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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

release

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H. 15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending April 14, 1973

Apr.
9

Apr.
10

Apr.
11

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 or more 3/
Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 Years or more 4/

Apr.
12

Apr.
13

6.187
6.268

Weekly average
This
Las.t
Year
week
ago*
week

6.187
6.268

6.531
6.814

3.731
4.223

6.16
6.29
6.30

6.21
6.35
6.37

6.22
6.46
6.49

6.20
6.48
6.46

6.21
6.43
6.42

6.20
6.40
6.41

6.45
6.68
6.63

3.82
4.31
4.77

6.75

6.75

6.79

6.80

6.74

6.77

6.98

4.96

6.61

6.65

6.71

6.72

6.64

6.67

6.77

6.08

6.07

6.09

6.10

6.10

6.08

6.09

6.16

5.76

64.72

64.55

64.46

64.46

54.63

64.56

63.95

67.48

Note *.
York on the basis of closing bid prices,
computed on a bank discount basis.

New
Yields on Treasury bills are

As of April 15, 1972.
1/

Currently includes the 4-1/8 per cent bond of Feb. 15, 1974, and the 7-3/4
per cent note of Feb. 15, 1974.

2/

Currently
6-1/2 per
5-3/4 per
7-1/2 per
6-1/2 per

includes the following notes:
cent of 5/15/76
cent of 5/15/76
cent of 8/15/76
cent of 8/15/76

3/

Currently
6-3/8 per
3-1/4 per
6-1/8 per
3-1/2 per
4-1/4 per

includes the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more:
cent of 1984
4
per cent of 1988-93
cent of 1985
6-3/4 per cent of 1993
cent of 1986
4-1/8 per cent of 1989-94
cent of 1990
3
per cent of 1995
cent of 1987-92
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

6-1/4
8
7-3/4
6-1/4

per
per
per
per

cent
cent
cent
cent

of
of
of
of

11/15/76
2/15/77
8/15/77
2/15/78

April 16, 1973