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FED ER A L R ESER VE BANK O F N EW YORK
Fiscal Agent of the United States
r Circular No. 8 0 6 4 “1

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March 2, 1977

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OFFERING OF TWO SERIES OF TREASURY BILLS
$2,300,000,000 of 91-Day Bills, Additional Amount, Series Dated December 9, 1976, Due June 9, 1977
(To Be Issued March 10, 1977)
$3,400,000,000 of 182-Day Bills, Dated March 10, 1977, Due September 8, 1977
T o A l l I n c o r p o r a te d B a n k s a n d T r u s t C o m p a n ie s , a n d O th e r s
C o n c e r n e d , in th e S e c o n d F e d e r a l R e s e r v e D i s t r i c t :

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
$5,700 million, or thereabouts, to be issued March 10, 1977, as
follows:
91-day bills (to maturity date) in the amount of
$2,300 million, or thereabouts, representing an additional
amount of bills dated December 9, 1976, and to mature
June 9, 1977 (C U SIP No. 912793 G67), originally
issued in the amount of $3,404 million, the additional and
original bills to be freely interchangeable.
182-day bills, for $3,400 million, or thereabouts, to be dated
March 10, 1977, and to mature September 8, 1977
(C U SIP No. 912793 J98).
The bills will be issued for cash and in exchange for Treasury
bills maturing March 10, 1977, outstanding in the amount of
$5,711 million, of which Government accounts and Federal Reserve
Banks, for themselves and as agents of foreign and international
monetary authorities, presently hold $2,480 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,
March 7, 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 March 10, 1977, in cash or other immediately available
funds or in a like face amount of Treasury bills maturing March
10, 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 anv 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, March 7,
1977, at the Securities Department of its Head Office and a 'r 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. P a y m e n t f o r T r e a s u r y h ills ca n n o t he m a d e h y c r e d it th ro u g h
th e T r e a s u r y T a x a n d L o a n A c c o u n t. S e ttle m e n t m u s t he m a d e in cash o r o th e r im m e d ia te ly a v a ila b le fu n d s o r in
m a tu rin g T r e a s u r y hills.

Results of the last weekly offering of Treasury bills (91-day bills to be issued March 3, 1977, representing
an additional amount of bills dated December 2, 1976, maturing June 2, 1977; and 182-day bills dated March 3,
1977, maturing September 1, 1977) are shown on the reverse side of this circular.

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P a u l A. V olcker ,

President.
( ov er)

RESULTS OF LAST WEEKLY OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS
(TWO SERIES TO BE ISSUED MARCH 3, 1977)

Range of Accepted Competitive Bids
9 1 - D a y T r e a s u r y B ills
M a tu r in g J u n e 2 , 19 7 7

H ig h ...................................................
Low ...................................................
A verage............................................

P r ic e

D is c o u n t
R a te

98.819
98.809
98.810

4.672%
4.712%
4.708%

1 8 2 - D a y T r e a s u r y B ills
M a tu r in g S e p te m b e r 1 , 19 7 7

I n v e s tm e n t
R a te 1

D is c o u n t
R a ts

P r ic e

4.79%
4.83%
4.83%

97.513
97.496
97.501

In v e s tm e n t
R o te l

4.919%
4.953%
4.943%

5.11%
5.15%
5.14%

1 Equivalent coupon-issue yield.

(46 percent of the amount of 182-day bills
bid for at the low price was accepted.)

(99 percent of the amount of 91-day bills
bid for at the low price was accepted.)

Total Tenders Received and Accepted
9 1 - D a y T r e a s u r y B ills
M a tu r in g J u n e 2 , 19 7 7

B oston..........................................
N ew York .................................
Philadelphia ...............................
Cleveland ....................................
Richmond ....................................
Atlanta ........................................
Chicago........................................
St. L ou is......................................
Minneapolis ...............................
Kansas City ...............................
Dallas ..........................................
San Francisco.............................

$

35,935,000
4,005,300,000
23,930,000
28,695,000
47,785,000
60,515,000
404,620,000
65,230,000
43,165,000
39,850,000
38,840,000
286,275,000

U.S. Treasury ...........................

10,000

T otals ...............................

$5,080,150,000

$

22,790,000
2,069,740,000
23,930,000
28,695,000
25,730,000
48,835,000
64,540,000
57,440,000
19,035,000
35,015,000
16,840,000
90,135,000
10,000

$2,502,735,000 a

a Includes $335,930,000 noncompetitive tenders from the public,
b Includes $125,500,000 noncompetitive tenders from the public.




A c c e p te d

R e c e iv e d

A c c e p te d

R e c e iv e d

F .R . D i s t r i c t ( a n d U S . T r e a s u r y )

1 8 2 - D a y T r e a s u r y B ills
M a tu r in g S e p te m b e r 1 , 19 7 7

$

26,430,000
4,902,345,000
30,750,000
101,395,000
37,235,000
11,185,000
303,575,000
34,990,000
56,640,000
19,020,000
20,340,000
432,460,000

$

15,430,000
3,036,645,000
30,750,000
40,995,000
22,235,000
11,185,000
82,495,000
20,990,000
45,640,000
19,020,000
20,340,000
254,680,000

10,000

10,000

$5,976,375,000

$3,600,415,000