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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical
H. 15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending December 8, 1973

Dec.
3

Dec.
4

Dec.
5

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/

*

Dec.
7

Dec.
6

Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction Average:
3-month bills
6-month bills

Note:

release

7.358
7.766

Weekly Average
This
Last
Year
week
week
ago*

7.358
7 .766

7.695
7.679

4.94.
5 . 23(

7.12
7.77
7.28

7.25
7.80
7.30

7.68
8.00
7.44

7.64
8.08
7.47

7.65
8.03
7.46

7.47
7.94
7 .39

7.52
7.77
7.29

5.00
5.25
5.27

7.42

7.47

7.56

7.62

7.60

7.36

5.39

6.71

6.05

6.83^

6.8^

6.946

6 94'

6.9S!

7.53
aV 1'j
6.9«

6.27

6.28

6.33

6.35

6.34

6.31

6.27

5.57

63.02

62.94

62.94

62.36

62.44

62.74

63.01

69.28

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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 December 9, 1972.

1_/ Currently includes the 6 per cent note of September 30, 1974, the 3-7/8 per
cent bond of November 15, 1974, and the 5-3/4 per cent note of November 15,
1974.
2_/ Currently
6*1/4
8
7-3/4

includes
p m ueut
per cent
per cent

the following notes:
uf 11/15/76
of 2/15/77
of 8/15/77

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

includes
per cent
per cent
per cent
per cent
per cent
per cent

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

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

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

DECEMBER 11, 1973