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CIRCULAR N O . 234

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
OF NEW YORK
LOAN D E P A R T M E N T

December 11, 1919

RATES OF DISCOUNT

To ALL MEMBER BANKS IN THE SECOND FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT,

DEAR SIRS:

You are advised that this bank has established the following rates of discount effective
immediately and until further notice and superseding all existing rates:
ADVANCES
For advances not exceeding 15 days to member banks on their
promissory notes secured by
(a)
(b)
(c)

United States certificates of indebtedness
4)^%
Liberty bonds, Victory notes and customers' notes secured
by either of the foregoing
4%%
Eligible commercial paper...
4%%
REDISCOUNTS

For notes, drafts and bills of exchange having a maturity at time of
rediscount of not more than 90 days.
4%%
(including rediscounts, for periods not exceeding 15 days, of eligible
paper having a maturity at time of rediscount of more than 15 days)

For notes, drafts and bills of exchange having a maturity of not in
excess of 90 days secured by Liberty bonds or Victory notes
4%%
For trade acceptances and bankers acceptances having a maturity
at time of rediscount of not more than 90 days...
4^%
For agricultural paper having a maturity at time of rediscount of more
than 90 days but not more than 6 months.
5%
Yours very truly,
BENJ. STRONG,

Governor.

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