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RESERVE

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OPEN MARKET MONEY RATES AND BOND PRICES
Weeklyr
August 2 August 9 August 16 August 23 August 30
8.82
9.18
8.79
9.57
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Monthly
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July
8.61

August
9.19

8.65
7.53
8.41

8.33
7.71
8.04

8.50

8.50

Commerci tl p a p e r ( p r i m e , 4 t o 6 mos. . . .
F i n a n c e p a p e r p l a c e d d i r e c t l y (3 t o 6 mos)
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 ) . . .

8.50
8.00
8.18

8.38
7.83
8.03

8.38
7.75
8.10

8.30
7.64
8.00

8.25
7.56
8.00

Prime Loan Rate ( L e a d i n g C i t y Banks)

8.50

8.50

8.50

8.50

8.50

S t o c k Exchange c a l l l o a n s - - g o i n g r a t e

8.50

8.50

8.50

8.50

8.50

D i s c o u n t r a t e ( F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank of New York.

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

Y i e l d s on U. S. Government S e c u r i t i e s
Auction average:
3-month b i l l s .
6-month b i l l s .

7.172
7.313

6.994
7.085

7.081
7.277

6.856
7.121

7.098
7.293

7.004
7.285

7.007
7.194

7.08
7.19
7.16

6.98
7.11
7.29

6.99
7.25
7.32

6.86
7.15
7.17

7.06
7.27
7.30

6.98
7.23
7.14

6.97
7.19
7.27

Market y i e l d :
O t h e r t a x a b l e i s s u e s , 9 t o 12 months . .
Taxable i s s u e s , 3 to 5 y e a r s
Bonds - -Long- term t a x a b l e 7 j

7.53
7.07
"6.05

7.42
7.01
5.98

7.56
7.14
6.01

7.45
7.03
6.00

7.59
7.14
6.07

7.59
7.02
6.07

7.51
7.08
6.02

P r i c e of Long-term T r e a s u r y bonds 3/ . . . ,

64.89

65.49

65.28

65.35

64.68

64.75

65.18

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

7.38
7.05
7.84

7.38
7.00
7.88

7.35
6.96
7.82

7.36
6.95
7.84

7.39
6.98
7.90

7 .-39
7.08
7.84

7.37
6.97
7.86

S t a t e and Local Government Aaa (Moody's) . .

5.78

5.70

5.73

5.73

5.80

5.68

5.74

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

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Average of d a i l y f i g u r e s e x c e p t s t a t e and l o c a l Governments, which a r e based on Thursday f i g u r e s .
I n c l u d e s a l l bonds m a t u r i n g o r c a l l a b l e i n 10 y e a r s o r more.
p r i c e s d e r i v e d from a v e r a g e m a r k e t y i e l d s on t h e b a s i s of an assumed 3 p e r c e n t , 2 0 - y e a r bond.
D a i l y a v e r a g e s a r e based on number of c a l e n d a r days i n p e r i o d .
* * B i l l s a r e quoted on bank d i s c o u n t b a s i s .

—VTNANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD


September 8 , 1969

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