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FE D E R A L R ESER VE B A N K O F N E W YORK
Fiscal Agent of the United States
Circular No. 85611
April 25, 1979
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OFFERING OF TWO SERIES OF TREASURY BILLS

$3,000,000,000 of 91-Day B ills, A dditional Am ount, Series Dated February 1, 1979, Due August 2, 1979
(T o B e Issued May 3, 1979)
$3,100,000,000 of 182-Day B ills, Dated May 3, 1979, Due Novem ber 1, 1979
To All Incorporated Banks and Trust Companies, and Others
Concerned, in the Second Federal Reserve District:
F o llo w in g is th e t e x t o f a n o tic e issu e d by th e T r e a su r y D e p a r tm e n t:

The Department of the Treasury, by this public notice, invites
tenders for two series of Treasury bills totaling approximately
$6,100 million, to be issued May 3, 1979. This offering will result
in a pay-down for the Treasury of about $200 million as the ma­
turing bills are outstanding in the amount of $6,310 million. The
two series ottered are as tollows:
91-day bills (to maturity date) for approximately $3,000
million, representing an additional amount of bills dated
February 1, 1979, and to mature August 2, 1979 (CUSIP
No. 912793 2E5), originally issuech in the amount of
$3,005 million, the addition and original bills to be
freely interchangeable.
182-day bills for approximately $3,100 million to be dated
May 3, 1979, and to mature November 1, 1979 (CUSIP
No. 912793 212).
Both series of bills will be issued for cash and in exchange for
Treasury bills maturing May 3, 1979. Federal Reserve Banks,
for themselves and as agents of foreign and international monetary
authorities, presently hold $3,409 million of the maturing bills.
These accounts may exchange bills they hold for the bills now
being offered at the weighted average prices of accepted competi­
tive tenders.
The bills will be issued on a discount basis under competitive and
noncompetitive bidding, and at maturity their par amount will be
payable without interest. Both series of bills will be issued entirely
in book-entry form in a minimum amount of $10,000 and in any
higher $5,000 multiple, on the records either of the F'ederal Reserve
Banks and Branches, or of the Department of the Treasury.
Tenders will be received at Federal Reserve Banks and Branches
and at the Bureau of the Public Debt, Washington, D.C. 20226, up
to 1 :30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, Monday, April 30, 1979.
Form PD 4632-2 (for 26-week series) or Form PD 4632-3 (for
13-week series) should be used to submit tenders for bills to be
maintained on the book-entry records of the Department of the
Treasury.
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 who make primary markets in
Government securities and report daily to the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York their positions in and borrowings on such
securities may submit tenders for account of customers, if the
names of the customers and the amount for each customer are
furnished. Others are only permitted to submit tenders for their
own account.

Payment for the full par amount of the bills applied for must
accompany all tenders submitted for bills to be maintained on the
book-entry records of the Department of the Treasury. A cash
adjustment will be made on all accepted tenders for the difference
between the par payment submitted and the actual issue price as
determined in the auction.
No deposit need accompany tenders from incorporated banks
and trust companies and from responsible and recognized dealers
in investment securities for bills to be maintained on the book-entry
records of F'ederal Reserve Banks and Branches. A deposit of 2
percent of the par amount of the bills applied for must accompany
tenders for such bills from others, unless an express guaranty of
payment by an incorporated bank or trust company accompanies
the tenders.
Public announcement will be made by the Department of the
Treasury of the amount and price range of accepted bids. Competi­
tive bidders will be advised of the acceptance or rejection of their
tenders. The Secretary of the Treasury expressly reserves the right
to accept or reject any or all tenders, in whole or in part, and the
Secretary’s action 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
weighted average price (in three decimals) of accepted competitive
bids for the respective issues.
Settlement for accepted tenders for bills to be maintained on the
book-entry records of Federal Reserve Banks and Branches must
be made or completed at the Federal Reserve Bank or Branch or
at the Bureau of the Public Debt on May 3, 1979, in cash or
other immediately available funds or in Treasury bills maturing
May 3, 1979. Cash adjustments will be made for differences
between the par value of the 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 these bills are sold
is considered to accrue when the bills are sold, redeemed or other­
wise disposed of, and the bills are excluded from consideration as
capital assets. Accordingly, the owner of these bills (other than
life insurance companies) must include in his or her F'ederal in­
come tax return, as ordinary gain or loss, the difference between
the price paid for the bills, whether on original issue or on sub­
sequent 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 Circulars, Public Debt Series—-Nos.
26-76 and 27-76, and this notice, prescribe the terms of these
Treasury bills and govern the conditions of their issue. Copies of
the circulars and tender forms 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 Daylight Saving time, Monday, April 30,
1979, 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 “Ten­
der for Treasury Bills.” Forms for submitting tenders directly to the Treasury are available from the Treasury and
Agency Issues Division of this Bank. Tenders not requiring a deposit may be submitted by telegraph, subject to writ­
ten confirmation; 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 April 26, 1979, representing an
additional amount of bills dated January 25, 1979, maturing July 26, 1979; and 182-day bills dated April 26, 1979.
maturing October 25, 1979) are shown on the reverse side of this circular.




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RESULTS OF LAST WEEKLY OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS
(TWO SERIES TO BE ISSUED APRIL 26, 1979)

Range of Accepted Competitive Bids
91-Day Treasury Bills
Maturing July 26,1979

H igh.............................................
Low ..............................................
Average..........................

182-Day Treasury Bills
Maturing October 25, 1979

Price

Discount
Rate

Investment
Rate1

Price

Discount
Rate

Investment
Rate1

97.699
97.693
97.696

9.103%
9.127%
9.115%

9.47%
9.50%
9.49%

95.312
95.292
95.301

9.273%
9.313%
9.295%

9.89%
9.94%
9.92%

1Equivalent coupon-issue yield.

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

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

Total Tenders Received and Accepted
91-Day Treasury Bills
Maturing July 26,1979
F. R. District (and U.S. Treasury)

Received

Accepted

182-Day Treasury Bills
Maturing October 25,1979
Received

Boston..................................... $ 98,615,000
6,598,370,000
New Y ork...............................
50,490,000
Philadelphia............................
49,620,000
Cleveland.................................
42,730,000
Richmond................................
43,340,000
Atlanta.....................................
291,005,000
Chicago....................................
38,480.000
St. Louis..................................
Minneapolis.............................
21,620,000
40.180,000
Kansas City.............................
15,120,000
Dallas......................................
480,805,000
San Francisco.........................

$ 43,915,000
2,622,385,000
25,490,000
32,540,000
30,730,000
40,280,000
64,395,000
16,480,000
10,260,000
26,675,000
13,620,000
54,985,000

$ 46,750,000
4,871,110,000
70,715,000
30,320,000
20,670,000
29,435,000
231,550,000
35,180,000
16,985.000
29,225,000
14,215,000
427,370,000

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

23,920,000

23,910,000

23,510,000

T o t a l s .....................................

$7,794,295,000

$3,005,665,000a

a Includes $503,615,000 noncompetitive tenders from the public,
b Includes $338,720,000 noncompetitive tenders from the public.




$5,847,035,000

Accepted

$

36,750,000
2,669,100,000
23,715,000
27,320,000
20,670,000
29,030,000
30,750,000
13,180,000
16,985,000
29,225,000
9,215,000
70,570,000
23,510,000

$3,000,020,000*’