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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
OPEN-MARKET MGIGY RATES AND BOND PRICES

Mar, 2
Cormbroial p&pei (prime, li t o 6 mos.) 1 /
Finance paper placed d i r e c t l y (3 t o 6 mos.) 1 /
Bankers' acceptances (prime, 90 days) l /
Stock Exchange c a l l loans ~ going r a t e l /
Yields on U* S . Government s e c u r i t i e s 1 /
B i l l s , 3 months, new i s s u e s
B i l l s , 3 months, market y i e l d . . . . .
Taxable i s s u e s , 9 t o 12 months . . . .
Taxable i s s u e s , 3 t o 5 years . . . .
Bonds - long-term, taxable s
Old s e r i e s
. . . . . . . . .
New s e r i e s *

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. . .
. .
.

.

By of long-term Treasury bonds:
Old s e r i e s . . . . . . . . . . .
New s e r i e s * . . . . . . . . . . .
Average y i e l d on corporate bonds (Moody's) l /
Aaa
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Baa
Skate and l o c a l Government, Aaa 2 / . . . . .
1/
2/
*

Mar. 9 Mar. 16

Mar* 23

Mar, 30

' 3763
3.38
3.38

3.63
3.38
3.38

3.63
3.38
3-38

3.63
3.38

3.18

3.63
3-33
3.13

it .50

lt.50

It.50

It.50

It.50

It.50

It .50

3-21+6

3.ola

3.03k

3-165
3.11
3,23
3.33

3.1it0

3-33
3.39

3.233
3.15
3.38
3.37

3.30

3.288
3.25
3.29
3.38

3.18

3.00

3.25

3.26

3.2U
3-28

3.29

3.26

3.20

325
3.27

91.37
96.53

91.51
97.08

90.88

3.66

3.67
lt.lt?
2.79

3.2?
3.28

3.26

90.72
96.8b

90.38
97.03

90.81*
97.16

90.99
96.71

3.66

3.66
h.h3
2.88

3.67
lt.lt2

3.66

lt.lt?
2.83

U.U5
2.90




3.08

3.35
3.39

2.97
3-35
3.38

2.88

3.21

h.h2
2.86

Average of d a i l y f i g u r e s ,
Moody's Investor Service; monthly and weekly d a t a are based on Thursday f i g u r e s .
3-1/% per cent bond of 1978-83 and beginning February 1 , 1555# 3 per cent bond of February 1995.

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Monthly
Feb. 1957 |Mar. 1%7
3.63
3.63
3.38
3-38
3.38
3.2?

April 10, 1957

3.35
3.38

96.88

3.66

ltJt3

2.88