Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : March 11, 1974

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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical
H. 15

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending March 9, 1974

Mar.
4

Mar.
5

Mar.
7

Mar.
6

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/
NOTE:

*

release

Mar.
8

7.675
7.566

Weekly Average
Year
This
l<ast
week
week
ago*

7.675
7.566

7.188
7.081

5.879
6.272

7.56
7.56
6.92

7.73
7.56
6.97

7.71
7.47
6.96

7.70
7.44
6.91

7.84
7.63
7.04

7.71
7.53
6.96

7.36
7.22
6.71

5.85
6.29
6.35

7.31

7.35

7.31

7.30

7.45

7.34

7.15

6.56

7.09

7.09

7.02

7.01

7.11

7.06

6.93

6.84

6.72

6.74

6.71

6.69

6.70

6.71

6.62

6.18

59.25 J 59.48

59.64

59.56

59.47

60.19

63.78

59.40

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 March 10, 1973.

1/

Currently includes the 5-7/8 per cent note of December 31, 1974, the 5-3/4 per
cent note of February 15, 1975, and the 5-7/8 per cent note of February 15,
1975.

2/

Currently includes the following notes:
6-7/8 per cent of 5/15/77
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

MARCH 11, 1974