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FEDERAL
RESERVE
s t a t i s t i c a l release
H. 15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending January 12, 1974

Jan.
7

Jan.
8

Jan.
9

Jan.
10

Yields (p6r 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 _!/
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:

*

Jan.
11

7.615
7.560

Week] y Average
This
Last
Year
aer>*
week
week

7.615
7.560

7.406
7.371

5.155
5.412

7.60
7.63
7.02

7.64
7.58
7.04

7.67
7.59
7.07

7.83
7.74
7.10

7.87
7.78
7.14

7.72
7.66
7.07

7.49
7.48
6.94

5.19
5.47
5.45

7.36

7.36

7.37

7.47

7.48

7.41

7.37

5.70

6.86

6.86

6.85

6.90

6.94

6.88

6.83

6.22

6.55

6.56

6.56

6.58

6.58

6.57

6.52

5.83

60.74

60.66

60.66

60.50

60.50

60.61

60.98

66.84

Yields are averages of those computed by the Federal Reserve Bank of New 5fork
on the basis of closing bid prices. Yields on Treasury bills are computed on
a bank discount basis.

As of January 13, 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

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

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.
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, .FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

JANUARY 14, 1974