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U, So GOVERNMENT,,SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields i n p e r cent jier annum)
%
Price df longU» So Government
term bonds
Long-term
3-montJ1 b i l l s . 9 - 1 2
3 - 5
New
Old
bonds
year
Market Rate
month
Period
|U/ New beries series
taxable
Yield 011 new 5 taxable issues 2/ 3/ Old {series
series
3/'nssuas issues 1J
v .
89.73 95.81
3.6l
1956 - December 3
3c06
3z25
3 . 3 T 3.33
95.81
89.72
3=07
3.63
3.25
3.3k 3 <.33
k
89.59 95.77
3.26
3.069 3.35 3.33
3.lit
5
89=43 95.66
S ' T3JT
3.70
1.102
3.27
3.37 3.33
89«42 ,95.67
3.28
3.70
3o37 3.33
3*19
7
8 Closed
3.22
3.22
3.25
3.2lt ~J.268
3.25
Closed
3,33
3.31
3*31
3.27
3.30
3.69
3.67
3.65
3.69
3.72
3.36
3.36
3.37
3.39
3.1t3
3,33
3.33
3.33
3.34
3.35
89,50
89.56
89.47
89 a s
88.69
95.78
95.84
95.87
95.69
95.47
17
18
3=29
3-26
,3,31.
20
3,27 "3.J3L
21
3.19
22 . Closed
3.35
3=38
3.36
3.38
3.38
3.75
3.7k
3.6k
3.60
3.55
3.47
3.52
3.47
3.50
3.50
3.37
3.39
3.38
3.38
3.38
88.26
87.75
88.31
87.94
88.04
95.08
94.69
95.03
94.80
94.81
2h
3 oil
25 Closed
26 J
27
3.2-3 "3.217
28
3.22
29 Closed
3.39
3.55
3.49
3.37
88J.2
94.87
3.3?
3.1a
3.1a
3.1*8
3.60
3.63
3.45
3.48
3.51
3.37
3.40
3.43
88.52
88.15
87.83
94.95
94.50
94.05
3.1a
3.66
3.55
3.45
87.68
93.69
3.33
3.33
3-34
3.38
3.39
3.36
89.51 95.73
89.58 ' 95.74
89.28 95.73
88.06 94.88
88.15 94.59
88.74 95,19
10
11 '
12
13
lh
15
31
Weekly average:
December 1
8
15
22
29
Monthly average (
Annual average:
3.22
3*08
3.12
3.2k
3.27
3*20
3 <21
3.17k
3.102
3.268
3.331
3.217
3.230
3 43
3.26
3.30
3.37
3 .10
3.33
3.60
3.67
3.68
3.66
3.57
3.65
3.36
3.35
3.38
3.49
3.48
i 3.63
2,62
2.658
2.83
3.12
13.05 | 3 0 1
93.04
Note:
1/
2/
3/
k/
99.88
Yields are,' averages of those computed by t h e Federal Reserve Bank of New
York on thf basis of closing bid prices• Rate on new b i l l issue i s
average of-' accepted tenders in Monday auction o
2-3/U per cent note of Q/l/5l and the 2 per cent note of 8/15/57.
Includes the following bonds: 2-1/8 per cent of l l / l 5 / 6 0 , 2—3/1+ per cent of
9 / l 5 / 6 l , and the 2-1/2 per cent of l l / l 5 / 6 l «
Includes the following taxable marketable bonds due or callable in 10 to 20
years: 2-1/2 pgr cent series of 6/67-72* 9/67-72 and 12/67472•
3 -l/U per cent bond of 6/78-83 and 3 per cent bond of 2/l5/$5•
GOVERNMENT FINANCE
http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
January
1957
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