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BOARD OP GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
R&S MR 580
March 21, 1939

OPEN-MARKET MONEY RATES IN NEW YORK CITY

(Percent per annum)
Week ending Saturday

Prevailing r a t e on:
Commercial paper (prime, 4 t o 6 months),.
Bankers 1 acceptances (prime, 90 d a y s ) , , , .
Time loans (Stock Exchange, 90 d a y s ) , , . , .
Rate on Stock-exchange c a l l loans: l /
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.Mar, 18
1939

Mar, 11
1939

Feb. 18
1939

Mar, 19
1938

1/2-5/8
7/16
1 1/4

1/2-5/8
7/16
1 1/4

1/2-5/8
7/16
1 1/4

3/4-1
7/16
1 1/4

1,00

1,00

1,00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00
1.00

,07
,067
1,03
2,65
3,22
6,27

Average yield on United States o b l i g a t i o n s :
Treasury b i l l s (91 days)
Dealers 1 quotation l / • • • • • • » . • • • • • , • . # ,
New i s s u e . . , . , , . . , , , , , . , , . . , , , , , , , , , , . .
Treasury n o t e s , 3-5 years l / , • • . • • • • • . , « .
Treasury bonds, 12 t years and over l / , . . . .

,03

,03

,?3
2,34

2,35

,03
.004
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2.43

Average y ie ld on corporate bonds: Z/
Aaa
Baa,.

2,97
4,84

2.97
4,87

3.00
5.05

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l / Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s ,
"z/ Rate n e g l i g i b l e ,
l y Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s , week ending Friday,




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