Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : April 8, 1974

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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical
H.15

U . S . GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending April 6, 1974

Apr.
1

Apr.
2

Apr.
3

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/

Apr.
4

Apr.
5

8.358
8.211

Weekly Average
This
Last
Year
week
week
ago*

8.358
8.211

8.300
8.231

6.531
6.814

8.31
8.23
7.77

8.44
8.24
7.83

8.49
8.24
7.88

8.65
8.40
8.10

8.65
8.44
8.18

8.51
8.31
7.95

8.35
8.24
7.84

6 .45
6 .68
6.63

8.36

8.42

8.43

8.55

8.62

8.48

8.49

6.98

7.76

7.81

7.85

8.04

8.10

7.91

7.69

6.77

6.97

6.99

7.00

7.06

7.07

7.02

6.93

6.16

57.51

57.36

57.29

56.85

56.78

57.16

57.79

63.95

on the basis of closing bid prices.
a bank discount basis.
*

release

Yields on Treasury bills are computed on

As of April 7, 1973.

_1/

Currently includes the 5-3/4 per cent note of February 15, 1 975, 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

6-1/4 per cent of 2/15/78'
6
per cent of 11/15/78

3/

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

includes the following bond s due or callable in 10 years or more:
6-3/4 per cent of 1993
cent of 1984
cent of 1985
7-1/2 per cent of 1988-93
cent of 1986
4-1/8 per cent of 1989-94
cent of 1990
3
per cent of 1995
cent of 1987-92
7
per cent of 1993-98
3-1/2 per cent of 1998
cent of 1988-93

4/

Prices derived frcm average market yields on the basis of an assumed 3 per
cent, 20-year bond.
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

April 8, 1974