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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK
Fiscal A gen t of the United States
r Circular N o. 7 4 3 5 1
»■ A ugust 6, 1974
J

OFFERING OF TW O SERIES OF TREASURY BILLS
$2,800,000,000 of 91-Day Bills, Additional Amount, Series Dated May 16,1974, Due November 14,1 9 74
(To Be Issued August 15, 1974)
$2,000,000,000 of 182-Day Bills, Dated August 15,1974, Due February 13, 1975
To All Incorporated Banks and Trust Companies, and Others
Concerned, in the Second Federal Reserve District:

F ollow in g is the text o f a notice issued by the T reasury Department, released at 4 p.m. to d a y :
T h e Treasury Department, by this public notice, invites ten­
ders fo r tw o series o f Treasury bills to the aggregate amount of
$4,800,000,000, or thereabouts, to be issued August 15, 1974, as
fo llo w s :
91-day bills (to maturity date) in the amount of
$2,800,000,000, or thereabouts, representing an additional
amount of bills dated M ay 16, 1974, and to mature
Novem ber 14, 1974 (C U S IP N o. 912793 U Y 0 ), originally
issued in the amount o f $1,902,325,000, the additional and
original bills to be freely interchangeable.

o f customers provided the names o f the customers are set forth
in such tenders. Others will not be permitted to submit tenders
except for their own account. Tenders w ill be received without de­
posit from incorporated banks and trust companies and from respon­
sible and recognized dealers in investment 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 accom ­
panied by an express guaranty o f payment by an incorporated bank
or trust company.

T he bills o f both series w ill 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 in denominations o f $10,000.
$15,000, $50,000, $100,000, $500,000 and $1,000,000 (m aturity value)
and in book-entry form to designated bidders.

Immediately after the closing hour, tenders will be opened at
the Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, follow ing which public
announcement w ill be made by the Treasury Department o f the
amount and price range of accepted bids. Only those submitting
competitive tenders w ill be advised of the acceptance or rejection
thereof. T h e 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 reserva­
tions, noncompetitive tenders for each issue for $200,000 or less
without stated price from any one bidder w ill be accepted in full
at the average price (in three decim als) o f 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 August 15, 1974, in cash or other immediately
available funds or in a like face amount o f Treasury bills maturing
A ugust 15, 1974. Cash and exchange tenders will receive equal
treatment. Cash adjustments w ill be made for differences between
the par value of maturing bills accepted in exchange and the issue
price o f the new bills.

Tenders will be received at Federal Reserve Banks and
Branches up to the closing hour, one-thirty p.m., Eastern Daylight
Saving time, Monday, August 12, 1974. Tenders w ill not be re­
ceived at the Treasury Department, W ashington. Each tender must
be for a minimum o f $10,000. Tenders over $10,000 must be in mul­
tiples o f $5,000. In the case o f competitive tenders the price offered
must be expressed on the basis o f 100, with not more than three de­
cimals, e.g., 99.925. Fractions may not be used. It is urged that ten­
ders be made on the printed forms and forw arded in the special
envelopes which will be supplied by Federal Reserve Banks or
Branches on application therefor.

Under 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 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 ccordin gly, the owner o f 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.

Banking institutions and dealers w ho make primary markets in
Government securities and report daily to the Federal Reserve
Bank o f N ew Y ork their positions with respect to Government
securities and borrow ings thereon may submit tenders for account

Treasury Department Circular
this notice prescribe the terms o f
the conditions o f their issue. Copies
from any Federal Reserve Bank or

182-day bills, for $2,000,000,000, or thereabouts, to be dated
August 15, 1974, and to mature February 13, 1975 (C U S I P
N o. 912793 V V 5 ) .
The bills w ill be issued for cash and in exchange for Treasury
bills maturing August 15, 1974, outstanding in the amount of
$4,400,755,000, o f which Government accounts and Federal Reserve
Banks, for themselves and as agents o f foreign and international
monetary authorities, presently hold $2,672,075,000. These accounts
may exchange bills they hold for the bills now being offered at the
average prices o f accepted tenders.

N o. 418 (current revision) and
the Treasury bills and govern
o f the circular may be obtained
Branch.

T his Bank will receive tenders fo r both series up to 1 :30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, M onday, A ugu st 12,
1974, at the Securities Department of its H ead Office and at its Buffalo Branch.

T end er form s for the respective

series are enclosed. Please use the appropriate form s to submit tenders and return them in the enclosed envelope marked
“ T ender for T reasury Bills.”

Tenders not requiring a deposit may be submitted by telegraph, subject to written

confirm ation; 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-d ay bills to be issued August 8, 1974, representing an
additional amount of bills dated M ay 9, 1974, maturing November 7, 1 9 7 4 ; and 182-day bills dated A ugust 8, 1974,
maturing February 6, 1975) are shown on the reverse side of this circular.




A

lfred

H

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President.
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RESULTS OF LAST W EEK LY OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS
(TWO SERIES TO BE ISSUED AUGUST 8, 1974)

Range of Accepted Competitive Bids

91-Day Treasury Bills
Maturing N ovem ber 7,1974
P rice

182-Day Treasury Bills
Maturing February 6,1975

A p p rox. equiv.
annual rate

P rice

A p p ro x . equiv.
annual rate

8 .6 3 0 %

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

98.091

7 .5 5 2 %

95.637a

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

97.813

8 .6 5 2 %

95.601

8 .701%

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

97.850

8 .5 0 5 % !

95.622

S .6 6 0 % 1

H ig h

A verage

a Excepting five tenders totaling $50,000.
1 These rates are on a bank discount basis. The equivalent coupon issue yields are 8 .81 % for the 91-day bills, and 9 .18 % for the
182-day bills.

( 7 percent of the amount of 91 -day bills
bid for at the low price was accepted.)

(85 percent o f the amount o f 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 N ovem ber 7,1974

B oston

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

$

45,290,000

A pplied fo r

A ccep ted

A pplied fo r

D istrict

182-Day Treasury Bills
Maturing February 6,1975

$

35,290,000

$

31,845,000

A ccep ted

$

18,015,000

3,049,570,000

2,203,570,000

3,655,575,000

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

30,580,000

30,580,000

44,675,000

14,430,000

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

41,875,000

41,725,000

55,580,000

29,880,000

R ich m on d

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

43,730,000

31,730,000

90,415,000

23,090,000

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

37,665,000

37,665,000

43,160,000

24,510,000

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

145,550,000

89,550,000

319,305,000

206,875,000

St. L ouis ......................... ...........

43,450,000

37,320,000

58,240,000

25,040,000

N ew Y o r k ..................................
Philadelphia

Atlanta
C hicago

1,554,505,000

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

10,980,000

10,980,000

10,395,000

2,395,000

Kansas C i t y ................................

34,350,000

34,000,000

26,800,000

26,170,000

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

31,545,000

24,545,000

39,955,000

15,955,000

San F r a n c i s c o ................ ...........

148,425,000

123,415,000

219,310,000

60,010,000

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

$3,663,010,000

M inneapolis

Dallas

T

otal

$2,700,370,000b

b Includes $418,060,000 noncompetitive tenders accepted at the average price.
c Includes $282,775,000 noncompetitive tenders accepted at the average price.




$4,595,255,000

$2,000,875,000'