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Reserve Positions of Major Reserve City Banks
Reserve Period Ended July 24, 1968

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(In millions of dollars unless otherwise noted)

46 banks

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Reserve excess or deficiency (-) 1/
Less:

Borrowings from Reserve Banks

,Less: Net interbank Federal funds
purchases or sales (-) 2/

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8 banks in
New York City
-

38 banks outside New Yorjc

9

29

271

11

1,763

-2,014

5 banks
33 other
in Chicago banks
-

3

31

260

166

94

704

1,059

360

699

-724

-1,290

-528

-762

"Equals: Net basic reserve surplus
, or deficit (-):
a.
• b.

Net amount
As per cent of average required reserves

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15.5

18.6

47.7

,1/ Reserves held after all adjustments applicable to the reporting period less the sum of
required reserves and carryover reserve deficiencies.
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For details see Federal Funds Transactions of Major Reserve City Banks.

,Note: —

Averages of daily figures.

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Federal Funds transactions of Major Reserve City Banks
for the Week Ended July 24, 1968
(In millions of dollars)

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46 banks
A.

8 banks in
New York City

38 banks outside New York

5 banks 33 other
in Chicago banks *

Interbank Federal funds
transactions
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1.

a.
b.

Total 2-way transactions 1/

3.

Total net transactions

b.
c.

1/

Purchases
Sales

2.

a.

B.

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Gross transactions

Net purchases of net
buying banks
Net sales of net
selling banks
Net purchases or sales

(-)

3,491
1,728

1,277
573

2,214
1,155

553
192

1,661
962 *

1,483

566

917

165

752 ,

2,008

711

1,297

388

909 j

245

7

238

28

1,763

704

1,059

360

2,354

1,912

441

23

129

89

40

2,225

1,823

401

210

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Related transactions with
U. S. Government securities
dealers
1.

Loans to dealers 2/

2.

Borrowings from dealers 3/

3.

Net loans

418

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Derived from averages for individual banks for entire week. Figure for each bank
indicates extent to which its weekly average purchases and sales are offsetting;
that is, it is the lesser of the two amounts. Gross purchases less 2-way transactions equals net purchases of net buying banks. Similarly, gross sales less
2-way transactions equals net sales of net selling banks.

378 *

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Federal funds loaned, net funds supplied to each dealer by clearing banks,
repurchase agreements (purchases of securities from dealers subject to redale)
or other lending arrangements.

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2/

Federal funds borrowed, net funds acquired from each dealer by clearing banks,
reverse repurchase agreements (sales of securities to dealers subject to repurchase), resale agreements, and borrowings secured by Gov't, or other issues.

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Note: —

Averages of daily figures.




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