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U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending May 19, 1973

May
14

May
15

May
16

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:

May
17

Weekly average
Last
This
Year
week
week
ago*

May
18

6.179
6.456

6.179
6.456

6.136
6.431

3.69'
4.11

6.17
6.40
6.46

6.17
6.40
6.42

6.19
6.42
6,42

6.28
6.57
6.54

6.30
6.63
6.60

6.22
6.48
6.49

6.07
6.42
6.49

3.74
4.23
4.53

6.68

6.61

6.66

6.80

6.86

6.72

6.68

4.67

6.76

6.74

6.78

6.81

6.76

6.76

5.71

6.15

6.15

6.72
i
! 6.22

6.24

6.27

6.21

6.15

5.64

64.03

64.03

63.44

63.27

63.02

63.56

64.00

68.59

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 20, 1972.
1/

Includes, thru May 15, the 4-1/8 per cent bond of Feb, 15, 1974, and the 7-3/4
per cent note of Feb. 15, 1974. Beginning May 16, includes the 4-1/4 per cent
bond of May 1974 and the 7-1/4 per cent note of 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 thru May 15
cent of 5/15/76 thru May 15
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 the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more:
cent of 1984
4
per cent of 1988-93
6-3/4 per cent of 1993
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 beginning
cent of 1987-92
May 16.
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

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

per
per
per
per

cent
cent
cent
cent

of
of
of
of

May 2 1 ,

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

1973