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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.1

August 2,

(For Immediate Release)

1951

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

During the week ended August 1* Member bank reserves increased
$11 million# The principal changes supplying reserves were an increase of
|219 million in Reserve Bank credit* and decreases of $52 million in Foreign
deposits with Federal Reserve Banks and $1(5 million in Other F» R* accounts
(net)# The principal offsetting changes were increases of $136 million in
Money in circulation* $133 million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve
Banks, and $36 million in Other deposits with Federal Reserve Banks•
The increase of $219 million in Reserve Bank credit resulted from
increases of -S330 million in Loans, discounts and advances and $2Li million
in U* S. Government securities, and a decrease of $13^ million in Float*
Holdings of U» S. Government securities reflected increases of $1,658 million
in certificates and $21 million in bills, and a decrease of $1,655 million
in notes*

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items

August 1,
1951

Change since
August 2,
July 25,
1950
1951

(In millions of dollars)
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Govt, securities
Loans, discounts and advances
Float
Total
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding .

23,081
UlU
788
2^,282
21,759
i+,663

5

+
+

81*2

722
19,099

+ 11

+2,704

18,396
703

- 3h

+ 1+5

+2,814-3
- 139

6lU

-196

9

Member bank reserves




+

+U,938
+ 111
+ U72
+5,520
-2,377
+
5b

+
-

27,8^2
1,308
557
833

Daily average excess reserves (estimated)

+330
-13U
+219

+136
+ 3
+133
- 52
+ 36
- 45

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)

Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

+ 2k

3hl

h

7
38I
69
35

H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(in thousands of dollars)
Change since
July 25,
August 2,
1951
1950

August 1,
1951
•

A S S E T S
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves

19,843,403
660,639
20,504,042

-

2,000
1,793
207

-2,$20,028
+ 138,327
-2,381,701

+

Other cash

342,627

+

5,701

+

81,887

Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U. S. Government securities:
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total U. S. Government securities

407,971
5,893

+
+

329,889
74

+
+

107,343
3,498

568,592
4,851,675
11,838,465
5,822,102
23,080,834

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

23,494,698
38
154,839
3,193,873
41,973
163,361
47,895,451

-

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
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

+

23,420

+

353,383

-3,644,655
+1,969,125
+5,651,065
+ 962,202
+4,937,737

+

10,819
55,777
128
14,865
277,288

+5,048,578
+
14
+
24,302
+ 360,377
+
6,389
70,000
+
+3,209,846

23,729,887

+

128,069

+

19,098,847
557,467
828,469
347,447
20,832,230
2,406,191
13,682
46,981,990

+
+

11,279
133,935
51,138
36,709
130,785
78,258
3,601
333,511

+2,704,043
6,370
- 380,233
+
69,001
+2,386,441
- 111,467
+
4,107
+3,172,789

232,566
510,022
27,543
143,330
47,095,451

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

+
20,320
+1 ,657,883
-1,654,783

mmwmm.

-

-

-

+
+
+
-

+
+

25
•m mm mm

+
+

893,708

12,387
21,849

— — —

+

46.0$

-

25,146
3,813

+

-

56,248
277,288

+
2,821
+3,209,846

9.4#

.3#
2,583
103

+
+

17,395
2,089

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, AUGUST 1, 1951
(Callable Government securities classified according to nearest call date)
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



390,415
17,484
72

#7,971

.

Industrial
loans

U. S. Government
securities

340
1,019
3,913

304,325
4,509,717
9,246,142
4,878,166
1,031,904
3,110,580
23,080,834

621

5,893

H.4.1(b)
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON AUGUST 1, 1951
(In thousands of dollars)
A S S E T S
Total

Boston

19,843,403

666,880

660,639

60,327

Total gold certificate
reserves
20,504,042

727,207

Gold certificates
Redemption fund for
F. R« notes

Other cash
342,627
Discounts and advances
407,971
Industrial loans
5,893
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bills
568,592
Certificates
4,851,675
Notes
11,838,465
Bonds
5,822,102

Cleve.

Rich.

6,350,491 1155,146 1488,546

830,291

New York

57,055

Phila.

75,435

62.665

6,407,546 1210,795 1563,981

892,956

35,786
9,446
—

64,833
200,278
23

—
333,034
813,150
399,903

221,759
1,092,478
2,659,857
1,308,110

55.649

19,257
5,235
3,935

25,107
23,175
429

16,333
7,260
278

30,138
44,743
305,072 452,905
744,876 1105,832
366,327 543,842

31,849
322,396
787,176
387.129

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

851,931 4228,621

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

495,24?

