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R E S E R V E

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Period
1969 - May 1
2
3
5
6
7
8
9
10
, 12
13
14
15
16
17

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r e l e a s e ,

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES ( J . S . '
( Y i e l d s in p e r cent p e r annum)
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G. 14

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statistical

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19
20
21
%2
23
24
26
27
28
29
30
31

Auction average
3-month
6-month
bills
bills
6.053
6.043
Closed

5.978

6.063

Closed

6.084

6.191

Closed

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6.148

6.231

Closed

6.124
Closed
Closed




6.218

3-month
bills
5 . 9 2

5.96

U. S. Government s e c u r i t y y i e l c s
Market y i e l d *
Other i s s u e s
I s s u e s , due
6-month
1-year
due i n 9-12
in 3 t o
bills - bills
months 1/
5 y e a r s 2/
6.03
6.01
5.99
6. 20
6.07
6 . 0 8
6 . 0 0
|
6.20

5.94
5.98
6.01
5.96
5.96

6.05
6/07
6.09
6. 04
6.09

6.03
6.06
6.05
6.03
6.07

6.00
6.03
6.04
6. 06
6.18

6.17
6.19
6.21
6,21
6.25

6.04
6.04
6 07
6.09
6.10

6.20
6.19
6.17
6.18
6.20

6,19
6.12
6. 08
6,12
6.15

6.24
6.20
6.16
6.20
6.36

6.09
6.06
6.08
6.02
6.01

6.16
6.12
6.12
6.09
6.10

6.15
6.09
6.07
6.03
6.05

6.19
6.26
6. 31
6.37

6.11
6.18
6.21
6.25

6.07
6.11
6.12
6.08

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Longterm
bonds 3/
5.77
5 74

Price,
longterm
bonds 4 /
67.39
67.66

5.70
5.70
5.69
5.73

68.11
68.02
68.02
68.11
67.75

6. 32
6.29
6.26
6.29
6.33 ,

5.76
5.75
5. 75
5. 77
5.81

67.48
67.57
67.57
67.39
67.02

6.39
6.38
6.36
6.36
6.39

6.40
6.39
6.35
6.37
6.42

5.8/
5,88
5.88

66.48
66.39
66. 39
65.95
65.33

6.42
6.51
6.58
6.60

6.45
6.5,1
6.52
6.53

6.04
6. b 9
6. 15
6.15

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5 . 6 9

1

5 . 9 3

6.00

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64.98
64.55
64.03
64.03

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
( Y i e l d s in per cent per annum)
(continued)

Week Ending:
1969 - May

3
10
17
24
31

Month Ending:
1969 - May
1968 - May
Note:

U. S. Government s e c u r i t y y i e l d s
Other i s s u e s | I s s u e s , due
Market y i e l d *
due in 9-12
in 3 t o
1 year
6-month
3-month
months 1/ 1 5 y e a r s 2/
bills
bills
bills

Auction average
6-month
3-month
bills
bills

Period

6.053
5.978
6.084
6.148
6.124

6. 043
6.063
6.191
6.231
6.218

6.077
5 621

6.149
5.785

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Longterm
bonds 3/

\ Price,
longterm
bonds 4/

5.93
5.97
6.07
6.05
6.10

6.03
6.07
6.19
6. 12
6.28

5.96
6.05
6.13
6.086.19

5. 99
6.06
6. 23
6.38
6.53

6. 17
6. 21
6. 30
6. 39
6.50

5. 77
5.70
5. 77
5.92
6.11

67.35
68.00
67.41
66.li
64.40

6.03
5.65

6.15
5.83

6.10
5.83

6. 26
6.06

6.33
5.95

5.85
5.40:

66. 68
70.89

Y i e l d s a r e a v e r a g e s of those co
Y i e l d s 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 .

1/

C u r r e n t l y i n c l u d e s the 4 per c e n t bond of February 15, 1970, t h r u May 15th; b e g i n n i n g May 16th the 5 - 5 / 8 per c e n t note
of May 15, 1970, and the 6 - 3 / 8 per cent note of May 15, 1970.

2/

Currently
4-3/4 per
4
per
4
per

i n c l u d e s the
cent n o t e of
c e n t bond of
c e n t bond of

3/

Currently
4
per
3-1/2 per
3-1/4 per
3-1/2 per
4-1/4 per

includes
cent of
c e n t of
cent of
cent of
cent of

4/

P r i c e s d e r i v e d from average market y i e l d s on the b a s i s of an assumed 3 per c e n t , 20-year bond.

f o l l o w i n g n o t e s and bonds:
5 / 1 5 / 7 2 t h r u May 15.
8/15/72
8/15/73

the f o l l o w i n g bonds due
1980
1980
1985
1990
1987-92

GOVERNMENT
FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD



c a l l a b l e in 10 y e a r s or more:

4 1/8 per cent bond of 11/15/73
4 1 / 8 per cent bond of 2/15/74
4 - 1 / 4 per cent bond of -5/15/74
b e g i n n i n g May 16th
4
4-1/8
3
3-1/2

per
per
per
per

cent
cent
cent
cent

of
of
of
of

June 5, 1969

1988-93
1989-94
IS 95
1998

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