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F IS C A L A G E N T O F T H E U N IT E D
DALLAS. TEXAS

Da llas

of

STATES

75222

Circular No. 73-189
July 25, 1973

To All Banking Institutions and Others Concerned
in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District:

Quoted below is the text of a statement issued by the Treasury
Department today concerning August refinancing plans:

The Treasury today announced plans for refinancing securi­
ties maturing on August 15, $^-.7 billion of which are held by the
general public. The new securities will consist of $2.0 billion
of 7-3/k fjo ^-year Treasury notes, $0.5 billion of 7-1/2% 20-year
bonds callable in 15 years, and $2.0 billion of 35-day September
tax anticipation bills. The new securities will be sold by com­
petitive bidding. Noncompetitive tenders will also be accepted
in specified amounts.
Tenders for the notes will
be
received until1:30 p.m.,
E.D.S.T., on Tuesday, July 31. They will be an additional issue
of the 7-3/ k jo Notes of Series B-1977, dated August 15, 1970, due
August 15, 1977. Non-competitive tenders from individuals and
others will be accepted in amounts of $500,000 or
less.
Tenders for the bonds will
be
received until1:30 p.m.,
E.D.S.T., on Wednesday, August 1. The bonds will be dated
August 15, 1973, and will mature August 15, 1993, callable by
the Treasury on and after August 15, 1988* Non-competitive
tenders from individuals and others will be accepted in amounts
of $250,000 or less.
The bills will be auctioned on Wednesday, August 8 . They
will mature September 19, 1973, "but may be used at face value
in payment of Federal income taxes due on September 15. Non­
competitive tenders from individuals and others will be accepted
in amounts of $500,000. less.
or
As in the last two bond auctions, awards for the bonds
will be made by the "uniform-price" method in which all accepted
tenders are awarded bonds at the lowest accepted price. Awards

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in the note and bill auctions will be made at the price specified
in accepted tenders.
Qualified depositaries may make payment for 50°!o of the amount
of tax anticipation bills alloted by credit to Treasury tax and
loan accounts. Payment for the notes and bonds may not be made
by credit to Treasury tax and loan accounts. Payment for all
three issues must be made on Wednesday, August 15.
In addition to the holdings by the general public, Federal
Reserve and Government accounts hold $1 billion of the securities
maturing on August 15. Additional amounts of the new notes and
bonds will be issued to those accounts in exchange for their
existing holdings.

Tender forms and official circulars will be mailed on Thursday,
July 26, 1973.

Yours very truly,
P. E. Coldwell
President