The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-02-21
coNyENIENT INFORMATION.

Jay Cooke & Co., have issued Tor the
information of the people, circular de-
soribing the various issues of Govern
ment securities, which are now III the
market 1t is concise, yet full, and az
| it is of general interest, we give 1t IN
full:
IS of 81, dated in 1861, and payable
20 years from January l and July of
that year; hence their name. They arc
due A. ID. 1881. Interest on them Is q
| per cent in gold, payable January l
andsJuly l.
| Old 5-20s, called old because they were
the first of those popular bonds issued,
and designated 5-20s from the time they
have to run. They bear date May l,
1862; payable May l, 1882. Redeema-
bic after May l, 1865: payable May l,
1882. Interest at 6 per cent. III gold,
payable May and November 4. The
! Coupon Bonds of this issue sell higher
than the other 5-20s because having been
the first to be placed upon the foreign
market and largely sold abroad, they
are ALWAYS in demand for remittance
and investment there.
5-2Os of 1864, issued November l,
1864, redcemablc after November L,
/ 1869. payable November /, 1884. Inter
est 6 per cent. in gold, payable May and
November.
5-2Os of 1868. November issue. These
Ibonds bear date November l. 1860, re-
deemable after November /, 1870, pay
able Noyembe |. 1885. Interest at five
per cent, in gold, payable May and No
vcmber l. The coupon bonds of this Is
sue are beginning to be sought after in
the English market; they bear high
er premium generally than the bonds OF
1864. 3r-
5-2Os of1S65, July issue.-These bonds
are issued in exchange of 1-3Os convert
ed and bear date July l, 1868, redeema-
BILE after July 1, 1870, payable July l.
1856. Interest per cent: in gold, paya-
BILE January / and July ].
1910 bonds, bearing this name from
the number of years for which they are
issued; being redecmable after ten
wears. and payable forty years from
March l, 1865. Interest at . per cent
in gold, PAYABLE on the $500 and $1,000
coupon bonds. and on all the registered
March l and September [; and on the
S10Os and sos coupons, yearly on
March l.
june 7-3O Notes, dated June Is, 1865
PAYABLE three years from date or con-
vertible at the option of the holder into
$40 year bonds, having the same feat.
ures as the old 5-20s only commencing
: to run June 10, 1868. The interest on
these Treasury notes is at the rate o.
: 6 $40 per cent. per annum in currency
being one cent u day on each $50, anC
PAYABLE June 10 and December 10.
| July 7-30 Notcs.-same as the june
, issue, excepting that the Government
, reserves the right to pay interest at an!
time at per cent. in gold, instead o
. the $40 in currency, convertible three
wears from their date, viz July 10, 1868
into 5-2Os. Interest payable July 10
$ and Jan. ID.
Y u. s. Pacific Railroad Thirty ca
$ Bonds-These are issued by the Gov
d ernment TO the Companies chartered b.
Congress to construct railroads to tn
Pacific, and on the completion oftwent.
!, miles of track at the rate of siXteel
y thousand dollars to the mile, interest a
6 per cent. in currency, and payabl
L january and July and l6. They ar
a redeemable thirty years from the dat
is of their issue, and are all registered.
, All the gold bearing Bonds are issue
d either as Coupon or Registered.
! All the Coupon Bonds are issued
= denominations of $50, 500, $500, an
- $1,000; Registered the same with S3,OC
> and $4,000.
IS The $40 Notes are issued in sun
Sc of. $50, Sl00, $500, $1,000, $1,000, all wit
n Coupons attached.
rs ANY Coupon Bonds will be eXchan:
A. ed by the Government fof Registered
the same issue.