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Department of the

TREASURY

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20220 TELEPHONE 566-2041

Auction date:

April 22, 1981

RESULTS OF AUCTION OF 2-YEAR NOTES
The Department of the Treasury has accepted $ 4,252 million of
$5,209
million of tenders received from the public for the 2-year
notes, Series Q-1983, auctioned today. The notes will be issued
April 30, 1981, and mature April 30, 1983.
The interest coupon rate on the notes will be 14-1/2%. The range
of accepted competitive bids, and the corresponding prices at the 14-1/2%
coupon rate are as follows:
Lowest yield
Highest yield
Average yield

Prices
100.253
99.781
99.983

Bids
14.35% a/
14.63%
14.51%

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 91%.
TENDERS RECEIVED AND ACCEPTED (In Thousands)
Location
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
Treasury
Totals

Received
$
66,425
3,811,645
31,415
140,455
45,315
81,280
406,575
80,320
47,265
80,655
32,565
380,640
4,795
$5,209,350

$

Accepted
46,425
3,034,145
31,415
140,455
45,315
81,280
299,325
80,230
47,265
80,655
32,565
328,050
4,795

$4,251,920

The $4,252
million of accepted tenders includes $808
million
of noncompetitive tenders and $3,114
million of competitive tenders
from private investors. It also includes $330
million of tenders at
the average price from Federal Reserve Banks as agents for foreign and
international monetary authorities in exchange for maturing securities.
In addition to the $4,252
million of tenders accepted in the
auction process, $261
million of tenders were accepted at the average
price from Government accounts and Federal Reserve Banks for their own
account in exchange for maturing securities.
a/ E x c e p t i n g 2 ten d e r s t o t a l i n g $15,000.


Federal Reserve Bank of New York
[Ref. Cir. No. 9066]


4/28/81