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F E D E R A L R E SE R V E BANK O F N E W YO R K

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Fiscal A gent o f the United States

Circular No. 3 8 9 5 1
Septembei 18, 1952 J

Offering of $1,200,000,000 of 92-Day Treasury Bills
Dated September 25, 1952

Maturing December 26, 1952

To all Incorporated Banks and Trust Companies, and Others
Concerned, in the Second Federal Reserve District:

Following is the text o f a notice published tod ay:
F O R R E L E A S E , M O R N IN G N E W S P A P E R S ,
T h u rsd a y, S ep tem ber 18, 1952.

TREASURY DEPARTM ENT
W a s h in g to n

T h e S ecreta ry o f the T rea su ry, b y this p u b lic n otice, invites tenders fo r $1,200,000,000, or th ereabouts, o f 9 2-d ay T rea su ry
bills, fo r cash and in e x ch a n g e for T rea su ry bills m aturing S ep tem ber 25, 1952, in the a m ou n t o f $1,200,060,000, to be issued on
a d isco u n t basis under co m p etitive and n on -co m p e titiv e b id d in g as h ereinafter p rov id ed . T h e bills o f this series w ill be dated
S ep tem ber 25, 1952, and w ill m ature D e ce m b e r 26, 1952, w h en the face a m ou n t w ill b e payable w ith ou t interest. T h e y w ill be
issued in b ea rer fo r m o n ly , and in den om in a tion s o f $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $100,000, $500,000, and $1,000,000 (m a tu rity v a lu e ).
T e n d e rs w ill be re ce iv ed at Federal R es e rv e B anks and B ran ch es up to th e clo s in g h ou r, tw o o ’ c lo ck p.m ., E astern
D a y lig h t S a v in g tim e, M on d a y , S ep tem ber 22, 1952. T en d ers w ill n ot be receiv ed at the T rea su ry D epartm en t, W a sh in g to n .
E ach ten der m ust be fo r an even m u ltiple o f $1,000, and in the case o f com p etitive ten ders the p rice offered m ust b e exp ressed
on the basis o f 100, w ith n ot m o re than three decim als, e.g., 99.925. F ra ction s m ay n ot be used. It is u rged that ten ders be
m ade o n th e printed fo rm s and fo rw a rd e d in th e special en velop es w h ich w ill be sup plied b y F ed era l R es e rv e B anks o r
B ra n ch es o n a pp lica tion th erefor.
O th ers than b a n k in g in stitu tions w ill n ot be perm itted to subm it ten ders e x c e p t f o r their o w n a ccou n t. T e n d e rs w ill be
receiv ed w ith o u t d ep o sit fr o m in corp ora ted banks and trust com p a n ies and fr o m respon sib le and recog n ized dealers in in vest­
m en t securities. T e n d e rs fr o m oth ers m u st be a ccom p a n ied b y p a ym en t o f 2 p ercen t o f the fa ce a m ou n t o f T r e a s u ry bills
applied for, unless the ten ders are a ccom p a n ied b y an exp ress gu a ra n ty o f p a y m en t b y an in corp ora ted bank o r trust com p a n y .
Im m ed ia tely a fte r the clo s in g h ou r, ten ders w ill b e o p en ed at th e F ed era l R e serv e Banks a n d B ra n ch es, fo llo w in g w h ich
p u b lic an n ou n cem en t w ill be m a d e b y the S ecreta ry o f the T rea su ry o f th e a m ou n t and p r ice ra n ge o f a ccep ted bids. T h o s e
su b m ittin g ten ders w ill be a d vised o f th e a ccep ta n ce o r re je ctio n th ereof. T h e S ecreta ry o f th e T rea su ry e x p re s sly reserves
the righ t to a cce p t o r re je ct a n y or all ten ders, in w h o le o r in part, and his a ction in a n y such resp ect shall be final. S u b ject
to these reserva tion s, n o n -com p etitiv e tenders f o r $200,000 o r less w ith ou t stated p rice fro m a n y on e b id d er w ill be a ccep ted
in fu ll at the a vera ge p r ice (in three d ecim a ls) o f a ccep ted com p etitive bids. S ettlem ent fo r a ccep ted tenders in a ccord a n ce
w ith the bids m u st be m a d e or com p leted at the F ed eral R eserve B ank on S ep tem ber 25, 1952, in cash o r oth er im m ediately
available fu n ds o r in a like face am ou nt o f T rea su ry bills m a tu rin g S ep tem ber 25, 1952. Cash and exch a n ge tenders w ill receive
equal treatm ent. Cash adjustm ents w ill be m ade fo r d ifferen ces betw een th e par valu e o f m atu rin g bills a ccep ted in exch a n ge
and th e issue p rice o f th e n ew bills.
T h e in co m e d eriv e d fr o m T rea su ry b ills, w h eth er in terest o r gain fr o m the sale o r oth er d isp osition o f th e b ills, shall
n o t have a n y exem ption , as such, and lo s s fr o m th e sale o r oth er d isp osition o f T r e a s u ry bills shall n ot have a n y special
treatm ent, as such, under th e In tern al R even u e C ode, or law s a m en d a tory o r su p p lem en ta ry thereto. T h e bills shall be
su b je ct to estate, in heritance, gift, or oth er e x cis e ta xes, w hether F ed eral o r State, but shall b e ex em p t fr o m all taxation
n o w o r h ereafter im p o se d on th e principal or interest th ereof b y a n y State, or any o f th e possession s o f th e U n ited States,
o r b y a n y lo ca l ta x in g a u th ority. F o r p u rp oses o f ta xation the a m ou n t o f d iscou n t at w h ich T rea su ry bills are origin a lly
so ld b y the U n ited States shall be con sidered to b e interest. U n d er S ection s 42 and 1 1 7 (a )(1 ) o f th e In tern al R even u e
C ode, as a m en ded b y S e ction 115 o f th e R even u e A c t o f 1941, th e a m ou n t o f d iscou n t at w h ich bills issued h ereu n der are
so ld shall n o t be co n sid ered to a ccru e until su ch bills shall be sold , red eem ed o r oth erw ise disp osed o f, and su ch bills are
e x clu d e d fro m co n sid e ra tion as capital assets. A c c o r d in g ly , the o w n e r o f T rea su ry bills (o th e r than life in su rance com p a n ies)
issued h ereun der n eed in clude in his in co m e tax return o n ly the differen ce betw een th e price pa id fo r such bills, w hether
on origin a l issue o r o n subsequen t pu rch ase, and the a m ou n t actu a lly receiv ed either u pon sale or red em p tion at m aturity
du rin g the ta x ab le year fo r w h ich the return is m ade, as ord in a ry ga in o r loss.
T re a su ry D ep a rtm en t C ircu la r N o. 418, as am en ded, and this n otice, p re scrib e the term s o f the T rea su ry bills and g o v e rn
the co n d itio n s o f their issue. C opies o f the circu la r m a y be ob ta in ed fr o m a n y F ed era l R eserve B ank o r B ran ch.

