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R&S 100-3879
May 1, 1951
U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES AND HIGH-GRADE
CORPORATE BOND YIELDS
(Yields in per cent per annum),
;^
U. S, Government security yields
Bonds
9-12
3-5
year
3-month month
15 years
taxable taxable and over
bills
issues issues 1/ taxable

Period

1951 - Apr.

2
3
h
5
6
7

>

16
17
18
19
20
21

1.60

2.05
2. Oil
2.02
2.02
2.01

1.62
1.63
1.63
1.63
1.63

2.02
2.02
2.02
2.03
2.02

2.52
2.52
2.53
, 2.55
2.56

2.88
99.58
2.86
99.60
99. U0 1 2.86
2.87
: 99.06
2.87
1 99.05
2.87

1.63
1.63
1.63
1.62
1.61

2.03
2.0U
2.06
2.08
2.07

: 2.58
2.59
2.61
2.62
2.62

2.88
1 98.67
98.60 ' 2.88
2.88
• 98.19
2.88
98.00
2.89
98.13
2.89

1.59
1.56
1.51
1.1*9
,1.U9

2.05
2.02
1.98
!1 1.96
i 1.99

2.61
2.60
2.60
2.58
2.59

2.89
98.19
98.31
2.89
!
2.89
98.W*
2.88
98.59
2.87
98.56
2.87"

l.li9

2.00

2.60

1.517
1.528
. 1.529
1.506

1.65
1.63
1.63
1.53

2.03
2.02
2.06
2.00

2.51
2.5l»
2.60
2.60

99.76
99.3k
98.32
98.L2 '

2.87
2.87
2.88
2.88

1.520

1.60

j 2.03

2.56

98.93

2.88

1.517
Closed

9
10
11
12
13
1U

1.528
Closed

1.529
, Closed

23
2U

25
26
27
28

!

1.506
Closed

3.0
Weekly average:
.

^

7
Hi
21
28

Monthly average

Price of Yield on
longhighgrade
-term
Treasury corporate
bonds
bonds

1.69
1.66
1.6L
i.6h

2.51
2.51
2.51
2.51
2.51.

99.79
99.79
99.79
99.72
99.70

2.86
2.87
2.87
2.88
2.87
2.87

!

!

! 98.38

1/ includes Treasury notes; Mar. l5> 1955; Dec. 1$, 1952 and Treasury
bonds Mar. 15, 1956-58.

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS



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