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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK Fiscal Agent of the United States - [ l'in·ular No. 7405} June 11, 1974 OFFERING OF TWO SERIES OF TREASURY BILLS $2,600,000,000 of 91-Day Bills, Additional Amount, Series Dated March 21, 1974., Due September 19, 1974 (To Be Issued June 20, 1974) $1,900,000,000 of 182-Day Bills, Dated June 20, 1974·, Due December 19, 1974 ·r o All Incorporated Bm~ks 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 $4,500,000,000, or thereabouts, to be issued June 20, 1974, as follows : 91-day bills (to maturity date) in the amount of $2,600,000,000, or thereabouts, representing an additional amount of bills dated March 21, 1974, and to mature September 19, 1974 (CUSIP No. 912793 UQ7), originally issued in the amount of $1,801,875,000 (an additional $100,065,000 was issued on June 5, 1974), the additional and original bills to be freely interchangeable. 182-day bills, for $1,900,000,000, or thereabouts, to be dated June 20, 1974, and to mature December 19, 1974 (CUSIP No. 912793 VD5). The bills will be issued for cash and in exchange for Treasury bills maturing june 20, 1974, outstanding in the amount of $4,300,010,000, of which Government accounts and Federal Reserve Banks, for themselves and as agents of foreign and international monetary authorities, presently hold $2,611,940,000. These accounts may exchange bills they hold for the bills now being offered at the average prices of accepted tenders. 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 Daylight Saving time, Monday, June 17, 1974. Tenders will not be received at the Treasury Department, Washington. Each tender must be for a minimum ol $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 envelopes which will be supplied by Federal Reserve Banks or Branches on application therefor. Banking institutions and dealers who make primary markets in Government securities and report daily to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York their positions with respect to Government securities and borrowings thereon may submit tenders for account of customers provided the names of the customers are set forth in such tenders. Others will not be permitted 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 investment 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. 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 pr 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 competitive 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 June 20, 1974, in cash or other immediately available funds or· in a like face amount of Treasury bills maturing June 20, 1974. Cash and exchange tenders will receive equal treatment. Cash adjustments will be made for differences 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 hereunder are sold is considered to accrue when the bills are sold, redeemed 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 of their issue. Copies of the circular may be obtained from any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch. This Bank will receive tenders for both series up to 1 :30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, Monday, June 17, 1974, 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." 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 June 13, 1974, representing an additional amount of bills dated March 14, 1974, maturing September 12, 1974; and 182-day bills dated June 13, 1974, maturing December 12, 1974) are shown on the reverse side of this circular. ALFRED HAYES, President. (OVER) RESULTS OF LAST W EEKLY OFFERING OF TREASURY lill l S (TW O SERIES TO BE ISSUED JUNE 13, 1974) Range of Accepted Competitive Bids 91-Day Treasury Bills Maturing September 12, 1974 182-Day Treasury Bills Maturing Decem ber 12,1974 Price Approx. equiv. annual rate 97927* 8 .2 0 1 % 95.805 8 .2 9 8 % L o w ..................................................... 97.905 8 .2 8 8 % 95.785 8 .3 3 7 % A v e r a g e .............................................. 97.912 S .2 6 0 % 1 95.792 S .3 2 4 % 1 H igh ................................................... Price Approx. equiv. annual rate 11 Excepting three tenders totaling $1,195,000. 1 These rates are on a bank discount basis. The equivalent coupon issue yields are 8.55% for the 91-day bills, and 8.81% 182-day bills. ( 40 p e r m it of the amount of 91-clay bills bid for at the low price was accepted.) for the (8 3 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 District) 91-Day Treasury Bills Maturing September 12, 1974 Boston .................................. ........... $ 49,130,000 Applied for Accepted Applied for District 182-Day Treasury Bills Maturing Decem ber 12, 1974 $ 31,025,000 $ 49,250,000 Acceptcd $ 18,845,000 2,945,230,000 2,118,710,000 2,886,590,000 1,580,120,000 ....................... ............ 35,715,000 35,480,000 75,425,000 30,805,000 C le v e la n d .............................. ........... 76,325,000 73,905,000 82,800,000 43,050,000 ........................... ........... 53,780,000 31,380,000 39,790,000 20,670,000 ................................ ............ 40,925,000 38,045,000 48,060,000 24,990,000 C hicago ................................ ............ 180,405,000 111,065,000 197,630,000 43,335,000 St. L o u i s .............................. ............ 58,110,000 28,450,000 59,090,000 23,180,000 ....................... ............ 24,635,000 11,435,000 24,170,000 5,950.000 Kansas City ....................... ............ 40,885,000 31,490,000 38,610,000 30,780,000 ................................... ............ 42,125,000 20,115,000 28,525,000 13,195,000 .................. ............ 142,850.000 69,015,000 260,000,000 65,485.000 ............ $3,69(3,115,000 ......................... ............ N ew Y ork Philadelphia Richm ond Atlanta M inneapolis Dallas San F rancisco T otal .................... $2,600,115,000” i) Includes $453,190,000 noncompetitive tenders accepted at the average price. Includes $294,055,000 noncompetitive tenders accepted at the average price. 0 $3,789,940,000 $1,900,405,000'