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BOAED OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.4.1

For Immediate Release
August 27, 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 26 increased $77 million to $18,586 million. Estimated required reserves
increased $53 million; and estimated excess reserves increased $24 million to
$462 million. Member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks exceeded excess
reserves by $478 million, compared with $507 million the week before.
The principal changes supplying average reserves were decreases of
$100 million in money in circulation, $74 million in Treasury deposits with Federal
Reserve Banks, and $28 million in "other" deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, and
an increase of $49 million in U. S. Government securities held under repurchase
agreement. The principal offsetting changes were a decrease of $115 million in
Federal Reserve float and an increase of $48 million in "other" F. R. accounts (net).
Total Reserve Bank credit decreased $77 million.
As of
bought outright
securities held
bank borrowings

Wednesday, August 26, holdings of U. S. Government securities
were $26 million higher than a week earlier, U. S. Government
under repurchase agreement were $43 million lower, and member
were $28 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 advances-Member 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)
Member bank reserves-Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

Averages of daily figures
Week ended Change from week ended
August 26, August 19,
August 27,
1959
1959
I958
(In millions of dollars)

Wednesday
August 26
1959

26,518
55
21

- 7
+ 49
- l

+1,26l
+
55
12

26,519
-21

940
1
950
28,485

+

670

5,283
53,369

- 5
+ 1
-115
- 77
- 1
+ 1
- 76

552
5
761
27,858
19,600
5,283
52,741

31,951
395
564
257
321
1,294
34,782

-100
- 2
- 74
+ 1
- 28
+ 48
-155

18,586

+ 77
+ 53
+ 24

19,600

18,124
462

— —

93
+2,068
-1,486
+
72
+ 655
+
-

+
+
+
+
-h
-

702
293
78
23
1
82
59k

60
171
111

31,887
395
534
284
342

1,258

34,699
18,041
18,134
93

On August 26, 1959/ U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $4,246 million, an increase of
<p3o million for the week and an jnorease of $857 million from the comparable
date a year ago.



H.1(a)

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

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

August 26,
1959
18,371,140
990,661
19,301,301
419,775
389,437
556,727

Change since
August 19,
August 27,
1958
1959
:
+
+
+

- 1,259,751
+
62,259
- 1,197,492

+
+
+

2,517,800
10,506,993
11,010,298
2,483,771

26,518,862
•

mm

26,518,862

+

— •»

+ 1,301,840
+ 1,301,840

+

15,334

+ 1,658,332

— «•

--

+
457,836
+
6,843
+
22,428
+ 1,029,012

-

778,897*
180
17,624
706,834

-

66,412

+

76,187

•

-

+

-

41.3#

+

73,133
350

25,600

•

868,4l0
205,209
52,397,695

382,484

-11,000,298
+11,000,298

42,900
17,300

-

C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
Capita-paid In"
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

283,663

+ 1,301,840

— —

+

342,114
19,200,576
4,191,800
38,722
50,941,592

18,041,265
533,534

25,600
--

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

27,510,494

65,805

15,260
367,360
341

10,527

20,553

27,096,142
15
4,953,236
96,762
140,527
52,397,695

Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit
and F. R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments
1/ Net change after elimination of Sec. 13b su
* August 19 figures revised.

2*
133
135*
36,364
3,056
32,635

+
+
-

-

+
-

+

-

16,596
24,872
2,441
37,160
572,618
1,142
675,048

+
+
+
-

+
+
+

642,925
198,548
58,379
27,809
22,613
89,747
372,822
21,792
947,792

+
26,727
1/+
31,669
+
22,824
32,463
706,834
+ 1,029,012
677

.1#

-

3.1

20,080
686
543,000 on Sept. 2, 1958.
1,282

•

~

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, AUGUST 26, 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
Acceptances
465^42
5/825
90r5?4
'i.ni 14,729
191

U. S. Government
securities

310,660

6,396,450
11,817,683
6,523,912

410,385

556,727

20,553

%

1,059,772
26,518,062

H.4.1(h)
Total

STATEMENT OF CONDIT]CON OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON AUGUST 26, 1959
St.
ClevePhilaChicago
Atlanta
Richmond
New York
Boston
Louis
delphia
land

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Francisco

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

18,371,140

930,661
19,301,801

861,598 4,704,512 1027,852 1633,772 1063,944 889,281 3321,460 669,991 369,491 711,595 671,616 2446,028
55,770

192,028

60,259

84,932

78,044

57,491

176,075

42,767

23,328

43,986

29,671

86.310

917,368 4,896,540 1088,111 1718,704 1141,988 946,772 3497,535 712,758 392,819 755,581 701,287 2532,338

F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

419,775
389,437

44,354

26,132

74,919
69,951

36,872

16,048

33,517
25,359

66,513
38,565

30,306

12,369

26,923

25,734

8,236

14,557

34,684

13,623

12,292

40,837
53,924

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

556,727

9,500

88,570

11,250

63,745

31,509

89,640 109,528

24,225

28,890

54,960

24,960

19,950

108,529 100,496
452,904 419,376
474,599 439,465
107,063
>437
1143,095 1058,474

1200,098
1257,585
263,694
3028,958

21,718

59,219

22,560

20,553

20,553
2,517,800 136,502
10*506,993 569,637
11,010,298 596,923
2,483,771 134,658
26,518,862 1437,720

