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R&S 100-6693 U
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
October 2, 1957
(Yields in per cent per ,annum)_
Price of longU.S. Government security yields
term bonds
3-month, bills. 9 - 1 2
Long-term
3 - 5
'"0T<T~
bonds
year
Market 'iRate " month
yield on new taxable taxable J/Old I t / N e w series
issues issues 1/ issues 2/ series Series 2/
Closed
3.62 87.17
3.SO
3.58
3.85
3.99
3.60 87.31
3.#
3.83
3.5U
3.99
U.00
3.88
3.60 3.61 87.31
~r;5r 3 ^ 7 1
3.60 87.38
h.01
3.5U
3.90
3.59
Closed

Period
1957 - Sept. 2
3

h

r

6
7

9
10
11
12
13
lb

3.52
3.51
J.,5.6
3.57
3.57
Closed

16

3.58
3.57

17
•

18

.

19
20
21
23

2h

it
27
28

30
Weekly Average:
1957 - Sept. 7

lh

21
28
Monthly average;
1957 - September

3.60
3.5k

3.575

3.15
Closed

3^3"

3.93
3.92
3.93
3.96
3.98

3.531

3.571
3.575
3.633
3.53a
3.578

3.58
3.57
3.58

3.61

3,66
3.67

3.66

3.67
3.68
3.70

2.68
3.68

3.58
3.58
3.58
3.59
3.63

87.50
87.59
87.53
87.16
86.66

3.61
3.63
3.63
3.63
3.63

86.53
86.66

3.62

86.56

86. hi
86.28
86.17

k.10

3.96
3.96
3.98
3.99
3.99

3.68

3.69

3.61

3.60

86,3k
86.31

k.09

h.00

3.70

3.60

86.25

h.00

3.86

3.58

.'4.02

!

3.16
3.51
3.55
3.58
3.U8

it. 0 0
a.00
3.99
14.03

Closed

i:§-

3.88
3.09
3.91
3.93
3.9JL

h.01

3.633

3.50
3.U5

1.00
3.99
ii.00
a.01
h.00

U.Q3
K05
li.io

3,68

3.62
3.61

86. U7

86.38

ii.01
It. 06

3.91
3.91
3.98

3.60
3.68
3.68

3.61
3.59
3.63

3.61

87.51
87.29
86,19
86.39

in 02

3.93

3.6L

3.61

86.86

L.00

Monthly average:
1956 - September
2.850 1 3.17
2.8k
3.U3
3,19
3.21
91.13
Note: Yields are averages of those computed by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
on the basis of closing bid prices. Rate on new bill issue is average of
accepted' tenders in Monday auction.
1/ 2-3/8 per cent bond of 6/15/58, 2-7/8 per cent note of 6/15/58 and the h per cent
"" certificate of 8/l/58.
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I
2/ Includes the 2-1/8 per cent bond of ll/l5/60,. 2-3/U per cent bond of 9/15/61,
"" 2-1/2 per cent bond of ll/l5/6l, 3-5/8 per cent note of 2/15/62, It per cent
note of 8/l/6l and the 2-l/h per cent 6/59/62 bond.
3/ Includes the following taxable marketable bonds due or callable in 10 to 20
"* years: 2-1/2 per cent series of; 9/67-72 and 12/67-72.
h/ 3-l/h per cent bond of 6 / 7 8 - 8 3 and the 3 per cent bond of 2/15/95.
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS