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U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)

G. 14~—'

Closed

3.451

3.619

3.176

Closed

28
29
30
31

2.792

4.41
4.33
4.30
4.36
4.36

4.14
4.11
4.08
4.11
4.11

84.60
84.97
85.33
84.97
84.97

!
s
|

i
j
J
. i
j
i

3.187

J

!

3.44
3.46
3.43
3.44
3.30

3.64 '
3.64
3.54
3.56
3.46

3.68
3.62
3.52
3.54
3.46

4.06 -*
3.99
3.74
3.76
3.67

4.31
4.21
4,14
4.12
4.06

4.09
4.06
4,04
4.05
4.02

85.21 . j
85.58
|
85.82
!
85.70
86.07

3.05
2.90
2.77
2.82
2.68

3.25
3.16
3.12
3.17
3.15

3.34
3.30
3.23
3.26
3.24

3.59
3.45
3.31
3.45
3.56

4.08
4.03
3.91
4,01
4.05

4.02
4.00
3.96
4.00
4.01

86.07
86.32
86.82
86.32
86.20

2.78
2.83
2,92
3.02

3.18
3.20
3.23
3.38

3.30 ,
3.63
' 3,78
3-32 —
3.81
3.34
3.48
3.75

4.15
4,20
4,12
4.06

4.06
4.10
4.06
4.04

85.58
85.09
85.58
85.82

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD




4.22
4.14
4.11
4.14
4.10

83.15
83.51
84.11
84.48

i

Closed

3.033

4.03
4.02
3.96
3.97
3.85

31

4.024

3.95
3.88
3^86
3.86
3.80

.

21
22
23
24
25
26

3.641

3.54
3.56
3.64
3 *66
3.59

JB

14
15
16
17
18
19

4.458

ihl

7
8
9
10
11
12

4.278
Closed

h -P

1

2
3
4
5

Longterm
bonds 3/
4.26
4,23
4,18
4.15

.1

i 9 6 0 - March

u. S, Government security yields.
Market yn eld
Other issues Issues, due
3-month • 6 - m o n t h 9 - 1 2 monthdue in 9 - 1 2
in 3 to 5
bills
bills
bills
years 2 /
months 1/
4.09
4.38
4.38
4.61
4.63
4.32
4.61
3.98
4.33
4.57
4.14
4.22
4.49
3.70
4.55
4.12
• 4.20
4,46
3.64
4.39

£

Miction average
3-month 6 - m o n t h
bills
bills

Period

...

April 8, I960

G. H i -

—

-

Period
Weekly average:
l9St) - I-iarch

Monthly average:
i960 - March
1959 - March

2 —

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AMD PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)
U. S. Government"security yields
Price,
longOther issues Issues, due LongMarket yielcT
Auction average
3-month 6-month 3-month 6-month 9-12 month due in 9-12 in 3 to 5 term . , term y
bonds —
years
bills
months J
bonds
bills
bills
bills
bills

3. ill
«2.8U

ii.27
. 3.87
3.57
3.17

ii.31
3.97
3.56
3.27

ii.55
It.lU
3.81i
3.U7

U.58
ii.35
U.17
1.02

3.31
2.80

3.61
3.13

3.68

3.93
3.56

L2L
3.88

1.278
3.6U1
3.U51
3.033

U.Li58

3.92

3.619
3.176

3.U39
2.852

3.693
3.159

U.02U

3.60

U.22

83.66

li.05
U.00

85.68

I4.O8
3.92

85.32
87.37

U. 11

81.97

86.35

iBank of New York on the basis of closing bid prices.
Note: ' Yields are averages of" those' computed by the Federal Reserve
Rates on new bill issues are the average of accepted tenders in Monday auction.
1/ Includes the U—7/8 per cent certificate of February 15, 1961.
2/ Includes the following notes and bond:
"*
Uper cent note Of 5/l5/63
I4-7/8 per cent note of ll/l5/63
k-3/h per cent note of 5/15/6U

5
per cent note of 8/l5/6ii
2-5/8 per cent bond of 2/15/65
1

3/ Currently includes the following bonds due or callable in ten years or more:
3-7/8 per cent of 197h
3-l/U per cent of 1985
3-lA per cent of 1978-83
3-1/2 per cent of 1990
k
per cent of 1980
3
per cent of 1995
k/ Prices derived from average market yields on basis of an assumed 3 per cent, 20-year bond.

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD




April 8, I960

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