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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical
H. 15

release

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending July 28, 1973

July
23

July
24

July
25

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/

July
26

July
27

8.114
8.272

CORRECTED COPY

Weekly average
This
Last
Year
week
week
ago*

8.114
8.272

7.967
8.023

4.047
4.585

8.03
8.25
8.16

8.18
8.32
8.26

8.17
8.33
8.38

8.23
8.37
8.41

8.25
8.47
8.49

8.17
8.35
8.34

8.03
8.17
7.97

3.94c
4.46
4.87c

8.60

8.66

8.73

8.78

8.90

8.73

8.40

4.79

7. 64

7.69

7 .71

7.86

7.92

7.76

7.48

5.87

6.57

6.57

6.58

6.69

6.79

6.64

6.50

5.54

60.58

60.58

60.50

59.64

58.87

60.03

61.16

69.52

Note:

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 29, 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.

2J

Currently
C_1
/O per
6-1/2
7-1/2 per
6-1/4 per

includes the following notes:
t O/K/IA
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.

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

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

July 30, 1973