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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.U.I

For Immediate Release
August 13, 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
August 12 decreased $7'+ million to $18,622 million. Estimated required reserves
decreased $223 million; and estimated excess reserves increased $149 million to
$577 million. Member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks exceeded excess
reserves by $496 million, compared with $606 million the week "before.
The principal changes reducing average reserves were increases of
$146 million in money in circulation and $37 million in "other" F. R. accounts
(net), and a decrease of $101 million in U, S. Government securities held under
repurchase agreement. The principal offsetting changes were increases of $157 million in U. S. Government securities bought outright and $39 million in member bank
borrowings, and a decrease of $28 million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve
Banks. Total Reserve Bank credit increased $74 million.
As of
bought outright
securities held
bank borrowings

Wednesday, August 12, holdings of U. S. Government securities
were $79 million higher than a week earlier, U. S. Government
under repurchase agreement were $34 million lower, and member
were $39 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
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 Wednesday
August 13, August 12,
August 5,
August 12,
1958
1959
1959
1959
(In millions of dollars)
26, 597
8
24

+157
-101
- 1

+

1,073

+ 39

+

771
28,473
19,619
5,282
53,373

- 19
+ 74
- 7

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)

32,071
401
475
257
343
1,203
3^,751

+l46
- 5
- 28
- 20
+ 3
+ 37
+134

Member bank reserves-Required reserves (estimated)
3xcess reserves (estimated)
* L e s s than $500,000.

18,622
18,045
577

- 74
-223
+149

-

6

+ 60

971
12
12

26,597
2
22

844

591

3
+1,788
-1,535
+
72
+ 325

741
27,953
19,600
5,282
527835

+

780
298
29
43
14
37
462

32,048
4oi
514
275
368
1,203
34,809

138
28
110

18,026
18,005
21

-

*

-

-

+
+
+

-

On August 12, 1959, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $4,171 million, an increase of
$13 million for the week and an increase of $859 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)
Change since
August 5,
August 13,
1959
1958

August 12,

1959

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. Government securities:
Bought outright-Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government securities

18,371,142
932,755
19,303,897
353,404
377,453
591,264

-

+

-

- -

22,247
2,595,700

10,506,993
11,010,298

2,483,771
2675937762
1,500

Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS
L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notesDeposits:
Member bank reserves
U. S. Treasurer—general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability cash items
Other liabilities and accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
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

+

25,000
1,320,750
1,509 +
70,771
26,509 - 1,249,979

l, 415 +
3,154 +
39,456 +
—

-

2,253

-

79,300
— —
— W

+

26,598,262

+

79,300
34,400
44,900

27,211,773
15
5,391,342
96,185
209,989

+

3,191

+

52,944,058

+

27,601,174

+

18,026,342

514,362

+

274,989
367,875
19,183,568
4,650,121
38,861
51,473,724

+
+
+

381,028

+

868,410

220,896

52,944,058

-

+
-

8,671

409,445
342
10,343

+ 1,077,390

-11,000,298
+11.000,298
+ 1,077,390
+
1,500
+ 1,078,890
+ 1,477,650

- -

+
+

10,449

— «*

581,900 +
29 +
17,436 +
574,308 4-

232,573

6,306
44,929
530,599

+

719,796

210,153
127,451 +
2,076 33,808 +
50,970 554,022 +
1,983 +
557,244 +

561,009

52,209

156 +
l/+
+
16,908 +
4" 574,308 +

31,451
51,935

46,126
535,367
256,755
23,084
464,268

26,045

31,669
8,617

530,599

Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit
and F. R. note liabilities combined
41.3$
-2.8$
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
70,798
2,221 35,254
Industrial loan commitments
355
-686
1/ Net change after elimination of Sec. 13b surplus of $27, 543,000 on Sept. 2, 1958.
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES. AUGUST 12, 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
583,153
7,891

220

Acceptances
5,317
16,930

U. S. Government
securities
466,050

1,288,550

11,349,593
12,023,912

410,385

591,264

22,247

1,059,772
26,598,262

H.4.1(h)
Total
A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes
Total gold certificate
reserves

STATEMENT OF CONDIT][ON OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON AUGUST 12, 1959
St.
PhilaCleveBoston
New York
Richmond Atlanta Chicago
delphia
Louis
land
(In thousands of dollars)

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

709,719

406,399

725,908

633,462 2376,440

176,254

42,825

23,370

44,030

29,707

86,429

953,647 3418,746

752,544

429,769

769,938

663,169

2462,869

4,850,535 1037,262 1601,942 1038,001 896,026 3242,492

San
Francisco

18,371,142

852,956

932,755

55,878

19,303,897

908,834

F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

353,404
377,453

36,636

69,952
68,04l

30,017
23,240

10,382

30,676

56,168

8,438

23,819

56,011
37,511

24,836

25,863

24,744

19,532
9,715

20,251
12,552

12,382
12,651

34,291
50,194

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

591,264

36,425

64,855

12,990

100,295

31,808

56,180

137,112

13,150

14,369

53,145

40,335

30,600

— —

22,247

--

— —

«• -

— —

22,247
2,595,700
10,506,993
11,010,298

26,596,762
1,500

140,726
569,637
596,923
134,658
1441,944
--

192,595

60,417

85,079

78,550

5,043,130 1097,679 1687,021 1116,551

653,213 148,023
2,644,106 599,172
2,770,763 627,873
625,046 141,639
6,693,128 1516,707
1, 500

