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FEDERAL
RESERVE
statistical release
U . S . GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES'
Calendar week ending November 1, 1969

Oct.
27

Oct.
28

Oct.
" 29-

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

Oct.
31

7.030
7.263

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, 2J
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3/
Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/

Weekly averages
Last
This
Year
week
week
ago*

7 .030
7.263

6.975
7.265

5.471
5.473

6.99
7.23
7 .10

7 .00
7.23
7 .11

7.01
7.26
7.11

7.02
7.28
7 .12

6.99
7 .30
7 .15

7 .00
7.26
7 .12

6.94
7 .24
7 .04

5.48
5.50
5.45

7 .49

7.52

7.55

7.59

7 .61

7 .55

7 .42

5.52

7.27

7.35

7.38

7 .38

7 .39

7.35

7.12

5.42

6.24

6.36

6.37

6.33

6.31

6.32

6.07

5.26

63.27

62.28

62.19

62.52

62.69

62.59

64.73

72.20

on the basis of closing bid prices.
a bank discount basis.
*

Oct.
30

Yields on Treasury bills are computed on

As of November 2, 1968.

1/

Currently includes the 4 per cent bond of August 15, 1970, and the 6-3/8
per cent note of August 15, 1970.

2/

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

includes the
cent note of
cent bond of
cent bond of

3_/

Currently
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
4
per cent
cent of 1980
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 note?, and bonds:
5/15/73
4-1/8 per cent bond of 2/15/74
8/15/73
4-1/4 per cent bond of 5/15/74 .
11/15/73
5-5/8 per cent note of 8/15/74

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

10
of
of
of
of

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

November 3, 1969