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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

H. 15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending February 7, 1970

Feb.
2

Feb.
3

Feb.
4

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:

Feb.
5

r

eD
6

.

7.754
7.718

Market yield:
3-month bills
6-month bills
1-year bills
Other issues, due in
9-1/2 months 1/
Issues, due in 3-5
years 7J
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3/

*

release

Weekly averages
Last
This
Year
week
ago*
week

7 .754
7.718

7.888
7.776

6.251
6.359

7 .72
7 .72
7 .47

7.70
7.70
1 .31

7.66
7 .59
7.36

7 .56
7 .57
7 .34

7 .42
7.53
7 .30

7 .61
7 .62
7.37

7 .89
7.80
7.52

6.19
6.34
6.19

8.15

8.05

8.04

8.14

7.97

8.07

8.23

6.19

8.11

8.06

8.10

8.10

8.04

8.08

8.20

6.08

6.81

6.78

6.71

6.66

6.58

6.71

6.84

5.88

58.71

58.94

59.48

59.87

60.50

59.50

58.49

66.43

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 February 8, 1969.

1/

Currently includes the 5 per cent note of November 15, 1970.

2J

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

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

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
8/15/73
5-5/8 per cent note
11/15/73
3-7/8 per cent bond
2/15/74
5-3/4 per cent note

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

10
of
of
of
of

of
of
of
of

5/15/74
8/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74

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

February 9, 1970