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H.15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending March 30, 196&

Mar.
25

Mar.
26

Mar,
27

Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction average:
3-month billg
6-month bills
Market yield:
3-month bills
6-month bills
1-year bills
Other issues, due in
9-12 months 1/
Issues, due in 3-5
years 2/
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3/
rice
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/

*

n

5.186
5.301

5.186
5.301

5.-285
5.378

4.150
4.073

5.15
5.-28
5.37

5.10
5.28
5.37

5.13
5.34
5.41

5.15
5.34
5.42

5.17
5.35
5.48

5.14
5.32
5.41

5.25
5.36
5.39

4.13
4.09
4.06

5.58

5.56

5.55

5.54

5.54

5.55

5.62

4.16

5.75

5.78

5.77

5.78

5.77

5.77

5..77

4.42

5.33

5.43

5.43

5.44

5.42

5.42

5*41

4.45

70.58

70.48

70.67

70.67

70.75

71.06
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Note:

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This
Year
29
week
week
aeo*

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Mar.
28

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Yields are
/erages of those computed by the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York on the oasis of closing bid prices. Yields on Treasury bills are
omputed on a bank discount basis.

As of April 1, 1967.

1/

Currently includes the 4 per cent bond of Feb.. 15, 1969 and the 5-5/8 per cent
note of Feb. 15, 1969.,

2/

Currently
5-1/4 per
4
per
3-7/8 per
5-3/8 per

includes the following notes and bonds:
4
per
cent note of 5/15/71
4-3/4 per
cent bond of 8/15/71
4-3/4 per
cent obndof 11/15/71
4
per
cent note of 11/15/71

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

includes the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more:
4-1/4 per cent of 1987-92
cent of 1978-83
4
per cent of 1988-93
cent of 1980
4-1/8 per cent of 1989-94
cent of 1980
3
per cent of 1995
cent of 1985
3-1/2 per cent of 1998
cent of 1990

3/

cent
cent
cent
cent

bond
bond
note
bond

of
of
of
of

2/15/72
2/15/72
5/15/72
8/15/72

Prices derived from average market yields on the basis of an assumed 3 per cent,
20-yaar bond.
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

April 1, 1968