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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical
H. 15

release

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending December 27, 1969

Dec.
22

Dec.
23

Dec.
24

Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction average;
3-month bills
6-month bills

C

Market yield;
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/
Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/
Note:

*

Dec.
25

Dec.
26

Weekly averages
This
Last
Year
week
week
ago*

7. 804
7. 815

7. 804
7. 815

7.920
7.922

6. 278
6.401

7. 86
7.86
7. 69

7.82
7. 82
7. 67

7.88
7. 89
7. 61

6. 20
6. 35
6. 38

8.47

8.44

8. 37

6.41

8. 16

8. 10

8.06

6. 17

6. 96

6. 92

6. 84

5.82

57.92

58.46

66. 86

L
7. 79
7.79
7. 65

7. 79
7. 79
7. 65

7. 85
7. 84 '
7. 69

8.41

8.42

8.45

8.02

8.09

8. 13

6. 86

6. 90

6. 94

0
s
E
D

58.33

58.03

57. 73

57.59

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 December 28, 1968.

1/

Currently includes the 5 per cent note of November 15, 1970.

2/

Currently
7-3/4 per
4
per
4-1/8 per
4-1/8 per

includes the
cent note of
cent bond of
cent bond of
cent bond of

3/

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

includes the following bonds due or callable in
cent of 1980
4
per cent
cent of 1980
4-1/8 per cent
cent of 1985
3
per cent
3-1/2 per cent
cent of 1990
cent of 1987-92

4/

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

following notes and bonds:
5/15/73
4-1/4 per cent bond
8/15/73
5-5/8 per cent note
11/15/73
3-7/8 per cent bond
2/15/74
5-3/4 per cent note

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

10
of
of
of
of

of
of
of
of

5/15/74
8/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74

years or more;
1988-93
1989-94
1995
1998

December 30, 1969