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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical
H.15

release

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YEIDLS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending June 2, 1973

May
28
Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction Average:
3-month bills
6-month bills

May
29

May
30

C

May
31

Weekly average
This
Last
Year
ago*
week
week

June
1

6.694
6.864

6.694
6.864

6.452
6.748

3.762
4.106

JL

T

Market Yield:
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/

0

s

6.84
6.95
6.91

6.91
6.96
6.90

6.92
6.99
6.90

6.97
7.06
6.99

6.91
6.99
6.93

6;56
6.78
6.78

3.83
4.19
4.54

E

7.08

7.13

7.13

7.16

7.13

6.98

4.66

D

6.80

6.79

6.78

6.79

6.79

6.82

5.64

6.30

6.30

6.31

6.34

6.31

6.31

5.56

62.77 62.77 62.69 32 .44 62.67

62.69

69.34

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

*
1/

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.

AP of June 3, 1972.
Includes the 4-1/4 per cent bond of May 15, 1974 and the 7-1/4 per cent note
of May 15, 1974.
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

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
per cent
4
cent of 1984
6-3/4 per cent
cent of 1985
4-1/8 per cent
cent of 1986
per cent
3
cent of 1990
per cent
cent of 1987-92
7
3-1/2 per cent

per cent of 2/15/77
8
7-3/4 per cent of 8/15/77
6-1/4 per cent of 2/15/78
10
of
of
of
of
of
of

years or
1988-93
1993
1989-94
1995
1993-98
lyyu

Prices derived from average market yields on the basis of an assumed 3
per cent, 20-year bond.

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

June 4, 1973