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FED ER A L R ESER VE BANK O F N EW YORK
Fiscal A gent o f the United States

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Circular No. 8522*1
February 21, 1979 J

Results of Bidding for 91-Day and 182-Day Treasury Bills
(To Be Issued February 15, 1979)

To

A l l I n c o r p o r a t e 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 t h 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 :

The results of bidding- for the offering of 91-day and 182-day Treasury bills to be issued
February 15, 1979, have been released by the Treasury Department. These results are shown below:
Range of Accepted Competitive Bids
9 1 -D a y T rea su ry B ills
M a tu rin g M a y 1 7 , 1979

High ......................
L °w .......................
Average ...................

182 -D a y T re a su r y B ills
M a tu rin g A u g u s t 16 , 19 79

P rice

D is c o u n t
R a te

In v e stm en t
R a te 1

P rice

Discount
Rate

Investment
Rate 1

97.669
97.654
97.660

9.222%
9.281%
9.257%

9.57%
9.64%
9.61%

95.283
95.275
95.277

9.330%
9.346%
9.342%

9.93%
9.95%
9.94%

1 Equivalent coupon-issue yield.

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

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

Total Tenders Received and Accepted
9 1 -D a y T rea su ry B ills
M a tu rin g M a y 1 7 , 1979
P .R . D i s t r i c t (a n d U .S . T r e a s u r y )

Boston ........

R eceiv ed

A ccep ted

San Francisco ............

$ 29,810,000
4,191,220,000
19,090,000
60,210,000
18,325,000
24,580,000
186,110,000
45,630,000
14,575,000
31,345,000
9,350,000
245,660,000

$ 29,810,000
2,271,970,000
19,090,000
57,360,000
17,135,000
24,580,000
85,760,000
32,060,000
14,575,000
31,345,000
9,350,000
195,660,000

U.S. T reasu ry ............

12,335,000

12,335,000

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

$4,888,240,000

New York ..........
Philadelphia .......
Cleveland ...........................
Richmond....................................
Atlanta ..................
Chicago

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

St. Louis ................
Minneapolis ..............
Kansas City ..............
Dallas ...................

T

o t a l s

182 -D a y T rea su ry B ills
M a tu rin g A u g u s t 16 , 1979

$2,801,030,000 a

R eceiv ed

$

Accepted

35,245,000
5,566,735,000
12,480,000
87,060,000
10,715,000
16,260,000
466,400,000
55,375,000
13,790,000
24,065,000
5,505,000
366,845,000

$
15,245,000
2,380,895,000
12,480,000
12,060,000
9,715,000
15,460,000
220,900,000
32,375,000
1,790,000
16,930,000
5,505,000
166,845,000

11,940,000

11,940,000

$6,672,415,000

$2,902,140,000b

a Includes $373,675,000 noncompetitive tenders from the public.
b Includes $177,830,000 noncompetitive tenders from the public.




P a u l A . VOLCKER,

President.