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ITY YIELDS AND PRICES
in per cent per annum)
X
A u c t i X m ^average
3-month
6-month
bills
bills

Period

1970 - May

1
2

CLOSED

4
5
6
7
8
9
'
.

13

7.493

i ,

15
16 *

25
26
27
28
29
30

Longterm
bonds 3/
6.81

Price of
longterm
bonds 4/
58.71

6.91
6.99
6.91
6.64
6.56

7.36
7.10
6.86
6.69
6.64

7.28
7.06
6.99
6.98
6.99

7.80
7.74
7.64
7.54
7.52

8.02
8.01
7.98
7.91
7.87

6.91
6.91
6.84
6.81
6.78

57.96
57.96
58.49
58.71
58.94

6.74
6.83 .
6.92
6.76
6.76

7.00
6.99
7,02
7.01
6.97

7.18
7.10
7J.09
7.13
7.14

7.62
7.64
7.64
7.65
7.62

7.98
7.98
.7.98
8.01
7.96

6.80
6.84
6.84
6:85
6.82

58.79
58.49
58.49
58.41
58.64

6.68
6.66
6.67
6.71
6.86

6.86
6.84
6.88
7.00
7.16

7.05 ' '
7.04
7.05
7.06
7.22

7.94
7.92 .
7.97
8.00
8.04

6.80
6.80
6.85 .
6.92
7.02

58.79
58.79
58.41
57.88
57.14

7.01
7.07
7.04
6.95
6.93

7.30
7.22
7.13
7.05
7.06

7.32
7.21
7.18
7.11
7.11

8.13
8.09
7.93
7.88
7.85

7.21
7.34
7.20
7.17
7.14

55.77
54.86
55.84
56.06
56.27

CLOSED

6.994 "

18
19
20
21
22
23

Issues, due
in 3 to
5 years 2/
7.96

-

11
12

j

7.184

U.S. Government security yields
Market yield*
Other issues
3-month
6-month
1-year
due in 9-12
bills
bills
bills
months 1/
6.84
7.24
7.21
7.65

CLOSED

6.828

7.202

. •
6.996

7.66
7.65
, 7.68
7.71
7.79'

:

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CLOSED

7.133
CLOSED




7.355

7.92
7.87
7.76
7.66
7.66

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U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)
Auction average
3-montfi
6-month
bills
bills

U. S. Government security yields
Market yield*
Other issues
3-month
6-month
_due in 9-12
bills
bills
bills
'months 1/

Issues, due
.in 3 to

5-years 2 / —

Longterm
bonds 1/

Price of
long-.
hnnrls 4/

Weekending:
1970 - May 2
9
16
,23
30

6.876
7.184
6.994
6.828
7.133

7.253
7.493
7.202
6.996
7.355

6.83
6.80
6.78
6.72
7.00

7.17
6.93
7.00
6.95
7.15

7.19
7.06
7.13
7.08
7.19

7.$6
7 .65
7.63
7.70
7.77

7.87
7.96
7.98
7.97
7.98

6.79
6.85
6.83
6.88
7.21

58.87
58.41
58.56
58.20
55.76

Month ending:
197 0 - May
1969 - May

7.035
6.077

7.262
6.149

6.83
6.03

7.02
6.15

7.12
6.10

7.69
6.26

7.97
6.33

6.94
5.85

57.78
66.68

Note:

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.

y

Includes the 5-3/8 per cent note of February 15, 1971, and the 7-3/4 per cent note of February 15, 1971
thru May 15 and beginning May 18, the 5-1/4 per cent note of May 15, 1971, and the 8 per cent note of May 15, 1971.

2/

Currently
7-3/4 per
4
per
8-1/8 per
4-1/8 per
4-1/8 per

includes the following notes and bonds t
cent of 5/15/73 thru May 15fch
cent bond of 8/15/73
cent note of 8/15/73
cent bond of 11/15/73
cent bond of 2/15/74
-

per
per
per
per
per
per

cent
cent
cent
cent
cent
cent

bond
note
bond
note
note
note

Currently
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 1985
4-1/8 per
cent of 1990
3
per
cent of 1987-92
3-1/2 per

cent
cent
cent
cent

of
of
of
of

3/

4/

4-1/4
5-5/8
3-7/8
5-3/8
5-3/4
6

of
of
of
of
of
of

5/15/74
8/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74
2/15/75
5/15/75

1988-93
1989-94
1995
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




June 2, 1970