This Bank will receive tenders up to 2 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, Monday, September 22, 1952, at the Securities
Department o f its Head Office and at its Buffalo Branch. Please use the form on the reverse side o f this circular to
submit a tender, and return it in an envelope marked “ Tender fo r Treasury Bills.” Tenders may be submitted by tele­
graph, subject to written confirmation; they may not be submitted by telephone. Payment for the Treasury bills

cannot be made by credit through the Treasury Tax and Loan Account.
immediately available funds or in maturing Treasury bills. *

Settlement must be made in cash or other
A lla n

S p r o u l,

President.

R e s u l t s o f la s t o f f e r i n g o f T r e a s u r y b ills ( 9 1 - d a y b ills d a t e d S e p t e m b e r 1 8 , 1 9 5 2 , m a t u r i n g D e c e m b e r 1 8 , 1 9 5 2 )
T o ta l a pplied fo r ...$2,2 7 4 ,3 9 0,0 0 0
T o t a l a ccep ted ......... $1,202,093,000 (in clu d es $254,722,000
entered on a n o n -com p etitiv e basis
and a ccep ted in full at the average
p rice sh ow n b e lo w )
A v e ra g e p rice . . . 99.5^2
E quivalent rate o f d iscou n t
annrn-x 1 774<& ner annum
a p p rox . 1.774% per ann um
R a n g e o f a cce p te d co m p etitive b id s :
H ig h ......................
99.557
E quivalent rate o f d iscou n t
a p p rox . 1.753% per annum
t
on c c i
v
■ i +
*
f j *
L o w ......................... " - 551
E quivalent rate o f d .s co u n t
a p p rox . 1.776% per annum
(98 p ercen t o f the a m ou n t b id fo r at the lo w
p r ice w as a cce p te d )




Federal Reserve
------- District^-----B o s to n
N ew Y o r k
P h iladelp hia
C levelan d
R ich m o n d
C h ica g o
St. L ou is
M in n ea p olis
K a n sa s C ity
D a lla s
San F r a n c i s c o

Total
Applied fo r
$

\..

Total

___ A ccepted
23,279,000
$
11,768,000
1,566,495,000 864,452,000
32,471,000
13,471,000

37,751,000 17,849,000
37,634,000
21,169,000
254,207,000
76,441,000
22,197,000
13,431,000
21,652,000
19,152,000
55,633,000 29,982,000
43,524 000
32 498 000
112,947,000
80,998^00

-------------------------------------T o ta l
$2,274,390,000

$1,202,093,000

Please n ote that the cu rren t offering is fo r 92-day Treasury bills
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IM PORTANT— Please note that this offering is for 92-day Treasury bills which will
mature on Friday , D ecem ber 26, 2952, because Thursday , D ecem ber 25, w ill b e Christmas
D ay.

