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H. 15

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U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending September 20, 1969

Sept.
15

Sept.
16

Sep t.
17

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 more more 3/
Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more
Note:

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Sept.
18

Sept.
19

7.156
7.329

Weekly averages
Last
This
Year
week
week
ago*

7 .156
7,329

7.184
7.408

5.218
5.248

7 .10
7 .34
7.30

7 .08
7.29 '
7.29

7.1.3
7 .32
7.31

7 .14
7.36
7.37

7.16
7.38
7 .39

7.12
7.34
7 .33

7.10
7.30
7 .34

5.18
5.25
5.17

7.78

7.76

7.74

7.76

7.76

7.76

7.74

7.39

7.53

7.59

7.58

7.72

7.72

7.63

7.44

5.27

6.25

6.28

6.31

6.36

6.36

6.31

6.23

5.08

63.19

62.94

62.69

62.28

62.28

62.68

63.34

74.05

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 September 21, 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:
4
per cent bond of 8/15/73
4-1/8 per cent bond of 2/15/74
4-1/8 per cent bond of 11/1.5/73
4-1./4 per cent bond of 5/15/74
5-5/8 per cent note of 8/15/74

3/

Currently
4
per
3-1/2 per
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
cent of
cent of
cent of
cent of
cent of

the following bonds due or callable in
1980
4
per cent
1980
4-1/8 per cent
1985
3
per cent
1990
3-1/2 per cent
1987-92

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

10
of
of
of
of

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

September 22, 1969