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ERAL r eI e s t a t i s t i c a l S. G O V E R N M E N T SECURITY Y I E L D S A N D PRICES (Yields in per cent per annum)° 6.14 c.; Period XV6 RESERVE Auction average 6-month 3-month hi 1 1 s bills \ ,- 1971 - December 1 2 3 4 CLOSED 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 4.43.1 4.324 U. S. Government security yields Other issues Market y i e l d * due in 9-12 1-year 6-month 3-month months 1/ bills bills bills 4.60 ! 4.60 4.42 4.31 4.59 4.42 | 4.59 4.28 1 4.57 4.55 4.36 4.15 LongIssues, due term in 3 to bonds 3/ 5 years 2/ 5.57 5.52 j 5.49 | 5.59 5.44 | 5.58 Price of longterm bonds 4/ 69.24 69.05 69.15 | 4.207 4.091 4.57 4.59 4.51 4.53 4.51 5.46 5.48 5.46 5.50 5.48 5.57 5.59 5.59 5.61 5.60 69.24 69.05 69.05 68.87 68.96 4.48 4.52 4.56 4.50 4.45 . 4.39 4.43 4.42 4.42 4.35 5.43 5.46 5 j49 5.46 5.41 5,59 5.61 5.65 5.65 5.64 • 69.05 68.87 68.49 68.49 68.58 4.34 4.34 4.24 4.07 4.51 4.49 4.39 4.12 4.35 4.37 4.31 4.17 5.45 5.45 5.44 5 .36 5.66 5.69 5.70 5.67 4.04 3.99 4.05 4 . 04 1 4.03, 4.06 4.00 4.10 4.15 4.13 4.09 4.10 5.28 , 5.24 5.62 5.59 4.18 4.18 4.18 5.28 5.29 5.27 5.60 5.61 5.60 4.10 • 4.14 ; 4.10 4.11 ; 4.09 4.26 4.28 4.27 4.30 4.30 ;• 3.96 i 4.05 ! 4.12 1 4.06 j 4..00 4.20 4.25. 4.34 4.30 4.27 4.50 4.55 4.52 i 4.54 ! 4.55 S CLOSED i 4.144 3.944 1 CLOSED ! ; 1 4.263 ' 4,023 ! CLOSED | CLOSED i ' 3.731 4.11 4.08 4.04 3.83 . 3.952 . 68.40 68.11 68.02 68.30 \ 3.78 3.74 3.76 3.70 , 3.68 . 68.77 69.05 , 68.96 68.87 68.96 r continued G.14 U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES (Yields in per cent per annum) •E 3-month bills U. S. Government security yields * Other issues Issues, due Long6-month 1-year due in 9-12 in 3 to term bills bills months 1/ 5 years 2/ bonds 3/ 13 1 Auction average 6-month 3-month bills bills Period Price of longterm bonds 4/ Week ending: 1971 - Dec. 4 /• 11 18 25 4.324 4.091 3.944 4.023 4.431 4.207 4.144 4.263 4.28 4.11 4.04 ; 4.02 4.42 4.28 4.27 4.25 4.60 4.53 4.50 4.38 4.63 4.54 4.40 4.30 5.52 5.48 5.45 5.43 5.58 5.59 5.63 5.68 69.17 69.03 68.70 68.21 1972 - Jan. 1 3.731 3.952 3.73 4.03 4.09 4.15 5.27 5.60 68.92 Month ending: 1971 - December 1970 - December 4.023 4.860 4.199 4.848 4.01 4.87 4.23 4.89 4.40 4.87 4.38 4.94 5.42 5.86 5.62 5.97 68.80 65.63 Annual Average: 1971 1970 4.348 6.458 4.511 6.562 4.33 6.42 4.51 6.55 4.67 6.53 4.75 6.90 5.77 7.37 5.74 6.59 67.73 69.52 Note: prices. Yields on Treasury bills are computed on a bank discount basis. 1/ Includes the 2-1/2 per cent bond of Sept. 1967-72 thru Dec. 15th, the 6 per cent note of Nov. 15, 1972, and beginning Dec. 15th the 2-1/2 per cent bond of Dec. 1967-72. 2/ Currently 5-3/4 per 5-7/8 per 6 per 5-7/8 per 7 per includes the cent note of cent note of cent note of cent note of cent note of Currently 3-1/4 per 6-1/8 per 3-1/2 per 4 - 1 / 4 per includes the following bonds due or callable in 10 years cent of 1985 4 cent of 1986 4-1/8 cent of 1990 3 cent of 1987-92 3-1/2 3J 4/ following notes: 2/15/75 2/15/75 5/15/75 8/15/75 11/15/75 6-1/4 6-1/2 7-1/2 6-1/4 per per per per cent cent cent cent or more: per cent per cent per cent per cent note note note note of of of of of of of of 2/15/76 5/15/76 8/15/76 11/15/76 1988-93 1989-94 1995 1998 Prices derived from average market yields on the basis of an assumed 3 per cent, 20-year bond. Digitized GOVERNMENT; for FRASERFINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD January 10, 1972