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U. S, GOVERNMENT. SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES (September 3, 1957
(Yields in per cent per annum)
U . S . Government security yields
Price of long3-month b i l l s
9-12
Long-term
term bonds
T^T
' Market Rate month
Period
year
New
Old
bonds
yield on new taxable taxable 3/ Old U/New series series
issues issues 1/ issues IL series series. J L
1*/ '
1957 - August 1*™
3.37 37363 3 7 8 T
3.52
3762 86.91* 90.69
3.90
2
3.30
3.82
3.61 87.26 90.78
3.87
3.59
Closed
35
6
Z_
9

10
12

13
ih

IT
17

19
20

21
"22
23
2k

26

27
28

—%T
30
31
Weekly average:
1957 - August 3
10

17
2ii
31
Monthly average:
195)7 - August

3.26
3.2k
3*303.31 3.308
3.36
Closed

3.82'
3.80
3.82
3.81*
3.89

3.89
3.87
3.92
3.93
3.95

3.60
3.60
3.61*
3.61*
3.61*

3.62
3.62
3.64
3.61*
3.65

87.22
87.22

3.1*0
3.U0
i i l
3.1*0
3.31*
Closed

3.95
3.96
3.99
1* .02
1*.00

3.99
3.98
3.97
3.95
3.91*

3.66
3.66
3.66
3.66
3.66

3.66
3.66
3.66
3.66
3.66

86.56
86.56
86.53
86.62
86.66

3.93
3.93
3.96
3.95
3.95

3.97
3.91*
3.88
3.87
3.89

3.66
3.61*
3.61,
3.60
3.61

3.66
3.65
3.61
3.61
3.62

86 ;59
86,72
87.16
87.22
87.12

3.97
3.97
3.99
li.Ol
1*.01

3.86
3.86
3.88
3.90
3.87

3.60
3.59
3.61
3.62
3.60

3.62
3.62
3.61*
3.65
3.61*

87.19
87.38
87.19
87.06
87.22

3.1*0

3.32
3.1*7

3.363
3.308
3.1*98
3.351*
3.1*97

3.79
3.83
3.98
3.96
3.99

3.91
3.91
3.97
3.91
3.87

3.61*
3.62
3.66
3.62
3.60

3.62
3.63
3166
3.63
3.63

86.91
86.96
86.59
86.96
87.21

3.37

3.1*01*

3.93

3,91

3.62

3.61*

86.92

3.28
3.26
2J2L
3.33
3.37
Closed
3.1*2
3.1i2
,3.51
3.50
Closed
3.31*
3.29

3.1*98

3.351*

3.1*97

86.88

86.78
86.69

Monthly average
2.60 2.606
3.01
3.36
3.15
3.19 91.81
1956 - August
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 b i l l issue i s
average of accepted tenders in Monday auction.
1 / 3-1/2 per cent c e r t i f i c a t e of l*/l5/58, 2-3/8 per cent bond of 6/15/58, 2-7/8
~ per cent note of 6/15/58 and the 1* per cent c e r t i f i c a t e of 8/1/58.
;
2/ Includes the 2-1/8 per cent bond of 11/15/60, 2-3/1* per cent bond of 9/15/61,
2-1/2 per cent bond of 11/15/61, 3-5/8 per cent note of 2/15/62, 1* per cent
note of 8 / l / 6 l , and the 2-l/k per cent 6/59-62 bonds.
3/ Includes the following taxable marketable bonds due or callable in 10-20 years:
~ 2-1/2 per cent series of 9/67-72, and 12/67-72.
Digitized1*/for J-A/1+
FRASER
3-1/1*
per V
cent
OUU bond
UUUU Oi
of V/
6/78-83,
JU—UJ, tillU
and the
UHO J3 pper cent bond of 2/15/95 •
SOVERNJJENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS