The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-10-06
BONDS.
Chesapeake 4 0hios-- Five Tween
ties Central Pacifics.
FISH &c HATCH,
No. s Nassau Street, New York.

September 9TH, 1871.
Of the FIFTEEN MILLION CHESAPEAKE AND
OHIO SIX PER CENT. LOAN, but about - oo''ooo
remain unsold ana this remainder will lie taken up
rapidly.
The five years option having expired on all sei,es
of FIvE-T wENTY BONDS, except in lso's anu i0o0''
they are liable 10 be cal ed in ior PAYMENT Ahe
demption of 100 millions FIvE-TWENTlEs III 'o,n'
and the purchases by the Government uurips 'n0
ensuing four months, with the premium 'heieop'
will release about $50 millions oil 1nVesteo capa'
independently of dividend and interest," pay inehs'
tue greater part OF which must seek re'hVes'lheh''
The CuEsAPEAKE AND OHIO SKIES
have absolutely so years to rum are sespeciaiy de-
O;rob,e for steady investments, and can now be
bought
- per cent. less than Ten-fOrfies.
+ "a er cent less than ive.Twenties.
Ok nor cent less ,han the Six, of 1851.
an are equally to be paid principal and inter-
est in gold COIN Their amount is limited by the
Trust Deed to $15,OOO,O0O. Price lat presently 93
and accrued interest that is with coup pom attached
p .yabe Nov. L.
81 900 Chesapeake and Ohio Bond costs to-day
$95416.
$500 Chesapeake and Ohio Bond costs to-day
SAT- OS.
800 Chesapeake and Ohio Bond costs to-day
$95.42.
Only small amount of the latter denominations
remains, and no more can be made Bonds are in
coupon or registered form, same as Fve-tweu les
This uebt is created by the Chesapeake and Ohio
ilroad Company in order more speedily and effect
ually to extend and complete the man line OF their
| Road to the Ohio River. This work-the most inn
p0rtant Internal Improvement now p o.
gress sing =. the cou atIy-is rapidly approach
ing completion 1t will establish another and SUI
perior line of communication between the Ohio and
Mississippi valleys and the eastern cities; bringing
| ten millions of people, mainly producers, nearer to
| the centres of consumption in the Eastern States
and nearer to tn political and commercial capitals
| of their country. Such is the commanding impor-
lance of this Trunk that the larger cities of the
West projecting feeder to connect with it,
to avail themselves OF its unequalled facilities
soon as it is completed. Large tracts OF valua'fe
coal and iron lands along its route sare passg INTO
the hands OF practical miners and no, manufac-
| eurers' large city is springing up Al tne western
| terminus the head of reliable haVigatlon on the
Ohio, where it intersects 1s'oo miles OF river tran
sit, and will soon be connection with 1000 miles
| of railroad carriage.
| The CENTRAs PACIFIC SIX PER CENT BONDS
| are as safe Tor investment as Government bonds.
Their ohount fixed by act OF Congress at $25 0Oo
they can only be bought in the open market, and
are becoming scarcer in consequence their gradua
absorption by investors here and in Europe; they
have "A re ady market i'm all the principal
money centres, and have still twenty -four wears
to run; the earnings LOT the road are steadily in
creasing, and will probably reach $40 0OC 900 Tor the
current year, affording a handsome surplus after
payment of expenses land interest Present price.
1l02 TO 1902.
When the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad is COM
pleted, in 1872 and the Bonds are dealt in at the
Stock Exchanges of the world, we have no doubt
they will be equally popular with the Central Pa
cities. Both principal and interest OF the CENTRAL
PACIFIC and CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO BONDS, are
specifically payable in gold coin in New York; the
interest ON the former being aid January and july
and OF the latter, May and November, correspond
ing with the two classes of Five-twenties,
We recommend either of them to our friends and
customers with the same Con fidence that we
dad the Five-Twenty bonds when we were
selling millions of them Tor the United States Gov.
eminent.
We buy and sell FIvE-TwENTIEs, TEN-FoRTIEs
EIG HrY-oNEs, and CENTRAL or WESTERN PAcI-
FIGS, or receive them in payment for CHESAPEAKE
AND ONO BONDS at their current market price.
Orders for Chesapeake and Ohio Bonds accompa-
MED with Drafts or Checks may be forwarded to us
by mail. Bonds or money may be forwarded by any
responsible Express Company at our expense, and
the Chesapeake and Ohio Bonds, in exchange, will
be sent by return Express, charges paid.
FISK q HATCH.
P. S.-Accounts of Banks, Bankers and others
received, on which allow Four per Cent interest.
Certificates of deposits issued and collections
made in all parts OF the Union.
HARVEY FISK,
A. S. HATCH,