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FEDERAL
statistical

RESERVE

release

S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES

H. 15

Calendar week ending May 31, 1969

May
26

May
27

May
28

Weekly averages
May Year
Last
This
30
ago*
week
week

May
29
1

Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction average:
3-month bills
6-month bills

6.124
6.218

C

6.124
6.218

6.148
6.231

5.696
5.869

6.05
6.12
6.08

5.70
5.86
5.90

L
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/
Price
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/

6.07
6.19
6,11

6.11
6.26
6.18

6.12
6.31
6.21

6.08
6.37
6.25

3 S

6.10
6.28
6.19

6.42

6.51

6.58

6.60

E

6.53

6.38

6 .20

6.45

6.51

6.52

6.53

D

6.50

6.39,

5.91

6.04

6.09

6.15

6.15'. I
1

6.11

5.92

5.43

64.40

66.11

70.56

6.498 6.455 64.03 64.03

on the basis of closing bid prices.
a bank discount baais.
*

0

1

Yields on Treasury bills are computed on

As of June 1, 1968.

1/

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,
20-year bond.

following notes and bonds:
8/15/72
4-1/8 per cent bond of 2/15/74
8/15/73
4-1/4 per cent bond of 5/15/74
11/15/73

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

10
of
of
of
of

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

June 2, 1969