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FED ERAL R E SE R V E BANK
O F NEW YORK
Fiscal Agent o f the United States
/"Circular N o. 4 2 9 7 1
LDecember 20, 1955J

RESULTS OF BIDDING F O R T R E A S U R Y BILLS
D ATED DECEM BER 22, 1955

T o all Incorporated Banks and Trust Companies, and
Others Concerned, in the Second Federal R eserve D istrict:

A t the time o f printing our Circular No. 4296, dated Decem ber 19, 1955,
announcing an offerin g o f 91-day T reasury bills, to be dated Decem ber 29, 1955, the
results o f bidding fo r the previous w eek’ s issue o f 91-day T reasury bills, to be dated
Decem ber 22, 1955, and m aturing M arch 22, 1956, were not available. The results,
now available, a r e :
Total applied for .. $2,307,017,000
Total accepted........ $1,600,492,000

(Includes $248,684,000 entered on a non­
competitive basis and accepted in full
at the average price shown below)

Average price ........

Equivalent rate o f discount approx.
2.618% per annum

99.338+

Range o f accepted competitive bids:
High ....................

99.350

Equivalent rate o f discount approx.
2.571% per annum

L o w ......................

99.330

Equivalent rate o f discount approx.
2.651% per annum

(43 percent o f the amount bid for at the low price was accepted)
F ederal R eserv e
D istrict

T otal
A pplied f o r

Total
A ccep ted

Boston .......................................................$ 37,275,000
$ 32,275,000
New York .............................................. 1,674,847,000
1,030,872,000
Philadelphia ............................................
30,181,000
16,041,000
Cleveland ................................................
68,656,000
63,946,000
Richmond ................................................
17,595,000
17,595,000
Atlanta ....................................................
40,864,000
40,864,000
Chicago ....................................................
239,542,000
206,692,000
St Louis ..................................................
22,641,000
22,641,000
Minneapolis ............................................
10,270,000
10,270,000
Kansas City ............................................
35,833,000
35,833,000
Dallas ......................................................
35,385,000
31,245,000
San Francisco ........................................
93,928,000
92,218,000




Total .......................

$2,307,017,000

$1,600,492,000
A

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S proul,

President.