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FED ERAL RE SE R V E BANK
OF NEW YORK
Fiscal A g en t o f the U nited States

rCircular No. 4 0 3 M l
L November 2, 19S3 J

2%

PERCENT TREASURY BONDS OF 1961
Basis of Allotment

T o A ll B a n k in g I n s titu tio n s , a n d O th ers C o n cern ed ,
in t h e S e c o n d F e d e r a l R e s e r v e D i s t r i c t :




The following statement was made public today:
T he T re a su ry to d a y an n ou n ced the basis o f allotm en t on su bscription s
fo r the cu rren t cash offe rin g o f 2 % p ercen t T re a su ry B on d s o f 1961.
S u b scrip tion s in am ounts u p to a n d in clu d in g $10,000, tota lin g about
$221/(> m illion , were a llotted in fu ll. S u b scrip tion s fro m m utual savings
banks, insurance com pan ies, pen sion an d retirem en t fu n d s an d S tate and
local governm ents, a g g reg a tin g abou t $1.8 b illion, w ere a llotted 24 percen t,
an d su bscrip tion s fr o m a ll others, in clu d in g $8*4 b illio n fr o m com m ercial
banks, w ere a llotted 16 percen t, b u t n ot less than $10,000 on a n y one
su bscrip tion .
P re lim in a ry rep orts receiv ed fr o m the F e d e ra l R eserve B anks show that
su b scrip tion s totaled ov er $12*4 b illio n , an d total allotm ents w ill be about
$2.2 b illion.
D etails b y F e d e ra l R eserve D istricts as to su bscrip tion s an d allotm ents
w ill be a n n ou n ced when final rep orts are receiv ed fr o m the F ed era l R eserve
Banks.
A

llan

S

proul,

President.