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Period
I 9 6 0

- June

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U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY-YIELDS AMD PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)
u .
s.
Government security yields
Market yield
Other issues Issues, due
Auction average j
6-month 9-12 month due in 9 - 1 2
6-month
3-month
in 3 to 5
3-month
bills
bills
bills
months l/
. years 2 /
bills 1
bills
3.06
3.28
4 . 3 0
3.96
3.63
2.92
4.22
3.184
3.495'
3.15
3,83
!
3.53
2.65
4.06
2.92
3.61
|
3.38
Closed
.

6
7
8

2.871.

' 2.716

9

10

Closed

1 1

1

13
14
15

i

i
2.292 1

1 6

2.497

1 7

Closed

1 8

20
21
22
23
24
25

2.613 '

2.877

2.84
2.84
2.88
2.83
2.62

3.34
3.34
3.30
3.20
2.97

2.29
2.29
2.27
2.32
2.37

2.50
2.49
2.48
2.54
2.60

2.88
2.84
2.84
2.91
.3.03

2.55
2.32
2,36
2.39
2.35

2.82
2.70
2.74
2.79
2.75

3.18
2.97
2.97
3.06
3.04

I

3.55
3.57
3.58
3.46
3.21

'

I

4 . 0 0

4.07
4.18
4 . 1 8

4 . 0 0

i

4.12
4 . 0 4

1

3.12
3.11
3.10
3.17
3.27

4.06
4.02
3.95
3.93

!

3-33_
3.29
3.25
3.29
3.27

3.98

!
!

4 . 0 0

4 . 0 0

3.99
4.01
4.05

!

i
i

4.01
4.01
4,00
3.98
3.98
3.97
3.96
3.95
3.96

2.806

2.31
2.20
2.14
2.19

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDEIUL RESERVE BOiJto




86.57
86.70
86.82
86.95
86.82
86.82
86.70
86.70
86.70
86.70

!

29

2.399

j

86.32
86.20
86.20
86.32
86.57

j

28
j

i
|

3.96
3.97
3.97
3.97
3.97

Closed

27

30

2.62
2.68
2.75
2.63
2.38

1

Price,
longterm
bonds 4/
85.09
85.33
86.32

Longterm
bonds 3/
4.10
A-.08

2.73
2.68
2.58
2 . 6 1

3.02
2.96
2.86
2.95

3.26
3.24
3.16
3.15 v.;
• ,W

4.08
4.02
3.97
3.98
'

j

Jul

3.98
3.96
3.95
3.96

'

y H . ^oO

86.57
86.82
86.95
86.82

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U . S . GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS A N D

Weekly average:

I 9 6 0 - J une 4
11
18
25

PRICES

(Yields in per cent per annum)
U. S . Government security yields
Market yield
Other issues Issues, due
i Auction average
6 - m o n t h
3 - m o n t h
3 - m o n t h
6 - m o n t h
9 - 1 2 month
due in 9 - 1 in2 3 to 5
b
i
l
l
s
bills
bills
bills
bills
years 2/
months l/
jc
3.184
2.716
2.292
2.613

Monthly average:
I960 - June
1959 - June

2.641
3.24?

3.495

2.871
2.497
2.877
2.909
3.531

2.94
2.61

2.31

2.39
2.46
3.21

3.18
2.80
2.52
%.76

.

3.56
2.23
2.90
3 c 04

Price,
Longlongterm
term
bonds 3/ bonds 4/

.4.24
4.12
3.99 "
.4.01

3.87
3.47.
3 o l5
3.29

4.07
4.00
3.96
3.97

•
'
;

85.43
86.32
86.77
86.72

i
2.74
3.52

3.10

3.35
3.97

j
j

4.06

4.33

| 3.99
4,09

;

!

• 86.50
85.16

Note: Yields are averages of those computed by 'the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the basis of closing, bid prices.
Rates on new bill issues are the average of accepted tenders in Monday auction.
j l/ Includes the 4*3/8 per cent certificate

of May 15, 1961.

\. 2j Includes the following notes and bond:
;

4-7/8 per cent note of 11/15/63
4-3/4 per cent note of 5/15/64
3-3/4 per cent note of 5/15/64 beginning June 23

5
per cent note of 8/15/64
. 2-5/8 per cent bond of 2/15/65
4^5/8 per cent note of 5/15/65

3/ Currently includes the following bonds due or callable in ten years or more:
3-7/8 per cent of 1974
3-1/4 per cent of 1985
3-1/4 per cent of 1978-83
,
3-1/2 per cent of 1990
'
4wl/4 per cent of 1975-85
3
per cent of 1995
4
per cent of 1980
4/ Prices derived from average market yields on basis of an assumed 3 per cent, 20-year bond.
G O V E R N M E N T FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOJIRD




July 11, I960