Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : February 11, 1974

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U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending February 9, 1974

H. 15

Feb.
4

Feb.
5

Feb.
6

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:

*

Feb.
7

Feb.
8

6.951
6.747

Week!.y Average
Last
Year
This
ago*
week
week

6.951
6.747

7.778
7.516

5.665
5.849

7.13
6.94
6.48

6.93
6.84
6.54

6.93
6.85
6.57

7.11
7.01
6.55

7.04
6.92
6.46

7.03
6.91
6.52

7.55
7.31
6.80

5.56
5.76
5.86

6.85

6.85

6.80

6.96

6.89

6.87

7.33

5.97

6.75

6.74

6.70

6.77

6.75

6.74

6.94

6.55

6.52

6.51

6.49

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.55

6.16

60.98 61.06 61.22 61.14 61.14

61.11

60.76

63.95

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 February 10, 1973.

1/ Currently includes the 3-7/8 per cent bond of November 15, 1974, the 5-3/4
per cent note of November 15, 1974, and the 5-7/8 per cent note of December
31, 1974.
2_/ Currently includes the following notes:
8
per cent of 2/15/77
7-3/4 per cent 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

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

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

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

FEBRUARY 11, 1974