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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
R&S M 386
R
March 5 , 1936
M N Y RATES — OPEN-MARKET RATES IN NEts Y R CITY
OE
OK
(Percent per annum)

P r e v a i l i n g r a t e on:
Commercial paper (prime, 4 to 6 months)...
Bankers 1 acceptances (prime, 90 d a y s ) . . . . .
Time loans (Stock Exchange, 90 d a y s ) . . . . . .
Average r a t e on c a l l loans (Stock Exchange):

1955
1936, week ending
Feb. 22 Feb. 1 March 2
Feb. 29
3/4
1/8
1

5/4
1/8
1

5/4
1/8
1

3/4
1/8
5/4 - 1

.75
. 75

.75
.75

1.00
1.00

.08

.07

.10

.15

2.58

Average y i e l d on:
United S t a t e s Treasury b i l l s 1 / :
273-day b i l l s
.
United S t a t e s Treasury bonds,
(10 issues) 2 / .

.75
.75

2.59

2.67

2.68 '

J/Average r a t e of discount on i s s u e s o f f e r e d by United S t a t e s Treasury v.'ithin week.
2/Wednesday f i g u r e s .
RESERVE BANK CREDIT OUTSTANDING A D RELATED ITEMS
N
(Average of d a i l y f i g u r e s . In millions of d o l l a r s )
r

Change from week ending
ieek ending
Feb.29,1956 Feb.22,1956 Feb.1,1956 March 2,1955
+1
7
-1
. ——
——
-1
5
——
——
U.S.Government s e c u r i t i e s
2,450
——
—
+15
I n d u s t r i a l advane e
52
+11
Other Reserve bank c r e d i t . . . . . . . . .
-19
5
-4
+24
2,479
-19
-5
Monetary gold stock.
4-4
+1,657
10,165
-16
Treasury and n a t i o n a l bank
+7
+5
currency
2,500
-20
+95
+20
5,(#6
+541
Money in c i r c u l a t i o n .
—
+1,209
Member bank reserve b a l a n c e s . . . . . .
5,804
-48
+6
-48
-594
2,515
-56
-56
+567
Treasury deposits with F.R.banks..
440
+24
-1
526
+112
—
+7
-1
254




BO/vRD OF uOVbRNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYL'ThM
R & S m — 587
March 5, 1956
M N Y R/VTES ~~ OPEN-MARKET RkTES IN N W Y R CITY
OE
E OK
(Percent per annum)
February

Prevailing r a t e on;
Commercial paper (prime, 4 to 6 months). 3/4
Bankers 1 acceptances (prime, 90 d a y s ) . . . 1 / 8
1
Average r a t e on c a l l loans (Stock
Exchange):

Average y i e l d on:
United S t a t e s Treasury b i l l s 1 /
£75-day b i l l s .
United S t a t e s Treasury bonds,
(10 issues) 2/

1036
Janunry

December

'5/4
1/8
5/4 - 1

3/4
1/8
1

5/4
1/8
1

1655
February

.75
.75

.75
.75

.75
.75

1.00
1.00

.08

.10

.09

.17

2.62

2.68

2.75

2.75

l/Average r a t e of discount on i s s u e s o f f e r e d by United. S t a t e s Treasury within month.
2/Average of d a i l y f i g u r e s .
RESERVE B N CREDIT OUTSTANDING MID RELATED ITEMS
AK
(Average of daily f i g u r e s . In millions of d o l l a r s )

United S ta te s s e c u r i t i e s
I n d u s t r i a l advances
Total Reserve bmk c r e d i t . .
Treasury and n a t i o n a l bank currency
Money in c i r c u l a t i o n
Member b'^nk reserve balances
Treasury cash
Treasury deposits with F. R. banks.
Nonmombci deposits
Other Federal Reserve accounts.




February
Change from
January 1956 February 1955
1956
+2
+2
8
5
~1
——
——
2,450
+14
52
+7
+16
18
+9
+51
2,495
+5
+1,698
10,165
+9
-18
2,495
+540
+22
5,779
+28
+1,207
5,808
-595
2,515
-49
+411
-28
466
+49
+140
529
+9
+2
255