Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : March 2, 1970

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RESERVE

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H. 15

s . GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending February 28, 1970

Feb.
23

Feb ,
24

Feb.
25

Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction average:
3-month bills
6 - m o n t h bills

Note:

Feb.
27

Weekly averages
Last
Year
This
ago*
week
week

6.812
6.975

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-/
Pr ices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/

Feb.
26

c:
i,
o
s
E
D

6 .812
6.975

6.777
6.917

6 .080
6.258

6.80
7.02
6 ,90

6.10
6.30
6.26

6 .85
7.05
6 .94

6 .89
7.01
6.93

6.88

6 .85

6.93
6 . 74

6.80
6.73

6.87
6.95
6.84

7.32

7.19

7.01

6 .94

7.12

7.39

6.26

7.66

7.49

7.35

7.30

7.45

7.66

6 .29

6 .29

6 .26

6 .22

6 .22

6.25

6 .30

5.93

162.85

163.11
!

163.44
i

63.44

63.21

62.77

65.96

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 1, 1969.
1/

Currently includes the 5-3/8 per cent note of February 15, 1971, and the 7 - 3 / 4
per cent note of February 15, 1971.
following notes and bonds:
5/15/73
4-1/4
8/15/73
5-5/8
8/15/73
3-7/8
11/15/73
5-3/4
2/15/74
5-3/4

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

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

3/

Currently
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

4/

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

per
per
per
per
per

cent
cent
cent
cent
cent

the following bonds due or callable in
1980
4
per cent
1985
4 - 1 / 8 per cent
1990
3
per cent
198,'-92
>-1/2 per cent

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION. FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

bond
note
bond
note
note
10
of
of
of
of

of
of
of
of
of

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

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

March 2 ,

1970