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FEDERAL

CL..

RESERVE

statistical

release

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
H. 15

Calendar week ending September 1, 1973

Aug.
27

Aug.
28

Aug.
29

Aug.
30

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 3/
Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/

Aug.
31

8.668
8.577

Weekly average
Last
This
Year
week
week
flpn*

8.668
8.577

8.910
8.856

4.332
4.818

8.53
8.52
8.22

8. 72
8.63
8.24

8.62
8.50
8. 17

8.57
8.57
8.22

8.66
8.66
8.26

8.62
8.58
8.22

8.71
8.57
8.25

4 .47
4:92
5.28

8.45

8.53

8.54

8.54

8.58

8.53

8.61

5.38

7.43

7.38

7.28

7.32

7.35

7.35

7.50

6.11

6.65

6.68

6 .60

6 .59

6.59

6 .62

6 .74

5.62

59.95

59.72

60.34

60.42

60.42

60.17

59.22

68.79

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

Yields on Treasury bills are computed

As of September 2, 1972.

1/

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
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

3/

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

the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more:
6
1984
* 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

\/

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 4, 1973