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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

H. 15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending December 29, 1973

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/

Dec.
24

Dec.
25

C
L
0
S
E
D

C
L
0
S
E
D

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

*

release

Dec.
26

Dec.
28

Dec.
27

7.346
7.315

Weekly Average
Last
This
Year
week
week
ago*

7.346
7.315

7.366
7.164

5.111
5.313

7.57
7.50
6.86

7.47
7.44
6.83

7.47
7.43
6.84

7.50
7.46
6.84

7.35
7.32
6.75

5.13
5.34
5.39

7.42

7.41

7.40

7.41

7.22

5.55

6.86

6.8$

6.80'

6.83

6.7$

6.12

6.46

6.48

6.48

6.47

6.34

5.70

61.46

61.30

61.30

61.35

62.46

68.04

<4

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 30, 1972.

1/ 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 includes the
6"l/4 per cent uf
8
per cent of
7-3/4 per cent of

following notes:
11/15/76
2/15/77
8/15/77

3_/ Currently includes the
6-3/8 per cent of
3-1/4 per cent of
6-1/8 per cent of
3-1/2 per cent of
4-1/4 per cent of
4
per cent of

following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more:
6-3/4 per cent of 1993
1984
7-1/2 per cent of 1988-93
1985
4-1/8 per cent of 1989-94
1986
3
per cent of 1995
1990
7
per cent of 1993-98
1987-92
3-1/2 per cent of 1998
1988-93

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

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 3, 1974