"c           VAR 0024      13002 PER RAT 3R 857-971               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0024         LOC  177 WIDTH  9             DK   3 COL 53-61  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  2                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              COMMERCIAL PAPER RATES, NEW YORK CITY                         "
"c              -------------------------------------                         "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  13002                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  PERCENT                                               "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  01/1857-12/1971                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  DATA FOR 1857-JANUARY 1937:  F.R. MACAULAY, THE      "
"c              MOVEMENT OF INTEREST RATES, BOND YIELDS, AND STOCK PRICES IN  "
"c              THE U.S. SINCE 1856 (NBER NO. 33, 1938), PP. A142-161.  DATA  "
"c              FOR FEBRUARY 1937-1942:  COMPUTED BY NBER FROM WEEKLY DATA    "
"c              IN BANK AND QUOTATION RECORD, COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL        "
"c              CHRONICLE.  DATA FOR 1943-1971:  FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD.       "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  DATA REPRESENT 60-90 DAY PRIME ENDORSED BILLS FOR     "
"c              1858-1859; PRIME 60-90 DAY DOUBLE NAME FOR 1860-1923; PRIME   "
"c              FOUR-SIX MONTHS, DOUBLE AND SINGLE NAMES THEREAFTER.          "
"c                   DATA FOR 1857 ARE FROM RATES GIVEN IN A TREASURY REPORT  "
"c              IN BANKERS' MAGAZINE; RATES FOR 1858 ARE FROM THE NEW YORK    "
"c              CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPORT, 1858, P. 9; RATES FOR 1859-JUNE   "
"c              1862 ARE ARITHMETIC AVERAGES BETWEEN THE MONTHLY AVERAGES OF  "
"c              HUNT'S MERCHANTS MAGAZINE AND OF BANKERS'; RATES FOR JULY     "
"c              1862-1865 ARE ESTIMATED FROM A TABLE OF DAILY RATES FROM      "
"c              DIFFERENT NEW YORK NEWSPAPERS.                                "
"c                   DATA FOR 1942-1971 ARE AVERAGES OF DAILY OFFERING RATES  "
"c              OF DEALERS 60-90 DAY PRIME BILLS.                             "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; CORRECTED 2/7/94.                           "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "