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(23 R&S 100-5076 ' March 1 , 195U U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES (Yields in per cent per annum) Period 195k - February 1 2 3 k 5 6 U« S. Government s e c u r i t y y i e l d s 3-month b i l l s . 9 - 12 3 - 5 Long-term Rate month year bonds Market on new taxable | taxable Old 3 / New 4 / y i e l d i s s u e s issues 1/ ' issues %' s e r i e s s e r i e s 1.01+ 1.08 1.96 • 2.63 2.88 1.00 1.07 2.63 1.9ii 2.87 1.02 1.03 2.63 2.88 1.93 1.01 1.031 1.02 2.88 2.63 1.93 . .90 1.88 .98 2.58 2.85 Closed 8 9 10 11 12 13 ,89 .88 .93 .9k Closed J Closed 15 16 17 18. 19 20 .98 ,98 1.02 .97 .96 Closed 22 23 , 2U 25 26 27 Closed .95 .97 1.00 1.00 Closed Weekly average: February 6 13 20 27 Monthly average &99 .91 .98 .98 .97 .893 1.02U .986 New Old 3/ s e r i e s s e r i e s k/ 98.16 106.53 98.16 - 1 0 6 . 6 6 98.06 106.53 98.09 106.53 98.81 107.06 c9h ,.97 1.00 1.0U 1,88 1;88 lc87. 1.86 2.58 2.59 2.59 . 2.60 2.85 2 .=85 2.86 2.87 l.oU l.oli 1.07 1.0,2 .97 1;85 1.85 1.83 1.80 1.77 . 2.60 2.62 2.61 2.58 2.58 2.88 2.88 2.87 2.85 2.82 98.1)6 106,53 : 98.32 106.1)198.1)2 106,62. 98.83 107.03 98.91 107.1)1) .97 .97 .96 .96 1.77 1.73 1.71) 1.73 2.58 2i58 2.58 2.51) 2.82 2.80 2.79 2.75 98.88 107.1)1* 98.91) 107.91 98; 90 108.00 99.1)2 108.75 1.93 1.87 . 1.82 1.71) 2.62 2.59 2.60 2.57 2 i 87 2.86 2.86 2.79 98,26 98,68 98.59 99.01) 106.66 106.81) 106.81 108.02 1.-81) 2.60 2.85 98.62 107.01) l.Ol) 1.031 .893 .99 1.02U 1.03 .986 . .96 .98U Price,of long. term bonds 1.01 1 98.77 98.71 98.67 98.57 106.91) 106.91 106,81 106.69 2 j Includes 2 7/8 per cent note of 3/15/57J 2 3/8 per-cent bond of 6 / 1 5 / 5 8 , and 2 1 / 2 per cent bond of 12/15/58. 3 / Includes f u l l y taxable marketable 2 1/2 per cent bonds due or f i r s t c a l l a b l e a f t e r 12 years. k/ 3 1/h per cent bond of 1978-83* GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS
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