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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

release

• f*AL Rfc^ .
U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending July 4, 1970

H. 15

June
29

June
30

July
1

Yields (per 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 1)
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3_f
Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/

July
2

Weekly averages
This
Last 1 Year
week
week 1 ago*

July
3

6.421
6 .603

C
L
r\
(J
s

6 .421
6.603

6.626
6.929

6.456
6 .944

E
D

6 .44
6 .50
6.85

6 .50
6 .80
7.06

6 .58
6 .94
7.33

6 .37
6 .61
6 .96

6.45
6 .53
6 .93

6 .48
6.42
6. 79

6.48
6.44
6.71

7.38

7.32

7.27

7.18

7 .29

7.44

7.71

7.85

7.78

7.69

7.59

7.73

7.88

7 .00

6.86

6.75

6 .70

6.60

6.73

6.89

6 .08

58.33

59.17

59.56

60.34

59.35

58.08

64.63

Note: 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 July 5, 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
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:
8/15/73
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

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

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

July 6, 1970