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June 1 9 .1956
U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)

Price of longUs S* Government security yields"
term bonds
Long-term
3-month b i l l s 9 - 1 2
bonds
Old
year
Rate" month
Market on new taxable taxable
series
New
Old
yield issues issues 1/ issues 2/ series 3/ series k/
3/
93.69
3.09
2 692
3.08
2.99
2.62
93.70
3.09
2.62
2.92
2.99
3.09
93.82
3.07
2.98
2.89
'3.09
2.56 2 . 7 a
93.86
3..06
2.97
3.10
2.89
2-51i
closed

Period
1956 - May

2.87
2.87
2i87
2 .89
2.8 9

3.09
3-10
3.12
3 ill
3.11

2.96
2.97
2i99
2;97

2.96

3.05
3.05
3*05
3*0k
3.0k

9k .02
93.90
93.75
93*98
9k .05

111 2^65
15 2c65
16 2671
17 2*67 2.708
18 2*65
19 closed

2 ;89
2.89
2,89
2.85
2.83

3 ill
3i09
3.09
3.Oil

2i96
2i95
2.95
2.93
2.92

UOh
3.03
3.03
3.03
3,01

9k .06
9k .22
9k *23
9kck5
9k *60

2,65
2*65
2.68
2.65 2 . 7 0 2
25 2 061
26 closed

2.81
2.81

3.03
3=01
2.96
2.91*
2.89

2.92
2.90
2.90
2=89
2.85

3,.01

2.99

9k ,67
9k *85
9k .93
95.02
95.3k

2.h9

9

10

11

12

2.51

2.56
2,60

2.61

2,52k

closed

21
22

3.06

3,01

tl

2.75
2.69
2.69

28
2.5k
29 2*53
30 closed
31 2.57 2 . 5 7 3

2.6 9
2.70

2.88
2.91

2.86
2.87

2»99
2.99

95.37
,9^.20

2.73

2.92

2.88

2.99

95.15

2.91
2.88
2.87
2,75
2.83

3 oil
3.08
2,97
3 «0ii

3«10

2*99
2.97
2.9k'
2.89
2.93

3.08
3.05
3.03
3 #00
3.03

93 06k
9k .06
9k ,31
9k ,96
9k«k0

Weekly average

May " T
12
19

Monthly
average ?

26

2.61 2,7ltl

2,55 2.52b
2.67 2.708
2.65 2.702
2.61 2.650

3.01

3.00,

Yields are averages of those computed by the Federal.Reserve Bank of New
York on the basis of closing bid prices. Rate on new b i l l issue i s average
of accepted tenders in Monday auction.
1/ 2-5/8 per cent c e r t i f i c a t e of 2/15/57 and the 2-7/8 per cent note of 3/15/57•
? / includes the following bonds: 2-l/k per cent of 9/15/56-59, 2-3/8 per cent of
~ 3/15/57-59 and 2-1/8 per cent of l l / l 5 / 6 0 .
3/ Includes f u l l y taxable marketable bonds due or callable in 10 to 20 years i
"* 2-1/2 per cent series of 6/67-72, 9/67-72, and 12/67-72.
k/ 3-l/k per cent bond of 6/78-83 and 3 per cent bond of 2/15/95«

June 1, 1956
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GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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