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R&S 100-3738
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U, Si GOVERNlvENT SECURITY YIELDS AiJD PRICES AND HIGH-GRADE
CORPORATE BOND YIELDS
(Yields in per cent per annum)
January 2, 1951
U. S. Government s e c u r i t y yields
Price of
longBonds
9-12
3 - 5
month
year
term ,
3-month
7 - 9 15 years
bills
taxable
taxable years and over Treasury
i-ssues
issues taxable taxable
bonds

Period

1950-Dec.

1
2

Closed

1+

5

.

6
7
8
9
11
12
13

Ik

15
16
18
19
20
21
22
23

1.351
Closed

1.368
Closed
Closed
1.382

1.1+6

1.65

1.97

2.39

101.53

2;67
2.67

1.46
1.1+6
1.1+6
1.1+6
1.1+6

"i;61+
1.63
1.63
l;63
1.65

1.98
1.98
1.98
1.98
1.98

2.39
2.39
2:39
2.39
2.39

101.52 .
101:52
101.55
101.51+
101.52

2+68
2+68
2.68
2+68
2.67
2.67

1 ;l+6
iil+6
1.1+6
1.1+6
1.1+6

1.61+
1;63
1:63
1.63
1.61+

1.97
1.97
1.97
1.96
1.97

2.39
.2.39
2:39
2.39
2.39

101.51
101.51
101.51+
101.55
101.52

2.67
2.67
2.67
2.66
2;65
2.66

1.1+6
1.1+7
1.1+7
1.1+7
1.1+7

1.61+
11.65
1.65 !
1.61+
I.65

1.97
1.97
1.95
1.96
1.96

2:39
2.39
2:38
2.38
2.38

101.52
101,53
101:57
101:59
101.58

2+65
2+61+
2+61+
2+61+
2.61+

1+1+7
1+1+7
1+1+7
1.1+7

l;65
1.65
1.65
1.65

1.97
1.98
1.98
1.99

2:39
2.39
2.39
2.39

101.50
101.51
101J+8
101.1+7

2+61+
2+61+
2;61+
2.63
2.61+

Weekly average
Dec. 2
9
16
23
30

1+383
1.366
J.;351
1.368
1.362

1+1+6
1.1+6
1.1+6
1.1+7
1.1+7

1;63
1.61+
1.63
1.65
1.65

1.96
1.98
1.97
1.96
1.98

2:38
2:39
2.39
2.38
2^39

00000

25
26
27
28
29
30

1.366
Closed

Yield on
highgrade
corporate
bonds

2+66
2.68
2.66
2.61+
2.61+

Monthly average

1.367

1.1+6

1.61+ '

1.97

2.39

101.53

2.66

Annual average

1.218

1.26

1.50

1.81+

2.32

102.53

2.60




GOVERNMENT FINANCE' SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS