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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
[C ircu la r No. 4 9 4 9 1
I O ctober 19, 1960 J

OFFERING OF TW O SERIES OF TREASURY BILLS
$1,000,000,000 o f 91-Day Bills, Additional Amount, Series Dated July 28, 1960, Due Jan. 26, 1961
(To Be Issued October 27, 1960)
$400,000,000 o f 182-Day Bills, Dated October 27, 1960, Due April 27, 1961
T o A ll Incorporated Banks and Trust Companies, and Others
Concerned, in the Second Federal R eserv e D istrict:

Following is the text of a notice issued by the Treasury Department, released for publication today at
4 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time:
T he Treasury Department, b y this public notice, invites
tenders fo r tw o series o f Treasury bills to the aggregate amount
o f $1,400,000,000, or thereabouts, fo r cash and in exchange for
Treasury bills maturing October 27, 1960, in the amount o f
$1,400,396,000, as fo llo w s :
91-day bills (to maturity date) to be issued O ctober 27, 1960,
in the amount o f $1,000,000,000, or thereabouts, repre­
senting an additional amount o f bills dated July 28,
1960, and to mature January 26, 1961, originally issued
in the amount o f $400,200,000, the additional and o r ig ­
inal bills to be freely interchangeable.
182-day bills, fo r $400,000,000, or thereabouts, to be dated
October 27, 1960, and to mature A pril 27, 1961.
T he bills o f both series will be issued on a discount basis
under competitive and noncompetitive bidding as hereinafter
provided, and at maturity their face amount will be payable
without interest. They will be issued in bearer form only, and
in denominations o f $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $100,000, $500,000
and $1,000,000 (m aturity valu e).
Tenders will be received at Federal Reserve Banks and Branches
up to the closing hour, tw o o ’clock p.m., Eastern Daylight
Saving time, M onday, O ctober 24, 1960. Tenders will not be re­
ceived at the Treasury Department, W ashington. Each tender must
be fo r an even multiple o f $1,000, and in the case o f competitive
tenders the price offered must be expressed on the basis o f 100,
with not m ore than three decimals, e.g., 99.925. Fractions may
not be used. It is urged that tenders be made on the printed
form s and forw arded in the special envelopes which will be
supplied by Federal Reserve Banks or Branches on application
therefor.
Others than banking institutions will not be permitted to
submit tenders except fo r their ow n account. Tenders w ill be
received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust
companies and from responsible and recognized dealers in in­
vestment securities. Tenders from others must be accompanied
by payment o f 2 percent o f the face amount o f Treasury bills
applied for, unless the tenders are accompanied by an express
guaranty o f payment by an incorporated bank or trust company.
Immediately a fter the closing hour, tenders w ill be opened
at the Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, follow in g which
public announcement will be made by the Treasury Department
o f the amount and price range o f accepted bids. Those sub­
mitting tenders will be advised o f the acceptance or rejection

thereof. T he Secretary o f the Treasury expressly reserves the
right to accept o r reject any or all tenders, in w hole or in part,
and his action in any such respect shall be final. Subject to
these reservations, noncompetitive tenders for $200,000 or less
for the additional bills dated July 28, 1960, (91 days re­
maining until maturity date on January 26, 1961) and noncom­
petitive tenders for $100,000 or less fo r the 182-day bills without
stated price from any one bidder w ill be accepted in full at the
average price (in three decim als) o f accepted competitive bids
fo r the respective issues. Settlement fo r accepted tenders in
accordance with the bids must be made o r completed at the
Federal Reserve Bank on O ctober 27, 1960, in cash or other
immediately available funds or in a like face amount o f
Treasury bills maturing October 27, 1960. Cash and exchange
tenders will receive equal treatment. Cash adjustments will be
made fo r differences between the par value o f m aturing bills
accepted in exchange and the issue price o f the new bills.
The income derived from Treasury bills, whether interest
or gain from the sale or other disposition o f the bills, does not
have any exemption, as such, and loss from the sale or other
disposition o f Treasury bills does not have any special treat­
ment, as such, under the Internal Revenue Code o f 1954. T he
bills are subject to estate, inheritance, g ift or other excise
taxes, whether Federal or State, but are exem pt fro m all taxa­
tion now or hereafter imposed on the principal o r interest
thereof by any State, or any o f the possessions o f the United
States, or b y any local taxing authority. F o r purposes o f taxa­
tion the amount o f discount at which Treasury bills are
originally sold by the United States is considered to be interest.
Under Sections 4 5 4 (b ) and 1221(5) o f the Internal Revenue
Code o f 1954 the amount o f discount at which bills issued
hereunder are sold is not considered to accrue until such bills
are sold, redeemed or otherwise disposed o f , and such bills are
excluded from consideration as capital assets. A ccordingly,
the owner o f Treasury bills (oth er than life insurance com ­
panies) issued hereunder need include in his income tax return
only the difference between the price paid fo r such bills, whether
on original issue or on subsequent purchase, and the amount
actually received either upon sale o r redemption at maturity
during the taxable year fo r which the return is made, as
ordinary gain o r loss.
Treasury Department Circular N o. 418, Revised, and this
notice, prescribe the terms o f the Treasury bills and govern
the conditions o f their issue. Copies o f the circular m ay be
obtained from any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch.

