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Factors Affecting Bank Reserves and
Condition Statement of F.R. Banks

For immediate release
December 26, 1963

H.4.1

The average of daily figures of total member "bank reserves held during
the week ended December 25 increased a net of $325 million to $20,990 million.
Estimated currency and coin of member banks decreased $27 million and their
reserve balances at the Federal Reserve Banks increased $352 million. Estimated
required reserves increased $315 million; and estimated excess reserves increased
$10 million to $498 million. Excess reserves exceeded member bank borrowings at
the Federal Reserve Banks by $l8l million, compared with the revised figure of
$216 million the week before.
The principal changes supplying average reserve balances with Federal
Reserve Banks were increases of $520 million in Federal Reserve float and
$45 million in member bank borrowings. The principal offsetting changes were an
increase of $131 million in currency in circulation and a decrease of $79 million
in Federal Reserve holdings of U. S. Government securities. Total Reserve Bank
credit increased $533 million.
As of Wednesday, December 25, holdings of U. S. Government securities
held under repurchase agreement were $6~0 million lower and member bank borrowings
were $48 million lower than a week earlier.

Member bank reserves,
Reserve Bank credit,
and related items
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securities-Bought outright--System account
Held under repurchase agreement
AcceptancesBought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Discounts and advances-Member bank borrowings
Other
Float
Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding
Currency 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
Week ended Change from week ended Wednesday,
Dec. 26,
Dec. 25,
. Dec. 18,
Dec. 25,
1962
1963
1961.
1963
(in millions of dollars)
33,552
3*-

30
^9

+3,063
+ 13

33,552
120

57
56

9
39

+
+

10
29

62
59

317
33
2,991

^5
2
^0
+5
+533
- 30
+ 4
+507

+ 10
+ 32
+ 149
+3,307
- 426
+ _22

227
32
2,916
36,968
15,513
5,587
58,068

+131
+ 3

+2,281

- 4

238

37,o4o
15,552
5,586
58,179
37,752
395
903
15k
210
1,208
40,622

+2,9c4

37,873
4oi
888
138
220
1,213
4o,733

- 4
85
+ 14
182
+ 14
+2,560
+154
Member bank reserves:
With Federal Reserve Banks
+352
17,556
17,335
+ 3^
Currency and coin (estimated)
3,73^
321
3,^
- 27
+
Total reserves held
+325
21,069
20,990
+ 665
Required reserves (estimated)
+315
20,492
+ 728 20,493
Excess reserves (estimated)
+
10
498
576
63
On r-e<wr/b«r 25, I963, TJ. S. Government securities held in custody by
the Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $8,698 million, an increase
of $27 million for the w*ek and an increase of $l,5k6 million from the comparable
date a year ago.



H.4.1(a)

CONSOLIDATED SfA$EM$& OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
(in millions of dollars)
Dec. 25,

Change since

rrs,'

Dec.

IS£3
A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves

#''
Cash
Discounts and advances
Acceptances:
Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
U . S. Government securities:
Bought outright-Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government securities

(395)

80
•f

606
137

-1

- 73

94

- 9
- 48

+

11

62
59

+ 10
+ 27

+
+

14
22

- 60

+1,659
-6,116
+7,012
+ 508
+3,063
25
+3,038

3^,052

- 71

+3,085

6,885
103
33^
(1,568) 5"677B3

-807
+ 20
^ 0

+1,279
1
12
+3,788

(395) 32,583

+139

+2,189

17,335
688
138
220
18,581

-113
- 39
- 20
+ 22
-15c

3,969
100

-955
+ 5

(1,568) 55,233

^95i

+ 468
+ 286
- 91
- 102
+ 561
+ 931
+ 15
+3,696

(1,173)

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

1962

182
259

4,112
7,c66
17,729
4,645
33,552
120
33,672

Total loans and securities
Cash items in process of collection
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

13;824
1,403
15,227

Dec. 25]

(1,173)

C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in
496
Surplus
934
Other capital accounts
120
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAFITAL ACCOUNTS (1 568) 56,783

+ 2
+ 19
^ 0

+
+
+

29
46
17

4.3 jQ%

Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit
and F. R. note liabilities combined (computed from figures as shown on the following pages--not consolidated)
29 •5*
- .2$
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
95
- 2
+ 1 1
* Figures in parentheses are the eliminations made in the consolidating process;
see comparable figures on combined basis on the following pages.
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, DECEIVER 25,1961
(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 securities
Discounts and
Changes
advances
Acceptances
Holdings
during week
Within 15 days
224
72
721
-161
16 days to 90 days
35
49
6,189
+179
91 days to 1 year
--15,738
- 78
Over 1 year to 5 years
--8,669
Over 5 years to 10 years --2,136
Over 10 years
-219
zz
Total
33,672
259



