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RESERVE

FEDERAL
m

H. 15

statistical

release

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending March 22, 1969
—

Mar.
17

Mar.
18

Mar.
19

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

Note:

*

Weekly averages
Last
Year
This
ago*
week
week

Mar.
21

6.108
6.221

Market yield:
3-month bills
6-month bills
1-year bills
Other issues, due in
9-12 months JL /
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.
20

6.108
6.221

6.049
6.223

5.285
5.378

6.08
6.20
6.22

5.99
6.14
6.15

5.99
6.15
6.16

5.99
6.16
6.17

5.96
6.13
6. 15

6.00
6.16
6.17

6.01
6.16
6.19

5.25
5.36
5.39

6.24

6.23

6.20

6.14

6.16

6.19

6.2.3

5. 62

6.37

6.37

6.33

6.33

6.31

6. 34

6. 34

5.77

6.15

6.16

6.10

6.10

6. 06

6.11

6.07

5.41

64.03

63. 95

64.46

64.46

64.80

64.34

64.75

70.75

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 23, 1968.

1/

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

3J

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
4
per cent
cent of 1980
4-1/8 per cent
cent of 1980
3
per cent
cent of 1985
3-1/2
per cent
cent of 1990
cent of 1987-92

4/

Prices derived from average market yie
20-year bond.

following notes and bonds:
4-1/8 per cent bond of 11/15/73
5/15/72
4-1/8 per cent bond of 2/15/74
8/15/72
8/15/73
10
of
of
of
of

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

on the basis of an assumed 3 per cent

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

March 24, 1969