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i-Ll1—ARY . : . Period 19W: GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES AND HIGIJ-GRADE'" -' -PAFrrMENr~CORPORATE BOND. YIELDS sfv 1 31949 (Yields in per cent per annum) B'VE B .NK .December - 19m® 1 u. S. Government s ec u r ity yields Price of • 'Ytstfr-rm' Bdnds X longhigh-9 - 12 3 - 5/ term 3-monti month grade yearj/ 7 15 years 9 bills taxable years and over Treasury corporate certificates bonds bonds issues taxable taxable Dec. 1 2 3 4 Closed 6 7 *8 9 10 11 Closed 13 14 i1! 17 18 Closed 22 23 2b Closed 27 29 11 1.66 1.66 1.66 1,95 1,95 1.95 2.W* ,2M 100.85 1.21 1.21 1.21 1.21 1.21 1.65 1.65 ' 1.65 1.65 1.95 1.95 1.95 1.95 1.95 • 2,1|1+ 2.14 2.14* 2.14+ 2.U+ 100.86 100.86 1.61+ 1.94 1.94 1.94 1.94 1.93 2.1(1+ 2.lilt 3/2 .Ut 2.I41+ 2.1)4 1.93 1.93 1.93 1.93 1.93 2.IU1 2.1+3 2.1+3 2.1+3 2.1+3 IOO.96 IOO.96 2.80 2,79 2.79 1.93 1.93 ~ 1.92 1,92 2.1+3 2.1+3 100*96 100.97 2.78 2.78 2.1+3 100.99 1.21 1,21 1/1.21 1.21 1.21 1.22 1.22 1.22 1,21 1,22 1.21 28 I ^ Weekly average? Dec. U 1.21 1.21 1.21 1.21 1.22 1,22 1.22 20.. 21 . 25 R&S 100-2227 # JAN n "349 U. -ERAL RESERVE BANK OF'RICHMOND 1.152 1,153 1,21 1,21 1/1.21 1.61+ 1,63 2/1.66 — 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.61* 1.61+ 1.61+ 1.61+ 1.6U 1.61+ 1.63 1.63 1,63 1.67 1.65 18 2/1.65 1,154 1.22 . 25 1,64 1.157 1,22 Jan. 1 1.63 1.155 1.21 Monthly average 1.154 1.64 Annual average 1.62 1.14 ! 1.043 l / Number of issues increased from 1 to 2 on 2 / Number of issues decreased from 2 with an with an average r a t e of 1,66 per cent, in 3 / Number of issues decreased from 8 to 7 on 2.1+3 100.82 100.86 100.83 100.82 100.82 100.83 100.8U 3/100.80 100.83 100.88 100.88 100.9k 100.95 100,99 2.8U 2.83 2.83 2.82 . 2.82 2.82 2.82 2.62 2.82 2.82 2.82 2.81 2.81 2.81 2.81 2.81 2.81 , 2.81 2.78 2.77 1.92 2.1+3 100.99 2.76 1.96 2.W+ 2.1+1+ 100.82 100.84 3/100.84 2.84 2.82 2.81 2.80 2.77 2.81 2,81 1.95 1.94 1,93 1,92 3 / 2 ,bb 2.1+3 2.1+3 100.9k 100,98 . 100,89 2.W+ 1.94 2.00 100,84 2.14+ Dec. 15• 1 (. average r a t e of 1,62 per cent, to 1 the week ended December 18$ December 15. GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS January k* I9U9 2M '