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F E D E R A L

statistical

OPEN MARKET
ANP'1$OND PRICES
(Yields inMer & n t ^ e r annum)

*4L Rt^V

release

For Immediate Release
March 3, 1976

Average of Daily Figures*
Federal funds (effective rate) 1/.

Feb.
7
4.82

Weekly
Feb.
Feb.
14
21
4.73 .
4.70

Feb.
28
4.80

4.87

4.77

Commercial paper (prime, 90 to 119 day).
Commercial paper (prime, 4 to 6 mos.)
Finance paper placed directly (3 to 6 mos.)
Bankers' acceptances (prime, 90 days)
Prime loan (large business prime rate-majority)

5.05
5.15
5.00
4.95
6.75

5.13
5.25
5.13
4.97
6.75

5.22
5.28
5.13
5.02
6.75

5.13
5.25
5.13
5.04
6.75

5.15
5.27
5.16
5.08

5.13
5.23
5.09
4.99

Stock Exchange call loans—going rate

7.45

7.38

7.38

7.38

7.35

Discount rate (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)

5.50

5.50

5.50

5.50

Yields on U.S. Government Securities 2/
Auction average:
. . ... .
3-month bills
6-month bills
......

4.811
5.066

4; 872
5,133

4.854
5.171

. . .
. . .
...

4.90
5.15
5.45

4,85
5.13
5.47

. . .
. . .

5.71
7.16
6.93

Price of long-term Treasury bonds 4/.* . . .
Average yields on corporate bonds (Moody's).
Aaa . ,
Baa .
...I

Market yield:
3-month bills . .
6-month bills . .
1-year bills . .
Coupon issues due
9 to 12 months
3 to 5 years •
10 yeats or more
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•

•

. . . . . . . .
. . * . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
in:
. .
. . . . .....
(long-term) _3/.

....

.

State and local—Government Aaa (Moody's)
2/
J3/
4/
*

Monthly
Jan.
Feb.

.

—

—

4.870
5.204

4.961
5.238

4.852
5.144

4.87
5.22
5.58

4.90
5.28
5.62

4.87
5.14
5.44

4.88
5.20
5.53

5.74r
7.17
6.96

5.79r
7.20
- 6.94

5.86r
7.18
..6..88

5.71
7.18
6.94 .

5.78
7.18
6.92

57.90

57.62 "

57.77

58.17

57.75

57.88

9.26
8.56
10.14

9.25
8.57
10,12

9.23
8.56
10.09

9.19'
8.51
10.04

9.33
8.60
10.24

9.23
8.55
10.10

6.00

6.05

6.06

6.06

. 6.22

6.(|4

Bills quoted on bank discount basis.
(
Excludes bonds callable in less than 10 years.
Prices derived from Average market yields on the basis of an assumed 3 per cent, 20-year bond.
Average of daily figures except state and local Governments, which are based on Thursday figures.




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GOVERNMENT FINANCE 'SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

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(Continued)

OPEN MARKET MONEY RATES AND BOND PRICES

.Federal
Funds
1976—Feb.

Ceumercial
Paper
90-119

6-mori^h
bills

U.S. Government Securities
Market Yields 1/
1-year
Other Issues
bills due in 9-12 mo.

,

Issues,du6
in 3-5 yrs.

Long-term

Prices,
Long-term

2
3
4
5
6

4.87
4.81
4.71
4.77
4.76

5.00
5.00
5.00
5.13
5.13

4.80
4.91
4.96
4.92
4.90

5.05
5.12
5.21
5.19
5.19

5.34
5.38
5.52
5.52
5.50

5.55r
5.65
5.79
5.76r
5.79

7.14
7.15
7.18
7.14
7.18

6.92
6.92
6.94"
6.92
6.95

58.03
58.03
57.73
58.03
57:66

9
10
11
12
13

4.70
4.63
4.75
4.74
4.80

5.13
5.13
5.13
C
5.13

4% 84
4.87
4.83
L
4.85

5.13
5.13
5.12
0
5.15

5.44
5.47
5.46
S
5.50

5.76
5.75
5.73r
E
5.71r

7.16 '
7.19
7.17
D
7.17

6.96
6.97
6.95

57.59
57.51
57.66

6.94

57.73

16
17
18
19
20

C
4.84
4.12
4.79
4.73

L
5.25
5,25
5.25
5.13

0
4.88
4.92
4.88
4.81

S
5.21
5.27
5.23
5.17

E
5.56
5.61
5.58
5.55

D
5.74r
5.81r
5.80r
5.81r

7.19
7.21
7.21
7.19

6.93
6.94
6.94
6.93

57.81
57.73
57.73
57.81

23
24
25
26
27

4.80
4.84
4.97
4.83
4.89

5.13
5.13
5.13
5.13
5.13

4.84
4.90
4.87
4.88
5.00

5.18
5.25
5.23
5.25
5.50

5.54
5.58
5.58
5.62
5.80

5.78
5.80
5.87r
5.86r
5.90

7.17
7.17
7.16
7.15
7.23

6.89
6.87
6.87
6.87
6.91

58.11
58.26
58.26
58.26
57.96

1/ Bills quoted on a bank discount basis.