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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E BANK
O F N E W YORK
Fiscal Agent of the United States
rC ircu la r N o. 4 7 3 0 1
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April 30, 1959
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TREASURY FINANCING

T o A ll Banking In stitution s, and Others Concerned,
in th e Second Federal Reserve D istrict :

The follow in g statement was made public tod a y:
The Treasury Department announced today its program fo r meeting at maturity the $2.7
billion o f special Treasury bills issued October 8,1958, m aturing May 15, 1959, and the $1.8 billion
o f 1^4 percent certificates o f indebtedness issued June 15, 1958, m aturing May 15, 1959, and for
raising new cash funds estimated to be required for the balance o f the fiscal year.
The $2.7 billion o f special Treasury bills m aturing May 15 will be redeemed fo r cash on
that date.
A further step in the Treasury’s program to establish a pattern o f 1-year Treasury bill
maturities with quarterly dates in January, A pril, J u ly and October, w ill be taken with an offer­
ing o f $2 billion, or thereabouts, o f 340-day Treasury bills to be dated May 11,1959, and to mature
A p ril 15, 1960. Tenders will be received at Federal Reserve Banks and Branches up to the closing
hour, one-thirty o ’clock p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, on W ednesday, M ay 6, 1959, fo r
this offering. A n y qualified depositary will be permitted to make payment by credit in its
Treasury Tax and Loan A ccount fo r Treasury bills o f this issue.
Tenders will also be received by the Federal Reserve Banks and Branches on Thursday,
M ay 7, up to the closing hour, one-thirty o ’clock p.m., Eastern D aylight Saving time, fo r an
offering o f 221-day tax anticipation Treasury bills in the amount o f $1.5 billion, or thereabouts,
to be dated May 15, 1959, and to mature December 22, 1959. These bills will be accepted at
face value in payment o f income and profits taxes due on December 15, 1959, and to the extent
they are not presented fo r this purpose the face amount o f the bills will be payable without
interest at maturity. Payment fo r Treasury bills o f this issue must be made in cash or other
immediately available funds on May 15.
F u ll details o f the two Treasury bill offerings are being made public today. A ll subscribers
to the two issues o f Treasury bills are required to agree not to purchase or sell or to make any
agreements with respect to the purchase or sale or other disposition o f the bills subscribed fo r
until after the closing hour fo r tenders on May 6 and M ay 7, respectively.
The Treasury will announce late Thursday, May 7, an offering o f a 1-year certificate o f
indebtedness to be dated M ay 15, 1959, and to mature May 15, 1960, in exchange for the $1.8
A percent certificates o f indebtedness m aturing May 15. The subscription books will
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be open only on May 11 and M ay 12 fo r the receipt o f subscriptions fo r this issue. Any subscrip­
tion fo r the new certificates addressed to a Federal Reserve Bank or Branch or to the Treasurer
o f the United States and placed in the mail before m idnight M ay 12 will be considered as timely.

Circulars and tender form s fo r the two T reasury bill offerings will be mailed to
reach you by M onday, M ay 4.




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