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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

release

f*AL R •
U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending October 18, 1969

Oct.
13
Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction average:
3-month bills
6-month bills

Oct.
14

Oct.
15

C

Oct.

16

Weekly averages
Las t
Year
This
a
week
week
S.°*

Oct,
17

7.042
7.327

7.042: 7.046
7.327
7.289

5.345
5.428

. 6.98
! 7.33
I 7.34

5.34
5.43
5.34

i 7.76

5.45

L
Market: yielcl:
3-month bills
6-month bills
1-year bills
Other issues, due in
9-12 months 1/
Issues, due in 3-5
years, I f
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3/
Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/
Note:

*

0
S

6.99
7 .29
7.28

7 .04
7.31
7.27

7 .02
7.31.
7.25

6.97
7 .30
7.18

7.01
7.30
7.25

E

7.66

7.68

7.60

7 .53

7.62

D

7.40

| 7.46
t

7.34 • 7.24

7.36

I 7.74

5.43

6.16

6.20

6.16 , 6.13

6.16

6.34

5.28

]

I
63.95

63.61

63.95

64.20

63.93

!62.46
72.03
i
Yields are averages of those computed by the Federal Reserve Bank of N e w York
on the basis of closing bid prices. Yields on Treasury bills are computed on
a bank discount basis.

As of October 19, 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.

2j

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

includes the
cent note 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
cent of 1990
3-1/2 per cent
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
4-1/8 per cent bond of 2/1.5/74
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

October 20, 1969