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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical
H. 15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending November 17, 1973
(Corrected Copy)
Nov.
12

Nov.
13

Nov.
14

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 _l/
Issues, due in 3-5
years _?/
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more
Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/
Note;

*

release

Nov.
15

Nov.
16

8.636
8.381

Weekly Average
Year
This
Last
week
week
ago*

8.636
8.381

8.098
7.987

4.775
5.070

8.51
8.39
7.53

8.62
8.41
7.68

8.30
8.29
7.74

7.53
8.22
7.63

7.61
8.18
7.62

8.11
8.30
7.64

8.12
8.06
7.42

4.76
5.07
5.17

8.01

8.12

8.20

8.01

7.71c

8.01c

7.85

5.16

7.11

7.23

7.25

7.1-5

7.08

7.16

7.03

6.00

6.34

6.36

6.37

6.36

6.34

6.35

6.33

5.47

62.44

62.28

62.19

62.28

62.44

62.33

62.50

70.21

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 November 18, 1972.

1/

Includes the 5-5/8 per cent note of August 15, 1974, thru November 15, the 6
per cent of September 30, 1974, and beginning November 16, 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 per
8
per
7-3/4 per

includes the following notes:
cent of 11/.15/76 -thru
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
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
4-1/8 per cent of 1989-94
cent of 1986
3
per cent of 1995
cent of 1990
7
per cent of 1993-98
cent of 1987-92
3-1/2 per cent of 1998
cent of 1988-93

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,
beg. November 16,

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

DECEMBER 3, 1973