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FEDERAL

RESERVE

U. S. GOrT2RNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PR

H. 15

Calendar week ending October 19, 1968Oct.
14

Oct.
15

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/
c ice
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/
Note:

*

Oct.
16

Oct.
17

We>klV' averages
Las t
This
Year
ago*
week
week

Oct.
18

5.345
5.428

5.345
5.428

5,277
5.362

4.676
5.165

5.32
5.43
5.34

5.35
5.46
5.36

5. 37
5.45
5.36

5.33
5.41
5. 30

5.33
5.39
5.32

5.34
5.43
5.34

5.31
5.38
5.28

4. 61
5.11
5.24

5.46

5.48

5.45

5.42

5.42

5.45

5.41

5.35

5.45

5.48

5.44

5.39

5.40

5.43

5.43

5.55

5.30

5.33

5.29

5.25

5.24

5.28

5.25

5.24

71.85

71.55

71.95

72.34

72.44

72.03

72.35

72.41

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 October 21, 1967.

1/

Currently includes the 6 per cent note of August 15, 1969, and the 4 per cent
bond of October 1969, beginning October 2, 1969.

2/

Currently
3-7/8 per
5-3/8 per
4
per
4-3/4 per

includes the
cent bond of
cent note 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 of 1980
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

<±/

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

following notes and bonds:
11/15/71
4-3/4 per cent note of 5/15/72
11/15/71
4
per cent bond of 8/15/72
2/15/72
4
per cent bond of 8/15/73
2/15/72

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

10
of
cf
of
of

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

October 21, 1968