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BOARD OP GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

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R&S MR 879
A p r i l 25, 19i|i)
OPEN-MARKET MONEY RATES IN FEW YORK CITY
(Per cent per annum)
Weekly
Apr, 22, Apr. 15,
19I4I4
1944
P r e v a i l i n g r a t e on:
Commercial paper (prime, Lj. t o 6 months). •
Bankers' acceptances (prime, 90 d a y s ) . . .
Time loans (Stock Exchange, 90 days) . . .

5/B - 3 / 4 5/8 - 3A 5/8 - 3 A 5/8 - 3 A
7/16
7/16
7/16
1 iA
1 iA
1 iA

Rate on Stock-exchange c a l l loans: l/

1.00
1.00

United S t a t e s Government s e c u r i t i e s : l /
: Rate on 3-month Treasury b i l l s . • . . . .
Yield on 9- to 12-month c e r t i f i c a t e s

.375

1.00
1.00

.375

•77
1.35

.78
1.36

1.93
2.I1B
100.28

Yield on 3- t o 5-year Treasury notes . . .
Yield on Treasury bonds, 15 years
and over:

Average yield on high-grade corporate
bonds (Treasury s e r i e s ) l / . . .

Monthly
Feb.
Mar.
1944
1944

'

1.00
1.00

.375
.80

1.00
1.00
.375

1.36

.78
1.32

2.1+8

100.27

1.91
2.148
100.26

1.93
2.49
100.14

2.62

2.62

2.64

2.65

2.74
3.68

2.74
3-68

2.74
3.70

2.74
3.72

1.93

Average yield on c o r p o r a t e bonds
(Moody's): 3 /

l/
discount
2/
3/

Average of d a i l y f i g u r e s . For Treasury b i l l s , average r a t e of
on i s s u e s o f f e r e d w i t h i n p e r i o d .
Average of t a x a b l e bonds due or c a l l a b l e i n 15 years and over,
Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s ; weekly f i g u r e s are f o r week ending Friday,