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FED ER A L RESERVE BANK
OF NEW YORK
Fiscal Agent of the United States
C irc u la r N o.

7940

A u g u st 20, 1976

Results of Treasury’s 364-Day Bill Auction
To A ll Incorporated Banks and Trust Companies, and Others
Concerned, in the Second Federal Reserve District:

T h e fo llo w in g a u c tio n r e su lts w ere a n n o u n c e d on A u g u st 18 by th e T r e a su r y D e p a r tm e n t:

Tenders for $2,900 million of 52-week Treasury bills to be dated August 24, 1976, and to
mature August 23, 1977, were opened at the Federal Reserve Banks today.
T h e d etails are as follows:

Range of Accepted Competitive Bids

Price

High ....................................................
Low ....................................................
Average ..............................................

94.337a
94.289
94.304

Discount
Rate

Investment
Rate 1

5.601%
5.648%
5.633%

5.93%
5.98%
5.97%

1 Equivalent coupon-issue yield.
aExcepting one tender of $1,950,000.

Tenders at the low price were allotted 77 percent.
Total Tenders Received and Accepted
(By Federal Reserve District)
Boston ........................................
New York ..................................
Philadelphia ..............................
Cleveland ..................................
Richmond ..................................
Atlanta ......................................
Chicago ......................................
St. Louis ....................................
Minneapolis ..............................
Kansas C ity ................................
Dallas ........................................
San F ran cisco ............................
Total ..................................

Accepted

R eceived

Federal R e se r v e District

$

29,140,000
3,702,470,000
67,140,000
104,770,000
41,135,000
5,025,000
460,270,000
39,170,000
63,730,000
19,145,000
29,210,000
315,820,000

$4,877,025,000

$

23,140,000
2,210,970,000
40,140,000
94,770,000
17,135,000
5,025,000
186,470,000
28,480,000
53,730,000
13,145,000
10,210,000
216,820,000

$2,900,035,000

The $2,900 million of accepted tenders includes $97 million of noncompetitive tenders
from the public and $673 million of tenders from Federal Reserve Banks for themselves and
as agents of foreign and international monetary authorities accepted at the average price.
An additional $50 million of the bills will be issued to Federal Reserve Banks as agents of
foreign and international monetary authorities for new cash.




PAUL A. VOLCKER,

President.