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

April 8, 1954

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Member Bank Reserves and Related Items

During the week ended April 7, Member bank reserves increased
#
$78 million. The principal changes supplying reserves were a decrease of
$^52 million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks and an increase
of $41 million in Reserve Bank credit. The principal offsetting changes were
increases of $94 million in Money in circulation and $19 million in Other F. R.
accounts (net).
The increase of $4l million in Reserve Bank credit resulted from
increases of $31 million in Loans, discounts and advances and $11 million in
Float.

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securities-Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Loans, discounts and advances
Float
Total
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

April 7.,
1954

Change since .
April 8
March 31,
1954
1953

(In millions of dollars)
24,632

— —

— -

— —

179
546
25,357
21,966
4,935

+ 31
+ 11
+ 4l
+ 1
+ 3

+

733
163
70
596
107

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)

29,795
823
570
491
371
936

+ 94
+ 1
-152
- 3
+ 8
+ 19

+
+
+
+

15
477
241
77
28
68

Member bank reserves

19,272

+ 78

-

357

18,761
511

+ 2
+ 76

+

711
354

587
134

- 70
- 41

+
20
-1,215

Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)
Daily averages for period-Estimated excess reserves of member banks
Member bank borrowings at F. R. Banks

+

826
— —

U. S. Government securities held in custody by the Federal Reserve Banks
for foreign account were $2,791 million, an increase of $7 million for the week
and an increase of $546 million from the comparable date a year ago.




H.4.1(a)

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

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

24,632,337

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

24,811,120
22
140,275
3,355,631
52,908
152,212
50,195,041

20,399,101
878,976
21,278,077
404,796
177,292
1,491

1
+

- -

1
22,679
30,428
21

-

+
+

1,910,975
6,051,191
13,029,021
3,641,150
24,632,337

-

-

+
-

—

— —

- -

-

::
+

- -

+

826,221

30,449

+

93,443
1
16,646
237,709
3,362
22,706
210,110

-

— —

-

-

-

14,855
489,253
2
12,485
508,826

25,539,950

+

53,375

19,271,730
570,451
491,052
371,100
20,704,333
2,809,471
18,123
49,071,877

+

77,538
151,603
2,749
8,208
68,606
500,125
42
515,314

A C C O U N T S
C A P I T A L
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

270,423
625,013
27,543
200,185
50,195,041

-

+
-

+
•

+

215,002
131,809
83,193
53,340
730,646
2,132

+1,396,221
+1,055,475
744,650
880,825
+ 826,221

—

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

215
- -

-

+
-

-

+
-

+
-

+
-

+
+

19,817
357,580
241,433
76,891
28,535
164,503
75,053
1,348
258,025
13,416
40,337

— —

46,0$

-

210,110
- -

- -

14,482
2,891

+
-

CO

-

6,273
506,826

LPs

+

CO

Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit
and F. R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

April ti,
1953

March 31/
1954

April 7,
1954

1,566
66

+

15,867
73

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, APRIL 7, 1954
(Securities held under repurchase agreement are classified as maturing
within 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)

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


Discounts and
advances

160,600
16,692

Industrial
loans
m

275

1,051
47

177,292

1,491

U. S. Government
securities
325,700
3,271,641
12,277,575
6,307,260
1,035,304
l ^ M 5 7
24,632,337

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON APRIL 7, 1954
(In thousands of dollars)

H.4.1(b)

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. Govt, securities:
Bought outright—
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under repurchase
agreement
Total U. S. Government
securities
Total loans and
securities
Due from foreign banks
F.R. notes of other banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS



Total
20,399,101
8 7 8 , 9 7 6

2 1 , 2 7 8 , 0 7 7

404,796
1 7 7 , 2 9 2

Boston

New York

1 , 9 1 0 , 9 7 5

Cleve.

