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BOABi) OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.4.I

For Immediate Release
A p r i l l 4 , i960

WEEKLY AVERAGES OF MEMBER BANK RESERVES, RESERVE BANK CREDIT, AND RELATED ITEMS
and
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
The average of d a i l y f i g u r e s of t o t a l member bank r e s e r v e s h e l d during
t h e week ended A p r i l 13 i n c r e a s e d a net of $5 m i l l i o n t o $17,874 m i l l i o n , which
r e f l e c t e d i n p a r t a decrease of $16 m i l l i o n i n member bank r e s e r v e balances a t
t h e Federal Reserve Banks. Estimated r e q u i r e d r e s e r v e s decreased $56 m i l l i o n ;
and estimated excess r e s e r v e s i n c r e a s e d $6l m i l l i o n t o $503 m i l l i o n . Member bank
borrowings a t t h e Federal Reserve Banks exceeded excess r e s e r v e s by $168 m i l l i o n ,
compared with t h e r e v i s e d f i g u r e of $262 m i l l i o n the week b e f o r e .
The p r i n c i p a l changes reducing average r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s with Federal
Reserve Banks were i n c r e a s e s of $174 m i l l i o n i n currency i n c i r c u l a t i o n and
$37 m i l l i o n in f o r e i g n d e p o s i t s with Federal Reserve Banks, and a decrease of
$33 m i l l i o n i n member bank borrowings. The p r i n c i p a l o f f s e t t i n g changes were
i n c r e a s e s of $91 m i l l i o n i n U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s h e l d under repurchase
agreement and $21 m i l l i o n bought o u t r i g h t , and $31 m i l l i o n i n "other" loans,
discounts, and advances, and decreases of $44 m i l l i o n in Treasury d e p o s i t s with
Federal Reserve Banks, and $25 m i l l i o n i n "other" F. R. accounts ( n e t ) . T o t a l
Reserve Bank c r e d i t i n c r e a s e d $123 m i l l i o n .
As of
bought o u t r i g h t
s e c u r i t i e s held
bank borrowings

Wednesday, A p r i l 13, holdings of U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
were $65 m i l l i o n higher than a week e a r l i e r , U. S. Government
under repurchase agreement were $68 m i l l i o n higher, and member
were $306 m i l l i o n lower.

Member bank r e s e r v e s ,
Reserve Bank c r e d i t ,
and r e l a t e d items
Reserve Bank c r e d i t :
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s —
Bought outright—System account
Held under repurchase agreement
Acceptances—bought o u t r i g h t
Loans, d i s c o u n t s , and. advances—
Member bank borrowings
Other
Float
T o t a l Reserve Bank c r e d i t
Gold stock
Treasury currency o u t s t a n d i n g
Currency i n c i r c u l a t i o n
Treasury cash holdings
Treasury d e p o s i t s w i t h F . R. Banks
Foreign d e p o s i t s with F . R. Banks
Other d e p o s i t s with F . R. Banks
Other F . R. accounts ( n e t )
Member bank r e s e r v e s :
With F e d e r a l Reserve Banks
Cash allowed as r e s e r v e s (estimated)
Total r e s e r v e s h e l d
Required r e s e r v e s ( e s t i m a t e d )
Excess r e s e r v e s (estimated)

Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s
Week ended Change from week ended Wednesday,
A p r i l 15, A p r i l 13,
A p r i l 6,
A p r i l 13,
i960
I960
1959
I960
(In m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
260
133
2

25,329
125
32

- 33
+ 31
+ 12
+123
- 12
+ 2
+111

32
+
44
+
94
- 284
-1,046
+
90
-1, 240

419
85
933
26,922
19,386
5,343
51,652

31,823^
417
465
200
349
917
34,175

+174
- 7
- 44
+ 37
- 7
- 25
+127

+
-

462
295

+
-

79
6
264

-

176

31,839*
426
273
237
344
852
33,971

17,634
240
17,874
17,371
503

- 16
+ 21
+ 5
- 56

-1,064
+ 240
- 824

25,285
111
33

+ 21
+ 91

671

62
910
27,073
19,394
5,343.2
51,809

- -

+ 61

+

-

+

6

883

59

17,681
240
17,921
17,481
440

On A p r i l 13, i960, U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s h e l d i n custody by t h e
Federal Reserve Banks f o r f o r e i g n account were $4,765 m i l l i o n , an i n c r e a s e of
$15 m i l l i o n f o r t h e week and an i n c r e a s e of $1,101 m i l l i o n from t h e comparable
d a t e a year ago.

H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )

Change since
A p r i l 15,
A p r i l 6,
I960
1959

A p r i l 13,
I960
ASSETS
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e account
Redemption fund f o r F . R. notes
T o t a l gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s
F . R. notes of o t h e r Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
I n d u s t r i a l loans
Acceptances—bought o u t r i g h t
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bought o u t r i g h t —
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
T o t a l bought o u t r i g h t
Held under repurchase agreement
T o t a l U. S . Government s e c u r i t i e s
T o t a l loans and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from f o r e i g n banks
Cash items i n process of c o l l e c t i o n
Bank premises
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS

18,147,642
948,368
19,096,010
401,736
401,087
503,850

-

-

——

11,001
2,204
13, 205
21, 556
35,382
266,007
——

4-

-

+

64,700
-

—

- -

+
+
+

782,250
34,139
748,111
10,289
8,673
4l4,351
4
2,720

259,083
-10,142,733
+10,142,733
-

-

64,700
67, 500
132,200

-

-

259,083
88,400
347,483
759,118

133,807

25,989,231
15
5,853,735
102,678
302,490
52,146,982

+
+
+
+

869,268
87
19,723
685,120

+
+

286,851
7,501
112,822
1,654,795

+

427,860

- -

— —

L I A B I L I T I E S
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s
Deposits:
Member bank r e s e r v e s
U. S . T r e a s u r e r — g e n e r a l account
Foreign
Other
Total d e p o s i t s
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y cash items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s and accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

27,434,359

+

53,532

17,680,611
272,792
236,982
344,096
18,534,481
4,920,551
36,078
50,925,469

+

19,966
144,386
71,591
7,429
60,258
76l,546
1,210
756,030

c a p i t a l
a c c o u n t s
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

396,306
774,808
50,399
52,146,982

+

+

71,451
685,128

41.5%

-

.1#

Ratio of gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s t o d e p o s i t
and F . R. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on acceptances purchased
f o r f o r e i g n correspondents
I n d u s t r i a l loan commitments

-

+

+

31,702
1,328,117
8,506,993
13,010,298
2,483,771
25,329,179
124,500
25,453,679

-

+

-

+
-

+
+

549

-

1,231,995
226,622
20,280
+
1,207
- 1,477,690
397,494
+
5,922
1,441,402
~
-

-

-

+
-

-

169,487
- -

-

-

20,230
93,602
140,021
1,654,795
.7#

-

10,480

+

- -

-

111,395
360

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, APRIL 13, I960
(Acceptances and s e c u r i t i e s held under repurchase agreement a r e c l a s s i f i e d as
maturing w i t h i n 15 days i n accordance with maximum m a t u r i t y of t h e agreements.)

Within 15 days
16 days t o 90 days
91 days t o 1 y e a r
Over 1 year t o 5 y e a r s
Over 5 years t o 10 years
Over 10 y e a r s
Total

Discounts and
advances
412,78?
91,015
48
—
--503,850

Acceptances
7,160
24,542
-—
-—
31,702

U. S . Government
securities
362,660
788,307
14,308,643
8,544,212
1,178,574
271,283
25,453,679

SIA.TEMEMT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON APRIL 13, 3-960
St.
ClevePhilaRichmond A t l a n t a Chicago
Boston
New York
Louis
delphia
land
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )

B.4.1(b)
Total
ASSETS

Kansas
City

Dallas

690,618

315,183

691,495

612,127 2419,503

178,859

45,295

23,604

44,378

946,953 3268,440

735,913

338,787

735,873

885,355 3089,581

18,147,642

831,120

948,368

57,708

19,096,010

888,828

F . R . n o t e s of o t h e r Banks
Other cash

401,736
401,087

21,782
24,951

115,062
70,618

15,868
l 6 ; 270

20,334
37,291

25,719
22,361

82,023
33,030

20,059
73,538

10,124
22,400

10,016
10,815

16,583
14,038

23,060
18,280

41,106
57,495

Discounts and advances
Acceptances;
Bought o u t r i g h t
U. S . Govt, s e c u r i t i e s :
Bought o u t r i g h t —
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under repurchase
agreement

503,850

27,980

59,395

14,64o

30,990

33,032

53,870

125,097

17,705

50,030

47,620

14,911

28,580

Gold c e r t i f i c a t e account
Redemption f u n d f o r
F . R. n o t e s
T o t a l gold c e r t i f i c a t e
reserves

4,875,778 1062,704 1633,054 1041,124

San
Francisco

Minneapolis

204,675

84,669

74,987

5,080,453 1120,470 1717,723 1116,111

61,598

32,420

82,409

644,547 2501,912

31,702

31,702
1,328,117
8, 506,993

71,373
457,166
13,010,298 699,173
2,483,771 133,478
25,329,179 1361,190
124,500

57,766

30,819
57,004
53,523 156,091
197,405 365,129 342,832 999,810
301,904 558,415 524,315 1529,074
57,636 106,606 100,096 291,913
587,764 1007,154 1020,766 2976",W

76,042 114,108
84,063
72,821 227,319
53,679
331,275
2,121,916 487,076 730,895 538,450 466,447 1456, o4o 343,827
3,245,185 744,918 1117,806 823,487 713,368 2226,816 525,837
619,532 142,211 213,398 157,210 136,188 425,117 100,386
6,317,908 1450,247 2176,207 1603, 210 1308,024 4335,292 1023,729

--

5OO

--

--

--

T o t a l U. S . Govt, s e e s .

