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FED ER AL R ESERVE BANK
O F N EW YORK

r Circular No. 7 0 7 8*1
L January 11, 1973 J

F IF T Y -E IG H T H A N N U A L STA TEM EN T

T o the M em ber Banks
of the Second Federal R eserv e D istrict:

Herewith is a statement of condition of the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York at the close of the year 1972, and of earnings and expenses
for that year. For convenient comparison, the corresponding figures
for 1971 are also shown.

The regular annual report of the Bank, containing a review of
economic and financial developments and of Bank operations in 1972,
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
Dec. 31,1972

A SSE T S

Gold certificate account ----------------------------------- $ 2,063,888,207

Dec. 31 , 1971

$ 1,957,161,483

Special Drawing Rights certificate account____

93,000,000

93,000,000

Federal Reserve notes of other Banks__________

205,955,637

163,812,426

Other cash___________________________________

17,434,740

21,120,191

Total _____________ ..._____________________

$ 2,380,278,584

Advances and discounts_______________________ $

926,100,000

$ 2,235,094,100
$

16,750,000

Acceptances:
Bought ou trigh t___________________________

70,460,821

79,662,785

Held under repurchase agreements__________

36,305,904

180,919,487

U.S. Government securities:
Bought outright* __________________________

17,702,177,000

16,714,335,000

Held under repurchase agreements__________

97,500,000

1,222,305,000

Bought outright------------------------------------------

332,538,675

117.495.000

Held under repurchase agreements__________

13,000,000

101.400.000

Federal agency obligations:

Total loans and securities_________________ $19,178,082,400

$18,432,867,272

Other assets:
Cash items in process of collection___________

$ 2,543,299,757

Bank premises______________________________

7,482,265

All o t h e r f_____________ ...----------------------------

258,959,939

Total other assets________________________

$ 2,921,625,887
8,280,057
329,685,999

$ 2,809,741,961

$ 3,259,591,943

T O T A L A S S E T S _______________________ $24,368,102,945

$23,927,553,315

*
Includes securities loaned— fully secured by U. S. Govern­
ment securities pledged with the Bank ....................................................
t Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies and, for
Decem ber 31, 1971, IM F gold deposited.




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$27,100,000

$35,370,000

Statement of Condition ( Continued)
L IA B IL IT IE S

Dec. 31, 1972

Dec. 31, 1971

$14,809,232,519

$13,462,156,641

$ 7,072,851,457

$ 6,960,447,521

U. S. Treasurer— general account_____

388,168,879

386,977,267

Foreign* ________________

110,028,965

87,681,521

Otherf _______________

571,067,117

850,279,525

$ 8,142,116,418

$ 8,285,385,834

$

862,910,138

$ 1,627,448,809

140,635,970

166,853,131

1,003,546,108

1,794,301,940

$23,954,895,045

$23,541,844,415

$

$

Federal Reserve notes______________

Deposits:
Member bank reserve accounts_____

~~

Total deposits________________ ....
Other liabilities:
Deferred availability cash item s_________
All other ___________________
Total other liabilities ____________
T O T A L L IA B IL IT IE S ______________

C A P IT A L A CC O U N TS
Capital paid in ______________________

_ .... - -

Surplus ______________________

206,603,950

192,854,450

206,603,950

T O T A L C A P IT A L A CC O U N TS

---

$

413,207,900

T O T A L L IA B IL IT IE S A N D C A P IT A L
A CC O U N TS -------------------------------------- $24,368,102,945

*
A fter deducting participations o f other Federal Reserve
Banks amounting t o .........................................................................................

192,854,450

$

385,708,900

$23,927,553,315

$214,600,000

$206,360,000

$46,551,945

$66,624,495

t F or Decem ber 31, 1971, includes IM F gold deposit.

Contingent liability on acceptances purchased for foreign
correspondents (after deducting participations of other
Federal Reserve Banks amounting to $132,460,000 for
December 31, 1972 and $187,861,300 for December
31,1971) ............................................................................




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Statement of Earnings and Expenses
1972

1971

Total current earnings________________________

$971,295,880

$959,231,739

Net expenses_________________________________

90,074,465

83,670,695

Current net earnings_____________________

$881,221,415

$875,561,044

$

769,744

$ 26,059,948

515,813

46,386

1,285,557

$ 26,106,334

Additions to current net earnings:
Profit on sales of U. S. Government securi­
ties and Federal agency obligations (net)
All other __________________________________
Total additions__________________________

$

Deductions from current net earnings:
$

2,151,738

Loss on foreign exchange transactions (net) „

$ 13,477,005

All other __________________________________

106,638

Total deductions_________________________

$ 13,583,643

Net deductions ( — ) or additions ( + ) ________

— $ 12,298,086

+ $ 23,895,930

Net earnings available for distribution____

$868,923,329

$899,456,974

Dividends paid _______________________________

$ 11,928,649

$ 11,341,925

Payments to U. S. Treasury (interest on Federal
Reserve notes) ____________________________