32,955

--

--

57,621

M—

- -

224,731 166,352 136,804 449,192
909,674 673,373 553,760 1818,256
953,250 705,628 580,287 1905,354
215,040 ,159,180 130,905 429,821
2302,695 1704,533 1401,756 4602,623

105,567
59,121 111,887 103,605 296,479
427,319 239,318 452,904 419,376 1200,098
447,789 250,782 474,599 439,465 1257,585
107,063
99,137 283,694
101,011
1081, ($0 "?05,'794 1146,453 1061,583 3037,856

"

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

26,598,262 1441,944

6,694,628 1516,707 2302,695 1704,533 1401,756 4602,623 1081,690

605,794 1146,453 1061,583 3037,856

Total loans & securities

27,211,773 1478,369

6,781,730 1529,697 2402,990 1736,341 1457,936 4739,735 1094,840

620,163 1199,598 1101,918 3068,456

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

15
5,391,3^2
96,185
209,989
52,944,058

1
374,154
4,463

11,104

1/4
9567993
10,115

51.559

1
336,008
4,125

11,614

1
462,170
9,347

18,276

1
502,946
9,636
12,018

2

836,413
13,214
35,821

1
235,089
6,943
8,581

2

/

158,720
5,141
4,734

1
258,739
4,687
9,904

1
260,703
9,107
8,426

1
565,199
12,530
24,655

2839,424 12,981,524 3032,381 4623,142 3371,770 3029,706 9124,935 2131,180 1247,774 2275,670 2068,357 6218,195

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




1
444,208
6,877
13,297

H.4.1(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 AUGUST 12, 1959
St.
ClevePhilaRichmond Atlanta Chicago
New York
Boston
Louis
land
delphia
(In thousands of dollars)

27,601,174 1598,983 6,392,071 1745,247 2546,973 2066,599 1513,044 5264,278 1206,047

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Francisco

612,656 1111,775 790,050 2753,451

18,026,342 764,774 4,937,392 852,770 1454,444 789,135 956,348 2796,938 633,657 419,434 841,775 924,312 2655,363
27,007
89,764 22,928 41,229 40,452 33,454 66,512 30,626 31,866 36,062 28,561 65,901
53.4,362
10,569
14,092
30,352
10,027
6,504
12,737
40,108
14,905
1/79,869
17,886
24,390
13,550
274,989
1.198
871
44.001
599
586
1.538
527
398
312,409
1,581
1.148
2,819
367,875
807,084
5,419,434
895,165
1521,211
845,956
1004,077
2904,085
674,909
458,390
889,8o4
967,836
2795,617
19,183,568
4,650,121

348,562

759,569

293,064

419,125

380,334

439,512

731,373

191,914

139,207

213,242

233,735

500,484

2,286
9,628
2,0623,734
2,324
1,980
6,360
1,415
1,556
1,645
1,659
4,212
51,473,724 2756,915 12,580,702 2935,538 4491,043 3295,213 2958,613 8906,096 2074,285 1211,809 2216,466 1993,280 6053,764
38,861

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.

381,028
868,410
220,896

18,967
50,116
13.426

109,747

238,902

22,755

52,173

35,992

%
Mi

17,114
44,846
14,597

19,637

52,116

12,722

33,746
10,427

8,671

20,785
6,509

15,566
32,935
10,703

21,925
43,436
9,716

45,816

nil.

52,944,058 2839,424 12,981,524 3032,381 4623,142 3371,770 3029,706 9124,935 2131,180 1247,774 2275,670 2068,357 6218,195

70,798
355

3,872

2/20,110

4,646

6,336
15

3,520

3,309

10,419

2,605

1,689

2,746
340

3,661

7,885

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F. R. notes outstanding
28,480,370 1648,891
Collat. for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate acct. 10,750,000 580,000
Eligible paper
-79,285
U. S. Govt, securities 18,810,000 1150,000
Total collateral
29,639,285.1730,000
1/ After deducting $195,120,000 participations
2/ After deducting $50,688,000 participations




6,607,726 1797,050 2605,253 2140,625 1579,073 5367,003 1253,798 628,399 H4l,ll6 834,080 2877,356
2,920,000 640,000 920,000 670,000 500,000 2000,000 430,000 200,000 300,000 290,000 1300,000

-12,990
—
---13,150
4,000.000 1200.000 1750,000 1500.000 1100.000 3500.000 915.000
6,920,000 1852,990 2670,000 2170,000 1600,000 5500,000 1378,150
of other Federal Reserve Banks
of other Federal Reserve Banks.

-53,145
"" ~450,000 850.000 575,000 1800.000
650,000 1203,145 865,000 3100,000