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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E BANK O F N E W YORK
Fiscal Agent of the United States

No. 6 7 0 1 1J

rCircular
L March 23,1971

OFFERING OF TWO SERIES OF TREASURY BILLS
$1,900,000,000 of 91-Day Bills, Additional Amount, Series Dated December 31, 1970, Due July 1, 1971
(To Be Issued April 1, 1971)
$1,600,000,000 of 182-Day Bills, Additional Amount, Series Dated Sept. 30, 1970, Due Sept. 30, 1971
(To Be Issued April 1, 1971)
To A ll Incorporated Banks and Trust Companies, and Others
Concerned, in the Second Federal Reserve D istrict:

Following is the text of a notice issued by the Treasury Department, released at 4 p.m. today:
The Treasury Department, by this public notice, invites tenders
for two series o f Treasury bills to the aggregate amount of
$3,500,000,000, or thereabouts, for cash and in exchange for
Treasury bills maturing April 1, 1971, in the amount o f
$3,305,065,000, as follow s:
91-day bills (to maturity date) to be issued April 1,
1971, in the amount o f $1,900,000,000, or thereabouts,
representing an additional amount o f bills dated Decem­
ber 31, 1970, and to mature July 1, 1971 (C U S IP No.
912793 K Q 8), originally issued in the amount of
$1,402,020,000 (an additional $200,745,000 was issued
Februray 26, 1971), the additional and original bills to
be freely interchangeable.
182-day bills (to maturity date) to be issued April 1, 1971,
in the amount o f $1,600,000,000, or thereabouts, repre­
senting an additional amount o f bills dated September
30, 1970, and to mature September 30, 1971, (C U S IP
No. 912793 K S 4 ), originally issued in the amount o f
$1,202,480,000 (an additional $500,550,000 was issued
December 31, 1970), the additional and original bills to
be freely interchangeable.
The bills of both series will be issued on a discount basis under
competitive and noncompetitive bidding as hereinafter provided,
and at maturity their face amount will be payable without interest.
They will be issued in bearer form only, and in denominations of
$10,000, $15,000, $50,000, $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, one-thirty p.m., Eastern Stand­
ard time, Monday, March 29, 1971. Tenders will not be received
at the Treasury Department, Washington. Each tender must be
for a minimum of $10,000. Tenders over $10,000 must be in multi­
ples o f $5,000. In the case of competitive tenders 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.
Banking institutions generally may submit tenders for account
of customers, provided the names of the customers are set forth
in such tenders. Others than banking institutions will not be per­

mitted to submit tenders except for their own account. Tenders
will be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust
companies and from responsible and recognized dealers in invest­
ment securities. Tenders from others must be accompanied by
payment o f 2 percent of the face amount o f 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 Treasury Department o f the
amount and price range of accepted bids. Only those submitting
competitive tenders will be advised of the acceptance or rejection
thereof. The Secretary o f 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, noncompetitive tenders for each issue for $200,000 or
less without stated price from any one bidder will be accepted in
full at the average price (in three decimals) of accepted competi­
tive bids for the respective issues. Settlement for accepted tenders
in accordance with the bids must be made or completed at the
Federal Reserve Bank on April 1, 1971, in cash or other im­
mediately available funds or in a like face amount o f Treasury
bills maturing April 1, 1971. Cash and exchange tenders will
receive equal treatment. Cash adjustments will be made for d if­
ferences between the par value of maturing bills accepted in ex ­
change and the issue price o f the new bills.
Under Sections 454(b) and 1221(5) o f the Internal Revenue
Code o f 1954, the amount o f discount at which bills issued here­
under are sold is considered to accrue when the bills are sold, re­
deemed or otherwise disposed of, and the bills are excluded from
consideration as capital assets. Accordingly, the owner o f Treasury
bills (other than life insurance companies) issued hereunder must
include in his income tax return, as ordinary gain or loss, the
difference between the price paid for the 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.
Treasury Department Circular No. 418 (current revision) and
this notice prescribe the terms o f the Treasury bills and govern
the conditions of their issue. Copies of the circular may be ob­
tained from any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch.

This Bank will receive tenders for both series up to 1 :30 p.m., Eastern Standard time, Monday, March 29,
1971, at the Securities Department of its Head Office and at its Buffalo Branch. Tender forms for the respective series
are enclosed. Please use the appropriate forms to submit tenders and return them in the enclosed envelope marked
“ Tender for Treasury Bills (W eekly).” Tenders not requiring a deposit may be submitted by telegraph, subject to
written confirmation; no tenders may be submitted by telephone. Payment for the Treasury bills cannot be made by
credit through the Treasury Tax and Loan Account. Settlement must be made in cash or other immediately available
funds or in maturing Treasury bills.
Results of the last weekly offering o f Treasury bills ( 9 1 -day bills to be issued March 25, 1971, representing an
additional amount of bills dated December 24, 1970, maturing June 24, 1 9 7 1 ; and 182-day bills dated M arch 25,
1971, maturing September 23, 1971) are shown on the reverse side of this circular.




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RESULTS OF LAST WEEKLY OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS (TWO SERIES
TO BE ISSUED MARCH 25, 1971)

Range of Accepted Competitive Bids

91-Day Treasury Bills
Maturing June 24,1971

182-Day Treasury Bills
Maturing September 23,1971

Price

Approx. equiv.
annual rate

Price

Approx. equiv.
annual rate

High

.......................... ................

99.177

3.256%

98.265

3.432%

Low

.......................... ................

99.146

3.378%

98.211

3.539%

99.158

3.331%*

98.240

3.481 % l

Average

.................... ................

1 These rates are on a bank discount basis.
3.60 percent for the 182-day bills.

The equivalent coupon issue yields are 3.42 percent for the 91-day bills, and

(93% o f the amount of 91-day bills
bid for at the low price was accepted.)

(41% of the amount of 182-day bills
bid for at the low price was accepted.)

Total Tenders Applied for and Accepted (By Federal Reserve Districts)

91-Day Treasury Bills
Maturing June 24,1971
Accepted

A pplied fo r

District

B o s to n .......................... ..............

$

23,390,000

182-Day Treasury Bills
Maturing September 23, 1971

$

13,390,000

Applied fo r

$

12,370,000

Accepted

$

2,370,000

New York .................. ..............

2,380,245,000

1,452,545,000

2,215,960,000

1,299,280,000

Philadelphia ................ ..............

37,135,000

22,135,000

12,525,000

12,525,000

Cleveland .................... ..............

43,150,000

41,150,000

26,820,000

26,820,000

Richmond .................... ..............

10,355,000

10,355,000

2,955,000

2,955,000

Atlanta ........................ ..............

47,145,000

41,145,000

31,960,000

25,255,000

Chicago ........................ ..............

172,160,000

116,460,000

133,580,000

97,680,000

St. L o u is ...................... ..............

44,540,000

43,540,000

20,450,000

17,450,000

................ ..............

30,510,000

23,510,000

43,200,000

38,200,000

Kansas City ................ ..............

40,335,000

40,335,000

15,665,000

15,665,000

.......................... ..............

28,345,000

21,205,000

25,665,000

19,665,000

San F ran cisco.............. ..............

101,595,000

74,245,000

104,855,000

42,375,000

..............

$2,958,905,000

$1,900,015,000*

$2,646,005,000

Minneapolis

Dallas

T otal

......................

a Includes $255,905,000 noncompetitive tenders accepted at the average price o f 99.158.
b Includes $ 94,960,000 noncompetitive tenders accepted at the average price o f 98.240.




$ 1,600,240,000b