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F ederal Reserve Bank of Dallas F IS C A L A G E N T O F T H E U N IT E D S T A T E S DALLAS, TEXAS 7 5 2 2 2 C ircular No. 68-154 July 10, 1968 NEW OFFERING — TREASURY BILLS To All B a n k in g Institutions a n d O th ers C o n c e r n e d in t h e E leventh F e d e r a l R eserv e District: Your a t t e n t i o n is in v ited to t h e f o llo w in g s t a t e m e n t giv ing d e t a i l s of tw o iss u e s of T re as u ry bills: T h e Treasury D epartm ent, by this public notice, invites tenders for two series of T reasury bills to the aggregate am ount of $2,700,000,000, or thereabouts, for cash and in exchange for T reasury bills m aturing Ju ly 18, 1968, in th e am ount of $2,603,215,000, as follows: 91-DAY B IL L S (to m aturity date) to be issued Ju ly 18, 1968, in the am ount of $1,600,000,000, or thereabouts, representing an additional am ount of bills dated April 18, 1968, and to m ature October 17, 1968, originally issued in the am ount of $1,102,644,000, the additional and original bills to be freely interchangeable. 182-DAY B IL L S for $1,100,000,000, or thereabouts, to be dated July 18, 1968, and to m ature January 16, 1969. T he bills of both series will be issued on a discount basis under competitive and noncom petitive bidding as hereinafter provided, and a t m aturity their face am ount will be payable without interest. T hey will be issued in bearer form only, and in denom inations of $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $50,000, $100,000, $500,000 an d $1,000,000 (m aturity value). Tenders will be received a t Federal Reserve Banks and Branches up to the closing hour, one-thirty p.m., E astern D aylight Saving Tim e, M onday, Ju ly 15, 1968. T enders will not be received a t the T reasury D epartm ent, Washington. Each te n d er m ust be for an even m ultiple of $1,000, and in the case of com petitive tenders the price offered m ust be expressed on th e basis of 100, with not more than three decimals, e.g., 99.925. Fractions m ay not be used. I t is urged th a t 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 m ay subm it tenders for account of customers provided the names of th e customers are set forth in such tenders. Others than banking institutions will not be perm itted to subm it tenders except for th eir own account T end ers will be received w ithout deposit from incorporated banks and tru st companies and from responsible and recognized dealers in investm ent securities. Tenders from others must be accompanied by paym ent of 2 percent of the face am ount of T reasury bills applied for, unless the tenders are accom panied by an express guaranty of paym ent by an incorporated bank or tru st company. Im m ediately after the closing hour, tenders will be opened a t th e Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, following which public announcem ent will be made by the T reasury D epartm ent of the am ount and price range of accepted bids. Those subm itting tenders will be advised of the acceptance or rejection thereof. T he Secretary of the T reasury expressly reserves the righ t 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, noncom petitive tenders for each issue for $200,000 or less without stated price from any one bidder will be accepted in full a t th e average price (in three decimals) of accepted com petitive bids for the respective issues. Settlem ent for accepted tenders in accordance with th e bids m ust be m ade or completed a t th e Federal Reserve B ank on Ju ly 18, 1968, in cash or other im m ediately available funds or in a like face am ount of T reasury bills m aturing Ju ly 18, 1968. Cash and exchange tenders will receive equal treatm ent. Cash adjustm ents will be m ade for differences between the par value of m atur ing bills accepted in exchange and the issue price of the new bills. T he income derived from Treasury bills, w hether interest or gain from the sale or other disposition of th e bills, does not have any exemption, as such, and loss from the sale or other disposition of T reasury bills does not have any special treatm ent, as such, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. T he bills are subject to estate, inheritance, gift or other excise taxes, w hether F ed eral or State, but are exem pt from all taxation now or hereafter imposed on the principal or interest thereof by any State, or any of the possessions of the United States, or by any local taxing authority. F or purposes of taxation the am ount of discount a t which Treasury bills are originally sold by the United States is considered to be interest. U nder Sections 454 (b ) and 1221 (5 ) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 the am ount of discount a t which bills issued hereunder are sold is not con sidered to accrue until such bills are sold, redeemed or otherwise disposed of, and such bills are excluded from consideration as capital assets. Accordingly, the owner of Treasury bills (oth er than life insurance companies) issued hereunder need include in his income tax return only th? difference between the price paid for such bills, w hether on original issue or on subsequent purchase, and the am ount actually received either upon sale or redem ption a t m aturity during the taxable year for which the retu rn is made, as ordinary gain or loss. T reasury D epartm ent Circular No. 418 (current revision) and this notice, prescribe the term s of th e T reasury bills and govern the conditions of th eir issue. Copies of the circular may be obtained from any Federal R eserve B ank or Branch. In a c c o r d a n c e w ith th e a b o v e a n n o u n c e m e n t , t e n d e r s will b e r e c e iv e d a t this b a n k a n d its b r a n c h e s a t El P aso , Houston a n d S a n A n to n io u p to tw e l v e - th ir ty p.m ., C e n tral D aylig ht S av in g Time, M o n d a y , Ju ly 15, 196 8. T e n d e rs m a y not b e e n t e r e d b y t e l e p h o n e . Yours v e r y truly, P. E. C o ldw e ll P re s id e n t LAST PREVIOUS OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS Amount, Range an d A pproxim ate Yield of Accepted Tenders 91-Day Bills 182-Day Bills D ue October 10, 1968 D ue January 9, 1969 $2,635,946,000-------------------------- .