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FED ER AL RESERVE BANK O F NEW YORK Fiscal Agent of the United States TCircular No. 6 9 2 8 T L A pril 18, 1972 J O FFE R IN G OF TWO SERIES OF TREASU RY BILLS $2,300,000,000 of 91-Day Bills, A dditional A m ount, Series Dated Jan u ary 27, 1972, D ue Ju ly 27, 1972 (To Be Issued A pril 27, 1972) $1,800,000,000 of 182-Day Bills, D ated A pril 27, 1972, Due O ctober 26, 1972 To A ll Incorporated B anks and T ru st Companies, and Others Concerned, in the Second Federal Reserve D istrict: Following is the text of a notice issued by the Treasury Department, released at 4 p.m. today: The T reasury Departm ent, by this public notice, invites tenders for two series of T reasury bills to the aggregate amount of $4,100,000,000, or thereabouts, for cash and in exchange for T reasury bills m aturing A pril 27, 1972, in the amount of $4,105,835,000, as follow s: 91-day bills (to m aturity date) to be issued A pril 27, 1972, in the amount of $2,300,000,000, or thereabouts, representing an additional amount of bills dated Janu ary 27, 1972, and to mature July 27, 1972 (C U S IP No. 912793 N W 2 ), originally issued in the amount of $1,603,210,000, the additional and original bills to be freely interchangeable. 182-day bills, for $1,800,000,000, or thereabouts, to be dated A pril 27, 1972, and to mature October 26, 1972 (C U S IP No. 912793 P J9 ). The bills of both series will be issued on a discount basis under competitive and noncompetitive bidding as hereinafter provided, and at m aturity 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 (m aturity value). Tenders will be received a t Federal Reserve Banks and Branches up to the closing hour, one-thirty p.m., E astern Standard time, Monday, April 24, 1972. Tenders will not be received at the T reasury Departm ent, W ashington. Each tender must be for a minimum of $10,000. Tenders over $10,000 must be in m ulti ples 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. O thers 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 tru st 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 T reasury bills applied for, unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty of payment by an incorporated bank or tru st 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 T reasury D epartm ent 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 T reasury 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. Settlem ent for accepted tenders in accordance with the bids must be made or completed at the Federal Reserve Bank on April 27, 1972, in cash or other im mediately available funds or in a like face amount of T reasury bills m aturing April 27, 1972. Cash and exchange tenders will receive equal treatm ent. Cash adjustm ents will be made for dif ferences between the par value of m aturing bills accepted in ex change and the issue price of the new bills. U nder 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 T reasury 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 m aturity during the taxable year for which the return is made. T reasury Departm ent C ircular No. 418 (cu rren t revision) and this notice prescribe the terms of the T reasury 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, April 24, 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 April 20, 1972 representing an additional amount of bills dated January 20, 1972, maturing July 20, 1972; and 182-day bills dated April 20, 1972, maturing October 19, 1972) are shown on the reverse side of this circular. A lfred H ayes, President. ( over) RESULTS OF LAST WEEKLY OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS (TWO SERIES TO BE ISSUED APRIL 20, 1972) Range of Accepted Competitive Bids 182 -Day Treasury Bills Maturing October 19 , 1972 9 1 -Day Treasury Bills Maturing July 20 , 1972 Price A pprox. equiv. annual rate A pprox. equiv. annual rate Price High ............................................. 99.031 3.833% 97.860 4.233% Low ............................................... 99.021 3.873% 97.826 4.300% Average ................ ......................... 99.027 3.849%! 97.837 4.278%! 1 These rates are on a bank discount basis. The equivalent coupon issue yields are 3.94% for the 91-day bills, and 4.43% fc 182-day bills. (36 percent of the amount of 182-day bills bid for at the low price was accepted.) (93 percent of the amount of 91-day bills bid for at the low price was accepted.) Total Tenders Applied for and Accepted (By Federal Reserve Districts) 182 -Day Treasury Bills Maturing October 19 , 1972 9 1 -Day Treasury Bills Maturing July 20 , 1972 D istrict Boston ..................................... $ 7,915,000 Applied for Accepted Applied for $ 7,915,000 $ 5,395,000 Accepted $ 5,395,000 New York ........... .................... 3,548,620,000 2,093,140,000 2,676,620,000 1,604,120,000 Philadelphia ............................. 31,945,000 11,545,000 4,840,000 4,665,000 Cleveland ............. .................... 26,205,000 20,075,000 19,645,000 11,725,000 Richmond ............. .................... 8,380,000 8,280,000 11,715,000 8,715,000 Atlanta ................. .................... 44,855,000 16,885,000 33,945,000 15,945,000 Chicago ............... .................... 297,660,000 49,100,000 188,085,000 57,255,000 St. Louis ................................. 41,345,000 25,695,000 26,430,000 23,610,000 Minneapolis ............................. 30,780,000 10,780,000 25,750,000 19,750,000 Kansas City ........ .................... 36,215,000 21,625,000 24,755,000 14,755,000 Dallas .................. .................... 47,800,000 25,450,000 28,930,000 9,930,000 ... .................... 72,105,000 10,030,000 79,155,000 24,595,000 ......... .................... $4,193,825,000 San Francisco T otal $2,300,520,000® $3,125,265,000 a Includes $188,995,000 noncompetitive tenders accepted at the average price of 99.027. b Includes $101,525,000 noncompetitive tenders accepted at the average price of 97.837. $1,800,460,000b
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