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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF N E W YORK Fiscal Agent of the United States c Circular No. 7 4 2 4 July 23, 1974 ] OFFERING OF TWO SERIES OF TREASURY BILLS $2,600,000,000 of 91-Day Bills, Additional Amount, Series Dated May 2, 1974, Due October 31, 1974 (To Be Issued August 1, 1974) $1,900,000,000 of 182-Day Bills, Dated August 1,1974, Due January 30, 1975 T o A ll In corporated Banks and Trust Companies, and Others Concerned, in the Second Federal R eserv e D istrict: F ollow in g is the text o f a notice issued by the T reasu ry Department, released at 4 p.m. to d a y : T h e Treasury Department, by this public notice, invites tenders fo r tw o series o f Treasury bills to the aggregate amount o f $4,500,000,000, or thereabouts, to be issued August 1, 1974, as f o llo w s : 91-day bills (to maturity date) in the amount o f $2,600,000,000, or thereabouts, representing an additional amount o f bills dated M ay 2, 1974, and to mature O ctober 31, 1974 (C U S I P N o. 912793 U W 4 ) , originally issued in the amount o f $1,802,275,000 (an additional $100,065,000 was issued on June 5, 1974), the additional and original bills to be freely interchangeable. 182-day bills, fo r $1,900,000,000, or thereabouts, to be dated A ugust 1, 1974, and to mature January 30, 1975 (C U S I P N o. 912793 V T O ) . o f customers provided the names o f the customers are set forth in such tenders. Others will not be permitted to submit tenders except fo r their own account. Tenders w ill 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 o f 2 percent o f the face amount o f Treasury bills applied for, unless the tenders are accom panied by an express guaranty o f payment by an incorporated bank or trust company. Th e bills o f both series will be issued on a discount basis under com petitive and noncompetitive bidding as hereinafter provided, and at maturity their face amount w ill be payable without interest. T h ey w ill be issued in bearer form and in book-entry form to desig nated bidders, in denominations o f $10,000, $15,000, $50,000, $100,000 $500,000 and $1,000,000 (m aturity value). Immediately after the closing hour, tenders will be opened at the Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, follow in g which public announcement w ill be made by the Treasury Department o f the amount and price range o f accepted bids. O nly those submitting competitive tenders will be advised o f the acceptance or rejection thereof. The Secretary o f 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 reserva tions, noncompetitive tenders fo r each issue fo r $200,000 or less without stated price from any one bidder will be accepted in full at the average price (in three decimals) o f accepted competitive bids fo r the respective issues. Settlement fo r accepted tenders in accord ance with the bids must be made or completed at the Federal Reserve Bank on August 1, 1974, in cash or other immediately available funds or in a like face amount o f Treasury bills maturing August 1, 1974. Cash and exchange tenders will receive equal treatment. Cash adjustments will be made for differences between the par value o f maturing bills accepted in exchange and the issue price o f the new bills. Tenders w ill be received at Federal Reserve Banks and Branches up to the closing hour, one-thirty p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, M onday, July 29, 1974. Tenders will 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 competitive tenders the price offered must be expressed on the basis o f 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 form s and forw arded in the special envelopes which w ill be supplied by Federal Reserve Banks o r Branches on application therefor. Under Sections 4 5 4 (b ) and 1221(5) o f the Internal Revenue Code o f 1954, the amount o f discount at which bills issued here under are sold is considered to accrue when the bills are sold, redeemed or otherwise disposed o f, and the bills are excluded from consideration as capital assets. A ccordin gly, the owner o f Treasury bills (oth er than life insurance com panies) issued hereunder must include in his income tax return, as ordinary gain or loss, the difference between the price paid fo r 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 fo r which the return is made. Banking institutions and dealers w ho make primary markets in G overnment securities and report daily to the Federal Reserve Bank o f N ew Y o rk their positions with respect to Government securities and borrow ings thereon may submit tenders fo r account Treasury Department 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. T he bills w ill be issued fo r cash and in exchange for Treasury bills maturing A ugust 1, 1974, outstanding in the amount o f $4,306,835,000, o f which Government accounts and Federal Reserve Banks’, fo r themselves and as agents o f foreign and international monetary authorities, presently hold $2,532,880,000. These accounts may exchange bills they hold fo r the bills now being offered at the average prices o f accepted tenders. T h is Bank will receive tenders fo r both series up to 1 :30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, M onday, July 29, 1ender form s fo r the respective 1 9 7 4 ; a t the Securities Department o f its H ead Office and at its B uffalo Branch. series are enclosed. Please use the appropriate form s to submit tenders and return them in the enclosed envelope marked “ T en d er fo r T reasury B ills.” T enders not requiring a deposit may be submitted by telegraph, subject to written con firm ation ; no tenders may be submitted by telephone. Payment fo r 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 o f Treasury bills (91-d ay bills to be issued July 25, 1974, representing an additional amount of bills dated April 25, 1974, maturing October 24, 197 4 ; and 182-day bills dated July 25, 1974, maturing January 23, 1975) are shown on the reverse side of this circular. A lfred H ay es , President. ( over ) RESULTS OF LAST W EEK LY OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS (TW O SERIES TO BE ISSUED JULY 25, 1974) Range of Accepted Competitive Bids 91-Day Treasury Bills Maturing October 24,1974 182-Day Treasury Bills Maturing January 23,1975 A p p ro x . equiv. annual rate P rice P rice A p p ro x . equiv. annual rate ................................ .................. 98.085 7 .5 7 6 % 96.117 7.6 8 1 % Low ............................. .................. 98.071 7 .6 3 1 % 96.084 7 .7 4 6% A v e r a g e ............................ ................ 98.078 7 .6 0 4 % ! 96.107 7 .7 0 0 % ! H ig h 1 These rates are on a bank discount basis. T h e equivalent coupon issue yields are 7.86% fo r the 91-day bills, and 8.12% fo r the 182-day bills. (4 8 percent o f the amount o f 91-day bills (8 9 percent o f the amount o f 182-day bills bid fo r at the low price was accepted.) bid fo r at the low price was accepted.) Total Tenders Applied for and Accepted (By Federal Reserve District) 91-Day Treasury Bills Maturing O ctober 24,1974 B oston A ccep ted A pplied f o r D istrict ........................... $ 64,015,000 182-Day Treasury Bills Maturing January 23,1975 $ 32,080,000 A pplied f o r $ 22,080,000 A ccep ted $ 12,080,000 New Y o r k ..................... 3,676,245,000 2,292,595,000 Philadelphia .................. 30,710,000 28,765,000 15,130,000 13,520,000 Cleveland ....................... 75,775,000 35,745,000 49,040,000 26,990,000 R ic h m o n d ....................... 78,810,000 28,070,000 76,000,000 21,590,000 Atlanta ............................ 45,180,000 27,285,000 26,850,000 23,500,000 ......................... 198,765,000 33,905,000 193,020,000 35,990,000 ....................... 45,515,000 24,415,000 43,030,000 17,980,000 16,840,000 4,840,000 17,990,000 5,610,000 K ansas C i t y .................... 37,735,000 29,960,000 29,615,000 25,700,000 Dallas ................................ 37,780,000 16,780,000 37,260,000 16,335,000 San F rancisco ................ 156,300,000 45,615,000 213,035,000 43,565,000 C hicago St. L ou is M inneapolis T .................. otal ................ $4,463,670,000 $2,600,055,000a a Includes $408,310,000 noncompetitive tenders accepted at the average price, b Includes $275,150,000 noncompetitive tenders accepted at the average price. 2,994,620,000 1,657,190,000 $3,717,670,000 $ 1,900,050,000b
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