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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
R&S
750
November 18, 1941
OPEN-MARKET RATES IN NEW YORK CITY
(Per c e n t per annum)
Week ending S a t u r d a y
Nov. 15 j Nov. E
1341
| 1341
P r e v a i l i n g r a t e on;
Commercial paper ( p r i m e , 4 to 6 months j ,
Bankers 1 a c c e p t a n c e s ( p r i m e , 90 d a y s ) . . ,
Time l o a n s (Stock Exchange, 90 d a y s ) . . . ,

7/16
1/4

R a t e on S t o c k - e x c h a n g e c a l l l o a n s : 1/
New.
Renewal .
.......

1.00
1.00

United S t a t e s s e c u r i t i e s : l /
Rate on T r e a s u r y b i l l s "[91 d a y s ) : Z /
Dealers' quotation
New i s s u e . .
Y i e l d on T r e a s u r y n o t e s ,
3 t o 5 year s :
Tax-exempt n o t e s
Taxable n o t e s
Y i e l d on T r e a s u r y b o n d s , 12 y e a r s
and o v e r :
P a r t i a l l y tax-exempt bonds
Taxable bonds
P r i c e of T r e a s u r y bonds § /

1/2

O c t . 18
1941

1/2

1/2
7/16
1/4

7/10
1 1/4

1.00

1.00 I

1.00

1.00

.06

Nov. i e
1940

1/2-5/%
7/16
1 1/4
1.00

1.00

.02

.23
.256

.200

.024

.003

.57
.90

.43
.85

.41

.32

1.96

I

1.90
2.13
111.7

I

2.60

2.66

2.73
4.28

2.75
4.47

1.84
2.21

L12.6

1.83

|

2.20 |

L12.7

Aver a r e y i e l d on high-grades corporatebonds I/'

2.56

2.57

<Wer age y i e l d on c or p or a t e b ond s : 4 /
Aaa
Baa

2.72
4.29

2.72
4.28

110,8

l / Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s . For now i s s u e s of T r e a s u r y b i l l s , a v e r a g e d i s c o u n t on
i s s u e o f f e r e d w i t h i n week.
Zf Tax-exempt b i l l s p r i o r t o March 1341; taxable- b i l l s t h e r e a f t e r .
"3/ P r i c e s d e r i v e d f r o m a v e r a g e y i e l d of p a r t i a l l y t n x - o x o n p t l o n g - t e r m i s s u e s on
b a s i s of a 2 3 / 4 per c e n t , IG-yccr bond»
4 / A v e r a g e s of d a i l y f i g u r e s , week ending F r i d a y ,