View original document

The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.

FEDERAL
statistical

RESERVE

release
For immediate release
May 10, 1968

Reserve Positions of Major Reserve City Banks
Reserve Period Ended May 1, 1968
(In millions of dollars unless otherwise noted)

J

—

—

—

—

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

Borrowings from Reserve Banks

l>ess: 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

40

22

18

2

16

167

60

107

36

71

768

582

186

130

56

-895

-621

-274

-164

-110

7.9

13.7

4.0

15.1

1.9

Equals: Net basic reserve surplus
* or deficit (-):
a.
4
> b.
p ,

If
I

Ne t amount
As per cent of average required reserves

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

ote: —

Averages of daily figures.




H.5(a)

Federal Funds transactions of Major Reserve City Banks
for the Week Ended
May 1, 1968
(In millions of dollars)
5 banks
in Chicago

46 banks

8 banks in
New York City

38 banks outside New York

2,781
2,013

1,093
510

1,688
1,503

404
274

1,386

510

876

217

1,395

582

813

187

627

57

Interbank Federal funds
transactions
1.

Gross transactions
a.
b.

Purchases
Sales

2.

Total 2-way transactions 1/

3.

Total net transactions
a.
b.
c.

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

627
768

582

186

130

1,235

683

551

32

127

60

67

1,107

623

484

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

Loans to dealers 2/

2.

Borrowings from dealers 3/

3.

Net loans

32

1./ 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 resale)
or other lending arrangements.

3/

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: —

Averages of daily figures.