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R&S 100-1:906
October 1, 1953
U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)
Price of longlrA S^Go?erniagnt s e c i ; r i t £ j T ^ d s
term bonds
3-month b i l l s 9 - 12 3 r t Long-term
bonds
month year
Rate
Old
New
Market on hew taxable taxable Old
yield issues issues issues series series* series.

Period
1953 - Sept.

1.92.
1.95
1.93 1.961
lc93
Closed

9
10

11
12

11
15
16
17
18
19
21
22
• §

25
26
28

29
30
Weekly average:
Sept» 5
12
19
26
Monthly average

Closed
1.95
1.96
1.96. 1.953
1.96
Closed
1.95

1.88
1.86

1.76 1.957
1,72
Closed
1,65

1.6!*

1,62'
- 1.61
1.63k
I063
Closed

1.58

2.32
2.29

2.28

2.25
2.2b
2.20
2.16

2.78
2.77
2.75

2=25

2.12

2.68
2.67

3.23
3.23
3,23
3.23

92.56
92.67,
92,70:
92.7b

3.23
3,23
3.2b
3.2b

92.69
92.73
92.70
92.72

3.00
2,96
2.96

3.23
3.-23
3.,22
3.18
3.18

92.72
92.72
92.88
93.b3
93.52

3:17
'3.16
3.1b'
3.1b
3.15

9b,03
9b.o8
9b. 21
9b.08
9b. 16

3.03
3.02
3<.02

3.02

3.02

3.02

3.02

3.02
3.02

3.02

2.10
2.10

2,65

2.05
2.05

2.66

2.92
2.92
2,90
2.92
2.93

2.58
2,52
2.b2

2.88
2.88
2.85

3.11
3.12
3.12

9b.bB,
9b. 61
95.03

2.78
2.77
2.73
2.65
2.69

3.02
3.02
2,99
2,92
2.97

. 3,23
3,2b
3.21
3.15'
3.19

92.65
92,71
93.05
9b.ll
93.bo

2.0b

2.00

1.9b
1.961
1.953
1.957
1.63b
1.876

2.80

2.78
2.76
2.76

2.77
2.76
2.76
2.78

1.97

'1.55
1.52

1.9b
1.96
1.83
1.63
1.79

2.32
2.31
2.31
2.30

2.30

2.28

2a 19
2.07
2.17

2.65

2.62
2.65

» 3 l / b ' p e r cent bond of 1978-83.
1/ Series changed as of September 1, 1953 from 2 5/8 per cent c e r t i f i c a t e of
June 195k only, to combination of t h i s and the 2 5/8 per cent c e r t i f i c a t e
of August 195L*
,

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS