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H.4.1

BOARD OF idVtitiNORS
Of THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

For Immediate Release
August 1, 1957

WEEKLY AVERAGES OF MEMBER BANK RESERVES, RESERVE B A H CREDIT, AM) RELATED ITEMS
and
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
The average of daily figures of member bank reserves for the week ending
July 31 decreased $304 million to $18,88$ million. Estimated required reserves
decreased $89 million; and estimated excess reserves decreased $215 million to
$352 million. Member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks exceeded excess
reserves by $201 million, compared with $172 million the week before.
The principal changes reducing average reserves were decreases of
$353 million in Federal Reserve float, $186 million in member bank borrowings, and
$151 million in U, S. Government securities bought outright. The principal offsetting changes were an increase of $169 million in U. S. Government securities
held under repurchase agreement, and decreases of $109 million in "other" F. R.
accounts (net) and $90 million in money in circulation. Total Reserve Bank credit
decreased $524 million.
As of Wednesday, July 31, holdings of U. S. Government securities bought
outright were $106 million lower than a week earlier and member bank borrowings
were $14 million higher.

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
Loans, discounts, and advancesMember bank borrowings
Other
Float
Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding
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)

Averages of daily figures
Change from week ending
For week ending
July
24, 1957 I Aug. 1, 195b
July 31, 1957
In
millions
of dollars)
(I
23,084

276
21

553
1
998
25^932"

22,626
5,110
52,668

30,
773T"6*
494
370

278
961

33,783
Member bank reservesRequired reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

18,885
18,533
352

-151
+169
- 2

+276

-186

-137

-353
-524
+ 1

- 48
-240
+797

- 90
- 3
- 13
- 15

+334
- 1
- 25

+ 2
-522

+ 11
-109
-218

-304

- 89

-215

-334

+

3

+ 76
+633

+ 86
+

5

- 60

+339
+294
+4l8
-124

For Wednesday Federal Reserve figures see STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE
TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED - attached. Latest Wednesday figures for
other items appearing above are, in millions of dollars;
Gold stock
22,626*7
Treasury cash holdings
7#f ' '
Treasury currency outstanding 5,112*/
Member bank) - Required (est.) 18,561
Money in circulation
30,989"S3
reserves ) - Excess
(est.)
69
On July 31# 1957, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $3,730 million, an increase of
$3 million for the week and an increase of $51 million from the comparable date
year ago.
Digitized a
for FRASER


H.4.1(a)

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

Change since
Aug, 1,
July 24,
1956
1957

July 31,
1957
ASS ETS
account
certificate
Gold
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

21,105,392
840,758
21,946,150
384,176
386,694
420,262
608
19,431
343,563
11,362,199
8,571,413

23,078,925
275,800
23,354,725

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

9,998

1,828

+
+

14,023
79C975
48,736

2,110

+

1,823
353
2,318

- 106,016

+

185,807
429,500

+
-

338,807
275,800
63,007

+
+
+

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

9,872
14,386
48

-

10,456

-

106,016

-

106,016
93,692

62,865
+ 281,507

4,872,763
80,425
288,187
51.753.4H

+
+
+

63,122
63
...
13,026
12,099

+
10,740
+
86,184
+1,148,824

26,671,496

+

12,218

+

307,518

18,630,266

• 129,166
+ 35,016
- 18,891

+

307,973
401

504,451
364,113
296,158
19,794,988
3,976,349
, 13,925
50,456,758

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

12,660

- 582,500

23,795,026

22

+ 809,001

+
+
+
+

69,363

2 9 ^
406,230
345,856

-

9^289

+

100,193

337,634
747,593
27,543
183,915
51,753,443

+

3,694

-

115,976
12,099

47.256

+

.1#

+

1,0#

+
70,148
1.795.

2,827
48

+

22,226

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

+ 182,360
106

+

22

+1,059,626
+
+

20,166
53,981

+
15,0^1
+1,148,824

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES. JULY 31, 1957
(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
409,852
10,410

Industrial
loans
69
64
294

Acceptances
7,848
11,583

181

420,262

.535

19,431

U» S. Government
securities
8,188,965
6,869,510
5,506,993
680,635
750,375
1,358,247
23,354,725

H.4.l(b)
Total
A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes
Total gold certificate
reserves

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OH JULY 31, 1957
St.
Phila- CleveBoston
Richmond Atlanta Chicago
New York
Louis
land
delphia
(In thousands of dollars)

21,105,392 1002,759
840,758
21,946,150

5,684,717 1128,904

55.992

171.076

58.045

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Francisco

1915,961 1330,017 818,200 3856,440 852,655 360,481 888,078 817,382 2449,798
74.960

74.000

48.558

150.693

42,331

22.484

40,362

77,070

25,187

1058,751 5,855,793 1186,949 1990,921 1404,017 866,758 4007,133 894,986 382,965 928,440 842,569 2526,868

F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

384,176
386,694

31,028
26,261

71,287
87,275

44,301
22,846

22,587
36,604

24,494
20,347

71,347
31,437

27,476
58,133

9,045
20,855

21,821

7,353
11,913

18,951
14,643

34,486
47,916

Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
Acceptances—
Bought outright
U. S. Govt, securities:
Sought outright—
Bills
Certificates
"Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under repurchase
agreement

