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U- S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES

H. 15

Calendar week ending April 13, 1968

Apr.
8
Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction average:
3-month bills
6-month bills

5.309
5.400

5.146
5.265

3.810
3.856

5.35
5.44
5.38

5.20
5. 29
5.34

3. 84
3. 89
3. 89

5.51

5.46

4.03

5.48

5.53

4.39

5.21

5.21

5.25

4.45

0

72.75

72. 75

72.31

5.34
5.43
5.35

5.44
5.54
5.45

5.49

5.56

5.46

5.51

0
S

S
5.48

E

E
5.47

D

D
5.20

5.22

1
>

72. 65

C
L

L
5.26
5.36
5.34

Weekly averages
Last
Year
This
week
ago-'week

Apr.
12

5.309
5.400

C

Market vieId:
3-month bills
6-month bills
1-year bills
Other issues, due in
9-12 months 1/
Issues, due in 3-5
years 2/
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3/
Price
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/

Apr.
11

Apr.
10

Apr.
9

r

j

I 72.85

80.88
1

Note:

*
1/
£/

Yields are averages of those computed by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
on the basis of closing bid prices. Yields on Treasury bills are computed on
a bank discount basis.
As of April 15, 1967.
Currently includes the
note of Feb. 15, 1969.
Currently includes the
5-1/4 per cent note of
4
per cent bond of
3-7/8 per cent bond of
5-3/8 per cent note of

4 per cent bond of Feb, 15. 1969 and the 5-5/8 per cent
following notes and bonds;
5/15/71
4
per
8/15/71
4-3/4 per
11/15/71
4-3/4 per
11/15/71
4
per

cent
cent
cent
cent

bond
bond
note
bond

of
of
of
of

2/15/72
2/15/72
5/15/72
8/15/72

3J

Currently
3-1/4 per
4
per
3-1/2 per
3-1/4 per
3-1/2 per

includes the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more:
cent of 1978-83
4-1/4 per cent of 1987-92
per cent of 1988-93
cent of 1980
4
4-1/8 per cent of 1989-94
cent of 1980
3
per cent of 1995
cent of 1985
3-1/2 per cent of 1998
cent of 1990

4/

Prices derived from average market yields on the basis of an assumed 3 per cent,
20-year bond.

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

April 15, 1968