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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical
H. 15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending April 13, 1974

Apr.
8

Apr.
9

Apr.
10

Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction Average:
3-month bills
6-month bills
Market Yields:
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 or more 3/
Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/
NOTE:

*

release

Apr.
11

8.648
8.393

Apr.
12

C
L
n
u
S
E
D

Weekly Average
This
Last Year
week ago*
week

8.648
8.393

8.358
8.211

6.187
6.268

8.49
8.34
8.05

8.51
8.31
7.95

6.20
6.40
6.41

8.56
8.38
8.10

8 62
8.37
8.10

8.52
8.32
8.03

8.24
8.27
7.96

8.59

8.62

8.49

8.50

8.55

8.48

6.77

8.04

8.02

7.94

7.91

7 .98

7.91

6.67

7 .06

7 .05

7 .03

7.02

7 .04

7.02

6.09

56.85

56.93

57.07

57.14

57.00

57.16

64.56

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 April 14, 1973.

1/ Currently includes the 5-3/4 per cent note of February 15, 1975, and the
5-7/8 per cent note of 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
3/ 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.
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

APRIL 15, 1974