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F E D E R A L R E SE R V E BANK O F N E W YORK
Fiscal Agent of the United States
Circular No. 8 0 2 0 1

[December 29, 1976

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OFFERING OF TWO SERIES OF TREASURY BILLS
$2,500,000,000 of 91-Day B ills, A dditional A m ount, Series Dated October 7, 1976, Due A pril 7, 1977
(To B e Issued January 6, 1977)
$3,500,000,000 of 182-Day B ills, Dated January 6, 1977, D ue July 7, 1977
To All Incorporated Banks 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 yesterday:
The Department of the Treasury, by this public notice, invites
tenders for two series of Treasury bills to the aggregate amount of
$6,000 million, or thereabouts, to be issued January 6, 1977, as
follows:
91-day bills (to maturity date) in the amount of
$2,500 million, or thereabouts, representing an additional
amount of bills dated October 7, 1976, and to mature
April 7, 1977 (C U SIP No. 912793 F50), originally
issued in the amount of $3,506 million, the additional
and original bills to be freely interchangeable.
182-day bills, for $3,500 million, or thereabouts, to be dated
January 6, 1977, and to mature July 7, 1977 (C U SIP
No. 912793 H82).
The bills will be issued for cash and in exchange for Treasury
bills maturing January 6, 1977, outstanding in the amount of
$6,013 million, of which Government accounts and Federal Reserve
Banks, for themselves and as agents of foreign and international
monetary authorities, presently hold $2,523 million. These accounts
may exchange bills they hold for the bills now being offered at the
average prices of accepted tenders.
The bills will be issued on a discount basis under competitive
and noncompetitive bidding, 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 (maturity value), and in book-entry form to designated
bidders.
Tenders will be received at Federal Reserve Banks and Branches
and, from individuals, at the Bureau of the Public Debt, Washing­
ton, D.C. 20226, up to 1 :30 p.m., Eastern Standard time, Monday,
January 3, 1977. Each tender must be for a minimum of $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.
Banking institutions and dealers which 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
bills applied for, unless the tenders are accompanied by an express
guaranty of payment by an incorporated bank or trust company.
Public announcement will be made by the Department of the
Treasury of the amount and price range of accepted bids. 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 decimals) 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 or Branch or at the Bureau of the Public
Debt on January 6, 1977, in cash or other immediately available
funds or in a like face amount of Treasury bills maturing January 6,
1977. 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 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 bills
(other than life insurance companies) issued hereunder must in­
clude in his Federal 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.
Department of the Treasury 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, or from the Bureau of
the Public Debt.

This Bank will receive tenders for both series up to 1 :30 p.m., Eastern Standard time, Monday, January 3 ,
1977, 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 enveloped 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 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 December 30, 1976, representing an
additional amount of bills dated September 30, 1976, maturing March 31, 1977; and 182-day bills dated December 30
1976, maturing June 30, 1977) are shown on the reverse side of this circular.
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P aul A . V olcker,

President.
( over)

RESULTS OF WEEKLY OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS
(TWO SERIES TO BE ISSUED DECEMBER 30, 1976)

Range o f Accepted Competitive Bids

182 -Day Treasury Bills
Maturing June 30, 1977

91 -Day Treasury Bills
Maturing March 3 1 , 1977

H igh..............................................
Low ..............................................
A v e rag e............................................

Price

Discount
Rate

Investment
Ratet

Price

Discount
Rate

Investment
Ratel

98.923a
98.911
98.914

4.261%
4.308%
4.296%

4.37%
4.42%
4.40%

97.745b
97.732
97.738

4.460%
4.486%
4.474%

4.63%
4.65%
4.64%

b Excepting one tender of $2,230,000.

l Equivalent coupon-issue yield,
a Excepting two tenders totaling $2,330j

(23 per cent of the amount of 182-day bills
bid for at the low price was accepted.)

(64 per cent of the amount of 91-day bills
bid for at the low price was accepted.)

Total Tenders Received and Accepted
9 1 -Day Treasury Bills
Maturing March 3 1 , 1977

Boston......................................
New York ..............................
Philadelphia ............................
Cleveland ................................
Richmond ................................
Atlanta ....................................
Chicago....................................
St. Louis..................................
Minneapolis ............................
Kansas City ............................
Dallas ......................................
San Francisco..........................
U.S. Treasury ........................
T

otals

........................................

$

27,495,000
3,343,575,000
17,095,000
23,810,000
27,980,000
24,625,000
181,150,000
57,495,000
14,050,000
24,995,000
18,875,000
238,500,000

$

16,495,000
1,846,775,000
17,095,000
23,810,000
23,980,000
24,625,000
107,790,000
47,495,000
12,970,000
24,995,000
18,875,000
135,660,000

$

23,320,000
5,803,130,000
28,755,000
108,695,000
24,490,000
17,705,000
291,625,000
60,070,000
48,100,000
7,470,000
28,935,000
451,675,000

$

8,320,000
2,988,230,000
8,755,000
8,695,000
4,990,000
17,705,000
91,625,000
44,905,000
33,940,000
7,470,000
16,935,000
169,055,000

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—

—

—

$3,999,645,000

$2,300,565,000°

$6,893,970,000

$3,400,625,000d

c Includes $262,905,000 noncompetitive tenders from the public.
d Includes $117,025,000 noncompetitive tenders from the public.




Accepted

Received

Accepted

Received

F.R. District (and U.S. Treasury)

182 -Day Treasury Bills
Maturing June 30, 1977