Full text of G.14 U.S. Government Security Yields and Prices : August 6, 1957

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S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)
Price of longUo So Government security yields
term bonds
Long-term
3-month b i l l s
9-12
Old
bonds
year
month
Market Rate
taxable 3/ Old Ih/New series
yield on new taxable issues
3/
2 / series series
issues Issues 1/
3.66 3.58 86.48
3.86
3.64
3.18
87.19
3.60 3.56
3.79
3.65
3 J.U
87.17
3.60
3.56
3.82
3.67
3,23...
Closed
87.29
3.55
3.82
3.59
3.21 3.238 3.68
Closed

Period
1957 - July

9
10

11
12
13

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18
19
20
22

23
#
26
27
29
$
Weekly -average:
1957 - July 6
13

3.12
3.10
JLOfl3.171
3.15
3.11
Closed
3,06
3.06
2M-,

3.02
3.00

3.092

Closed
3.08
3.12
3.22
3 .2% - 3.158
3.26
Closed
3.30
3.33
3^38-.

3.86
>.85
3.83

3.57
3.58
3.60
3.59
3.58

3.54
3.56
3.56
3.56
3.56

87.56
87.44
87.19
87.31
87.44

3.68
3.69
3.70
3.69
3.72

3.86
3.90
3.88
3.90
3.95

3.59
3.62
3.62
3.64
3.66

3.56
3.56
3.56
3.58
3.58

87.29
87.04
86.96

3.73
3.74
3.73
3.76
3.75

4.01
3.98
3-98
3.97
3.95

3.69
3.69
3.69
3.68
3.67

3.58
3.59
3.62
3.62
3.63

86.23
86.25
86.27
86.35
86.48

3.76
3.76
3.76

3.97
3.91
3.90

3.68
3.65
3.64

3.62
3.62
3.62

86.42
86.75
86.77
87.03
87.39
86.95
86.32

3.67
3.66
3.70
3.70
3.69

3.79
3.82

27 t
Monthly average:

3.19
3.13
3.04
3.18
3.16

3.238
3.171
3.092
3.1-58
3.165

3.66
3.68
3.70
3.74
3.71

3.82
3.83
3.90
3.98
3.89

3.61
3.58
3.63
3.68
3.63

3.56
3.56
3.57
3,61
3.58

Monthly average
July 1956:

2.31

2.33k

2.62

2.97

2i97

3.05

20

86.81
86.65

86.
93.94
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"Note: Yields are averages of those computed by the Federal Reserve ank of New York
on the basis of closing bid prices. Rate on new b i l l issue i s average of accepted
tenders in Monday auction.
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,
1/ 2-1/2 per cent bond of 3/57-58, 3-l/2 per cent c e r t i f i c a t e of U/15/58, 2-3/8
per cent bond of 6/l5/58, 2-7/8 per cent .note of 6/15/58.
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2/ Includes the 2-1/8 per cent bond of l l / l 5 / 6 0 , 2-3/h per cent bond of 9/15/61,
2-1/2 per cent bond of l l / l 5 / 6 l , and the 3-5/8 per cent note of 2/15/62.
3/ Includes the following taxable marketable bonds due or callable in 10 t o 20
years:
2-1/2 per cent series of 6/67-72, 9/67-72, and 12/67-72.

h/ 3-1/U per cent bond of 6/78-83, and 3 per cent bond of 2/15/95.
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August 6, 1957
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS .
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis