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R&S MR 989
March 1 ? , 1953
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
OPEN-MARKET RATES IN NEW YORK CITY
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-iling A t e oris
e r c i a l Jpaper (prime, U t o 6 mos.)
ers acceptances (prime, 90 days)
Time ] o a n s ( Stock exchange, 90 days)
Rate on Stock Exchange c a l l l o a n s : 1 /
New
T . .
. .
Renewal . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
Yields on U, S. Government s e c u r i t i e s : 1 /
B i l l s , 3 months, new issues . , • . . 7 . . .
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 years . . . . . . . .
Bonds, 12 years and over, taxable . . . i . .
Price of Treasury bonds •
Yields on high-grade corporate bonds
(Treasury s e r i e s ) l /
.^rerage y i e l d on corporate bonds (Moody's) 2 /
Aaa .
Baa # . • « . . . • . * * . . . . . . # . . .
High-grade municipal bonds 3 /

Monthly
Weekly 1952 i
Jan. 31 Feb. 7 Feb. lit Feb. 21 Feb. 28 Jan. 1953 Feb. 1952
2i31
1.88
2.63

2i31
1.88
2.63

2^31
1.88
2.63

2.31
1.88
2.63

2.31
1.88
2.63

2.31
1.82
2.63

2.31
1.88
2.63

2.63
2.63

2.63
2.63

2.63
2.63

2.63
2.63

2.63
2.63

2.63
2.63

2.63
2.63

1.961
1.92
li97
2*ItO
2.80
95.70

2;031
1;95
1.99
2;kl
2;81
95.57

1:993
1.93
1.9k
2i,39
2.81
95.52

1.976
1;96
1.95
2.U2
2.82
95.35

2.070
2.07
2.02
2^6
2.88
9b.58

2.0it2
1.96
1.97
2.39
2.80
95.77

2.018
1.97
1.97
2.!t2
2^83
95.28

3.07

3.09

3.11

3.12

3.13

3.06

3,11

3.05
3.52
2.50

3;05
3.51
2.51

3.06
3.53
2.51

3.08
3.51
2.55

3.09
3.5%
2.60

3.02
3.51
2.hi

3.07
3.53
2.5k

1 / Average of d a i l y f i g u r e s ,
2 / Average of d a i l y f i g u r e s : weekly f i g u r e s are f o r week ending Friday,
3 / Standard and Poor is Corporation: monthly and weekly data are based on f i g u r e s f o r Wednesday.

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS