The Portland daily press., 1871-10-19
Chesapeake 4 Ohios-- Five Twen
ties Central Pacifics.
BANKING OFFICE OF
FISK & HATCH,
No. 8 Nassau Street, New York.

September 5th 1871.
Of the sFHTFEN MILLION CHESAPEAKE AND
OHIO SIX PER CENT. LOAN, but about 81 $4,000
remain unsold, and this remainder will be taken up
rapidly.
The five years option having exoired on all series
Of FIvE-TwENrY BONDS. except In 1868 and 1868,
they are liable TO be called in payment. The re-
dempton of 1s0 millions FIvE-TwENTIEs in coin,
and the purchases by the Government during the
ensuing four months, with the premium thereon,
will release about 100 millions of invested capital
independently of dividend ana interest payments,
the greater part OF which must seek reinvestment.
The eCHEsAPEA IKE AND OHIO Sexes
have absolutely 80 years to run; especially de-
srable tor steady investments, and can now be
bought
~ per cent. less than Ven for ties.
2Oper cent less than Five.Twenties.
2J per cent. less ,hnn the SIX. Of 1851.
and equally to be paid principal and inter-
est in gold coin. Their amount is limited by the
Trust Deed to $i5,0OO,0OO. Price (at presently 93
and accrued interest," that is with coupon attached,
payable Nov. 1.
$1,000 Chesapeake and Ohio Bond costs to-day
$9s416.
| $500 Chesapeake and Ohio Bond costs to-day,
| $4770s.
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 reg istered form, same Five-twen'ies
This debt is created by the Chesapeake and OHIO
ilroad Company In order speedily and effect
uay to extend and complete the man line of their
Road to the Ohio River. This work-the ost inn.
Porfant internal Improve ment now pa o.
gresslnx in this country-is rapidly approach
1 st,Oa ,lnsfNv, IA
perior line of communication between the Ohio and
Mississippi valleys and the eastern cities; bringing
ten millions of people, mainly producers, nearer
the centres of consumption in the Eastern States
and to the political and commercial capitals
/ of their country Such is the commanding i'm por-
tance of this Trunk that the larger cities OF the
West projecting FEEDER to connect with it, as
to avail themselves OF its unequalled facilities as
| soon as it is completed Large tracts OF va liable
coal and iron lands along its route passing into
the hands OF practical miners and Ion manufac.
turers large city is springing up at the western
terminus the head of reliable navigation ON the
Ohio, where it intersects 1000 miles OF river
sit, and will coon be in connection with 10000 miles
i OF railroad carriage.
The CENTRAL PACIFIC SIX PER CENT. BONDS
/ are as safe tor investment as Government bonds
Their amount fixed by act OF Congress at $25 1856 900
3
| they can only be bought in the open market, anu
becoming in consequence OF their gradua
| absorption by investors here and in Europe; they
| have a re ady mn arkef in all the princ,pa
money centres, and have still twenty -four year,
to run; the earnings OF the road ste adly in
creaeing, and will prob reach $40 00C 900 the
/ current year, afording handsome surplus after
payne Of expenses and interest Present price,
1l0s to 102.
When the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Is com
peted, in 1872, and the Bonds are dealt in at the
Stock Exchanges of the world, we have no doub
they will be equally popular with the Central Pa
oifics. Both principal aud interest oil the CENTRAL
| PACIFIC and CHEsAPEAKE AND OHIO BONDS, are
specifically payable in gold coin in New York; the
interest on the former being lpld January and July
| and O. the latter, May and November. correspond
| ing with the two classes of Five-twentes.
| We recommend either of them to our friends apG
customers with the same confidence that we
did the Five-Twenty bonds, when we were
selling millions OF them for the United States Gov
/ ernment.
We buy and sell FIve-TwENrIEs, TEN-FoaTIEs
| EIGHTY-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 10 III
by mall Bonds or money may be forwarded by an,
responsible Express Company at our expense, anc
the Chesapeake and Ohio Bonds, in exchange, will
be sent by return Express, charges paid.
| FISK & HATCH.
/ p. S.-Accounts of Banks, Bankers and others re-
| ceived, on which we allow Four per Cent. interest
Certificates OF deposits issued and collections made
in all parts OF the Union.
/ HARVEY FISK.
| SA. 8. HATCH. o,,