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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

R&s am 6io

S e p t . 6, 1939

OPEN-MARKET MONEY RATES IN NEW YORK CITY

(Per cent per annum)
Week ending Saturday

P r e v a i l i n g r a t e on;
Commercial paper (prime, 4 t o 6 m o n t h s ) . .
Bankers 1 a c c e p t a n c e s (prime, 90 d a y s ) . . . .
Time loans (Stock Exchange, 90 d a y s ) , . . . . .
Rate on Stock-exchange c a l l l o a n s : l /
New*
Renewal • • • * • • « . , < • • >
*. . . . . .

Sept. 2
1939

Aug. 26
1939

Aug. 5
1939

Sept. 3
1938

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

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

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

3/4
7/l6
1 l/4

1,00

1.00

1,00
1.00

1.00

.04
.032
.42
2.14

.049
.74
2.52

2.90
4.78

3.18
5.50

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 :
Treasury "bills (91 days)
Dealers1 quotation ] / • • • • •
New i s s u e • • . . . . « •
.«••••••••••
Treasury n o t e s , 3 t o 5 years l / . . . . . . . . . .
Treasury bonds, 12 years and over l / . . . . .

2.33

.06
.076
.53
2.27

Average \ i o l d on corporate bonds: 2 /
Aaa. i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . w . . 7 . . . . . . . .
Baa............................

5,00
4.99

2.95
4.92

.09

.108
,68

1 / 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 .




1.00 '

1.00
1.00

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