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FEDERAL
G.13

RESERVE

s t a t i s t i c a l

r e l e a s e

OPEN MARKET MONEY RATES AND BOND PRICES
Average of Daily Figures 1/

Jan. 1

Financing paper placed directly (3 to 6 mos*). . .
Bankers' Acceptances (prime, 90 days). . . . . . .

4.50
4.50
4.18

3.57

3.71

3.54

3.43

^ 5
Monthly
Jan.
Dec.
4.14
3.50

4.38
4.20
' 4.10

4.10
3.98
3.88

3.98
3.85
3.88

3.88
3.80
3.85

4.74
4.60
4.45

5.36

Jan. 8

Weekly
Jan. 22
Jan. 15

Jan. 29

4.08
3.95
3.92

Prime Loan (Leading City Banks)

.

5/

Stock Exchange call loans—going rate

.

5.25

5.05

5.00

4.80

4.75

4.50c

4.50

4.50

4.50

4.50

3.731
3.952

3.735
4.043

3.109
3.375

3.276
3.452

3.493
3.754

4.023
4.199

3.403
3.656

3.73
4.03
4.09

3.59
3.92
4.03

3.16
3.43
3.65

3.31
3.58
3.64

3.46
3.71
3.79

4.01
4.23
4.40

3.38
3.66
3.78

4.15
5.27
5.60

4.11
5.31
5.61

3.92
5.20
5.57

3.94
5.32
5.61

4.00
5.47
5.67

4.38
5.42
5.62

3.99
5.33
5.62

. . . .

68.92

68.88

69.24

68.83

68.34

68.80

68.79

Average yields on corporate bonds (Moody's). . . .

7.70
7.22
8.31

7.67
7.19
8.27

7.65
7.17
8.21

7.63
7.16
8.18

7.67
7.22
8.24

7.75
7.25
8.38

7.66
7.19
8.23

State and Local Government Aaa (Moody's) . . . . .

4.75

4.75

4.65

4.90

5.05

4.99

4.84

Discount rate (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) .

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Yields on U. S. Government Securities
Auction average:

Market yield:**
3-month bills.

Market yield:
Other taxable issues, 9 to 12 months . . . . .
Taxable issues, 3 to 5 years • . *
Bonds—Long-term taxable 2/. . . . . . . . . .
Price of Long-term Treasury bonds 3/ . . .

4.89

which are based on Thursday,figures.
2/
3/
4/
5/
*

Includes all bonds maturing or callable in 10 years or more,
Prices derived from average market yields on the basis of an assumed 3 per cent, 20-year bond.
Effective December 17, 1971.
Dec. 31, 1971 5.25, Jan. 3, 1972 5 - 5 - 1 / 8 , Jan. 17 4-3/4—5-1/4, Jan. 24 4 - 5 / 8 — 5 , Jan. 31 4-1/2—4-3/4.
Daily averages are based on number of calendar days in period.
** Bills quoted on bank discount basis

c—correction


FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, —


February 22, 1972

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