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FED ERAL RESER VE BANK O F N EW YORK
Fiscal A gent o f the United States

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Offering o f $1,400,000,000 o f 91-Day Treasury Bills
Dated January 22, 1953

Maturing April 23, 1953

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

Following is the text o f a notice published today:
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 ,
Tuesday, January 13, 1953.

TREASURY DEPARTM ENT
W ashington

The Secretary o f the Treasury, by this public notice, invites tenders for $1,400,000,000, or thereabouts, o f 91-day Treasury
bills, for cash and in exchange for Treasury bills m aturing January 22, 1953, in the amount o f $1,401,548,000, to be issued on
a discount basis under com petitive and non-com petitive bidding as hereinafter provided. T h e bills o f this series w ill be dated
January 22, 1953, and w ill mature April 23, 1953, when the face am ount will be payable without interest. T h ey w ill be
issued in bearer form only, and in denominations o f $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 to the closin g hour, tw o o ’clock p.m., Eastern
Standard time, Friday, January 16, 1953. Tenders w ill not be received at the Treasury Department, W ashington. Each
tender must be for an even multiple o f $1,000, and in the case o f com petitive tenders the price offered must be expressed on the
basis o f 100, w ith not m ore than three decimals, e.g., 99.925. Fractions m ay not be used. It is urged that tenders be made
on the printed form s and forwarded in the special envelopes which w ill be supplied by Federal Reserve Banks or Branches
on application therefor.
Others than banking institutions will not be permitted to submit tenders except for their own account. Tenders w ill be
received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust companies and from responsible and recognized dealers in invest­
ment securities. Tenders from others must be accom panied by payment o f 2 percent o f the face amount o f Treasury bills
applied for, unless the tenders are accom panied by an express guaranty o f payment by an incorporated bank or trust company.
Immediately after the closing hour, tenders will be opened at the Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, follow in g which
public announcement will be made by the Secretary o f the Treasury o f the amount and price range o f accepted bids. Th ose
subm itting tenders w ill be advised o f the acceptance or rejection thereof. T h e Secretary o f the Treasury expressly reserves
the right to accept or reject any or all tenders, in w hole or in part, and his action in any such respect shall be final. Subject
to these reservations, non-com petitive tenders for $200,000 or less w ithout stated price from any one bidder w ill be accepted
in full at the average price (in three decim als) o f accepted com petitive bids. Settlement for accepted tenders in accordance
with the bids must be made or com pleted at the Federal Reserve Bank on January 22, 1953, in cash o r other immediately
available funds or in a like face amount o f Treasury bills maturing January 22, 1953. Cash and exchange tenders w ill receive
equal treatment. Cash adjustments w ill be made for differences between the par value o f maturing bills accepted in exchange
and the issue price o f the new bills.
T h e incom e derived from Treasury bills, whether interest or gain from the sale or other disposition o f the bills, shall not
have any exemption, as such, and loss from the sale or other disposition o f Treasury bills shall not have any special treat­
ment, as such, under the Internal Revenue Code, or laws amendatory or supplementary thereto. The bills shall be subject
to estate, inheritance, gift, or other excise taxes, whether Federal or State, but shall be exempt from all taxation n ow or here­
after im posed on the principal or interest thereof b y any State, or any o f the possessions o f the United States, o r b y any local
taxing authority. F or purposes of taxation the amount o f discount at which Treasury bills are originally sold by the United
States shall be considered to be interest. Under Sections 42 and 1 1 7 (a )(1 ) o f the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by
Section 115 o f the Revenue A ct o f 1941, the amount o f discount at which bills issued hereunder are sold shall not be considered
to accrue until such bills shall be sold, redeemed or otherwise disposed of, and such bills are excluded from consideration as
capital assets. A ccordin gly, the ow ner o f Treasury bills (other than life insurance com panies) issued hereunder need include
in his incom e tax return only the difference between the price paid for such bills, whether on original issue o r on subsequent
purchase, and the amount actually received either upon sale or redemption at maturity during the taxable year for which the
return is made, as ordinary gain or loss.
Treasury Departm ent Circular N o. 418, as amended, and this notice, prescribe the terms o f the Treasury bills and govern
the conditions o f their issue. Copies o f the circular may be obtained from any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch.

