Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : May 20, 1968

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RESERVE

FEDERAL
Hill

statistical

H. 15

release

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending May 18, 1968

May
13

May
14

May
15

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

Note:

*

May
17

5.558
5.750

Market vield:
3-month bills
6-month bills
1-year bills
Other issues, due in
9-12 months \/
Issues, due in 3-5
years 2J
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3/
Price
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/

May
16

Weekly averages
This
Last
Year
ago*
week
week

5.558
5.750

5.507
5.697

3.628
3.802

5.53
5.74
5.73

5.58
5.79
5.77

5.67
5.86
5.79

5.78
5.94
5.90

5.80
5.95
5.90

5.67
5.86
5.82

5.52
5.72
5.73

3.59
3.78
3.87

5.84

5.89

5.90

6.22

6.26

6.02

5.85

4.14

5.87

5.91

5.93

6.00

6.04

5.95

5.88

4.69

5.32

5.35

5.36

5.41

5.44

5.38

5.32

4.79

71.65

71.35

71.25

70.67

70.48

71.08

71.63

77.11

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 May 20, 1967.

1./

Currently includes the 4 per cent bond of Feb. 15, 1969 and the 5-5/8 per cent
note of Feb. 15, 1969 thru May 15. Beginning May 16, the 5-5/8 per cent note
of May 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

3/

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.

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

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

per
per
per
per

cent
cent
cent
cent

bond
bond
note
bond

May 20, 1968

of
of
of
of

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