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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 UNITED S T A T E S

DALLAS, TEXAS 7 5 2 2 2
C ircular No. 71-54
M arch 2, 1971

NEW OFFERING — TREASURY BILLS
To All Banking Institutions a n d Others Concerned
in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District:
Your attention is invited to the follo w in g statem ent giving details of tw o issues of Treasury bills:
T h e T reasury D epartm ent, by this public notice, invites tenders for two series of T reasury bills to the aggregate am ount
of $3,300,000,000, or thereabouts, for cash and in exchange for T reasury bills m aturing M arch 11, 1971, in the am ount of
$3,306,070,000, as follows:
91-DAY B IL L S (to m aturity d ate) to be issued M arch 11, 1971, in the am ount of $1,900,000,000, or th ere­
abouts, representing an additional am ount of bills dated D ecem ber 10, 1970, and to m ature Ju n e 10, 1971
(C U S IP No. 912793 K M 7 ), originally issued in the am ount of $1,400,625,000, (an additional $200,745,000
was issued F ebruary 26, 1971) the additional and original bills to be freely interchangeable.
182-DAY B IL L S for $1,400,000,000, or thereabouts, to be dated M arch 11, 1971, and to m ature Septem ber 9,
1971 (C U S IP No. 912793 L H 7 ).
T he bills of both series will be issued on a discount basis under com petitive and noncom petitive bidding as hereinafter
provided, and a t m aturity their face am ount will be payable w ithout interest. T hey will be issued in bearer form only, and in
denom inations of $10,000, $15,000, $50,000, $100,000, $500,000 and $1,000,000 (m aturity value).
T enders will be received a t Federal Reserve Banks and Branches up to the closing hour, one-thirty p.m., E astern
Standard Tim e, Monday, M arch 8, 1971. T enders will not be received a t the T reasury D epartm ent, W ashington. Each
tender m ust be for a m inim um of $10,000. T enders 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 th a n three decimals, e.g., 99.925. Fractions m ay not be
used. It is urged th a t tenders be m ade on the printed forms and forwarded in the special envelopes which will be supplied by
F ederal R eserve B anks or Branches on application therefor.
B anking institutions generally m ay subm it tenders for account of customers provided the nam es of th e customers are
set forth in such tenders. O thers th an banking institutions will not be perm itted to subm it tenders except for th e ir own account.
T enders will be received w ithout deposit from incorporated banks and tru st companies and from responsible and recognized
dealers in investm ent securities. T enders from others m ust be accom panied 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 the 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. Only those
subm itting com petitive tenders will be advised of the acceptance or rejection thereof. T he Secretary of th e T reasury 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. Sub­
ject to these reservations, noncom petitive tenders for each issue for $200,000 or less w ithout stated price from any one bidder will
be accepted in full a t the average price (in three decim als) of accepted com petitive bids for the respective issues. S ettlem ent for
accepted tenders in accordance with the bids m ust be m ade or com pleted a t the Federal Reserve B ank on M arch 11, 1971,
in cash or other im m ediately available funds or in a like face am ount of T reasury bills m aturing M arch 11, 1971. Cash and
exchange tenders will receive equal treatm ent. Cash adjustm ents will be m ade for differences between the p ar value of m atur­
ing bills accepted in exchange and the issue price of the new bills.
U nder Sections 454 (b ) and 1221 (5 ) of the Internal R evenue Code of 1954 the am ount of discount a t 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 T reasury bills (other than life insurance com panies) issued here­
under m ust include in his income tax return, as ordinary gain or loss, the difference between the price paid for the 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 atu rity during the
taxable year for which th e retu rn is made.
Treasury D epartm en t Circular No. 418 (curren t revision) and this notice, prescribe the term s of the T reasury bills and
govern the conditions of th eir issue. Copies of the circular m ay be obtained from any F ederal Reserve B ank or Branch.

In a ccord an ce with the a b o v e an n o u n c em en t, tenders will b e received at this b ank an d its branches at El Paso,
Houston a n d San Antonio up to twelve-thirty p.m., Central Standard Time, M on d ay, March 8, 1971. Tenders m ay
not b e entered by te le p h o n e .
Yours very truly,
P. E. Coldwell
________________

President

LAST PREVIOUS OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS
Amount, Range and Approxim ate Yield of Accepted Tenders
91-Day Bills
182-Day Bills
D ue June 3, 1971
Due Septem ber 2, 1971
$2,909,830,000
-Total A pplied F o r_______________________________ $2,659,020,000
$1,900,505,000________________________________ T otal A ccepted________________________________ $1,400,435,000
Price
Yield
P rice
Yield
99.166___________ 3.299% __________________________ H igh_____________________ 98.265____________ 3.432%
99.146___________ 3.378% ----------------------------------------Low______________________98.239____________ 3.483%
99.154----------------- 3.347% ( 1 ) ------------------------------- Average------------------------------ 98.247____________ 3.467% (1 )
(1 ) These rates are on a bank discount basis. The equivalent coupon issue yields are 3.43% for the 91-day bills and 3.59% for the
182-day bills.

