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, # # , •: F E D E R A L R E S Er R V E statistical release ju. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES j ( Y i e l d s In p e r c e n t p e r annum) Period 1965 - May 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 .19 20 21 22 Auction average 3-month 6-month bills bills 3.901 3.950 Closed 3.893 3.950 Closed 3.897 3.95j5 Closed 24 25 26 27 28 29 Closed 31 Closed 3.889 3.945 U. S. Government s e c u r i t y y i e l d : Market y i e l d * Other i s s u e s 3-month 6-month 1 year due i n 9-12 bills bills bills months 1/ 3.90 3.96 3.96 3.96 3.88 3.94 3.96 3.96 3.90 3.95 3.96 3.96 3.89 3.95 3.96 3.98 3.89 3.96 3.96 3.98 I s s u e s , due in 3 to 5 y e a r s 2/ 4.12 4.10 4.10 4.10 4.10 " Longterm bonds 3/ 4.15 4.14 4.14 4.14 4.14 3.88 3.88 3.90 3.90 3.90 3.95 3.95 3.96 3.96 3.96 3.96 3.96 3.96" 3.96 3.96 3.98 3.97 3.97 3.98 3.98 4.11 4.11 4.12 4.12 4.11 4.14 4.14 4.14 4.14 4.15 3.89 3.89 3.90 3.90 3.90 3.95 3.95 3.95 3.95 3.95 3.96 3.96 3.96 3.96 3.96 4.00 4.00 4.02 4.02 4.02 4.11 4.11 4.11 4.11 4.11 4.14 4.14 4.14 4.14 4.14 3.88 3.88 3.89 3.88 3.87 3.94 3.94 3.94 3.94 3.94 3.96 3.95 3.95 3.95 3.95 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.01 4.01 4.11 4.10 4.10 4.10 4.10 4.15 4.14 4.14 4.14 4.15 331 - 2 - GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES ( c o n t . ) ( Y i e l d s i n p e r c e n t p e r annum) Wpplf 1 V a v e rVOfVA viccMy age:• 1965 - May 1 8 15 22 29 Monthly a v e r a g e : 1965 - May 1964 - May Note: Auction average 3-month 6-month bills bills 3.916 3.901 3.893 3.897 3.889 3.895 3.482 , U. S. Governmen t s e c u r i t y yiel<is Ma r k e t y i e l d k Other i s s u e s I s s u e s , due 3-month 6-month 1 year due i n 9-12 i n 3 to 5 bills bills bills months 1/ y e a r s 2/ 3.977 3.950 3.950 3.955 3.945 3.91 3.89 3.89 3.90 3. 88 3.98 3.95 3.96 3.95 3.94 3.98 3.96 3.96 3.96 3.95 3.97 8.97 3.98 4.01 4.00 3.950 3.612 3.89 3.48 3.95 3.60 3.96 3.71 3.99 3.67 • t Longterm bonds 3/ 4.12 4.10 4.11 4.11 4.10 4.15 4.14 4.14 4.14 4.14 4.11 4.07 4.14 4.16 Yields are averapes t .w, , , „ ° . 7. "y L l l c c e u e r a i Reserve Ban ^Yields on T r e a s u r y b i l l s a r e computed on a bank d i s c o u n t b a s i s . ^ / Price, longterm Donus 4 / j I 84.53 84.58 84.58 84.60 84.55 f 1 * | | ! 84.58 84.38 1 | bid p r i c e s . thru? 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 bonds: HEBE—™ •15=32335 "1 1 B E E E F - ™ . 4 p e r c e n t of 1980 3 1/2 p e r c e n t of 1980 3 1/4 p e r c e n t of 1985 1/4 p e r per 1/8 per »> p e r 1/2 p e r cent cent cent cent cent of of of of of 1987-92 1988-93 1989-94 1995 1998 4 / P r i c e s d e r i v e d from average market y i e l d s on b a s i s of an assumed 3 p e r c e n t , 2 0 - y e a r bond. GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD June 4 , 1965