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H.4.1

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

For Immediate Release
April 30, 1959

WEEKLY AVERAGES OF MEMBER BANK RESERVES, RESERVE BANK CREDIT, AND RELATED ITEMS
and
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
The average of daily figures of member bank reserves for the week ended
April 29 decreased $266 million to $18,551 million. Estimated required reserves
decreased $112 million; and estimated excess reserves decreased $154 million to
$458 million. Member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks exceeded excess
reserves by $198 million, compared with $137 million the week before.
The principal changes reducing average reserves were decreases of
in Federal Reserve float, $93 million in member bank borrowings, and
$79 million in gold stock, and an increase of $104 million in Treasury deposits
with Federal Reserve Banks. The principal offsetting changes were an increase of
$64 million in Federal Reserve holdings of U. S. Government securities, and
decreases of $88 million in money in circulation and $42 million in "other" F. R.
accounts (net). Total Reserve Bank credit decreased $260 million.

$230 million

As of Wednesday, April 29, holdings of U. S. Government securities
bought outright were $60 million higher than a week earlier and member bank
borrowings were $480 million lower.

Member bank reserves,
Reserve Bank credit,
and related items
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securities-Bought outright--System account
Held under repurchase agreement
Acceptances-Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Loans, discounts, and advances-Member bank borrowings
Other
Float
Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

Averages of daily figures
Week ended Change from week ended
April 22, I April 30,
April 29,
1958
1959
1959
(In millions of dollars)

25,608
- -

31

656

18
900
27, 212
20, 330
5,257
52,799

Wednesday
April 29,
1959

+1,996
14
-

25,623

7

29

- 79
+ 3
-337

+ 531
+
18
+ 123
+2,646
-1,694
+
63
+1,014

516
18
801
26,987
20, 330
5,257
52,575

- 88

+

31,276

+ 97
- 33
+
-

1
1

- 93
-• •

-230
-260

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)

31,244
705
560
271
333
1,136
34,246

+104
- 15
- 29
- 42
- 71

Member bank reserves-Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

18,551
18,093
458

-266
-112
-154

-

- -

--

-

+
-

+
+
+
+
-

724
27
41
36
64
85
713
302
439
137

710
466
274
335
1,136
34,196
18,378

18,112
266

On April 29, 1959, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $3,586 million, a decrease of
$18 million for the week and an increase of $518 million from the comparable
date
a year ago.



H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF1 THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(in thousands of dollars)

Change since
April 30,
April 22,
1958
1959

April 29,
ASS E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves
F. R. notes of other Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
Acceptances—bought outright
U. S. Government securities:
Bought outright-Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government securities

18,829,892
910,544
19,740,436
388,900
394,063
533,768

+
-

-

-

1
3,684
3,603
26,332
3,624
480,293

4

65,213

+

52,198
24,053
377,829
499

-1,668,287

*" •»

28,984

8,432

- -

59,600

+ 676,190
-l, 296,379
+2,867,565

1,621,900
18,649,726
2,867,565

+

25,622,962

+

59,600

- 305,486
+1,941,890

25,622,962

+

59,600

+1,941,890

420,693

+2,310,788

2,483,771

26,185,718
15
5,355,334
95,243
214,932
52,374,641

Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

-1,733,500

+

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

18,378,235
465,859
273,515
334,964
19,452,573
4,554,086
32,023
50,960,341

C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

377,401
868,4io
168,489
52,374,641

26,921,659

•» -

— — —

—

- -

+
+
-

293,393
30
12,522
735,173
5,247

-

*

-

+
+
-

+
-

381,783
29,681
26,201
2,015
383,248
317,022
2,145
703,372

1,168

+

•» —

-

32,969
735,173

+ 516,046
+
8,675
31,043
+1,059,928
+

547,059

+ 124,288
+
+
+

128,275
16,723
76,254
63,518
512,111
13,570

+1,009,222

+
1/+

27,024
31,669
7,987
+1,059,928

Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit
+
4.1$
.4$
42.6%
and F. R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
698 - 75,249
56,212
for foreign correspondents
636
- 360
Industrial loan commitments
1/ Net change after elimination of Sec. 13b surplus of $27,543,000 ° n Sept. 2, 1958
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, APRIL 29, 1959
(Acceptances and securities held under repurchase agreement are classified as
maturing within 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)

Within 15 days
16 days to 90 days
91 days to 1 year
Over 1 year to 5 years
Over 5 years to 10 years
Over 10 years
Total



Discounts and
advances
509,590
24,049
129

533,768

Industrial
loans

™TT

Acceptances
9,248
19,736

28,984

U. S. Government
securities
4l6,290
969,310
18,886,026
3,881,179
206,495

1,263,662
25,622,962

H.4.1(b)
Total
A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes
Total gold certificate
reserves
F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
Acceptances—
Bought outright
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bought outright—
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under repurchase
agreement

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OH APRIL 29, 1959
PhilaCleveSt.
Boston
New York
Richmond Atlanta Chicago
delphia
land
Louis
(In thousands of dollars)

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Francisco

18,829,892 840,166 5,072,226 1059,339 1706,879 993,266 864,204 3295,437 691,898 407,549 709,398 674,782 2514,748
910,544
19,740,436

388,900

55,758

190,254

57,274

84,883

76,762

55,002 169,385

43,742

22,388

42,751

29,243

83.102

895,924 5,262,480 1116,613 1791,762 1070,028 919,206 3464,822 735,640 429,937 752,149 704,025 2597,850
98,650

