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FE D E R A L R E SER V E BANK O F NEW YORK Fiscal A gent o f the United States £ Circular No. 6 8 7 4 January 4, 1972 ] OFFERING OF TWO SERIES OF TREASURY BILLS $2,300,000,000 of 91-Day Bills, Additional Amount, Series Dated October 14, 1971, Due April 13, 1972 (To Be Issued January 13,1972) $1,600,000,000 of 182-Day Bills, Dated January 13, 1972, Due July 13, 1972 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 $3,900,000,000, or thereabouts, for cash and in exchange for Treasury bills maturing January 13, 1972, in the amount of $3,902,405,000, as follows: 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 of Treasury bills applied for, unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty of payment by an incorporated bank or trust company. 91-day bills (to maturity date) to be issued January 13, 1972, in the amount of $2,300,000,000, or thereabouts, representing an additional amount of bills dated October 14, 1971, and to mature April 13, 1972 (C U S IP No. 912793 M W 3 ), originally issued in the amount of $1,601,210,000, the additional and original bills to be freely interchangeable. 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 January 13, 1972, in cash or other im mediately available funds or in a like face amount of Treasury bills maturing January 13, 1972. Cash and exchange tenders will receive equal treatment. Cash adjustments will be made for dif ferences between the par value of maturing bills accepted in ex change and the issue price of the new bills. 182-day bills, for $1,600,000,000, or thereabouts, to be dated January 13, 1972, and to mature July 13, 1972 (C U S IP No. 912793 N U 6 ). 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 Standard time, Monday, January 10, 1972. 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 multiples 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 enve lopes 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 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 dif ference 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 of their issue. Copies of 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, January 10, 1972, 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 con firmation; 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 6, 1972, representing an additional amount of bills dated October 7, 1971, maturing April 6, 1972; and 182-day bills dated January 6, 1972, maturing July 6, 1972) are shown on the reverse side of this circular. A lfred H ayes, President. ( over) RESULTS OF LAST W EEKLY OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS (TW O SERIES TO BE ISSUED JANUARY 6, 1972) Range of Accepted Competitive Bids 91-Day Treasury Bills Maturing April 6,1972 182-Day Treasury Bills Maturing July 6,1972 Approx. equiv. annual rate Price Approx. equiv. annual rate 99.067a 3.691% 97.978 4.000% Low .............................. .............. 99.046 3.774% 97.935 4.085% A v e ra g e ........................ .............. 99.056 3.735%! 97.956 4.043%! Price High ............................. .............. a Excepting one tender of $500,000. 1 These rates are on a bank discount basis. The equivalent coupon issue yields are 3.83 percent for the 91-day bills, and 4.20 percent for the 182-day bills. (16 percent of the amount of 91-day bills bid for at the low price was accepted.) (67 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 April 6,1972 Applied, for District Boston ............................. ........ $ 18,265,000 182-Day Treasury Bills Maturing July 6,1972 Accepted $ 8,265,000 Applied fo r $ 13,695,000 Accepted $ 3,695,000 New Y o r k .......................... ........ 3,036,675,000 1,911,075,000 2,209,690,000 1,400,840,000 ...................... ........ 11,705,000 11,705,000 4,510,000 4,510,000 Cleveland............................ ........ 27,565,000 27,565,000 18,360,000 13,360,000 Richmond .......................... ........ 12,360,000 12,360,000 2,600,000 2,600,000 A tlanta ............................. ....... 34,490,000 24,810,000 20,535,000 8,535,000 Chicago .............................. ........ 213,260,000 109,060,000 136,825,000 57,825,000 St. L o u i s ............................ ........ 52,525,000 47,025,000 20,480,000 15,980,000 Minneapolis........................ ........ 30,370,000 19,370,000 25,115,000 15,125,000 Kansas C it y ........................ ........ 37,075,000 30,075,000 19,335,000 13,335,000 D alla s................................... ........ 36,160,000 16,320,000 29,765,000 7,765,000 San F ran cisco.................... ........ 108,870,000 82,570,000 273,140,000 56,730,000 ........ $3,619,320,000 Philadelphia T otal ..................... $2,300,200,000b b Includes $204,345,000 noncompetitive tenders accepted at the average price of 99.056. c Includes $87,975,000 noncompetitive tenders accepted at the average price of 97.956. $2,774,050,000 $1,600,300,000c
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