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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
R&S MR 606
Aug. 15, 1939

OPEN-MARKET MONEY RATES IN NEW YORK CITY

(Por ocnfc per annum)
Week ending Saturday

P r e v a i l i n g r a t e on:
Commercial paper (prime, 4 t o 6 m o n t h s ) , .
Bankers 1 acceptances (prime, 90 d a y s ) . . . .
Time loans (Stock Exchange, 90 days
Rate on Stock-exchange c a l l l o a n s : l /
N e w ; ^ w . . . . . . . . . . # t &. # k
Renewal,

Aug. 12
1939

Aug. 5
1939

J u l y 15
1939

Aug. 13
1938

1/2-5/8
7/16
1.1/4

1/2-5/8
7/16
1 1/4

1/2-5/8
7/16

y4
7/l6
1 1/4

11/4

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00
1.00

Average y i e l d on United S t a t e s o b l i g a t i o n s :
Treasury b i l l s (91 days)
Doalors 9 q u o t a t i o n ! / • • . . . • • *
Now i s s u e
Treasury n o t e s , 3 t o 5 y e a r s l / .
Treasury bonds, 12 years and over l / . , . . .

.04
.032
.43
2.17

.04
.032
.42
2.14

2.16

.047
.70
2.50

Average y i e l d on c o r p o r a t e bonds: Z j
Aaa . . . .
..... .
.•
B a a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.91
4.79

2.90
4,78

2.89
4.87

3.18
5.47

*

l / Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s .
2 / Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s , week ending F r i d a y .




1.00
1.00

.04
.015
.45

1.00

.06