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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*