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H. 15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending August 16, 1969
Aug.
11

Aug,
12 '

Aug.

Aug.

Aug.

13

14

15

Yields ( p e r c e n t per annum)
Auction average:
3-month bills
6-month bills

7 .081
7 .277

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

*

Weekly ave rages
Last
This
Year
ago*
week
week

7.081
7.277

6.994
7.085

5.084
5.273

7 .01
7.23
7 .39

7 .04
7 .27
7 .40

7.08
7 .31
7.34

6.97
7 .24
7.26

6.85
7.18
7 .19

6.99
7 .25
7 .32

6.98
7.11
7 .29

5.11
5.29
5.21

7.54

7.56

7 .59

7 .55

7.44

7.54

7 .42

5.47

7.12

7.15

7.17

7.14

7.14

7.14

7.01

5.35

5.98

6.00

6.01

6.02

6.02

6.01

5.98

5.06

65.51

65.33

65.24

65.15

65.15 65.28

65.49

74.30

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 August 17, 1968.

1J

Currently includes the 5-5/8 per cent note of May 15, 1970, and the 6-3/8 per cent
note of May 15, 1970.

2/

Currently
4
per
4
per
4-1/8 per

includes the
cent bond of
cent bond of
cent bond of

3/

Currently
4
per
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
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:
8/15/72
4-1/8 per cent bond of 2/15/74
8/15/73
4-1/8 per cent: bond of 5/15/74
11/15/73

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

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

10
of
of
of
of

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

August 18, 1969