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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
R&S MR 616
October 10, 1939

OPEN-MARKET MONEY RATES IN NEW YORK CITY
(Per cent per annum)
Week ending Saturday
Oct, 7
1939
P r e v a i l i n g r a t e on*
Commercial paper (prime, 4 to 6 months) . . . 5 / 8 - 3 / 4
Bankers* a c c e p t a n c e s (prime, 90 days) . . . . .
7/l6
Time loans (Stock Exchange, 90 days) . . . . . . 1 l / 4

S e p t v 30
1939

Sept, 3
1939

Oct. 8
1938

5/8-3/4
7/l6
1 l/4

1/2-5/8
V ?/l6
1 1/4

5/8-3/4
7/l6
1 1/4

Rate on Stock-exchange c a l l l o a n s : l /
New
.7
Renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.00
1.00

1.00
1.00

i;oo
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 i
Treasury b i l l s (91 days)
Dealers 1 q u o t a t i o n 1 / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New 1ssue
Treasury n o t e s , 3 to 5 yearn l /
Treasury bonds, 12 years and over l /

.05
.022
.95
2.72

,08
.036
.99
2,74

.20
.159
1.18
2.55

.05
.022
.67
2.49

Average y i e l d on c o r p o r a t e bonds? 2 /
Aaa . . . . . . . .
Baa

3.24
4.94

3,31
4.96

3.20
5.09

3.17
5.46

l/
2/

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 .