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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending September 7, 1974

H. 15

Sept.
2
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/
•ices
Bonds, due or callable in
10 years or more 4/
NOTE:

*

release

Sept.
3

Sept.
4

C

Sept.
5

Sept.
6

9.167
9.283

Weekly Aver a 8 e
Year
Last
This
*ago
week
week

9.167
9.283

9.908
9.930

8.778
8.735

L

0

C
D

E

T\
U

9.41
9.54
9.29

9.36
9.42
9.23

9.33
9.36
9.12

9.26
9.25
8.90

9.34
9.39
9.14

9.37
9.61
9.38

8.80
8.75
8.19

9.81

9.82

9.60

9.35

9.65

9.93

8.51

8.64

8.64

8.60

8.57

8.61

8.69

7.27

7.33

7.35

7.33

7.32

7.33

7.36

6.45

54.93

54.79

54.93

55.00

54.91

54.75

61.52

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 8, 1973.

1/ Includes only the 5-7/8 per cent note of August 15, 1975.
£/ 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 caiiauie
callable in 10
iu years ui
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

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 9, 1974