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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B ANK
O F N E W YORK

r Circular No. 5 1 3 3 "I
L January 5, 1962 J

FORTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL STATEMENT

To the Member Banks
o f the Second Federal Reserve D istrict:

Herewith is a statement of condition of the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York at the close of the year 1961, and of earnings and expenses
for that year. For convenient comparison, the corresponding figures
for 1960 are also shown.
The regular annual report of the Bank, containing an account of
its operations for the year ended December 31, 1961, is now being
prepared. When it is issued, a copy will be sent to each member bank
in the District.




A

lfred

H

ayes,

President.

Statement of Condition

ASSETS

Bee. 31,1961

Dec. 31,1960

Gold certificate account...........................................

$ 3,479,128,978

$ 3,819,405,384

Redemption fund for Federal Reserve n otes..

278,305,717

254,584,037

Federal Reserve notes of other b a n k s...............

107,773,715

118,166,750

Other cash ..................................................................

54,645,298

58,804,853

Total c a s h ............................................................

$ 3,919,853,708

$ 4,250,961,024

Discounts and advances...........................................

$

105,600,000

$

2,480,000

Acceptances:
Bought outright.....................................................

48,514,733

53,335,274

Held under repurchase agreement.................

3,008,503

20,261,429

Bought outright ...................................................

7,103,246,000

6,730,744,000

Held under repurchase agreem ent.................

159,000,000

400,000,000

Total loans and securities ............................

$ 7,419,369,236

$ 7,206,820,703

Cash items in process of collection...............

$ 1,643,694,515

$ 1,456,311,375

Bank premises .....................................................

8,897,965

9,386,014

All o th e r ..................................................................

58,639,842

51,863,403

Total other a sse ts .............................................

$ 1,711,232,322

$ 1,517,560,792

TOTAL A S S E T S .............................................

$13,050,455,266

$12,975,342,519

U. S. Government securities:

Other assets:




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Statement of Condition ( Continued )

L IA B IL IT IE S

Dec. 31,1961

Dec. 31,1960

Federal Reserve n o te s .............................................

$ 6,751,487,670

$ 6,662,953,220

Member bank reserve accounts........................

$ 4,516,756,847

$ 4,581,510,279

U. S. Treasurer— general account .................

129,236,527

72,160,280

Foreign* ..................................................................

88,059,148

64,205,521

Other .........................................................................

229,209,101

396,897,596

Total deposits ...................................................

$ 4,963,261,623

$ 5,114,773,676

Deferred availability cash ite m s.....................
All o th e r ..................................................................

$

955,610,075
15,601,748

$

844,369,247
9,592,476

Total other liabilities .....................................

$

971,211,823

$

853,961,723

TOTAL L IA B IL IT IE S ................................

$12,685,961,116

$12,631,688,619

$

$

Deposits:

Other liabilities:

C A P IT A L ACCOUNTS
Capital paid i n ..........................................................
Surplus .........................................................................

121,498,050

229,102,600

242,996,100

TOTAL C A P IT A L A C C O U N T S ...............

$

TO TAL L IA B IL IT IE S AND C A P IT A L
ACCOUNTS .................................................

$13,050,455,266

$12,975,342,519

* After deducting participations o f other Federal Eeserve
Banks amounting to ...........................................................................

$190,800,000

$153,010,000

Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents................................
$
(after deducting participations of other
Federal Reserve Banks amounting t o ) ........... ($
Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit and
Federal Reserve note liabilities combined.. .




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364,494,150

114,551,300

$

343,653,900

36,004,230

$

64,376,346

90,000,000)

($

166,023,000)

32.1%

34.6%

Statement of Earnings and Expenses
1961

Total current earnings.....................

1960

$235,242,335

$277,093,133

32,776,084

30,751,930

$202,466,251

$246,341,203

$

$

Net expenses..................................
Current net earnings ..........................

Additions to current net earnings:
Profit on sales of U. S. Government securities (net)
Transferred from reserve for contingencies (net)

859,086

607,327

0
10,733

All other ..................................
Total additions .......................

1,837,333
26,142

$

869,819

$

2,470,802

Deductions from current net earnings.............

$

3,827

$

5,562

Net additions ..........................

$

865,992

$

2,465,240

Net earnings available for distribution . . . .

$203,332,243

$248,806,443

Dividends p a id .....................

$

$

Paid U. S. Treasury (as interest on Federal Reserve
notes) ..........................

$182,395,607

$233,806,144

Transferred to surplus .............

$ 13,893,500

$

$229,102,600

$220,904,600

13,893,500

8,198,000

$242,996,100

$229,102,600

7,043,136

6,802,299

8,198,000

SURPLUS ACCOUNT
Surplus— beginning of year
Transferred from net earnings for year
Surplus— end of y e a r .........




Federal Reserve Bank of New York
DIRECTORS
P h il i p D. R eed (C-1962*),
Former Chairman o f the Board, General Electrie Company,
New York, N. Y.
Chairman, and Federal Reserve Agent
J a m e s D e C a m p W is e (C-19G4),
Former Chairman o f the Board, Bigelow-Sanford, Inc.,
New York, N. Y.
Deputy Chairman

(A -1 9 6 2 ),
Chairman o f the Board,
Peoples Trust Company of Bergen County,
Hackensack, N. J.
(Elected by Group 2 banks)
E v e r e t t N. C a s e (C -1963),
President, Colgate University,
Hamilton, N. Y.

