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U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending May 23, 1970

H. 15

May
18

May
19

May
20

Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction average:
3-month bills
6-month bills
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 2/
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3/
'rices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3/
Note:

*

release

May
21

Weekly averages
This
Last
Year
ago*
week
week

May
22

6.828
6.996

6.828
6.996

6 .994
7.202

6.148
6.231

6 .68
6 .86
7.05

6.66
6.84
7.04

6.67
6.88
7.05

6.71
7.00
7.06

6.86
7.16
7.22

6.72
6.95
7.08

6.78
7.00
7.13

6.05
6 .12
6 .08

7.66

7.65

7.68

7.71

7.79

7.70

7.63

6.38

7.94

7.92

7.97

8.00

8.04

7.97

7.98

6.39

6.80

6.80

6.85

6.92

7.02

6.88

6.83

5.92

58.79

58.79

58.41

57.88

57.14

58.20

58.56

66.11

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 24, 1969.

1/ Currently includes the 5-1/4 per cent note of May 15, 1971, and the 8 per cent
note of May 15, 1971.
2/ Currently
4
per
8-1/8 per
4-1/8 per
4-1/8 per
4-1/4 per

includes the
cent bond of
cent note of
cent bond 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

J

following notes and bonds:
8/15/73
5-5/8 per cent note of
8/15/73
3-7/8 per cent bond of
11/15/73
5-3/4 per cent note of
2/15/74
5-3/4 per cent note of
5/15/74
6
per cent note of
10
of
of
of
of

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

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

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

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

May 25, 1970