420,262

31,575
327

65,375

46,755

45,019

36,435

31,970

67,310

6,730

25,423
30

40,770

15,750

7,150

30,178 21,952 17,795 59,969 14,208
20,054
18,740
85,919
343,563
998,033
725,965 588,528 1983,283 469,884
11,362,199 619,763 2,841,470 663,246
752,896
547,653 443,974 1496,149 354,471
8,571,413 467,536 2,143,548 500,339
246,100
179,012
145,122 489,048 115,866
700,664 163,547
2,801,750 152,824
23,070,925 1258,863 5,771,601 1347,186 2027,207 1474,582 1195,419 4028,449 954,429

7,414
245,196
184,971
60,462
498,043

14,750
487,813
367,996
990,^7

13,464
39,120
445,273 1293,745
335,905 975,975
109,798 319,019
904,440 2b27,»59

498,043

990,847

904,440 2627,859

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

608

19,431

19,431

275,800

--

Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets

22
4,872,763
80,425
288.187

TOTAL ASSETS

51,753,443

6.047,401 1347,186 2027,207 1474,582 1195,419 4028,449

954,429

1290,765 6,132,207 1394,192 2072,226 1511,017 1227,389 4095,759 961,159 523,496 1031,617 920,190 2635,009
1

369,916

5,150
15.388

1

/

6

2

2

1

1

3

1

1

4,625
16.424

9,171
25,381

7,149
18,073

5,622
14,805

6,476
51,682

5,553
11,654

5,119
6,141

1

1

2

8567916 299,067 423,735 355,786 354,411 845,842 193,177 117,680 307,917 257,602 490,714
10,339
72,677

4,761
12.151

5,448
11,726

11,012
32,085

2797,260 13,086,500 2968,406 4580,627 3340,884 2571,770 9092,504 2096,430 1065,687 2304,153 2071,130 5778,092

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



120,288

275,800

23.354,725 1258.863

!Dotal loans & securities 23,795,026

251

8,464

HA.1(c)
Total
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
Deferred availability
cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON JULY 31, 1957
St.
ClevePhilaRichmond Atlanta Chicago
New York delphia
Boston
Louis
land

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Francisco

26,671,496

1598,054 6,281,991 1693,212 2528,373 2101,043 1247,631 5174,426 1183,931 473,344 1061,521 696,426 2631,544

18,630,266
504,451
364,113
296,158
19,794,900

766,232 5,381,175 869,713 1492,597 813,062 888,786 2993,250 674,872 425,082 853,405 1015,332 2456,760
70,692 38,107 44,926 36,896 50,401 50,101 18,606 21,583 58,376 40,333 38,623
35,807
8,520 13,490 l8,46o 39,760
24,850
31,950 18,105 15,975 50,410 13,135
20,590 1/108,868
459

823,088

228,727
5,789,462

299,386

654,290

952
13,925
50,456,758 2721,480

3,253

12,728/996

17,171
43,948
3,011

208,002

3,976,349

10,605
1,365
943,275 1570,838

1,913
869,976

5,306
3,352
1,577
960,468 3097,113 708,190

883

806

3,481

37,684

456,068 926,077 1077,606 2572,827

240,694 363,455 300,851 302,901 632,498 153,634 103,175 264,478 230,867 430,120
656
1,989
589
581
2,801
2877,837 4464,655 3272,459 2511,581 890b,030

485

467

539

399

13,579

18,823
37,508

2046,240 1033,054 2252,615 2005,290

1,214
5635,705

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
^Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Conting. liab. on accept-ances purchased for
foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commit.

337,634
747,593
27,543
183,915
51,753,443

11,650

7,319
42,779

21,116
52,301

4,489

12,663

32,120
66,393
1,006
16,453

15,350

16,180

12,132

10,068

37,594
3,349

33,179
762

45,649
110,421
1,429

28,167

11,385
29,331
521
8,953

9,969
2,597
6,318
3,580
3,159
4,914
82
—
13
52
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
27,686,355 1655,050 6,517,551 1770,807 2596,216 2165,709 1318,881 5279,839 1236,835
70,148
1,795

7,323

18,520

1,073
5,717

27,983

1,137

8,839

1,307
8,194

39,534

82,413
2,l4o

18,300

2797,260 13,086,500 2968,406 4580,627 3340,884 2571,770 9092,504 2096,430 1065,687 2304,153 2071,130 5778,092
4,072

F. R. notes outstanding
Collat. for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate acct. 11,878,000 580,000
Eligible paper
94,255
U. S. Govt, securities 16,955,000 1150,000
Total collateral
28,927.2551 1730,000
l/ After deducting $255,245,000 participations
2/ After deducting $50,474,000 participations




99,404

2/19,674

1,685
——

2,668

1,648

3,650
"—

7,862
-•

527,901 1092,194 745,245 2780,127

3,170,000 640,000 1130,000 895,000 400,000 2400,000 450,000 130,000 300,000 283,000 1500,000

——
40,770
—
46,755
—
-—
-6,730
3.600.000 1200,000 1550.000 1310,000 1000.000 3000.000 875.000 425.000 820.000
6[770|000 1886/755 2680.000 2205^000 l400l000 5400.000 1331.730" 555.000 1160.770
of other Federal Reserve Banks.
of other Federal Reserve Banks.

—
—~
52S.000 1500.000
808.000 1000.000