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BOARD OP GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.4.1

For Immediate Release
December 31, 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 d a i l y f i g u r e s of t o t a l member bank r e s e r v e s h e l d during
the week ended December 30 decreased $277 m i l l i o n t o $18,994 m i l l i o n , a l l of which
was i n member bank r e s e r v e balances a t t h e Federal Reserve Banks. Estimated
required r e s e r v e s decreased $98 m i l l i o n ; and estimated e x c e s s r e s e r v e s decreased
$179 m i l l i o n t o $506 m i l l i o n . Member bank borrowings at t h e Federal Reserve Banks
exceeded e x c e s s r e s e r v e s by $422 m i l l i o n , compared with $295 m i l l i o n the week
before.
The p r i n c i p a l changes reducing average reserve b a l a n c e s with Federal
Reserve Banks were d e c r e a s e s of $183 m i l l i o n i n U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s bought
outright, $52 m i l l i o n i n member bank borrowings, and $30 m i l l i o n i n Federal Reserve
f l o a t , and an i n c r e a s e of $22 m i l l i o n i n f o r e i g n d e p o s i t s with Federal Reserve
banks. The p r i n c i p a l o f f s e t t i n g change was a decrease of $31 m i l l i o n i n currency
in c i r c u l a t i o n . T o t a l Reserve Bank c r e d i t decreased $254 m i l l i o n .
As of
bought outright
s e c u r i t i e s held
bank borrowings

Wednesday, December 30, h o l d i n g s of U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
were $124 m i l l i o n lower than a week e a r l i e r , U. S. Government
under repurchase agreement were $30 m i l l i o n higher, and member
were $98 m i l l i o n lower.

Member bank r e s e r v e s ,
Reserve Bank c r e d i t ,
and r e l a t e d items
Reserve Bank c r e d i t :
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s - Bought outright—System account
Held under repurchase agreement
Acceptances-Bought o u t r i g h t
Held under repurchase agreement
Loans, d i s c o u n t s , and advances—
Member bank borrowings
Other
Float
Total Reserve Bank c r e d i t
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding
Currency i n c i r c u l a t i o n
Treasury cash h o l d i n g s
Treasury d e p o s i t s with F. R. Banks
Foreign d e p o s i t s with F. R. Banks
Other d e p o s i t s with F. R. Banks
Other F. R. accounts ( n e t )
Member bank r e s e r v e s :
With Federal Reserve Banks
Cash allowed a s r e s e r v e s ( e s t i m a t e d )
Total r e s e r v e s h e l d
Required r e s e r v e s ( e s t i m a t e d )
Excess r e s e r v e s ( e s t i m a t e d )

Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s
Week ended Change from week ended
Dec. 30,
Dec. 31,
Dec. 23,
1958
1959
1959
(]Cn m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
26,787
42
44
34
928
5
1,788
29,629
19,456
5,313
54,398

Wednesday
Dec. 30,
1959

-183
+ 5

+
-

546
154

26,748
30

+
+

+
+

2
30

44
31

+ 138
13
+ 170
+ 719
-1,070
+
81
- 270

366
5
1,509
28,733
19,456
5,314
53,503

1
4

- 52
- 30
-254
- 11
+ 1
-264

32,893
393
537
387
333
1,195
35,738

- 31
+ 6
+ 14
+ 22
+ 2

+
+
+

- -

+
+

30
237

32,694
409
518
383
343
1,196
35,5^3

18,660
334
18,994
18,488
506

-277

+
-

507
334
173
23
150

17,960
334
18,294
18,514
-220

ri3

m mm

-277
- 98
-179

435
299
16
55
*

-

On December 30, 1959/ U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s h e l d i n custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks f o r f o r e i g n account were $4,643 m i l l i o n , an increase of
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i l l i o n f o r t h e week and an increase of $948 m i l l i o n from t h e comparable date
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LiAli,K3NT OF COUDIT-LCN
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )

ASSETS
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e account
Redemption fund f o r F. R. notes
Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s
F. R. notes of other Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
Acceptances:
Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bought outright—
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s

2,747,065
10,506,993
11,010,298
2,483,771
26,748,127
30,000
26,778,127

Total loans and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from foreign "banks
Cash items i n process of c o l l e c t i o n
Bank premises
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS

27,223,984
15
6,417,813
99,917
259,916
53,983,302

18,185,643
978,084
19,163,727
481,996
335,934
371,180

+
-

+
4~

- -

10,999
1,001
9^95
116,134
29,193
98,428

+
-

+
•

4
-

- -

43,504
31,173

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank r e s e r v e s
U. S. Treasurer--general account
Foreign
Other
Total d e p o s i t s
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y cash items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s and accrued dividends i /
TOTAL LIABILITIES

17,960,096
518,497
382,933
342,604
19,204,130
4,909,180
45,564
52,473,259

CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS
Capital paid In"
Surplus
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

387, 317
868,4l0
254,316
53,983,302

Ratio of gold c e r t i f i c a t e reserves t o deposit
and F. R. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments
l / "No accrued dividends December 31, 1958.

Change since
Dec. 23,
Dec. 31,
1958
1959

Dec. 30,
1959

28,314,385

bo. 3%
82,298

827,250
4o,165
787, C85
5,003
540
307,217
336

5,998

+

2l4
25,374

123,740

+

496,615

+

-«.
-

- 8 , ,142,733

- -

+8,142,733

-

•

——
-

+
-

*

123,740
30,000
93,740

+
-

+

198,166

764,084

- —
-

-

+
-

-

•

'+
-

+
-

+
-

-

496,615
65,000
431,615

— •»

115,653
268
19,114
159,644

+
+
+

+

787,129
6,281
113,275
888,147

159,360

+

442,362

125,457
8,725
8,773
8,612
116,893
100,659
3,121
178,715

4-

543,895
160,133
110,448
48,247
321,561
574,054
23,881
718,736

381

+

24,219

18,690
159,644

+

145,192
888,147

+

+
+
-

+
+

•» —

+
-

+

.2$

-

+

8,269

+

- -

- -

-

I.
1 4 , 499
975

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, DECEMBER 30, 1959
(Acceptances and s e c u r i t i e s held under repurchase agreement are c l a s s i f i e d as
maturing within 15 days i n accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)

Within 15 days
16 days t o 90 days
91 days t o 1 year
Over 1 year t o 5 years
Over 5 years t o 10 years
Over
10 years

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Total
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Discounts and
advances
360,353
10,8l4
13

371,180

Acceptances
39,452
35,225

74,677

U. S. Government
securities
478,180
7,364,113
10,941,765
6,523,912
677,384
792,773
26,778,127

H.4.1(b)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON DECEMBER 30, 1959
F h i l a - I Cleve- '
^
'
St.
Boston
New York
Richmond Atlanta Chicago
delphia
land
Louis
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )

Total
A S S E T S
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e account
Redemption fund f o r
F. R. n o t e s
Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e
reserves

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

763,522

351,288

707,351

663,980 2481,507

182.357

46.241

23.410

45.167

976,061 3367,045

809,763

374,698

752,518

San
Francisco

18,185,643

810,624

978.084

59,652

19,163,727

870,276

F.R. n o t e s of other Banks
Other cash

481,996
335,934

34,512
17,798

87,450
52,961

32,252
15,668

29,780
29,595

63,816
22,786

59,311
27,726

41,647
60,537

17,673
23,353

20,739
11,225

22,429
14,317

29,971
15,194

42,4l6
44,774

Discounts and advances
Acceptances:
Bought o u t r i g h t
Held under r e p . a g r e e .
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s :
Bought o u t r i g h t —
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under r e p . a g r e e .

371,180

7,085

25,520

9,645

1,700

6,200

128,625

89,473

19,210

21,644

55,008

3,660

3,410

43,504
31,173

4 , 6 1 9 , 3 5 4 1046,365 1614,351 1031,181
213,325

60.965

87,707

79.240

4,832,679 1107,330 1702,058 1110,421

911,432 3184, 688
64,629

31.037

84.354

695,017 2565,861

43,504
31,173

2,747,065
10,506,993

148,932
569,637
11,010,298 596,923
2 , 4 8 3 . 7 7 1 134,658
26,748,127 1450,150
30.000

691,305 156,655 237,835 176,053 144,781 475,386 111,723
62,569 118,412 109,647 313,767
2 , 6 4 4 , 1 0 6 599,172 909,674 673,373 553,760 1818,256 427,319 239,318 452,904 419,376 1200,098
2 , 7 7 0 , 7 6 3 627,873 953,250 705,628 580,287 1905,354 447,789 250,782 474,599 439,465 1257,585
625,046 141.639 215.040 159,180 130.905 429.821 101,015
28^.6Q4
56.573 107.063
09.137
6,731, 220 1525,339 2315,799 1714,234 1409,733 4628,817 1087,846 609,242 1152,978 1067,625 3055,144
301000
——
——
— em

T o t a l U. S. Govt, s e e s .

26,778,127 1450,150

6 , 7 6 1 , 2 2 0 1525,339 2315,799 1714,234 1409,733 4628,817 1087,846

609,242 1152,978 1067,625 3055,144

Total loans & s e c u r i t i e s

2 7 , 2 2 3 , 9 8 4 1457,235

6 , 8 6 1 , 4 1 7 1534,984 2317,499 1720,434 1538,358 4718,290 1107,056

630,886 1207,986 1071,285 3058,554

Due from f o r e i g n "banks
Cash items i n p r o c e s s
of c o l l e c t i o n
Bank premises
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS

15

1

1/4

1

1

1

6,417,813
99,917
259,916

464, o4o
4,328
13,822

1,342,831
9,900
64,986

405,224
4,036
14,419

565,881
9,580
22,773

433,699
6,651
16,601

2

1

463,078 1033,508
9,542
15,611
14,742
44,004

283,766
7,035
10,330

2/
157,747
5,059
5,869

1

1

1

300,880
4,636
12,012

284,293
11,361
10,641

682,866
12,178
29,717

5 3 , 9 8 3 , 3 0 2 2862,012 13, 252,228 3113,914 4677,167 3374,409 3088,819 9280,644 2258,977 1206,223 2314,779 2117,763 6436,367

1 / A f t e r deducting $11,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2 / Less than $500.




1

E.4.1(c)
Total
L I A B I L I T I E S
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s
Deposits:
Member bank r e s e r v e s
U.8.Treas.-gen.acct.
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y
cash items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s and
accrued d i v i d e n d s
TOTAL LIABILITIES

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON DECEMBER 30, 1959
PhilaCleveSt.
Boston
New York
Richmond A t l a n t a Chicago
delphia
land
Louis
( I n thousands o f d o l l a r s )

Kansas
City

Minneapolis

Dallas

San
Francisco

2 8 , 3 1 4 , 3 8 5 1619,089

6 , 6 4 6 , 8 5 0 1815,009 2577,427 2 1 4 0 , 3 9 2 1610,995 5329,017 1248,505

608,679

1118,439

820,592 2779,391

17,960,096
518,497
382,933
342,604
19,204,130

732,638
36,382

4,838,007

665,704

386,071

843,711

922,315 2837,987

20,240
197
709,457

1/117,973
289,964
5,309,560

39,809

28,835

43,997

42,701
19,136

4,909,180

365,424

874,473

63,616

8 3 3 , 7 0 1 1434,698
24,288
33,120
1,001
925
096,801 1511,869

7 1 3 , 4 6 1 9 4 2 , 3 3 2 2809,471
56,521
42,544
55,378
18,400
17,296
54,464
1,993
1,329
837
790,375 1 0 0 3 , 5 0 1 2920,150

13,616

8,832

14,352

741
719,870

255
423,993

902,966

1,239
43,217
9 8 5 , 3 9 1 2950,197

301,085

362,443

398,635

230,711

134,815

230,713

232,219

37,887

43,050

448,660

798,232

906

27,777
41,216

531,770

45,564
3,510
11*545
2*268
4,026
2,347
2,110
6.948
1.583
1.933
1,785
2,084
5.425
5 2 , 4 7 3 , 2 5 9 2777,480 1 2 , 8 4 2 , 4 2 8 3015,163 4 5 4 1 , 9 8 2 3 2 9 5 , 5 5 7 3 0 1 5 , 2 4 1 9054,347 2200,669 1169,420 2253,903 2 0 4 0 , 2 8 6 6266,783

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other c a p i t a l a c c o unt s
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

19,166
50,116
15,250

387,317
868,410
254.316

110,452

22,819

238,902

59,607
,16,325

60,446

36,265
76,643
22.277

17,275
44,846
16,731

20,153
53,653
3 9 , 4 7 4 132,159
.13x951. 40.485

12,931
33,746
11.631

8,790

15,860

22,258

20,785

32,935

43,436
11.783

7.228

12.081

47,695
95,761

26.128

5 3 , 9 8 3 , 3 0 2 2862,012 1 3 , 2 5 2 , 2 2 8 3113,914 4677,167 3 3 7 4 , 4 0 9 3 0 8 8 , 8 1 9 9280,644 2258,977 1206,223 2314,779 2117,763 6436,367

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FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F— R. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
2 9 , 4 6 6 , 9 9 2 1703,220
C o l l a t . f o r F . R. n o t e s :
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e a c c t . 1 0 , 6 5 0 , 0 0 0 5 3 0 , 0 0 0
E l i g i b l e paper
81,953
—
U. S . Govt, s e c u r i t i e s 1 9 , 5 3 0 , 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 , 0 0 0
Total collateral
30,261,953 1780,000
1 / A f t e r deducting &264.9f )0.000 nart.iLevna±ions
J2/ A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $ 5 9 , 2 5 6 , 0 0 0 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s




M

:

6 , 9 4 9 , 6 7 4 1 8 6 8 , 7 6 1 2646,452 2224,534 1687,923 5488,744 1307,539

6 2 2 , 8 6 8 1155,595

8 7 1 , 0 3 7 2940,645

2 , 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 920,000 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 1900,000 4 3 0 , 0 0 0
-8,115
—
-—
-19,025
4 , 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 1200,000 1750,000 1550,000 1200,000 3700,000 9 3 5 , 0 0 0
7 , 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 1908,115 2670,000 2250,000 1700,000 5600,000 1384,025

180,000

2 9 0 , 0 0 0 1300,000

300,000
—
54,813
450.000 870,000
6 3 0 , 0 0 0 1224,813

of other Federal Reserve Banks.

o f o t h e r Federal Reserve Banks.
1

—

;
:

625,000 1800,000915,000 3100,000