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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK
Fiscal Agent of the United States

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September 24, 1980

OFFERING OF TWO SERIES OF TREASURY BILLS
$3,900,000,000 of 92-Day Bills, To Be Issued October 2, 1980, Due January 2, 1981
$3,900,000,000 of 182-Day Bills, To Be Issued October 2, 1980, Due April 2, 1981
To A ll 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:
The Department of the Treasury, by this public notice, invites million. This information should reflect positions held at the close of
tenders for two series of Treasury bills totaling approximately business on the day prior to the auction. Such positions would in­
$7,800 million, to be issued October 2, 1980. This offering will clude bills acquired through "when issued” trading, and futures and
provide $325 million of new cash for the Treasury as the maturing forward transactions as well as holdings of outstanding bills with
bills are outstanding in the amount of $7,475 million, including the same maturity date as the new offering, e.g., bills with three
$817 million currently held by Federal Reserve Banks as agents months to maturity previously offered as six month bills. Dealers
for foreign and international monetary authorities, and $1,793 mil­ who make primary markets in Government securities and report
lion currently held by Federal Reserve Banks for their own account. daily to the F'ederal Reserve Bank of New York their positions in
and borrowings on such securities, when submitting tenders for cus­
The two series offered are as follows:
92-day bills (to maturity date) for approximately $3,900 tomers, must submit a separate tender for each customer whose net
million, representing an additional amount of bills dated long position in the bill being offered exceeds $200 million.
Payment for the full par amount of the bills applied for must
January 8, 1980, and to mature January 2, 1981 (CUSIP
No. 912793 5W2), currently outstanding in the amount of accompany all tenders submitted for bills to be maintained on the
$8,031 million, the additional and original bills to be book-entry records of the Department of the Treasury. A cash
adjustment will be made on all accepted tenders for the difference
freely interchangeable.
182-day bills for approximately $3,900 million to be dated between the par payment submitted and the actual issue price as
October 2, 1980, and to mature April 2, 1981 (CUSIP determined in the auction.
No deposit need accompany tenders from incorporated banks
No. 912793 6L5).
trust companies and from responsible and recognized dealers
Both series of bills will be issued for cash and in exchange for and
investment securities for bills to De maintained on tiie book-entry
Treasury bills maturing October 2, 1980. Tenders from Federal m
of F'ederal Reserve Banks and Branches.
Reserve Banks for themselves and as agents of foreign and inter­ records
Public announcements will be made by the Department of the
national monetary authorities will be accepted at the weighted Treasury
of the amount and price range of accepted bids. Competi­
average prices of accepted competitive tenders. Additional amounts tive bidders
be advised of the acceptance or rejection of their
of the bills may be issued to Federal Reserve Banks, as agents of tenders. The will
Secretary of the Treasury expressly reserves the right
foreign and international monetary authorities, to the extent that to accept or reject
or all tenders, in whole or in part, and the
the aggregate amount of tenders for such accounts exceeds the Secretary’s action any
shall be final. Subject to these reservations,
aggregate amount of maturing bills held by them.
noncompetitive tenders for each issue for $500,000 or less without
The bills will be issued on a discount basis under competitive and stated price from any one bidder will be accepted in full at the
noncompetitive bidding, and at maturity their par amount will be weighted average price (in three decimals) of accepted competitive
payable without interest. Both series of bills will be issued entirely bids for the respective issues.
in book-entry form in a minimum amount of $10,000 and in any
Settlement for accepted tenders for bills to be maintained on the
higher $5,000 multiple, on the records either of the Federal Reserve book-entry records of Federal Reserve Banks and Branches must
Banks and Branches, or of the Department of the Treasury.
be made or completed at the Federal Reserve Bank or Branch on
Tenders will be received at Federal Reserve Banks and Branches October 2, 1980, in cash or other immediately available funds or
and at the Bureau of the Public Debt, Washington, D.C. 20226, up in Treasury bills maturing October 2, 1980. Cash adjustments
to 1:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, Monday, September 29, will be made for differences between the par value of the maturing
1980. Form PD 4632-2 (for 26-week series) or Form PD 4632-3 bills accepted in exchange and the issue price of the new bills.
(for 13-week series) should be used to submit tenders for bills to be
Under Sections 454(b) and 1221(5) of the Internal Revenue
maintained on the book-entry records of the Department of the Code of 1954 the amount of discount at which these bills are sold
Treasury.
is considered to accrue when the bills are sold, redeemed or other­
Each tender must be for a minimum of $10,000. Tenders over wise disposed of, and the bills are excluded from consideration as
$10,000 must be in multiples of $5,000. In the case of competitive capital assets. Accordingly, the owner of these bills (other than
tenders the price offered must be expressed on the basis of 100, life insurance companies) must include in his or her Federal in­
with not more than three decimals, e.g., 99.925. Fractions may not come tax return, as ordinary gain or loss, the difference between
be used.
the price paid for the bills, whether on original issue or on sub­
Banking institutions and dealers who make primary markets in sequent purchase, and the amount actually received either upon sale
Government securities and report daily to the Federal Reserve or redemption at maturity during the taxable year for which the
Bank of New York their positions in and borrowings on such return is made.
securities may submit tenders for account of customers, if the
Department of the Treasury Circulars, Public Debt Series—Nos.
names of the customers and the amount for each customer are 26-76 and 27-76, and this notice, prescribe the terms of these Treas­
furnished. Others are only permitted to submit tenders for their ury bills and govern the conditions of their issue. Copies of the
own account. Each tender must state the amount of any net long circulars and tender forms may be obtained from any Federal Re­
position in the bills being offered if such position is in excess of $200 serve 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, Septem­
ber 29, 1980, at the Securities Department of its Head Office and at its Buffalo Branch. Tender forms for both 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 Government
Bond 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 Treasury securities maturing on or before the issue date.
Results of the last weekly offering of Treasury bills are shown on the reverse side of this circular.
A n t h o n y M . S olom on,

