Full text of G.14 U.S. Government Security Yields and Prices : April 5, 1956

The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.

R&S 100-6000
April 5, 1956
u . s . GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)

195b - March

1
2
3

U, S.
3-month bills
Rate
Market on new
yield issues
"2:1% 2.409
2.06
Closed

Price of longGovernment security yields
Long-term
term bonds
9-12
,bonds
New
month
Old
year
series
taxable
taxable
3/ Old hj New series
issues y
issues y series "" series
3/
sag
2
95^8 102.9k
2.T2
2.95
2.9h
95^2 103.03
2 .72
2.8b
2,48
I

eriod

,X

103.02
102.88
102.88
102.83
102.83 -

5
6
7
8
9
10

2.15
2..18
2+29
2 .29 2.173
2.28
Closed

2.W
2 ohh
2 .liii
2.39
2.39

2.73
2.76.
2.76
2*76
2.75

2.8k
2.86
2486
2*86
2.86

12
13
lh
15
16
17

2.32
2.33
2 .h0
2.37
2.38
Closed

2ihl
2;ii3
2.U3
2ihh
2oU7

2*76
2*79
2*30
2.83
2.88

2.88
2.88
2i88
2.90
2.91

2.96
95.20
2.97
95.16
2.97 •• 95.09
2.98
9k .91*
2.98
94.76

102.66
102.59
102.55
102 »k5
102.30

19
20
21
22
23
2k

2.37
2.27
2.25
2.22
2,17
Closed

2.U7
2.13
2 .W
2 oliO
2,1*0

. 2.89
2.88
2.06
2.88
2.92

2.93
2.92
2.92
2.93
2.96

2.99
2.98
2.98
2.99
3.00

102.1k
102.25
102.27
102.1k
102.02

2.37k

2.L22

2.91
2.96
2.96
2.96
=2.96

95.63
95.16
95Jj5
95.37
95=59

91* .53
9k *66
9k .66
9k .48
9k .2 7

9k .26 101.95
3.00
2.92
2.95
26
2.13
2.37
9k .26 101.89
3.00
2.92
2.95
2 oliO.
2.12
27
3.02
93.96 101.61
2.97
2.95
2.20
28
2.Wl
93.83 101.3k
3.03
2.98
2.97
2.L6
29
2.30- .2 .173
' 30 Closed
31 Closed
Weekly average:
2.91*
95.6k 103.07
2.8U
2.71
2.hi
2i2h
2.109
March 3
95ek6 102.89
2.96
2.86
2ih2
2.75
2.2U 2,173
10
2.97
95.03 102.51 •
2.89
2.81
2.16
2+36 2.37k
17
9k .52 102.16
2*99
2*93
2*89
2;U2.
2.26 2.L22
2h
9k.08 I 101.70'
2.96
3*01
2.19 "2.173 '' ,2.12
31
2.98 „ 9k.88 1 102.kl
2.90
2 $83
Monthly average:
2.1:3
2,25 2.310
Note: Yields are average of those computed by the federal fteserve yanK oi New
York on the basis of closing bid prices• Rate on new bill, issue is
average of accepted tenders in Monday auction*
1/ 2-5/8 per cent certificate of 12/1/56*
°
2/ includes the following bonds: 2—l/U per cent of 9/15/56-59, 2-3/8 per cent of
3/15/57-59* and 2-1/8 per cent of 11/15/60.
3/ Includes fully taxable marketable bonds due or callable in 10 to 20 years:
2-1/2 per cent series of 3/66-71 > 6/67-72, 9/67-72, and 12/67*-72*
h/ 3-l/h per cent bond of 6/78-83 and 3 per cent bond of 2/15/95.


GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS


- A:PRIL 5, 1956