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R&S 100-3252
November 1, 1$?U9
U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES AND HIGH-GRADE
CORPORATE BOND YIELDS
(Yields in per cent per annum)
October - 19)4.9
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P r i c e of
longterm
Treasury
bonds

U. So Government s e c u r i t y y i e l d s
Bonds
,9 - 1% 3 - 5
15 years
year
month
3-month
7 - 9
and over
b i l l s c e r t i f i - t a x a b l e years
t
a
cates
issues taxable, xable

Period
1949
Oct. 1

Yield on
highgrade
corporate
bonds
2.60

Closed
1.38
1.37
1.37
1.3?
1.37

1.72
1..72
1.71
1.71
1.71

2.22
2.22
2.21
2.22
2.22

103.90
103.9U
103.99
103:98
103.99

2.61
2.61
2.61
2.60
2.60
2.60

1.09 1.09

1.38
1.38

1.72
1.73

2.22
2.22

103.96
103.89 '

2.60
2.60

1.09
1.09

1 Mo

1.39

1.73
1.71+

2.22
2.23

103.6k
103.80

3.60
2.60
2.60

1.09
1.08
1.08
1.08
1.08

1.U0
1.39
1.39
1.39
1.39

l.TU
1.73
1.73
1.73
1.73

2.23
2.22
2.22
2.22
2.22

103.78
103.89
103.86
103.83
103.86

2.66
2.60
2.6o
2.59
2.59
2.58

1.08
1.08
1;08
1»09
1.10

1.39
1.39
1.38
1.37
1.37

1.73
1.73
1.72
1,72
1.72

2*22
2.22
2.22
2.21
2.22

103.86
103.88
103;92
103.96
103.92

2.58
2.58
2i58
2.58
2.58
2.58

1.10

1.38

1.72

2.22

103.92

2.58

T.'eekly average:
8
15
22 •
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1.050 l / l . 08
lr.027
1.09
1,08
1.036
1.063
1.09

1.37
1.39
1.39
1.38

li71
1^73
1.73
1,72

2.22
2.22
2.22
2.22

103.96
103.87
103.84
103.91

2;6l
2.60
2.59
2.58

Monthly average;

l.Olfl^

1.38

1.72

2.22

103.90

2.59

3

h

5
6
— 7
8

Closed

10
11
12
13
iu
15
17
18
19
20
21
22

-

2U
25
26
27
28
29

Closed
Closed
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1/1.08
~ 1.08
' 1.08
1.08
1.08

Closed

Closed

31

1.09

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Issues included changed on October 1*




GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF
GOVERNORS

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