9 9 2 , 7 6 7

5 , 6 7 4 , 9 1 0

1 2 7 8 , 7 8 4

1 7 3 7 , 8 2 0

5 3 , 3 3 9

1 7 8 , 1 0 3

5 8 , 1 6 7

8 0 , 3 6 9

1046,106
31,531
14,102

5 , 8 5 3 , 0 1 3

77,479
17,855

1,491

6 , 0 5 1 , 1 9 1

Phila.

1336,951
23,404
7,278
1 , 2 6 9

105,444
333,893

13,029,021 718,915
3,641,150 200,911
24,632,337 1359,163

1 8 1 8 , 1 8 9

35,334
7 , 7 2 6
- -

Rich.
1 0 2 9 , 2 2 4

73,750

1 1 0 2 , 9 7 4

21,781
1 0 , 8 4 7
- -

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

943,454

3 6 6 8 , 8 4 4

5 7 , 4 1 8

1 4 9 , 4 4 5

1 0 0 0 , 8 7 2

3 8 1 8 , 2 8 9

32,758
1 9 , 9 4 6

75,133
6 0 , 8 5 8

7 8 2 , 6 4 5

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

1 1 6 , 2 9 8

3 6 8 , 2 6 3

163,784
518,629

745,279

4 6 3 , 4 3 4

8 1 3 , 1 2 1

2 5 , 2 7 8

40,969

8 3 1 , 4 4 8

4 8 8 , 7 1 2

8 5 4 , 0 9 0

775,225

2 5 , 8 3 4

9 , 1 9 6

1 1 , 1 9 1

17,442

43,713

1 3 , 7 1 6

1,034

2 , 7 6 9

48,803

3 , 1 8 6

1 7 , 9 7 5

—

110

112

2 2 6 8 , 8 1 9

2 9 , 9 4 6

8 3 , 3 8 9

2 3 5 2 , 2 0 8

—

9 7 , 3 2 8
334,073
79,965
46,928
82,447
356,403 308,193 1057,857 2 5 3 , 2 1 2 148,599 2 6 1 , 0 7 3
3,328,029 792,921 1116,679 767,383 663,582 2277,707 545,199 319,953 562,124
221 * 2 : 7 3 jLdfU (d
f JLOp,44f
OjO
jy
juh6,291,887 1499,075 2111,164 1450,795 1254,550 4306,176 1030,740 604)896 1062/738
4 8 8 , 1 2 4

1,545,668

Dallas SanFran.

