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R&S 100-5922
February 2, 1956
U . S . GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
y
(Yields in per cent per annum)
Uo So Government security yields
Price of longLong-term
3-month b i l l s 19 - 12
term bondSv
3 - 5
bonds
Rate
year
Kew
month
Old
TJLVICLI
J F O T L F P ' Hu
on new taxable taxable
series
3/Old 4/ New series
yields issues 1 issues %' issues 2 / series ~ s e r i e s
3/
V
Closed
2.50
2,69 •
2.91
2.,97". 94.66 102.55
2,89
2,96 - 94.76 102.66
2.69 .
2.86
2.50t
2.90
2=90 i 2.962,86
2*52- 2.489
2.6 9 .
94,76 102.72 ,
2.86
2 5 9 6 . 9U.80 102.72
2.52
2.69
2.90
Closed

Period
1956

- Jan.

2f
3

k
5
6
7

10
11
12
13
lh

2.58
2,51
2.55
2.53
2e50
Closed

16
17
18
19
.20
21

2.L6
2.L2
2 0I4I
2.35
2.30
Closed

23

2,26
2*26
2<28
2,28
2.30
Closed

9

:

2ii

25
26
27
2830
31
Weekly average:
Jeu A 7
1U
21
' 28
Monthly average

2,596

2.193

2;82
2.80
2i?8

2.77

2 .96 V
2 .90
2 088 •" 2,94'
2.88
2.94*
2,88
2.95- .
2.88
2,95- -

94,80
95.03
95=07
95.-08
9? .09

102.73!
103.06
103,00
102 =92
102=91

2.1*7 •
2.43 •
2.39*
2.39
2.39

2.74
2.71
2,68
2.64
2.63

2.86
2.85
2.84
2.81
2.80

2.94 •
2.93 •
2,92 -

95.3b
95.1(8
95.65
96,02
96,04

103,00
103.09
103.3k
103*38

2 .67

2.63
2.66

2.68
2.66

2.82
2,84
2 o83
2 ,83
2.82

2 .93 •
2.91 - 2,94 2,94 1
2.94-

95.90
95.65
95.73
95.7a
95,88

103.31
103*11
103.16
103.16
103.25

2.42
2.42

2.66
2.65

2.82
2.82

2.92
2.92

95.93 -103=31
95,95 103.31

2.69
2.58
2 .41
2,39
2.50

2.87
2.81
2.68
2.66
2.74

2.902.88
2.83
2.83
2.86

2.96
2.95
2.93
2.94
2.94

94.74
95.01
95.71
95.78
95.40

. 2,51

2 ,35 .

2.245

2.34
2,32 !
2.51
2.53
2.39
2.28
2.W.

2,65 •
2.63 '
2.58 •
2.5U-

2.489
2.596
2.493
2.245
2.456

2.39 2c39 2.39
2.42

2.86

2.94
2.94

103,00

102 066
102*92
103.16

103.20
103 .otr

1

2/
~
3/

1-7/8 per cent note of 2/15/59
and the, following bonds - 2-1/2 per cent of
9/15/56-59, 2-3/8 per cent of 3/15/5?- -59 and 2-1/8 per cent of l l / l 5 / 6 0 »
Includes f u l l y taxable marketable bonds due or callable in 10 t o 20 years 2-1/2 per cent issues of 3/66-71, 6/67-72, 9/67-72, and 12/67-72.
I4./ 3-l/U per cent bond of 6/78-83 and 3 per cent bonds of 2/15/95*

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS




February 2, 1956