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F E D E R A L
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H. 15

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U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending March 21, 1970

Mar.
16

Mar.
17

Mar.
18

Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction average:
3-month bills
6-month bills
Market vieId:
3-month bills
6-month bills
1-year bills
Other issues, due in
9-1.2 months 1/
Issues, due in 3-5
years 2_/
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3/
i ces
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/

Mar.
19

Mar.
20

6.836
6.707

Weekly averages
Last
This
Year
ago*
week
week

6.836
6.707

6.876
6.729

6.108
6.221

6.82
6.71
6.61

6.82
6.73
6.67

6.75
6.63
6.64

6.65
6.51
6.51

6.52
6.42
6.42

6.71
6.60
6.57

6.76
6.68
6.55

6.00
6.16
6.17

6.88

6.94

6.93

6.86

6.77

6.88

6.91

6.19

7.30

7 .46

7 .38

7.17

7.18

7 .30

7.15

6.34

6.59

6.63

6.57

6.38

6.39

6.51

6.44

6.11

60.42

60.11

60.58

62.11

62.02

61.05

61.63

64.34

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

Yields on Treasury bills are computed on

As of March 22, 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.

2_/

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

incudes the following notes and bonds:
cent note of 5/15/73
4-1/4 per cent bond of
cent bond of 8/15/73
5-5/8 per cent note of
cent note of 8/15/73
3-7/8 per cent bond of
cent bond of 11/15/73
5-3/4 per cent note of
cent bond of 2/15/74
5-3/4 per cent note of

3/

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

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

4/

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

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

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

March 23, 1970