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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
RfcS MR 667
J u l y 30, 1940
OPEN-MARKET RATES IN NEW YORK CITY
(Per cent per annum)
Week ending Saturday
J u l y 27
1940

J u l y 20
1940

June 29
1940

July 29
1939

1/2-5/8
7/l6
1 1/4

1/2-5/8
7/l6
1 1/4

1/2-5/8
7/l6
1 1/4

1/2-5/8
7/l6
1 1/4

Rate on Stock-exchange c a l l loans* \J
New
Renewal . . .

1,00
1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00
1.00

Average y i e l d on United S t a t e s o b l i g a t i o n s :
T r e a s u r y b i l l s (91 days)
D e a l e r s ' q u o t a t i o n _1/ . .
New i s s u e . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treasury n o t e s , 3 to 5 years \J ..
Treasury bonds, 12 years and over \J

.04
.004
.57
2.25

.04
.006
.56
2.29

.08
,024
.67
2.32

,04
.022
.43
2.14

Average y i e l d on c o r p o r a t e bonds: 2 /
Aaa
Baa

2.87
4.77

2.87
4.77

2.91
4.97

2.90
4.79

P r e v a i l i n g r a t e on:
Commercial paper (prime, 4 to 6 months) . .
Bankers* a c c e p t a n c e s (prime, 90 days) . . . .
Time loans (Stock Exchange, 90 days) ,

l/
2/

Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s .
Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s , 'week e n d i n g F r i d a y .