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FED ERAL RESERVE BANK O F N E W YORK Fiscal Agent of the United States [ Circular No. 7 15 3 May 29, 1973 ] OFFERING OF T W O SERIES OF TR EA SU R Y BILLS $2,500,000,000 of 91-Day Bills, Additional Amount, Series Dated March 8, 1973, Due September 6, 1973 (To Be Issued June 7, 1973) $1,700,000,000 of 182‘Day Bills, Dated June 7, 1973, Due December 6, 1973 T o A ll Incorporated Banks and Trust Companies, and O thers Concerned, in the Second Federal R eserve D istrict: Following is the text of a notice issued by the Treasury Department, released at 4 p.m. today: I he Treasury Department, by this public notice, invites tenders companies and from responsible and recognized dealers in invest for tw o series o f I reasury bills to the aggregate amount of ment securities. Tenders from others must be accompanied by $4,200,000,000, or thereabouts, for cash and in exchange for Treasury payment of 2 percent of the face amount of Treasury bills applied bills maturing June 7, 1973, in the amount of $4,287,370,000, for, unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty of as follow s : payment by an incorporated bank or trust company. 91-day bills (to maturity date) to be issued June 7, 1973, in the amount of $2,500,000,000, or thereabouts, representing an additional amount of bills dated M arch 8, 1973, and to mature September 6, 1973 (C U S I P N o. 912793 R T 5 ), originally issued in the amount of $1,800,490,000, the additional and original bills to be freely interchangeable. 182-day bills, for $1,700,000,000, or thereabouts, to be dated June 7, 1973, and to mature Decem ber 6, 1973 (C U S I P N o. 912793 S G 2 ). The bills o f 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. T hey 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 va lu e). Tenders will be received at Federal Reserve Banks and Branches up to the closing hour, one-thirty p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, Monday, June 4, 1973. Tenders will 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 of competitive 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 w ill be supplied by Federal Reserve Banks or Branches on application therefor. Banking institutions generally may submit tenders for account o f 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 Immediately after the closing hour, tenders will be opened at the Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, follow ing 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 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 reserva tions, 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 decim als) of accepted competitive 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 June 7, 1973, in cash or other immediately available funds or in a like face amount of Treasury bills maturing June 7, 1973. Cash and exchange tenders will receive equal treatment. Cash adjustments will be made for differences between the par value of maturing bills accepted in exchange and the issue price o f the new bills. Under Sections 4 5 4 (b ) and 1221(5) o f the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, the amount of discount at which bills issued hereunder are sold is considered to accrue when the bills are sold, redeemed or otherwise disposed of, and the bills are excluded from considera tion as capital assets. A ccordingly, the owner of Treasury bills (other than life insurance com panies) 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 N o. 418 (current revision) and this notice prescribe the terms of 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 Daylight Saving time, Monday, June 4, 1973, 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.” Tenders not requiring a deposit may be submitted by telegraph, subject to written c o n f i r m a t i o n ; 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 of Treasury bills (91-day bills to be issued May 31, 1973, representing an addi tional amount of bills dated March 1, 1973, maturing August 30, 1973; and 182-day bills dated May 31, 1973, maturing November 29, 1973) are shown on the reverse side of this circular. A lfred H a y e s, President. ( over) RESULTS OF LAST W EEKLY OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS (TWO SERIES TO BE ISSUED MAY 31, 1973) Range of Accepted Competitive Bids 91-Day Treasury Bills Maturing August 30, 1973 182-Day Treasury Bills Maturing November 29, 1973 P rice A p p rox. equiv. annual rate High ............................ ................ 98.332 6.599% 96.554a 6.816% Low .............................. ................ 98.289 6.769% 96.518 6.887% A verage........................ ................ 98.308 6.694%1 96.530 6.864%! A p p rox. equiv. annual rate P rice a E xcepting four tenders totaling $1,130,000. 1 These rates are on a bank discount basis. The equivalent coupon issue yields are 6.90% for the 91-day bills, and 7.21% for the 182-day bills. (58 percent of the amount of 91-day bills bid for at the low price were accepted.) (99 percent of the amount of 182-day bills bid for at the low price were accepted.) Total Tenders Applied for and Accepted (By Federal Reserve Districts) 91-Day Treasury Bills Maturing August 30, 1973 A ccepted A pplied for D istrict Boston ......................... ........... $ 24,340,000 182-Day Treasury Bills Maturing November 29, 1973 $ 14,340,000 A ccepted Applied for $ 12,490,000 $ 2,475,000 New York ................... ........... 2,840,475,000 2,031,275,000 2,979,135,000 1,471,535,000 Philadelphia ................. ........... 36,965,000 21,965,000 6,955,000 6,335,000 Cleveland ..................... ........... 26,540,000 26,065,000 30,765,000 26,765,000 Richmond ..................... ........... 21,205.000 21,205,000 17,810,000 16,810,000 Atlanta ......................... ........... 13,920,000 13,920,000 11,405,000 11,405,000 Chicago ....................... ........... 237,280,000 136,280,000 229,935,000 56,885,000 St. Louis ..................... ........... 37,620,000 30,620,000 34,155,000 19,155,000 Minneapolis ................. ......... 21,210,000 21,210,000 27,980,000 9,980,000 ....... 29,645,000 29,645,000 39,395,000 20,550,000 ......... 40,615,000 33,115,000 29,940,000 7,440,000 120,445,000 120,445,000 143,075,000 51,275,000 Kansas City ................. San Francisco ............. T otal .................... ....... $3,450,260,000 $2,500,085,000b $3,563,040,000 b Includes $205,150,000 noncompetitive tenders accepted at the average price of 98.308. c Includes $109,985,000 noncompetitive tenders accepted at the average price of 96.530. $1,700,610,000c
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