This Bank will receive tenders up to 2 p.m., Eastern Standard time, Friday, January 16, 1953, 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 for Treasury Bills.” Tenders may be submitted by tele­
graph, subject to written confirmation; they may not be submitted by telephone. Payment fo r the Treasury bills
cannot be made by credit through the Treasury T ax and Loan Account. Settlement must be made in cash or other
immediately available funds or in maturing Treasury bills.
A l l a n S p r o u l , President.
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IM P O R T A N T — Please note that tenders fo r this issue must be received not later than 2
p.m ., Eastern Standard time, Friday, January 16, 1953.
IM P O R T A N T — I f y o u desire to bid on a com petitive basis, fill in rate per 100 and m aturity
value in paragraph headed "C om petitive Bid.” I f you desire to bid on a n on-com petitive
basis, fill in only the m atu rity value in paragraph headed "N on -com p etitive Bid.” D O
N O T fill in both paragraphs on one fo rm . A separate tender must be used fo r each bid,
except that banks subm itting bids on a com petitive basis fo r their ow n and their customers*
accounts m ay subm it one tender fo r the total am ount bid at each price, provided a list is
attached show ing the name o f each bidder, the am ount bid f o r his accou n t, and method
o f paym ent. Forms fo r this purpose w ill be furnished upon request.

No...........................

TENDER FOR 91-D AY TREASURY BILLS
Dated January 22, 1953
To

F

ederal

R

eserve

B

a n k

of

N

ew

M aturing A pril 23, 1953
Y

ork

Dated at

,

Fiscal Agent o f the United States.

1953

CO M PE TITIV E BID

N O N -C O M P E T IT IV E 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 January
13, 1953, as issued by the Secretary o f the Treas­

Pursuant to the provisions o f Treasury
Department Circular N o. 418, as amended, and to
the provisions o f the public notice on January
13, 1953, as issued by the Secretary o f the Treas­
ury, the undersigned offers a non-competitive

ury, the undersigned offers ..
(Rate per 100)

for a total amount o f $ ...............................................
(maturity value) o f the Treasury bills therein
described, or for any less amount that may be
awarded, settlement therefor to be made at your
Bank, on the date stated in the public notice, as
indicated b elow :
□

By surrender o f

maturing Treasury bills

tender for a total amount o f $ ................................
(Not to exceed $200,000)

(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 :
□

By surrender o f

maturing Treasury bills

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

amounting t o ................... $_______________________

□

□

By cash or other immediately available funds

B y 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 for which tender is hereby made are to be dated January 22, 1953, and are to
mature on A pril 23, 1953.
This tender will be inserted in special envelope marked “ Tender f o r Treasury Bills.”
Name o f Bidder
(Please print)

By
(Official signature required)

(Title)

Street A d d ress

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

I f this ten der is su b m itted b y a bank f o r the a cco u n t o f a cu stom er, in dicate the cu stom er’ s nam e on line b e lo w :
(Name of Customer)

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

IM P O R T A N T IN ST R U C T IO N S:
1. N o tender for less than $1,000 w ill be considered, and each tender must be for an even multiple o f $1 000
(maturity value).
2. If the person making the tender is a corporation, the tender should be signed by an officer o f the corpora­
tion authorized to make the tender, and the signing o f the tender by an officer o f the corporation w ill be construed as a
representation by him that he has been so authorized. If the tender is made by a partnership, it should be signed by a
member o f the firm, w h o should sign in the form “ ........................................................................................... t a copartnership, by
................................................................................................................................ a mem ber o f the firm.”
3. Tenders w ill be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust companies and from respon­
sible and recognized dealers in investment securities. Tenders from others must be accom panied by payment o f 2 percent
o f the face amount o f Treasury bills applied for, unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty o f payment
by an incorporated bank or trust company.
4. If the language o f this tender is changed in any respect, which, in the opinion o f the Secretary o f the
Treasury, is material, the tender may be disregarded.

Payment b y cred it through T reasu ry T a x and Loan A cco u n t w ill n ot be perm itted.

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