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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF N E W YORK
Fiscal Agent of the United States

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Circular No. 3189 ~I
February 28, 1947 J

Public Notice of Offering of $1,300,000,000, or thereabouts, of 91-Day Treasury Bills
D a te d M a rch 6, 1947

M a t u r in g J u n e 5, 1947

To all Incorporated Banks and Trust Companies in the
Second Federal Reserve District and Others Concerned:
F o llo w in g is the text o f a notice today m ade pu blic b y the T reasury D epartm ent w ith respect to a new offering o f T reasu ry
bills payable at m aturity w ith ou t interest to be sold o n a discount basis under com petitive and fix ed -p rice bidding.
FO R RELEASE, M ORNING N EW SPAPERS,
Friday, February 28, 1947.

TRE A SU R Y D EPARTM EN T
Washington

The Secretary of the Treasury, by this public notice, invites tenders for $1,300,000,000, or thereabouts, of 91-day Treasury
bills, to be issued on a discount basis under competitive and fixed-price bidding as hereinafter provided. The bills of this
series will be dated March 6, 1947, and will mature June 5, 1947, when the face amount will be payable without interest.
They will be issued in bearer form only, and in denominations of $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $100,000, $500,000, and $1,000,000
(maturity value).
Tenders will be received at Federal Reserve Banks and Branches up to the closing hour, two o’clock p.m., Eastern
Standard time, Monday, March 3, 1947. Tenders will not be received at the Treasury Department, Washington. Each tender
must be for an even multiple of $1,000, and the price offered must be expressed on the basis of 100, with not more than
three decimals, e. g., 99.925. Fractions may not be used. It is urged that tenders be made on the printed forms and forwarded
in the special envelopes which will be supplied by Federal Reserve Banks or Branches on application therefor.
Tenders will be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust companies and from responsible and
recognized dealers in investment securities. Tenders from others must be accompanied by payment of 2 percent of the
face amount of Treasury bills applied for, unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty of payment by an
incorporated bank or trust company.
Immediately after the closing hour, tenders will be opened at the Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, following which
public announcement will be made by the Secretary of the Treasury of the amount and price range of accepted bids. Those
submitting tenders will be advised of the acceptance or rejection thereof. The Secretary of the Treasury expressly reserves
the right to accept or reject any or all tenders, in whole or in part, and his action in any such respect shall be final. Subject
to these reservations, tenders for $200,000 or less from any one bidder at 99.905 entered on a fixed-price basis will be accepted
in full. Payment of accepted tenders at the prices offered must be made or completed at the Federal Reserve Bank in cash
or other immediately available funds on March 6, 1947.
The income derived from Treasury bills, whether interest or gain from the sale or other disposition of the bills, shall
not have any exemption, as such, and loss from the sale or other disposition of Treasury bills shall not have any special
treatment, as such, under Federal tax Acts now or hereafter enacted. The bills shall be subject to estate, inheritance, gift,
or other excise taxes, whether Federal or State, but shall be exempt from all taxation now or hereafter imposed on the
principal or interest thereof by any State, or any of the possessions of the United States, or by any local taxing authority.
For purposes of taxation the amount of discount at which Treasury bills are originally sold by the United States shall be
considered to be interest. Under Sections 42 and 117 (a )(1 ) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by Section 115 of
the Revenue Act of 1941, the amount of discount at which bills issued hereunder are sold shall not be considered to accrue
until such bills shall be sold, redeemed or otherwise disposed of, and such bills are excluded from consideration as capital
assets. Accordingly, the owner of Treasury bills (other than life insurance companies) issued hereunder need include in
his income tax return only the difference between the price paid for such bills, whether on original issue or on subsequent
purchase, and the amount actually received either upon sale or redemption at maturity during the taxable year for which
the return is made, as ordinary gain or loss.
Treasury Department Circular No. 418, as amended, and this notice, prescribe the terms of the Treasury bills and
govern the conditions of their issue. Copies of the circular may be obtained from any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch.
In a ccorda n ce w ith the above announcem ent tenders w ill be received at the Securities D epartm ent o f this bank (9th
flo o r , 33 L ib e r ty S treet) N ew Y o r k 45, N . Y ., o r at th e B u ffa lo B ra n ch o f th is ba n k (2 7 0 M a in S treet) B u ffa lo 5, N . Y .,
up to tw o o ’clock p.m ., E astern Standard tim e, on M o n d a y , M arch 3, 1947. It is requested that tenders be subm itted
o n special fo rm printed on reverse side and returned in special en velope enclosed herew ith. Payment for the Treasury

bills cannot be made by credit through the War Loan Deposit Account. Payment must be made in cash or other imme­
diately available funds.
A l l a n S p r o u l , President.
(Extract from Treasury Department statement released for publication February 25, 1947, announcing
results after tenders were opened for Treasury bills dated February 27, 1947 maturing May 29, 1947)
Total applied fo r ..........$1,784,112,000
Total accepted ............. $1,301,520,000 (includes $16,884,000
entered on a fixed-price basis at
99.905 and accepted in full)
Average p rice ----,
. .
Range of accepted
H i g h .....................
Low

