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F E D E R A L

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RESERVE

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G. 14

Period
1969 - Nov.

statistical

1
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
11
12
13
14
15
17
18
19
20
21
22
24
25
26
27
28
29

Auction average
3-month
6-month
bills
bills
CLOSED

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)
U. S. Government Security Yields
Market yield*
Other Issues
Issues, due
3-month 6-month
1-year
due in 9-12
in 3 to
bills
bills
bills
months 1/
5 years 2/
6.97

7.30

7.00

7.59

7.36

6.25

7.07
7.12
7.13

7,38
7.41
7.42

7.05
7.07
7.10

7.67
7.77
7.78

7.45
7.51
7.47

6.35
6.38
6.37

7.12

7.41

7.12

7.80

7.46

6.39

7.17
7.20
7.09

7.43
7.51
7.46

7.13
7.19
7.17

7.83
7.92
7.94

7.53
7.61
7.57

6.46
6.50
6.50

7.07
7.15
7.23
7.35
7.38

7.55
7.60
7.66
7.87

8.00

7.24
7.35
7.47
7.69
7.77

7.95
7.98
8.03
8.12
8.16

7.62
7.67
7.65
7.75
7.71

6.52
6.58
6.63
6.67
6.63

7.42
7.49
7.55

7.97
7.92
7.90

7.86
7.73
7.78

8.07

6.59

8.11

7.64
7.59
7.61

7.51

7.81

7.70

8.12

7.56

6.61

CLOSED
6.998

7.281

CLOSED

CLOSED
7.157

7.435

CLOSED

7.141

7.518

CLOSED

CLOSEP
7.476
CLOSED




8.027

Long
term
bonds 3/

8.06

6.60

6.62

Price of
longterm
bonds 4/

G.14

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

Auction average
3-month
6-month
bills
bills

Week ending:
1969 - Nov. 1
8
15
22
29
Month ending:
1969 - November
1968 - November
Note;

S. Government Security Yields
Market yield*
Other issues Issues, due
3-month
6-month
1-year
due in 9-12
in 3 to
bills
bills
bills
months 1/
5 yearsv2/

Price of
Longterm
bonds 3/

bonds 4/

7.030
6.998
7.157
7.141
7.476

7.263
7 .281
7.435
7.518
8.027

7.00
7.07
7.14
7.24
7.49

7.26
7.38
7.45
7.74
7.90

7.12
7.06
7.15
7.50
7.77

7.55
7.70
7.87
8.05
8.09

7.35
7.45
7.54
7.68
7.60

6.32
6.34
6.46
6.61

6.60

62.59
62.46
61.44
60.30
60.30

7.193
5.492

7.565
5.618

7.24
5.45

7.62
5.59

7.38
5.51

7.94
5.56

7.57
5.47

6.51
5.36

61.08
71.27

Yields are averages of those computed by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the basis of closing bid prices
Yields on Treasury bills are computed on a bank discount basis.

1/

Includes the 4 per cent bond of August 15, .1970, and the 6-3/8 per cent note of August 15, 1970, thru-November
15, 1970. Beginning November 17th the 5 per cent note of November 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

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 10 years or more
cent of 1980
4
per cent of
cent of 1980
4-1/8 per cent of
cent of 1985
3
per cent of
cent of 1990
3-1/2 per cent of
cent of 1987-92

1/

4/

following notes and bonds:
5/15/73
8/15/73
11/15/73

4-1/8
4-1/4
5-5/8
3-7/8
5-3/8

per
per
per
per
per

cent
cent
cent
cent
cent

bond
bond
note
bond
note

of
of
of
of
of

2/15/74
5/15/74
8/15/74
11/15/74 ),
11/15/74 ^beginning Nov. 17th.,* 1969

1988-93
1989-94
1993
1998

Prices derived from average market yields on the basis of an assumed 3 per cent, 20-year bond.

GOVERNMENT
FINANCE SECTION,



FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

December 2, 1969