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U. S, GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES '
(Yields in per cent per annum)

Uo 5<v Government security yi.elds
Price of long3-month b i l l s
Long-term.
9 - 12
term bonds.
3-5
Period
month
year
Old
New bonds.
Market Rats
yield on new taxable taxable 3T01d k/~New series series-i
issues issues 1 / issues 2/ series series
3/
k/
1957 - February 1 3=08 |
3 .lk
91.48 9b.59
T 5 T * 3.27
2 Closed

I

5
6
T
8
9

3.09
3,05
3.08
3.03
3.00
Closed

11 J . 0 0
12 Closed
13
3.00
Ik
15 3.0k
16 Closed

3.15
3.13
3.1k
3.1k
3.17,

3.132

3„36
3.28
3,28
3.25
3.19

3,19
3.16
3.15 s
3.13
3.10

3.25
3.2k
3.21
3.20
3.21

91.5k
91.85
92.02
92.27
92.58

97.22
97.53
97.97
98.16
98.03

"92.46

97.78

3rl8

3.21

3.12

3.22

3.19
3.27
3.31

3.2li
3.32
3.39

3.12
"3.15
3.20

3.2k
3.28
3.31

92 ch2 97.41
92,00 96.81
91.52 96.31

18 3.10
ly
3.10
20 3.1?
21 3.20 : 3.182
22 Closed
23 Closed

3.3k
3.28
3.28
3.26

3-42
3.36
3.33
3.31*

3.25
3,2k
3.23
3.2k

3.32
3.29
3.27
3.28

90.88
90.98
91.19
91.07

95.94
96.62
96.94
96.88

25
26
27
28

3.27
3.28
3.29
3.30

3.35
3.36
3. til
3,40

3.2k
3.26
3.28
3.29

3.28
3.28
3.28
3.28

91.06
"90.81
90.56
90.50

96.88
96.81
96.81
96.78

3.2&: 3.29
3.15 3.22
3.15 3.26
3.2k
3.29
3.27 .3.28
3.26
" 3.20

- 91.49
* 92.05
92.10
91.03
90.72
91.51

96.59
97.78
97.08
96.60
96.84'
97,08

Weekly average:
1957 - February 2
9
16
23
March
2j
Monthly average: j

3.057

3.22
3r2L
3.29
3,28

3.288

3.16
3.05
3.01
3.15
3,25
3.11

3.283
3.132
3.057
3.182
3.288
3.165

i

3.11
3,15
3.2k
3.29
3.29
3.23

.

3.34
3.27
3.29
3.36
3.38
3.33

Notes

Yields are averages of those computed by the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York on the basis of closing bid p r i c e s . Rate on new b i l l issue i s
average of accepted tenders in Monday auction.
1/ 2-1/2 per cent bond of 3/57-58, 2 per cent note of 8/15/57, and 3-1A per cent
c e r t i f i c a t e of 10/1/57•
2/ Includes the following bonds: 2-1/8 per cent of l l / l 5 / 6 0 ^ 2-l/k per cent of
9 / l 5 / 6 l , and the 2-1/2 per cent of l l / l 5 / 6 l #
3/ Includes the following taxable marketable bonds due or callable in I d to 20
years: 2-1/2 per cent series of 6/67-72, 9/67-72, and 12/67-72.
h/ 3-1A per cent bond of 6/78-83 and 3 per cent bond of 2/15/95#
GOVERNMENT FINANCE' SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS



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March k, 1957