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FEDERAL

RESERVE

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release

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H.15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending October 20, 1973

Oct.
15

Oct.
16

Oct.
17

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 Zj
Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/

Oct.
18

Oct.
19

7.188
7.242

Weekly Average
Last
Year
This
ago*
week
week

7.188
7.242

7.323
7.259

4.818
5.127

7.19
7.36
7.27

7.28
7.30
7.30

7.19
7.27
7.25

7.13
7.22
7.03

7.03
7.04
6.91

7.16
7.24
7.15

7.14
7.32
7.26

4.78
5.12
5.38

7 .40

7 .44

7.42

7 .41

7.35

7.40

7.46

5.42

6.80

6.83

6.81

6.79

6.76

6.80

6.77

6.11

6.22

6.26

6.29

6.29

6.27

6.27

6.20

5.70

63.44

63.11

62.85

62.85

63.02

63.05

63.63

68.02

Note: 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 21, 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
p6r cent of 2/15/77
3/ Currently
6-3/8 per
3-1/4 per
6-1/8 per
3-1/2 per
4-1/4 per
4
per

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

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

October 23, 1973