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FEDERAL

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RESERVE

statistical

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending April 25, 1970

H. 15

Anr.
20

Apr.
21

Apr.
22

Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction average:
3-month bills
6-month bills

Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/
Note:

Apr.
23

Apr.
24

6.476
6.494

Market yield:
3-month bills
6-month bills
1-year bills
Other issues, due in
9-12 months j_/
Issues, due in 3-5
years 2/
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3/

*

release

This
week

Last
week

Year
ago*

6.476
6.494

6.310
6.247

6.175
6.164

6.48
6.53
6.40

6.49
6.57
6.45

6.74
6.7 8
6. 71

6.58
6.86
6.92

6,60
7 .00
6.98

6.58
6.75
6.69

6.37
6.37
6.29

6.13
6.13
5 .98

6.86

6.92

6.98

7 .09

7 .48

7.07

6.78

6.07

7.51

7 .57

7 .64

7 .64

7 .76

7 .62

7.43

6.11

6.61

6,64

6.72

6.74

6.77

6.70

6.46

5.75

60.26

60.03

59.40

59.25

59.02

59.59

61.43

67.55

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.

As of April 26, 1969.

_1/

Currently includes the 5-3/8 per cent note of February 15, 1971, and the 7 - 3 / 4
per cent note of February 15, 1971.

2/

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

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

3_/

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

includes
cent of
cent of
cent of
cent of

4/

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

following notes and bonds:
5/15/73
4-1/4 per cent bond of
8/15/73
5-5/8 per cent note of
8/15/73
3-7/8 per cent bond of
11/15/73
5-3/4 per cent note of
2/15/74
5-3/4 per cent note of

the following bonds due or callable in
1980
4
per cent
1985
4-1/8 per cent
1990
3
per cent
1987-91
3-1/2 per cent

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

10
of
of
of
of

5/15/74
8/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74
2/15/75

years or more:
1988-93
1989-94
1995
1998

April 27, 1970