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IL S. GOVERNMENT SECUEITY YIEXJea*ffl®Tl!KrCES; AM) HIGH-GRADE
CORPORATE BOND YIELDS
(Yields i n per cent per annum)
u. S. Government s e c u r i t y y i e l d s
Bonds
9-12
3 - 5
315 y e a r s
years
months
7 - 9
inonths
c e r t i f i - t a x a b l e y e a r s and over
bills
cates
issues taxable taxable

Period

191+7 - Dec.

I

5
6 "

8
9.
10
II
• .12
13
15
16
17
. 18
19
20

25 '
26
27
29
30
31
Weekly average:
Dec, 6
13
20
27
Monthly average:

2.37
2.37
2.37
2.37
2.37

s101.86

2.82
2.83
2.81+
2.81+
2.85
2.85

1.1»B
1.1+8
1.1+8
l.ljS

1.76
1.76
1.76
1.76
1.76

2.37
2.37
2.37
2.37
2.37

101.86
101.86
101.86
101.86
101.86

1.149
1.01+
1.01+ 2 / 1 . 5 6
1.03 ~ 1 . 5 6
1.56
1.03
1.03 •; 1 . 5 6

1.76
1.76
1.76
1.7.6
1.76

2.37
2.37
2.37
2.37
2.37.

101.86
101.86
101.86
101.86
101.86

• :
1.56
1.56
1.65

2.86
2.86
2.86
2.86
2.86
2.85
2.81+
2.81+
2.83
2.83
2.81+
2.81+

1.76
1.76
1.99

2.37
2.37/
,2.45 /

101.86
101.86
100.69

1.0U

1.65

1.99

;2.1+5

100.69

1.01+
1.03
1.03

1.65
1.65
1.65

1.99
1.99
1.99

i 2.1+5
"2.1+5
i 2.1+5

100.69
100.69
100.69

1.76
1.76
1.76
1.88
1.81

2.37
2.37
2.37
2.1a
2.39
2.25

101.86
101.86
101.86
101.28
101.59
103.76

1.1+9
1.1*9
1.1+9
1.1iB
1.148

Closed

I.I46

.1.0U
l.Qlt
1.0I+
. 1.0I+
l.Qlt

101,86
101.86
101.86
101.86

Closed

Closed

22

%

longterm
Treasury
bonds

1.76
1.76
1.76
1.76
1.76

1 / l.Qlt
~ 1.0U
1.0U
1.0k
l.Qlt

1
2

Yield
on
highgrade
corporate
bonds

Price

Closed
Closed

1.01+
1.0U
1.G1+

ii

1.1+9'
1.0I+
.91+8
1.1+8
1.Q1+
.9X4.9
1.03
1.55
,.951
1.61
1.01+
• .952
1.5U
.950
.88
1.32 !
.60U
Annual averages
l / Including Treasury notos of January 1949.
i s s u e s included changed from f i v e t o t h r e e on

l.ou

FINANCE SECTION,, BOARD OF GOVERNORS
GOVERNIZEUT


1.58

December 16.

114
2.91 /
2.92
2.95
2.95
2.9b
2.91
6

2.64
2.86
2.81+
2.89
2.86
2.57