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FEDERAL

statistical

RESERVE

CORRECTED COPY

OPEN MARKET MONEY RATES AND BOND' PRICES

G. 13

Averages of Daily Figures 1/

Sept. 5
-15.46c

Federal Funds (Effective Rate)*

S e p t . 12
6.64c

release

Weekly
S e p t . 19 S e p t . 26
5,84c
6.46c

Monthly
Sept.
6.29c
6,6lc

Oct. 3
6. u5c

Aug.

7.90
7.48
7.20

7.32
7.12
7.03

8.00

7.90

^ eircial paper (prime, 4 to 6 mos.) • . .
Finance paper placed directly (3 to 6 mos.)
Bankers' Acceptances (prime, 90 days) .

7.50
7.31
7.13

7.38
7.31
7.13

7.38
7.25
7.10

7.20
6.91
6.90

7.13
6.75
6.88

Prime Loan Rate (Leading City Banks). . . . . . . .

8.00

8.00

8.00

7.50

7.50

7.75

7.75

. .

8.00

8.00

8.00

Discount rate (Federal Reserve Bank of New York). .

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

Yields on U. S. Government Securities
Auction average:
3-month bills
6-month bills

6.342
6.508

6.365
6.555

6.314
6.494

5.954
6.241

5.807
6.373

6.412
6.526

6.244
6.450

6.36
6.58
6.52

6.40
6.58
6.49

6.21
6.49
6.37

5.80
6.29
6.27

5.84
6.43
6.39

6.41
6.56
6.55

6.12
6.47
6.40

6.81
7.42
6.72

6.85
7.40
6.75

6.72
7.24
6.64

6.49
7.05
6.52

6.54
7.09
6.53

6.92
7.56 ,
6.75

6.68
7.24
6.63

Price of Long-term Treasury bonds 3/. . . .

59.42

59.15

60.06

61.00

60.88

59.20

60.10

Average yields on corporate bonds (Moody1s)
Aaa
Baa

8.72
8.13
9.45

8.70
8.13
9.44

8.69
8.09
9.42

8.66
8.06
9.32

8.63
8.05
9.29

8.73
8.13
9.44

8.68
8.09
9.39

State and Local Government Aaa (Moody's).

5.70

6.00

5.96

5.95

6.15

5.96

5.90

Stock Exchange call loans—going rate

Market yield:**
3-month bills
6-month bills
1-year bills.
rket yield:
Other taxable issues, 9 to 12 months.
Taxable issues, 3 to 5 years
Bonds—Long-term taxable 2/ . . . . .

1/ Average of daily figures except state and local Governments, which are based on Thursday figures.
2/ Includes all bonds maturing or callable in 10 years or more.

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