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R&S 100-5321
October $, t9$h
U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)
U . S . Government security :rields .
Long-term
3 - 5
3-month b i l l s 9 - 1 2
bonds
year
month
Market Rate taxable taxable 3/ Old h/ New
new
yield on
issues issues 1/ issues 2/ series series
2.6
2.50
.83
1.03
2.63
2.50
.85
1.02
1.023
2.63
2.1*9
I.76
.85
1.02
Closed

Price of longterm bonds
New
Old
series series
3/
v.,
100.00 110.91*
1 0 0 . 0 0 110.91*
100.06 110.91*

6
7 *
8
9
10
11

Closed
1.03
1.02 *
1.016
1.02
1.02
Closed

13 '
lit
15
16
17
18

1.03
l.Ol*
1.02
1.00 1.02k
1.00
Closed

Period
195U — Sept.

2
3
I

1

20
21
22
23
. 25

.98
.98
.99
.99
& .99
Closed

27
28
29
30

1.00
.99
1.00
.99

2h

Weekly averages
Sept. U
11
18
25
Oct.
2
Monthly average
1/
2/
""
3/
~
h/

i:?i

1.03
1.02
1.02
.99
.99
1.01

.986

.85
.85
.85
.85

1.76
•1.77
1.77
1.78

2.50
2.51
2.51
2.51

2.63
2.61*
2.61,
2.6k

100,00
99.91*
99.91*
99.9I*

110.88
110.75
110.78
110.78

.89
.89
.89
.88
.88

1.79
1*80
1.80
1.79
1.79

2.51
2.52
2.511
2.51
2.50

2.6b
2.65
2.61*
2.61*
2.61*

99.88
99.81
99.88
99.91*
99.99

UO.69
110.59
110.66
110.72
110.75

.88%
.92
.91
.91
.91

1.81
1.82
1.83
1.83
1.83

2.51

a
I:g

2.61*
2.65
2.65
2.65
2.65

99.96
99.91
99.91
99.88
99.90

110.72
110.62
110.62
110.56
110.56

1.8L
1.81
1.6U
1.8k

2.51
2.51
2.51
2.51

2.65
2.65
2.66
2.65

99.88;
99.81*
99.88
99.88

110.50
llb.lil*
110.38
110.1*1

1.75
1.77
1.79
1.82
1.8k
1.80

2.50
2.51
2.51
2.51
2.51

2.63
2.61*
2.61*
2.65
2.65
2.61*

110.89
110.80
110.68
110.62
110.1*5
99.92 110.68

3-

.98
•981» ' .98
1.023
1.016
1.021*
.986
.981*

.80
.85
.89
.91
.97

1.007

.89

2.51

99.96
99.96
99.90
99.91
99,88

1 1/8 per cent C/I of
Beginning aept* ju
^
/ft
2 3/8 per cent bond of 6-l5-58j 2 1/2 per c e n t bond of 12-15-58; 1 7/8 per cent
note of 2-15-59.
.
__
includes f u l l y taxable marketable 2 1/2 per cent bonds due or f i r s t callable
a f t e r 12 years.
3 l/U per cent bond of 1978-83.h

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