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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
R&S MR 690
December 4, 1940
OPEN-MARKET RATES IN NEW YORK CITY
( P e r c e n t per annum)
1940
N ov.
P r e v a i l i n g r a t e on:
Commercial p a p e r ( p r i m e , 4 to 6 months) . ,
Bankers T a c c e p t a n c e s ( p r i m e , 90 d a y s ) . . . .
Time l o a n s (Stock Exchange, 90 days) , . . . .
Rate on S t o c k - e x c h a n g e c a l l l o a n s : l /

Average y i e l d on U n i t e d S t a t e s o b l i g a t i o n s :
T r e a s u r y b i l l r . (91 d a y s )

Average y i e l d on c o r p o r a t e b o n d s : l /

\J Averages of d o l l y f i g u r e s
2 / Rate n e f a t i v c .




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