112,552

208,942

7 5 , 0 9 0

237,776 6 6 1 , 6 2 5
511,962 1424,567

967,903 2693,250

24,632,337 1359,163

6 , 2 9 1 , 8 8 7

1499,075 2111,164 1450,795 1254,550

4 3 0 6 , 1 7 6

1030,740

6 0 4 , 8 9 6

1 0 6 2 , 7 3 8

9 6 7 , 9 0 3

2 6 9 3 , 2 5 0

2 4 , 8 1 1 , 1 2 0

6 , 3 0 9 , 7 4 2

1 5 0 7 , 6 2 2

4 3 6 7 , 0 3 4

1 0 3 3 , 9 2 6

6 2 2 , 9 8 3

1 0 7 6 , 4 5 4

9 6 8 , 9 3 7

2 6 9 6 , 0 1 9

1

2

22
140,275
3,355,631
52,908
152,212

1 3 7 3 , 2 6 5

1
2,365
266,173
6,131
8 , 0 6 0

1 /

6

1 6 , 1 5 8

627,470
7,530
38,051

2

6,406
204,714
4,84l

9,082

2 1 1 8 , 8 9 0

1 4 6 1 , 6 4 2

2

1

9 , 5 6 6

1 9 , 9 9 8

3 0 1 , 2 6 1

2 6 9 , 3 6 2

5 , 1 6 1
1 3 , 3 0 6

50,195,041 2733,632 12,929,449 3093,022 4301,709

4,662
9 , 0 6 4
2 8 8 9 , 4 8 4

1274,606
1
2 5 , 2 8 3

239,993
3,992
8,355
2 5 8 5 , 8 6 0

3

15,227
527,399
6,391

1

7,899
149,457
2 , 8 8 2

2 5 , 7 5 8

6 , 6 2 2

8 8 3 5 , 2 3 4

2 0 5 8 , 0 6 9

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

1

1

8 , 9 9 8

5 , 2 2 6

8 9 , 0 4 4

1 8 5 , 6 9 1

1,017
3,735
1 2 2 3 , 6 8 6

2,197
7,181
2 1 4 2 , 0 3 1

6 , 8 4 2

161,579
578
6,459
1 9 3 7 , 0 6 3

16,307
333,488
7 , 5 2 6

16,539
5 4 6 5 , 8 0 2

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON APRIL 7, 1954
(In thousands of dollars)

H.4.1(c)
L I A B I L I T I E S

Total

Boston

Federal Reserve notes
25,539,950 1574,381
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve accts. 19,271,730 778,325
U.S.Treasurer-general acct.
570,451
38,845
Foreign
491,052
29,530
Other
371,100
3,120

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich.

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

5,690,312 1820,536 2361,489 1750,279 1367,402 4930,851 1156,135

631,965

994,796

707,018 2554,786

5,883,690
118,172
1/147,322
302,151

967,894 2382,463
45,898
42,926
22,753
49,397
779
33,670

929,320 1474,800
36,651
41,996
35,823
44,537
1,687
6,444

793,706
32,509
24,689
3,598

903,133 3136,089
32,509
90,491
20,816
67,290
1,100
5,879

688,488
21,398
18,396
8,295

436,947
32,092
12,103
1,507

896,875
36,964
18,396
2,870

6,451,335 1003,481 1567,777
467,125 185,850 268,177

854,502
224,049

957,558 3299,749
208,844 442,831

736,577
119,828

482,649
78,863

955,105 1037,324 2508,456
147,093 140,246 286,730

628

541

Total deposits
Deferred avail, cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends

20,704,333
2,809,471

849,820
239,835

18,123

980

TOTAL LIABILITIES
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

49,071,877 2665,016 12,614,334 3010,815 4199,622 2829,696 2534,638 8676,288 2013,168 1194,018 2097,576 1885,260 5351,446
270,423
14,622
83,313
18,424
25,964
12,016
11,630
35,587
9,335
6,034
10,331
13,480
29,687
625,013
38,779
176,633
45,909
57,648
31,750
28,034
90,792
25,465
16,219
23,456
28,146
62,182
27,543
3,011
7,319
4,489
1,006
3,349
762
1,429
521
1,073
1,137
1,307
2,140
200,185
12,204
47,850
13,385
17,469
12,673
10,796
31,138
9,580
6,342
9,531
8,870
20,347

Contingent liability on
acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

5,562

948

2,179

866

834

2.857

582

672

1,474

50,195,041 2733,632 12,929,449 3093,022 4301,709 2889,484 2585,860 8835,234 2058,069 1223,686 2142,031 1937,063 5465,802

14,482
2,891

884

2/ 4,187

1,073

1,090

1,334
748

739
47

624
124

2,016
24

551

363

551
858

681

1,479

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




26,682,373 1633,284

5,890,091 1931,752 2474,679 1856,902 1439,080 5085,126 1217,283

656,178 1020,774

11,043,000 640,000
72,090
12,760
• - 17,055,000 1200,000
28,170,090 1852,760

2,670,000 800,000 950,000 625,000 485,000 2400,000 355,000
10,775
5,650
9,725
—
2
,
3
5
0
3,600,000 1200,000 1550,000 1300,000 1000,000 2800,000 960,000
6,280,775 2005,650 2500,000 1934,725 1485,000 5200,000 1317,350

175,000 280,000 283,000 1380,000
17,425
12,880
525
500.000 800,000 525,000 1620,000
692,425 1092,880 808,000 3000,525

1/ After deducting $343,711,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks,
2/ After deducting $10,295,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

756,356 2720,868