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R&S 100-5536
April 5, 1955
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)
U«
3-month b i l l s
Kate
Market on hew
.yield
issues
1.36
1.33
1.2U
1.1(17
1.17
Closed

Period
1955 - Mar.

•

io9
11

12

lh
15
16
17
18
19
21
22

23
2h
25

26
28

29
30
31
Weekly average:
Mar. 5
12

1.20
! 1.19
|l.25
1.27
1.2U
Closed

1.26

1.28

1.32
1.33
l.Uo
l.lii
1.29
1.23

1.26

£
1.30
Apr. 2 11.37
Monthly average! 1.28
17

2.31
2.32
2.32
2.33
2.32

2.73
2.71
2.72
2.72
2.72

2.92
2.92
2.92
2.92
2.92

;96.92
i97.11
! 97.0k
1
97.01
! 97.0k

103.1(71
103.61
103.55
103.1(8,,
103.50

1.1(8
1.1(8
1.1(6
1.1(8
1.1(8

2.30
2.2b
2.2b
2.27
2.27

2.71
2.66
2.67
2.70
2.70

2.92
2.91
2.92
2.92
2.92

-97.10
197.73
97.57
•97.29
97.29

103.59
103.78
103.72
103.67
103.69

1.1(5
1.1(1
1.1(3
1.1(5
1.1(7

2.25
2, 2k
2.25
2.27
2.29

2.69
2.68
2.69
2.69
2.70

2.92
2.90
2.90
2,. 90
2.90

197,35
! 97.1(9
197.1(1
97.36
;97.23

103.73
103.91
103.97
103.92
103.88

1.371

1.50
1.50
1.55
1.55

2.33
2.3U
2.35
2.36

2.72
2.73
2.73
2.7k

2.91
2.92
2.92
2.92

1.1(17
1.231
1.286
1.366
l;37l»
! 1.335 j

1.56
1.50
1.1(8
l.kk
1.53
1.1(9

2.35
2.33
2.26
2.26
2; 35
2.30

2.75
2.72
2.69
2.69
2.732.71

2.93
2.92
2.92
2.90
2.92
2.92

1.231

1.286

Closed

1.32
1.27
1.31
H.31
11.29
I Closed

l.5o

1.1(9
1.1(8
1.50
1.51
1.50

1.2=5
1.23

1.30

government security yields""
Price of long9 - 12
Long-term
term bonds
3-5
month
year
bonds
New
Old
t a x a b l e , taxable
3/ Old 4/ New s e r i e s series
issues ±Z ieauea j / series s e r i e s
h/
3/
1.61
96.31 103.17
2.37
2.77
2.9k
2.31(
96.62
1.55
103.38
2.7h I 2.9k
1.52
103.1(2
2.73 I 2.92
2.31
!96.77
2.72 I 2.92
! 96.97 103.50
2.33

1.366

196.99 j 103.72
i 96.79 I 103.59:
!96.76
103.581
i & J L . 103.58
196.59
197.02
97.1(0"
197,37
196.76
197.08 !

103.33
103.52
103.69
103.88
103.59
103.63

1 l/G"per cent C/I of' 12/15/55; 1 3 A per cent note of 12/15/55; and 1 5/ti
per cent note of 3/15/56.
2/
2 3/8 per cent bond of 6-15-58; 2 1/2 per cent bond of 12-15-58, and 1 7/8
per cent note of 2/15/59.
3/
Includes f u l l y taxable marketable 2 1/2 per cent bonds due or f i r s t callable
a f t e r 12 y e a r s .
h/
3 l/U per cent bond of 1978-83 and 3 per cent bond of 2/15/95.

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