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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK
Fiscal Agent of the United States
r Circular No. 6858 ~
1
L December 10, 1971 J

OFFERING OF TWO SERIES OF TREASURY BILLS
$2,300,000,000 of 91-Day Bills, Additional Amount, Series Dated September 23,1971, Due March 23,1972
(T o Be Issued December 23, 1971)
$1,600,000,000 of 182-Day Bills, Dated December 23, 1971, Due June 22, 1972
To A ll Incorporated Batiks and Trust Companies, and Others
Concerned, in the Second Federal Reserve District:

Following is the text of a notice issued by the Treasury Department, released at 4 p.m. today:
T he Treasury Department, by this public notice, invites tenders
f o r tw o series o f Treasury bills to the aggregate amount o f
$3,900,000,000, or thereabouts, f o r cash and in exchange fo r Treasury
bills maturing D ecem ber 23, 1971, in the amount o f $3,903,835,000,
as f o llo w s :

companies and from responsible and recognized dealers in invest­
ment securities. Tenders from others must be accompanied by
payment o f 2 percent o f the face amount o f Treasury bills applied
for, unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty o f
payment by an incorporated bank or trust company.

91-day bills (to maturity date) to be issued D ecem ber 23,
1971, in the amount o f $2,300,000,000, or thereabouts,
representing an additional amount o f bills dated Septem­
ber 23, 1971, and to mature M arch 23, 1972 (C U S I P
N o. 912793 M T 0 ) , originally issued in the amount o f
$1,600,070,000, the additional and original bills to be
freely interchangeable.

Immediately after the closing hour, tenders will be opened at
the Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, follow in g which public
announcement w ill be made by the Treasury Department o f the
amount and price range o f accepted bids. O nly those submitting
competitive tenders w ill be advised o f the acceptance or rejection
thereof. T he Secretary o f the Treasury expressly reserves the
right to accept or reject any or all tenders, in w hole or in part, and
his action in any such respect shall be final. Subject to these
reservations, noncompetitive tenders fo r each issue fo r $200,000 or
less w ithout stated price from any one bidder will be accepted in
full at the average price (in three decimals) o f accepted com peti­
tive bids fo r the respective issues. Settlement fo r accepted tenders
in accordance with the bids must be made or completed at the
Federal Reserve Bank on D ecem ber 23, 1971, in cash or other im ­
mediately available funds or in a like face amount o f Treasury
bills maturing Decem ber 23, 1971. Cash and exchange tenders will
receive equal treatment. Cash adjustments w ill be made fo r differ­
ences between the par value o f maturing bills accepted in exchange
and the issue price o f the new bills.

182-day bills, fo r $1,600,000,000, or thereabouts, to be dated
D ecem ber 23, 1971, and to mature June 22, 1972
( C U S I P N o. 912793 N G 7 ).
The bills o f both series will be issued on a discount basis under
com petitive and noncom petitive bidding as hereinafter provided,
and at maturity their face amount will be payable without interest.
T h ey w ill be issued in bearer form only, and in denominations o f
$10,000, $15,000, $50,000, $100,000, $500,000 and $1,000,000 (m aturity
va lu e).
Tenders w ill be received at Federal Reserve Banks and
Branches up to the closing hour, one-thirty p.m., Eastern Standard
time, Friday, D ecem ber 17, 1971. Tenders w ill not be received
at the Treasury Department, W ashington. Each tender must be
fo r a minimum o f $10,000. Tenders over $10,000 must be in mul­
tiples o f $5,000. In the case o f com petitive tenders the price offered
must be expressed on the basis o f 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 form s and forw arded in the special
envelopes which will be supplied by Federal Reserve Banks or
Branches on application therefor.
Banking institutions generally m ay submit tenders fo r account
o f customers, provided the names o f the customers are set forth
in such tenders.^ Others than banking institutions w ill not be per­
mitted to submit tenders except fo r their own account. Tenders
w ill be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust

U nder Sections 4 5 4 (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 o f, and the bills are excluded from
consideration as capital assets. A ccordin gly, the ow ner o f Treasury
bills (other than life insurance com panies) issued hereunder must
include in his income tax return, as ordinary gain o r loss, the
difference between the price paid fo r 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
fo r which the return is made.
Treasury Department Circular N o. 418 (current revision) and
this notice prescribe the terms o f the Treasury bills and govern
the conditions o f their issue. Conies o f 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, Friday, December 17, 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 con­
firmation; no tenders may be submitted by telephone. Payment fo r 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.

The bidding for the previous offering of Treasury bills, to be issued December 16, 1971, will take place on Monday,
December 13; the results o f that bidding will be announced after release by the Treasury Department.




A lfr e d H ayes,

President.

Closing date for receipt of tenders is Friday, December 17.