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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

release

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U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending October 6, 1973
Corrected Copy
Oct.
1

Oct.
2

Oct.
3

Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction Average:
3-month bills
6-month bills
Market Yields:
3-month bills
6-month bills
I-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:

Oct.
4

Oct.
5

7.149
7.584

Weekly Average
Last
This
Year
week
week
ago*

7.149
7.584

7.331
7.661

4.601
5.082

7.06
7.61
7.46

7.64
7.86
7.68

7.48
7.54
7.56

7.58
7.61
7.60

7.36
7.35
7 .30

7.42
7.59
7.52

7.13
7.63
7.57

4.66
5.16
5.46

7.58

7.71

7 .74

7.75

7 .51

7 .66

7.90

5.51

6.83

6.96

6.91c

6.96

6.79

6.89c

6.85

6.11

6.25

6.28

6.29

6.29

6.24

6.27

6.28

5.73

63.19

62.94

62.85

62.85

63.27

63.02

62.97

67.73

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 7, 1972.

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

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

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 9, 1973