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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

release

U. s . GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending July 26, 1969

July

July

July

July

July

21

22

23

24

25

Yields Cper cent per annum)
Auction average:
3-month bills
6-month bills
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/
Pr ice
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/

Weekly averages
Last
This
Year
week
week
ago*

7.220
7.459

7.220
7.459

7.105
7.400

5.293
5.366

7.05
7.36
7.09

7.08
7.37
7.14

7.13
7.31
7.14

7 .12
7.30
7.13

7.13
7.25
7.14

7.10
7.32
7.13

7 .00
7.34
7.08

5.24
5.36
5.27 .

7.50

7.54

7.54

7.52

7.52

7.52

7.52

5.57

6.98

7.00

7.01

7.03

7.07

7.02

6.95

5.27

6.05

6 .02

6 .02

6 .05

6 .06

6 .04

6 .05

5 .03

64.89

65.15

65.15

64.89

64.80

64.98

64.91

74.57

N o t e : Y i e l d s are averages of those computed by the Federal Reserve Barik of New York
on the basis of closing bid prices. Yields on Treasury bills are computed on
a bank discount basis.
*
1/

As of July 27, 1968.
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 the following bonds due or callable in
cent of 1980
4
per cent
cent of 1980
~
4-1/8 per cent
cent of 1985
3
per cent
cent of 1990
3-1/2 per cent
cent of 1987-92

4/

Prices derived from average market yields on the basis of an assumed 3 per cent,

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
10
of
of
of
of

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

20-year bond.
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

July 28, 1969