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U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending August 24, 1974

H. 15

Aug.
19

Aug.
20

Aug.
21

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:

*

Aug.
22

Aug.
23

8.846
8.899

Weekly Average
Last
Year
This
week
week
*ago

8.846
8.899

8.763
8.719

8.910
8.856

8.84
8.88
8.64

9.05
9.13
8.86

9.31
9.48
9.46

9.49
9.68
9.65

9.74
9.86
9.65

9.29
9.41
9.25

8.75
8.78
8.50

8.71
8.57
8.25

9.20

9.42

9.67

10.10

10.18

9.71

9.33

8.61

8.55

8.59

8.70

8.77

8.82

8.69

8.58

7.50

7.24

7.26

7.30

7.34

7.37

7.30

7.35

6.74

55.56

55.42

55.14

54.86

54.65

55.13

54.76

59.22

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 August 25, 1973.

1/

Includes only the 5-7/8 per cent note of August 15, 1975.

2/

Currently includes the following notes:
6-1/4 per cent of 2/15/78
8-3/4 per cent of 8/15/78

6
per cent of 11/15/78
6-1/4 per cent of 8/15/79

3/

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

4/

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

includes
cent of
cent of
cent of
cent of
cent of
cent of

the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more;
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
1993
8-1/2 per cent of 1994-99

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

AUGUST 26, 1974