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S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS ANDI PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum);

R&S 100-5118
April 6 , 195k

U0 So Government s e c u r i t y y i e l d s
3-month - b i l l s 9-12 , 3 - 5
Long-term
Rate
month
year
bonds
Market -on nev/ t a x a b l e t a x a b l e Old J / New k /
y i e l d i s s u e s issues 1/' issues 2/' s e r i e s s e r i e s

.Period
1951 - March

1 -

1.03
1.03
1.05
1.03
1.02

2
3

h
5
6

Closed

8
9
10
11
12
13

1.03
1,03
1.06
1.05

,

2U
25
26

27
29
30
• 31

Weekly average:
March 6
13
20
27

1.066

1.0b
1,02

Closed
|

1.00
1.00
-1.05
1.07

i.o5
Closed

1.030

i.o3:

1.02
1.03

2.71
2.72
2.72
2.71
2.72

9 9 i k 9»
99.31
99.kk
99.9k
99.77

109.38
109^25
109.25
109.38
109.25

1.09
1.09
1.10
1.07
1.08

1,85
1.86
1.86
1.8b
1,84

2.52
2.52
2.52
2.51
2.51

2,7k
2.7k
2.7k
2.7k
2,7k

99o71
99.75
99.77
99.91
99.88

109.06
109.09
1Q9.06
109.12
109.06

1.82
1.79
1.72
1.7b
1.78

2.%

2.7k
2.7k
2.b8
2,72
2.b8
2.73
2.51 • 2.7k

99.97
100.00
100.25
100,17
99.92

109.03
109.06
109.22
109.16
108.97

.91

1.76
1.7b
1.72
1.7b
1.7b

2.50
2.50:
2.b9
2.51
2.50

2.7k
2.73
2.73
2.7k
2.7k

99^97
100,02
100.06
99.9k
99.96

109.03
109.09
109.12
109.00
109.00

;93
;92
.92

1.76
1.76
1.75

2.51
2.51
2.50"

2.7k
2.7k
2.73

99.90
99.86
99.97

108.97
108.97
109.09

1.09
1.09
,1.01
.91

1.85
1.85
1.77
1.7b

2.53

2.72
2.7k
2.73
2.7b

99.59
99.80
100.06
j 99.99

109.30
109.08
109.09
109.05

!

1.01
.98
,97

;96

1.05

1.03

2.53
2.55
2.5b
2.51
2,52

s 9k

i.ok

l.oU

l;8b
1.86
1.86
1.83
1.8b

I.0I4
1.056

1.059
1.066
1.056
1.030

New
Old 3 / '
s e r i e si s e r i e s k /

1.09
1.09
1.09
1.10
1.09

1.0k

1.01
1.01
1.00

•

22
23

•

1.0k
Closed-

15
16 •
17
18
19
20
. .

1.059

Price of longterm bonds

. .94
;.9k

.

2.50

2.52

2.b9
2.50

!

Monthly average
1.02
1.80
j 2.51
1.03 | 1.053
2.73
j 99.87 109.11
1 / 1 7/8 per cent note of 12/1^/5U; 1
1 1/2 per cent
note of 3 / 1 5 / 5 5 .
2 / 2 3/8 per cent bond of 6/15/58; 2 1/2 per cent bond of 12/15/58.
3 / Includes f u l l y t a x a b l e marketable 2 1/2 per cent bonds due or f i r s t c a l l a b l e
a f t e r 12 y e a r s .
h / 3 l / h per cent bond of 1978-83•

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