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Show MELLON OFFERS MS. BONDS Issue of Five Hundred Mil- lion Will Help Retire j War Securities "WASHING T( N. Oct. 9. The first government bond issue since the WW was announced Sunday by the treasury treas-ury Secretary Mellon offered for subscription sub-scription an issue of about 55Q0.OOQ,- 000 of 4 V per cent. 30 year treasury bonds, as part of a program for refunding re-funding short term debt. The new issue will be dated October Octo-ber 16, 1922. bearing interests at I per cnt annually, payable April 16, and October 15. on a semi-annual basis. The bonds will mature October 15, i 1952. but may be redeemed at the op-; op-; fion of (he United States after October 1 5. 1947. The last previous bond issue Offered by the treasury was the fourth Lib-' erty loan in October. 1918. It carried ; Inter, at I 1 L. per cent to mature In 20 I ' v. are, and amounted to nearly $7,000,-1000,000. $7,000,-1000,000. Bearer bonds of the new issue is-sue In denominations of $100. $500. $1000. $6000 iind $10.0(10. while bonds registered as to principal and interest I will be Issued in denominations of $100 ! ;$500. $1000. $5000, $10,000 and $50.-! Mm ami $100,000. All will carry the1 usual tax Kemptloq provisions Score- ; lary Mellon reserves the right to allot' additional bonds above the $500,000,-) Ooo amount fixed for subscriptions to the extent that 1 "t per cent Victory notes or treasury certificates of the ' B01es maturing Iiecembcr 15. 1922., are tendered In payment Applications lur new bonds not exceeding ex-ceeding $10,000 from any one sub-' scribei will be allotted In full, but ap-'plications ap-'plications for amount In excess of $10.-000 $10.-000 will be received subject to allot-I allot-I ment. |