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F E D E R A L

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R E S E R V E

statistical

release

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U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending October 4, 1969

Sept.
29
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 1J
Issues, due in 3-5
years, 2/
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3/
Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more

Sept.
30

i

Oct.
2

Weekly averages
Year
Last
This
week
week
week

Oct.
3

7.106
7.340

1

7.106
7 .340

7.161
7 .362

5.182
5.283

6.91
7.31
7.40

6.96
7.31
7.43

7.17
7.35
7.44

7.08
7.30
7.40

7.00
7.29
7.39

7 .02
7.31
7.41

7.10
7.31
7.37

5.21
5.31
5.21

7.90

7.94

7.96

7.96

7.89

7.93

7.80

5.34

7.91

7.99

7.97

7.92

7.86

7.93

7.74

5.34

6.57

6.61

6.59

6.55

6.47

6.56

6.41

5.15

60.58

60.26

60.42

60.74

61.38

60.68

61.88

73.35

on the basis of closing bid prices.
a bank discount basis.
*

Oct.
1

Yields on Treasury bills are computed on

As of October 5, 1968.

1/

Currently includes the 4 per cent bond of August 15, 1970, and the 6-3/8
per cent note of August 15, 1970.

2j

Currently includes the following notes and bonds,
7
- ^ //<per
r\ >-cent
Aanh note
r-\ ^of
/-x-f-5/15/73
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"7 ^ Oct. (\r<
1 1 4-1/8
Q A Q per cent bond of 2/15/74
7-3/4
1, i-1969
4-1/4
per cent bond of 5/15/74
4
per cent bond of 8/1.5/73
-r-i/u
wclii.
5-5/8
per cent note of 8/15/74
4-1/8 per cent bond of 11/15/73

3/

Currently
4
per
3-1/2 per
11//
3-1/4 per
3-1/2 per
4-1/4 per

4/

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

includes the following bonds due or callable in 10
cent of 1980
4
per
cent of 1980
4-1/8 per
X. of
.c innr
3
pgr
cent
1985
3-1/2
per
cent of 1990
cent of 1987-92

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

years or more:
cent of 1988-93
cent of 1989-94
c e n £ Q f 1995
cent of 1998

October 6, 1969