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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF N E W YO RK

Fiscal Agent of the United States
No. 7 1 9 5
July 26, 1973
[ Circular

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Offering of $2,000,000,000 of 35-Day Tax Anticipation Treasury Bills
Dated August 15, 1973, Due September 19, 1973
T o A ll In corporated Banks and Trust Com panies, and O thers
C on cern ed, in th e Second Federal R eserve D istrict:

Follow ing is the text of a notice issued July 25 by the Treasury Department:
The Treasury D epartment, b y this p u b lic notice, invites
tenders for $2,000,000,000, or thereabouts, o f 35-day Treasury bills,
to be issued on a discount basis under com petitive and n on com ­
petitive b idding as hereinafter provided. T he bills o f this series
w ill b e dated August 15, 1973, and w ill mature Septem ber 19,
1973 (C U S IP N o. 912793 T V 8 ). Th ey w ill be a ccepted at face
value in paym ent o f incom e taxes due on Septem ber 15, 1973,
and to the extent they are not presented for this purpose the face
am ount o f these bills w ill be payable w ithout interest at maturity.
Taxpayers desiring to apply these bills in paym ent o f Septem ber
15, 1973 incom e taxes may submit the bills to a Federal Reserve
Bank or Branch or to the Office o f the Treasurer o f the United
States, W ashington, not more than fifteen days before that date.
In the case o f bills submitted in paym ent o f incom e taxes o f a
corporation they shall be accom panied b y a duly com pleted Form
503 and the office receiving these items w ill effect the deposit on
Septem ber 15, 1973. In the case o f bills subm itted in paym ent of
incom e taxes o f all other taxpayers, the office receiving the bills
w ill issue receipts therefor, the original o f w hich the taxpayer
shall submit on or before Septem ber 15, 1973, to the District
D irector o f Internal Revenue for the District in w hich such taxes
are payable. The bills w ill b e issued in bearer form only, and in
denominations o f $10,000, $15,000, $50,000, $100,000, $500,000
and $1,000,000 (maturity va lu e).
Tenders w ill b e received at Federal Reserve Banks and
Branches up to the closing hour, one-thirty p.m ., Eastern D ay­
light Saving time, W ednesday, August 8, 1973. Tenders w ill not
be received at the Treasury Department, W ashington. Each
tender must be for a minimum o f $10,000. Tenders over $10,000
must be in multiples o f $5,000. In the case o f com petitive tenders
the price offered must be expressed on the basis o f 100, with not
more than diree decimals, e.g., 99.925. Fractions may not be
used. It is urged that tenders be made on the printed forms and
forw arded in the special envelopes w hich w ill b e supplied b y
Federal Reserve Banks or Branches on application therefor.
Banking institutions generally may subm it tenders for account
o f customers, provided the names o f the customers are set forth
in such tenders. Others than banking institutions w ill not be
perm itted to submit tenders except for their ow n account. Tenders
w ill be received without deposit from incorporated banks and
trust com panies and from responsible and recognized dealers
in investment securities. Tenders from others must be a ccom ­

panied b y paym ent o f 2 percent o f the face amount o f Treasury
bills applied for, unless the tenders are accom panied b y an ex­
press guaranty o f paym ent b y an incorporated bank or trust
com pany.
All bidders are required to agree not to purchase or to sell,
or to make any agreements with respect to the purchase or sale
or other disposition o f any bills o f this issue at a specific rate
or price, until after one-thirty p.m ., Eastern D aylight Saving time,
W ednesday, August 8, 1973.
Im m ediately after the closing hour, tenders w ill b e opened
at the Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, follow in g w hich
pu blic announcem ent w ill be made b y the Treasury D epartm ent
o f the amount and price range o f accepted bids. Only those
subm itting com petitive tenders w ill be advised o f the acceptance
or rejection thereof. The Secretary o f the Treasury expressly re­
serves the right to accept or 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, noncom petitive tenders for $500,000
or less without stated price from any one bidd er w ill be accepted
in full at the average price (in three decim als) o f accepted co m ­
petitive bids. Settlement for accepted tenders in accordance with
the bids must be made or com pleted at the Federal Reserve Bank
in cash or other im mediately available funds on August 15, 1973.
Any qualified depositary w ill b e perm itted to make settlement
b y credit in its Treasury Tax and Loan A ccou n t for not more
than 50 percent o f the amount o f Treasury bills allotted to it
for itself and its customers.
Under Sections 4 5 4 (b ) and 1 2 2 1 (5 ) o f the Internal Revenue
C ode o f 1954, the amount o f discount at w hich bills issued here­
under are sold is considered to accrue when the bills are sold,
redeem ed or otherwise disposed of, and the bills are excluded from
consideration as capital assets. A ccordingly, the ow ner o f Treas­
ury bills (oth er than life insurance com panies) issued hereunder
must include in his incom e tax return, as ordinary gain or loss
the difference betw een the price paid for the bills, w hether on
original issue or on subsequent purchase, and the amount actually
received either upon sale or redem ption at maturity during the
taxable year for w hich the return is made.
Treasury Departm ent Circular N o. 418 (current revision) and
this notice prescribe the terms o f the Treasury bills and govern
the conditions o f their issue. Copies o f the circular may be
obtained from any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch.