.....................
(72 percent of

99.905+

Equivalent rate
approx. 0.376%
....
...
competitive bids:
99.906
Equivalent rate
approx. 0.372%
t• .
99.905
Equivalent rate
approx. 0.376%
the amount bid for at the
was accepted)




of discount
per annum
of discount
per annum
r jof discount
per annum
low price

Federat Reserve
District
----------Boston .......................... $
New Y o r k .....................
Philadelphia .................
Cleveland .......................
Richmond .......................
Atlanta ...........................
Chicago .........................
St. Louis ........................
Minneapolis ....................
Kansas C i t y ....................
Dallas .............................
San F ran cisco................
T otal .....................

,¿ 0 * 1
Total
Applied for
Accepted
--------------------- -—
24,650,000
$ 19,050,000
1,358,629,000
987,029,000
13,828,000
10,188,000
11,660,000
10,260,000
2,750,000
2,330^000
1,350,000
1,350,000
328,171,000
237,171,000
22,020,000
16,028,000
1,345,000
1,345,000
5,085,000
4,385,000
3,449,000
3,169 000
11,175,000
9,215,000
------------------------------------- $1,784,112,000
$1,301,520,000

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IM PORTANT— If it is desired to bid on a competitive basis, fill in rate per 100 and
maturity value in paragraph headed “ Competitive Bid” . If it is desired to bid on a fixedprice basis, fill in only the maturity value in paragraph headed “ Fixed-Price Bid” .
DO NOT fill in both paragraphs on one form. A separate tender must be used for each bid.
N o............................

TEN D ER FOR 91-DAY TREASURY BILLS
Dated March 6, 1947.

Maturing June 5, 1947.
Dated at
1947

To F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B a n k o f N e w Y o r k ,
Fiscal Agent of the United States.
COMPETITIVE BID

FIXED-PRICE BID

Pursuant to the provisions of Treasury
Department Circular No. 418, as amended, and
to the provisions of the public notice on
February 28, 1947, as issued by the Secretary of
the Treasury, the undersigned offers to pay

Pursuant to the provisions of Treasury
Department Circular No. 418, as amended, and to
the provisions of the public notice on February
28, 1947, as issued by the Secretary of the Treas­
ury, the undersigned offers to pay a fixed-price
of 99.905 (rate per 100) for a total amount of
$ ........................................................ (maturity value)

................................................* for a total amount of
(Rate per 100)

$ ...................................................... (maturity value)
of the Treasury bills therein described, or for
any less amount that may be awarded, payment
therefor to be made at your bank in cash or other
immediately available funds on the date stated
in the public notice.

(Not to exceed $200,000)

of the Treasury bills therein described, payment
therefor to be made at your bank in cash or other
immediately available funds on the date stated
in the public notice.

The Treasury bills for which tender is hereby made are to be dated March 6, 1947, and are to
mature on June 5, 1947.
This tender will be inserted in special envelope entitled “ Tender for Treasury bills” .
Name of Bidder.
(Please print)

By

...
(Title)

(Official signature required)

Street Address ......................................
(City, Town or Village, P.O. No., and State)

If this tender is submitted for the account of a customer, indicate the customer’s name on line below:

(Name of Customer)

(City, Town or Village, P.O. No., and State)

Use a separate tender for each customer’s bid.

IM PORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:
1. No tender for less than $1,000 will be considered, and each tender must be for an even multiple of
$1,000 (maturity value). A separate tender must be executed for each bid.
2. If the person making the tender is a corporation, the tender should be signed by an officer of the corporation
authorized to make the tender, and the signing of the tender by an officer o f the corporation will be construed as a rep­
resentation by him that he has been so authorized. If the tender is made by a partnership, it should be signed by a mem­
ber of the firm, who should sign in the form “ ..................................................................................................... . a copartnership, by
............................................................................................................. . a member of the firm” .
3. Tenders will be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust companies and from respon­
sible and recognized dealers in investment securities. Tenders from others must be accompanied by payment of
2 percent of the face amount of Treasury bills applied for, unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty
o f payment by an incorporated bank or trust company.
4. If the language of this tender is changed in any respect, which, in the opinion of the Secretary of the
Treasury, is material, the tender may be disregarded.

Payment by credit through War Loan Deposit Account will not be permitted.

TENTB—870-a


*

Price must be expressed on the basis of 100, with not more than
three decimal places. Fractions may not be used.
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