30,274

394,063

28,821

533,768
4

51,152

28,984

72,227

19,352
18,213

22,192
37,364

38,246
26,066

67,800
30,424

28,406
64,611

10,024
24,929

10,987
12,442

7,009
13,580

17,740
14,644

38,220
50,742

63,973

11,632

24,016

51,004

61,402

70,983

27,751

26,417
4

91,677

13,390

40,371

28,984

1,621,900 87,931
408,155
92,491 140,421 103,943
85,480 280,674
65,963
18,649,726 1011,095 4,693,241 1063,519 1614,656 1195,224 982,915 3227,372 758,484
2,867,565 155,465
721,628 163,526 248,268 183,777 151,132 496,238 116,624
2,483,771 134,658
625,046 141,639 215.040 159.180 130.905 429,821 101,015

36,941 69,912 64,737 185,252
424,785 803,897 744,385 2130,153
65,315 123,606 114,456 327,530
56,573

107,063

99.137

281.694

25,622,962 1389,149 6,448,070 1461,175 2218,385 1642,124 1350,432 4434,105 1042,086 583,6l4 1104,478 1022,715 2926,629

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

25,622,962 1389,149 6,448,070 1461,175 2218,385 1642,124 1350,432 4434,105 1042.086 583.6l4 1104,478 1022.715 2926.629

Total loans & securities

26,185,718

Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

15
5,355,334
95,243
214,932

1440,301 6,541,027 1472,807 2242,401 1693,128 1411,834 4505,088 1069,837 610,035 1196,155 1036,105 2967,000
1
381,839
4,566
11,843

1

/ 4
999,196
10,252
52,765

1
324,820
4,156
11,950

1
1
521,835 403,849
9,391
6,957
18.844
13,784

2
1
875,054 224,028
12,675
6,950
36,387
8,848

2/
139,526
5,187
4.848

1
244,044
4,743
10.072

1
271,715
8,320
8.829

1
524,251
12,506
24.469

52,374,641 2793,569 13,036,601 2967,912 4643,790 3252,059 2896,275 8987,045 2080,257 1212,962 2227,753 2061,379 6215,039

1/ After deducting $11,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ Less
than $500.



1
445,177
9,540
12,293

H.4.1(c)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON APRIL 29, 1959
Total

Boston

New York

U S '

Deferred availability
cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

° n d Atlanta

Chicago

^

Dallas

(In thousands of dollars)

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
U.S.Treas.-gen.acct.
Foreign
Other
Total deposits

RicM

26,921,659 1559,298
18,378,235
465,859
273,515
334,964
19,452,573
4,554,086

6,279,538 1698,373 2472,792 2022,945 1448,272 5142,568 1193,168

600,962 1088,457

762,961 2652,325

766,923 5,114,250 866,221 1542,668 767,486 945,930 2796,315 613,244 427,899 825,354 952,826 2759,119
31,005
65,271
18,875
42,220
34,195
16,228 59,818 27,133 22,426 42,694 17,060 88,934
14,300 1/86,315 17,160 23,400 13,000 12,220 38,480
9,620
6,240 10,l40 13,520 29,120
386
288,435
741
680
2,520
1,293
683
1,283
241
703
817 37,182
812,614 5,554,271 902,997 1608,968 817,201 975,671 2895,296 651,280 456,806 878,891 984,223 2914,355
340,502

808,167 271,677 430,972 337,046 402,643 735,122 179,943 119,329 202,501 239,765 486,419

32,023
1,696
7,725
1,485
3,491
1,735
1,699
4,864
1,207
50,960,341 2714,110 12,649,701 2874,532 4516,223 3178,927 2828,285 8777,850 2025,598

1,059

1,314

1,574

4,174

15,358

21,776

45,264

32,935
8,297

43,436
7,644

l6,?4l

1178,156 2171,163 1968,523 6057,273

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Conting. liab. on acceptances purchased for
foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commit.

377,401
868,410
168.489

18,449

50,116

10,894

109,457

22,270

38,541

59,607
11,503

238,902

35,819

16,851

15,105

44,846
11,435

76,643

19,252

51,678

39,474 132,159
9,264

25,358

12,620

33,746
8,293

8,607
20,785
5,4l4

95,761

52,374,641 2793,569 13,036,601 2967,912 4643,790 3252,059 2896,275 8987,045 2080,257 1212,962 2227,753 2061,379 6215,039

56,212
360

3,091

2/15,748

3,709

5,058

2,810

2,642

8,318

2,079

1,349

2,192

2,922

6,294

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F. R. notes outstanding
27,964,215 1649,023 6,555,995 1747,932 2537,333 2107,890
Collat. for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate acct. 10,755,000 580,000 2,920,000 640,000 920,000 700,000
Eligible paper
128,561
•*""
""
10,470
•*"
••
U. S. Govt, securities 18,685,000 1150,000 4,000,000 1200,000 1750,000 1500,000
Total collateral
29,568,561 1730,000 6,920,000 1850,470 2670,000 2200,000
1/ After deducting $187,200,000 parti.cipations of other Federal Reserve Banks,
,2/ After deducting $40,464,000 parti.cipations of other Federal Reserve Banks.




1512,502 5256,322 1244,126 616,054 1120,005 809,773 2807,260
475,000 2000,000 430,000 200,000 300,000 290,000 1300,000
"•

••

27,100

""

90,991

•*

~—

1100,000 3500,000 935,000 425,000 850,000 575,000 1700,000
1575,000 5500,000 1392,100 625,000 1240,991 865,000 3000,000