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FEDERAL

RESERVE

s t a t i s t i c a l

r e l e a s e

S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
( Y i e l d s in p e r c e n t per annum)

G. 14

Period
1965 - J a n u a r y

1
2

AucAlgn a v e r a ge
3-month
6-month
bills
bills
Closed
Closed

3.829

3.927

Closed
« 11

12
13
14
15
16
18
19
20
21
22
23
25
26
27
28
29
30

3.814

3.942

Closed

3.821

3.960

Closed

3.848
Closed




3.946

U. S. Government s e c u r i t y y i e l d s
Bank d i s c o u n t r a t e *
Other i s s u e s
6-rmonth
j-month
1 year
due i n 9-12
bills
bills
bills
months 1/

I s s u e s due
in 3 to 5
y e a r s 2/

Longterm
bonds 3/

3.81
3.80
3.82
3.80
3.78

3.92
3.91
3.93
3.93
3.92

3.93
3.92
3.92
3.91
3.90

3.76
3.75
3.75
3.78
3.86

4.08
4.07
4.06
4.07
4.07

4.15
4.15
4.15
4.15
4.15

3.77
3.76
3.77
3.77
3.77

3.92
3.92
3.94
3.95
3.95

3.91
3.91
3.90
3.90
3.90

3.88
3.88
3.87
3.86
3.86

4.07
4.07
4.06
4.06
4.06

4.15
4.15
4,15
4.15
4,15

3.77
3.77
3.83
3.83
3.83

3.94
3.93
3. 94
3.94
3.94

3.91
3.91
3.90
3.90
3.90

3.86
3.86
3.84
3 . 85
3.85

4.06
4.05
4.04
4.04
4.03

4.15
4.14
4.14
4.14
4.13

3.84
3.84
3.85
3.86
3.87

3.94
3.93
3.94
3.95
3.96

3.91
3.91
3.91
3.91
3.92

3.85
3.86
3.86
3.88
3.88

4.04
4.05
4.05
4.05
4.05

4.13
4.13
4.13
4.14
4.14

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U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
( Y i e l d s i n p e r c e n t p e r annum)
(continued)
y
Period
Weekly a v e r a g e :
1965 - J a n .
2
9
16
23
30
Monthly a v e r a g e :
1965—-January
1964 - J a n u a r y

Auction average
3-month
month
bills
ills
3.867
3.829
3.814
3.821
3.848

3.957
3.927
3.942
3.960
3.946

IN.
U. s . Government s e c u r i t y y i e l d s
discount j a t e i ^
Other i sssues
sues—T
3-month
6-month
1 year
due i n 9-12
bills
bills
months 1/
bills
3.83
3.80
3.77
3.81
3.85

3.93
3.92
3.94
3.94
3.94

3.93
3.92
3.90
3.90
3.91

3.92
3.78
3.87
3.85
3.87

i s s u e s , due
in 3 t o 5
y e a r s 2/
4.07
4.07
4.06
4.04
4.05

Longterm
bonds 3/
4.16
4.15
4.15
4.14
4.13

3.828
3.529

Price,
longterm
bonds 4 /
84.42
84.48
84.48
84.60
84.67

3.944
3:81
3.94
3.91
3.87
4.06
4.14
84.56
3.652
3.52
3.64
3.68
3.66
4.06
4.15
84.42
N o t e : f i e l d s a r e a v e r a g e s of those computed by the. F e d e r a l Reserve Bank of New York
on the b a s i s o c l o s i n g bid p r i c e s .
f i e l d s on T r e a s u r y bills a r e computed on a bank d i s c o u n t b a s i s . Formerly shown as market y i e l d .
\ J C u r r e n t l y i n c l u d e s the 3 - 1 / 2 per c e n t n o t e of November 15, 1965, and the 4
2/ C u r r e n t l y i n c l u d e s the f o l l o w i n g n o t e s and bonds
3 7 / 8 p e r c e n t bond of 5 / 1 5 / 6 8
3 7 / 8 p e r c e n t bond of
3 . 3 / 4 p e r c e n t bond of 8 / 1 5 / 6 8
11/15/68

p e r c e n t n o t e of November 15, 1965.

4

P e r c e n t bond of 2/15/69
4 p e r c e n t bond of 10/1/69

3/ C u r r e n t l y i n c l u d e s the f o l l o w i n g bonds, due or c a l l a b l e i n ten y e a r s or more-

^SSSiF
3 1 / 2 p e r c e n t of 1980
3 1/4 p e r c e n t of 1985

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;*SSS&T
4 1 / 8 p e r c e n t of 1989-94
3
p e r c e n t of 1995
3 1/2 p e r c e n t of 1998

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




February 4 , 1965