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FEDERAL
RESERVE
s t a t i s t i c a l release

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U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending June 12, 1971

June
7

June
8

June
9

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 \_/
Issues, due in 3-5
years 2_/
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3/
""rices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/

Note:

June
10

Weekly averages
Last
This
Year
week
week
ago*

June
11

4.510
4.720

4.510
4.720

4.344
4.508

6.785
6.895

4.44
4.70
5.08

4.53
4.71
5.08

4.60
4.82
5.14

4.62
4.82
5.16

4.71
4.89
5.20

4.58
4.79
5.13

4.28
4.52
4.78

6.76
6.92
7.10

5.24

5.31

5.36

5.42

5.50

5.37

4.99

7.53

6.12

6.16

6.23

6.26

6.31

6.22

5.92

7.86

5.83

5.87

5.91

5.93

5.93

5.89

5.79

7 .09

66.84

66.48

66.12

65.95

65.95

66.27

67.23

56.65

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 13, 1970.
_1/

Currently includes the 4-3/4 per cent note of May 15, 1972 , and the 6-3/4 per cent
note of May 15, 1972.

2/

Currently
5-5/8 per
3-7/8 per
5-3/4 per
5-3/4 per

includes the
cent note of
cent bond of
cent note of
cent note of

Currently
3-1/4 per
3-1/2 per
4-1/4 per

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

3/

,

following notes and bonds:
8/15/74
6
per
11/15/74
5-7/8 per
11/15/74
6-1/4 per
2/15/75
6-1/2 per

cent
cent
cent
cent

note
note
note
note
10
of
of
of
of

of
of
of
of

5/15/75
8/15/75
2/15/76
5/15/76

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

Prices derived from average market yields on the basis of an assumed 3 per
cent, 20-year bond.

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

June 14, 1971