Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-11
NEW LOAN OF JHE UNITED STATES
EnPeRTk.vT CYHCykIR,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON. Feb. %. 1871.

N"pho bo''e Is hereby given, that books VII
De opened on. the 9Th day Of March next in this
country and in Europe, for subscriptions to the
Na.iohai Loan, under the Act approved July
II, 1910, entitled IAN Act to authorize the Re
Funding Of the National Debt" and the Act IN
amend g.ent thereof, approved Jan q, ISL.
Inc proposed loan comprises three classes OF
BonSs, namely:
fGst-Bopds to the amount Of Eve hundred
millions Of dollars, payable IN coin, a. tie
pleasure OF the United States, after ten wears
from the Date of their ssue, ar bearing i1teres.
payable quarterly in coin, at the rate % i've per
cent. per annuu.
SscoHd-Bonls 20 the amount of three hun
dred millions of dollars, payable in coin, at the
pleasure of the United States, after fifteen
years from tle date of their issue, and bearing
interest, payable quarterly in coin, at the rate
OF four anc half per cent. per anpum.
|, 7kird-BOnds to the amount of seven hundred
millions ct dollars, payable in ccin at the pleas
ure of the United States, after thirty years from
the date of issue, and bearing interest payable
quarterly in coin, TT the rate Of four per cen.
per annum.
Subscriptions to the loan will have preference
in the following order, namely:
Fir5t-Subscriptions that may be first made
fer five per cent. Bonds to the amount of two
hundred millions OF dollars. OF which there will
be reserved, for twenty days, one-haIf for sub
scTIbers in this country and one-haf for sub.
|. scribers in foreign countries. ~
SscOnd-SubscriptiOns for equal amounts OF
each class of Bonds.
Itird-SubscriptiOns for equal amounts of
Bonds bearing interest at the rate of four and
haf per cent, and OF Bonds bearing interest at
the rate Of five per cent.
FOurth-SubscriptODs for any five per cent.
Isye Aa hat. - - H.
eeding classes.
When subscription is made. the subscriber
will be required to deposit two per cent. OF the
amount thereof in coin or currency of the United
States, or in bonds of the class to be exchanged
to be accounted tor by the Government when
the new Bonds are delivered, and payment NAV
lie made either in coin or in bonds OF the
United States known as Five-twenty Bonds, st
their par value.
The coin received in payment will be applied
to the redemption of Five-twenty Bonds, and
the debt Of the United States will not be in
creased by this loan.
The bonds will be registered or issued with
coupons, as may he desired by subscribers.
Registered bonds will be issued OF the denom-
nations OF so, Sl00, $50, IL Goa, s5 900, and
$1,000 and coupon bonds of each denomins-
tion except the last two. The interest will he
payable in the United States at the Office OF the
Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, or DASH
mated Depository OF the Government auarterlv.
on the hrst days OF February, May August a., !
November, in each year.
The bonds OF the several classes aforesaid
and the interest thereon, are exempt from the
payment OF all taxes or dues 10 the United
States, a well as from taxation in any form hy
or under State, municipal or local authority
After maturity, the bonds last issued will lee
first redeemed, by classes and numbers as nav
be designated by the Secretary of the Treasury.
The bonds Will be Issued AT the United States
Treasury, but the agents for the negotiation Of
the loan in Europe are authorized to make
arrangements with subscribers Tor the trans
mission OF the bonds TO the agents throuob
whom subscriptions may be received.
Subscribers in the United States will receive
the new bonds OF the agents with whom the
subscriptions are made.
In the United States, the National Banks are
Authorized to receive subscr iptiOns and sub
scriptions may also be made at'the or &c OF the
Treasurer OF the United States, or of any Assist
ant Treasurer, or at the Designated Deposita-
Ties at Buffalo, n. v; Chicago, H.; Cincinnati,
Ohio; Louisville, Ky; Mobile, Ala. and Pitt
burg, Penn.
The following banking houses are also author
lied to act as agents in receiving subscription.
in the United States, viz:
NEW YORK CITY.
Austin Baldwin X Co. KOuntze Brothers,
Baker x Kitchen. Leonard, Sheldon &
A. Belmont x Co. Foster
Blake Brothers & Co. Maitland, Phelps 4 Co
Brown Brothers x Co. Marx & Co.
Bulge, Shift X Go. Morton, Bliss < TO.
Cecil, Stout x Thsyer. p. NJ. Myers 4 Go.
John d. CISCO * Son. George Opdyke & Go.
clarke, Dodge & Co. +. ID. Randolph & Co.
Henry Clews * Co. Reid, Leo & Content.
Jay Cooke < Co. Security Bank.
Dsbney, Morgan * Co. j. & w. Seligman 4,
Thomas Denny & Co. Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
Dreael, Winthrop < co. Soutter & Co.
Duncan, Sherman x Co. Edward Sweet K Co
ikk ~ Hatch. M0ses Taylor & Co.
rank Cans. Trevor Il Colgate.
Gibson, Ca-sanova NCo. Turner Brothers
GlendnniDg, Davis < Union Trust Compapv
Amofy' Van Schaick Il Co.
hatch * foote. Nermilye & Co.
W. Il. Hatch K Son. L. Van Hoffman & 10
Ed"ald Haght. Wells, Fargo Il Co.
H. a. heisers Sons. Winslow, Lanier X Co
howes Macy. Baltzer x Taaks.
james u. Kings Sons.
WASHINGTON, n. @.
jay Cooke x Co. Middleton Il Co.
FAINT, Was hington & Co Riggs & Go.
GEORGE s. boutwell,.
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