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R&S MR 1035
January 9 , 1957

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
OPEN-MARKET MONEY RATES AND BOND PRICES
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^ § r c ^ L paper (prime, k t o 6 mos.) 1 /
Fina&ce -paper | placed d i r e c t l y (3 t o 6 mos.) 1 /
Backers 1 acceptances (prime, 90 days) l /
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R a t i o n Stock (Exchange c a l l l o a n s : 1 /
New . . . . . . . . . . .
«•••<;
Renewal
Yields on U. S . Government s e c u r i t i e s
B i l l S j 3 months, new i s s u e s . . . .
B i l l s , 3 months, market y i e l d
. .
Taxable i s s u e s , 9 t o 12 months . .
Taxable i s s u e s , 3 t o 5 y e a r s
Bonds - long-term, t a x a b l e :
Old s e r i e s . . . . . . . . .
New s e r i e s * . . . . . . . . .

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ce of long-term Treasury bonds:
Old s e r i e s . . . . . . . . . .
New s e r i e s * . . . . . . . . . . .
Average y i e l d on corporate bonds (Moody *s) 1 /
Aaa
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Baa
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S t a t e and l o c a l Government, Aaa 2 / • . . . . .

Dec; 1

Weekly
Monthly
Dec; 8 j[Dec. 1 5 Dec. 2 2 |Dec. 2 9 N o v . 1 9 5 6 Dec. 1 9 5 6

3.63
3.38
3.19

3.63
3.38
3.26

3.63
3.38
3.33

3.63
3.38
3.38

It . 5 0
U.38

It.50
U.38

It . 5 0
U.38

UoO
U.38

3.17k
3.08
3.23
3.60

3.102
3.12
326
3.67

3.268
3.2U
3-30
3.68

3.36
3.33

3.35
3.33

89;$1
95.73

3.73
lu30
3.01

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ji

3.63
3.38
3.38

!'

3.63
3-38
3.05

3.63
3.38
3.35

U.50
U.38

U.50
U.38

U.50
U.38

3.331
3.27
3.37
3.66

3.217
3.20
3.U0
3-57

3.000
2.99
3.15
3.U9

3.230
3.21
3.33
3.65

3.38
3.3U

3.U9
3.38

3.U8
3.39

3.30
3.30

3-U3
3.36

89.58
95.7k

89.28
95-73

83,06
9U.88

88.15
9U.59

90.22
96.35

88.7U
95.19

3.72
U.32
3.02

3.72
U.35
3.CU

3.76
U.38
3.05

3.79
U.Ul
3.05

3.69
U.2U
2.87

3-75
U.37
3.0U

1/ Average of d a i l y f i g u r e s *
<2/ ^oody*s I n v e s t o r S e r v i c e ; monthly and weekly d a t a are based on Thursday f i g u r e s .
*
3 - 1 A p e r cent bond of 1978-83 and beginning February 1 , 1955* 3 per cent bond of February 1995#
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS
January 9, 1957