U.S. M-1 money supply rose 500 mlndlrs to a seasonally adjusted 738.7 billion dlrs in the March 9
week, the Federal Reserve said.
    The previous week's M-1 level was revised to 738.2 billion
dlrs from 738.0 billion, while the four-week moving average of
M-1 rose to 738.2 billion dlrs from 737.2 billion.
    Economists polled by Reuters said that M-1 would be
anywhere from unchanged to up five billion dlrs. The average
forecast called for a 2.3 billion dlr increase.
 Reuter
