
original two per cent deposit on the 3lst of Octo-
Der.
The Bonds will bear interest from November
1st. Interest on deposits. from their date to
November LIST, will be paid by the Government in
coin.
One half of the FIRST instalment or twenty FIVE
per cent Of acce pied offers may be paid With &C.
crued interest to October l4th in United States
Certificates Of Indebtedness, but such certificates
will be received in part payment of the first install
ment only. ~
Offers under this notice should be endorsed, 'Of-
fsrs fer Loan )" and addressed to the Secretary of
the Treasury.
TIE right to decline all offers not considered ad-
vantaeeous to the Government is reserved by the
Secretary. W. P. FESSENDEN,
cc3-td Secretary of the treasury