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FEDERAL

RESERVE

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OPEN MARKET MONEY RATES AND BOND PRICES
Weekly
Aug > 12 Aug. 19 Aug c 26
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4.05
3.98
4.02
3.75

Average of Daily F i g u r e s JL/

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F e d e r a l Funds ( E f f e c t i v e R a t e ) * • .

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Monthly
Sept. 2 j July {August.
3.89
3.59
3.79

5.00
4.75
4.70

5.00
4.75
4.85

5.00

Finance paper placed d i r e c t l y (3 t o 6 mos.
Bankers' Acceptances (prime, 90 days) . <

4.75
4.78

5,00
4.75
4.75

5.00
4.75
4.75

Prime Loan Rate (Leading City Banks). . .

5.50

5.50

5.50

5.50

5.50

Commercial paper (prime, 4 t o 6 m o s . )

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4.92
4.70
4.58

5.00
4.75
4.77

5.50

5.50

4.275
4.521

Stock Exchange c a l l loans—going r a t e • . . . • «

5.50

5.50

5.50

5.50

5.50

Discount r a t e ( F e d e r a l Reserve Bank of Next York),

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

Y i e l d s on U. S. Government S e c u r i t i e s
Auction a v e r a g e :
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3-month b i l l s
6-month b i l l s » * • • • • • # » . . <

4.182
4.638

4.174
4.757

4.193
4.791

4.336
4.922

4.490
4.995

4.308;
4.798

Market y i e l d : * *
3-month b i l l s
6-month b i l l s
1-year b i l l s .

4.15
4.67
4.97

4,17
4.79
5.10

4.80
5.00

4.20

4.35
4.94
5.03

4.41
4.86
5.05

4.20 I 4.26
4.82
4.72
4.90 : 5.04

Market y i e l d :
Other t a x a b l e i s s u e s , 9 to 12 months;
Taxable i s s u e s , 3 t o 5 y e a r s ; ; . . .
Bonds^-Long-term t a x a b l e 2 / . . . . .

5.05
5.16
4.91

5.12
5.25
4.95

5.07
5.28
4,96

5.12
5.35
4.97

5.14
5.33
4.96

4.98 | 5.10
5.17 ! 5.28
4.86 ; 4.95

P r i c e of long-term Treasury bonds 3 / . . . •

75.84

75.42

75.30

75.19

75.27

76.39 ! 75.38

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

5.59
6.29

5.58
6.32

5.62
6.33

5.65
6.34

5.68
6.35

5.58 !
6.26 j

5.62
6.33

S t a t e and Local Government Aaa (Moody1 s ) .

3.75

3.75

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.86

3.78

1/ Average of d a i l y f i g u r e s except s t a t e and l o c a l Governments, which are based on Thursday f i g u r e s .
2 / I n c l u d e s a l l bonds maturing or c a l l a b l e in 10 y e a r s or more.
3 / P r i c e s d e r i v e d from average market y i e l d s on the b a s i s of an assumed 3 per c e n t , 20-year bond.
Daily averages a r e based on number of c a l e n d a r days in p e r i o d . ** B i l l s are quoted on bank discount b a s i s .
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GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
September 13, 1967