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FED ER AL RESERVE BANK
O F NEW YORK
Fiscal Agent of the United States
Circular No. 6 1 9 0 1
July 18, 1968

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OFFERING OF TW O SERIES OF TREASURY BILLS
$500,000,000 of 273-Day Bills, Additional Amount, Series Dated April 30, 1968, Due April 30, 1969
(To Be Issued July 31, 1968)
$1,000,000,000 of 365-Day Bills, Dated July 31, 1968, Due July 31, 1969
To All Incorporated Banks and Trust Companies, and Others
Concerned, in the Second Federal Reserve District:

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 h e T re a su ry D epartm en t, b y this p u b lic n otice, invites
ten ders fo r tw o series o f T rea su ry bills to the a ggreg a te am ou nt
o f $1,500,000,000, o r th ereabouts, for cash and in ex ch a n ge for
T re a su ry bills m aturing July 31, 1968, in the a m ou n t o f
$1,501,080,000, as fo llo w s :
273-day bills (to m aturity date) to be issued July 31, 1968,
in the am ou nt o f $500,000,000, o r thereabouts, rep re­
sen tin g an additional am ou nt o f bills dated A p ril 30,
1968, and to m ature A p ril 30, 1969, origin a lly issued
in the am ou nt o f $1,000,784,000, the additional and
origin al bills to be freely in terch angeable.
365-day bills, for $1,000,000,000, or th ereabouts, to be
dated Ju ly 31, 1968, and to m ature July 31, 1969.
T h e bills o f b oth series w ill be issued on a discou n t basis
under co m p etitive and n on com p etitiv e b id d in g as hereinafter
pro v id e d , and at m aturity their face a m ou n t w ill be payable
w ith ou t interest. T h e y w ill be issued in bearer fo rm on ly, and
in den om in ation s o f $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $50,000, $100,000,
$500,000 and $1,000,000 (m a tu rity v a lu e).
T e n d e rs w ill be receiv ed at F ed eral R eserve B anks and
B ra n ch es up to the clo s in g hour, on e-th irty p.m ., E astern D a y ­
ligh t S a vin g tim e, W e d n e s d a y , July 24, 1968. T en d ers w ill n ot
be receiv ed at the T rea su ry D epa rtm en t, W a s h in g to n . E a ch
ten der m ust be fo r an even m ultiple o f $1,000, and in the case
o f com p etitive tenders the p rice o ffe re d m u st be exp ressed
on the basis o f 100, w ith n ot m ore than three decim als, e.g.,
99.925. F ra ctio n s m ay n ot be used. (N otw ith sta n d in g the fact
that the on e -y e a r bills w ill run for 365 days, the d iscou n t rate
w ill be com p u ted on a bank discou n t basis o f 360 days, as is
cu rrently the practice on all issues o f T rea su ry b ills.) It is u rged
that ten ders be m ade on the printed form s and forw a rd ed in
the special e n velop es w h ich w ill be supplied b y F ederal R eserve
B anks or B ran ches on a pp lication th erefor.
B a n k in g institutions g en era lly m a y subm it tenders for
a ccou n t o f cu stom ers, p rov id ed the nam es o f the cu stom ers are
set forth in such tenders. O th ers than ban kin g institutions w ill
n ot be perm itted to subm it tenders e x cep t fo r their ow n a ccou nt.
T e n d e rs w ill be receiv ed w ith ou t dep osit fro m in corp ora ted
banks and trust com pa n ies and from respon sib le and recog n ized
dealers in in vestm ent securities. T e n d e rs fro m oth ers m ust be
a ccom p a n ied b y pa ym en t o f 2 percen t o f the face a m ou n t o f
T re a su ry bills applied for, unless the tenders are a ccom p a n ied
b y an exp ress gu aranty o f paym ent b y an in corp ora ted bank or
trust com p a n y .

