Full text of G.14 U.S. Government Security Yields and Prices : May 3, 1974

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Period
1974 - April 1
2
3
4
5
6

9
10
11
12
13
15
16
17
18
19
20
22
23
24
25
26
27
29
30

Auction average
3-month
6-month
bills
bills

8.358

8.211

CLOSED

8.648
CLOSED
CLOSED

8.051

3.393

8.084

CLOSED

7.857
CLOSED




7.995

O U, S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)

Government security yields
Market yield*
Other issues
3-month
6-month
1-year
due in 9-12
bills
bills
bills
months 1/
8.31
8.23
7.77
8.36
8,44,
8.24,
7.83
8.42
8.49.
8.24
7.88
8.43
8.65
8.40
8.10
8.55
8.65
8.44
8.18
8.62

Issues due
in 3 to
5 years 2/
7.76
7.81
7.85
8.04
8.10

Longterm
bonds 3/
6.97
6.99
7,00
7.06
7.07

Price,
longterm
bonds 4/
57.51
57.36
57.29
56.85
56.78 '

8.56
8.62
8.52
8.24

.38
.37
.32
.27

8.10
8.10
8:03
7.96

8.59
8.62
8.49
8.50

8.04
8.02
7.94
7.91

7.06
7.05
7.03
7.02

56.85
56.93
57.07
57.14

7.95
8.18
8.16
8.15
7.81

.21
.19
.16
.24
.10

7.86
8.08
8.12
8.18
8.02

8.39
8.50
8 . 67
8.76
8.73

7.80
7.95
7.95
8.02
7.96

6.98
6.99
6.97
6.99
7.00

57.44
57.36
57.51
57 . 36
57:29

7.76
8.05
8.02
8.21
8.48

.05
.22

8.05
8.11

,118

8.06

7.99
8.01
7.97
8.08
8.16

7.00
7.04
7.06
7.10
7.13

57.29
57.00
56.85
56.56
56.34

8.25
8.27

7.15
7.14

56.20
56.27

.38
.52

8.17
8.30

8.69
8.76
8.73
8.93
8.98

.73
.79

8.46
8.39

9.13
9.08

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G.14

Period
Week ending:
1974 - Apri1 6
13
20
27
Month ending:
1974° - April
1973 - April
NOTE:

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
Issue due
3-month
6-month
1-year
due in 9-t\2 " " in 3 to
bills
bills
bills
months 1/
5 years 2/

Longterm
bonds 3/

Price,
longterm
bonds 4/

8.358
8.648
8.051
7.857

8.211
8.3:93
8.084
7.995

8.51
8.49
8.05
8.10

8.31
8.34
8.18
8.27

7 .95
8.05
8.05
8.14

8.48
8.55
8.61
8.82

7 .91
7.98
7.94
8.04

7 .02
7.04,
6.99
7 .07

57.16
57 00
57.39
56.81

8.229
6.289

8.171
6.525

8.33
6.26

8.32
6.52

8.08'
6.51

8.66
6.79

7.99
6.74

7 .04
6.11

57.01
64.39

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 5-3/4 per cent note of February 15, 1975, and the 5-7/8 per cenc note o£
February 15, 1975.
'
2/ Currently includes the following notes:
6-7/8 per cent of 5/15/77
7-3/4 per cent of 8/15/77
2/ Currently includes the
6-3/8 per cent of
3-1/4 per cent of
6-1/8 per cent of
3-1/2 per cent of
4-1/4 per cent of
4
per cent of

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:
1984
6-3/4 per cent of 1993
1985
7-1/2 per cent of 1988-93
1986
4-1/8 per cent of 1989-94
1990
3
per cent of 1995
1987-92
7
per cent of 1993-98
1988-93
3-1/2 per cent of 1998

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

 FINANCE SECTION,
GOVERNMENT


FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

May-3, 1974