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3GARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
OPEN-MARKET MONEY RAT2S AND BOND PRICES

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April 11, 1956

Weekly-

ir (Prime, U to 6 moso) 1/
e paper ilaced directly (3 to 6 mos.) l/
S* acce ances (Prime, 90 days) 1/
Rate on Stock Exchange call loans; 1/
New o « * .
Renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yields on U. S. Government securities 1/
Bills, 3 months, new issues . . • • T .
Bills, 3 months, market yield .<>...
Taxable issues, 9 to 12 months . . . .
Taxable issues, 3 to 5 years . . . . .
Bends - long-term, taxablei
GELd series . . * ... « ... . . . . . .
New series
Prke of long-term Treasury bonds:
series . . . . . . . . . . .
New series# . . . . . . . . . . .
Average yield on corporate bonds(Moody's) 1/
Aaa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Baa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local Government, Aaa 2/ . . . . .

Monthly

March 3 March 10 March 17 |March 2(* |Mar ch 31
Febo 1956 (Mar . 1956
3=00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
2.88
2.88
2.88
2.88
2.88
2.88
2.88
2.38
2.38
2.38
2.38
2.38
2.38
2.38
3.63
3.63

3.63
3.63

3.63
3.63

3.63
3.63

3.63
3.63

3.63
3.63

3.63
3.63

2.1*09
2<;2l*
2.1*7
2.71

2.173
2.2b
2.1*2
2.75

2.371
2.36

2.1*22

2.173
2.19
2.1*2
2.91*

2.372
2.32
2.38
2.65

2.310
2.25
2.1*3
2.83

2.81*
2.9h

2.82

2,26

2.a

2.81

2.1*2
2.89

2.86
2.96

2.89
2.97

2.93
2.99

95.6li
103.07

95.16
102.89

95.03
102.51

3.07
3.58

3.58

2.18

3.08

2.18

3.10

3.59
2.25

2.96

3.01

2.93

2.90
2.98

102.16

91.08
101.70

95.9k
103.28

102.1*1

3.12
3.60
2.27

3.62

91* .52

3.1a

2.33

"37 Average of daily figures.
— —
?/ Moody's Investor Service; monthly and weekly data are based on Thursday figures.
* 3-1/4 per cent bond of 1978-83 and beginning February 1, 1955» 3 per cent bond of February 1995 <
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS




3.08

3.58
2.19

91.88

3.10

3.60
2.21*