Full text of G.13 Selected Interest Rates : March 7, 1956

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
OPEN-MARKET MONEY RATES AND BOND PRICES

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Feb. i*

Commer oial paper J(prime, It to 6 mos.) l/
Finance paper placed directly (3 to 6 mos.) 1/
Bankers • acceptances (pri.ae, $o days) 1/
Rate on Stock Exchange call loans: l/
New
Yields on U. S. Government securities 1/
Bills, 3 months, new issues . . . . . . . .

Bonds — long-term, taxable:
Old
Air
Price of long-term Treasury bonds $
Old
New
Average yield on corporate bonds (Moody's) 1/
Aaa
Baa
State
1/
2/

Feb. 11

Weekly
Feb. Id

Feb. 23

Mar. 3

3.00
2.88
2.38

3.00
2.88
2.38

3.00
2,88
2.38

3.00
2.88
2.38

3.00
2.88
2.38

3.00
2.88
2.b5

3.00
2.88
2.38

3.63
3.63

3.63
3.63

3.63
3.63

3.63
3.63

3.63
3.63

3.63
3.63

3.63
3.63

2 ;b02
2.29
2 .to
2.65

2;271
2;26
2.3k
2.63

2.388

2.129

2.36
2.3b
2.63

2 .to
2 ,iil

2.to9
2.2b
2.U7
2.71

2.156
2.ill
2.50
2.71

2.372
2.32
2.38
2.65

2.81
2.92

2.81
2.93

2.80
2.93

2.83
2.9b

2.84
2»9b

2.86
2.9b

2.82
2.93

95.98
103.39

96.03
103.33

96.10
103.30

95.80
103.18

95.6!t
103.07

95 .to
103.0b

95.9b
103.28

3.09
3 <59
2.2b

3.08
3.58
2.18

3.07
3.58
2.17

3.07
3.58
2.17

3.07
3.58
2.18

3.11

3.08
3.58
2.19

2.67

Average of daily figures •
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Moody1 s Investor Service; monthly and weekly data are based on Thursday figures •
3-l/L per cent bond of 1978-83 and beginning February 1, 1955* 3 per cent bond of February 1995 •

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS




Monthly
Jan. 1956
Feb. 1956

3.60
2.27

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