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H. 15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending March 2, 1968
Feb.
26

Feb.
27

Feb.
28

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

Note:

*

Mar.
1

5.063
5.236

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

Feb.
29

Weekly averages
Last
Year
This
ago*
week
week

5.063
5.236

4.940
5.133

4.538
4.53':

5.04
5.23
5.26

5.04
5.22
5.24

5.02
5.18
5.23

5.02
5. 20
5.32

5.01
5.21
5.33

5.03
5.21
5.28

4.96
5.16
5.17

4.47
4.47
4.45

5.44

5.44

5.44

5.43

5.40

5.43

5.40

4.68

5.63

5.61

5.59

5.60

5.59

5.60

5.57

4.70

5. 18

5.19

5.19

5.18

5.19

5. 19

5.14

4.53

73.05

72.95

72.95

73.05

72.95

72.99

73.50

80.11

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 4, 1967.

JL/

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

2/

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:
cent of 1978-83
4-1/4 per cent of 1987-92
cent of 1980
4
per cent of 1988-93
cent of 1980
4-1/8 per cent of 1989-94
cent of 1985
3
per cent of 1995
cent of 1990
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.

ftWERNMENT

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

FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

per
per
per
per

cent
cent
cent
cent

bond
bond
note
bond

March 5, 1968

per cent

of
of
of
of

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