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FEDERAL

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RESERVE

statistical
H. 15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending May 30, 1970

May
25

May
26

May
27

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 2j
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3/
Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4 J
Note:

*

release

May
28

May
29

7.133
7.355

Weekly averages
Last
This
Year
week
week
aso*

7.133
7.355

6.828
6.996

6.124
6.218

7.01
7.30
7.32

7.07
7.22
7.21

7.04
7.13
7 .18

6.95
7.05
7.11

6.93
7.06
7.11

7.00
7.15
7.19

6.72
6.95
7.08

6.10
6.28
6.19

7.92

7.87

7.76

7.66

7.66

7.77

7.70

6.53

8.13

8.09

7.93

7.88

7.85

7.98

7.97

6.50

7.21

7.34

7.20

7.17

7.14

7.21

6.88

6.11

55.77

54.86

55.84

56.06

56.27

55.76

58.20

64.40

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 May 31, 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 the following bonds due or callable in
cent of 1980
4
per cent
cent of 1985
4-1/8 per cent
cent of 1990
3
per cent
cent of 1987-92
3-1/2 per cent

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

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

8/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74
2/15/75
5/15/75

10 years or more:
of 1988-93
of, 1989-94
of 1995
of 1998

June 1, 1970