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1953
R&S 1004*728
U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES'!/
(Yields in per cent per annum)

Period
1953 - April

1
2
3
h

U. S. Government s e c u r i t y yields
Price of
Bonds
long3-month b i l l s 1 9 - 1 2
3-5
year
month
12 yeajrs termRate
Market
on new taxable
taxable
and over Treasury
yield
issue
issues2/ issues
taxable
Bonds " .
2.06
2.16
2.92
2.52
93.81*
2.06
2.16
2.029
2.91
91*. 00
2.52
Closed
Closed

6
7
8
9
10
11

2.06
2.07
2.12
2.12
2.15
Closed

13
ll
15
16
17 '
18

2.20
2,22
2,25
2.26
2.28
Closed

20
21
22
23
2h
25

2.29
2.26
2.30
2.25
2.17
Closed

2.073

2.219

2.320

2,15
2.17
2.17
2.20
2.20

2.52
2.52
2.52
2.5U
2.56

. 2.90
2.90
2.90
2.93'
• 2.9k

9l*.l6
91*.13
91*.10
93.73
93.59

2.25
2.28
2.28
2,32
2.32

2.57
2.59
2.58
2.60
2.62

2.96
2.96
2.95
2.96
2.97

93.1*1
93.28
93.1*7
93.30
93,17

2.32
2.32
2.32
2.32
2.32

2.6h
2.66
2.66
2.614
2.61+

. 2.98
3.00
3.00
2;98
2.98

92.70
,92.81
93.09
93.12,

2.20
27
2.7.1
2.36
3i03
28
2.18
2.36
3.01*
2.7ii
29
2.36
2.76
3.01*
2.21 •
2.hO . \ 2.76
30
2.25
2.2U3
3.01*
May
1
2.25
2.ho '
2.78
3.05
2
Closed
Weekly average:
April 1l t
2.02
2.029
2,13
2.522.92
11
2.10
2.18
2.91
2.073
2.53
18
2.2U
2.29
2.96
2.219
2.59
2.25
2.320
- 2.32
25
2.65
2.99
May
2
2.22
3.01*
2.2U3
2.38
2.75
Monthly average
• 2,61
2.19
2.27
2.177
2.97
1 / Beginning April 1, yields and prices are on a bid b a s i s ; high grade
*" corporate bond series discontinued a:s of March 31, 1953.
j
2/ Beginning April 1, s e r i e s based on 2 l/h per cent c e r t i f i c a t e of
~~ February 1$, 195k,
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GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS



93 .H

92.1*1
92.3U
92.27
92.20

92.16

93.83
93.91*
93.32
92.97
92.28
93.25

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