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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

U. S. G O V E R N M E N T S E C U R I T Y Y I E L D S A N D PEJCES
C a l e n d a r w e e k e n d i n g M a r c h 1, 1969:

H. 15

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

24

25

26

Feb.

28

27

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

Weekly averages
Las t : Year

Feb.

6.080
6.258

This
week

week

ago*

6.080
6.258

6.092
6.268

5.06
5.231

Market yield:
3-month bills
6 - m o n t h bills
l-year bills
O t h e r issues, due in
9 - 1 2 m o n t h s 1/
Issues, due in 3-5
y e a r s 21
B o n d s , due or c a l l a b l e
in 10 years or m o r e 3/

6.00
6.22
6.21

6.04
6.24
6.21

6.10
6.31
6.24

6.19
6.37
6.31

6.19
6.35
6 .32

6.10
6.30
6.26

6.08
6.26
6.18

5.03
5.21
5.28

6 .19

6.22

6.25

6.32

6.31

6 .26

6.21

5.43

6.24

6.26

6.27

6.34

6.35

6.29

6.18

5.60

5.92

i
| 5.95

5.94

5.93

5.86

5.19

''66.55

72.99

5.91

5.92

i
i
Price
B o n d s , due or c a l l a b l e
in 10 y e a r s or more 4/

on

66.12

I

the b a s i s of c l o s i n g bid

66.03

,66.03

i
1
j6 5. 7 7 65.86

a
prices,

1
{

65.96

i

—

Y i e l d s on T r e a s u r y b i l l s are c o m p u t e d on

a bank discount basis.
*

A s of M a r c h 2,

1/

Currently

2/

Currently

3/

Currently

includes

the 4 per cent bond

of F e b r u a r y

15, 1970,

includes the following notes and b o n d s :
4 - 1/8 per cent bond of 1 1 / 1 5 / 7 3
4 - 3 / 4 per cent note of 5/15/72
4 - 1/8 per cent bond of 2 / 1 5 / 7 4
per cent bond of 8 / 1 5 / 7 2
4
per cent bond of 8 / 1 5 / 7 3
4

4
3-1/2
3-1/4
3-1/2
4-1/4
4/

1968.

the f o l l o w i n g b o n d s due or callable in
per cent
4
per cent of 1980
per cent
1/8
4
per cent of 1980
per cent
3
per cent of 1985
per cent
31/2
per cent of 1990
per cent of 1987-92
includes

Prices derived

from a v e r a g e m a r k e t y i e l d s on the basis of

10 years or m o r e
of 1988- 93
of 1989- 94
of
of

1995
1998

fissur.ieo

per cent;

20-year bond.
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

M a r c h 3,

1969