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SLLCCTCD INTEREST RATES AND ROND PRICES
( Yi el d in per cent per annum)
Calendar week outline] Apri l 23, 1077
INSTRUMENTS

Apr.
IB
A. 76
A. 75
A. 08
A. 75
A. 75
6.25
5.25

Apr.
19
A . 67
A. 75
A. 08
A. 75
A. 76
6.25
5.25

A[i r .

3)
A 78
A 75
A 08
A 75
A 77
6 85
5 85

Apt’ .
’1
A .71
A .76
A 80
A.75
A.76
6 .25
5 .25

For Inmedlate Release
April 25, 1977
Apr.
22
4 77
4 75
4 80
4 75
4 70
6 25
5 25

This

Week

Last
Week
A 65 1/
A 75 "
A 88
A 85
A 76
6 25
5 25

Year
Ano *
A 78 V
5 00
5 13
r 13
A 94
6 .75
5 .50

rederTl funTTs ( r f Tec t Fve ra t e ) .................
4.71 1/
Commercial paper (prime, 00 to 119 days)
4.75
Commercial paper (prime, A to 6 mos.). .
4.86
Finance paper placed d i r e c t l y (3 to 6 mos
4.75
Bankers' acceptances (prime, 00 days). .
4.76
Prime loan (large business prime rate-maj or it y)
6.25
Discount rate (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
5.25
Yields on U.S. Government securities 2/
Auction Average (Issue date):
3-month b i l l ..........................................................
A. 19A
4.494
A. 561
A. 763
6-month b i l l ..........................................................
A. 708
A. 708
A . 767
5.089
1-venr b i l l
..........................................................
Market Yields:
3-month b i l l ...........................................................
A. 51
A . 52
A SO
4 .98
4 53
4.51
A .55
A .78
6-month b i l l ..........................................................
A . 71
A. 75
A 77
A .76
4 83
A . 76
A.75
5 .11
r 06
1-year b i l l
..........................................................
A. 9 7
6.00
5 .06
5 13
5.04
5.03
5 .47
Treasury constant mat uri ti es: 3/
1year ....................................................
5.31
5.A2
5 A3
5 ,42
5 46
5.41
5.39
5 .84
2year ....................................................
5. HO
5.87
5 95
6 03
5.94
5.92
5.88
n .a.
3year ....................................................
6.19
6.08
6 26
6 .26
6 35
6.23
6 .22
6 .74
5-year ...............................................................
G .61
6.66
6 .72
6 80
6 71
6.70
6 .73
7.19
7 - y e a r ...............................................................
6.96
7.01
7 05
7.06
7 10
7.04
7.06
7.37
10-year ...............................................................
7.25
7.30
7 36
7 3?
7.33
7.31
7.32
7.52
7.50
20-year ...............................................................
7.61
7 62
7.63
7 66
7.62
7.65
7.84
7.6A
30-year ...............................................................
7.67
7 69
7.69
7 73
7.68
7.71
n .a.
Coupon issues due in: A/
5.26
9 to 12 months ..............................................
5.31
5 37
5 32
5.31
5.31
5.32
5.76
6.39
3 to 5 y e a r s ..................................................
6. A6
6 A9
6.49
6 .50
6 59
6 .52
6 .92
10 years or more (long-term) .....................
7.06
7.07
7 09
7.10
7 14
7.09
7.11
6 .70
Price of long-term Treasury bonds 5/6/.
56.05
56.78
56 63
56 27
56 .56
56.62
56 .48
59 .55
Average yields on corporate bonds (Moody •s).
0.A6
8.A6
0 46
0 .9/
8 46
8.46
8 .50
9 .09
A a a ...................................................................
7.99
7.99
0 .00
0 no
7 99
7.99
8 .05
0 .36
B a a ...................................................................
n 04
9.0A
9 .06
9.05
9 06
9.05
9 .10
9 90
State and local government Aaa (Moody1s ) ____________
5.20
5.20
5.17
5.63
7-day average T o r Ytatement week ended on preceding WednesU; »y. 17 B i l l s quoted on bank discount basis.
1/ Yields on a ct ive ly traded issues adjusted to constant maturities. Source: U.S. Treasury Department.
Unweighted average of a l l issues outstanding.
5/ Bonds neither due nor callable in less than 10 years
Derived from "long-term" y i el d above on the basis of an assumed 20-year bond with a 3 per cent coupon.
*
As of April ?A, 1976.




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