President.
P lease n o te th a t th e T re a su ry b ills m a tu rin g J a n u a ry 2, 1981 w ill b e 92-day bills.



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R E S U L T S O F L A S T W E E K L Y O F F E R IN G O F T R E A S U R Y B IL L S
(T W O

S E R IE S T O B E IS S U E D

SEPTEM BER 25, 1980)

R ange of A ccepted C om petitive B ids

92-Day Treasury Bills
Maturing December 26, 1980
Price

H ig h ...

97.356“
97.312
97.327

L ow .....
Average

Discount
Rate

Investment
R ate 1

10.346%
10.518%
10.460%

10.77%
10.96%
10.90%

182-Day Treasury Bills
Maturing March 26, 1981
Price

94.560'1
94.507
94.528

1 Equivalent coupon-issue yield.
<1Excepting four tenders totaling $3,080,000.

Discount
Rate

Investment
R ate 1

10.760%
10.865%
10.824%

11.54%
11.66%
11.61%

b Excepting two tenders totaling $765,000.

(69 percent of the amount of 92-day bills
bid for the low price was accepted.)

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

T o tal T en d ers R eceived and A ccepted

92-Day Treasury Bills
Maturing December 26, 1980
By F.R. D istrict (and U.S. Treasury)

Boston.................................. ....
New Y o rk ............................
Philadelphia.........................
Cleveland................ .............
Richmond .............................
A tlanta.................................
Chicago................................
St. L ouis..............................
Minneapolis.........................
Kansas C ity .........................
Dallas....................................
San Francisco......................

Received

$

84,110,000
5,055,520,000
29,930,000
48.280.000
44,490,000
51,320.000
606,065,000
29,755,000
31,065,000
46,580,000
30,780,000
529,160,000

Accepted

Received

Accepted

55,370,000
2,887,610,000
29,930,000
47,780,000
39,125,000
48,320,000
275,055,000
20,755,000
29,825,000
46,580,000
30,780,000
195,850,000

$ 108,385,000
4.771,050,000
22,790,000
50,485,000
91,470,000
59,920,000
448,705,000
38,815,000
18,270,000
43,880,000
17,865,000
298,220,000

$ 54,585,000
3,018,450,000
22,790,000
40,485,000
61,470,000
58,920,000
178,705,000
29,815,000
15,270,000
43,880,000
17,865,000
113,220,000

93,455,000

93,455,000

145,660,000

145,660,000

...

$6,680,510,000

$3,800,435,000

$6,115,515,000

$3,801,115,000

Public
Competitive .................... ....
Noncompetitive ..............

$4,718,150,000
795,935,000

$1,838,075,000
795,935,000

$4,163,950,000
709,265,000

$1,849,550,000
. 709,265,000

$5,514,085,000
1,005,555,000
160,870,000

$2,634,010,000
1,005,555,000
160,870,000

$4,873,215,000
1 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 , 0 0 0
242,300,000

$2,558,815,000
1 ,0 0 0 .0 0 0 . 0 0 0
242,300,000

$6,680,510,000

$3,800,435,000

$6,115,515,000

$3,801,115,000

U.S. T reasury.....................
T o t a l s .........................

$

182-Day Treasury Bills
M aturing March 26 , 1981

By class of bidder

.................. ....
Federal R eserve.................. ....
Foreign Official Institutions
T o tals ............................... ....
S ubtotals