Im m edia tely after the clo s in g hour, ten ders w ill be op e n e d
at the F ed era l R eserve B anks and B ra n ch es, fo llo w in g w h ich
pu blic a n n ou n cem en t w ill be m ade b y the T re a s u ry D e p a rtm e n t
o f the am ou nt and price ran ge o f a cce p te d bids. T h o s e su b ­
m ittin g tenders w ill be a dvised o f the a ccep ta n ce o r re je ctio n
th ereof. T h e S ecreta ry o f the T re a s u ry e x p re s sly reserves the
righ t to a ccep t or re je ct any or all ten ders, in w h ole o r in part,
and his a ction in any such resp ect shall be final. S u b je ct to
these reservations, n on com p etitiv e ten ders fo r each issue fo r
$200,000 or less w ith ou t stated price fr o m any on e b idd er w ill
be a ccep ted in full at the a vera ge p rice (in three d e cim a ls) o f
a ccep ted com p etitive bids fo r the resp ectiv e issues. S ettlem ent
fo r a ccep ted tenders in a ccord a n ce w ith the bids m u st b e m ade
or com p leted at the F ederal R eserv e B an k on July 31, 1968,
in cash or oth er im m ediately available fun ds or in a like face
am ou nt o f T rea su ry bills m atu rin g J u ly 31, 1968. Cash and
ex ch a n ge tenders w ill receive equal treatm ent. Cash a d ju st­
m ents w ill be m ade fo r differences betw een the par value o f
m atu rin g bills a ccep ted in exch a n ge and the issue p rice o f
the new bills.
T h e in com e derived fro m T rea su ry bills, w h eth er in terest
o r gain fro m the sale or oth er disp osition o f the bills, d oes n o t
have any exem p tion , as such, and loss fro m the sale o r oth er
disp osition o f T rea su ry bills does n ot have any special trea t­
m ent, as such, under the In tern a l R even u e C od e o f 1954. T h e
bills are su b ject to estate, inheritance, g ift o r oth er excise
taxes, w hether F ederal or State, but are ex em p t fr o m all ta x a ­
tion n ow or hereafter im posed on the p rincip al o r in terest
th ereof b y any State, or a n y o f the p ossession s o f the U n ited
States, or b y a n y loca l ta x in g authority. F o r p u rp oses o f
taxation the a m ou n t o f d iscou n t at w h ich T re a s u ry b ills are
origin a lly sold b y the U n ited States is con sid ered to be interest.
U n der S ection s 4 5 4 (b ) and 1221(5) o f the In tern al R ev e n u e
C od e o f 1954, the am ou nt o f d iscou n t at w h ich bills issued
h ereunder are sold is n ot con sid ered to accru e until such bills
are sold, red eem ed or oth erw ise d isp osed o f, and such bills
are ex clu d ed fro m con sidera tion as capital assets. A c c o r d in g ly ,
the ow n er o f T rea su ry bills (o th e r than life in su rance c o m ­
panies) issued hereunder need in clude in his in co m e tax return
on ly the differen ce b etw een the p rice paid fo r such bills
w h eth er on origin al issue or on su b seq u en t pu rch ase, and the
am ou nt a ctu ally receiv ed either u pon sale or red e m p tio n at
m aturity du rin g the taxable yea r fo r w h ich the return is m ade
as ord in a ry gain or loss.
’
T rea su ry D ep a rtm en t C ircu lar N o . 418 (cu rren t re v is io n )
and this n otice p rescrib e the term s o f the T r e a s u ry bills and
g o v e rn the con d ition s o f their issue. C op ies o f the circu la r m a y
be ob ta in ed fro m any F ed era l R es e rv e B an k o r B ra n ch

This Bank w l receive tenders for both series up to 1:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, Wednesday Tulv 24
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1968, at the Securities Department of i s Head Office and at i s Buffalo Branch. Tender forms for the respective
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series are enclosed. Please use the appropriate forms to submit tenders and return them in the enclosed envelon*
marked “Tender for Special Treasury B l s ” Tenders may be submitted by telegraph, subject to written confirmationil.
they may not be submitted by telephone. Payment j or 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 junds or in maturing Treasur




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President.

(Closing date for receipt of this tender is Wednesday, July 24, 1968)

No.
TENDER FOR SPECIAL 273-DAY TREASURY BILLS
Additional Amount, Series Dated April 30, 1968, Due April 30, 1969
(To Be Issued July 31, 1968)
To

F e d e ra l R eserve

Bank

o f N ew

Dated at ....

Y ork,

Fiscal Agent of the United States.

................................................

