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R&S MR 1033
November 13, 1956

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

ComSHrcial.paper (prime, U to 6 mos.) 1/
Finance pagpr placed] directly (3 to 6 mos.) 1/
Bankers' acceptances (prime, 90 days) 1/
Rate on Sttitdc-Excharige call loans: l/
New
Renewal
Yields on U. S. Government securities 1/
Bills, 3 months, new issues
Bills, 3 months, market yield
Taxable issues, 9 to 12 months . . . .
Taxable issues, 3 to 5 years
Bonds — long-term, taxable:
Old series
series-»
Price of long-term Treasury bonds:
Old series
.. . ,
New series* . . . . . . . . . . .
Average yield on corporate bonds (Moody's) l/
Aaa .
Baa
State and local Government, Aaa 2/

Oct. 6
3.63
3.35
2.88

Oct. 13
3.63
3.38
2.88

It. 50
U.38

1.50

2.899
2.87
3.11
3.25

3.013
2.96
3.10
3.25

3.lit
3.21
91.93

98.02
3.58
it. Ik

2.61

I

Weekly
Oct.. 20 | Oct. 27
3.63
3.63
3.38
3.38
2.88
2.88

|
Monthly
Nov. 3!Sept. 1956 Oct. 1955
3.63
3.50
3.13
3.38
2.88
2.88

it. 50
U.38

U.50
U.38

U.50
U.38

U.50
U.38

3.02U
2.9U

2.907

3.06

2.86
3.02

2.850
2.8U

3.23

3.3U

2.889
2.85
3.09
3.U5

3.16
3.21

3.16

3.22

3.26

3.27

3.29

3.19
3.2U

91.81

91.75
97.70

91.13
96.91

96.62

90.61

91. U3
97.39

3.57
It.l6
2.63

3.57
U.16

3.61
U.18

3.65
U.20
2.7U

3.56
U.07
2.63

U.38

97.93

3.22

2.68

2.72

1/ Average of daily figures.
2/ Moody's Investor Service; monthly and weekly data are based on Thursday figures,
3-l/lt per cent bond of 1978-83 and beginning February 1, 1955, 3 per cent bond of February 1995.
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS



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