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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

U . S . GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending October 13, 1973

H.15

Oct.

Oct.
9

Oct.

10

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, d ue in
9-12 months 1/
Issues, d ue 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

Oct.
11

Oct,
12

7.323
7.259

Weekly Average
This
Las t
Year
week
week
ago*

7.323
7.259

7.149
7.584

4.743
5.159

7.13
7.19
7.18

7.14
7 .36
7 .33

7.15
7.42
7 .32

7.14
7.31
7 .22

7.14
7.32
7.26

7.42
7.59
7.52

4.79
5.16
5.39

7.46

7.50

7.50

7 .39

7.46

7.66

5.43

6 .72

6 .82

6.81

6.73

6.77

6 .89

6 .10

6.19

6.19

6.21

6 .20

6.20

6.27

5.71

63.69

63.69

63.53

63.61

63.63

63 .02

67.98

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 October

14, 1972.

_1/

Currently includes the 5-5/8 per cent: note of August 15, 1974, and the 6 per
cent note of September 30, 1974.

2/

Currently includes the following notes:
6-1/4 per cent of 11/15/76
8
per cent of 2/15/77
includes
cent of
cent of
cent of
cent of
cent of
cent of

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

3/

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

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

'+/

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

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

October 15, 1973