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, R&S 100-3219 U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES AND HIGH-GRADE CORPORATE BOND YIELES (Yields in per cent per annum) ' October 4» 1949 U. S. Government security yields Bonds 9 - 12 3 - 5 year 7- 9 month 3-month 15 years b i l l s c e r t i f i - taxable years and over cates issues taxable taxable Period Sept. 1949 1 2 3 1.08 1.08 ,1.08 1.08 1.2Z+ 1.24 1.21+ 1.23 1.48 2.23 2.22 103.81 . 103.92 2.58 2.57 •1.U7 2.22 2.22 2.22 2.22 103.97 104.01 103.93 103.90 2.57 2.57 2.57 2.57 1.08 2 / 1.35 3 / 1 . 7 1 2.23 1.08 ~ 1-37 .1.72 2.23 1.08 1.38 1.73 2.24 4 / 1,07 1.38 1.73 ,2.21+ ~ 1.07 1.72 2.22 1*37 ,103.81 1 103.73 103.66 103.69 103.82 ' 2.57 2.58 &59 2.59 2.59 Closed Closed 12 13 lb 15 16 17 2k 1.24 1.21+ Closed 5 6 7 8 9 10 19 20 21 22 23 1/ 1.08 ™" 1.08 Closed a Closed 26 27 28 29 30 Price of Yield on 'highlongterm grade Treasury corporate bonds bonds i l.kl l.h7 1.48 1.1(8 1.08 1.08 1.08 1.09 1.08 1.37 1.37 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.72 1.72 1.71 1.72 1.73 2.22 2.22 2.21 2.21 2.22 ' 103.88, 103.98 104.05 103.97 103.84 2.60 2.60 2.60 2.59 2.59 1.09 1.09 1.09 1.09 1.08 1.39 1.39 1.39 1.39 1.38 1.74 1.73 1.74 1.73 1.73 103.81 2.23 2.23 . 103.82 2.23 103.79 103.80 2.23 2.22 103.88 2.59 2.59 2.59 2.60 2.60 2.23 2.22 2.23 2.22 2.23 103.79 103.95 103.74 103.94 103.82 2.58 2.57 2.58 2.60 2.59 •1.65 1 2.22 103.86 2.59 Weekly average: 3 10 17 24 Oct. 1 1.055 1.058 1.062 1.076 1.059 1,08 1.08 1,08 1.08 1.09 Monthly average 1.062 1.08 1.1+8 1.25 1.24 1.48 2/ 1.37 3 / 1 . 7 2 " 1.38 '" 1.72 1.3,9 1.73 1.34 <?/ Includes 2 per cent bonds of Dec. 1952-54 and 2' 1/4 per cent of l&r.1956-58. 3/ Includes 2 l / h per cent bonds of Sept. 1956-59 and June 1959-62, 2+/ Number of issues increased from one t o two, on Sept. 15* . GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS .
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