This Bank will receive tenders up to 1:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, Wednesday, August 8, 1973, at
the Securities Department of its Head Office and at its Buffalo Branch. Please use the form on the reverse side of
this circular to submit a tender, and return it in the enclosed envelope marked “Tender for Treasury Bills.”
Tenders not requiring a deposit may be submitted by telegraph, subject to written confirmation; they may not
be submitted by telephone. Settlement for accepted tenders must be made on or before August 15, 1973, in cash,
8% percent Treasury Notes of Series B-1973, 4 percent Treasury Bonds of 1973, or other funds immediately
available by that date, except that any qualified depositary may make settlement by credit in its Treasury Tax and
Loan Account for not more than 50 percent of the amount of Treasury Bills allotted to it for itself and its customers.




A lfred H

ayes,

President.

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IMPORTANT — Please make certain that all requested data is supplied on this form, including the
number and denomination of pieces desired and the delivery and payment instructions.

TENDER FOR 35-DAY TAX ANTICIPATION TREASURY RILLS
Dated August 15, 1973
To

Due September 19, 1973
Dated at

F e d e r a l R eserve B an k o f N e w Y ork ,

Fiscal Agent of the United States.

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

D o not fill in both C om petitive and
N on com p etitive tenders on one form

NONCOMPETITIVE TENDER

$ ........................................................( maturity value),
or any lesser amount that may be awarded.

(N o t to ex cee d $500,000 for one bidder through all sou rces)

Price: ................................per 100.

at the average price of accepted competitive bids.

$ ...................................................... ( maturity value).

( Price must b e expressed with n ot m ore than th ree
decim al places, for exam ple, 9 9 .9 2 5 )

W e hereby agree not to buy or to sell, or to make any agreements with respect to the purchase or sale
or other disposition of any bills of this issue at a specific rate or price, until after one-thirty p.m., Eastern
Daylight Saving time, Wednesday, August 8,1973.
Subject to allotment, please issue, deliver, and accept payment for the bills as indicated below:
Pieces

D enom ination
$

Maturity value

□

1.

D eliver over the counter to the
undersigned

Paym ent will b e m ade as follow s:
□

By charge to our account on
your books

10,000

n

2.

Ship to the undersigned

15,000

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3.

H old in safekeeping ( for a c­
count o f m em ber bank only)**

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By cash or check in im m ediately
available funds on delivery

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4.

H old as collateral for Treasury
Tax and L oan A ccou nt*

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5.

B y credit in Treasury Tax and
Loan A ccou nt (not more than
5 0 % o f purchase p rice) for
which A dvice o f D eposit (b e­
lo w ) is subm itted herewith

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By surrender o f Treasury notes
or bonds maturing August
15, 1973

50,000
100,000

Special instructions:

500,000
1,000,000
( N o changes in delivery instructions
will b e a c c e p te d )

Totals

The undersigned certifies that the allotted bills will b e ow ned solely b y the undersigned.

( Name of subscriber — please print or type)

Insert this tender
in special envelope
marked “Tender for
Treasury Bills”

(Address — please print or type)

(Tel. No.)

( Signature of subscriber or authorized signature )
(Title of authorized signer)

(Banks submitting tenders for customer account must indicate name on line below , or attach a list)

(Name of customer)

(Name of customer)

IN ST R U C T IO N S :
1. N o tender for less than $10,000 w ill be considered and each tender must be for an even m ultiple o f $5,000
( maturity va lu e ).
2. Others than banking institutions w ill not be perm itted to submit tenders except for their ow n account. Banks
subm itting tenders for custom er account m ay consolidate com petitive tenders at th e same price and may consolidate non­
com petitive tenders, provided a list is attached show ing the nam e o f each bidder, the amount bid for his account, and m ethod
o f paym ent. Forms for this purpose w ill be furnished on request.
3. If the person making the tender is a corporation, the tender should be signed b y an officer o f the corporation
authorized to make the tender, and the signing o f the tender b y an officer o f the corporation will be construed as a repre­
sentation b y him that he has been so authorized. If the tender is made b y a partnership, it should be signed b y a mem ber
o f the firm, w h o should sign in the form “ .................................................................. ................................................. , a copartnership, by
.......................................................................................................... .. a m em ber o f the firm.”
4. Tenders w ill be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust com panies and from responsible
and recogn ized dealers in investment securities. Tenders from others must be accom panied b y paym ent o f 2 percent o f
the face amount o f Treasury bills applied for, unless the tenders are accom panied b y an express guaranty o f paym ent b y an
incorporated bank or trust com pany. All checks must be drawn to the order o f the Federal Reserve Bank o f N ew York;
checks endorsed to this Bank w ill not be accepted.
5. I f the language o f this tender is changed in any respect, w hich, in the opinion o f the Secretary of the Treasury,
is material, the tender m ay be disregarded.

Advice of Deposit in Treasury Tax and Loan Account
To

F e d e r a l R eserve B an k o f N e w Y ork ,

Fiscal Agent of the United States.
W e will deposit on August 15, 1973 to your credit in the Treasury Tax and Loan Account on our books, to be
held subject to withdrawal on demand, an amount not exceeding 50% of the purchase price of the bills allotted to us
on our tender for 35-day tax anticipation Treasury bills, dated August 15, 1973, due September 19, 1973.




(Name of Depositary)

By . . . .

Address

(Authorized signature(s) required)

(City and State)