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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

release

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H. 15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRI€B$)
Calendar week ending December 12,

Dec,
7

Dec.

Dec,
9

Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction average:
.3-month bills
6-month bills
Market yield
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:

Dec.
10

Weekly averages
Last | Year
This
week j ago*
week

Dec.
11

!

4.882
4.874

4.882
4.874

5.084
4.979

7.702
7.803

4.92
4.93
4.88

4.95
4.98
4.94

4.96
4.96
4.96

4.90
4.94
4.91

4.86
4.91
4.85

4,92
4.94
4.91

5.04

5.10

5.10

5.07

5.01

5.06

,°5 : 8.32-

5.75

5.79

5.85

5.84

5.79

5.80

,81

7.95

5.88

5.91

5.91

5.89

5.89

.93

6.73

66.39

166.12

66.12

66.30

66.26

65.9.3

97
96
93

7.81
7.92
7.61
I

66.39

1

59.35
i
Yields are averages af thosfe 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.

*• ks of December 13, 1969.
1/

Currently includes the.3-7/8 per cent bond of Nov. 15, 1971, the 5-3/8 per cent
note of Nov. 15, 1971, and the 7-3/4 per cent note of Nov. 15, 1971.

2/

Currently
4-1/8 per
7-3/4 per
4-1/4 per
7-1/4 per

includes the
cent bond of
cent note of
cent bond of
cent note of

3/

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

includes
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.

following notes and bonds:
2/15/74
5-5/8 per
2/15/74
3-7/8 per
5/15/74
5-3/4 per
5/15/74
5-3/4 per
6
per

cent
cent
cent
cent
cent

the following bonds due or callable in
1985
4
per cent
1990
4-1/8 per cent
1987-92
3
per cent
3-1/2 per cent

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

note
bond
note
note
note
10
of
of
of
of

of
of
of
of
of

8/15/74
11/15/74
'11/15/74
2/15/75
5/15/75

years or more:
1988-93
1989-94
1995
1998

December 14, 1970