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Pursuant t the provisions of Treasury Department Circular No. 418 (current revision) and to the
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provisions of the public notice issued by the Treasury Department inviting tenders for the above-described
Treasury b l s the undersigned hereby offers t purchase the above-described Treasury b l s in the amount
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indicated below, and agrees to make payment therefor at your Bank on or before the settlement date spec f d
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i the public notice a the price indicated below:
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COMPETITIVE TENDER

Do not Ull in both Competitive and
Noncompetitive tenders on one form

$ ............... ......... (maturity value),
or any lesser amount that may be awarded.
Price:............... per 100.
(Price must be expressed with not more than three
decimal places, for example, 99.925)

NONCOMPETITIVE TENDER

$ ............................................................ (maturity value).
(N ot to exceed $200,000 for one bidder through all sources)

A t the average price of accepted competitive bids.

Subject to allotment, please iss e d
u , eliver, and accept payment for the b l s as indicated below:
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Pieces

Denomination
$

M aturity value

1,000

□
□
□

5,000

□

10,000

□

50,000

1. D eliver over the counter to the
undersigned
2. Ship to the undersigned
3. H old in safekeeping (fo r ac­
count o f member bank o n ly )*
4. Allotm ent transfer (see list
attached)
5. Special instructions:

Payment w ill be made as fo llo w s :
□

B y charge to our reserve account

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B y cash or check in immediately
available funds

□

B y surrender o f $ ................................
(m aturity value) o f maturing
Treasury bills. P ay cash adjust­
ment, if any—

100,000

□

B y check

500,000

□

B y credit to our reserve account

1,000,000

(No changes in delivery instructions
will be accepted)

Total

(Payment cannot be made through
Treasury Tax and Loan Account)

If t is item i checked, the undersigned c r i i s that the allotted b l s will be owned solely by the undersigned.
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N a m e o f s u b s c r ib e r ..............

Insert this tender
in yellow envelope
marked “ Tender for
Special Treasury Bills

(Please print)
B y ...............................................

By
(Official signature(s) required)

T itle ...........................................

....................

T i t l e ............

A d d ress
(B a n k s su b m ittin g ten ders fo r cu stom er a cco u n t m u st in dicate nam es b e lo w , o r attach a list)

(Name of customer)

(Name of customer)

IN S T R U C T IO N S :
1. N o ten der fo r less than $1,000- w ill b e con sid ered , an d each ten der m u st b e fo r an even m ultiple o f $1,000
(m a tu rity v a lu e ).
2. O th ers than b a n k in g in stitu tions w ill n o t b e perm itted to subm it ten ders e x ce p t fo r their o w n a ccou n t. B anks
su b m ittin g ten ders fo r cu stom er a cco u n t m a y con solid a te com p etitiv e ten ders at the same price and m a y con solid a te n on ­
co m p e titiv e tenders, p ro v id e d a list is a tta ch ed s h o w in g the nam e o f each bidder, the a m ou n t b id fo r his a ccou n t, and
m e th o d o f paym ent. F o r m s fo r this p u rp ose w ill be fu rn ish ed on request.
3. I f the person m a k in g the ten der is a corp ora tion , the ten der sh ou ld be sign ed b y an officer o f the corp ora tio n
a uthorized to m ake the tender, and the sig n in g o f the ten der b y an officer o f the corp ora tion w ill be con stru ed as a
represen tation b y him that he has b een so authorized. I f th e ten der is m ade b y a pa rtn ersh ip,-it sh ou ld be sign ed b y a
m e m b e r o f the firm , w h o sh ou ld sign in the fo rm “ .................... ............................................................................. . a copartn ersh ip, b y
................................................................................................................ . m e m b e r o f th e firm .
4. T e n d e rs w ill be receiv ed w ith ou t dep osit fro m in corp ora ted banks and trust com pa n ies and fro m respon sib le and
re co g n iz e d dealers in in vestm en t securities. T e n d e rs fro m oth ers m u st be a ccom p a n ied b y p a ym en t o f 2 p ercen t o f the
face a m ou n t o f T re a su ry bills applied for, unless the tenders are a ccom p a n ied b y an exp ress gu a ra n ty o f p a ym en t b y
an in co rp o ra te d bank o r trust com p a n y .
5. I f the language o f this ten der is ch a n ged in any respect, w h ich , in the op in ion o f the S ecreta ry o f the T reasu ry,
is m aterial, the tender m ay be disregarded.




(Closing date for receipt of this tender is Wednesday, July 24, 1968)

N o.

TENDER FOR SPECIAL 365-DAY TREASURY BILLS
Dated July 31, 1968
To

F ed e r a l R eserve B a n k

of

Due July 31, 1969

N ew

Y ork,

Fiscal Agent of the United States.

Dated at........................
........................ , 19___

Pursuant t the provisions of Treasury Department Circular No. 418 (current revision) and to the
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provisions of the public notice issued by the Treasury Department inviting tenders for the above-described
Treasury b l s the undersigned hereby offers to purchase the above-described Treasury b l s in the amount
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indicated below, and agrees to make payment therefor at your Bank on or before the settlement date specified
in the public notice at the price indicated below:
COMPETITIVE TENDER

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$ ............... ......... (maturity value),
or any lesser amount that may be awarded.
Price:............... per 100.
(Price must be expressed with not more than three
decimal places, for example, 99.925)

NONCOMPETITIVE TENDER

$ ..................... ... (maturity value).
(N ot to exceed $200,000 for one bidder through all sources)

At the average price of accepted competitive bids.

Subject to allotment, please is u , deliver, and accept payment for the b l s as indicated below:
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Pieces

Denomination
$

M aturity value

1,000

□
□
□

5,000

□

10,000

□

50,000

1. D eliver over the counter to the
undersigned
2. Ship to the undersigned
3. H old in safekeeping (fo r a c­
count o f member bank o n ly )*
4. Allotm ent transfer (see list
attached)
5. Special instructions:

Payment w ill be made as fo llo w s :
□

B y charge to our reserve account

□

B y cash or check in immediately
available funds

□

By surrender o f $ ................................
(m aturity value) o f ' maturing
Treasury bills. P ay cash adjust­
ment, if any—

100,000

□

By check

500,000

□

B y credit to our reserve account

1,000,000

(No changes in delivery instructions
will be accepted)

Total

( Payment cannot be made through
Treasury Tax and Loan Account)

* If t i item i checked, the undersigned c r i i s that the allotted b l s will be owned solely by the undersigned.
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N a m e o f subscriber

Insert this tender
in yellow envelope
marked “ Tender for
Special Treasury Bills’

(Please print)

B y .................................
T itle .............................

By.

(Official signature(s) required)

T i t l e ............

A d d ress
(B a n k s su b m ittin g ten ders fo r cu stom er a cco u n t m ust in dicate nam es b elow , or attach a list)

(Name of customer)

(Name of customer)

IN S T R U C T IO N S :
1. N o ten der fo r less than $1,000 w ill be con sid ered , and each tender m u st b e fo r an even m u ltiple o f $1,000
(m a tu rity v a lu e ).
2. O th e rs than b a n k in g in stitu tions w ill n ot be perm itted to subm it tenders e x ce p t fo r their o w n a ccou n t. B an k s
su b m ittin g ten ders fo r cu stom er a ccou n t m a y con solid a te com p etitive ten ders at the same price an d m a y con solid a te n o n ­
com p e titiv e tenders, p rov id ed a list is attached sh o w in g the nam e o f each b idder, the a m ou n t b id fo r his a ccou n t, and
m e th o d o f paym ent. F orm s fo r this pu rpose w ill be fu rn ish ed on request.
3. I f the person m a k in g the ten der is a corp ora tion , the ten der sh ou ld be sign ed b y an officer o f the corp o ra tio n
au th orized to m ake the tender, and the sign in g o f the ten der b y an officer o f the co rp o ra tio n w ill b e con stru ed as a
rep resen tation b y him that he has b een so authorized. I f the ten der is m ade b y a partnersh ip - it should he
m em b er o f the firm, w h o sh ou ld sign in the fo rm “ .....................
. ..
......................................... a copartnership, b y
..................................................................................................................a m em b er o f th e firm .
*
4. T e n d e rs w ill be receiv ed w ith ou t dep osit fro m in corp ora ted banks and trust com p a n ies an d fro m resp on sib le and
re co g n ize d dealers in in vestm ent securities. T en d ers fro m oth ers m u st be a ccom p a n ied b y p a y m en t o f 2 p ercen t o f the
face am ou nt o f T rea su ry bills applied for, unless the ten ders are a cco m p a n ie d b y an exp ress s u a ra n tv o f o a v m e n t h v
an in co rp o ra te d bank or trust com p a n y .
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5. I f the language o f this tender is ch a n ged in any respect, w hich, in the op in ion o f the S ecreta ry o f the T rea su ry ,
is m aterial, the tender m a y be disregarded.