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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)

April 23» 1953•

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Member Bank Reserves and Related Items
During the week ended April 22, Member bank reserves decreased
million. The principal changes reducing reserves were increases of
$168 million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, $156 million
in Other deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, and #11 million in Foreign deposits
with Federal Reserve Banks, and a decrease of $154 million in Reserve Bank credit.
The principal offsetting change was a decrease of $31 million in Money in circulation.
$456

The decrease of $154 million in Reserve Bank credit resulted from decreases
of $113 million in Float, $26 million in Loans, discounts and advances, and
$15 million in U. S. Government securities held under repurchase agreement.

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items

April 22,
1953

Change since
April 15,
April 23,
12521252-

(in millions of dollars)
Reserve Bank credit:
U, S. Government securities'
Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Loans, discounts and advances
Float
Total
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

23,806
—

846
743
25,395
22,562
4,834

+1,434

—

- 15
- 26
-113
-154
1

+1,389
8
— 368
+
47
+
85
+
40

——

+

Money in circulation
Treasury cash holdings
Treasury deposits with F. R. Banks
Foreign deposits with F, R. Banks
Other deposits with F. R. Banks
Other F. R. accounts (net)

29,722
1,279
509
585
356
864

- 31
+ 1
+168
+ 11
+156
- 1

Member bank reserves

19,476

-456

19,488
-12

Daily averages for period—
Estimated excess reserves of member banks
606
Member bank borrowings at Federal Reserve Banks 1,039

Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

— —

+
11
23
+1,422
- 733
+
96

-

399

-107
-349

+
-

401
800

+ 15
-197

+
+

3
649

;

U. S. Government securities held in custody by the Federal Reserve Banks
for foreign account were $2,334 million, an increase of $47 million for the week

and
an increase of $725 million from the comparable date a year ago.


STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)

H.4.1(a)

April 22,
1953
A S S E T S
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U. S. Government securities:
Bought outright-Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government securities

Change since
April 23,
April 15,
1952
1953

20,620,10k

h

353,330
842,179
3,481

72

+
514,754
- 6,672,590
+ 8,205,598
613.848
+ 1,433,914

23.8o6,ll5

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank^-reserve accounts
U. S. Treasurer--general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability cash items
Other liabilities and accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

25,496,728

19,475,694
509,139
584,652
356,368
20,925,053
3,166,051

C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in
~
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit
and F. R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

+ 1,433,914

41,254

+ 1,444,182

2,770

5
5,006

272,814

+
+

5,108
28,358

: 6 9 6 , 5 7 2

+

995,730

-

+ 1,262,407

+
+

658,187

20

, ?,235

37,670

+
+
+

-

257,166

456,382

-

399,119

168,014

-

367,851

10,205

+

46,698

156,329

+ 8 4 , 9 9 4

121,534 : 6 3 5 , 2 7 8
545,020 +
295,387
1,154 +
2,098
703,370 + 9 2 4 , 6 1 4
94

584,676
27,543
218,778
50,696,055

6,704
696,572

+
+
+_
+

14,522
46,334

10,260
995,730

2.2%

.2$

46.1#
30,452
2,940

15,000
15,000

+

-

19.260 +

49,607,092

726,079
23,642
11,857
1,589

26,182 +

23,806,116

24,651,776
23
155,017
3,908,996
49,667
193,803
50,696,055

:

60,068

791

514,754
4,995,716
13,773,671
4,521,975

Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

786,147

+

E - W

W

-

+

443
106

+
-

22,356
3,687

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, APRIL 22. 1953
(Securities held under repurchase agreement are classified as maturing
within 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)
Discounts and
advances
Within 15 days
l6 to 90 days
91 days to 1 year
Over 1 year to 5 years
Over 5 years to 10 years
Over 10 years
Total




—805,551
36,587

41

842,179

Industrial
loans
TXT"
1,285
1,324

160

3,481

U. S. Government
securities
232,554
1,419,966
12,450,175
6,914,164
1,374,400
1,414,857
23,806,116

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON APRIL 22, 1953
(In thousands of dollars)

H.4.l(b)
A S S E T S
Total

Boston

20,628,104

667,34?

755,339

63,084

73,765

Total gold certificate
reserves—
21,383,443

730,431

6,807,916

Gold certificates
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes

Other cash
353,330
Discounts and advances
842,179
Industrial loans
3,48l
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bought outright—
Bills
514,754
Certificates
4,995,716
Notes
13,773,671
Bonds
4.521.975
Total
23,806,116
Held under repurchase
agreement
——
Total U. S. Government
securities
23,8o6,ll6
Total loans and
securities




—
358,355
987,985

324.361
1670,701

«•«•>

1670,701

24,651,776 1710,517

Due from foreign banks
23
F^R. notes of other banks 1 5 5 , 0 1 7
Uncollected cash items 3,908,996
Bank premises
49,667
Other assets
193,803
TOTAL ASSETS

23,488
39,8l6
—

50,696,055

1
3,324
294,458
4,785
13.768
2780,772

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich.

6,734,151 1200,354 1428,063

775,56?

623,269

4249,06?

530,463

299,043

923,159

569,455

81,029

62,692

127,138

51,18?

26,224

4o,6?4

29,811

685,961

4376,205

581,650

68,364
251,214
—

19,165
50,883

58,89?

