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FED ER A L RESER VE BANK
O F NEW YORK

r Circular No. 7 3 2 31

I.

January 18, 1974

FIFTY-NINTH ANNUAL STATEMENT

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

Herewith is a statement of condition of the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York at the close of the year 1973, and of earnings and expenses
for that year. For convenient comparison, the corresponding figures
for 1972 are also shown.

The regular annual report of the Bank, containing a review of
economic and financial developments and of Bank operations in 1973,
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.

J

Statement of Condition
A SSE TS

Dec. 3 1 , 1973

Gold certificate account_______________________ $ 3,231,124,460

Dec. 3 1 , 19 72

$ 2,063,888,207

Special Drawing Rights certificate account____

93,000,000

93.000.000

Federal Reserve notes of other Banks__________

197,837,504

205,955,637

Other cash___________________________________

19,011,686

17,434,740

Total ___________________________________
Advances____________________________________

$ 3,540,973,650

$ 2,380,278,584

$

$

485,105,000

926,100,000

Acceptances:
Bought outright___________________________

68,013,606

70,460,821

Held under repurchase agreements -__ ______

— 0—

36,305,904

U.S. Government securities:

17,702,177,000

Bought outright*____________________ __ __

19,313,746,000

Held under repurchase agreements__________

58,000,000

97,500,000

Bought outright___________________________

476,946,955

332,538,675

Held under repurchase agreements__________

42,000,000

13.000.000

Federal agency obligations:

Total loans and securities_________________ $20,443,811,561

$19,178,082,400

Other assets:
Cash items in process of collection___________ $t 2,575,286,995
Bank premises_____________________________

10,066,694

All o t h e r f_________________________________

207,995,556

$ 2,543,299,757
7,482,265
258,959,939

Total other assets________________________ $ 2,793,349,245

$ 2,809,741,961

T O T A L A S S E T S _______________________ $26,778,134,456

$24,368,102,945

*
Includes securities loaned— fully secured by U. S. Govern­
ment securities pledged with the B a n k ....................................................
t Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies.




$162,950,000

$27,100,000

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

Dec. 3 1 , i 973

Federal Reserve notes_________________________ $16,081,664,698

Dec. 3 1 , 1972

$14,809,232,519

Deposits:
Member bank reserve accounts_____________

$ 7,780,245,806

$ 7,072,851,457

U. S. Treasurer— general account___________

394,348,031

388,168,879

Foreign* ----------------------------------------------------

58,634,596

110,028,965

O th er__________________________ ____ ______

673,840,619

571,067,117

Total deposits_________ _________________

$ 8,907,069,052

$ 8,142,116,418

Deferred availability cash item s____________

$ 1,118,003,627

$

All other __________________________________

241,471,579

140,635,970

Total other liabilities ____________________

1,359,475,206

1,003,546,108

T O T A L L IA B IL IT IE S _________________

$26,348,208,956

$23,954,895,045

Other liabilities:
862,910,138

C A P IT A L ACCOU N TS
Capital paid in ____________________________ __ $

214,962,750

Surplus ------------ --------------------------------------------$

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 _________________________

$26,778,134,456

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




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429,925,500

206,603,950
206,603,950

214,962,750

T O T A L C A P IT A L A C C O U N T S ______

Contingent liability on acceptances purchased for foreign
correspondents (after deducting participations of other
Federal Reserve Banks amounting to $429,432,900 for
Decem ber 31, 1973 and $132,460,000 for Decem ber
31, 1972) ....................................................................................

$

$

413,207,900

$24,368,102,945

$192,140,000

$214,600,000

$151,662,148

$46,551,945

Statement of Earnings and Expenses
1972

*973
Total current earnings________________________

$1,347,806,665

$971,295,880

Net expenses_________________________________

108,848,083

90,074,465

Current net earnings_____________________

$1,238,958,582

$881,221,415

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

- 0 -

All other __________________________________

$

503,460

Total additions __________________________

$

503,460

$

9,281,164

$

769,744
515,813

$

1,285,557

Deductions from current net earnings:
Loss on sales of U. S. Government securi­
ties and Federal agency obligations (net)

- 0 -

Loss on foreign exchange transactions (net) „

12,375,714

$ 13,477,005

All other __________________________________

60,104

106,638

Total deductions_________________________

$

21,716,982

$ 13,583,643

Net deductions _______________________________

$

21,213,522

$ 12,298,086

$1,217,745,060

$868,923,329

Net earnings available for distribution____
Dividends paid ______________________________

$

12,549,890

$ 11,928,649

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

$1,196,836,370

$843,245,180

Transferred to surplus_________________ __ ___

$

8,358,800

$ 13,749,500

$192,854,450

Transferred from net earnings for y ea r_______

$ 206,603,950
8,358,800

Surplus— end of y e a r_________________________

214,962,750

$206,603,950

SU R PLU S A C C O U N T
Surplus— beginning of year______________ ____




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13,749,500

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

DIRECTORS
R o s w e l l L. G i l p a t r i c (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
N

M

B r a s s l e r (A -1 9 7 4 ),
Chairman o f the Board,
N ew Jersey Bank (N ational A ssociation ),
Clifton, N. J.
(E lected by Group 2 banks)

orm an

A

lan

President, Carnegie Corporation of N ew Y ork ,
N ew Y ork, N. Y .
D a v id R o c k e fe ll er (A -1 9 7 6 ),

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

F. G r a n v il l e (B -1 9 7 6 ),
Chairman o f the Board, T ex a co Inc.,
N ew Y ork , N . Y .
(E lected by Group 1 banks)

a u r ic e

W

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

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

P ifer (C -1 9 7 6 ),

S . S n e a t h (B -1 9 7 4 ),
President, Union Carbide Corporation,
New Y ork, N . Y .
(E lected by Group 2 banks)

il l ia m

E. W a i t , Jr. (A -1 9 7 5 ),
President, T he Adirondack Trust Company,

ew man

Saratoga Springs, N . Y .
(E lected by Group 3 banks)

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




M EM B ER OF F ED E R AL A D V IS O R Y COUNCIL
G a b r ie l H

au ge,

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

Federal Reserve Bank of New York
OFFICERS
A l f r e d H a y e s , President
R ic h a r d A . D eb s , F irst V ice President
C h a r l e s A . C o o m b s , Senior V ice President
A l a n R . H o l m e s , Senior V ice P resident

T
T

D a v id E . B odner , V ice President
W i l l i a m H . B r a u n , J r., V ice President
R ic h a r d G . D a v i s , V ice President
K a r l L . E ge, V ice President
P eter F o u s e k , E conom ic A dviser
G eorge G a r v y , V ice P resident and Senior A d viser
E d w a r d G . G u y , V ice President

R obert E . L lo y d , J r., V ice President
P a u l M e e k , M on etary A dviser
F red W . P id er it , J r., V ice President
E verett B. P o st , V ice President
A . M a r s h a l l P u c k e t t , V ice President
T h o m a s C. S l o a n e , V ice President
F r ed er ick 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 a v id W i l l e y , V ice President

and General Counsel
J o h n T . K e a n e , V ice President
L e o n a r d L a p id u s , V ice P resident

homas

M. T

im l e n ,

homas

O. W

aage,

J r., Senior V ice President
S enior V ice President

J a m e s O . A s t o n , A ssistant V ice President
L o u is J. B r e n d e l , Assistant V ice President
A . T h o m a s C o m b a d e r , Buildings Adm inistrator
R obert L. C ooper , A ssistant V ice President
J o s e p h R . C o y l e , Chief Securities Trading Officer
R obert J. C r o w l e y , A ssistant V ice President
H o w a r d F. C r u m b , A d viser
R a l p h H . G elder , A ssistant V ice President
R ic h a r d H . H o e n ig , A ssistant V ice President
M a t t h e w J. H o e y , Assistant V ice President
W h i t n e y R . I r w i n , Assistant V ice President
F red H . K l o p s t o c k , A d viser
M a d e l in e H . M cW h i n n e y , Assistant V ice President
A n t o n S. N i s s e n , Assistant V ice President
J a m e s H . O l t m a n , A ssistant General Counsel

S cott E . P ardee , A ssistant V ice President
E d w i n R . P o w e r s , 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 l t e r S . R u s h m o r e , A ssistant V ice President
I r w i n D. S a n d be r g , A ssistant V ice President
F red er ick C. S c h a d r a c k , Jr., A d viser
W i l l i a m M . S c h u l t z , A ssistant 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
R udolf T h u n b e r g , A ssistant V ice President
P h il i p V a n O r m a n , Assistant V ice President
W i l l i a m M . W a l s h , Assistant V ice President
W i l l i a m H . W e te n d o r f , A ssistant V ice President
R obert Y o u n g , Jr., A ssistant General Counsel

