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FEDERAL
statistical

Iflfl
H.15

release

U . S. G O V E R N M E N T SECURITY Y I E L D S A N D PRICES
Calendar w e e k ending February 10, 1968

Feb.
5

Feb.
6

Feb.
7

Y i e l d s (per cent per a n n u m )
A u c t i o n average:
3-month bills
6-month bills

Price
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/
Note:

Feb.
8

Weekly averages
Last
Year
This
ago*
week
week

Feb.
9

4.957
5.119

Market v i e I d :
3-month bills
6-month bills
1-year bills
Other issues, due in
9-12 months 1J
Issues, due in 3-5
years 2/
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or m o r e 3/

*

RESERVE

4.957
5.119

4.846
4.957

4.530
4.524

4*91
5.11
5.26

5.00
5.21
5.28

5.03
5.25
5.29

5.03
5.30
5.31

5.01
5.25
5.28

5.00
5.22
5.28

4.85
5.00
5.20

4.54
4.54
4.51

5.32

5.36

5.36

5.38

5.38

5.36

5.24

4.55

5.59

5,62

5.60

5.63

5.62

5.61

5.54

4.67

5.17

5.18

5.16

5.18

5.17

5.17

5.15

4.41

73.15

73.05

73.25

73.05

73.15

73.13

73.35

81.44

Y i e l d s are averages of those computed by the Federal Reserve B a n k of New Y o r k
on the basis of closing bid prices.
Y i e l d s on Treasury bills are c o m p u t e d on
a bank discount basis.

As of February 11, 1967.

!_/

Currently includes the 3 - 7 / 8 p e r cent bond of Nov. 15, 1968 and the 5 - 1 / 4 p e r
cent note of Nov. 15, 1968.

2/

Currently
5 - 3 / 8 per
5 - 1 / 4 per
4
per
3-7/8 per

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

following notes and bonds:
2/15/71
5 - 3 / 8 per
5/15/71
4
per
8/15/71
4 - 3 / 4 per
11/15/71
4 - 3 / 4 per
4
per

cent
cent
cent
cent
cent

3/

Currently includes the f o l l o w i n g bonds due or callable in
3 - 1 / 4 p e r cent of 1978-83
4 - 1 / 4 per cent
4
per ceat of 1980
4
per cent
3 - 1 / 2 ^ e r . c ent of 1980
4 - 1 / 8 per cent
3 - 1 / 4 per c e n t r o f 1985
3
per cent
3 - 1 / 2 per cent of 1990
3 - 1 / 2 per cent

4/

Prices derived
20-year bond.

note
bond
note
abte
bond
10
of
of
of
of
of

of
of
of
of
of

11/15/71
2/15/72
2/15/72
5/15/72
8/15/72

years or more:
1987-92
1988-93
1989-94
1995
1998

from average m a r k e t yields on the basis of an assumed 3 per cent,

G O V E R N M E N T F I N A NCE SECTION, F E D E R A L RESERVE B O A R D

February 13, 1968