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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B AN K
O F N E W YORK
Fiscal Agent of the United States
I”Circular No. 7627
May 9 ,1975

RESULTS OF TREASURY’S NOTE AND BOND AUCTIONS

To AH Banking Institutions, and Others Concerned,
in the Second Federal Reserve District:

The following statements have been issued by the Treasury Department. The statements announcing
the results ot the auction of the 3-1/4-year Treasury Notes of Series E-1978, the 7-year Treasury Notes of
Series A-1982, and the 30-year Treasury Bonds of 2000-05 were made public on May 6, May 7, and May 8,
respectively.

RESULTS OF A U C TIO N OF 3-1/4-YEAR TREASURY NOTES

(Notes of Series E-1978)
The Treasury has accepted $2.75 billion of the $5.3 billion of tenders received from the public for the 3-1/4-year
notes auctioned today [May 6 ). The range of accepted competitive bids was as follows:
Lowest yield ..................................
Highest y ie ld ..................................
Average yield ................................

7.60%8
7.74%
7.70%

The interest rate on the notes will be 7-5/8%. At the 7-5/8% rate, the above yields result in the following
prices:
Low-yield p r i c e .............................. 100.001
High-yield price ............................ 99.604
Average-yield price ..................... 99.717

The $2.75 billion of accepted tenders includes 15% of the am ount of notes bid for at the highest yield and $0.6
billion of noncompetitive tenders accepted at the average yield.
In addition, $2.35 billion of tenders were accepted at the average-yield price from Government accounts and from
Federal Reserve Banks for themselves and as agents of foreign and international monetary authorities.

a E x c e p tin g five te n d e rs to ta lin g $ 3 2 5 ,0 0 0 .




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RESULTS OF AUCTION OF 7-YEAR TREASURY NOTES
(Notes of Series A-1982)
The Treasury has accepted $1.5 billion of the $3.9 billion of tenders received from the public for the 7-year
notes auctioned today [May 7]. The range of accepted competitive bids was as follows:
Lowest yield ..................................
Highest y ie ld ..................................
Average yield ................................

7.96%a
8.02%
8.00%

The interest rate on the notes will be 8%. At the 8% rate, the above yields result in the following prices:
Low-yield p r i c e ..............................100.212
High-yield price ............................ 99.894
Average-yield price ..................... 100.000
The $1.5 billion of accepted tenders includes 71% of the am ount of notes bid for at the highest yield and $0.3
billion of noncompetitive tenders accepted at the average yield.
In addition, $1.2 billion of tenders were accepted at the average-yield price from Government accounts and from
Federal Reserve Banks for themselves and as agents of foreign and international monetary authorities.

‘E x cepting five ten d ers to talin g $53,000.

RESULTS OF AUCTION OF 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS
(Bonds of 2000-05)
The Treasury has accepted $0.75 billion of the $1.8 billion of tenders received from the public for the 30-year
bonds auctioned today [May #]. The range of accepted competitive bids was as follows:
Lowest yield ..................................
Highest y ie ld ...................................
Average yield ................................

8.25%a
8.32%
8.30%

The interest rate on the bonds will be 8-1/4%. At the 8-1/4% rate, the above yields result in the following prices:
Low-yield p r i c e .............................. 100.000
High-yield price ............................ 99.232
Average-yield price ..................... 99.450
The $0.75 billion of accepted tenders includes 55% of the am ount of bonds bid for at the highest yield and $0.1
billion of noncompetitive tenders accepted at the average yield.
In addition, $0.85 billion of tenders were accepted at the average-yield price from Government accounts and from
Federal Reserve Banks for themselves and as agents of foreign and international monetary authorities.

a E x cep tin g two ten d ers to talin g $13,000.




A LFR E D H A YES,
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