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FED ER AL RESERVE BANK O F NEW YORK Fiscal Agent of the United States [ Circular No. 7 6 6 5 "1 July 8, 1975 J OFFERING OF TWO SERIES OF TREASURY BILLS $2,800,000,000 of 91-Day Bills, Additional Amount, Series Dated April 17, 1975, Due October 16, 1975 (To Be Issued July 17, 1975) $2,900,000,000 of 182-Day Bills, Dated July 17, 1975, Due January 15, 1976 'To A ll Incorporated Banks and Trust 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 Treasury Department, by this public notice, invites tenders for two series of Treasury bills to the aggregate amount of $5,700,000,000, or thereabouts, to be issued July 17, 1975, as fo llo w s: 91-day bills (to maturity date) in the amount of $2,800,000,000, or thereabouts, representing an additional amount of bills dated April 17, 1975, and to mature October 16, 1975 (C U S I P N o. 912793 X T 8 ), originally issued in the amount of $2,702,255,000, the additional and original bills to be freely interchangeable. 182-day bills, for $2,900,000,000, or thereabouts, to be dated July 17, 1975, and to mature January 15, 1976 (C U S IP No. 912793 Y P 5 ). The bills will be issued for cash and in exchange for Treasury bills maturing July 17, 1975, outstanding in the amount of $4,909,270,000, of which Government accounts and Federal Reserve Banks, for them selves and as agents of foreign and international monetary authorities, presently hold $2,839,995,000. 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 in denominations of $10,000, $15,000, $50,000, $100,000, $500,000 and $1,000,000 (m aturity value) and in book-entry form to designated bidders. Tenders will be received at Federal Reserve Banks and Branches up to the closing hour, one-thirty p.m., Eastern D aylight Saving time, Monday, July 14, 1975. Tenders will not be re ceived at the Treasury Department, W ashington. Each tender must be for a minimum of $10,000. Tenders over $10,000 must be in m ul tiples 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 N ew 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 w ill 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 com pany. 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. O nly 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 $500,000 or less without stated price from any one bidder will be accepted in full at the average price (in three decim als) 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 July 17, 1975, in cash or other im mediately available funds or in a like face amount of Treasury bills maturing July 17, 1975. Cash and exchange tenders will receive equal treatment. Cash adjustments will be made for differ ences 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 here under 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, July 14, 1975, 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 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 July 10, 1975, representing an ad ditional amount of bills dated April 10, 1975, maturing October 9, 1975; and 182-day bills dated July 10, 1975, matur ing January 8 , 1976) are shown on the reverse side of this circular. , / 291 ' . A lfred H ayes, President. ( o ver) RESULTS OF LAST WEEKLY OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS (TWO SERIES TO BE ISSUED JULY 10, 1975) Range of Accepted Competitive Bids p i-Day Treasury Bills Maturing October p, 1973 Price 98.445a 98.424 98.432 High .... Low .... Average 182-Day Treasury Bills Maturing January 8, 1976 Discount Rate Investment Rate1 Price Discount Rate Investment Rate1 6.152% 6.235% 6.203% 6.35% 6.44% 6.41% 96.742 96.689 96.709 6.444% 6.549% 6.510% 6.77% 6.89% 6.84% 1 Equivalent coupon issue yield. a Excepting one tender of $40,000. (12 percent of the amount of 91-day bills bid for at the low price was accepted.) (17 percent of the amount of 182-day bills bid for at the low price was accepted.) Total Tenders Received and Accepted (By Federal Reserve District) 91 -Day Treasury Bills Maturing October 9 , 1975 District T otal Accepted Received Boston ........................ ........... New York .................. ........... Philadelphia ................ ........... Cleveland .................... ........... Richmond .................. ........... Atlanta ........................ ........... Chicago ...................... ........... St. Louis .................... ........... Minneapolis ................ ........... Kansas City ................ ........... Dallas ........................ ........... San Francisco ........................ ......................... ........... $ 51,300.000 3,500,460,000 30,770,000 56,380,000 70,900,000 63,215,000 309,005,000 55,525,000 12,625,000 85,940,000 37,850,000 188,915,000 $4,462,885,000 $ 31,300,000 2,225,105,000 30,770,000 55,780,000 59,380,000 62,405,000 94,625,000 42,425,000 11,625,000 76,615,000 28,090,000 81,915,000 $2,800,035,000b b Includes $530,530,000 noncompetitive tenders from the public, c Includes $254,355,000 noncompetitive tenders from the public. 182-Day Treasury Bills Maturing January 8 , 1976 Received $ 23,080,000 3.667,015,000 65,785,000 80,330,000 28,660,000 34,685,000 254,850,000 38,215,000 8.745,000 34,695,000 29.040,000 239,165.000 $4,504,265,000 Accepted $ 18,930,000 2.446,445,000 52,785,000 32,030,000 21,410,000 34,685,000 94,890,000 25,815,000 4,915,000 30,035,000 28,970,000 109,165,000 $2,900,075,000°
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