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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

release

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CORRECTED COPY
U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending August 18, 1973

H.15

Weekly average
Aug.
13

Aug.

Aug.
15

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:

*

Au^.

Aug.
17

8.976
8.943

This
uppl

Last
week

Year
a?n*

8.976
8.943

8.486
8.650

3.956
4 .464

8.70
8.79
8.44

3.90
4.46
4.75

8.82
8.84
8.42

9.05
8.96
8.43

8.95
8.84
8.33

8.86
8.64
8.26

8.72
8.61
8.24

9.18

9.03

9.04

8.73

8.58

8.91

9.13

4.78

8.04

7.99

7.91

7.60

7.48

7.80

8.16

5.87

6.89

6.88c

6.84

6.79c

6.73

6.83c

6.97c

5.53

8.88
8.78
' 8.34
•

58.11

58.18c 58.49

58,87c 59.33

58.60c 57.51c 69.60

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 19, 1972.

1/

Includes the 4-1/4 per cent bond of May 1.5, 1974 and the 7-1/4 per cent note of May
15, 1974, thru August 15. Beginning August 16, includes only the 5-5/8 per cent
note of August 15, 1974.

2/

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

includes the following notesi
cent of 8/15/76 thru August 15
cent of 8/15/76 thru August 15
cent of 11/15/76

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.

8
per cent of 2/15/77
7-3/4 per cent of 8/15/77
6-1/4 per cent of 2/15/78

the following bonds due or callable in 10
1984
A
per
1985
6-3/4 per
1986
7-1/2 per
1990
4-1/8 per
1987-92
3
per
7
per
3-1/2 per

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

years or
cent of
cent of
cent of
cent of
cent of
cent of
cent of

more:
1988-93
1993
1988-93, beg. Aug. 16
1989-94
1995
1993-98
1998

August 27, 1973