Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : March 11, 1969

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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

H. 15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending March 8, 1969

Mar.
3

Mar.
4

Mar.
5

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 2/
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3/
Price
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/
Note:

Mar.
6

Weekly averages
Last
Year
This
week
week
ago*

Mar.
7

6.215
6.342

6.215
6.342

6.080
6.258

5.00C
5.173

6.17
6.31
6.33

6.15
6.27
6.29

6.09
6.24
6.29

6.08
6.25
6.30

6 .06
6.26
6.31

6.11
6.27
6.30

6.10
6 .30
6.26

5.04
5.23
5.36

6.30

6.24

6.27

6.31

6.29

6.28

6 .26

5.45

6.37

6.33

6 .35

6 .38

6 .40

6.37

6.29

5.68

5.94

5.93

5.94

5.97

5.98

5.95

5.93

5.28

65.86

65.95

65.86

65.59

65.51

65.75

65.96

72.09

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 March 9, 1968.
I/

Currently includes the 4 per cent bond of February 15, 1970.

2/

Currently
4-3/4 per
4
per
4
per

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

4/

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

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

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

BOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

10
of
of
of
of

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

March 11, 1969