IM PORTANT— If you desire to bid on a com petitive basis, fill in rate per 100 and maturity
value in paragraph headed "Competitive Bid.'* I f you desire to bid on a n on -com petitive
basis, fill in only the maturity value in paragraph headed "Non-competitive Bid.” D O
N O T fill in b oth paragraphs on one form . A separate tender must be used fo r each bid,
except that banks submitting bids on a competitive basis fo r their own and their customers'
accounts may submit one tender fo r the total amount bid at each price, provided a list is
attached showing the name o f each bidder, the amount bid fo r his account, and method
o f payment. Forms fo r this purpose w ill be furnished upon request.
N o .................................

T E N D E R FO R 9 2 -D A Y T R E A SU R Y BILLS
Dated September 25, 1952

Maturing December 26, 1952
Dated at

T o F e d e r a l R eserve B a n k of N e w Y o r k ,
Fiscal Agent o f the United States.

1952

COMPETITIVE BID

NON-COMPETITIVE BID

Pursuant to the provisions o f Treasury
Department Circular N o. 418, as amended, and to
the provisions o f the public notice on September
18, 1952, as issued by the Secretary o f the Treas­
ury, the undersigned offers
(Rate per 100)

Pursuant to the provisions o f Treasury
Department Circular No. 418, as amended, and to
the provisions o f the public notice on September
18, 1952, as issued by the Secretary o f the Treas­
ury, the undersigned offers a non-competitive
tender fo r a total amount o f $ ....................................
(Not to exceed $200,000)

fo r a total amount o f $ ...........................................
(maturity value) o f the Treasury bills therein
described, or fo r any less amount that may>9be
awarded, settlement therefor to be made at your
Bank, on the date stated in the public notice, as
indicated b elow :
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(maturity value) o f the Treasury bills therein
described, at the average price (in three deci­
mals) o f accepted competitive bids, settlement
therefor to be made at your Bank, on the date
stated in the public notice, as indicated below :

□

□

B y surrender o f

maturing Treasury bills

B y surrender o f maturing Treasury bills

amounting t o ................... $------------------------------------

amounting t o ................... $------------------------------------

□

□

B y cash or other immediately available funds

By cash or other immediately available funds

*Price must be expressed on the basis o f 100, with not
more than three decimal places, fo r example, 99.925.

The Treasury bills fo r which tender is hereby made are to be dated September 25, 1952, and are to
mature on December 26, 1952.

This tender will be inserted in special envelope marked “ Tender for Treasury Bills.”
Name o f Bidder ................................................................................................................................
(Please print)

B y ..
(Official signature required)

(Tide)

Street A ddress .................................

(City, Town or Village, P. O. No., and State)

I f this tender is submitted b y a bank fo r the account o f a customer, indicate the customer’s name on line below :
(Name o f Customer)

(City, Town or Village, P. O. No., and State)

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:
1. N o ten d er fo r less than $1,000 w ill be con sid ered , and each ten d er m u st b e fo r an even m u ltiple o f $1,000
(m a tu rity v a lu e ).
2.
I f the person m ak in g the ten der is a co rp o ra tio n , the ten der sh ou ld be sign ed b y an officer o f the c o rp o ra ­
tion a u th orized to m a k e the tender, and the sign in g o f the tender b y an officer o f the corp o ra tio n w ill b e con stru ed as a
rep resen tation b y him that he h as been so authorized. I f the ten der is m ad e b y a partnership, it sh ou ld b e sign ed b y a
m em b er o f the firm , w h o sh ou ld sig n in the fo r m “ ................................................................................................. a cop a rtn ersh ip , b y
...................................................................................................................................... . a m em b er o f th e firm .”
3. T e n d e r s w ill be receiv ed w ith ou t dep osit fr o m in corp ora ted banks and trust com p a n ies a n d fr o m respon ­
sible a n d re co g n iz e d dealers in in vestm ent securities. T e n d e rs fr o m o th ers m u st be a ccom p a n ied b y p a y m en t o f 2 p ercen t
o f the fa c e a m ou n t o f T r e a s u ry bills a p p lied fo r, u nless the ten ders are a ccom p a n ied b y an exp ress gu a ra n ty o f paym ent
b y an in co rp o ra te d b a n k o r trust co m p a n y .
4. I f th e la n g u a g e o f this ten der is ch a n g e d in a n y resp ect, w h ich , in th e op in ion o f th e S ecreta ry o f the
T re a s u ry , is m aterial, th e ten der m a y be disregarded.


Paym ent b y cred it through T reasury T a x and Loan A cc o u n t w ill n ot be perm itted.
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