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FEDERAL

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RESERVE

statistical
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U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS A N D PRICES
CaLendar week ending April 28, 1973

Apr.
23

Apr.
24

Apr.
25

Yields (per cent per annum)
A u c t i o n Average:
3-month bills
6 - m o n t h bills
Market Yield:
3-month bills
6-month bills
1-year bills
Other issues, due in
9 - 1 2 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.
26

Apr.
27

6.251
6.630

Weekly average
This
Last
Year
week
week
ago*

6.251
6.630

6.187
6.389

3.51
4.00'

6.19
6.65
6.61

6.28
6.60
6. 59

6.28
6.57
6.58

6.20
6.50
6.51

6.21
6.50
6.53

6.23
6.56
6.56

6.16
6.43
6.42

3.55
4.01
4.39

6.72

6.71

6.71

6.66

6.70

6.70

6.70

4.57

6.85

6.82

6.80

6.72

6.75

6.79

6.73

. 5.86

6.11

6.09

6.09

6.10

6.12

6.10

6.07

5.71

64.37

64. 55

64.55

64.46

64.29

64.44

64.70

67.95

Y i e l d s are averages of those computed by the Federal Reserve Bank of N e w
York on the basis of closing bid prices. Yields on Treasury bills are
computed on a bank discount basis,

* As of April 29, 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
cent of
cent of
cent of
cent of
cent of

4/

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

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

the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more:
1984
4
per cent of 1988-93
1985
6-3/4 per cent of 1993
1986
4-1/8 per cent of 1989-94
1990
3
per cent of 1995
1987-92
3-1/2 per cent of 1998

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

April 30, 1973