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TREASURY NEWS

department of the Treasury • Washington, D.C. • Telephone 566-2041
A uction d a te :

February 16* 1983

RESULTS OF AUCTION OF 2-YEAR NOTES
The Department of the Treasury has accepted $7*501
million of
$14*934 million of tenders received from the public for the 2-year
notes* Series R-1985* auctioned today. The notes will be issued
February 28* 1983* and mature February 28* 1985.
The interest rate on the notes will be 9-5/8%0
The range
of accepted competitive bids* and the corresponding prices at the
9-5/8% interest rate are as followss
Lowest yield
Highest yield
Average yield

Bids

Prices

9 o65%
9.73%
9 o71%

99.955
99.813
99.849

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 94%.
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
$
83,660
12,443*940
46*080
179*995
138*490
71*650
768*075
129*775
63*430
97*955
35*510
872*130
3*110
$14,933,800

Accepted
$
49,760
6*127*270
46*080
164*635
117*420
61*590
360*235
122*185
62*130
95*895
35*330
255*110
3*110
$7,500,750

The $7*501 million of accepted tenders includes $1*455 million
of noncompetitive tenders and $6*046 million of competitive tenders
from the public.
In addition to the $7*501 million of tenders accepted in the
auction process* $340 million of tenders was awarded at the average
price to Federal Reserve Banks as agents for foreign and international
monetary authorities. An additional $499 million of tenders was also
accepted at the average price from Government accounts and Federal
Reserve Banks for their own account in exchange for maturing securities.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
[Ref. Cir. No. 9453]



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