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U. S. GOTERBIENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields i n per cent per annum)

'ice

T

Auction average
3-month 6-month
*
bills
bills

2
3
k
5
6

2.300

2.1*17

Closed

8
9

2.21

10

11
12
13
15
16
17
18
19
20

2,232

2.1*23

Closed

2.26 It

2.135

Closed

22
23
2l*

It

2.351*

27

Closed

29
30
31

Closed




U. S. Gcvernirent s e c urity yields
Market yield
Other issues Issues, due
3-month
6-month 9-12 month due in 9-12
in 3 t o 5
bills
bills
bills
months 1 /
years 2 /
2.27
2.38
2.81
2.77
3.31
2.25
2.39
2.73
2.79
3.29
2.21
2.66
2.39
2.75
3.21*
2.19
2.37
2.65
2.73
3.16
2.18
2.37
2.65
2.73
3.15

2.1*70

2.38

2.22

2.Ill
2.1(0
2.39

2.67
2.67
2.66
2.65
2.65

2.2Z1
2.25
2.33
2.32
2.29

2.1)1
2.1)7
2.1)5
2.1)3

2.1)0

2.66

2.32
2.36
2.M1
2 .1)2
2.39

2.1)6
2.50
2.59
2.55
2.5U

2.76
2.77
2.81)

2.36
2.3it

2.21*
2.23
2.23

2.1)1

2.76

3.16

2.78
2.76
2.7li
2.73

3.17

2.78
2.78

3.17

3.16

3.15
3.13

Longterm
bonds 3 /
3.76
3.75
3.72
3.70
3.69
3.70
3.71
3.71
3.69
3.69

2.86
2.86

3.26
3.27
3.28

3.69
3.70
3.71
3.73
3.73

2.80

2.87
2.88
2.91*
2.91*
2.9k

3.31
3.38
3.1*8
3.1*8
3.1*7

3.75
3.76
3.79
3.79
3.79

2.53

2.80

2.93

3.U7

3.78

2.57

2.80

2.9b

3.50

3.78

2.67
2.71
2.73
2.73

2.82

2.81i

3.20

U . S . GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields i n per cent per annum)

Period

Auction average
3-month
6-month
bills
bills

U. S. Government s e c u r i t y y i e l d s
Msirket y i e l d
Other i s s u e s Issues, due
3-month
6-month 9-12 month due i n 9-12
in 3 to 5
years 2 /
bills
bills
bills
months 1 /

Weekly average:
1961 - May 6
13
20
27

2.300
2.232
2.26b
2.351

2.U17:
2.123
2.105
2.U70

2.22
2.23
2.29
2.39

Monthly average:
1961 - M a y
i960 - May

•2.288
3.392

2.1:36
3.681^

2.29
3.29

Note:

2.38
2.1:0
2.L3
2.53

2.76
2.75
2.82
2.91

2.69
2.66
2.70
2.80

3,23
3.15
3.2U
3,k3

Longterm
bonds 3 /

Price,
longterm
bonds li/

3.72
3.70
3.71
3.78

89.85
90.17
90.01
89.17

2.82
3.28
2.72
2.UU
89.71
3.73
It.16
14.01
1.19
h.h2
81.39
3.58
i,
Yields are averages of those computed "by t h e Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the b a s i s of closing bid prices,.

2 / Includes t h e 3-l/U p e r cent note of February 15, 1962, t h e 3-5/8 per cent note of February 15, 1962, and t h e h per
cent note of February 15, 1962 through Hay lit, 1961, and beginning May 15, 1961, c o n s i s t s of the 3 per cent c e r t i f i c a t e
of indebtedness of May .15, 1962, and t h e U per cent note of May
1962,
2 / Currently includes t h e following notes and bond:
h-3/k per cent note of 5 / l 5 / 6 h through May lit
3-3/U per cent n o t e of 5/15/61; through H a y 111
5
p e r cent note of 8/15/61*

U-7/8
2*-5/8
li-5/8
3-3A

2 / Currently includes t h e following bonds due or c a l l a b l e i n t e n
, 3-7/8 per cent of 197lt
3-lA
l i - l A per cent of 1975-85
3-1/2
3-l/U p e r cent of 1978-83
3
li
per cent of 1980
^
3-1/2
3-1/2 per cent of 1980

per
per,
per
per

cent
cent
cent
cent

years or
per cent
per cent
per cent
per cent

note
bond
note
note

of ll/l5/61i beginning May 15
of 2/15/65
of 5/15/65
of 5/15/66.beginning May 15

more':
of 1985
of 1990
of 1995
of 1998

lj/ P r i c e s derived from average market y i e l d s on b a s i s of an assumed 3 per cent, 20-year bond,
GCVEREHENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD




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June 6, 1961