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FED ER A L RESERVE BA N K
O F NEW Y O R K

r Circular No. 6 0 9 2 ~]
L January 8, 1968 -1

FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL STATEMENT

To the Member Banks
of the Second Federal Reserve District:

Herewith is a statement of condition of the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York at the close of the year 1967, and of earnings and expenses
for that year. For convenient comparison, the corresponding figures
for 1966 are also shown.
The regular annual report of the Bank, containing a review of
economic and financial developments and of Bank operations in 1967,
is now being prepared. When it is issued, a copy will be sent to each
member bank in the District.




A lfred H a y e s ,

President.

Statement of Condition

ASSETS

Dec. 31,1967

Dec. 31,1966

$ 2,320,057,521

$ 2,048,010,169

Redemption fund for Federal Reserve notes ..

471,599,344

443,811,739

Federal Reserve notes of other Banks......

173,043,779

189,084,923

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

43,380,285

31,316,972

Total cash ......................

$ 3,008,080,929

$ 2,712,223,803

$

$

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

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

48,480,000

32,352,000

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

74,873,008

69,121,246

Held under repurchase agreement......

89,323,866

123,997,688

37,800,000

33,800,000

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

12,317,975,000

10,898,700,000

Held under repurchase agreement......

132,200,000

626,800,000

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

$12,700,651,874

$11,784,770,934

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

$ 2,083,443,070

$ 1,993,690,102

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

9,680,749

9,357,852

All other* ..... ....................

730,489,280

526,222,394

Total other assets.................

$ 2,823,613,099

$ 2,529,270,348

T O T A L A S S E T S .................

$18,532,345,902

$17,026,265,085

Federal agency obligations:
Held under repurchase agreement......
U. S. Government securities:

Other assets:

* Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies.




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Statement of Condition (ContinuedJ

LIABILITIES

Dec. 31,1967

Dec. 31,1966

$ 9,853,951,531

$ 9,238,182,600

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

$ 5,994,387,777

$ 5,277,742,045

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

233,049,730

271,153,861

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

31,835,482

55,965,245

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

463,763,125

396,432,487

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

$ 6,723,036,114

$ 6,001,293,638

Deferred availability cash items........

$ 1,569,631,084

$ 1,417,581,373

All other ..........................

77,100,173

72,512,174

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

$ 1,646,731,257

$ 1,490,093,547

T O T A L LIABILITIES ............

$18,223,718,902

$16,729,569,785

$

$

Federal Reserve notes.................
Deposits:

Other liabilities:

CAPITAL A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in ......................
Surplus ............................

154,313,500

148,347,650

154,313,500
$

296,695,300

T O T A L CAPITAL A C C O U N T S ......

$

T O T A L LIABILITIES A N D CAPITAL
A C C O U N T S ...................

$18,532,345,902

$17,026,265,085

* After deducting participations of other Federal Reserve
Banks amounting to ...........................................................................

$103,600,000

$118,080,000

Contingent liability on acceptances purchased for
foreign correspondents (after deducting participa­
tions of other Federal Reserve Banks amounting to
$115,810,000 on December 31, 1967 and $141,548,400
on December 31, 1 9 6 6 ) ................................................

$40,064,878

$49,005,424

Ratio of gold certificate reserves to Federal Reserve
note liability ................................................................

28.3%

27.0%




308,627,000

148,347,650

Statement of Earnings and Expenses

1967

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

1966

$556,219,965

$485,346,803

Net expenses ........................

44,391,784

41,395,351

Current net earnings...............

$511,828,181

$443,951,452

$

$

Additions to current net earnings:
Profit on sales of U. S. Government securi­
ties (net) ........................
All other .......... ...............
Total additions ...................

189,510
381,366

0
394,767

$

570,876

$

394,767

$

0

$

621,750

Deductions from current net earnings:
Loss on sales of U. S. Government securities
(net) ...........................
All other ..........................

3,267

6,738

Total deductions ..................

$

3,267

Net additions or deductions (— ) .........

$

567,609

$ — 233,721

$512,395,790

$443,717,731

Dividends paid ......................

$

9,092,988

$ 8,770,056

Payments to U. S. Treasury (interest on Fed­
eral Reserve notes) .................

$497,336,952

$431,063,425

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

$ 5,965,850

$ 3,884,250

Surplus — beginning of vear ...........

