Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : May 12, 1970

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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical
H. 15

release

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending May 9, 1970

May
4

May
5

May
6

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

Note:

WeeV ly avei"ages
This 1 Last
Year
ago*
week
week

May
8

7.184
7.493

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 1_!
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3/
Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/

May
7

7.184
7.493

6.876
7.253

5.978
6.063

6.91
7.36
7.28

6.99
7.10
7.06

6.91
6.86
6.99

6.64
6.69
6.98

6.56
6.64
6.99

6.80
6.93
7.06

6.83
7.17
7.19

5.97
6.07
6.05

7 .80

7.74

7.64

7.54

7.52

7.65

7.56

6.06

8.02

8.01

7 .98

7 .91

7 .87

7.96

7.87

6.21

6.91

6.91

6.84

6.81

6.66

6.83

6.79

5.70

57 .96

57 .96

58.49

58.71

59.87

58.60

58.87

68.00

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 May 10, 1969.
l_/

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

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

4/

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

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

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

10
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

May 12, 1970