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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical
H. 15

release

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending September 8, 1973

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

Sept.
4

Sept.
5

C

Sept.
6

Sept.
7

8.778
8.735

Weekly average
This
Last
Year
ago*
week
week

8.778
8.735

8.668
8.577

4.569
4.937

L
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 .3/

0

8.78
8.72
8.20

8.76
8.70
8.19

8.84
8.84
8.24

8.80
8.74
8.14

8.80
8.75
8.19

8.62
8.58
8.22

4.71
5.06
5.36

S

8.59

8.49

8.51

8.45

8.51

8.53

5.47

7.34

7.23

7.27

7 .24

7.27

7.35

6.19

6.52

6.43

6.43

6.43

6.45

6.62

5.66

60.98

61.70

61.70

61.70

61.52

60.17

68.37

E
D

^rices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/

•

Note:
on the basis of closing bid prices,
a bank discount basis.
*

Yields on Treasury bills are computed on

As of September 9, 1972.

1j

Currently includes only the 5-5/8 per cent note of August 15, 1974.

2/

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

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

includes the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more:
cent of 1984
6-3/4 per cent of 1993
cent of 1985
7-1/2 per cent of 1988-93
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
cent of 1987-92
3-1/2 per cent of 1998
cent of 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

September 10, 1973