1259,251 1511,342

6l,94l

24,537

78,728

62,823

—
139,008

83,279

2,955

29,735
94,502
—

856,596

21,157
24,925
22

Atlanta

31,103
16,496

3?8

Chicago St.Louis

49,999
36,798
33,605
87,188
485,249 357,123 326,l4o 728,284
8 6 2 , 7 6 9 1337,878 984,625 899,200 2 0 0 7 , 9 6 7
974.106 283.252 439.233 323,258 295,213 659,227
5,156,340 1491,192 2312,359 1701,804 1554,158 3482,666

1,076,157
2,967,069

——

32,244
312,92?

——

——

——

——

——

5,156,340 1491,192 2312,359 1 7 0 1 , 8 o 4 1554,158 3482,666

2

9,872
234,599
3,948
II.800

12,951,986 3100,979

2
7,867

350,206
4,615
18.651
4329,279

1
24,723
297,412
4,911
14.000

1
25,951
272,449
3,704
13,280

2945,551 2603,481

3
17,258
636,170

6,823
27,794
8866,497

325,26?

Dallas SanFran.

11,340

14,619

66,513
126

68,328

35,283

—
27,913
270,893
746,87?
245.204

155,709
429,312
140,945

1290,887

——

1290,887

l
6,542
159,493
2,963
10,115
2121,699

725,966

792,605

1
5,760

97,957
1,044
5.880

57,559

41,592
52,668

20,44l
24,853
62,705
198,379 241,198 4 8 5 , 3 0 2
546,953 6 6 5 , 0 0 7 1338,029
179.568 218,325 439,283
945,341 1149,383 2325,319

——
725,966

2628,166

599,266 2 6 8 5 , 7 2 5

963,833

6,289

5,235,068 1556,970 2406,861 1726,751 1571,032 3733,880 1341,770
1/ 7
20,051
778,502
7,207
41.294

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

——

——

——

945,341 1149,383 2325,319
1013,669

1
5,469
200,274
2,225
8,362

1234,803 2205,173

l/ After deducting $16,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

1184,666

1
6,697
178,872
619

9,937
1994,677

2377,987
2
21,503
408,604
6,823
18,922
5561,158

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON AHtIL 22, 1953
(In thousands of dollars)

1.4.1(c)
[.TAB I L I T I E S

Total

New York

Boston

Fhila,

Cleve.

Rich.

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

1765,892 1366,090 4903,642 1183,711
25,496,728 1578,308 5,616,306 1813,253 2357,466
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits i
5,898,018 929,345 1475,460 809,859 883,443 3186,048 705,661
• Member bank-reserve accts.19,475,694 802,555
31,942
39,155
60,571
31,675
35,737
40,860
85,493
509,139
29,247
U.S.Treasurer-general acct ,
29,160
25,078
79,898
22,162
43,740
53,654
584,652
35,575 1/173,479
Foreign
981
2.961
3.02
28
4.498
282.771
>6.368
4.61
Other
874,942 950,637 3329,564 766,747
20,925,853 872,026 6,439,761 1012,550 1574,472
Total deposits
587,186 193,809 294,710 244,765 234,892 480,129 125,376
3,166,051 260,610
Deferred avail, cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
2886,737 2552,559 8716,064 2076,631
49,607,892 2712,030 12,648,941 3020,622 4228,648
TOTAL LIABILITIES
11,183
10,893
32,919
8,896
81,293
17,470
24,624
257,166
13,784
Capital paid in
29,248
25,803
84,628
23,628
167,503
43,578
54,064
584,676
36,462
Surplus (Section 7)
3,349
762
1,429
521
7,319
4,489
1,006
27,543
3,011
Surplus (Section 13b)
15.034
13.464
31.451
12,02
?30
lZi-820
20
_218.778
15.48
;Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Contingent liability on
acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

50,696,055 2780,772

30,452
2,940

1,864

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

640,622 1001,646

721,820 2547,972

443,245
21,170
14,580

933,210
38,227
22,162

,12/

992,651 2416,199
32,510
62,552
26,244
58,920
1.194
36.627

481,119
82,723

997,138 1052,599 2574,298
163,259 169,414 329,178

1205,056 2162,673 1944,751 5453,180
5,785
9,723
12,651
27,945
15,131
21,925
25,381
57,325
1,073
1,137
1,307
2,140
58
Q.7TS
10.587
20.568

12,951,986 3100,979 4329,279 2945,551 2603,481 8866,497 2121,699 1234,803 2205,173 1994,677 5561,158

2/8,912

2,291
1,285

2,811
749

1,527
53

1,314

4,186

1,161

764

109

1,161

1,375

3,086

744

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F, R. notes outstanding
.Collateral for F.R. notes:
Gold certificates
..... Eligible paper
U. S. Govt, securities
Total collateral




26,514,568 1625,206

654,867 1032,343

759,911 2735,218

4,520,000 745,000 820,000 500,000 310,000 2700,000 280,000 155,000 280,000
50,180
69,770
57,435
—
24,000
416,531
38,688
OS.000 800.000
00.000
2400-000
1025.000
14.760.000 1300.000 1.500.000 1900-000 1700.000 1450.000
W.a&sS
6^089,770 a & S ? 2520:000 1^74:000 1510,000 5 1 0 0 ^ 1355A80 726,050 1147,608

214,000 1700,000

12,624,000

5,853,00 1874,682 2443,979 1866,360 1438,010 5001,414 1229,535

400,000

Hi:::

esssss 3 : : : = = £ £ :

580.000 1100.000
794,UX, 2842,800