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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

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G.14 Continued

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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.

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FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

February 4, 1974