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F ederal Reserve Bank o f D allas 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 NEW OFFERING — TREASURY BILLS Circular No. 74-305 Novem ber 12, 1974 To All Banking Institutions and Others Concerned in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District: Your attention is invited to the following statement giving details of two issues of Treasury bills: T h e D epartm ent of the Treasury, by this public notice, invites tenders for two series of Treasury bills to the aggregate am ount of $4,900,000,000, or thereabouts, to be issued N ovem ber 21, 1974, as follows: 91-D A Y B IL L S (to m aturity date) in the am ount of $2,800,000,000, or thereabouts, representing an additional am ount of bills dated August 22, 1974, and to mature February 20, 1975, (C U S IP No. 912793 V W 3 ), originally issued in the am ount of $2,001,830,000, the additional and original bills to be freely interchangeable. 182-D A Y B IL L S for $2,100,000,000, or thereabouts, to be dated N ovem ber 21, 1974, and to mature M ay 22, 1975 (C U S IP No. 912793 W K 8). T h e bills w ill be issued for cash and in exchange for Treasury bills maturing N ovem ber 21, 1974, outstanding in the am ount of $4,708,580,000, of which G overnm ent accounts and Federal R eserve Banks, for them selves and as agents of foreign and international monetary authorities, presently hold $2,597,285,000. T hese accounts m ay exchange bills they hold for the bills now being offered at the average prices of accepted tenders. T h e bills w ill be issued on a discount basis under com petitive and noncom petitive bidding, and at m aturity their face amount will be payable without interest. T h ey will be issued in bearer form in denom inations of $10,000, $15,000, $50,000, $100,000, $500,000 and $1,000,000 (m aturity v a lu e ), and in book-entry form to designated bidders. Tenders will be received at Federal R eserve Banks and Branches up to one-thirty p.m., Eastern Standard Tim e, M onday, N ovem ber 18, 1974. Tenders w ill not be received at the D epartm ent of the Treasury, Washington. Each tender must be for a m inim um of $10,000. Tenders over $10,000 m ust be in m ultiples of $5,000. In the case of com petitive tenders the price offered m ust be expressed on the basis of 100, with not more than three decimals, e.g., 99.925. Fractions m ay not be used. Banking institutions and dealers who m ake primary m arkets in G overnm ent securities and report daily to the Federal R eserve Bank of N ew York their positions with respect to G overnment securities and borrowings thereon m ay subm it tenders for account of customers provided the names of the customers are set forth in such tenders. Others w ill not be perm itted to subm it tenders except for their own account. Tenders w ill be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust com panies and from responsible and recognized dealers in investm ent securities. Tenders from others m ust be accom panied by paym ent of 2 percent of the face am ount of bills applied for, unless the tenders are accom panied by an express guaranty of paym ent by an incorporated bank or trust company. P ublic announcem ent will be made by the D epartm ent of the Treasury of the amount and price range of accepted bids. Those subm itting com petitive tenders will be advised of the acceptance or rejection thereof. T he 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 reservations, noncom petitive 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) of accepted com petitive bids for the respective issues. Settlem ent for accepted tenders in accordance with the bids must be made or com pleted at the Federal R eserve Bank or Branch on N ovem ber 21, 1974, in cash or other im m ediately available funds or in a like face am ount of Treasury bills matur ing N ovem ber 21, 1974. Cash and exchange tenders w ill receive equal treatment. Cash adjustments will be made for differences betw een the par value of maturing bills accepted in exchange and the issue price of the new bills. Under Sections 454 (b ) and 1221 (5 ) of the Internal R evenue Code of 1954 the am ount of discount at which bills issued hereunder are sold is considered to accrue when the bills are sold, redeem ed or otherwise disposed of, and the bills are excluded from consideration as capital assets. Accordingly, the owner of bills (other than life insurance com panies) issued hereunder m ust include in his Federal incom e tax return, as ordinary gain or loss, the difference betw een the price paid for the bills, whether on original issue or on subsequent purchase, and the amount actually received either upon sale or redem ption at m aturity during the taxable year for which the return is made. D epartm ent of the Treasury Circular No. 418 (current revision) and this notice, prescribe the terms of the Treasury B ills and govern the conditions of their issue. Copies of the circular m ay be obtained from any Federal R eserve Bank or Branch. In accordance with the above announcement, tenders will be received at this bank and its branches at El Paso, Houston and San Antonio up to twelve-thirty p.m., Central Standard Time, Monday, November 18, 1974. Tenders may not be entered by telephone. