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December 3, 1952

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES AND HIGH-GRADE
CORPORATE BOND YIELDS
(Yields in per cent per annum)

Period
1952
Nov.

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5
6
7

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Uo S e .Government s e c u r i t y y i e l d s
Price of Yields on
3-month b i l l s 9 - 1 2 3 - 5 Bonds
longhigh12 years term
grade
Rate
month year
Market on new taxable taxable and over Treasury corporate
yield
bonds
Bonds
issue issues* i s s u e s taxable

1,76
Closed
1.78
1,78
1,79

10
11
12
13
lh

1.80
Closed
1.8U
1.8k
1.8k

17
18
19
20
21

1.8k
1.85
1.88
1.88
1.88

2k
25
26
, 27
28
Weekly average:
Nov, 8
15
22 29
Monthly average

1,89
1,90
1.96
Closed
1.96
1.78
1.83
1.87
1*93
1.85

1.796

1,843

1.877

1.931
1.796
1.8k3
1.877
1.931
1.862

1.82

2.22

2.70

97.01*

3.00

1.82
1.80
1.80

2.22
2,21
2.21

2.70
2.67
2.68;

97.05
97.18
97.00

3,00
3.00
3.00

1.86

2,23

2.69

97.21

2.98

1.81 '
1.81
1.86

2.25
2.27
2.25

2.70
2.73
2.72

97.06
96.69
96.88

2.98
2.98
2.98

1.92
1.93 '
1.9U
1.9k
1.9k

2.2k
2.25
2.26.
2.27
2.25

2.71
2.71
2.72
2.71
2.71

96.97
96.90
96.83
96.87
96.99

2.9^
2.97
2.97
2.97
2.97

1.9h
1.95
1.98

2.25
2.27
2.27

2.70
2.71
2.72

97.0k
96.88
96.66

2.97
2.96
2.96

1,99

2.27

2.72

96.77

2.96

97.11
96.96
96.91
96.8k
96.96 '

3.00
2.98
2.97
2.96
2,98

1.81
1.85
1.93
1.96
1.89

2.22
2.25
2.25
2.27
2.25

2.69
2.71
2.71
2.71
2.71

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* Beginning November 1, s e r i e s comprises 2 per ceniT c e r t i f i c a t e of August 15,:1953
and 2 per cent bond maturing September 15, 1953,

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS