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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OP THE .
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
R&S MR 669
F e b r u a r y 15, 19UU
OPEN-MARKET MOKEY RATES IN NEV, YORK CITY
( P e r c e n t p e r annum)
Vveekly
F e b . 12, F e b . 5,
19UU
19Wi
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 , it t o 6 m o n t h s ) .
B a n k e r s 1 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 ( S t o c k E x c h a n g e , 9 0 d a y s ) • . .
R a t e on S t o c k - e x c h a n g e c a l l l o a n s : if
hev, * $ . • . • • • • . . . • * • . # • •
U n i t e d S t a t e s Government s e c u r i t i e s • if
R a t e on 3-month T r e a s u r y b i l l s . . . . . .
Y i e l d on 9 - t o 12-month c e r t i f i c a t e s

Monthly
Dec.
Jan.
19U3
19UU

5 / 8 - 3/U 5 / 8 - 3 / U 5 / 8 - 3/U 5 / 8 - 3/U
7/l6
7/l6
X ) t
1 1/1+
1 VU
1.00
1.00

• 375

1.00
1.00

.37U

1.00
1.00

• 37U

1.00
1.00

.375

.77
1.32

.76
1.32

.78
1.30

.77
1.30

. . . . . . . .

1.85
2.32
112.I+

1.87
2.3I+
112.1

1.86
2.3k
112.3

1.86
2.3U
112.3

A v e r a g e y i e l d on h i g h - g r a d e c o r p o r a t e
bonds ( T r e a s u r y s e r i e s ) i f . . . . . . . .

2.66

2.66

2.65

2.63

2.73
3-72

2.71+
3-73

2.72
3.76

2.7U
3.62

Y i e l d on $ - t o 5-yea.r T r e a s u r y n o t e s .
Y i e l d on T r e a s u r y b o n d s , 12 y e a r s
and o v e r p r i c e of T r e a s u r y b o n d s 2 / .

A v e r a g e y i e l d on c o r p o r a t e b o n d s
(Moody* s ) : j /
Aaa . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

, .

.

2 / Average o f d a i l y f i g u r e s . For Treasury b i l l s , a v e r a g e r a t e of
d i s c o u n t 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 ,
2/
P r i c e d e r i v e d f r o m a v e r a g e y i e l d of p a r t i a l l y t a x - e x e m p t l o n g - t e r m
i s s u e s on b a s i s of a 2 j / U p e r c e n t 1 6 - y e a r b o n d .
^
Averages o f d a i l y f i g u r e s ; weekly f i g u r e s a r e f o r week, ending F r i d a y .