(S ee reverse for tender form )

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TENDER FOR ADDITION TO TREASURY BILLS

91 DAYS TO MATURITY
Maturing June 10,1971

Dated December 10,1970
To: Federal Reserve Bank, Station K, Dallas, Texas 75222
or —
The_________________________ Branch
E l Paso 79999

H ouston 77001

San Antonio 78206

(D ate)

P u rsu an t to th e provisions of T reasu ry D epartm ent Circular No. 418 (current revision) and th e provisions of th e
public announcement issued by the T reasury D epartm ent, the undersigned offers to purchase T reasury bills in the am ou nt
shown below, and agrees to pay fo r the am ount allotted, on or before the issue date, by the method and a t the ra te indicated.

NONCOMPETITIVE TENDER $_

_NOT TO EXCEED $200,000

Noncompetitive tenders for $200,000 or less from any one bidder, w ithout stated price, will be accepted in full a t the av e rag e
price (in three decimals) of accepted competitive bids.
$_________________________
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COMPETITIVE TENDERS )$

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Prices should be ex ­
pressed on the basis of
100, with not m ore th a n
th r e e d ecim al p la c e s ,
e. g., 99.925. F ra ctio n s
m ust not be used.

GT* TEND ERS MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED BY TE L EPH O N E . TEND ERS BY W IRE, IF RECEIV ED BEFO RE T H E
CLOSING HOUR, ARE ACCEPTABLE.
Denominations D esired
N um ber of
pieces

P aym ent fo r this issue of bills cannot be m ade by
credit to T reasury Tax and Loan Account.
METHOD OF PAYM ENT

M a tu rity V alue

$ 10,000 $$ 15,000 $$ 50,000 *
$ 100,000 *
@ $ 500,000 $@ $1,000,000
Delivery Instructions:
□ Hold in Custody Account—Member
banks for own account only
□ Pledge to secure Treasury Tax and
Loan Account
□ Ship to------------------------------------@
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By maturing bills
held by____________________________
Payment to be made by---------------------

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Charge our reserve account on payment
date
| | Draft enclosed (E ffectual delivery o f enclosed d r a f t
sh all be on la te st day w hich will p e rm it p re s e n tm e n t in
o rd e r to o b ta in irrevocably collected fu n d s on p a y m e n t
date)
(S u bscrib er’s fu ll n am e o r c o rp o ra te title )

(A ddress)

By-

(A uthorized official s ig n a tu re a n d title )
(F o r th e acco u n t of. if te n d e r is f o r a n o th e r subscriber)
(A ddress)

IM PORTANT
1. No tender fo r less th a n $10,000 will be considered and each tender over $10,000 m ust be fo r an am ount in m ultiples of
$5,000 (m atu rity value).
2. Tenders should be forw arded in an envelope clearly addressed to this bank or app ropriate branch as Fiscal A gent of th e
U nited States, w ith notation on th e envelope reading “TEN D ER FOR TREASURY O FF E R IN G ”. Since envelopes
received w ith this legend will not be opened until a fte r th e closing time specified in the public announcement, com m uni­
cations relating to other m a tte rs should not be enclosed. Envelopes for subm itting tenders m ay be obtained from th is
bank or ap p ropriate branch.
3. A ny qualified or conditional tender will be rejected.
4. If a corporation m akes th e tender, th e form should be signed by an officer of the corporation authorized to m ake th e
tender and the signing of the form by an officer of the corporation will be construed as a representation by him t h a t he
has been so authorized. If the tender is made by a p artn e rsh ip it should be signed by a m em ber of the firm, w ho
should sign in the form “------------------------------------------, a copartnership, by---------------------------------------------------------------- f
a m em ber of th e firm.”
5. Tenders from those other th an incorporated banks and tr u s t companies or responsible and recognized dealers in in v e s t­
m ent securities will be disregarded, unless accompanied by a deposit of 2 percent of the to tal am ount (m atu rity v a lu e )
of the T reasury bills applied for, or unless the tenders are accompanied by an express g u ara n ty of full paym ent b y an
incorporated bank or tr u s t company.
6. If the language of this form is changed in any respect, which, in the opinion of th e S ecretary of th e T re a s u ry i s
m aterial, th e ten der m ay be disregarded.

(See reverse for announcement)