TREASURY BALANCES AT FED ROSE ON MARCH 6 Treasury balances at the Federal Reserve rose on March 6 to 3.879 billion dlrs from 3.467 billion dlrs the previous business day, the Treasury said in its latest budget statement. Balances in tax and loan note accounts fell to 12.453 billion drls from 14.350 billion dlrs on the same respective days. The Treasury's operating cash balance totaled 16.332 billion dlrs on March 6 compared with 17.817 billion dlrs on March 5.