329,200

719,328

111.422

46.291

23.878

35,942

900,292 4340,043

541,538

353,078

755,270

66,809
34,455
—

16,057
18,765
—

8,283
12,975
148

11,884
6,834
—

25,846
88,381
261,624 729,129
638,792 1780,276
314,155 875,527

21,122
264,340
645,421
317,415

14,909
153,923
375,823
184,829

22,553
228,290
557,402
274.128

48,361

25,466
2,582
311

Dallas SanFran.
440,315 2287,407
28.377

55.237

468,692 2342,644
14,182
1,189
48

38,630
85,777
721

20,222
47,070
232,014 476,470
566,494 1163,366
278.599 572.138

Total U. S. Government
securities
23,080,834 1546,087

5,282,204 1446,413 2147,322 1528,550 1240,417 3473,313 1248,298

729,484 1082,373 1097,329 2259,044

Total loans and
securities

5,482,505 1455,583 2170,926 1536,088 1243,310 3507,768 1267,063

7^2,607 1089,207 1098,566 2345,542

23,494,698 1555,533

Due from foreign banks
38
F.R.notes of other banks 154,839
Uncollected cash items 3,193,873
Bank premises
41,973
Other assets
163,361
TOTAL ASSETS




2
8,029
273,593
l,04l
11.804

1/ 12
19,798
634,175
7,556
35.472

3
8,419
193,399
2,882
10.151

4
6,892
294,39%
4,704
15.765

2
27,634
243,815
3,450
10.867

2
14,109
199,694
2,4o8
9.010

5
16,913
510,466
6,101
24.469

1
8,208
137,173
3,371
8.662

1
9,441
92,268
1,096
5.084

1
7,581
179,971
2,511
7.912

1
4
9,721
18,094
138,210 296,715
. 659
6,194
7.670
i6'.47S

47,895,451 2612,995 12,651,897 2900,489 4081,773 2731,145 2394,291 8472,574 1982,073 1211,858 2054,357 1737,701 5064,298
l/ After deducting $26,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON AUGUST 1, 1951
(in thousands of dollars)

H.4,l(c)

Total
Boston
L I A B I L I T I B S
23,729,887 1454,729
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve accts. 19#098,847 798,336
29.664
U. S. Treasurer-general acct. 557,46?
828,469
51.665
Foreign
Other

New York
Phila.
Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis
5,308,829 1674,701 2149,461 1603,154 1291,486 4606,913 1086,092

Mpls. Kans.Cy.
604,785 925,543

Dallas SanFran,
648,073 2376,121

6,082,563
61,827
1/250,979

897,383 1487,146
27,794
49,556
65,831
77,497

793,773
46,919
41,665

816,515 3106,833
45,014 119,703
34,999 114,995

676,410
37,172
30,832

444,450
41,224
20,833

893,505
36,832
30,832

877,694 222'+,239
22,477
39,285
30,832
77,509

993,389 1618,333
160,736 228,005

885,932
192,963

898,636 3348,330
162,646 389,215

751,491
107,156

508,692
73,044

964,124
127,989

932,030 2380,230
121,267 222,125

59 6

449

539

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

20,832,230
2,406,191

885,048
213,846

6,665,995
407,199

13,682

1,722

3,369

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

46,981,990 2555,34512,385,392 2829,474 3997,331 2682,672 2353,347 8346,4531945,3351186,970 2018,195 1701,876 4979,600
232,566
12,336
74,873
16,562
22,209
10,186
9,524
29,688
7,960
5,273
8,743
10,515
24,697
510,022
32,246
153,290
39,710
48,014
25,167
22,369
75,345
20,295
13,168
19,047
16,852
44,519
27,543
3,011
7,319
4,489
1,006
3,349
762
1,429
521
1,073
1,137
1,307
2,l40
143,330
10,057
31,023
10,254
13,213
9,771
8.289
1Q.6S9
7,962
5,374
7,235
7,151
13,342

Contingent liability on
acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

648

1,532

623

579

1,995

506

1,124

47,895,451 2612,995 12,651,897 2900,489 4081,773 2731,145 2394,291 8472,574 1982,073 1211,858 2054,357 1737,701 5064,298

25,146

1,561

2/7,702

1,989

2,341

1,168

989

1,259
48

1,057

3,474
447

931

629

931
465

5,569,179 1760,955 2267,899 1666,738 1336,979 4686,415 1125,003

620,012

955,301

689,437 2507,941

12,184,000 350,000 4,470,000 700,000 775,000 480,000 510,000 2560,000 250,000 150,000 280,000
338,315
9,446
200,278
5,235
—
6,860
18,765
12,975
6,779
13,225,000 1200.000 1,200,000 1100,000 1500,000 1215,000 900,000 2200,000 975,000 490,000 700,000
25,747,315 1559,446 5,870,278 1805,235 2275,000 1701,860 1410,000 4760,000 1243,765 652,975 906,779
l/ After deducting $577,477,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ After deducting $17,444,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

159,000 1500,000

3,813

931

2,341
696

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




24,697,257 1511,398

77,977
545,000 1200,000
704,000 2777,977