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'Revised f R&S 100-5291
September lb,195k
S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)
U; S. Government security yields
Long-term
3-month bills
9-12
3-5
year
bonds
month
Market Rate
taxable 3/ Old 1)/ Hew
yield on new taxable
is sues issues \ ! issues 2/
series series

Period

195k - August

2

5
6
7

.78
.77
.79
.80
.33
Closed

9
10
11
12
13
lit

.90
.88
.93
.93
.93
Closed

16
17
18
19
20
• 21

.91
.91
.92
.93
.9k
Closed

23
2k
27
28

1.00
1.00
.98
.99
1.00
Closed

30
31

1.0k
1.05

Weekly average;
August 7
lU
1
21
. 28

.79
.91
.92
;.99

•

.797

.892

2.1)1)
2.1)7

2.58
2.58
2.59
2.60

100.65
100.73
100.66
100.60
100.38

111.66
111.88
111.88
111.81
111.59

1.77
1.77
1.76
1.7k
1.7k

2.US
2.U8
2.il7
2.1)7
2.1)7

2.60
2.59
2.59
2.59
2.59

100.29
100.28
100.35
100,38
100.38

111.56
111.66
111.69
111.75
111.72

1.7k
1.7k
1.75
1.7k
1.7b

2.1)7
2.1)8
2.1)9
2.1)9
. 2.1)9

2.59
2.60
2.60
2.60
2.60

100.35
100.25
100.1k
100.19
100.20

111.69
111.62
111.50
111.50
111.1)1)

.67 '
.69
.69
.68
.73

1.7k
1.7k
1.7k

2.1)9
2.1)9
2.1)9
2.1)9
2.1)9

2.61
2.61
2.61
2.61
2.62

100.09
100.16
100.20
100.1k
100.05

111.38
111.38
111.38
111.25
111.06

.75

.Ik

1.75
1.76

2.51
2.51

2.63
2.61)

.58
;63
.62
.69

1.7k
1.76
1.7k
1.7k

2.1)1)
2.1)7
2.1)8
2.1)9

2.59
2.59
2.60
2.61

: .56
.56
.58
.59
,59

1.73
1.73
1.73
1.75
1.76

.63
.63
.63
.62
.62

k

.898

.983

.797
.892
.898
.983

Z.hh 2.59

Price of longterm bonds
New
Old
series se^es
3/

.61
.63
.65

^

1.7k
1.1k

2.1)3

2.hh

99.8k 110.8U
99.88 110.81 .
100.60
100.3k
100.23
100.13

111.76
111.68
111.55
111.29

2.60
2.1)8
100.2S 111.50 '
Monthly average
,6k
1.7k
.892
.92
i
1/ 1 1 / 8 per cent C/l of 5/17/55.
1/ 2 3/8 per cent bond of 6-15-58; 2 1/2 per cent bond of 12-15-58; 1 7/8 per cent
note of 2-15-59.
3/ Includes fully taxable marketable 2 l/2 per cent bonds due or first callable
~~ after 12 years.
k/ 3 l/k per cent bond of 1978-83.

Digitized forGOVERNMENT
FRASER FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS


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