This Bank will receive tenders for both series up to 2 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, Monday, October
24, 1960, at the Securities Department of its Head Office and at its Buffalo Branch. Tender forms for the respective
series are enclosed. Please use the appropriate forms to submit tenders and return them in an envelope marked
“ Tender for Treasury Bills.” Tenders may be submitted by telegraph, subject to written confirmation; they may
not be submitted by telephone. Payment for the Treasury bills cannot be made by credit through the Treasury Tax
and Loan Account. Settlement must be made in cash or other immediately available funds or in maturing Treasury
bills.

Results of the last offering of Treasury bills (91-day bills to be issued October 20, 1960, representing an
additional amount of bills dated July 21, 1960, and maturing January 19, 1961; and 182-day bills dated October 20,
1960, maturing April 20, 1961) are shown on the reverse side of this circular.




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President.

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RESULTS OF LAST OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS (TWO SERIES TO BE ISSUED
OCTOBER 20, 1960)

Range of Accepted Competitive Bids
91-Day Treasury Bills
Maturing January 19, 1961

182-Day Treasury Bills
Maturing April 20, 1961

A p p r o x . equiv.
annual rate

P rice

P rice

A p p ro x . equiv.
annual rate

High .................... ...................

99.401

2.370%

98.596

2.777%

L ow ...................... ...................

99.385

2.433%

98.580

2.809%

Average ............... ..................

99.392

2.406%*

98.582

2.806%*

1 O n a coupon issue o f the same length and fo r the same amount invested, the return on these bills would provide
yields o f 2.45 percent fo r the 91-day bills, and 2.89 percent fo r the 182-day bills. Interest rates on bills are quoted in
terms o f bank discount, with the return related to the face amount o f the bills payable at maturity rather than the
amount invested, and their length in actual number o f days related to a 360-day year. In contrast, yields on certificates,
notes, and bonds are computed in terms o f interest on the amount invested, and relate the number o f days remaining in
an interest payment period to the actual number o f days in the period, with semiannual com pounding i f m ore than one
coupon period is involved.

(25 percent of the amount of 91-day bills
bid for at the low price was accepted.)

(96 percent of the amount of 182-day bills
bid for at the low price was accepted.)

Total Tenders Applied for and Accepted (By Federal Reserve Districts)
91-Day Treasury Bills
Maturing January 19, 1961
A ccepted

Applied f o r

D istrict

Boston ........................ ........

$

30,199,000

$

182-Day Treasury Bills
Maturing April 20, 1961
A pplied f o r

19,599,000

$ 14,217,000

A ccepted

$

3,755,000

New Y o rk .................. ____

1,307,217,000

570,377,000

726,061,000

299,692,000

Philadelphia ......................

26,885,000

11,885,000

7,217,000

1,967,000

Cleveland............................

30,331,000

29,531,000

15,581,000

6,827,000

Richmond ...................

20,193,000

9,335,000

4,235,000

Atlanta........................

18,464,000

6,583,000

4,460,000

Chicago ...................... .......

200,124,000

166,124,000

97,007,000

41,498,000

St. Louis .................... .......

28,990,000

26,990,000

10,883,000

6,883,000

14,240,000

9,390,000

5,735,000

2,885,000

Kansas City ............... .......

37,032,000

33,582,000

14,141,000

8,126,000

Dallas.......................... .......

13,295,000

13,295,000

3,678,000

3,603,000

80,895,000

64,552,000

17,134,000

Minneapolis................. .......

San Francisco.............
Total....................

$1,810,476,000

$1,000,325,000*

* Includes $247,960,000 noncompetitive tenders accepted at the average price o f 99.392.
b Includes $62,995,000 noncompetitive tenders accepted at the average price o f 98.582.




$974,990,000

$401,065,000b