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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK O F N EW YORK
Fiscal Agent of the United States

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Offering o f $1,500,000,000 o f 91-Day Treasury Bills
D ated M ay 26 , 1955

M aturing A ugust 25, 1955

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 ,
Thursday, M ay 19, 1955.

TREASURY DEPARTM ENT
W ashington

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 M ay 26, 1955, in the amount o f $1,500,241,000, to be issued on
a discount basis under competitive and noncompetitive bidding as hereinafter provided. T he bills o f this series will be dated
May 26, 1955, and will mature August 25, 1955, when the face amount will be payable without interest. T h ey 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 closin g hour, tw o o ’clock p.m., Eastern
D aylight Saving time, M onday, M ay 23, 1955. Tenders will 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, with not m ore than three decimals, e. g., 99.925. Fractions may not be used. It is urged that tenders be
made on the printed form s and forw arded 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 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 b y an express guaranty o f payment b y an incorporated bank or trust company.
Imm ediately 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 Treasury Departm ent 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. T he 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, noncompetitive tenders for $200,000 or less w ithout stated price from any one bidder will 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 M ay 26, 1955, in cash or other immediately
available funds or in a like face amount o f Treasury bills maturing M ay 26, 1955. 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 incom e 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. T he bills are subject to estate, inheritance, gift or other excise taxes,
whether Federal o r State, but are exem pt from all taxation now or hereafter im posed 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 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. 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 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 Departm ent Circular N o. 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 Daylight Saving time, Monday, May 23, 1955, at the Securities
Department o f 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, sub­
ject to written confirmation; they may not be submitted by telephone. Payment fo r 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 la n Sproul, President.
Results o f last offering o f Treasury bills (9 1 -d a y bills dated May 19, 1955, m aturing A u gu st 18, 1955)
T otal applied for . . . $2,361,747,000
T otal a c c e p t e d ........ $1,500,392,000 (includes $196,018,000
entered on a noncom petitive basis
and accepted in full at the average
price shown below )
A verage price . . . . 99.639+ Equivalent rate o f discount
approx. 1.427% per annum
Range o f accepted competitive bids:

F ederal Reserve
District
B oston ...........................
N ew Y o r k .....................
Philadelphia .................
Cleveland .....................
R ichm ond .....................
A t la n t a ...........................

Hi* h
I
L ow .......................

sth,cLogu i s : : : : : : : : : : : :
Minneapolis .................
Kansas City .................
Dallas .............................
San F rancisco .............

99 646
no f.i’i
99.637

“
T400%
?
i 7 ; per annum
Equivalent rate o f discount
approx. 1.436% per annum

(97 percent o f the amount bid for at the low
price was accepted)




T o t a l ..............

Total
Applied fo r
$ 40,265,000
1,663,597,000
30,303,000
87,072,000
17,942,000
24,802,000

Total
Accepted
$ 37,265,000
927,694,000
14,253,000
86,657,000
16,842,000
22,928,000

24,732,000
42,546,000
44,225,000
70,294,000
---------------------$2,361,747,000

24,632,000
30,671,000
27,925,000
61,825,000
---------------------$1,500,392,000
( over)

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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 noncom petitive
basis, fill in only the maturity value in paragraph headed "Noncompetitive Bid.” D O
N O T fill in both paragraphs on one fo rm . A separate tender must be used for each bid,
except that banks submitting bids on a competitive basis fo r 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 fo r this purpose will be furnished upon request.
N o................................

T E N D E R FOR 91 -D A Y T R E A SU R Y BILLS
Maturing August 25, 1955

Dated May 26, 1955
To

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Dated at

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1955

Fiscal Agent o f the United States.
COMPETITIVE BED

NONCOMPETITIVE BID

Pursuant to the provisions o f Treasury
Department Circular No. 418, Revised, and to
the provisions o f the public notice on May 19,
1955, as issued by the Treasury Department, the

Pursuant to the provisions of Treasury
Department Circular No. 418, Revised, and to
the provisions o f the public notice on May 19,
1955, as issued by the Treasury Department,
the undersigned offers a noncompetitive tender

undersigned o f f e r s ............ ..........................* for a

for a total amount of $ ............................................

(R ate per 100)

(N o t to exceed $200,000)

total amount o f $ .......... ........................ (maturity
value) of the Treasury bills therein described, or
for any less amount that may be awarded, settle­
ment 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 decimals)
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

□

By surrender of maturing Treasury bills

amounting to .................. $_____________________

amounting to .................. $_____________________

□

□

By 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, for example, 99.925.

The Treasury bills for which tender is hereby made are to be dated May 26, 1955, and are to mature
on August 25, 1955.
This tender will be inserted in special envelope marked “ Tender fo r Treasury Bills.”
Name o f Bidder
B y.

(Please print)
(T id e )

(Official signature required)

Street Address

(C ity, T ow n o r V illage, 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:
...............................................(N am e o f Customer)

(C ity , T ow n or V illage, P. O . N o., and State)

IM PORTAN T INSTRUCTIONS:
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 b y 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 ho should sign in the form “ ............................................................................................. . a copartnership, by
................................................................................................................................ a mem ber o f the firm.”
3. Tenders w ill be received w ithout deposit from incorporated banks and trust com panies and from respon­
sible and recognized dealers in investment securities. Tenders from others must be accom panied b y payment o f 2 percent
of 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.
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.

Paym ent b y cred it through T reasu ry T a x and Loan A cc o u n t w ill n ot be perm itted.
T E N T B — 1299-a




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