$148,347,650

$144,463,400

Transferred from net earnings for year....

5,965,850

3,884,250

Surplus — end o f year ................

$154,313,500

$148,347,650

Net earnings available for distribution ...

$

628,488

SURPLUS ACCOUNT




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Federal Reserve Bank of New York
DIRECTORS
E v e re tt N . Case ( C - 1 9 6 9 * ) ,
President, A lfre d P. Sloan Foundation,
N ew Y ork, N . Y .
Chairman, and Federal R eserve A g e n t

K e n n e th H. H annan ( C -1 9 6 8 ) ,
Executive V ice President, Union Carbide Corporation,
N ew Y ork, N . Y .
D ep u ty Chairman

R ob ert G. Cowan ( A - 1 9 6 8 ) ,

R. E. M c N e ill, Jr. ( A - 1 9 7 0 ) ,

Chairman o f the Board,
N ational New ark & Essex Bank,
Newark, N . J .
(E lected by Group 2 banks)

Chairman o f the Board,
M anufacturers Hanover Trust Company,
N ew York, N . Y .
(E lected by Group 1 banks)

M aurice R. Form an ( B - 1 9 6 9 ) ,

Eugene H . M orrison ( A - 1 9 6 9 ) ,

President, B . Form an Co., Inc.,
Rochester, N . Y .
(E lected by Group 3 banks)

President, Orange County Trust Company,
M iddletown, N . Y .
(Elected by Group 3 banks)

M ilt o n C. M um ford ( B - 1 9 6 8 ) ,

James M. H e ste r ( C -1 9 7 0 ) ,
President, N ew Y ork University,
N ew Y ork , N . Y .

Chairman o f the Board, Lever Brothers Company,
N ew Y ork , N . Y .
(E lected by Group 2 banks)

A r t h u r K . W a tson ( B - 1 9 7 0 ) ,
Chairman o f the Board, IB M W orld Trade Corporation,
N ew Y ork, N . Y ., and
Vice Chairman o f the Board, International Business Machines Corporation,
Arm onk, N . Y .
(E lected by Group 1 banks)

• The letter indicates the class of director; term expires December 31 of the year indicated.

OFFICERS
A lf r e d H ayes, President
W illia m F. Treiber, First Vice President
H a rold A. B ilb y , Vice President and Senior A d viser
M arcus A. H arris, Vice President
W illia m H. Braun, Jr., Vice President
A la n R. H olm es, Vice P resident
J o h n J. C la rk e, Vice President and Special Legal A d viser
R ob ert G. L in k, Vice P resident
C h a rle s A. Coombs, Vice President
B ru ce K . M acL aury, Vice President
F e lix T. Davis, Vice P resident
Spencer S. M arsh, Jr., M arket A d viser
P e te r F ou sek , Vice P resident
Fred W. P id erit, Jr., Vice President
George Garvy, Econom ic A d viser
P e te r D. S te r n lig h t, Vice President
Edward G. Guy, Vice President and General Counsel
Thomas M. T im len , Jr., Vice President
Thom as 0 . Waage, Vice President
Thom as C. S loa n e, A ssistant General Counsel
P a u l M eek, A ssista nt Vice President
David E. Bodner, A ssistant Vice President
D on a ld C. N ile s , A ssista nt Vice President
A. Thom as Combader, A ssistant Vice President
E v e re tt B. P ost, A ssistant Vice President
R ob ert J . C ro w le y, Assistant Vice President
L a w ren ce E. Quackenbush, Assistant Vice President
Rich ard G. Davis, Assistant Vice President
Edward J. Geng, A ssistant Vice President
F ra n k W. S c h iff, Assistant Vice President
P e te r P. Lang, A dviser
K e n n e th E. S m a ll, Assistant Vice President
W illia m E. M arple, Assistant Vice President
F rederick L. Sm edley, A ssistant Vice President
George C. Sm ith, A ssistant Vice President
M adeline H. M cW h in n ey, A ssistant Vice President
R obert C. T homan , Assistant Vice President
J o h n T. A rn o ld , M anager, F oreign Departm ent
Irvin g M. A u erbach, Manager, Statistics Department
G erald E. B each , M anager, Accounting Departm ent, and
M anager, M anagem ent Inform ation D epartm ent

