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FEDERAL

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RESERVE

statistical

release

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H, 15

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending August 31, 1974

Aug.
26

Aug.
27

Aug.
28

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 \J

Aug.
29

Aug.
30

9.908
9.930

Week .V Average
Last
This
Year
*ago
week
week

9.908
9.930

8.846
8.899

8.668
8.577

9.61
9.80
9.55

9.72
9.72
9.43

9.59
9.67
9.41

9.02
9.43
9.33

8.93
9.42
9.19

9.37
9.61
9.38

9.29
9.41
9.25

8.62
8.58
8.22

10.12

9.9 5

9.92

9.86

9.80

9.93

9.71

8.53

Issues, due in 3-5

years 2/
Bonds, due or callable in
10 years or more 3/

8.77

8.71

8.70

8.65

8.60

8.69

8.69

7.35

7.38

7.37

7.36

7.35

7.32

7.36

7.30

6.62

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

54.58

54.65

54.72

54.79

55.00

54.75

55.13

60.17

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 September 1, 1973.

1/ Includes only the 5-7/8 per cent note of August 15, 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
3/ Currently
3-1/4 per
6-1/8 per
3-1/2 per
4-1/4 per
4
per
6-3/4 per

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

includes the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more:
cent of 1985
7-1/2 per cent of 1988-93
cent 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

t*J Prices derived from average market yield;; on the basis of an assumed 3 per cent ,
20-year bond.
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

SEPTEMBER 3, 1974