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#, G.lU 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 G.lU — 2 — 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