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STATEMENT FDR TEE PRESS

For r e l e a s e i n Morning P a p e r s ,
Saturday, June 30, 1923.
CONDITION OF ACCEPTANCE l^RKET
May 15 to June 15, 19*53.
The acceptance market was g e n e r a l l y d u l l and
i n a c t i v e d u r i n g the t h i r t y - d a y period ending June 15.
In t h e l a t t e r p a r t of May the supply cf b i l l s in d e a l e r s '
p o r t f o l i o s i n c r e a s e d s u b s t a n t i a l l y , as trie demand was
l i g h t with a .preference f o r s h o r t m a t u r i t i e s .
f o l i o s were

Port-

traduced d u r i n g June by a c o n s i d e r a b l e volume

of f o r e i g n p u r c h a s i n g .

Savings banks a l s o were p u r c h a s e r s

of b i l l s of s h o r t m a t u r i t i e s in scire d i s t r i c t s .

Rates

remained.unchanged at 4 - l / g to U - l / 4 b i d and 4 t o 4 - l / g
o f f e r e d , the lower r a t e s applying t o b i l l s of t h i r t y - d a y
maturity.