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FEDERAL
statistical
* f*AL

RESERVE

release

*

For immediate release
June 7, 1968

*.5
Reserve Positions of Major Reserve City Banks
Reserve Period Ended May 29, 1968
(In millions of dollars unless otherwise noted)

46 banks
Reserve excess or deficiency (-) 1/
"Less:

Borrowings from Reserve Banks

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

8 banks in
New York City

38 banks outside New York

5 banks
33 other
in Chicago banks

27

8

19

16

211

77

134

134

411

65

345

255

90

-595

-135

-460

-252

-208

5.4

3.0

6.9

24.6

3.7

J.,QSS:

tquals: Net basic reserve surplus
* or deficit (-):
a.
/ b.
'

Net amount
As per cent of average required reserves

i/

Reserves held after all adjustments applicable to the reporting period less the sum of
required reserves and carryover reserve deficiencies.

2/

For details see Federal Funds Transactions of Major Reserve City Banks.

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Averages of daily figures.




H.5(a)

Federal Funds transactions of Major Reserve City Banks
for the Week Ended May 29, 1968
(In millions of dollars)

46 banks
A.

38 banks outside New York

5 banks 33 other
in Chicago banks *

Interbank Federal funds
transactions
1.

*

Gross transactions
a.
b.

Purchases
Sales

2.

Total 2-way transactions 1/

3.

Total net transactions
a.
b.
c.

B.

8 banks in
New York Citv

Net purchases of net
buying banks
Net sales of net
selling banks
Net purchases or sales
(-)

<

3,048
2,637

1,153
1,087

1,895
1,550

502
247

1,393
1,303

1,579

742

837

247

591

1,469

411

1,058

1,058

345

713

411

65

345

255
— —

255

803
713
90

•

»

k

^
V

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

Loans to dealers 2/

673

465

209

2.

Borrowings from dealers 3 /

286

80

206

3.

Net loans

387

384

3

2
- -

2

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.

2/

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.
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.

Note: —

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1/

3/

,

207
206
1

,
v

V

*
s

V

Averages of daily figures.




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