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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
OPEN-MARKET MONEY RATES AND BOND PRICES

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cifl pap er (prime, U to 6 mos.) l/
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BaiSSrs1 acceptances (prime, 90 days) 1/

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Stock Exchange call loans: 1/
Renewal
Yields on U. So Government securities 1/
Bills, 3 months, new issues
Bills, 3 months, market yield • • • • •
Taxable issues, 9 to 12 months • . . # .
Taxable issues, 3 to 5 years
Bonds — long-term, taxable:
Old series
New series
of long-term Treasury bends:
. . . . . .
New series

*: series. . . . . .

Average yield on corporate bonds (Moody's) 1/
Aaa
. . . . . . .
Baa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and Local Government, Aaa 2/. . . . . .

Dec*

2.88

Dec» 10

3.00

"Weekly
Dec. 17

3.00

Dec L ?u_

3 =>00

2=63
2.25

2.70
2.35

2,81*

o

2.U8

3.63
3.63

3.63
3.63

2.U50
2.102M

2.1*65
2.43
2.L7

2 .80

2.81

2.81

3.63
3«63

3.63
3.63

3 063
3.63

3.55
3.55

2.591

2.618

2.688

2.62

2.225
2.25

2.5b
2.51

2.63

2.83

2.8b

2,58
2.73
2.87

97

2.89
2.96

2.85
2.96

102.66

9b .96

95 .U6
102.73

3,16
3.63
2.30

c 3.58

95 .01

95.09
102.53

95.08
102.59

3,12

3.13
3 <61

3.17
3,62
2.30

95.11

102 .61
3.17
3.63
2.30

1/ Average of daily figureso
2/ Moody*s Investor Service; monthly and weekly data are based on Thursday figures•
*
3-l/U per cent bond of 1978-83 and beginning February 1, 1955, 3 per cent bond of February 1995*
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Corrected.
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD 0? GOVERNORS




Monthly
Dec. 1955

n 955

2.50

2.88
2.97

2.28

3.00

Nov

2.53
2.17

2,88
2.96

3.59
2.27

Dec. 31
2.88
2,50

2.-18
2.96
102.65

R&g 1023
January 1 1 , ^ 6 '

2.28
2..70

3.10
2.20