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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.4.1

For Immediate Release
December 12, 1957

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 ending
December 11 increased $4 million to $19,027 million. Estimated required reserves
increased $22 million; and estimated excess reserves decreased $18 million to $469
million. Member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks exceeded excess reserves by $200 million, compared with $131 million the week before.
The principal changes supplying average reserves were increases of $154
million in Federal Reserve holdings of U. S. Government securities and $51 million
in member bank borrowings. The principal offsetting changes were increases of
$161 million in money in circulation, $39 million in "other" F. R. accounts (net),
and $27 million in foreign deposits with Federal Reserve Banks. Total Reserve Bank
credit increased $230 million.
As of
bought outright
securities held
bank borrowings

Wednesday, December 11, holdings of U. S. Government securities
were $45 million higher than a week earlier, U. S. Government
under repurchase agreement were $49 million higher, and member
were $469 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
Held under repurchase agreement
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
For week ending
Change from week ending
Dec. 11, 1957
Dec. 4, 1957 1 Dec. 12, 1956
(In millions of dollars)
23,574
312

+94
+ 60

+

919
153

+ 4
+ 8

-

4
6

669
8
1,020
25,617
22,766
5,142
53,526

+51
- 1
+ 15
+230
+ 3
+ 1
+236

30
2
- 206
-1,016
+ 842
+
80
92

31,827

+161
- 4
+13
+27

+

167

-

39
24

25
9

769

318
318

6

186
1,080

- 5
+ 39

+

78
79

34,498

+231

+

99

19,027
18,558

+ 4
+22

-

193
95

469

- 18

-

98

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:
22,770
Treasury cash holdings
770
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding
5,142
Member bank) - Required (est.) 18,695
Money in circulation
31,878
reserves ) - Excess
(est.)
519
On December 11, 1957, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $ 3 , 8 0 8 million, an increase of $3
million for the week and-an increase of $171 million from the comparable date a

year
ago.


H,4.1(a)

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

Change since
Dec. 12,
Dec. 4,
1956
1957

ASS 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

Held under repurchase agreement
Ut S. Government securities:
Bought outrightBills
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

vo
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Dec. 11,

21,226,392

860,592
22,086,984

345,344
325,069

971,543
498

25,857
4,710

+
+

2,801
2,094

& 4,273
19,933,612

+

45,000
—

- -

2,801.750

+
+
+
+
+
+

862,000
2,446

'i6k,hh6

-

60,236
27,965
412,556
319

•

5,907
10,374

762,247
+9,000,913
-9,153,913

mm

23,599,635
272,800
23,672.435

+
+
+

45,000
49,200
94,200

24,875,043
12
4,677,961
83,452
201,058
52,594,923

+

572,959

+
+
+

27,493,363

+

19,213,931
332,774
330,147

306,53V* + 133,091
88,413 + 18,833
22,578 •
91,997
1.123
35S2* 58,804
+ 417,172 +
120,454
97,894
+
3,505
179
+ 464,494 + 121,236

LIABILITIES
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

20,058,888
3,716,869
24.409
51,293,529

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

342,150
747,593
27,543
184.108
52,594,923

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

8,000
352
8,352
11,275
3,731
+ 473,888
24

+
+
+
+

182,036

46.14
68,670
1,124

-

-

+
•

915,247
119,100
796,147

178,292
94

15,394
426,051

400,191
10
387,726
I0,i4l
+
42,512
+ 132,349

167,597

+

..

163,831

+
+
+

+

290

+

17,934
53,981
—

38,733
+ 426,051
-

+
"

60,802
+ 132,349
m

.6#

+

1,6#

1,058
21

+

17,035
lf037

-

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AMD SECURITIES. DECEMBER 11> 1957
(Acceptances and securities held under repurchase agreement are classified as
maturing within 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements»)
U. S. Government
Discounts and Industrial
securities
Acceptances
loans
advances
Within 15 days
297,800
10,518
959,422
69
16 days to 90 days
20
20,049
6,333,773
12,095
91 days to 1 year
14,451,605
26
267
Over 1 year to 5 years
680,635
142
Over 5 years to 10 years
750,375
Over
10 years
1,358,247

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Total
23,872,435
30,567
971,543
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

a.4.1(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 OK DECEMBER IX, 1957
PhilaCleveSt.
Boston
New York
Richmond Atlanta Chicago
delphia
land
Louis
(In thousands of dollars)

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Francisc

21,226,392 1047,548 5,648,224 1149,361 1907,779 1370,251 845,328 3806,287 878,360 384,687 772,876 808,410 2607,281
860.592 . 56.169

183.046

59.098

78.776

74.146 49.022 152.324

42.415

22.189

41.648

26.519

75.220

22,086,984 1103,717 5,831,270 1208,459 1986,555 1444,397 894,350 3958,611 920,775 406,876 814,524 834,949 2682,501
F.R. notes of other Banks
78,010 24,206 14,441 31,275 54,592 28,223
345,344 25,981
9,044 15,194
7,494 18,987 37,897
Other cash
325,069 17,544
65,195 18,757 22,357 24,123 23,354 55,167 21,655
8,302 11,115 11,928 45,572
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
Acceptances:
Bought outright
Held under rep. agree.
U* S. Govt, securities:
Bought outrightBills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under rep* agree.

