TREASURY BALANCES AT FED ROSE ON MARCH 23 Treasury balances at the Federal Reserve rose on March 23 to 3.332 billion dlrs from 3.062 billion dlrs on the previous business day, the Treasury said in its latest budget statement. Balances in tax and loan note accounts fell to 15.513 billion dlrs from 17.257 billion dlrs on the same respective days. The Treasury's operating cash balance totaled 18.845 billion dlrs on March 23 compared with 20.318 billion dlrs on March 20.