Full text of G.14 U.S. Government Security Yields and Prices : August 1, 1956

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R&S 100-6151
August 1> 1926

U . S . GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)
Uo Se
3-month b i l l s
Market Rate
on new
yield issues

Period

1956 - July .2
2.38
3 2.31
It Closed
•
5 2i29
6 2,33
7 Closed
9 2,3k
10 2i30
11 2.37
12 2.36
13 2.30
Ik Closed
16 2.2k
17 2 c2k
18
19 2.29
20 2,26
21 Closed
*

23 2.28
2k 2.29
25 2.37
26 2.3b
27 2.31
28 Closed

30
31
Weekly average:
July 7
Ik
21
28

2.1*09

2.387

2.237

Price of longGovernment security yields.
term bonds
Long-term
9-12
3-5
New
year
bonds
Old
month
series series
New
taxable
taxable ,
Old
It/
Issues 1/ issues 2/ series 3/ series k/
3/
91.86 102.25
2.98
2i90
2.86
2,59
2.98
91.83 102.23
2*90
2.85
2.55
2.53
2,56

2 ;8U
2.87

2i90
2,92

2.98
3.00

91* .80
9hS$

102.22
101.91;

2.56
2.55
2.5U
2.54 %
2.52

2.89
2.90
2.91
2.90
2.90

2.9k
2.9k
2.96
2.95
2.95

3.00
3.01
3.01
3*01
3.01

9ltol)3
9W1
9b .lb
9U.25
91,28

101.8W
101.72
101.55
101.56
101.56

2ck9
2.53
2,57
2.58
2.59

2.90
2.93
2.98 /
2.99'
2,99

2.96
2.97
3*00
3.00
2.99

3.02
3.05
3.07 "
3.06
3.07 ,

91.16
93.9li
93.59
93.69
93472

101 . a
101.00
100.66
100.70
100.67

3.02
3.07
3.13
3 oil
3.10 -

3.00
3.01
3i0'3
3.03
3.02

3.07
3.09
3.12
3.11
3.11

93.62 100.56
93.50 100.22
93=22
99.66
93.31 • 99.77
93 o'jk. 99.86

" 2.61
2.72
2.81 '
2.303 2.81
2.76

2.33
2.30

2.78
2.81

3612
3,15

3.03
3.05

3.12
3.12

93.22
92.97

99.73
99.55

2.33
2.33
2i26
2c32

2ck09 ' 2.56
2.51*
2.387
2.237 2.55
2.303 2.7k

2.85
2i90
2i96
3,09

2; 90
2 .95
2;98
3,02

2 ©98 .
3i01
3*05
3,10

91.76
9U.28
93.82
93.1(0

102.16
101.65
100.89
100.01

2.31

2.33k

2.62

2.97

2.97

3.05

93.9k

100.98

Monthly average
Note:

Yields are averages of those computed by the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York on the basis of closing bid p r i c e s . Rate on new b i l l issue i s average
of accepted tenders in Monday auction.
1 / 2-7/8 per cent note of 3A5/57, 1-5/8 per cent note of 5/15/57, and the 2
per cent note of 8/15/57o
,
,• w
. ' . , '
. .
2/ Includes the following bonds\ 2-1/k 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 f u l l y taxable marketable bonds due or callable in 10 t o 20 yearsj
2-1/2
per cent series of 6/67-72, 9/67-72, and 12/67-72.

k/ 3-1/1* per cent bond of 6/78-83 and 3 per cent bond of 2/15/95•
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