633,610 143,581 217,986 161,360 132,698 435,711 102,399 57,347
2,644,106 599,172 909,674 673,373 553,760 1818,256 427,319 239,318
2,770,763 627,873 953,250 705,628 580,287 1905,354 447,789 250,782
625,046 141,639 215,040 159,180 130,905 429,821 101,015— v y56,573
j /;^
6,673,525 1512,265 2295,950 1699,541 1397,650 4589,142 1078,522 604,020

287,581

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

26,518,862 1437,720 6,673,525 1512,265 2295,950 1699,541 1397,650 4589,142 1078,522 604,020 1143,095 1058,474 3028,958

Total loans & securities

27,096,142 1447,220

Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets

15
4,953,236
96,762
140,527

TOTAL ASSETS

52,397,695

1
345,953
4,463
7,370

6,782,648 1523,515 2359,695 1731,050 1487,290 4698,670 1102,747 632,910 1198,055 1083,434 3048,908
1

/

4

1

892,631 315,802
10,117
34,259

4,104
7,619

1
418,926
9,355
12,273

1
395,139
9,602
8,353

2

756,660
13,467
23,398

1
208,399
6,943
5,759

2

/

145,060
5,115
3,156

1
249,305
4,692
6,937

1
273,394
9,581
5,8l8

1

550,092
12,479
16,699

2792,861 12,761,069 2997,742 4569,686 3349,520 2952,235 9079,257 2074,710 1214,219 2250,754 2100,364 6255,278

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




1
401,875
6,844
8,886

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

27,510,494
18,041,265
533,534
283,663
342,114
19,200,576
4,191,800

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE B A M OH AUGUST 26
ClevePhilaAtlanta Chicago
New York
Boston
land .Richmond
delphia
(In thousands of dollars}

1939
St.
Louis

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

San
Dallas Francisco

1586,047 6,400,296 1734,723 2536,588 2067,128 1508,044 5250,762 1200,838 609,528 1103,314 791,556 2721,670
4,825,172 843,513 1458,599 811,185 958,965 2859,296 621,4l4 408,598 819,969 939,484 2746,815
26,270 49,906 41,624 64,063
55,955
35,904
48,628
35,073
51,464
64,242
23,317
6,480
10,530
14,040
30,240
14,850 1/ 89,263 17,820 24,300 13,500 12,690 39,960
9,990
246
1,273
791
47,668
1,253 "" 280,569
2,019
2,649
2,229
2,488
569
360
801,446 5,250,959 899,256 1534,176 861,987 1025,607 2964,067 655,081 441,594 881,678 995,939 2888,785"
748,255
37,088

321,289

703,313 265,939 364,380 342,438 346,186 642,340 l6l,044 126,195 205,646 236,622 476,408

2,270
9,845
1,914
3,655
38,722
50,941,592 2711^052 12,364^413 2901^832 4438,799

1,207
1,684
1,781
4,640
2,258
1,976
6,085
1,407
3273,811 2881,813 8863,254 2018,370 1178,524 2192,322 2025,898 6091,504

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.

382,484
868,410
205,209
52,397,695

73,133
350

18,975
50,116
12,718

36,003
76,643
18,241

17,132
44,846
13,731

19,663

52,188

39,474
11,285

132,159
31,656

12,733
33,746
9,861

8,685
20,785
6,225

15,599
32,935
9,898

21,926
43,436
9,104

47,071
95,761
20,942

2792,861 12,761,069 2997.742 4569,686 3349,520 2952,235 9079,257 2074,710 1214,219 2250,754 2100,364 6255,278,

4,020

F. R. notes outstanding
28,494,382 1645,820
Collat. for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate acct. 10,750,000 580,000
Eligible paper
79,185
U. S. Govt, securities 18,910,000 1150.000
Total collateral
29,739,185 1730'000
1/ After deducting $194,4(DO,000 partiLcipations
2/ After
deducting $52,6;32,000 partiLcipations



109,756
22,753
238,902
59,607
47,998
122ZL 13,550

2/ 20,501

4,825

6,579

3,655

3,436

10,819

2,705

1,754

10

2,851
340

3,801

8,187

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
6,627,393 1788,727 2595,295 2147,977 1575,612 5360,119 1250,810

626,285 1136,257 840,199 2899,WW

2,920,000 640,000 920,000 670,000 500,000 2000,000 430,000 200,000 300,000 290,000 1300,000
24,225
4,000,000 1200,000 1750.000 1500,000 1200,000 3500,000 935.000

—
450,000

54,960
850,000

575,000 1800,000

6,920,000 1840,000 2670,000 2170,000 1700,000 5500,000 1389,225 650,000 1204,960 865,000 3100,000
of other Federal Reserve Banks.
of other Federal Reserve Banks.