Leonard I. B e n n e tts , M anager, Cash Custody Departm ent,
and M anager, Collection Departm ent
L o u is J. B ren d el, M anager, Planning Department
R ob ert L . Cooper, Manager, Acceptance D epartm ent, and
M anager, Securities D epartm ent
Joseph R. C oyle, Securities Trading Officer
H ow ard F. Crumb, M anager, Computer Services D epartm ent
R ich ard A. Debs, Secretary, and Assistant Counsel
F red erick W. Deming, M anager, Securities D epartm ent
Adam R. D ick, Manager, Bank Relations Departm ent
M a tth e w C. D r e x le r, M anager, Building Operating
Departm ent
K a r l L . Ege, M anager, Check Departm ent
Edna E. E h r lic h , Senior Econom ist
M artin F ren ch , Manager, Government Bond and Safekeeping
Departm ent
F red erick L. F rey, Chief Exam iner
R a lp h H . G elder, M anager, Personnel D epartm ent
R ich ard H. H oenig, Manager, Public Inform ation Department




Fred H. K lo p s to c k , M anager, International Research
D epartm ent

Leonard Lapidus, M anager, Bank Exam inations Departm ent
R ob ert M eyer, A ssistant Counsel
A r t h u r H. Noa, Manager, Service Departm ent
James H. O ltm an, Manager, Bank Examinations D epartm ent,
and A ssistant Secretary

S c o t t E . Pardee, M anager, F oreign Departm ent
Edwin R. P ow ers, Manager, Foreign D epartm ent
C h a rles R. P rich er, Manager, Cash Departm ent
A. M a r s h a ll P u ck e tt, Senior Econom ist
F ra n cis II. R oh rbach, Manager, Personnel D epartm ent
Edwin S. R othm an, Manager, Foreign D epartm ent
H erb ert H. Ruess, Manager, Credit and Discount D epartm ent
W a lt e r S. Rushm ore, M anager, Savings B ond D epartm ent
F red erick C. Sch adrack, Jr., Manager, D om estic Research
Departm ent

B e t ty Jean Shea, Assistant Counsel
B en jam in S ta ck h ou se, M anager, Bank Examinations
D epartm ent

A lo y s iu s J. S ta n ton , Manager, Security Custody Departm ent
P h ilip V an Orman, A ssistant Counsel
R ob ert Y oung, Jr., A ssistant Counsel

J oh n P. Jensen, General A uditor
W illia m M . S ch u ltz , Assistant General A ud itor

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Federal Reserve Bank of New York

MEMBER OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
G eorge S. M oore,
Chairm an o f the B o ard , F ir s t N a tio n a l C ity B a n k ,
N ew Y ork , N . Y .

Buffalo Branch of Federal Reserve Bank of New York
DIRECTORS
R o b e r t S. B e n n e t t , Chairm an
G eneral M a n a g e r, L ack aw an n a P la n t,
Bethlehem S teel C orporation,
B u ffa lo , N . Y .

N orm an F . B e a ch ,

A rthur S. H a m l in ,

V ic e P resident, E a stm a n K o d a k Co.,

P residen t, T he C anandaigu a N a tio n a l B a n k

R ochester, N . Y .

and T ru st C om pany,
C an an daigu a, N . Y .

G e ra ld F . B r it t ,

C h a r le s L . H u gh es,

P residen t, L -B r o o k e F a rm s, In c .,

P resident, T he Silver Creek N a tio n a l B an k ,

B y ro n , N . Y .

Silver Creek, N . Y .

P erry S p in k ,

W ilm o t R. Craig,
Chairm an o f the B o ard and President,

Chairm an o f the B o ard ,

L incoln Rochester T ru st C om pany,

L ib e rty N a tio n a l B a n k and T ru st C om p any,

R ochester, N . Y .

B u ffa lo , N . Y .

OFFICERS
A n g u s A . M a cIn n e s , Jr., V ice P resid en t
J o h n T. K e a n e , A ssista n t V ice P re sid en t and Cashier
H a r r y A . C u rth , Jr., A ssista n t Cashier

G e ra ld H. G reen e, A s sis ta n t Cashier

R o n a ld B . G ra y, A s sis ta n t Cashier

A r t h u r A . R a n d a ll, A s sis ta n t Cashier




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