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FED ERAL RE SE R V E BANK
OF NEW YORK
F iscal A g en t o f the U nited States
r Circular N o. 4 6 4 2 T

L September 25, 1958 J

TREASURY FINANCING

T o A ll Banking Institutions, and Others Concerned,
in the Second Federal R eserve D istrict:

The follow in g statement was made public tod a y:
T he T reasu ry D ep a rtm en t a n nou n ced tod a y that o n M on d ay, S eptem ber 29, it w ill
offer fo r cash su b scrip tion $1 b illion , or thereabouts, o f 3*4 p e rce n t 13-m onth T reasu ry
notes a t p ar, an d $2 ^ b illion , or thereabouts, o f 219-day special T rea su ry b ills (t o be
issued on a fix ed -p rice basis) at 98.023, at w hich p rice the y ie ld to the p u rch a ser is
ap p rox im a tely 3.25 p ercen t p e r annum . I n add ition , u p to $100 m illion o f the notes m a y be
allotted to G overnm ent Investm ent A cco u n ts. T he notes w ill be dated O ctob er 10, 1958, and
w ill m ature N ovem ber 15, 1959. In terest w ill be pa ya b le o n a sem iann u al basis on M a y 15
an d N ovem ber 15, 1959. T he T reasu ry bills w ill be dated O ctober 8, 1958, an d w ill m ature
M a y 15, 1959.
S u bscrip tion s fo r either issue fro m com m ercial banks, w h ich fo r this p u rp ose are defined
as banks a ccep tin g dem and deposits, f o r th e ir ow n a ccou n t, w ill be received w ith ou t d ep osit
b u t w ill be restricted in the case o f the notes to an am ount n o t ex ceed in g 25 p ercen t, an d
in the case o f the bills n o t ex ceed in g 50 p ercen t, o f the com bined ca p ita l, su rp lu s an d
u n d ivid ed profits o f th e su b scrib in g bank. P a y m en t o f 2 p e rce n t o f th e am ou n t o f notes or
bills su bscribed fo r m ust be m ade on all o th e r subscriptions. T he new securities m ay be p a id
f o r b y cred it in T re a su ry T a x an d L oa n A ccou n ts.
C om m ercial banks an d oth er lenders are requested to re fr a in fro m m aking unsecured
loans, o r loans collateralized in whole o r in p a rt b y the securities su bscribed fo r , to cover
the deposits req u ired to be p a id w hen su b scrip tion s are entered.
A n y su b scrip tion f o r either issue addressed to a F e d e ra l R eserve B a n k o r B ra n ch , o r
to the T rea su rer o f the U n ited States, an d p la ce d in the m ail b e fo re m idnight, Septem ber 29,
w ill be con sidered as tim ely.

Circulars and subscription form s w ill be m ailed to reach you by Monday,
Septem ber 29.




A

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President.