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/ . . # & F E D E R A L RE S E R V E statistical release CORRECTED COPY G.Vu U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES (Yields in per cent per annum) * ; *197 4 - Jan. 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 U. S. Government security yields Mark<at Yield* Other issues 3-month . 6-month 1-year due in 9-12 bills bills bills ' months 1/ Auction Average 3-month 6-month bills bills CLOSED 7.406 7.52 7.47 7.49 7.53 7.47 7.50 7.60 7.64 . 7.67 7.83 7.87 7.63 7.58 7.59 7.74 7.78 7.96 7.89 7.90 7.86 7.86 7.86 7.78 7.80 7.75 7.76 , 7.18 7.02 7.02 6.98 6.99 7.87 7.76 7.82 7.83 7.77 7.60 7.39 7.31 7.21 7.371 CLOSED 7.615 7.560 , CLOSED 7.867 CLOSED 7.995 7.819 7.97 7.96 8.01 8.01 7.98 CLOSED 28 29 30 7.778 * Corrected item. Longterm bonds 3/ Price of longterm bonds 4/ 6.98 6.95 6.95 7.37 7.36 7.31 6.86 6.83 , 6.79 6.53 6.53 6.53 60.90 60.90 60.90 7.02 7.04 7.07 7.10 7.14 7.36 7.36 7.37 7.47 7.48 6.86 6.86 6.85 6.90 "6.94 6.55 6.56 6.56 6.58 6.58 60.74 60.66 60.66 60.50 60.50 ' , 7.983 Issues, due in 3 to 5 years 2/ 7.516 7.84 . 7.62 7.51 7.48 '' * 7.54 ^ 7.53 7.52 7.50 7.51 6.96 6.93 6.95 6.91 6.95 7.06 7.05 7.10 7.10 7.04 7.56 7.57 7.59 7.57 7.59 6.91 6.89 6.84 6.74 7.52 7.49 7.38 7.21 .1 6.58 6.58 6.58 6.56 6.55 60.50 60.50 60.50 60.66 60.74 6.99 7.06 7.09 7.08 7.07^ 6.57 6.56 6.57 6.57 6.57 60.58 60.66 60.58 60.58 60.58 7.01 7.00 6.96 6.89 6.56 6.56 6.55 6.54 60.66 60.66 60.74 60.82 , G.14 Continued „ U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES (Yields in per cent per annum) Auction Average 3-month 6-month• bills bills U. S. Government security yields Market Yield* Other issues 3-month 6-month 1-year due in 9-12 bills \ bills bills months 1/ Issues, due in 3 to 5 years 2/ Longterm bonds 3/ Price of longterm bonds 4/ Week ending: 1974 - Jan. 5 12 19 26 7.406 7.615 7.983 7.995 7.371 7.560 7.867 7.819 7.49 7.72 7.89 7.99 7.48 7.66 7.79 7.81 6.94 7.07 7.04 7.07 7.37 7.41 7.52 7.58 6.83 6.88 . 6.9-4""* 7.06 6.52 6.57 6.57 6.57 60.98 60.61 60.58 60.60 Feb. 2 7.778 7.516 7.55 7.31 6.80 7.33 6.94 6.55 60.76 Month ending: 1974 - Jan. 1973 - Jan. 7.755 5.307 7.627 5.527 7.77 5.41 7.65 5.62 7.01 5.58 7.46 5.78 6.94 6.29 6.56 5.94 60.66 65.89 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. 1/ Currently includes the 3-7/8 per cent bond of November 15, 1974, the 5-3/4 per cent note of November 15, 1974, and the 5-7/8 per cent note of December 31, 1974. 2/ Currently includes the following notes: 8 per cent of 8/15/77 7-3/4 per cent of 8/15/77 3/ Currently includes the 6-3/8 per cent 3-1/4 per cent 6-1/8 per cent 3-1/2 per cent 4-1/4 per cent 4 per cent , 6-1/4 per cent of 2/15/78 6 per cent of 11/15/78 following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more: of 1984 6-3/4 per cent of of 1985 7-1/2 per cent of of 1986 4-1/8 per cent of of 1990 3 per cent of of 1987-92 7 per cent of of 1988-9 . 3-1/2 per cent of 1993 1988-93 1989-94 1995 1993-98 1998 4/ Prices derived from average market yields on the basis of an assumed 3 per cent, 20-year bund. Digitized forGOVERNMENT FRASER FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD February 4, 1974