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FEDERAL

RESERVE

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H. 15

U. S. G O V E R N M E N T SECURITY YIELDS A N D PRICES
Calendar w e e k ending August 22, 1970

Aug.
18

Aug.
17

Aug.
19

Y i e l d s (per cent per a n n u m )
A u c t i o n average:
3 - m o n t h bills
6-month bills

ices
B o n d s , due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/

*
!_/

3/

Aug.
21

Weekly a v e r a g e s
Year
Last
This
week
week
week

6.527
6.587

6.521
6.682

6.856
7.121

6.53
6.62
6.60

6.47
6.56
6.53

6.41
6.47
6.45

6.38
6.49
6.45

6.29
6.48
6 .44

6.42
6 .52
6.49

6.52
6.66
6.65

6.86
7.15
7 ,17

7 .12

7 .00

6.98

6.90

6.76

6.95

7 .09

7 .45

7.68

7 .64

7.58

7 .55

7 .50

7 .59

7.65

7 .03

6.94

6.91

6.89

6.90

6.85

6.90

6.76

6.0

57.73

57.96

58.11

58.03

58.41

58.05

59.10

6.535

Yields are averages of those computed by the Federal Reserve Bank of New Y o r k
on the basis of closing bid p r i c e s .
Yields on Treasury bills are computed on
a bank discount basis.

As of August 23,
Includes
Aug.

2J

Aug.
20

6.527
6,587

Market yield:
3-month bills
6-month bills
1-year bills
Other issues, due in
9 - 1 2 m o n t h s 1/
Issues, due in 3-5
years 2/
B o n d s , due or callable
in 10 years or more 3/

Note:

release

1969.

the 4 per cent bond of A u g .

15, 1971, b e g i n n i n g

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

includes the
cent bond of
cent bond of
cent note of
cent b o n d cf

Aug.

15, 1971, and the 8 - 1 / 4 per cent note of

17, 1970.

following notes and
11/15/73
2/15/74
2/15/74 beg. 8/17/73
5/15/74

bonds:
5 - 5 / 8 per
3 - 7 / 8 per
5 - 3 / 4 per
5 - 3 / 4 per
6
per

cent
cent
cent
cent
cent

note
bond
note
note
note

of
of
of
of
of

8/15/74
11/15/74
ll/lj/74
2/15/7j
j/1^/75

Currently includes the following bonds due or callable in 10 y e a r s or m o r e :
3 - 1 / 2 per cent of 1980
4
per cent of 1988-93
3 - 1 / 4 per cent of 1985
4 - 1 / 8 per cent of 1989-94
3 - 1 / 2 per cent of 1990
4 - 1 / 4 per cent of 1987-92

3
Per cent ot 1993
3-1/2 per cent of 1998

4/

Prices derived from average m a r k e t yields on the basis of an assumec j per

~

cent, 20-year bond.
G O V E R N M E N T F I N A N C E SECTION, F E D E R A L R E S E R V E BOARD

A u g u s t 24, 1970