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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE, SYbTEM
R&S MR — 597
May 5, 19156
OP52!-MARKET MONLY RATfcS IN lffi YORK CITY
(Percent per annum)
1956
March

April
Prevailing rate on:
Con.uiercial paper (prime, 4 to 6 months). 5/4
Bankers1 acceptances (prime, 90 days)... 1/8
Tjme lo^ns (Stock Exchange, 90 'daya).... 1

February

5/4
1/8
1/4 - 1

3/4
1/8
1

3/4
1/8
1

1955
April

Average rate on call, lor,nr. (Stock
Exchange)i
.75
.75
Average yield on:
United. States Treasury bills: 1/
275-day bills
United States Tre->sury bondf>,
(10 issues) 2/

i

. 75
.75

.75
. 7'6

,6b
.64

.10

.11

.08

.17

2.51

2.54

2.62

2.64

1/ Average rate of discount on issues offered by United St.'ites Treasury within
month.
2/ Average of daily figures.
TiE&ERVi. BtitK CREDIT OUTSTANDING #ND RELATED ITEMS
(Average of dai]y figures. In millions of dollars)
—

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Other Reserve bank credit

Treasury d< positu




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April
1956
6
5
2,430
30
9
2,480
10,202
2,505
5,892
5,500
2,54U
845
548
259

Change from
April
March
1956
1955
—

-1
-5
-4
450
4-1
+55
-120
+22
+85
+12
-7

• —

-1
,+G
+5
+9
+1,561
-45
+592
+ 864
-598
+574
+90
+5

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BOARD Of GOVERNORS
OF TH?;
FEDERAL BJL:
L'Y^TLM
R&SMR598
May 5, 1936
OPEN-MARKET MONEY RAT^S D! NEv, YORK CITY
(Percent per s.nnum)

May 2
1956

'/"eek ending
April 25 April 4
1956
1956

May 4
1935

Prevailing rate on:
Cormnurcial paper (prime, 4 to 6
3/4
1/8
1

5/4
Bankers1 Acceptances (prime, 90 days)... 1/8
Time loans (Stock Exchange, 90 days)....
1

3/4
1/8
1

3/4
1/8
1/4

Average rate on call loans (Stock
Exchange):
.75
.75

.75
.75

.75
.75

.25
.25

.15

.09

.11

.15

2.51

2.51

2.52

2.58

Average yield on:
United States Treasury bills l/:
United States Treasury bonds,
(10 issues) 2/

l/Average rate of discount on issues offered by United St- tus Treasury w:Lthin week.
2/Y/eenesday figures.
RESERVE BAi:K CREDIT OUTSTANDING /am RELATED I T m S
(Average of daily figures. In Millions of dollars)
\:eok ending Ch. nru >om week ending
Ufjy 2
May 4
April 25 April 4
1936
1936
1935
1936
—
5
-1
-2
—
—
5
—
—
—
'
U. 8. Government securities.
2,430
—
—
Industrial advances...
+4
30
Other Reserve bank credit.
+5
-3
5
Total Reserve bank credit.
+7
-3
-5
2,475
+13
+39
+1,507
10,223
Treasure and national bank currency.....
-1
Id,500
-43
-4
Money in circulation
+7
5,881
-13
+384
Member bank reserve balances
+57
+ 770
+388
5,477
-14
+4
2,532
-368
Treasury deposits v/ith F. R. banks
692
+602
-371
+ 87
358
+22
'.-2
-1
259