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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E BA N K
O F N EW YORK
Fiscal Agent of the United States

r Circular N o. 4 7 0 8 1
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A ugust 5, 1959
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T R E A S U R Y FINANCING

T o A ll Incorporated B anks and Trust Companies, and Others
Concerned, in the Second Federal R eserve D istrict:

The follow in g statement was made public today b y the T reasury
D epartm ent:
The Treasury Department plans to raise approxim ately $1.7 billion o f
new cash. It will raise $700 million through the sale o f additional weekly
Treasury bills beginning with the bill issue on A ugust 13. A n additional
amount o f $1 billion will be borrowed through the sale at auction o f a
further amount o f the Tax A nticipation Treasury bills dated J u ly 8, 1959,
due March 22, 1960.
The first step will include the issue o f an additional $200 million of
91-day bills on A ugust 13. Tenders fo r the T ax A nticipation bills w ill be
received on A ugust 13 fo r paym ent on A u gust 19.
On the basis o f present estimates this completes the Treasury’s financ­
ing needs fo r the first quarter o f the current fiscal year.




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