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."Aof GOl'/' FEDERAL RESERVE - 3?^ r e l e a s e UL^S U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES (Yields i n per cent per annum) G.14 '**• A u c t i o n average 6-month 3-month bills bills 1967 - Feb. 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 . ; s t a t i s t i c a l 13 • 4.486 4.460 Closed 4.530 4.524 Closed Closed 20 21 22 23 24 25 4.577 4.581 Closed Closed 4.621 Closed 27 28 4.53 4.54 4.53 4.52 4.56 4.53 4.54 4.52 4.53 4.59 4.49 4.49 4.49 4.50 4.58 4;53 4.54 4.54 4 ; 55 4.58 I s s u e s , due in 3 to 5 y e a r s 2/ 4.67 4.64 4.65 Price, longterm bonds 4/ 81.74 81.86 81.74 Longterm bonds 3/ 4.38 4.37 4.38 4.65 4.67 4.66 4.65 4.70 4.39 4.40 4.40 4.40 4.44 81.63 81,51 81.51 81.51 81.05 ! j *" * 15 16 17 18 U . S . Government s e c u r i t y y i e l d s Other i s s u e s Market y i e l d * due i n 9-12 1 year 3-month 6-month months 1/ bills bills bills 4.50 4.50 4.56 4.48 4.47 4.47 4;56 4.45 4.46 4.47 4.45 4.54 4.694 i | ' • • 80.70 80.35 80.47 80.35 4.60 4.62 4.61 4.62 4.61 4.65 4.67 4.71 4.62 4.65 4.66 4.71 4.60 4.64 4.71 4.74 4.73 4.77 4.76 4.78 4.47 4.50 4.49 4.50 ;. 4.60 4.62 4.71 4 . 6 9 •' 4.72 4.68 4.76 4.76 4.79 4.80 4.52 4.55 80.13 79.79 4.64 4.59 4.71 4.64 4.69 4.61 4; 78 4.73 4.82 4.78 4.57 4.56 79.56 79.68 4.54 4.56 4.55 4.57 / 4.53 4.54 4.72 4.70 4.77 4.77 4.56 4.56 79.79 79.79 :! i1 . - 2 - S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES (Yields in per cent per annum) Auction average 6-month 3-month bills bills Period U. S. Government security y i e l d s Market y i e l d * Other i s s u e s I s s u e s , due 3-month 6-month 1 year due in 9-12 in 3 to bills bills bills months 1/ I 5 years 21 average 1967 - Feb. 4 11 18 25 4.486 4.530 4.577 4.621 4;460 4.524 4.581 4.694 4.49 4.54 4.61 4.61 4.49 4.54 4.66 4.69 4.45 4.51 4.66 4.68 4.55 4.55 4.67 4.76 Monthly average 1967 - Feb. 1966 - Feb. 4.554 4.670 4.565 4.820 4.56 4.65 4.59 4.82 4.57 4.81 4.64 4.92 Note: Currently i n c l u d e s the 3 - 5 / 8 per cent bond of November 15, 1967, the 5 - 5 / 8 per cent n o t e of February 15, 1968 beginning February 16th. 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 notes and bends: 4 per cent bond of 2/15/70 thru Feb. 15th 4 per cent bond of 8/15/70 5 p e r c e n t note of 11/15/70 5 - 1 / 4 per cent note of 5 /15/71 4/ 4.64 4.67 4.76 4.80 4.37 4.41 4.49 4.55 Price, . longterm bonds 4/ 81.90 81.44 80.47 79.79 4.73 4.47 80.73 5.02 4.61 79.32 Y i e l d s a r e averages of those computed by the F e d e r a l Reserve Bank of New York on the b a s i s of c l o s i n g bid p r i c e s Yields on Treasury b i l l s are computed on a bank discount b a s i s . 1/ 3/ Longterm bonds 3/ Currently 3 - 1 / 4 per 4 per 3 - 1 / 2 per 3 - 1 / 4 per 3 - 1 / 2 per - 7 / 8 per cent n o t e of November 15, 1967, and t h e 4 3-7/8 5-3/8 beginning (4 Feb. 16, 1967^4-3/4 per per per per per cent cent cent cent cent bond bond note bond note i n c l u d e s the following bonds due or c a l l a b l e in 10-years or more: cent of 1978-83 4 - 1 / 4 per cent of 1980 4 per cent of JL980 4 - 1 / 8 per cent of 1985 3 per cen t of 1990 3 - 1 / 2 per cent cent cent cm t cent of of of of of of of of of of 8/15/71 11/15/71 11/15/71 2/15/72) 2/15/72) 1987-92 1988-93 1989-94 1995 1998 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. GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD March 7» 1967