25,453,679 1361,190

6,442,408 1450,247 2176,207 1603,210 1388,824 4335,292 1023,729

587,764 1087,154 1020,766 2976,888

Total loans & s e c u r i t i e s

25,989,231 1389,170

6,533, 505 1464,887 2207,197 1636,242 1442,694 4460,389 I04i, 434

637,794 1134,774 1035,677 3005,468

1

2

Due from f o r e i g n banks
Cash items i n process
of c o l l e c t i o n
Bank premises
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS

15

1

5,853,735
102,678
302,490

395,776
4,224
16,163

/

4

1,090,621
9,742
74,633

1

1

1

1

2

352,624
3,969
17,206

488,577
9,096
25,985

466,, 819
6,522
19,131

581,799
10,284
17,294

916,274
17,711
51,033

2
254,014
6,924
12,118

/

/

156,602
4,986
6,992

1

1

2

284,342
4,580
13,893

289,583
12,650
12,316

576,704
11,990
35,726

52,146,982 2740,895 12,974,638 2991,295 4506,204 3292,906 3114,078 8807,446 2082,927 1165,992 2204,084 2036,114 6230,403

l / A f t e r deducting $11,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.
2 / Less t h a n $500.

g.4.l(c)
Total
L I A B I L I T I E S
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s
Deposits:
Member bank r e s e r v e s
U.S.Treas.-gen.acct.
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y
cash items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s and
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERA RESERVE BANK ON APRIL 13, I960
St.
ClevePMlaRichmond A t l a n t a Chicago
Mew York
Boston
Louis
land
delphla
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )

27,434,359 1576,546

6,416,733 1779,365 2506,813 2048,583 1545,605 5191,452 1195,818

17,680,611

4,868,164 825,139 1423,553
212,905
5,701
5,250
1/69,672
13,806
21,996
273,501
2,496
1.136
5,424,242 847,142 1451,935

236,982

344,096
18,534,481

710,260
5,284
11,466
1.554
728,564

4,920,551

373,511

272,792

776,160

291,327

431,761

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Francisco

605,699 1096,617

781,251 2689,877

768,271
5,743
10,530
5.583
790,127

963,427 2611,114 619,052 382,307 815,372
5,367
5,201
5,888
5,569
4,986
5,382
9,594
7,722
12,168
32,292
sol
2.226
1.625
2.680
5,851
983,844 2654,247 634,287 393,559 832,393

905,167 2788,785
5,457
5,441
13,572
28,782
2.244
44,693
926,440 2867,701

397,174

518,513

256,869

785,419

210,342

137,150

222,766

519,559

1,977
9,724
1,840
3,018
1,928
1,885
5,574
1,174
1,245
l,4oo
1,676
4,637
36,078
2680^598
12,626,859
2919,674
4393,527
3237,812
3049,847
8636,692
2041,621
1137,653
2153,176
1966,236
6081,774
50,925,469

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Conting. l i a b . on a c c e p t ances purchased f o r
f o r e i g n correspondents

396,306
774,808
50,399

19,511
38,332
22,454
Mb

23,219
45,638
2',764
2,764

36,640
72,530
3,507

17,670
34,566
2,858

20,832
40,306
3,093

55,087
107,334
8,333

13,307
25,862
2,137

9,175
17,580
1,584

16,643
31,720
2,545

22,938
44,645
2,295

48,282
95,390
4,957..
4,957

52,146,982 2740,895 12,974,638 2991,295 4506,204 3292,906 3114,078 8807,446 2082,927 1165,992 2204,084 2036,114 6230,403

169,487

8,305

6C
F . R. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g j 28,404,722 1638,780
C o l l a t . f o r F . R. n o t e s : /
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e a c c t J 10,585,000 530,000
__
E l i g i b l e paper
\
68,525
1250,000
U. S . Govt, s e c u r i t i e s -18 >32$, 0001780,000
Total c o l l a t e r a l
l / A f t e r deducting $167,3- L0,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s
2 / A f t e r deducting $121,If )2,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s
3 •? >

113,002
220,905
13*872
13,872

2/48,295

10,000

15,933

7,627

8,8l4

23,391

5,593

3,899

6,950

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
6,732,207 1817,006 2559,810 2101,871 1605,578 5308,733 1243,964
Z/7.%, f Z C
2,900,000 700,000 920,000 675,000 500,000 1900,000 430,000
—
—
9,625
—
—
——
—
14,900
4.000,000 12.00,000 83OyOO0/1465,000 1200,000 3700,000 935,000
6,900,000 1909,625 175%66€L£i4o,000 1700,000 5600,000 1379,900
of o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve Banks .A
of o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.

9,831

20,849

615,804 1119,614

—
825,479 2835,876

180,000

250,000 1300,000

300,000
44,000
450,000 870,000
630,000 1214,000

625,000 1800,000
875,000 3100,000