View original document

The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.

• •
BOARD of govmmors
OF THE
FiDEHAI, RbLLRVl; SYSTEM
R{yP MR — 392
April 7, .1956
OPEN-MARKET M O N H RATKo IN BKt fORK CITY
(percent per annum)

Prevailing rate on:
Commercial psper (prime, 4 to 6

March

5/4
Bankers* acceptances (prime, 90 days) 1/8
Time loans (Stock Exchange, 90 days). 1
Average rate on call loans (Stock
Exchange):

Average yield on:
United States Treasury bills 1/
273 day bills
United States Treasury bonds,
(11 issues) 2/

1936
February

January

5/4
1/8
1

b/4
1/8
1

1955
March, ...
3/4
1/8
5/4 - 1

. 75
.75

.75
.75

.75
.75

1.00
1.00

.11

.08

.10

.1.6

2,54

2.62

2.68

2.69

Average rate of discount on issues offered by United States Treasury within
month.
2/Average of daily figures.
RESERVE BaKK CREDIT OUTSTANDING AND RhL.'lTED ITEMS
(Average of daily figures. In millions of dollars)

Bills bought.
United States securities
Industrial advances
Other Reserve bank credit.
Total Reserve bank credit.

Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve banks
Other Federal Reserve accounts




March
1946
6
5
2,450
31
12
2,484
10,172
2,502
5,857
5,420
2,518
760
556
266

Change from
March
February
1935
1956
-1
-2
—

-1
-6
—9
+9
+7
+78
-388
+5
+294
+7
+11

~1
+11
+14
+25
+1,620
-24
+580
+968
-40^
+558
+100
+16

•

•

e

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OP THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

•

R&S MR 595
April 7, 1956
OPEN-MARKET MONEY RATES IN NEW YORK CITY
(Percent per annum)

April 4
1936
Prevailing rate on;
Commercial paper (prime, 4 to 6
5/4
Bankers1 acceptances (prime, 90 daya). 1/8
Time loans (Stock Exchange, 90 days).. 1
Average rate on call loans (Stock
Exchange):

Average yield on:
United States Treasury bills 1/:
273-day bills
United States Treasury bonds,
(11 issues) 2/

.

Week ending
March 7
March 28
1936
1936
5/4
1/8
1

3/4
1/8
1

April 6
1935
5/4
1/8
3/4 - 1

.75
.75

.75
.75

.75
.75

1.00
1.00

.11

.13

.10

.18

2,52

2.52

2.55

2.65

1/Average rate of discount on issues offered by United States Treasury dthin
week.
2/Wednesday figures.
RESERVE BANK CREDIT OUTSTANDING AND RELATED ITEMS
(Average of daily figures. In millions of dollars)
Change from week ending
%'eok ending
April 6
March 28 March 7
April 4
1935
1936
1936
1936
+1
+1
7
—
— —
— —
Bills bought.
5
—3
-1
U. S. Government securities
2,430
+9
-1
30
+8
4*6
-13
Other Reserve bank credit
8
+14
+6
-12
Total Reserve bank credit
2,480
+7
+17
+1,613
Monetary gold stock.
10,184
+1
+2
-41
Treasury and national bank currency,..
2,504
+386
'+37
+4c
Money in circulation
5,894
+896
+29
-691
5,089
+8
-407
+12
2,528
+597
+669
-80
Treasury deposits with F.R.banks
1,063
+108
+6
-1
336
Nonmumber deposits
+6
-1
-.8
259