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R&S 100-1*023
September U, 1951

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U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES AND HIGH-GRADE
CORPORATE BOND YIELDS
!
(Yields in per cent per annum)

Price of 1 Yields on
U. S. Government security yields
highBonds long9-12
3-5
grade
year
3-month month
15 years term
bills
taxable taxable and over Treasury• corporate
bonds
bonds .
issues taxable
issues

Period

1951 - Aug.

1
2
3

h

6
7
8
9
10
11

1.72
1.7k
1.73

1.93
1.93
1.92

2,62
2,62
2.60

98.06
98.06
98.32

2.89
2.89
2.89

1.73
1.73
1.73
1.73
1.71

1.92
1.92
1,91
1.90
1.90

2.60
2.60
2.58
2.58
2.58

98.1(6
98.1A
98.72
98.75
98.79

2.88
2.88
2.87
2.87
2.87

1.73
1.71
1.71
1.69
1.69

1.91
1.90
1.90
1^89
1.88

2.58
2.57
2.55
2.55
2.55

98.77
98.88
.99.25
99.22
99.22

2.86
2.86
2.81t
2.8I1
2,8k

li69
1.69
1.69
1,67
1,67

1.89
1.88
1.87
1.86
1.87

2.55
2^56
2.55
2.55
2.55

99.13
99i03
99.09
99.21
99.15

2.81i
2.81.
2.8b
2.85
2.85

1.68
1.68
1.68
1.68
1,66

1.87
1.87
1.87
1.87
1.87

2.55
2.55
2.55
2.5L
2,53

99.15
99.20
99.19
99.25
99.38

2.86
2.86
2.86
2.86
2.86

1.611
- 1,652
1.660
1.651
1.6U5

1.72
1.73
1.71
1.68
1.68

1.93
1.91
1.90
1.87
1.87

2.62
2.59
.2.56
2.55
2.55

98.07
98.63
99.07
99.12
99.23

2.89
2.87
2.85
2.81*
2.86

I.6I1U

1.70

1,89

2.57

I.61I
Closed

1.652
Closed

13

Ik

^

.15
16
17
18

1.660
Closed

20
21
22
23

1.651

25

Closed

2h

27
28
29
30 ,
31
Weekly average:
Aug.
k
11 ,
18
25
Sept.
1
Monthly average

,

1.615

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GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS



98.90 1 2.86

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