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REC'D IN FILES SECTION

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

OCT 2 7 1 9 4 2

R&S MR 801
October 27, 19l|.2
0PEN-T.1ARICET 1.I0TEY RATES 114 HEW YORK CITY
(Per c e n t par annum)
Weekly
Oct. 2U, Oct. 17,
19U2

Monthly
Sept.
Aug.
I9U2
19U2

P r e v a i l i n g r a t e on:
Commercial paper ( p r i m e , U t o 6 months) . . 5 / 8 - J A 5/8 - 3 A 5/8 - 3 A 5/8 - 3 A
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 ) . . .
7/16
7/16
7/16
Time l o a n s (Stock Exchange, 90 d a y s ) . . . . 1 i A
1 1/4
1 %A
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 t l /
1.00
1.00
United S t a t e s s e c u r i t i e s i \ J
R a t e on 3-month T r e a s u r y b i l l s * . . . . . ,
Y i e l d on c e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s 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. . . . . . . .

Average y i e l d on c o r p o r a t e bonds
(Moody's): k /
Baa

. . .

l/
2/
21
h/

1.00
1.00

.373

.370

.370

.31

.37

.36

•37
•57

•73
1.28

A8
.6!4.
.76
1.28

"76
1.27

2 / .80

2.05
2.32

2.05
2.33

2.34

2.03

2.02
2.34
109.9

.63

IO9.5
Average y i e l d on h i g h - g r a d e c o r p o r a t e

1.00
.1,00

.373

.46

Due August 1, I9I4.3. . . . . . . . . . . .
Y i e l d on 5 t o 5 y e a r T r e a s u r y n o t e s . . . .

1.00
1.00

.49

109.8

1.25

2.71

2.71

2.73

2.73

2.80
4.24

2.80
4.23

2.80
4.26

2.81
4.28

Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s . For T r e a s u r y b i l l s , a v e r a g e r a t e of d i s c o u n t
on i s s u e s o f f e r e d w i t h i n p e r i o d ,
Average f o r August 15 t o 31#
P r i c e d e r i v e d from a v e r a g e y i e l d of p a r t i a l l y t a x - e x e m 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/% per c e n t , l 6 - y e a r bond•
Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s 5 weekly f i g u r e s a r e f o r week e n d i n g F r i d a y .