-------------------T otal Applied F o r___ _________ _____ ____________$1,993,870,000 $ 1,600,346,000----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T otal Accepted- ------------ $1,100,154* P rice Y ield Price Yield 98.660------------------5.301% -------------------------------------- _High______________________97.290___________ 5.360% 98.636------------------5.396% ----------------- --------------------- Low _______ ____ __________ 97.249___________ 5.442% 98.643------------------ 5.368% ( 1 ) ------------------------------ Average_______ __ __________97.265___________ 5.410% (1 ) ( 1 ) T h e s e rates are on a b a nk d isco u nt basis. T h e eq u iv a le n t coupon issue y ie ld s are 5 . 5 2 % for th e 9 1 - d a y bills t h e 182 -day bills. ' and 5 6 4 % for (See reverse side for tender form) This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org) TENDER FOR ADDITION TO TREASURY BILLS 91 DAYS TO MATURITY Dated April 18,1968 Maturing October 17, 1968 To: Federal Reserve Bank, Station K, Dallas, Texas 75222 or — The_________________________________Branch £1 Paso 79999 Houston 77001 San Antonio 78206 (Date) Pursuant to the provisions of Treasury Department Circular No. 418 (current revision) and the provisions of the public announcement issued by the Treasury Department, the undersigned offers to purchase Treasury bills in the amount shown below, and agrees to pay for the amount allotted, on or before the issue date, by the method and at the rate indicated. _NOT TO EXCEED $200,000 NONCOMPETITIVE TENDER $_ Noncompetitive tenders for $200,000 or less from any one bidder, without stated price, will be accepted in full at the average price (in three decimals) of accepted competitive bids. COMPETITIVE TENDERS k _@ . ----------------------------- _@ _ ----------------------------___________________ -@ - Prices should be e x pressed on the basis of 100, with not more than th r ee decim al p la c e s, e. g., 99.925. Fractions must not be used. ( ^ T E N D E R S MAY NOT BE ENTERED BY TELEPHONE. TENDERS BY WIRE, IF RECEIVED BEFORE THE CLOSING HOUR, ARE ACCEPTABLE. Denominations Desired Number of Pieces Payment for this issue of bills cannot be made by credit to Treasury Tax and Loan Account. Maturity Value (5) ? m $ m $ (a) ? m ? METHOD OF PAYMENT 1,000 ?. 5,000 $- □ B y m aturing bills 10,000 ?. 50,000 $- held by_____________________ Paym ent to be made by_ □ □ 100,000 (5) $ 500,000 ?. (5> $1:,000,000 Charge our reserve account on paym ent date D raft enclosed (Effectual delivery of enolo.ed □ draft shall he on latest day which will permit p resen t ment in order to obtain irrevocably collected funda o n paym ent date) Delivery Instructions: □ Hold in Custody Account— Member banks for own account only □ Pledge to secure Treasury Tax and Loan Account □ Ship to___________________________ (Subscriber’s full name or corporate title) (Address) By- (Authorized official signature and title) (For the account of, if tender is for another lubacriber) (Address) IMPORTANT 1. No tender for less than $1,000 will be considered and each tender must be for an amount in multiples of $1,000 (m aturity value). ’ 2. Tenders should be forwarded in an envelope clearly addressed to this bank or appropriate branch as Fiscal Agent o f the United States, with notation on the envelope reading “TENDER FOR TREASURY BILLS”. Since envelopes received with this legend will not be opened until after the closing time specified in the public announcement, communications relating to other matters should not be enclosed. Envelopes for submitting tenders may be obtained from this bank or appropriate branch. 3. Any qualified or conditional tender will be rejected. 4. If a corporation makes the tender, the form should be signed by an officer of the corporation authorized to make the tender and the signing of the form by an officer of the corporation will be construed as a representation by him that he has been so authorized. If the tender is made by a partnership it should be signed by a member of the firm, who should sign in the form “........................................................ , a copartnership, by ................................................................... a member of the firm”. ................................ . 5. Tenders from those other than incorporated banks and trust companies or responsible and recognized dealers in in vest ment securities will be disregarded, unless accompanied by a deposit of 2 percent of the total amount (maturity value) of the Treasury bills applied for, or unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty of full payment by an incorporated bank or trust company. 6. If the language of this form is changed in any respect, which, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury ia material, the tender may be disregarded. (See reverse for announcement)
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