$843,245,180

$880,050,249

Transferred to surplus________________________

$ 13,749,500

$

Surplus— beginning of year___________________

$192,854,450

$184,789,650

Transferred from net earnings for y ea r_______

13,749,500

8,064,800

Surplus— end of y e a r--------------------------------------

$206,603,950

$192,854,450

58,666
$

2,210,404

8,064,800

SU R PLU S A CC O U N T




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Federal Reserve Bank of New York

DIRECTORS
R o s w e l l L. G il p a t r ic (C -1 9 7 4 * ),

Partner, Cravath, Swaine & M oore, Attorneys,
N ew Y ork , N. Y .
Chairman, and Federal R eserv e A g en t
F r a n k R . M il l ik e n (C -1 9 7 5 ),

President, K ennecott Copper Corporation,
N ew Y ork, N. Y .
D epu ty Chairman
A l a n P ifer (C -1 9 7 3 ),

N o r m a n B r a ssl e r (A -1 9 7 4 ),

Chairman o f the Board,
N ew Jersey Bank (N ational A ssociation ),

President, Carnegie Corporation of N ew Y ork ,
N ew Y ork, N. Y .

Clifton, N. J.
(E lected by Group 2 banks)

D a v id R o ckefeller (A -1 9 7 3 ),

Chairman of the Board, The Chase Manhattan Bank
(N ational A ssociation ),
N ew Y ork, N . Y .
(E lected by Group 1 banks)

M a u r ic e F. G r a n v il l e (B -1 9 7 3 ),

Chairman of the Board, T ex a co Inc.,
N ew Y ork , N. Y .
(E lected by Group 1 banks)

N e w m a n E. W a i t , Jr. (A -1 9 7 5 ),

J a c k B. J a c k s o n (B -1 9 7 5 ),

President, T he Adirondack Trust Company,
Saratoga Springs, N. Y .
(E lected by Group 3 banks)

President, J. C. Penney Co., Inc.,
N ew Y ork , N. Y .
(E lected by Group 3 banks)

* T he letter indicates the class o f directors; term expires December 31 o f the year indicated.




MEMBER OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
G a b r ie l H a u g e ,

Chairman of the Board, Manufacturers H anover Trust Company,
N ew Y ork , N . Y .

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Federal Reserve Bank of New York
OFFICERS
A lfred H a y e s , President
W i l l i a m F. T reiber , F irst V ice President
C h a r l e s A . C o o m bs , Senior V ice President
R ic h a r d A . D e b s , Senior V ice President
A l a n R . H o l m e s , Senior V ice President

R obert G. L i n k , S enior V ice President
T h o m a s M . T im l e n , Jr., Senior V ice President
T h o m a s O. W a a g e , S enior V ice President

D a v id E . B odner , V ice President
W il l i a m H . B r a u n , Jr., V ice President
P eter F o u s e k , V ice President
G eorge G a r v y , Econom ic A dviser
E d w a r d G. G u y , V ice President
J o h n T . K e a n e , V ice President

L eonard L a p id u s , V ice President
F red W . P id erit , Jr., V ice President
E verett B. P ost , V ice President
T h o m a s C. S l o a n e , V ice President
F rederick L . S m e d l e y , V ice President
P eter D . S t e r n l ig h t , V ice President
H . D avid W il l e y , V ice President

J a m e s O . A s t o n , Assistant V ice President
A . T h o m a s C o m bader , Assistant V ice President
R obert L . C ooper , A ssistant V ice President
R obert J. C r o w l e y , Assistant V ice President
H o w a r d F . C r u m b , A dviser
R ic h a r d G. D a v is , A dviser
K a r l L . E ge, A ssistant V ice President
M a r t in F r e n c h , Assistant V ice President
R a l p h H . G elder , Assistant V ice President
R ic h a r d H . H oen ig , Assistant V ice President
P eter P . L a n g , A dviser
M a d e l in e H . M c W h i n n e y , Assistant V ice President
P a u l M e e k , Assistant V ice President

J a m e s H . O l t m a n , Assistant General Counsel
S cott E . P ardee , A ssistant V ice President
E d w in R . P o w e r s , Assistant V ice President
C h a r l e s R . P r ic h e r , A ssistant V ice President
A . M a r s h a l l P u c k e t t , A ssistant V ice President
B e n e d ic t R a f a n e l l o , Assistant V ice President
W a lt e r S. R u s h m o r e , A ssistant V ice President
F rederick C. S c h a d r a c k , Jr., A dviser
W il l i a m M . S c h u l t z , Assistant V ice President
A l o y s iu s J. S t a n t o n , Assistant V ice President
R obert C. T h o m a n , A ssistant V ice President
P h il i p V a n O r m a n , Assistant V ice President
R obert Y o u n g , Jr., Assistant General Counsel

P a u l A i k e n , M anager, Com puter Support D epartm ent
B ru ce G. A l e x a n d e r , M anager, Personn el D epartm ent
L eon ard I. B e n n e t t s , M anager, Check A dju stm ent

J o h n C. H o u h o u l is , M anager, Paym ent S ystem s

and General Counsel

and Return Item s D epartm ent
A ll e n R . B iv e n s , A ssistant Counsel
J a m e s H . B o o t h , M anager, R egulations and Bank Analysis

