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GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES AND HIGIJ-GRADE'" -' -PAFrrMENr~CORPORATE BOND. YIELDS
sfv 1 31949
(Yields in per cent per annum)
B'VE B .NK
.December - 19m®
1
u. S. Government s ec u r ity yields
Price of • 'Ytstfr-rm' Bdnds
X
longhigh-9 - 12
3 - 5/
term
3-monti
month
grade
yearj/ 7
15 years
9
bills
taxable
years and over Treasury corporate
certificates
bonds
bonds
issues taxable taxable

Dec. 1
2

3
4

Closed

6
7
*8

9

10
11

Closed

13
14
i1!
17

18

Closed

22

23
2b

Closed

27

29

11

1.66
1.66
1.66

1,95
1,95
1.95

2.W*
,2M

100.85

1.21
1.21
1.21
1.21
1.21

1.65
1.65 '
1.65
1.65

1.95
1.95
1.95
1.95
1.95

• 2,1|1+
2.14
2.14*
2.14+
2.U+

100.86
100.86

1.61+

1.94
1.94
1.94
1.94
1.93

2.1(1+
2.lilt
3/2 .Ut
2.I41+
2.1)4

1.93
1.93
1.93
1.93
1.93

2.IU1
2.1+3
2.1+3
2.1+3
2.1+3

IOO.96
IOO.96

2.80
2,79
2.79

1.93
1.93
~ 1.92
1,92

2.1+3
2.1+3

100*96
100.97

2.78
2.78

2.1+3

100.99

1.21
1,21
1/1.21
1.21
1.21

1.22
1.22
1.22
1,21
1,22
1.21

28

I
^
Weekly average?
Dec. U

1.21
1.21
1.21

1.21
1.22
1,22
1.22

20..
21 .

25

R&S 100-2227

#

JAN n "349 U.
-ERAL RESERVE BANK
OF'RICHMOND

1.152
1,153

1,21
1,21
1/1.21

1.61+

1,63
2/1.66
—
1.65
1.65
1.65

1.61*
1.61+
1.61+
1.61+
1.6U

1.61+
1.63

1.63
1,63
1.67
1.65

18
2/1.65
1,154
1.22
. 25
1,64
1.157
1,22
Jan. 1
1.63
1.155
1.21
Monthly average 1.154
1.64
Annual average
1.62
1.14
!
1.043
l / Number of issues increased from 1 to 2 on
2 / Number of issues decreased from 2 with an
with an average r a t e of 1,66 per cent, in
3 / Number of issues decreased from 8 to 7 on

2.1+3

100.82
100.86

100.83

100.82
100.82
100.83

100.8U

3/100.80
100.83

100.88

100.88

100.9k

100.95

100,99

2.8U
2.83
2.83
2.82
. 2.82
2.82
2.82
2.62
2.82
2.82
2.82
2.81
2.81
2.81
2.81
2.81
2.81

, 2.81

2.78

2.77

1.92

2.1+3

100.99

2.76

1.96

2.W+
2.1+1+

100.82
100.84
3/100.84

2.84
2.82
2.81
2.80
2.77
2.81
2,81

1.95
1.94
1,93

1,92

3 / 2 ,bb
2.1+3
2.1+3

100.9k
100,98
. 100,89

2.W+
1.94
2.00
100,84
2.14+
Dec. 15•
1 (.
average r a t e of 1,62 per cent, to 1
the week ended December 18$
December 15.

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS


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