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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK Fiscal Agent of the United States T Circular No. 6678"1 L January 26, 1971 J OFFERING OF TWO SERIES OF TREASURY BILLS $2,000,000,000 of 91-Day Bills, Additional Amount, Series Dated November 5, 1970, Due May 6, 1971 (To Be Issued February 4,1971) $1,400,000,000 of 182-Day Bills, Dated February 4,1971, Due August 5,1971 To A ll 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 at 4 p.m. today: The Treasury Department, by this public notice, invites tenders for two series of Treasury bills to the aggregate amount of $3,400,000,000, or thereabouts, for cash and in exchange for Treasury bills maturing February 4, 1971, in the amount of $3,430,045,000, as follow s: 91-day bills (to maturity date) to be issued February 4, 1971, in the amount of $2,000,000,000, or thereabouts, representing an additional amount o f bills dated Novem ber 5, 1970, and to mature May 6, 1971, (C U S IP No. 912793 K G O ), originally issued in the amount of $1,402,410,000, the additional and original bills to be freely interchangeable. 182-day bills, for $1,400,000,000, or thereabouts, to be dated February 4, 1971, and to mature August 5, 1971 (C U S IP No. ,912793 LC8). The bills of 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 of $10,000, $15,000, $50,000, $100,000, $500,000 and $1,000,000 (maturity value). Tenders will be received at Federal Reserve Banks and Branches up to the closing hour, one-thirty p.m.. Eastern Stand ard time, Monday, February 1, 1971. Tenders will not be received at the Treasury Department, Washington. Each tender must be for a minimum of $10,000. Tenders over $10,000 must be in mul tiples of $5,000. In the case of competitive tenders the price offered must be expressed on the basis of 100, with not more than three decimals, e.g., 99.925. Fractions may not be used. It is urged that tenders be made on the printed forms and forwarded in the special envelopes which will be supplied by Federal Reserve Banks or Branches on application therefor. Banking institutions generally may submit tenders for account of customers, provided the names of the customers are set forth in such tenders. Others than banking institutions will not be per mitted to submit tenders except for their own account. Tenders will be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust companies and from responsible and recognized dealers in invest- ment securities. Tenders from others must be accompanied by payment of 2 percent of 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 after the closing hour, tenders will be opened at the Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, following which public announcement will be made by the Treasury Department of the amount and price range of accepted bids. Only those submitting competitive tenders will be advised of the acceptance or rejection thereof. The Secretary of the Treasury expressly reserves the right to accept or reject any or all tenders, in whole or in part, and his action in any such respect shall be final. Subject to these reservations, noncompetitive tenders for each issue for $200,000 or less without stated price from any one bidder will be accepted in full at the average price (in three decimals) of accepted competi tive bids for the respective issues. Settlement for accepted tenders in accordance with the bids must be made or completed at the Federal Reserve Bank on February 4, 1971, in cash or other im mediately available funds or in a like face amount of Treasury bills maturing February 4, 1971. Cash and exchange tenders will re ceive equal treatment. Cash adjustments will be made for differ ences between the par value of maturing bills accepted in exchange and the issue price of the new bills. Under Sections 454(b) and 1221(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, the amount of discount at which bills issued here under are sold is considered to accrue when the bills are sold, re deemed or otherwise disposed of, and the bills are excluded from consideration as capital assets. Accordingly, the owner of Treasury bills (other than life insurance companies) issued hereunder must include in his income tax return, as ordinary gain or loss, the difference between the price paid for the bills, whether on original issue or on subsequent purchase, and the amount actually received either upon sale or redemption at maturity during the taxable year for which the return is made. Treasury Department Circular No. 418 (current revision) and this notice prescribe the terms of the Treasury bills and govern the conditions o f their issue. Copies o f the circular may be ob tained from any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch. This Bank will receive tenders for both series up to 1 :30 p.m., Eastern Standard time, Monday, February 1, 1971, 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 the enclosed envelope marked “ Tender for Treasury Bills (W eekly).” Tenders not requiring a deposit may be submitted by telegraph, subject to written confirmation; no tenders may 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 weekly offering of Treasury bills (91-day bills to be issued January 28, 1971, representing an additional amount of bills dated October 29, 1970, maturing April 29, 1971; and 182-day bills dated January 28, 1971, maturing July 29, 1971) are shown on the reverse side of this circular. A l fr e d H ayes, President. ( over) RESULTS OF LAST WEEKLY OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS (TWO SERIES TO BE ISSUED JANUARY 28, 1971) Range of Accepted Com petitive Bids 182-Day Treasury Bills Maturing July 29,1971 91-Day Treasury Bills Maturing April 29,1971 Approx. equiv. annual rate Price Price A pprox. equiv. annual rate 98.948“ 4.162% 97.887b 4.180% Low .............................................. 98.930 4.233% 97.845 4.263% A v erage........................................ 98.938 4 .201% ! 97.859 4.235%! High ............................................ a Excepting one tender of $465,000. b Excepting one tender A $5,000,000. 1 These rates are on a bank discount basis. 4.39 percent for the 182-day bills. The equivalent coupon issue yields are 4.31 percent for the 91-day bills, and (78% of the amount of 182-day bills bid for at the low price was accepted.) (49% of the amount of 91-day bills bid for at the low price was accepted.) T otal Tenders A pplied for and Accepted (B y Federal Reserve Districts) 91-Day Treasury Bills Maturing April 29,1971 Boston .......................... ........ $ 22,165,000 Applied for Accepted A pplied for District 182-Day Treasury Bills Maturing July 29,1971 $ 22,165,000 $ 13,705,000 Accepted $ 13,705,000 New York .................... ........ 2,255,935,000 1,503,185,000 1,796,610,000 1,049,510,000 Philadelphia .................. ........ 68,735,000 48,735.000 20,845,000 20,845,000 Cleveland ...................... ........ 45,915,000 34,895,000 36,450,000 19,450,000 R ichm ond...................... ........ 13,575,000 13,575,000 3,750,000 3,750,000 Atlanta .......................... ........ 39,165,000 26,480,000 27,725,000 18,725,000 ........................ ........ 219,945,000 165,635,000 183,515,000 110,115,000 St. Louis ...................... ........ 67,550,000 51,750,000 32,935,000 22,335,000 Minneapolis .................. ........ 30,435,000 24,435,000 25,995,000 24,335,000 Kansas C i t y .................. ........ 32,025,000 25,025,000 17,395,000 17,095,000 Dallas ............................ ........ 29,335,000 13,815,000 25,550,000 11,050,000 120,350,000 70,320,000 158,525,000 89,225,000 $2,945,130,000 $2,000,015,000° $2,343,000,000 Chicago San Francisco .............. T o t a l .................. ........ c Includes $261,335,000 noncompetitive tenders accepted at the average price of 98.938. d Includes $98,100,000 noncompetitive tenders accepted at the average price of 97.859. $1,400,140,000d
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