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R&S 100-68k8
February 3* 1958
Ui S; GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)

G. Hi

Period
1958 - Jan. 1
2
3
k

-=

.

Price,
U. S, Government security yields
longLongIssues, due
Issues, due
3-month bills
term
term
,
in 9 to 12
in 3 to 5
Market Rate on
bonds 1/
bonds —'
years £/
months
yield new issues
Closed
103.08
3,21
2.82
2.79
2.78
102.80
2.82
3.23
2.81
2.80
2.752
Cl-ose^
2.79
2^78
2.73
2,65
Closed

13
Ik
15
16
17
18

2.59
2.56
2.59
2.56
2.56
Closed

20

2.51
2.k2
2.39

21
22
23
2k
25
27
28
*
29
30
' 31
Weekly average:
1958 - Jan. IT
11
18
25 „
Feb. 1
Monthly average:
January 1958
Monthly average
January 1957

2.81

2.82

6
7
8
9
10
11

2.28
2.26

2.858

102i55
102;8k
103.02
103.38
103.56

2.55
2.57

2.62

2.70
2.7k
2.76
2.75
2.76

3.15
3.18
3.22
3.21
3.26

103.9k
103.53
103.00
102.78
102.k7

2.56
2.5k
2.5k
2.L8
2 ,k6

2.78
2.78
2.78
2.76
2.77

3.29
3.27
3.27
3.25
3.26

102.00
102.28
102.30

2,k2
2.38

2.78
2.76
2.76

3,26
3.26
3.27
3.32
3.31

102.33
102.36
102,33
101.k7
101.52

3.22

2.60
2.60
2.591

2.587

Closed
2,19

2.11

2.02

2.7k

3.2k
3.22
3,20
3,18
3.18

2.78
2.72
2.69
2.6k

2.32

2.83

2.81

2.80 .
2.76

2.80

102.52

102.36

l;75
1,55

2.202

2.20
2.12

2.77
2.75
2,57
2.37
1.92

2.752
2.858
2.5912.587
2.202

2.8k
2.73
2.59
2.52
2.29

2.81
2.79
2.7k
2.77
2.78

3.20
3.21
3.27

101; 92
103.07
103.1k
102.29

2.kk

2.598

2.56

2.77

3.2k

102.66

3.11

3.210

3.17

3.W

3.3k

2.79

3.28

102.00

95.1k y
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Note: Yields are averages of those computed by the Federal Reserve ^ank of ew York
on the basis of closing bid prices. Rate on new bill issue is average of
accepted tenders in Monday auction.
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1/ The 3-3/k per cent certificate of 12/1/58 and the 2-1/2 per cent bond of12/15/50..
2/ Includes the following notes and bonds: k per cent note of 8/1/61, 3-5/8 per
cent note of 2/15/62, k per cent note of 8/15/62, and the 3-3/k per cent note of
11/15/62, 2-3/k per cent bond of 9/15/61, 2-1/2 per cent bond of 11/15/61, 2-1/k per
cent bond of 6/59-62, and the 2-l/k per cent bond of 12/59-62.
3/ Includes the following bonds due or callable in ten years or more: k per cent
of 1969, 3-7/8 per cent of 197k, 3-l/k per cent of 1978-83 And the 3 per cent of 1995series*
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