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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical
H.15"

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending July 21, 1973

July
16

July
17

July
18

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 JL/
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:

release

July
19

July
20

7.967
8.023

Weekly average
Last
This
Year
week
ago*
week

7.967
8.023

7.991
8.019

3.948
4.455

7.85
7.92
7.77

7.96
8.07
7.80

8.03
8.13
7.89

8.13
8.34
8.10

8.17
8.40
8.29

8.03
8.17
7.97

7.78
7.86
7.65

3.93
4.47
4.86

8.26

8.28

8.35

8.53

8.58

8.40

8.09

4.84

7.37

7.39

7.43

7.56

7.66

7.48

7.29

5.84

6.46

6.47

6.48

6.53

6.55

6.50

6.43

5.56

61.46

61.38

61.30

60.90 60.74

61.16

61.72

69.30

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 July 22, 1972.
1/

Includes the 4-1/4 per cent bond of May 15, 1974 and the 7-1/4 per cent note of
May 15, 1974.

2/

Currently
6-1/2 per
7-1/2 per
6-1/4 per

includes the following notes:
cent of 8/15/76
cent of 8/15/76
cent of 11/15/76

3/

Currently
6-3/8 per
3-1/4 per
6-1/8 per
3-1/2 per
4-1/4 per

includes the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more:
cent of 1984
4
per cent of 1988-93
cent of 1985
6-3/4 per cent of 1993
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
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

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

July 23, 1973