H . H a n n a n (B -1962),
Executive Vice President, Union Carbide Corporation,
New York, N. Y.
(Elected by Group 2 banks)
A. L e o n a r d M o tt ( A —1963),
President, The First National Bank o f Moravia,
Moravia, N. Y.
(Elected by Group 3 banks)

Ce s a b J . B e r t h e a u

K

enneth

(A -1 9 6 4 ),
Chairman o f the Board,
The Chase Manhattan Bank,
New York, N. Y.
(Elected by Group 1 banks)

L. N i c k e r s o n (B -1 963 ),
Chairman o f the Board,
Socony Mobil Oil Company, Inc.,
New York, N. Y.
(Elected by Group 3 banks)

G eorge C h a m p i o n

A lbert

B. E a r l P u c k e t t (B -1964),
Chairman o f the Board, Allied Stores Corporation,
New York, N. Y.
(Elected by Group 1 banks)
The letter indicates the class of director; term expires December 31 of the year indicated.

OFFICERS
A l f r ed
W

il l ia m

F.

H

H ar o ld A. B i l b y , Vice President
C h a r l e s A . C o o m b s , Vice President
H o w a r d D. Cr o s s e , Vice President
M a r c u s A. H a r r is , Vice President
H er b er t H . K i m b a l l , Vice President
J o h n J . Cl a r k e ,

Assistant General Counsel

F e l i x T . D a v is , Assistant Vice President
N o r m a n P . D a v i s , Assistant Vice President
G eorge G a r v y , Adviser
A l a n R . H o l m e s , Assistant Vice President
J o h n P . J e n s e n , Assistant Vice President
P e t e r P. L a n g , Adviser
R o b er t G . L i n k , Assistant Vice President
T h o m a s O. W

E dward G. G u y ,

aage,

Department
c W h i n n e y , Manager, Market Statistics
Department
P a u l M e e k , Manager, Public Information Department,
and Assistant Secretary
D o n a l d C. N i l e s , Manager, Accounting Department
A r t h u r H . N o a , Manager, Service Department
J o h n F . P ie r c e , Chief Examiner

M a d e l in e H . M

K

Assistant General Counsel

A n g u s A . M a c I n n e s , Jr., Assistant Vice President
S pe n c e r S . M a r s h , Jr., Assistant Vice President
F red W . P id e r it , Jr., Assistant Vice President
L a w r e n c e E . Q u a c k e n b u s h , Assistant Vice President
F r e d e r ic k L . S m e d l e y , Assistant Vice President
R obert W . S t o n e , Assistant Vice President
M e r l y n N . T r u e d , Assistant Vice President

Assistant Vice President

L e o n a r d I . B e n n e t t s , Manager, Collection Department
M a r t i n W . B e r g in , Manager, Savings Bond Department
W i l l i a m H . B r a u n , Jr., Assistant Counsel
R ober t L . C ooper , Manager, Securities Department
R ober t J. Cr o w l e y , Assistant Counsel
P e t e r F o u s e k , Senior Economist
M a r t i n F r e n c h , Manager, Cash Custody Department
F red H . K l o p s t o c k , Manager, Research Department
H a r o ld W . L e w i s , Manager, Security Custody Department
R o b er t L i n d s a y , Senior Economist
W i l l i a m E. M a r p l e , Manager, Credit and Discount




President
First Vice President
R o b e r t G . R o u s e , Vice President
W a l t e r H . R o z e l l , Jr., Vice President
H o r a c e L . S a n f o r d , Vice President
Todd G. T ie b o u t , Vice President and
General Counsel

ayes,

T r e ib e r ,

E verett
Charles
J ohn P .
Fiio m a s
W alter

B . P o s t , Manager, Planning Department
R . P r ic h e r , Manager, Personnel Department
R i n g e n , Manager, Bank Examinations Department
J. R o c h e , Manager, Foreign Department
S . R u s h m o r e , Manager, Government Bond and

Safekeeping Department
F r a n k W . S c h i f f , Manager, Research
F r a n c is II. S c h o t t , Manager, Foreign

Department
Department
W i l l i a m M. S c h u l t z , Manager, Personnel Department
T h o m a s C. S l o a n e , Assistant Counsel
K e n n e t h E . S m a l l , Manager, Cash Department
G eorge C. S m i t h , Manager, Check Department
A l o y s iu s J. S t a n t o n , Manager, Check Mechanization
Department
P eter D . S t e r n l ig h t , Manager, Securities Department
R obert C. T h o m a n , Manager, Bank Relations Department
T h o m a s M. T i m l e n , Jr., Secretary, and Assistant Counsel
R obert Y o u n g , Jr., Assistant Counsel

D o n a l d J . C a m e r o n , General Auditor
a r l L . E g e , Assistant General Auditor

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Federal Reserve Bank of New York

MEMBER OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
G eorge A . M u r p h y ,

Chairman o f the Board, Irving Trust Company,
New York, N. Y.

Buffalo Branch of Federal Reserve Bank of New lork
DIRECTORS
R a y m o n d E. O l s o n , Chairman
President, Taylor Instrument Companies,
Rochester, . Y.

N. D o n o v a n ,
President, Bank of Jamestown,
Jamestown, N. Y.

E lm er

H oward

W

h it w o r t h

F erguson,

A

nson

B. M i l l i m a n ,
President, Central Trust Company Rochester N. Y.,
Rochester, N. Y.
F . Sh erm an,

President, The Citizens Central Bank,
Arcade, N. Y.

President, Ferguson Electric Construction
Co., Inc.,
Buffalo, N. Y.

A. S m i t h ,
President, The Marine Trust Company
o f Western New York,
Buffalo, N. Y.

F r a n c is

E. L a M o n t , Farmer,
Albion, Orleans County,
New York

T homas

OFFICERS
I nsley
H a rold M . W
G eorge

J.

D oll,

Cashier

G e r ald H . G r e e n e ,




Assistant Cashier

B.

S m it h ,

essel,

Vice President

Assistant Vice President
J ohn

T.

K

eane,

M . M onroe M

Assistant Cashier

yers,

Assistant Cashier