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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OP THE
FEDERAL RESERVE S STEM
R&S MR 684
November 5 , 1940
OPEN-MARKET RATES IN NEW YORK CITY
(Per c e n t per annum)

Oct.
P r e v a i l i n g r a t e on:
Commercial paper ( p r i m e , 4 t o 6 m o n t h s ) . . . .
B a n k e r s ' 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 ) . , , , . . .
Rato on S t o c k - e x c h a n g e c a l l l o a n s : \J
Renewal

.......

$.......

Average y i e l d on United S t a t e s o b l i g a t i o n s :
T r e a s u r y b i l l s (91 days)
Treasury notes, 3 t o 5 years l /
T r e a s u r y bonds, 12 y e a r s and "over \ /

,

Ave re ge y i e l d on c o r p o r a t e bondc,; l /
Aau
...
... . . . . . . . .
Bar. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ยป . . . . . .
\J
Z/

Averages of d a l l y f i g u r e s .
Rate n e g a t i v e .




1940

1939

Sept.

Oct.

Aug.

1/2-5/8
7/l5
1 1/4

1/2-5/8
7/16
1 1/4

1/2-5/8
7/l6
1 1/4

5/8-3/4
7/%6
1 1/4

1,00
1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00
1.00

1,00
1,00

743
2,10

.05
.021
.48
2.18

.04
.019
.58
2.25

.05
,028
,77
2.60

2.79
4.,55

2.82
4.66

2,85
4 .76

3.15
4.88

,02

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYS TEM
R&S m G85
November 5 , 1940
OPEN-MARKET RATES IN NEW YORK CITY
( P e r c e n t per annum)
Week ending S a t u r d a y

P r e v a i l i n g r a t e on:
Commercial paper ( p r i m e , 4 t o 6 months)
Bankers 1 a c c e p t a n c e s ( p r i m e , 9 0 d a y s ) . .
Time l o a n s (Stock Exchange, 90 d a y s ) . . .
R a t e on S t o c k - e x c h o n g e c a l l l o a n s : \ J
New
Renewal

Nov, 2
1940

Oct. 26
1940

Oct. 5
1940

Nov. 4
1939

1/2-5/8
7/16
1 1/4

1/2-5/8
7/16
1 1/4

1/2-5/8
7/16
1 1/4

5/8-3/4
7/16
1 1/4

1.00

1.00

1.00

I

1,00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1,00

Average y i e l d on United S t a t e s o b l i g a t i o n s
T r e a s u r y b i l l s (91 days)
Dealers1 quotation l /
New i s s u e
T r e a s u r y n o t e s , 3 to 5 y e a r s X j . . . . . . . .
T r e a s u r y b o n d s , 12 y e a r s and o v e r \ f . . .

2.08

2.09

2,14

.05
.017
.69
2.52

Average y i e l d on c o r p o r a t e b o n d s :
Aaa
Baa

2.79
4.54

2.78
4.54

2.79
4.59

3.07
4.83

l/
2/
3/
4/

2/

.02
i/2
,40

Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s .
Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s , week ending F r i d a y .
Rate n e g a t i v e .
Rate n e g l i g i b l e .