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FED ERAL RE SE R V E BANK O F N EW YO RK [ Fiscal Agent of the United States C ircular No. 4 1 9 6 ”1 F ebruary 10, 1955 J Offering o f $ 1 ,5 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 of 91-D ay Treasury Bills Dated February 17, 1955 Maturing May 19, 1955 To all Incorporated Banks and Trust Companies, and Others Concerned, in the Second Federal Reserve District: Following is the text of 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 , Thursday, February 10, 1955. TREASU RY DEPARTM ENT Washington The Treasury Department, by this public notice, invites tenders for $1,500,000,000, or thereabouts, o f 91-day Treasury bills, for cash and in exchange for Treasury bills maturing February 17, 1955, in the amount o f $1,500,394,000, to be issued on a discount basis under competitive and noncompetitive bidding as hereinafter provided. The bills o f this series w ill be dated February 17, 1955, and will mature May 19, 1955, when the face amount will be payable without interest. They will 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 closing hour, two o’clock p.m., Eastern Standard time, Monday, February 14, 1955. Tenders w ill not be received at the Treasury Department, Washington. Each tender must be for an even multiple o f $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 will not be permitted to submit tenders except for their own account. Tenders will 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 Treasury Department o f the amount and price range o f accepted bids. Those submitting tenders w ill be advised o f 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, noncompetitive 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) of accepted competitive bids. Settlement for accepted tenders in accordance with the bids must be made or completed at the Federal Reserve Bank on February 17, 1955, in cash or other immediately available funds or in a like face amount o f Treasury bills maturing February 17, 1955. Cash and exchange tenders w ill re ceive 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, does not have any exemption, as such, and loss from the sale or other disposition o f Treasury bills does not have any special treat ment, as such, under the Internal Revenue Code o f 1954. The bills are subject to estate, inheritance, gift or other excise taxes, whether Federal or State, but are exempt from all taxation now or hereafter imposed on the principal or interest thereof by any State, or any o f the possessions of 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 is considered to be interest. Under Sections 454(b) and 1221(5) o f the Internal Revenue Code o f 1954 the amount o f discount at which bills issued hereunder are sold is not considered to accrue until such bills are sold, redeemed or otherwise disposed of, and such bills are excluded from consideration as capital assets. Accordingly, the owner of Treasury bills (other than 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 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 No. 418, Revised, 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, Monday, February 14, 1955, at the Securi ties Department of its Head Office and at its Buffalo Branch. Please use the form on the reverse side of 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 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. 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 of Treasury bills (91-dav bills dated February 10, 1955, maturing May 12, 1955) Total applied f o r ........ $2,119,533,000 Total a ccep ted ............ $1,500,008,000 (includes $216,524,000 entered on a noncompetitive basis and accepted in full at the aver age price shown below) Average price.......... 99.725 Equivalent rate o f discount approx. 1.088% per annum Range of accepted competitive bids : H i g h ......................... 99.734 Equivalent rate approx. 1.052% L o w ........................... 99.719 Equivalent rate approx. 1.112% o f discount per annum of discount per annum (70 percent of the amount bid for at the low price was accepted) Federal Reserve District Boston ..................... . . New York ................ Philadelphia ............ Cleveland ................. Richmond ................ Chicago .................... St. Louis ................. Minneapolis ............ Kansas City ............ Dallas ....................... San Francisco ........ T o ta l ..................... Total Applied for $ 24,433,000 1,448,811,000 27,423,000 42,576,000 14,276,000 25,135,000 291,838,000 24,154,000 19,786,000 59,268,000 57,278,000 84,555,000 $2,119,533,000 Total Accepted $ 24,433,000 909,911,000 12,223,000 42,176,000 14,276,000 25,135,000 238,238,000 24,154,000 19,786,000 58,643,000 56,478,000 74,555,000 $1,500,008,000 ( over) 32 V 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.” If you desire to bid on a noncompetitive basis, fill in only the maturity value in paragraph headed “ Noncompetitive Bid.” DO NOT fill in both paragraphs on one form. A separate tender must be used for each bid, except that banks submitting bids on a competitive basis for their own and their customers’ accounts may submit one tender for the total amount bid at each price, provided a list is attached showing the name o f each bidder, the amount bid for his account, and method o f payment. Forms for this purpose will be furnished upon request. N o ................................... T E N D E R FOR 91-D A Y T R E A S U R Y BILLS Dated February 17, 1955 To F ederal R eserve Bank of N ew Y Maturing May 19, 1955 Dated at ork, Fiscal Agent o f the United States. 1955 COMPETITIVE BID Pursuant to the provisions of Treas ury Department Circular No. 418, Revised, and to the provisions o f the public no tice on February 10, 1955, as issued by the Treasury Department, the undersigned offers NONCOMPETITIVE BID Pursuant to the provisions of Treasury De partment Circular No. 418, Revised, and to the provisions of the public notice on February 10, 1955, as issued by the Treasury Department, the undersigned offers a noncompetitive tender ..........................................* for a total amount of for a total amount of $ (R ate per 100) (N o t to exceed $200,000) $ .................................................... (maturity value) of 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 below : (maturity value) of the Treasury bills therein described, at the average price (in three deci mals) of accepted competitive bids, settlement therefor to be made at your Bank, on the date stated in the public notice, as indicated below : □ □ By surrender of maturing Treasury bills amounting t o ..................$______________________ □ By cash or other immediately available funds By surrender of maturing Treasury bills amounting to □ ................$______________________ By cash or other immediately available funds * Price must be expressed on the basis of 100, with not more than three decimal placcs, for example. 99.925. The Treasury bills for which tender is hereby made are to be dated February 17, 1955, and are to mature on May 19, 1955. This tender will be inserted in special envelope marked “Tender for Treasury Bills.” Name o f Bidder ................................................................................................................................. (P lea se print) By (O fficial signature required) (T itle ) Street Address ......................................... (C ity , T ow n o r V illa g e , P. O. N o., and State) If this tender is submitted by a bank for the account of a customer, indicate the customer’s name on line below: (C ity , T ow n or V illa g e , P. O. N o., and State) (N am e o f Custom er) IM PORTANT INSTRUCTIONS: 1. No tender for less than $1,000 w ill be considered, and each tender must be for an even multiple of $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 will 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 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 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. Payment by credit through Treasury Tax and Loan Account will not be permitted. Digitized FRASER 'I'Efor N TB — 1285-a ( over)
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