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Fiscal Agent of the United States LAST PREVIOUS OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS Amount, Range and Approxim ate Y ield of Accepted Tenders 13-W eek B ills 26-W eek B ills D u e February 13, 1975 D u e M ay 15, 1975 $4,491,210,000 T otal A pplied For_________________________________ $3,853,010,000 $2,801,220,000__________________________________ T otal A ccepted___________________________________$2,100,590,000 Price Y ield Price Y ield 98.089 7.560% ___________________________ H igh _______________________ 96.192____________ 7.532% 98.073 7.623% ___________________________ Low _______________________ 96.173____________ 7.570% 98.078_____________ 7.604% ( 1 ) _____________________ A verage______________________96.182____________ 7.552% ( 1 ) ( 1 ) T h ese rates are on a bank d iscount basis. T h e eq u iv a le n t coupon issue y ie ld s are 7 .8 6 % for th e 13-w eek b ills, and 7 .9 6 % for th e 2 6 -w eek bills. (S e e reverse for tender form ) This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org) CLOSING TIME SECURITY OFFERED 12:30 P.M., CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1974 TENDER FOR TREASURY BILLS 182 DAYS TO MATURITY Dated November 21,1974 Maturing May 22,1 Pursuant to the provisions of Department of the Treasury Circular No. 418 (current revision) and the provisi-' the public announcement issued by the Department of the Treasury, the undersigned offers to purchase Treasury the amount shown below, and agrees to pay for the amount allotted, on or before the issue date, by the method and * rate indicated. N O N C O M P E T IT IV E T E N D E R $_ -N O T TO E X C E E D $200 A M Noncompetitive tenders for $200,000 or less from any bidder, without stated price, will be accepted in full at the V* price (in three decimals) of accepted competitive bids. ’ O @ !$ .... . ____ 1$............ $ $ C O M PETITIV E T E N D E R S I $ \ OTHER □ By □ By □ By □ By OH % (ffi @ THAN BANKS: Cashier’s Check Certified Personal Check Federal Funds Draft Securities Submitted ■ ■ ?---------— — ------------------$ Prices shorn expressed on basis of 100, not more than ‘ decimal places 99.925. Fracmust not be BANKS ONLY: □ □ □ By charge to our reserve account on payment date By draft enclosed. By charge to our correspondent: BfcH (Description) WrL ALL CHECKS MUST BE PAYABLE TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK (A written authorization for such charge should be provided from your correspondent.) FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ONLY: Bearer Securities (will be shipped to address at lower right unless indicated otherwise): $10,000 $15,000 $50,000 $100,000 $500,000 $1 Mil. COST: DEPOSIT: DUE TO SUBSCRIBER: Xfl I DUE FROM SUBSCRIBER: Send to:_ g I Ba 3 ^ O m ? w fc i-5 H Q Book-entry (Banks only — indication of pieces not necessary): □ 01 General Account □ 02 Treasury Tax and Loan Collateral □ 04 Pledged to Secretary of Treasury □ □ 12 Investment Account $-------------------------------- 13 Trust Account □ -------------------------------TOTAL $_ cc !z; o o u PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE (The information belo" will be used in delivery of securities.) (N am e of Subscriber) (Street Address) J (City, State, Zip Code) (Signature and title, if applicable) BANKS ONLY: For the account of, if tender is for another subscriber ) 1. No tender for less than $10,000 will be considered and each tender over $10,000 must be for an amount in multiple $5,000 (maturity value). 2. Tenders should be forwarded in an envelope clearly addressed to this bank or appropriate branch as Fiscal Agent oi[ United States, with notation on the envelope reading “TENDER FOR TREASURY OFFERING”. Since envel^ received with this legend will not be opened until after the closing time specified in the public announcement, comm1' cations relating to other matters should not be enclosed. Envelopes for submitting tenders may be obtained from : 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 tender and the signing of the form by an officer of the corporation will be construed as a representation by him ths* has been so authorized. If the tender is made by a partnership it should be signed by a member of the firm, ' should sign in the form “__________________________ , a copartnership, by --------------------------------y a member of the firm.” 5. Tenders from those other than incorporated banks and trust companies or responsible and recognized dealers in in^ ^ ment securities will be disregarded, unless accompanied by a deposit of 2 percent of the total amount (maturity vai1J of the Treasury bills applied for, or unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty of full payment W| incorporated bank or trust company. f 6 . If the language of this form is changed in any respect, which, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury material, the tender may be disregarded. (See reverse for announcement)