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R a n d S MR — 5:25
March 5, 1855

FEDERAL
RESERVE
BOARD
MONEY RATES — OPEN-MARKET RATES IN NBV YORK CITY
Open-market r a t e s

February

1935
1954
February
January,V December

P r e v a i l i n g r a t e on:
Commercial paper (prime 4 t o 6

5/4
Banker3 1 acceptances (prime 90 days). 1/8
Time l o a n s (stock exchange 90 d a y s ) . . 6/ 4 — 1

Average r n t e on c a l l l o a n s .
(Stock Exchange):
Renewal. . . . . . .

1.00
1.00

3/4 - 1
1/8
5/4 - 1

•6/4 - 1
1/8
3/4 - 1

1.00
1.00

1.00
1.00

1 1/4 - 1 1/2
1/?.
3/4-1

1.00
1.00

Average y i e l d on:
U. S. Treasury b i l l s 1 /
.85
.15
182-day b i l l s .
.14
.12
«•
tc / 3-day b-ulls
.17
U. S. Treasury bonds
5.52
2.97
(10 i s s u e s ) 2 / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.75
2.85
1 / Average r a t e of d i s c o u n t on i s s u e s off ered by United S t n t e s Treasury w i t h i n month 2 / Average of d a i l y f i g u r e s .
RESERVE BANK CREDIT OUTSTANDING AND RELATED ITEMS
(Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s . In m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
February
1955

T o t a l Reserve bank c r e d i t
Treasury and n a t i o n a l bank currency

Treasury d e p o s i t s with F. R. b a n k s . . . . . .
Other F e d e r a l Reserve accounts




6
6
2,450
18
2
2,462
8,4G5
2,515
5,459
4,601
2,910
55
189
246

Change from
January , 1935
February, 1934
- 2
-

+
-

+
+
+

+
-

+

-

-

-

5
4
3
181
9
28
246
70
18
5
5

+
-

+
+
+
•+
-

+
-

64
81
2
18
6
155
1,527
210
100
1,779
458
25
55
47

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R and S MR - 324
March 5, 1955

F EDE R AL

R E S E R V E

BOARD

MONEY RATES — OPFN-KARKET RATES IN NEW YORK CITY
(Weekly q u o t a t i o n s )
195%, \ reek ending
March 2 Feb. 25 Feb.

Opcn-narket r a t e s
P r e v a i l i n g r a t e on:
Commercial paper (prime, 4 t o 6

Average y i e l d on:
II. S. Treasury b i l l s 1 /
275-day b i l l s .
U. S. Treasury bonds
(10 i s s u e s ) 2 /

...

1934
March 3

3/4
1/8
5/4 - 1

5/4
1/8
5/4 - 1

1.00
1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00
1.00

.10
.15

.11
. 17

.12

.43

-

-

2.63

2.71

2.78

5.51

5/4
Bankers 1 acceptances (prime 90 d a y s ) . . / . 1 / 8
Time l o a n s ( s t o c k exchange, 90 d a y s ) . . . . 5/4 - 1

Average r a t e on c a l l l o a n s
(Stock Exchange):

2

1 1/4 - 1 1/2
1/2
5/4-1

1 / Average r a t e of d i s c o u n t on i s s u e s o f f e r e d by U. S. Treasury vvithin week.
2 / Wednesday f i g u r e s
RESERVE BANK CREDIT OUTSTANDING AND RELATED ITEMS
(Average of d a i l y f i g u r e s . In m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )

U.S.Government s e c u r i t i e s
Other Reserve bnnk c r e d i t
Treasury and n a t i o n a l bank
Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n .
Member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s . . . . . . .
Treasury cash
Treasury d e p o s i t s w i t h F. R.
Other F e d e r a l Reserve a c c o u n t s . . . . .




Week ending
Change from week ending
Mar.2,1955 Fub.25,1955 Fob.2,1935 March 5,1954
6
— 58
1
6
57
2,450
3
+
2
+
19
19
- 6
~ 5
8
11
7
- 5
2,455
~ 110
+ 29
+ 154
8,526
+1,109
2,520
5,465
4,595
2,907

- 0
+ 13
- 30
- 5

+
+
+
-

23
88
75
54

+ 218
+
95
+1,548
- 487

75
214
247

+ 28
+ 14
+ 1

+
+
+

5
54
5

+
+
-

25
85
45