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FEDERAL

RESERVE

s t a t i s t i c a l

0P3-I ii'ftBKET HONEY RATES MID BOKD PRICES.
Weekly
Avcra 33 of d a i l y f i g u r e s l /
Jan. 27
j S n x J l Jan. 20
1.300
2.550
1.850
2.625
Federal Funds ( E f f e c t i v e rate) . . . . .

r e l e a s e

G-.13

3.30
3.11

3.20

3.13
3=00

3 <.00

3.00

3.03

lt.50

lt.50

lt.50

lt.50

lt.50

lt.50

lt.50

lt.50

lt.50

lt.50

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3-00

2.703
2.9U1

2.823
3.073

2.770
2.970

2.688

2.72
2.96
3,06
3.07
3.79
It.06

2.78
3.02
lt.08

2.73
2.90
3.2/
3.09
3.87
lt.08

2.67
2.89
3*25
3.0lt
3.85
lt.08

C o 8 c r c i a l paper (prime, It t o 6 mos.) . . .
Finance paper placed d i r e c t l y (3 t o 6 mos.)
Bankers' acceptances (prime, 90 days) . . ,

3.2?
3=00

Prime lean Rate (leading City Banks)

. . . . .

Stock exchange c a l l loans—going rate

. . . . .

3.00

Discount rate (Federal Reserve Bank of Iter York)
Yields on U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s .
Auction average:
3-r.ionth b i l l s . . . . . . . . . . .
6-month b i l l s
Haricot y i e l d :
^g-iaonth b i l l s . . . . . . . . . . .
^R-nonth b i l l s . . . . . . . . . . .
9-12 month b i l l s
Other taxable i s s u e s , 9 t o 12 months
Taxable i s s u e s , 3 t o 5 years
. . .
Bends—Long-tern, taxable 2 / . . . .

3.35
3.09

3.12
3.13
3.83

3.00

2.875

Monthly
Dec. 1961 Jan. 1962,.
"2.275"
2:023

Feb. 3
1.850

3.19
2,93
2.87

3.27
3.05

lt.50

lt,50

2.705
2.939

2.617
2.875

2.7U6
2.965

2.69

2.92

2.60
2.88

2.72

3.00

3.00

3.88

2.97
3.03

lt.10

3.82
lt.06

2.9lt
3.19
3.08
3.8U
lt.08

3.26
3.0lt

Price of long-term Treasury bonds 3 /

j

85.58

85.38

85.28

85.31

85.11

85.61

85.3lt

Average y i e l d on corporate bonds (Moody's)
. . . . . .

I
j

U.lt3

luli2

lt-ll2

It.ltl

lt,lt2

U.lt-2

U.lt2
5.08
3*21

is

State and l o c a l Government, Aaa (Ilootiy's) . . . ;
3^26
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1 / Average of d a i l y f i g u r e s except s t a t e and l o c a l Government, which are based on Tsmrsa-j f i g u r e s .
2 / Includes r,n bends maturing or c a l l a b l e i n 10 years or more.
3 / Prices derived from average market y i e l d s on b a s i s of an assumed 3 per cent, 20 year bond.
GC^PJiiSirr FINANCE SECTION



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February 5> 1962