121

To

H.4.1(b)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON DECEMBER 25, I963

Total jBoston

Nev
York

Phila- Cleve- RichSt.
Atlanta Chicago
Louis
delphia land mond

Minne- Kansas
Dallas
apolis City

San
Francisco

(in millions of dollars)
ASSETS
Gold certificate account
13,824
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
1,403 .
Total gold certificate reserves 15,227

737
80
817

3,419
334
3,753

764
79
843

1,132
121
1,253

1,011
118
1,129

747
82
• 829

2,193
256
2,449

528
57
585

287
29
316

591
55
646

638
43
681

1,777
149
1,926

93

F. R- notes of other Banks
Other cash

395
182

29
9

4o

28
5

19
9

25
8

34
27

38
22

16
13

35
6

13
6

19
8

46
29

Discounts and advances
Acceptances:
Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
JB- S. Government securities:
Bought outright-Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under repurchase agreement

259

13

88

6

8

20

7

43

10

7

18

7

32

—

62
59

--

--

--

--

--

1,039
1,785
4,480
1,174
8,478
120

219
377
945
248
1,789

342
588
1,475
386
2,791

275
472
1,185
311
2,243

235
405
1,015
266
1,921

686
1,179
2,957
774
5,596

164
282
706
185
1,337

78
135
337
88
638

165
282
710
186
1,343

159
273
687
18C
1,299

5^3
932
2,340
613
4,428

8,598

1,789

2,791

2,243

1,921

5,596

1,337

638

1,343

1,299

4,428

62
59

207
356
7,c66
892
|i7,729
234
j 4,645 !
133,552
1,689
! 120
! 4,112

Total U. S. Government securities 133,672

1,689

—

--

—

Total loans and securities

34,052 ; 1,702

8,807

1,795

2,799

2,263

1,928

5,639

1,347

645

l,36l

1,306

4,460

Cash items in process of
collection
Bank premises
Other assets

i 8,058 !
1 103 !
334

539
3
16

1,764
8
87

4l4
3

18

575
6
31

603
5
20

560
16
19

1,347
23
51

388
6
13

269
4
6

407
7
14

327
12
15

865
10
44

3,115

14,552

3,106

4,692

4,053

3,413

9,569

2,368

1,281

2,454

2,368

7,380

TOTAL ASSETS




58,351

STATEMENT OF' CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BAKE ON DECEMBER 25, 1963

H.4.l(c)

Total
L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Memter bank reserves
U• S. Treasurer-general £LC count
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability cash items
Other liabilities and accnled
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
"Capital paid In
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Contingent liability on ace;eptances purchased for fore]Lgn
correspondents

Boston

New
York

Philadelphia

Cleveland

Richmond

Atlanta Chicago

St.
Louis

Minne- Kansas Dallas
apolis
City

San
Francisco

(in millions of dollars)
32,978

1.933

7,960

1,919

2,828

2,708

1,929

5,921

1,345

592

1,260

979

3,604

17,335
888
138
220
18,581

663
58
6

4,876
145

721
54
8
1
784

1,233
76
12
1
1,322

791
43
6
2
842

909
75
7
2
993

2,512
109
18
15
2,654

618
65
4
*
687

442
35
3
l
481

961
55
8
1,024

2,798
119
17
54
2,988

312

393

4i9

398

757

278

168

811
54
6
2
873
250

274

569

26
l4,l40

4
3,019

9
4,552

6
3,975

6
3,326

16
9,34B

4
2,314

4
1,245

4
2,387

4
2,281

12
7,173

45
87
8

25
44
9

28
51
8

70
132
19

17
32
5

12
22
2

21
40
6

28
53
6

66
124
17

*

5,1^2

727
376

100
56,801

3,o4i

5

lA3
l42
5,206

93^
120

24
44
6

132
251

29

28
54
5

58,351

3,115

14,552

3,106

4,692

4,053

3,413

9,569

2,368

1,281

2,454

2,368

7,380

95

5

2/26

6

9

4

5

13

3

2

4

5

13

i,c49

3,759

190

850

1+96

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENT'S ACCOUNTS
F. R. notes outstanding
Collateral for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate account
Eligible paper
U. S. Government securities
Total collateral

l/ After deducting
2/ After deducting



8,272

1,980

2,995

2,783

2, CC6

6,137

i,4o6

618

1,700

425
4
1,600

610

625
18
2,195

4i-.

1,100

120

272

1,650

5,ico

310
9
1,150

500

1,100

875

3,000

2,065

6,200

1,469

620

1,389

1,063

3,850

6,700

2,450

2,037
8,4oo
2,029
3,o6o
2,838
95 million participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
69 million participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

1,297
17

Less than $500,000.