2,801,750 152.824
700.664 161.547 246.100 179.012 145.122 489.048 115.866 60.462 120.288 109.798 119.019
23,599,635 1287,266 5,901,820 1377,582 2072,945 1507,851 1222,390 4119,340 975,963 509,280 1013^203 924^846 2687*149
272.800
272,800
— — —
—m
mkwm
-m,

Total Ui S. Govt* sees.

23,872.435 1287.266 6,174.620 1377.582 2072.945 1507.851 1222.390 4U9.340 975.963 509.280 1013.203 924.846 2687.149

Total loans & securities

24,875,043 1330,756 6,526,488 1409,507 2175,790 1535,630 1261,924 4387,456 1014,702 514,161 1086,121 940,058 2692,450

971,543
498
25,857
4,710

43,197
293

321,301

31,745 102,845
180

27,779

39,534 268,116

38,739

4,856
25

72,918

15,212

5,301

25,857
4,710

864,273 47,143
216,138 50,450 75,916 55,221 44,766 150,860 35,742 18,651 37,106 33,870 98,410
19,933,612 1087,299 4,985,018 1163,585 1750,929 1273,618 1032,502 3479,432 824,355 430,167 855,809 781,178 2269,720

Due from foreign "banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets

12
1 1 / 3
1
1
1
1
2 2 / 2 / 2 /
1
1
4,677,961 346,081
791,175 299,748 424,547 380,693 425,064 775,443 211,588 134,338 227,382 206,927 454,675
83,452
5,015
10,652
4,536
9,659
7,042
6,296
6,827
6,016
5,284
4,908
6,276 10,941
201.058 10,925
49,085 11.389 17.722 12.707 10.412 37.131
8.108
t.%8
8.446
8.411 22.4l4

TOTAL ASSETS

52,594,923 2840,020 13,351,878 2976,603 4651,072 3435,868 2675,993 9248,860 2192,188 1088,463 2159,990 2027,537 5946,451

1/ After deducting $9,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ Less than $500*



H.4.1(c)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON DECEMBER 11, 1957
CleveSt.
Boston New York PhilaRichmond Atlanta Chicago
land
delphia
Louis
(In thousands of dollars)

Total

LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member tank reserves
U.S.Treas.-gen.acct.
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability
cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Franc isc(

27,493,363 1636,307 6,474,371 1732,839 2623,713 2199,531 1292,150 5329,890 1225,945 485,384 1078,840 738,640 2675,753

19,213,931 795,111 5,704,888 861,095 1508,853 810,181 931,215 3024,950 714,434 435,900 817,090 989,877 2620,337
60,776 14,950 19,318 27,758 16,605 46,382 16,086 17,801 26,101 30,856 36,646
332,774 19,495
330,147 19,198 1/92,158 23,170 29,790 16,881 14,895 47,002 12,247
7,944 12,578 17,212 37,072
182,036
529 "125.373
9,838
893
2,151
1,636
281
725
1.503 36.349
l,p?
22L
20,058,888 834,333 5,983,195 909,053 1558,854 856,971 964,474 3119,331 744,405 461,926 856,494 1039,448 2730,404
3,716,669 292,359

527,720 243,007

349,645

309,361 357,649 609,724 170,611 107,640 171,859 182,350 394,944

24,409
1,091
7,166
1,176
2,836
1,286
1,085
3,702
813
84l
1,007
1,027
2,379
51,293,529 2764,090 12,992,452 2886,075 4535,048 3367,149 2615,358 9062,647 2141,774 1055,791 2108,200 1961,465 5803,480

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Conting. liab. on acceptances purchased for
foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commit.
F. R. notes outstanding
Collat. for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate acct.
Eligible paper
U. S. Govt, securities
Total collateral

342,150
747,593
27,543
184.108

17,281
43,948
3,011
11.690

101,533
208,002
7,319
42.572

21,198
52,301
4,489
12.540

32,287
66,393
1,006
16.338

15,608
37,594
3,349
12.168

16,476 46,136
33,179 110,421
762
1,429
10.218 28.227

11,558
29,331
521
9.004

7,405
18,520
1,073
5.674

13,715
27,983
1,137
8.955

18,965
37,508
1,307
8.292

39,988
82,413
2,140
18,439

52,594,923 2840,020 13,351,878 2976,603 4651,072 3435,868 2675,993 9248,860 2192,188 1088,463 2159,990 2027,537 5946,451

68,670
1,124

3,985

2/19,275

4,809
20

6,183
98

3,504

3,091

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS

9,755
66

2,542

1,649

2,6ll
940

3,572

7,694

28,493,203 1703,696 6,740,782 1799,323 2690,227 2250,096 1349,678 5457,558 1270,764 528,543 1107,950 781,538 2813,048

12,273,000 700,000 3,270,000 640,000 1130,000 945,000 425,000 2500,000 450,000 130,000 300,000 283,000 1500,000
31,010
38,350
141,679
72,319
17,165,000 1150,000 3,600,000 1200,000 1600,000 1350,000 1000,000 3100,000 895,000 425,000 820,000 525,000 1500,000
29,579,679 1850,000 6,870,000 1871,010 2730,000 2295,00® 1425,000 5600,000 1383,350 555,000 1192,319 808,000 3000,000
l/ After deducting $237,989,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks,
2/
After
deducting $49,395,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.



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