D epartm ent
A r m o n d J. B raiger , M anager, Savings Bond D epartm ent
L o u is J. B rendel , M anager, Planning D epartm ent
J o h n C h o w a n s k y , M anager, M anagem ent Inform ation

D epartm ent
L o u is J. C o n r o y , M anager, E m ergen cy Planning D epartm ent
R ic h a r d D . C o o p e r s m it h , Assistant Counsel
E . G erald C o r r ig a n , Secretary
J o se ph R . C o yle , Securities Trading Officer
F red A . D e n e s e v ic h , M anager, N orth le r s e y Regional
Check P rocessing Center
A d a m R . D ic k , M anager, Batik Relations D epartm ent
M a t t h e w C. D rexler , M anager, Building Operating
D epartm ent
E d n a E . E h r l ic h , M anager, International R esearch
D epartm ent
E u g e n e P . E m o n d , M anager, Credit and D iscount Departm ent
C h e st e r B . F eldberg , Assistant Counsel
F rederick L . F r e y , Chief Exam iner
H e n r y S. F u j a r s k i , Jr., M anager, A ccounting Departm ent
P eter J. F u l l e n , M anager, Com puter Operations D epartm ent
M ar g aret L . G re e n e , M anager, F oreign Departm ent
M ic h a e l J. H a m b u r g e r , Senior Econom ist
G erald H a y d e n , M anager, Com puter Planning Departm ent
M a t t h e w J. H oey , M anager, Governm ent Bond and
Safekeeping D epartm ent
L eon R . H o l m e s , M anager, Cash Custody Departm ent,
and M anager, Collection D epartm ent




D epartm ent
W h i t n e y R . I r w i n , M anager, Cash D epartm ent
B er n a r d J. J a c k s o n , M anager, F oreign Departm ent
E d w a r d F . K ip f s t u h l , M anager, F oreign Banking

R egulations D epartm ent
T h o m a s P . K ip p , M anager, Check P rocessing D epartm ent
F red H . K lo p st oc k , Senior Econom ist
L eon K orobow , M anager, Banking Studies D epartm ent
R o n a ld E . L o n g , M anager, S ervice Departm ent
J o se p h M . O ’ C o n n e l l , M anager, Check Processing

D epartm ent
T heodore N. O p p e n h e im e r , Assistant Secretary
E r n e s t T . P a t r i k i s , Assistant Counsel
L eopold S. R a s s n i c k , Assistant Counsel, and

Assistant Secretary
M a r y J. R odgers, Assistant Counsel
F r a n c is H . R o h r b a c h , M anager, Personnel Departm ent
E d w in S. R o t h m a n , M anager, Foreign Departm ent
H erbert H . R u e s s , M anager, Credit and D iscount Departm ent
I r w in D. S andberg , M anager, A cceptan ce Departm ent,

and M anager, Securities Departm ent
R a l p h C. S c h in d l e r , R esearch Com piiter Officer
B e n j a m i n S t a c k h o u s e , M anager, Bank Applications

Departm ent
R udolf T h u n b e r g , M anager, D om estic Research Departm ent
S h e il a L. T s c h i n k e l , M anager, Securities D epartm ent
R u t h A n n T yl e r , M anager, Personnel Departm ent
R ic h a r d V o l l k o m m e r , M anager, G overnm ent Bond and

Safekeeping D epartm ent
W il l ia m M. W a l s h , M anager, R esearch Com puter

D epartm ent
S t e p h e n P . W e is , M anager, Security Custody Departm ent
W il l ia m H . W etendorf , M anager, P rotection Departm ent

G eorge C. S m i t h , General A uditor
J o h n E. F l a n a g a n , A ssistant General A uditor
J erry B e r k o w it z , M anager, Auditing Departm ent

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Buffalo Branch of Federal Reserve Bank of New York

DIRECTORS
R u pe r t W a r r e n , Chairman

Form er President, T rico Products Corporation,
Buffalo, N. Y .

W il l i a m B. A n d erso n ,

T heodore M . M c C lu r e ,

President, The First National Bank o f Jamestown,
T
,
XT V
Jamestown, N . Y .

N o r m a n F. B e a c h ,

President, The Citizens National
Bank and Trust Company,
W ellsville, N . Y .

D o n a ld R. N e sb it t ,

V ice President, Eastman K odak Company,

O w ner and operator, Silver Creek Farms,

Rochester, N . Y .

Albion, N. Y .

C l a u d e F. S h u c h t e r ,

A ngelo A . C o s t a n z a ,

President, Central Trust Company Rochester N . Y ., President and Chief E xecutive Officer,
l i.
xt it
Manufacturers and Traders T rust Company,
Rochester, N . Y .
Buffalo, N. Y .

OFFICERS
A n g u s A . M a c I n n e s , Jr* V ice President
R o n a l d B . G r a y , A ssistant V ice President and Cashier

H a r r y A . C u r t h , Jr., A ssistant Cashier




P eter D . L u ce , Assistant Cashier

A r t h u r A . R a n d a l l , Assistant Cashier