Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : March 11, 1968

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H.15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending March 9, 1968
Mar.
4

Mar.
6

Mar.
5

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

Note:

*

Week!.y averages
Last
Yeax
This
ago*
week
week

Mar.
8

5.000
5.173

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/

Mar.
7

4.99
5.17
5,31

4.98
5.17
5.31

5.03
5.21
5.34

5.09
5.29
5.40

5.42

5.42

5.42

5.48

5.60

5.62

5.20

5.2.2

5.09
5.31
5.42

5.000
5.173

5.063
5.236

4.344
4.340

5.04
5.23
5.36

5.03
5.21
5.2.8

4,37'
4.37
4.32

5.45

5.43

4.54

5.65

j 5.52
!
5.72 | 5.80

5.68

5.60

4.61

5.25

5.31 | 5.40

5.28

5.19

4.47

1f '
'

71.75 |70.87 172.09 72.99 80.74
*
i
i
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.
[72.85

72.65

172.34

As of March 11, 1967.

1/

Currently includes the 4 per cent bond of Feb. 15, 1969 and the 5-5/8 per cent
note of Feb. 15, 1969.

2/

Currently
5-1/4 per
4
per
3-7/8 per
5-3/8
per

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

3/

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

includes the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more:
4-1/4 per cent of 1987-92
cent of 1978-83
4
per cent of 1988-93
cent of 1980
4-1/8 per cent of 1989-94
cent of 1980
3
per cent of 1995
cent of 1985
3-1/2 per cent of 1998
cent of 1990

4/

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

following notes and bonds:
4
per
5/15/71
4-3/4 per
8/15/71
4-3/4 per
11/15/71
4
per
11/15/71

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

cent
cent
cent
cent

bond
bond
note
bond

of
of
of
of

2/15/72
2/15/72
5/15/72
8/15/72

March 11, 1968