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FEDERAL

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statistical
H. 15

release

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending June 6, 1970

June
1

June

2

June
3

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:

June
4

June
5

6.824
6.858

Market yield:
3-month bills
6-month bills
1-year bills
Other issues, due in
9-12 months 1J
Issues, due in 3-5
years 2/
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3/

*

RESERVE

-

Weekly averages
This
Last
Year
week
week
ago*

6.824
6.858

7.133
7.355

6.191
6.454

6.85
6.97
6.98

6.82
6.92
7 .00

6.81
6.81
7 .00

6.81
6.84
7.03

6.80
6.86
7.05

6.82
6.88
7.01

7.00
7.15
7.19

6.25
6.58
6.61

7.51

7.53

7.52

7.52

7.54

7.52

7.77

6. 78

7.73

7.73

7.73

7.75

7.88

7.76

7.98

6.57

7.04

6.97

6.95

6.99

7.05

7.00

7.21

6.09

57.00

57.51

57.66

57.36

56.93

57.29

55.76

64.53

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 June 7, 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

2/

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 dervied 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

June 8, 1970