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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E BA N K
O F N E W YORK
Fiscal Agent of the United States
r Circular No. 4 8 3 4 "1
U December 30, 1959 J

TREASURY FINANCING

To A ll Incorporated Banks and Trust Companies, and Others Concerned,
in the Second F ederal R eserve D istrict:

The following statement was made public today by the Treasury Department:
The Treasury announced today the offering o f $2,000 million, or thereabouts, o f an
additional amount o f Treasury tax anticipation bills dated October 21, 1959, and to mature
June 22, 1960. These bills will be issued on January 8, 1960, and will constitute an addi­
tion to the $2,002 m illion o f such bills now outstanding, which were originally issued on
October 21, 1959. The additional bills, as well as the original bills, w ill be acceptable at
par in payment o f income and profits taxes due June 15, 1960.
The $2,000 m illion o f additional bills will mature 166 days from issue date. They
w ill be offered fo r cash on an auction basis to cover the current requirements o f the
Treasury. The bills may be paid fo r by credit in Treasury Tax and Loan Accounts.
Tenders fo r the Treasury tax anticipation bills w ill be received at the Federal Reserve
Banks and Branches up to the closing hour o f 1:30 o ’clock p.m., Eastern Standard time,
on Tuesday, January 5, 1960.
A ll subscribers to this issue o f Treasury bills are required to agree not to purchase or to
sell, or to make any agreements with respect to the purchase or sale or other disposition
o f the Treasury bills fo r which tenders are submitted under this offering, until after the
closing hour fo r tenders on January 5.
F u ll details regarding the offering o f these additional tax anticipation Treasury bills
are being released at this time.
T rea su ry b ills m a tu ring January 15, 1960

The Treasury also plans to issue $1,500 million, or thereabouts, o f one-year Treasury
bills on January 15, 1960, fo r cash or in exchange fo r the $2,006 m illion o f Treasury bills
which mature on that date. The new bills will also be issued on an auction basis, and
tenders fo r such bills will be received on January 12, 1960. Payment fo r these bills cannot
be made by credit in Treasury Tax and Loan Accounts.
F u ll details regarding the offering o f the bills to be issued on January 15, 1960, will
be released next week.




A lfred H ayes,

President.