Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : December 27, 1973

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RESERVE

FEDERAL
statistical

release

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U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending December 22, 1973

H. 15

Dec.
17

Dec.
18

Dec.
19

Dec.
20

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 3J
Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/
NOTE:

*

Dec.
21

7.366
7.164

Week!.y Average
Las t
This
Year
week
week
ago*

7.3 6
7.1cr4

7.386
7.530

5.08/
5.297

7.47
7,28
6.69

7.34
7.29
6.77

7.30
7.31
6.78

7.31
7.32
6.74

7.33
7.38
6.78

7.35
7.32
6.75

7.51
7.52
7.01

5.15
5.36
5.26

7.14

7.20

7.24

7.23

7.27

6.75

6.7$}"

6.72'

6.74

7.37
i'
6.71k

5.49

6.71'

7.22
j
6.7*

6.09

6 .30

6.31.

6.33

6.34

6.41

6.34

6.30

5.68

62.77

62.69

62.52

62.44

61.86

62.46

62.75

68.17

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 23, 1972.

JL/

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
G-l/4 pei
8
per
7-3/4 per

includes the following notes:
cent uf 11/15/70
cent of 2/15/77
cent of 8/15/77

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 bonds due or callable in 10 years or more:
cent of 1984
6-3/4 per cent of 1993
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
cent of 1988-93
3-1/2 per cent of 1998

4/

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

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

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

DECEMBER 27, 1973