Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : May 20, 1974

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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

release

*AL R E ^ .

H. 15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending May 18, 1974

May
13

May
14

May
15

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:

*

May
16

May
17

8.023
8.031

Weekly Average
This
Last
Year
*ago
week
week

8.023
8.031

9.036
9.006

6.175
6.45(

8.03
8.15
8.14

8.13
8.16
8.17

7.96
8.00
7.98

7.94
8.10
8.08

7.93
8.20
8.20

8.00
8.12
8.11

8.60
8.71
8.46

6.22
6.48
6.49

8.93

8.99

8.78

8.60

8.67

8.79

9.21

6.72

8.13

8.20

8.16

8.20

8.29

8.20

8.51

6.76

6.97

6.98

6.98

7.08

7.11

7.02

7.09

6.21

57.51

57.44

57.44

56.71

56.49

57.12

56.66

63.56

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 May 19, 1973.

1/ Includes the 5-3/4 per cent note of February 15, 1975, and the 5-7/8 per cent
note of February 15, 1975 thru May 15. Beginning May 16, includes the 5-7/8
per cent note of May 1975 and the 6 per cent note of May 1975.
If Currently includes the following notes:
6-7/8 per cent of 5/15/77 thru May 15.
7-3/4 per cent of 8/15/77
3/ Currently
6-3/8 per
3-1/4 per
6-1/8 per
3-1/2 per
4-1/4 per
4
per

6-1/4 per cent of 2/15/78
8-3/4 per cent of 8/15/78
beginning May 16
6
per cent of 11/15/78

includes the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more
6-3/4 per cent of 1993
cent of 1984
7-1/2 per cent of 1988-93
cent of 1985
4-1/8 per cent of 1989-94
cent of 1986
3
per cent of 1995
cent of 1990
7
per cent of 1993-98
cent of 1987-92
3-1/2 per cent of 1998
cent of 1988-93
8-1/2 per cent of 1994-99,
beginning May 16.

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

MAY 20, 1974