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R&S 100-5732
September 6 , 195^
Sc GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AMD PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)

Period
1955 - August

Uo s «
3-month b i l l s
Kate
luaZ fLc v on new
yields issues
1
1.83
2
1.86
3 - lc90
1.91
1.850
k
1.89
5
6 Closed
1,88
8
1,88
9
10
lc89
11
1.87
12
1.8k
13 Closed
15
16
17
18
19
20

1,86
1.86
1.88
1.82
1.30
Closed

22
1.81
1.86
23
1.92
2k
25
1.93
26 . 1.95
27 Closed
29
30
31
w<sekly average:
^ August 6
13
20
27
M<inthly average
2(
3/
E/

1.889

1.888

1.875

2,0k
2.07
2,09
1.88
1.87
1.8k
1.90
1.90

1.850
1.889
1 .,888
1.875
1.876

Government
9-12
month
taxable
issues 1 /
2 .08
2»12
2 cl2
2.15
2.15
2.15
2.15
2.12
2.09
2.09

security yields
*rice
Long-term
term
3 - 5
bonds
year
Old
taxable , 3/ Old U/ New s e r i e s
issues 2/ series series
3/
2.96
3o02
93»'S
2.7k
2.76
2.96
93.81
3.0k
2.76
2,95
93.98
3.0k
9b =2 7
2.92
3c0k
. 2.75
9b=6l
2.72
2.90
3.02
2.73
2.72
2c70
2.68
2.69
- 1

of longbonds
New
series
V
101.53
101.36
101 .Ik
101o28
101069

2.90
2,91
2.90
2.88
2.88

3.02
3.02
3.02
3.01
3.01

9b .53 101,k8
9b. 52 101.59
% '62 101.72
9k.86 101.80
9U.91 101.81

2.09
2,06
2.06
2.06
2.06

2,70
2.68
2.67"
2.70
2.70

2«88
2.87
2.88
2.90
2.92

3.01
3.00
3.00
3.02
3.0k

9b .86
9? .06
91.89
9b .61
9b.bb

101.75
101.97
101.8k
101 „k5
101.28

2i06
2.12
2.12
2.12
2.1U

2.70
2.71
2.71
2.72
2.76

2.91
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.92

3i02
3.02
3.02
3.02
3.02

9b .52
9b .59
91.70
9b .62
9b . b l

1)1 ck2
101.56
101.75
101.62
101.k7

2.17
2,22
2.23

2.80
2.SO
2.80

2.92
2.92
2.92

3.02
3*02
3.02

9b .3b
9b .39
9b .bS

101.k5
10o.59
101-<61

2,12
2.12
2,07
2 oil
2 d2

2.75
2.70
2.69
2.72
2.73

2,9k
2.89
2.89
2.91
2.91

3.03 . 9)4 .10
3.02
9b .69
3.01
9b .7 7
3.02
9b .57
3.02
9b .51

101.kO
101.68
101.66
101.56
101.57

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r

2 - 1 / 2 per cent bond of 12-15-58 and 1 - 7 / 8 per cent note of 2/15/59*
Includes f u l l y taxable marketable 2-1/2 per cent bonds ,of 9/67-72 and 12/67-72•
3 - l / k P e r cent bond of 1978-83 and 3 per cent bond of 2/15/95#

Digitized
for
GOV
ERNFRASER
MENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS


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