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- E D i r A L

Auction average
6-month
3-month
bills
bills

Period

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s t a t i s t i c a l

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u. s. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES

G.U'?^^r'

1965 - March

R E S E R V E

1
2
,"3-~
4
':f,5
6
"8
9 10
11
12
13
15
16
17
18
19
20
22
23
24
25
26
27

3.982

4.038

Closed

3.948

4.001

Closed

3.917

3.990

(Yields in per cent per annum)
U. S. Government s e c u r i t y y i e l d s
Other issues
Mark et y i e l d *
due i n 9-12
1 year
6-month
3-month
months 1/
bills
bills
bills
4.05
4.07
4.03
3.97
4.09
4.06
4.03
3.96
4.08
4.06
4.02
3.97
4.06
4.04
4.01
3.96
4.06
4.04
4.01
3.95

4.12
4.13
4.12
4.12
4.13

Longterm
bonds 3/
4.16
4.17
4.16
4.16
4.17

Price,
longterm
bonds 4 /
84.36
84.24
84.36 \
84.36
84.24

I s s u e s , due
in 3 to
5 years 2/

3.94
3.94
3.95
3.94
3.93

4.00
4.01
4.02
4.00
4.00

4.04
4.04
.4.04
4.04
4.03

4.04
4.04
'4.04
4.04
4.03

4.13
4.14
4.14
4.13
4.13

4.17
4.17
4,16
4.16
4.16

84.24
84.24
84.36
84.36
84.36

3.92
3.91
3.92
3.92
3.92

4.00
3.98
3.98
3.98
3.99

4,02
4.01
3.99
4.00
4.00

4.02
4.02
4.02
4.01
4.01

4.12
4.11
4.10
4.10
4.11

4.15
4.14
4.14
4.14
4.14

84.48
84.60
84.60
84.60
84.60

3.92
3.91
3.91
3.89
^ 3.90

3.99
3.98
3.98
3.98
3.98

4.00
3.99
3.99
3.98
3.99

4.01
4.02
4.02
4.00
4.00

4. l p
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.11

4.14
4.13
4.13
4.14
4.14

84.60
.84.72
84.72
84.60
84.60

3.90
3.92
3.93

3.99
3.99
4.00

4.00
4.01
4.01

4.00
4.00
4.00

4.12
4.11
4.11

4.14
4.14
4.14

84.60
84.60
84.60

Closed

3.922
Closed

29
30
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3.984

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GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)
%
(continued)
Period
Weekly averages:
1965 - Mar. 6
13
20
27
Monthly average:
1965 - March
1964 - March

Auction average
6-month
3-month
bills
bills

U. S. Government s e c u r i t y y i e l d s
Market y i e l d * •
Other.issues
1-year
due in 9-12
6 r month
3-month
months 1/
bills
bills
bille

Issues du~- 1
in 3 to
5 years 2/

Longterm
bonds 3/

Price,
longterm
bonds 4/

3.982
3.948
3.917
3.922

4*038
4.001
3.990
3.984

3.96
3.94
3.92
3.91

4.02
4.01
3.99
3.98

4.05
4.04
4.00
3.99

4.07
4.04
4.02
4.01

4.12
4.13
4.11
4.10

4.16
4.16
4.14
4.14

84.31
84.31
84. 58
84. 65

3.942
3.553

4.003
3.740

3.93
3.54

4.00
3.72

4.02
3.78

4.03
3.67

4.12
4.15

4.15
4.18

84.48
84.10

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* Yields oh Treasury b i l l s are computed on a bank discount b a s i s .
1/ Currently includes the 3-5/8 per cent note of February 15, 1966, and the 3-7/8 per cent note of February 15, 1966.
2/ Currently includes the
3 7/8 per cent bond
3 3/4 per cent bond
3 7/8 per cetn bond

following bonds:
of 5/15/68
of 8/15/68
of 11/15/68

*

4 per cent bond of 2/15/69
4 per cent bond of 10/1/69
4 per cent bond of 2/15/70

3/ Currently includes the following bonds due or c a l l a b l e in ten years or more:
3 1/2 per cent of
4 1/4 per cent of 1975-85
4 1/4 per cent of
3 1/4 per cent of 1978-83
per cent of
4
4
per cent of 1980
4 1/8 per cent of
3 1/2 per cent of 1980
per cent of
3
3 1/4 per cent of 1985
3 1/2 per cent of

1990
1987-92
1988-93
1989-94
1995
1998

4/ P r i c e s derived from average market y i e l d s on b a s i s of an assumed 3 per cent, 20-year bond.
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD




April 5, 1965