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Period
1959 - August

1

U . S . GOVERNMENT. SECURZIY YIELDS AMD PRICES
V
(Yields i n per cent per annum)
U, S a Uovefnr,ient s e c u r i t y y i e l d s
Auction average
^ iiarket y i e l d
Other i s s u e s Issues, due
3-month
6-month
3-month
5%mohth 9-12 month due i n 9-12
in 3 to 5
bills
b i l l s . __bills
bills
bills
months 1 /
years 2 /
Closed

3

2.99

1*
5

6
7

3.0U3

3.737

Closed

10
11
12

3.0ii

3.08

13

3.150

15

Closed

lh

3.690

17

18
19

20
21
22

3.1il7

3.782

Closed

2ir
25

28
29

3.82k

h. 15.2

Closed

31
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS




3.21*
3.24

3.26
3.36
-3. Ill*
3.52
3.51*

3.66

3.78
3,75
3.77

26

27

2.97
3.01
3.03
3.01

3.70
3.66
3.67
3.70

h.21

It.19

lt.ltO
It. 39
It.37
It.35
lt.3lt

U.09
U.09
U.08
U.07
U.07

It.31
It. 29
It. 31
It. 32
It. 3 0

U.06
U.05
U.06

It. 28
U.3U
U:3U
It. 35

U.08
U.07
U.07
U.08
U.09

1*;18

h-XU
U.12

3.68

h.19

U.12
U.iU

3.67
3.61

k . 19
It. 20
U.19
1.19

3.66
3.65

3.66

It.18

h.20

h.l 9

Longterm
bonds 3 /

li.ili

h. lii

U.iU
b.13
It. 15

U.07
U.07

3.71*
3.83
3.83
3.81*
3.96

It.25

U.JU5

It.la

lt.ltO
lt.ltl
U.U2
lt.lt6
It. 53

LlO

U.50

It. ho
1.1*5

It. 57
U.6U
lt.58
It.58
lt.58

U.60
U.63
U.62
U.63
U.66

U.13
U.15
U.17
U.19

U.60

It.65

U.71

U.22

U. 18

3.65

3,70

1,17
I*. 18
1.25

3.C

b.U3

It. 31*
U.32
L32

l*.l*6
l*.l*l

U.ll

September U, 1959

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U . S . GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AMD PRICES
(Yields i n per cent per annum)
—
Ymm~
Market y i e l d
Auction average
Other i s s u e s I s s u e s , due
6-month
3-month 6-month 9-12 month due i n 9-12
in 3 to 5
3-month
bills
bills
bills
months i f
years z/
bills
bills

Weekly average:
1959 - August
15

22
29

Monthly average:
19^9 - August
1958 - August

3.0U7
3.0L3
3.150
3:Ul7

3.860

3.01

3.76

3.17
3.50
3.73

3.66

3.38
1.69

3.87

3.00 „

3.921

3.737
3.690
3.782
1.152

3.358

3.8I4O

1.686

3.68
3.8k

h.18

U.23
U.19
a.19
U.3U

h.Uk

U.31

Price,
Longlongterm
. term , /
bonds L ' bonds —

U.25
h.ik
-h.ih
h.3h
U.59

h.ho

L.63

1,08
k.15

U.32
2.Ill

U.U5
3.11

U. 10
3.60

ii.37
U.31

LWi

k.10

U.08

it.06

85.11
85.33

85.56
85.36
8LL8,

85.11
91.51

Note:
1/
~
2/
""

•

3/

h/

Yields a r e averages of those computed by t h e Federal Reserve Bank""of'"New York on the b a s i s of closing bid p r i c e s .
Rate on new b i l l i s s u e s are t h e average of accepted tenders i n Monday auction.
Includes t h e k per cent c e r t i f i c a t e of May 15, I960, the 3 - 1 A per cent note of May 15, I960, and the 3-1/2 per cent
note of May 15, I960 through August Ik, and beginning August 17 c o n s i s t s of the U-3/U per cent note of August 15, I960.
Includes t h e following notes and bonds through August lit, and beginning August 17, the h per cent note of Aug. 15, 1962
was d e l e t e d :
k
per cent note of 8/15/62
2-l/k per cent bond of 12/59-62
3-3/U p e r cent note of l l / l 5 / 6 2
U
per cent note of 5/15/63
'
2-5/8 per cent, note of 2/15/63
Currently includes t h e following bonds due or c a l l a b l e i n t e n y e a r s or more:
h
per cent of 1969
3 - l A p e r cent of 1985
3-7/8 p e r cent of 19.7h
3-1/2 per cent of 1990
3-l/U p e r cent of 1978-83
3
per cent of 1995
,U
per cent of 1980
P r i c e s derived from average market y i e l d s on b a s i s of an assmed 3 p e r cent, 20-year bond.

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD GF GOVERNORS




September U, 1959