B r u c e G. A l e x a n d e r , M anager, Personnel D epartm ent
L e o n a r d I. B e n n e t t s , M anager, Check A dju stm ent

J o h n C. H

R egulations D epartm ent
L e o n K o robow , M anager, Banking Studies D epartm ent
R o n a l d E. L o n g , M anager, Planning D epartm ent
C h a r l e s M. L u c a s , M anager, Statistics D epartm ent
F r a n k W . L u n d b l a d , Jr., M anager, P rotection Departm ent
J o s e p h M. O ’ C o n n e l l , M anager, Check Processing

D epartm ent
J. B opp , M anager, Cash Custody Departm ent,
and M anager, C ollection D epartm ent
A r m o n d J. B r aig er , M anager, Savings Bond D epartm ent
R a l p h A . C a n n III, M anager, Check P rocessing D epartm ent
T e r r e n c e J. C h e c k i , M anager, Personnel 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
P a u l J. C ie u r z o , M anager, G overnm ent Bond and
Safekeeping 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 , A ssistant Counsel
E . G erald C o r r ig a n , Secretary
F red A . D e n e s e v i c h , M anager, Check P rocessing
D epartm ent
A d a m R . D i c k , M anager, Bank R elations D epartm ent
M a t t h e w C . D r exler , M anager, Building Operating
D epartm ent
E d n a E . E h r l i c 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 D epartm ent
F r ed e r ick 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 D epartm ent
P eter J. F u l l e n , M anager, Com puter Operations D epartm ent
M a r g a r e t L. G r e e n e , M anager, F oreign D epartm ent
M i c 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 Support Departm ent
L e o n R . H o l m e s , M anager, Cash Departm ent
aren




M anager, Paym ent System s

B e r n a r d J. J a c k s o n , M anager, F oreign D epartm ent
E d w a r d F. K i p f s t u h l , M anager, F oreign Banking

and R eturn Item s D epartm ent
J e r r y B e r k o w i t z , M anager, Com puter Planning Departm ent
A l l e n R . B i v e n s , A ssistant Counsel
J a m e s H . B o o t h , M anager, R egulations and Bank A nalysis
K

o u h o u l is ,

D epartm ent

D epartm ent
T heodore N. O p p e n h e im e r , A ssistant S ecretary
E d w a r d J. O zog , M anager, A cceptan ce Departm ent,

and M anager, Securities D epartm ent
E r n e s t T . P a t r i k i s , Assistant Counsel
J ero m e P . P erlongo , M anager, N orth Jersey Regional

Check P rocessing Center
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 D epartm ent
E d w i n 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
R a l p h C. S c h in d l e r , R esearch Com puter Officer
C e c il A. S h e p h e r d , Equal Opportunity Officer
B e n j a m i n S t a c k h o u s e , M anager, Bank Applications

D epartm ent
G a r y H . S t e r n , M anager, D om estic R esearch Departm ent
S t e p h e n G . T h i e k e , A ssistant Secretary
S h e i l 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 y l e r , M anager, Service 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 Departm ent
e is , M anager, Security Custody D epartm ent

S t e p h e n P. W

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
W . W i l l i a m B a u m g a r d t , M anager, Auditing D epartm ent

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Buffalo Branch of Federal Reserve Bank of New York

DIRECTORS
N

orman

F. B e a c h , Chairman,

V ice President, Eastman K odak Company,
Rochester, N . Y .

J. W

allace

D a n ie l G . R a n s o m ,

E ly,

President and Chief Executive Officer,
Security Trust Company of Rochester,
Rochester, N. Y .

T

heodore

M. M

President, The W m . H engerer Company,
Buffalo, N. Y.

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

cC lu r e ,

President and Chief Executive Officer,
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company,
Buffalo, N . Y .

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

D onald R . N

e s b it t ,

R u per t W

O w ner and operator, Silver Creek Farms,

arren ,

Form er President, T rico Products Corporation,

Albion, N . Y .

Buffalo, N . Y .

OFFICERS
A

ngus

A. M

acI 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

arry




A . C u r t h , J r., A ssistant Cashier
G a r y S. W

P eter D . L u c e , Assistant Cashier
e in t r a u b ,

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Assistant Cashier