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U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields i n per cent per annum)

Period
1954 - J u l y

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1
2
3

P r i c e of l o n g U. S. Government s e c u r i t y y i e l d s
term bonds
Long-term
3-month b i l l s
9 - 12
3 - 5
New
year
bonds
Old
month
^iiarKeT/
y* )m4* Rate
on new t a x a b l e
t a x a b l e 3 / Old 4/ New s e r i e s s e r i e s
y i e l d i s s u e s i s s u e s 1 / i s s u e s 2 / s e r i e s "series
It/
3/
2.66
2.50
99.98 i i o . 3 k
1.70
.646
.65
.73
2.66
99.98 110.31
.66
2.50
1.69
.73
Closed

5
6
7
8
9
10

Closed
.66
.65
.65
.67
Closed

12
13
14
15
16
17

.69
.70
.73
.75
.73
Closed

1920
21
22
23
24

.73
.72
,74
.75
.77
Closed

26
27
28
29
30
31
TJeelcly a v e r a g e :
July 3
10
17
2k ;
310
Monthly average

R&S 1GU-5253
August 3, 1954

- .78
.77
.79
.79
.79
Closed
.65
.66
.72
.7k
.73
.72

-

.671

.701

.731

.800

.646
.671
.701
.731
,800
.710;

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1.68
1.68
1.68
1.67

2.50
2; 50
2.1,8
2.18

2.66
2.65
2.64
2.63

99.99
100.03
100.22
100.29

.68
.68
.67
.63
.63

1.67
1.68
1.67
1.67
1.67

2.1*3
2.1,8
2.1,6
2.1,5
2.1,1,

2.63
2.63
2.62
2.61
2.61

100.26 110.91,
100.30 110.91
100. W, 111.16
100.58 111.31
100.65 111.31

.63
.63
.63
.62
.62

1.70
1.71
1.70
1.69
1.70

2.1,8
2.1,8
2.1,1,
2.1,5
2.1,5

2.62
2.62
2.61
2.60
2.60

100.33
100.29
100.59
100.57
100.56

111.12
111.12
111.38
111.1,1,
lll,.a

.62 .
.61
.59
.59
.57

1.71
1.71
1.71
1.72 "
1.73

2.1,5
2.1,6
2.1,5
2.1,5
2.1,5

2.61
2.61
2.60
2.60
2.60

100.1,9
100.1,3
100.50
100.1,9
100.52

111.38
111.31,
lll.W,
111.1,7
111.50

.71
.69
.66
.63
.60.
.65

1.72
1.68
1.67
1.70
1.72
1.69

2.51
2.1,9
2.1,6
2.1,6
2.1,5
2.1,7

2.67
2.64
2.62
2.61
2.60
2,62

99.91
100.13
100.1,5
100.1,7
100.1,9
100.36

110.23
110.61,
111.13
111.30
111.1,3
111.07

.73
.68
;68
.68

.

S
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iio.W,
110.50
110.69
110.91

2 / 2 3/8 per cent bond of 6-15-58; 2 1/2 p e r cent bond of 12-15-58; 1 7/8 per cent
~~ note of 2-15-59.
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 ,
4 / 3 1 / 4 per cent bond of 1978-83.
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS