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FEDERAL
If

H. 15

statistical

RESERVE

release

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending May 24, 1969

,

May
19

May
, 20

May
21

Yields (ner cent per annum) I
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/
Price
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/

May
22

Weekly averages
Year
This
Last
ago*
week
week

May
23

6.148
6.231

6.148
6.231

6. 084
6.191

5.847
5.995

6.09
6. 16
6.15

6.06
6.12
6.09

6.08
6.12
6.07

6.02
6,09
6.03

6.01
6.10
6.05

6.05
6.12
6.08

6.07
6.19
6.13

5.82
5.99
5.98

6. 39

6.38

6. 36

6.36

6.39

6.38

6.23

6.33

6.40

6.39

6.35

6.37

6.42

6.39

6.30

6.09

5.87

5. 83

5.88

5.93

6.00

5.92

5.77

5.52

66.48

66.39

66.39

65.95

65.33

66.11

67.41

63.73

i

Note:

*

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 25, 1968.

1/

Currently includes the 5-5/8 per cent note of May 15, 1970, and the 6-3/8 per
cent note of May 15, 1970.

2/

Currently
4
per
4
per
4-1/8 per

includes the
cent bond of
cent bond of
cent bond of

3/

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
cent o f l 9 8 0
4
per cent
cent of 1980
4-1/8 per cent
cent of 1985
3
per cent
cent of 1990
3-1/2 per cent
cent of 1987-92

4/

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

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

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

10
of
of
of
of

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

May 26, 1969