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. Z.oo G. 14 Period 1959 - December 1 2 3 4 5 U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES ' (Yields in per cent per annum) U. S. Government security yields Market yield IOther issues Issues, due Auction average 3-month 6-month 3-month 6-month 9-12 month due in 9-12 in 3 to 5 months l/ years 2/ bills bills bi^ls bills bills 4.86 4.82 4.91 4.44 4.99 4.91 4.90 5.00 4.56 \4.93 \4.88 4.94 5.01 4,95 4.891 4.501 4.55 4.98 4.89 4.95 4.53 5.03 Closed 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 . 29 30 .. 31 4.969 4.638 4.52 4.48 4.46 4.47 4.48 4.85 4.82 4.80 4.80 4.80 5.01 4.97 4.94 .4.95 4.97 4.45 4.44 4.48 4.55 4.55 4.75 4.72 4,74 4.80 4.83 4.06 4.94 4.94 4.98 4.98 4.61 4.60 4.63 4.46 4.94 4.92 4.93 4.82 5.02 5.01 5.01 4.98 4.44 4.37 4.37 4.40 4.88 4.91 4,94 4.92 5,01 5.02 5-04 5.03 Closed | | 4.22 4.22 4.22 4.22 4.22 83.63 83.63 83.63 83.63 : 83.63 4.92 4.93 4.94 4.99 4.99 4.21 4.22 4.24 4.28 4.31 83.75 83-63 83.39 82.92 82.56 5.02 5.03 4.99 4.97 ^ 5.00 5.01 5,00 4.98 4.31 4.33 4.33 4.32 82.56 82.33 82,33 82.44 4.99 5.00 5.00 ; 5.00 5.01 5-01 5.00 4.95 4.34 4.37 4.39 4.39 82.21 81.86 81.63 ' ,81.63 ' 4.99 4.98 4.98 4.99 4.99 4.91 4.93 4.93 4.92 4.92 4.99 4.99 4.95 4.99 4,99 I 4.834 4.535 Closed - 4.940 4.670 Closed Closed 4.516 Price, j longLongj term | term bonds l/. bonds 4/ 1 4.19 83.99 | 4.21 83.75 4.23 83.51 f 4.24 83.39 i I 1 1 | 4.942 ' ! GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM January 12, I960 1 I : j | 5 ! .1 t ; j 1 i i . - Period Weeklv average: 1959 - December 2 - » U . S . GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES (Yields in per cent per annum) U. S. Government security yields Auction average Market yield Other issues Issues, due Long6-month 3-month 3-month 6-month 9-12 month due in 9-12 in 3 to 5 ter% bills bills bills bills bills months l/ years 2/ , bo:. Is ?/' G. 14 Price. longterm bonds 4/ 4.501 4.638 4.535 4.670 * 4.891 4.969 4.834 4.940 4.50 4.48 4.49 4.57 4.86 4.81 4.77 4.90 4.98 4.97 4.96 5.01 4.93 4.99 4.98 5.00 4.90 4.92 • 4.95 5.00c 4,21 4.22 4.25 4.32 83 73 83.63 83.25 ; 82.42 Monthly average: 1959 - December 1958 - December 4.572 2.814 4.915 4.49 2.77 4.85 4.99 4.98 3.24 4.95 3.65 4 C 27 3.80 83.00 88.90 Yearly average: 1959 3.405 3.832 3.37 3.79 4.11 4.33 4.07 85.49 . Note: 5 12 19 26 Yields are averages of those compute# by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the basis of closing bid prices. Rates on new bill issues are the average of accepted tenders in Monday auction. l/ Includes the 4-3/4 per cent certificate cf November 15, I960. 2/ Includes the following notes and bonds: .£-5/8 per cent note of 2/15/63. 2-1/4 per cent bond-of 12/59-62 4 - per cent note of 5^15/63 4-3/4 per cent note of 5/15/64 5 per cent note of 8/15/64 3/ Currently includes the following bonds due or callable in ten years cr more: 3-7/8 per cent of 1974 3-l/4 per cent of 1985 3-1/4 per cent of 1978:83 3-1/2 per cent of 1990 4per cent of 1980 3 per cent of 1995 4/ Prices derived from average market yields on basis of an assumed 3 per cent, 20-year bond. GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM J ' o, January 12, 196Q
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