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FEDERAL RESERVE OF NEW "N BANK YORK Fiscal Agent of the United States ("Circular No. 24651 I July 24, 1942 J Public Notice of Offering of $350,000,000, or thereabouts, of Treasury Bills Dated July 29, 1942 Maturing October 28, 1942 To all Incorporated Banks and Trust Companies in the Second Federal Reserve District and Others Concerned: Following is the text of a notice today made public by the Treasury Department with respect to a new offering of Treasury bills payable at maturity without interest to be sold on a discount basis to the highest bidders. TREASURY DEPARTMENT Washington FOR RELEASE, M O R N I N G Friday, J u l y 24, 1942. NEWSPAPERS, T h e Secretary of t h e Treasury, by this public notice, invites tenders for $350,000,000, or thereabouts, of 91-day Treasury bills, to be issued on a discount basis under competitive bidding. T h e bills of this series will be dated J u l y 29, 1942, and will m a t u r e "Octobcr 28, 1942, when t h e face a m o u n t will be payable without interest. T h e y will be issued in bearer form only, and in denominations of $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $100,000, $500,000, and $1,000,000 (maturity value). Tenders will be received at Federal Reserve Banks and Branches up t o the closing hour, two o'clock p. m., Eastern war time, M o n d a y , J u l y 27, 1942. Tenders will not be received a t the Treasury D e p a r t m e n t , Washington. Each tender must be for an even multiple of $1,000, and t h e price offered must be expressed on t h e basis of 100, with not more than three decimals, e. g., 99.925. Fractions m a y not be used. It is urged t h a t tenders be made on t h e printed forms a n d forwarded in t h e special envelopes which will be supplied b y Federal Reserve Banks or Branches on application therefor. T e n d e r s will be received without deposit from incorporated banks a n d trust companies and from responsible and recognized dealers in investment securities. Tenders from others must be accompanied by payment of 10 percent of the face a m o u n t of Treasury bills applied for, unless the tenders are accompanied by an express g u a r a n t y of p a y m e n t by an incorporated bank or trust company. Immediately a f t e r the closing hour, tenders will be opened at t h e Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, following which public announcement will be made by the Secretary of the Treasury of the a m o u n t and price range of accepted bids. Those submitting tenders will be advised of the acceptance or rejection thereof. T h e Secretary of t h e Treasury expressly reserves the right to accept or reject any or all tenders, in whole or in part, a n d his action in any such respect shall be final. P a y m e n t of accepted tenders a t the prices offered must be m a d e or completed a t t h e Federal Reserve Bank in cash or other immediately available f u n d s on July 29, 1942. T h e income derived from T r e a s u r y bills, whether interest or gain from the sale or other disposition of t h e bills, shall not have a n y exemption, as such, a n d loss from the sale or other disposition of Treasury bills shall not have a n y special t r e a t m e n t , as such, under Federal tax Acts now or hereafter enacted. T h e bills shall be subject to estate, inheritance, gift, or other excise taxes, whether Federal or State, b u t shall be exempt 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 a n y local taxing authority. For purposes of taxation the a m o u n t of discount a t which Treasury bills are originally sold by the United States shall be considered to be interest. Under Sections 42 a n d 117 (a) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by Section 115 of the Revenue Act of 1941, the a m o u n t of discount a t which bills issued hereunder are sold shall not be considered to accrue until such bills shall be sold, redeemed or otherwise disposed of, a n d such bills are excluded from consideration as capital assets. Accordingly, the owner of Treasury bills (other t h a n life insurance companies) issued hereunder need include in his income tax return only the difference between the price paid for such bills, whether on original issue or on subsequent purchase, and the a m o u n t actually received either upon sale or redemption at m a t u r i t y during the taxable year for which t h e return is made, as ordinary gain or loss. T r e a s u r y D e p a r t m e n t Circular No. 418, as amended, and this notice, prescribe t h e terms of t h e Treasury bills a n d govern the conditions of their issue. Copies of the circular m a y be obtained from any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch. In accordance with the above announcement tenders will be received at the Securities Department of this bank (9th floor, 33 Liberty Street, New York City) or at the Buffalo Branch of this bank (272 Main Street, Buffalo, New York) up to two o'clock p.m., Eastern war time, on Monday, July 27, 1942. • It is requested that tenders be submitted on special form printed on reverse side and returned in special envelope enclosed herewith. Attention is invited to the fact that payment for the Treasury bills cannot be made by credit through the War Loan Deposit Account. Payment must be made in cash or other immediately available funds. ALLAN SPROUL, President. (OVEI-) 7Q No... TENDER FOR 91-DAY T R E A S U R Y Dated July 29, 1942. BILLS Maturing October 28, 1942. Dated a t T o THE FEDERAL R E S E R V E BANK OF N E W YORK, 1942 Fiscal Agent of the United States, New York City, N. Y. Pursuant the provisions to the provisions of Treasury Department Circular No. 418, as amended, and to of the public notice on July 24, Treasury, the undersigned offers to pay of $ 1942, as (Rate per 100) issued by — the Secretary of the * for a total amount (maturity value) of the Treasury bills therein described, or for any less amount that may be awarded, payment therefor to be made at your bank in cash or other immediately available funds on the date stated in the public notice. The Treasury bills for which tender is hereby made are to be dated July 29, 1942, and are to mature on October 28, 1942. This tender will be inserted in special envelope entitled "lender for Treasury bills." IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS: 1. No tender for less than £1,000 will be considered, and each tender must be for an even multiple of $1,000 (maturity value). Also, if more than one price is offered, a separate tender must be executed at each price. 2. If the person making the tender is a poration authorized to make the tender, and the construed as a representation by him that he has should be signed by a member of the firm, who should copartnership, by corporation, the tender should be signed by an officer of the corsigning of the tender by an officer of the corporation will be been so authorized. If the tender is made by a partnership, it sign in the form " a , a member of the firm." 3. Tenders will be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust companies and from responsible a n d recognized dealers in investment securities. Tenders from others must be accompanied by payment of 10 percent of the face amount of Treasury bills applied for, unless the tenders are accompanied by an express g u a r a n t y of p a y m e n t by an incorporated bank or trust company. 4. If the language of this tender is changed in any respect, which, in the opinion of the Secretary Treasury, is material, the tender may be disregarded. Payment by credit through War Loan Deposit Account will not be of the permitted. Fill in all required spaccs before signing. N a m e of Subscriber^ (Please print) By (Official signature required) (TiUe) Street Address— City, Town or Village, a n d State * Price must be expressed on the basis of 100, with' not more than three decimal places, e. g., 99.925. Fractions may not be used. f TENTB-630-a (oveb)