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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical
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release

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U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending August 15, 1970

Aug.
10

Aug.
11

Aug.
12

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

Note:

*

Aug.
14

6.512
6.682

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 3V
.Jrices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/

Aug.
13

Weekly averages
Last
Year
This
ago*
week
week

6.512
6.682

6.413
6.496

7.08
7.27'

6.48
6,68
6.67

6.52
6.68
6.67

6.55
6.64
6.64

6.53
6.64
6.64

6.54
6 - 64
6.62

6.52
6.66
6.65

6.46
6.59
6.61

6.99
7.25
7.32

7.08

7.10

7.10

7.08

7.10

7.09

6.97r

7.56

7.68

7.66

7 . 64

7.62

7.64

7.65

7.61

7.14

6.68

6.73

6.75

6.77

6.87

6.76

6.61

6.01

59.72

59.31

59.17

59.02

58.26

59.10

60.30

65.28

Yields are averages of those computed1 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 August 16, 1969

1/

Currently includes the 5-1/4 per cent note of May 15, 1971, and the 8 per cent
note of May 15, 1971.

2_/

Currently
4
per
8-1/8 per
4-1/8 per
4-1/8 per
4-1/4 per

includes the
cent bond of
cent note of
cent bond 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 the following bonds due or callable in
cent of 1980
4
per cent
cent of 1985
4-1/8 per cent
cent of 1990
3
per cent
cent of 1987-92
3-1/2 per cent

4/

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

following notes and bonds:
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
5/15/74
6
per cent note of

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

10
of
of
of
of

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

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

August 17, 1970