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FEDERAL
G.14

1
1

/

Au'ction average
3-month
6-month
bills
bills

\

1971 - Oct. 1
2
4
5
6
7
8
9
.11
12
13
14
15
16
18
19
20
21
22
23
25
26
27
28
29
30

statistical

release

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

&

Period

RESERVE

U. S. Government security yields
Market yield *
Other issues
3-month
6-month
1-year
due in 9-12
bills
bills
bills
months 1/
4.55
4.85
5.07
5.12

Issued, due
in 3 to
5 years 2/
5.83

Longterm
bonds 3/
5.47

CLOSED

4.534

4.743

Price,
longterm
bonds 4/
70.19

4.46
4.47
4.54
4.56
4.53

4.73
4.73
4.72
4.75
4.66

4.98
5.04
5.02
5.04
4.92

4.95
4.92
4.92
4.92
4.85

5.83
5.87
5.83
5.85
5.81

5.46,
5.49
5.48
5.47
5.46

70.28
70.00
70.09
70.19
70.28

4.48
4.44
4.43 >
4.44

4.61 "
4.56
4.55
4.58

4.74
4.72
4.72
4.74

4.75
4.72
4.70
4.75

5,74
5.68
5.64
5.66

5.43
5.42
5.44
5.45

70.58
70.67
70.48
70.38

5.68
5.67
5.59
5.59
5.57 *

5.49
5.49
5.47
5.46
5.46

70.00
70.00
70.19
70.28
70.28

5.56
5.56
5.53
5.45

5.44
5.44
5.43
5.40

70.48
70.48
70.58
70.87

CLOSED
CLOSED

4.486

4.595

CLOSED

4.494

4.635

4.45
4.48
4.46
%.48
4.46

4.60
- ' 4.60
4.52
4.53
4.53

4.74
4.74
4.64
4.62
4.62

4.83
4.80
4.69
4.63
4.54

4.38
4.37
4.36
4.31

4.50
4.46
4.47
4.44

4.50
4.49
4.50
4.48

4.50
4.50
4.56
4.49

CLOSED
CLOSED

4.443

CLOSED

http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION,
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

4.530

FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

.

November 3, 1971

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u . S. GOVERNMENT-SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)

Auction average
,3-month
6-month
bills
bills

Period

U. S. Government security yields
Market yield*
Other issues Issues, due
3-month
6-month
1-year
due in 9-12
in 3 to
bills
bills
bills
months W
5 years 2/

Longterm
bonds 3/

Price, of
long- _
temi
V
bonds 4/

Week ending:
1971 - Oct. 2
9
16
23
30

4.676
4.534
4.486
4.494
4.443

4.973
4.743
4.595
4.635
4.530

4.65
4.51
4.45
4.47
4.36

4.95
4.72
4.58
4.56
4.47

5.17
5.00
4.73
4.67
4.49

5.26
4.91
4.73
4.70
4.51

5.91
5.84
5.68
5.62
5.53

5.52
5.47
5.44
5.47
5.43

69.70
70.17
70.53
70.15
70.60

Month ending
1971 - Oct.
1970 - Oct.

4.489
5.927

4.626
6.251

4.46
5.90

4.60
6.21

4.75
6.23

4.74
6.34

5.68
7.06

5.46
6.59

70.33
60.44

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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
1/

Currently includes the'4 per cent bond of Aug. 15, 1972, and the 5 per cent note of Aug. 15, 1972, and the
2-1/2 per cent bond of Sept. 15, 1967-72.

2/

Currently
3-7/8 per
5-3/4 per
5-3/4 per
5-7/8 per
6
per

includes the
cent bond of
cent note of
cent note of
cent note of
cent note of

per
per
per
per
per

cent
cent
cent
cent
cent

note
note
note
note

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

cent
cent
cent
cent

of
of
of
of

3/

4/

following notes and bonds:
11/15/74
11/15/74
2/15/75
2/15/75 beginning Oct. 22
5/15/75

5- 7/8
7
6-•1/4
6- 1/2
7-•1/2

of
of
of
of
of

8/15/75
11/15/75
2/15/76
5/15/76
8/15/76

1988-93
1989-94
1995
1998

Prices derived from average market yields on the basis of an assumed 3 per cent, 20-year bond.