Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : October 21, 1974

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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical
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f^AL

release

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U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending October 19, 1974

H. 15

Oct.
14
Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction Average:
3-month bills
6-month bills

Oct.
15

Oct.
16

Oct.
17

C

Oct.
18

7.722
7.829

Weekly Average
This
Last
Year
week
week
ago*

7.722
7.829

6.698
7.364

7.18?
7.24;

T
Li

Market Yields:
3-month bills
6-ir.onth 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:

s

7.74
7.92
7.70

7.72
7.82
7.70

7.82
7.85
7.62

7.63
7.56
7.36

7.73
7.79
7.60

7.24
7.70
7.53

7.16
7.24
7.15

E

7.99

8.12

8.14

7.89

8.04

7.92

7.40

D

7.94

7.97

7.99

7.89

7.95

7.98

6.80

7.20

7.22

7.24

7.21

7.22

7.25

6.27

55.84

55.70

55.56

55.77

55.72

55.42

63.05

0

Yields are averages of those computed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Nev; York
on the basis of closing bid prices. Yields on Treasury bills are computed on
a bank discount basis.

As of October 20, 1973.

1/

Includes the 5-7/8 per cent note of August 15, 1975, and the 8-3/8 per
cent note of September 30, 1975.

2/

Currently includes the following notes:
6-1/4 per cent of 2/15/78
8-3/4 per cent of 8/15/78

6
per cent of 11/15/78
6-1/4 per cent of 8/15/79

3/

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

includes the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more;
cent of 1985
7-1/2 per cent of 1988-93
cenc 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
cent of 1993
8-1/2 per cent of 1994-99

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

OCTOBER 21, 1974