Full text of G.14 U.S. Government Security Yields and Prices : October 1, 1956

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R&S 100-6228
October 1, 1956
U. S , GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)
Period
1956 7 Sept. 3
4
5
:6
7
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Price of long^
U. S, Government security-yields
* term bonds
3-month b i l l s
9 - 12 3 - 5
i Long-term
bonds
year
Old • Hew
month
mar KB u onRate
series series
^New
new taxable taxable
Old
yield issues issues 1 / issues 2 / series 3/ series 4 /
1*/
3/
Closed
2.6k
3.12
3.1*8
3.22
3.24
| 91.05 97.W*
90,9k
97.30
2.70
3.23
3.25
. 3.50
, 344
H
90.98 97.22
2.70
3.22
2.736
3«l6
3.25
3.51
2.70
91.09 97.23
3.16
3.21
3.25
3.1.7
Closed

10 2o73
11 2.75
12
13 2.82
Ik 2.82
15 Closed
17 2.87
18 2.86
19 2.95
20" 2«93
21 2.92
22 Closed

3.20
3.18

3.50
3.52
3J*9
3J*5
3.1*5

3.22
3.22
3.21
3e20
3.20
.i

3.18
3.17
3.17
3.16
3.14

3Ja.
3.35
3.38
3.30
3.3!*

3.18
3.15
3.16
3.12
3.15

3.18
3.19
—

2.770

2.908

r

97.08
96.98
97,05
97,19

3,26
3.26
3.26
3.25
3.26

90.98
91.00
91.07
91.22
91.22

97.-.09

3.26
3.24
3.25
3.21
3.23

91 oW
91,87
91.69
92.21*
91.91

97.22
97.87
97.27
97.91
97.66

91,60
97.38
3.24
2U 2.93
3.16
3 AO
3.17
91,70 97.51
3.24
3.16
3.18
25s 2.93
3.39
97.69
91.78
26 2.97
3.16
3.23
3VL7
3.37
97.63
. 91M
3.18
3.23
27 2.96
2.985
3.19
3.39
97.66
91-62
28 2.91
3.18
3.23
3.20
3.38
29 Closed
Weekly average:
91=06 97-59
3.21
3.23
Sept .1 2.72
3.1*6
2.832
3.10
91.01 97.30
3.22
3.25
8 2.68
3.1*9
2.736
3.14
3.26 . 91.10 97.08
3.1*8
3.21
2.770
3.19
15 2.79
91-81* 97.59
3.24
22 2.91
2.908
3.16
3.36
3.15
91.67 97,57
3.23
3.17
2.985
3,18
29 2*94
3.39
Mont lily average 12.81
91 -1*3 97.39
3.24
2.850
i
3.19
3 A3
3.17
Notes Yields are averages of those computed by the Federal Reserve Bank of.New
York on the basis of closing bid prices• Rate on new b i l l issue i s
average of accepted tenders in Monday auction#
1-5/8 per cent note of 5/15/57, 2-3/4 per cent note of 8/1/57, and the 2
per cent note of 8/15/57•
°
2/ Includes ther following bonds: 2-1/4 p e r c e n t of 9/15/56-59 and 2-1/8 per cent
of 11/15/60.
3/ Includes the f u l l y taxable marketable bonds due or callable in 10 — 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•

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