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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK Fiscal Agent o f the United States [ Circular No. 3 9 7 1 1 April 23, 19S3 J Offering o f $1,500,000,000 of 91-Day Treasury Bills Dated April 30, 1953 Maturing July 30, 1953 To all Incorporated Banks and Trust Companies, and Others Concerned, in the Second Federal Reserve D istrict: F ollow in g is the text of a notice published to d a y : TREASU RY DEPARTM ENT W ashington 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 , Thursday, April 23, 1953. The Secretary o f the Treasury, bills, for cash and in exchange for a discount basis under competitive A pril 30, 1953, and w ill mature be issued in bearer form only, and by this public notice, invites tenders for $1,500,000,000, or thereabouts, o f 91-day Treasury Treasury bills maturing A pril 30, 1953, in the amount o f $1,500,439,000, to be issued on and non-competitive bidding as hereinafter provided. The bills o f this series w ill be dated July 30, 1953, when the face amount w ill be payable without interest. They will in denominations o f $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $100,000, $500,000, and $1,000,000 (maturity value). Tenders w ill be received at Federal Reserve Banks and Branches up to the closing hour, two o’clock p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, Monday, A pril 27, 1953. Tenders w ill not be received at the Treasury Department, W ashington. Each tender must be for an even multiple of $1,000, and in the case o f competitive tenders the price offered must be expressed on the basis o f 100, with not more than three decimals, e.g., 99.925. Fractions may not be used. It is urged that tenders be made on the printed forms and forwarded in the special envelopes which w ill be supplied by Federal Reserve Banks or Branches on application therefor. Others than banking institutions w ill 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 in vestment securities. Tenders from others must be accompanied 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. Immediately after the closing hour, tenders w ill be opened at the Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, follow ing which public announcement w ill be made by the Secretary of the Treasury o f the amount and price range o f accepted bids. Those submitting tenders w ill be advised of the acceptance or rejection thereof. The Secretary o f the Treasury 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. Subject to these reservations, non-competitive tenders for $200,000 or less without stated price from any one bidder w ill be accepted in full at the average price (in three decimals) o f accepted competitive bids. Settlement for accepted tenders in accordance with the bids must be made or completed at the Federal Reserve Bank on April 30, 1953, in cash or other immediately available funds or in a like face amount o f Treasury bills maturing April 30, 1953. Cash and exchange tenders w ill receive equal treatment. Cash adjustments will be made for differences between the par value o f maturing bills accepted in exchange and the issue price o f the new bills. The income 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 treatment, 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 now or hereafter imposed on the principal or interest thereof by any State, or any o f the possessions o f the United States, or by any local taxing authority. For purposes o f 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 117(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. Accordingly, the owner o f Treasury bills (other than life insurance com panies) 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 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 Department 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 D aylight Saving time, Monday, A pril 27, 1953, at the Securi ties Department o f its H ead 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 telegraph, subject to written confirm ation; they may not be submitted by telephone. Paym ent for 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. Results o f last offering o f Treasury bills (91-day bills dated A pril 23, 1953, maturing July 23, 1953) Total applied f o r ........$2,202,275,000 Total a c c e p te d ............$1,500,526,000 (includes $262,013,000 entered on a non-competitive basis and accepted in full at the aver age price shown below) Average price.......... 99.414 Equivalent rate o f discount approx. 2.320% per annum Range o f accepted competitive b id s : H igh .......................... 99.494 Equivalent rate o f discount approx. 2.002% per annum L o w ........................... 99.410 Equivalent rate of discount approx. 2.334% per annum (72 percent o f the amount bid for at the low price was accepted) Federal Reserve District Total Applied for Boston ....................... .. New Y o r k .................. Philadelphia ............ Cleveland ................. Richmond ................. Atlanta ...................... Chicago ..................... St. Louis .................. Minneapolis .............. Kansas C i t y .............. Dallas ........................ San F r a n c is c o .......... T o t a l ........................ .. $ 18,779,000 1,494,888,000 56,013,000 59,144,000 21,970,000 29,107,000 238,060,000 65,123,000 12,166,000 60,971,000 42,895,000 103,159,000 $2,202,275,000 Total Accepted $ 15,779,000 916,380,000 40,733,000 54,144,000 20,970,000 28,357,000 179,914,000 47,235,000 12,029,000 53,491,000 40,615,000 90,879,000 $1,500,526,000 ( ovek) 29 F B^F” Tenders w ill be received up to 2 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, M onday, A p ril 27,1953 IM P O R T A N T — I f you desire to b id on a com petitive basis, fill in rate per 100 and maturity value in paragraph headed “ Com petitive B id .” I f you desire to b id on a n on -com petitive basis, fill in on ly the maturity value in paragraph headed “ N on-com petitive B id.” DO N O T fill in b oth paragraphs on on e form . A separate tender must be used fo r each bid, except that banks submitting 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 amount b id at each price, p rovided a list is attached showing the nam e o f each bidder, the amount b id fo r his account, and m ethod o f payment. Forms fo r this purpose w ill be furnished u pon request. N o ............................... TENDER FOR 91-DAY TREASURY BILLS Maturing July 30,1953 Dated A p ril 30, 1953 Dated a t ......................... T o F ed eral R eserve B a n k of N e w Y o r k , Fiscal A gent o f the United States. 1953 N O N -C O M P E TIT IV E BID 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 A pril 23, 1953, as issued by the Secretary o f the Treasury, the undersigned offers Pursuant to the provisions o f Treasury De partment Circular N o. 418, as amended, and to the provisions o f the public notice on A pril 23, 1953, as issued by the Secretary o f the Treasury, the undersigned offers a non-com petitive tender ............................................ * for a total amount o f fo r a total amount o f $ ............................................... (Rate per 100) (Not to exceed $200,000) $ ....................................................... (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 e lo w : (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 ................... $_______________________ □ B y cash or other immediately available funds B y surrender o f m aturing Treasury bills amounting t o ................... $_______________________ □ 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, for example, 99.925. The Treasury bills for which tender is hereby made are to be dated A pril 30, 1953, and are to mature on July 30, 1953. This tender will be inserted in special envelope marked “ Tender fo r Treasury B ills” Name o f Bidder .................................................................. .................. (Please print) By (Official »ignature required) (Title) Street Address ......................................... (City, Town or Village, P. O. No., and State) I f this tender is submitted by a bank for the account of a customer, indicate the customer’s name on line below: (Name of Customer) (City, Town or Village, P. O. No., and State) IM P O R T A N T IN STR 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 corporation 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 rep resentation by him that he has been so authorized. If the tender is made by a partnership, it should be signed by a mem ber o f the firm, who should sign in the form “ ...........................................................................................................a copartnership, by ..................................................................................................................... a member o f the firm.” 3. Tenders will 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 accompanied by payment of 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. P aym ent b y cred it through Treasury T ax and Loan A ccou n t w ill n ot b e perm itted. T E N T B — 1191-a (OVES)
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