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R&S 100-6191
September 1*, 1956
U.S. G0VERN1IFNT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)

Per iod

1956 - Aug.

Price of l o n g U„ S . Government s e c u r i t y y i e l d s
term bonds
Long-term
3---*2ontLi b i l l :
9 - 12
3 - 5
New
Old
bonds
year
month
"Rate
war lie c
series series
New
Old
taxable
on new taxable
y i e l d i s s u e s i s s u e s 1 / i s s u e s 2 / s e r i e s 3 / s e r i e s 1*/
1*/
3/
99.1*1*
92.85
3.1b
3,06
2,86
1
2.31
3,19
92.82 99.33
3*13
2
3.22
3.07
2.27
2,67
2,378
92.53 99.1k
3.15
3.26
3,09
2.21*
2
.
9
1
3
h Closed
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
11*
15
16
17
18 I

3.10
3.08
3.09
3.09
3.08

3.15
3.H*
3.H
3d3
3*13

92,62
92,50
92.57
99.59

99.26
99.20
99.33
99.33

3o29
3u3l*
3,36
3.1*0
3.1*5

3.09
3|«13
3U3
3,16
3,20

3.11*
3.16
3,18
3.20
3.23

92,51
92.17
92,07
91.7C
91,27

99.2E
98.87
98.1*7
98.16
97.62

3,10
3,11
3.12
3a08
• 3.09

3.50
3.1*6
3.1*3
3.1*0
3.37

3o23
3.22
3c21
3.20
3c 19

3.2k
3.21*
3.23
3.22
3.20

3.09
3.09
3o09
3vll
3,12

3.1*33.1*5'
3.1*8
3.1*6
3 <.1*6

-$
3.21
3,21
3o22
3.22
3.21

3.21
3.21
3.23
3.21*
3.21*

91.16
91.09
90.95
90.98
91.11

97.91*
97.89
97.67
96,95
97.50

2,378
2.399
2,603
2,818
2.832

2.85
2.92
3.00
3.10
3,10

3.19
3.26
3.37
3.1*3
3.1*6

3.06
3.09
3.11*
3.21
3.21

I
:
|
|

3.13
3.11*
3,18
3.23
3.23

92.88
92.5k
91.9k
91.13
91.06

99.1*1*
99.21*
98,1*8
97.67
97.59

1 2.606

3.01

3*36

3.15

j

3.19

91.81

98.38

2.399

2.56
2.59
2 0 65
2.603
2,69
2.70
Closed

20 ' 2O78
21
2.80
22
2,86
23
2.81*
2.818
21* 2C 80 i!
25 Closed
27
28
29
30
31 |
Weekly average:,
Aug. 1* 1
11 j
18
25
Sept. 1 |

2,77
2.70
2.73
2.71* 12.832
2.66 1
2.29
2.1*0
2,61*
2.82
2.72 :

Monthly average 3 2.60
i

92.hh 99.09

3.27
3*21*
3,28
3.26
3,26

2.33
2.36
2,1*3
2.1*1
2.1*8
Closed

!

!

2.93
2.91
2,90
2 c 91
2.91*
2,96
2=99
2*99 .
3,03
3c 05

\

1

90,93 97,39
91.02 97.U8
91,12 97.55
91,20 97.78
; 91.37 98.11*

York on the b a s i s of c l o s i n g bid p r i c e s . Rate on new b i l l i s s u e i s
average of accepted tenders i n Monday auction.
1 - 5 / 8 per cent note of 5 / 1 5 / 5 7 , 2 - 3 A per cent note of 8 / 1 / 5 7 , and the 2 per
cent note of 8/15/57# Beginning August 1 , the 2 - 3 A per cent note of 8 / 1 / 5 7 i s
s u b s t i t u t e d f o r the 2 - 7 / 8 per cent note of 3/15/57*
Includes the f o l l o w i n g bonds: 2-1/1* per cent of 9/15/56-59 and 2 - 1 / 8 per cent
of 1 1 / 1 5 / 6 0 .
Includes f u l l y taxable marketable bonds due or c a l l a b l e i n 10 - 20 y e a r s :
2 - 1 / 2 per cent s e r i e s of 6 / 6 7 - 7 2 , 9/67-72, and 1 2 / 6 7 - 7 2 .
.3-1/1* per cent bond of 6/78-83 and 3 per cent bond of 2/15/95*