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FEDERAL

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RESERVE

statistical

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending March 24, 1973

H.15

Mar.
19

Mar .
20

Mar.
21

Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction Average:
3-month bills
6-month bills
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/
Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/
Note:

*

release

Mar .
22

Mar .
23

6.334
6.759

Weekly average
This
Las t
Year
week
week
apn*

6.334
6.759

5.997
6.440

3.920
4.322

6.22
6.70
6.72

6 .34
6.69
6.70

6.35
6 .70
6.69

6.31
6.69
6.66

6.31
6.73
6 .66

6.31
6.70
6.69

6.05
6.56
6.56

3.82
4.27
4.50

7.05

7.02

7.03

7.01

7.00

7.02

6.84

4.72

6.94

6 .92

6.89

6.89

6.89

6.91

6.90

5.83

6.25

6.24

6.24

6.24

6.23

6.24

6 .22

5.68

63.19

63.27

63.27

63.27

63.36

63.27

63.44

68.21

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 25, 1972.

1/

Currently includes the 4-1/8 per cent bond of Feb. 15, 1974, and the 7-3/4
per cent note of Feb. 15, 1974.

2/

Currently
6-1/2 per
5-3/4 per
7-1/2 per
6-1/2 per

includes the following notes:
cent of 5/15/76
cent of 5/15/76
cent of 8/15/76
cent of 8/15/76

3/
~

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

includes
cent of
cent of
cent of
cent of
cent of

4/

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

6-1/4
8
7-3/4
6-1/4

per
per
per
per

cent
cent
cent
cent

of
of
of
of

11/15/76
2/15/77
8/15/77
2/15/78

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

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

March 26, 1973