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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
O F N EW YORK
F is ca l A g e n t o f th e U n ite d States
r Circular N o. 4 9 2 1 1
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A ugust 5, 1960
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T R E A S U R Y ’ S C U R R E N T O F F E R IN G S O F C E R T I F IC A T E S A N D B O N D S

Amounts of Subscriptions and Bases of Allotments
To All Banking Institutions, and Others Concerned,
in the Second Federal Reserve D istrict:

The following statement was made public today by the Treasury Department:
R eports received fr o m the F e d e ra l R eserve Banks show that su bscrip tion s total abou t $17,377
m illion f o r the offerin g o f $7,750 m illion , o r thereabouts, o f 3 y$ p e rce n t T rea su ry C ertificates o f
Indebtedness o f S eries C-1961, due A u g u s t 1, 1961, an d about $5,178 m illion fo r the a d d ition a l o ffer­
in g o f $1,000 m illion , or thereabouts, o f 3 % p e rc e n t T rea su ry B o n d s o f 1968, du e M a y 15, 1968,
in clu d ed in the T re a s u ry ’s cu rre n t financing.
T he T reasu ry w ill allot in fu ll a ll su b scrip tion s fo r the certificates, totalin g abou t $6,282 m illion,
fro m States, p o litica l su bdivision s o r in stru m en talities th ereof, p u b lic pen sion an d retirem ent an d
oth er p u b lic fu n d s, in tern ation al organ izations in w hich the U n ited States h olds m em bership, fo re ig n
cen tral banks a n d fo re ig n States, G overn m en t In vestm en t A ccou n ts, an d the F e d e ra l R eserve Banks,
as p ro v id e d in the offerin g circu la r. O n su b scrip tion s f o r the certificates receiv ed su b je ct to allotm ent,
the T reasu ry a n n ou n ced a 13 p ercen t allotm ent. S u b scrip tion s fo r $25,000 or less w ill be allotted in
fu ll. S u bscrip tion s f o r m ore than $25,000 w ill be allotted n ot less th an $25,000. R ep orts received
thus f a r fro m the F e d e ra l R eserve B anks show that su bscrip tion s f o r the certificates tota l about
$5,903 m illion fro m com m ercial banks fo r th eir ow n a ccou n t a n d $5,192 m illion fr o m a ll others.
O n the a d d ition a l offe rin g o f $1,000 m illion , or thereabouts, o f 3 % p e rce n t T rea su ry B on d s o f
1968, the T rea su ry a n nou n ced a 25 p e rce n t allotm en t to savin gs-type investors a n d G overn m en t In vest­
m ent A ccou n ts, a 20 p e rce n t allotm en t to com m ercial banks fo r th eir ow n accou nt, an d a 15 p ercen t
allotm ent to all oth er subscribers. S u b scrip tion s fo r $5,000 or less w ill be allotted in fu ll. S u b scrip ­
tions fo r m ore than $5,000 w ill be allotted n ot less than $5,000. S u b scrip tion s f o r the 3 % percen t
T rea su ry bon ds in clu d e $1,181 m illion fr o m savin gs-type investors, $100 m illion fr o m G overnm ent
Investm ent A ccou n ts, $2,708 m illion fr o m com m ercia l banks fo r th eir ow n accou nt, a n d $1,190 m illion
fro m a ll others.
T he savin gs-type investors whose su bscrip tion s were g iv en a 25 p ercen t allotm en t are as fo llo w s :
P en sion a n d retirem en t fu n d s— p u b lic an d p rivate
E n d ow m en t fu n d s
C om m on tru st fu n d s u n d er R egu la tion F o f the B oa rd o f G overn ors o f the F e d e ra l R eserve System
In su ran ce com panies
M u tu al savings banks
F ra tern a l benefit associations an d la b o r u n io n s ’ insurance fu n d s
Savin gs an d loa n associations
C redit unions
O ther savings organ izations (n o t in clu d in g com m ercial banks)
States, p olitica l su bdivision s or instru m en talities th ereof, an d p u b lic fu n d s
D etails b y F e d e ra l R eserve D istricts as to su bscrip tion s and allotm ents w ill b e a n nou n ced when
final rep orts are received fro m the F e d era l R eserve Banks.

The Treasury has advised us that allotments o f b o t h certificates and bonds will be adjusted,
where necessary, to the next higher multiple of $1,000.




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