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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.4.1

For Immediate Release
December 4, 1958

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 3 increased $109 million to $18,740 million. Estimated required reserves
increased $44 million; and estimated excess reserves increased $65 million to
$530 million. Member bank 'borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks exceeded excess
reserves by $49 million; the week "before they were $37 million less than excess
reserves.
The principal changes supplying average reserves were increases of
$455 million in U. S. Government securities bought outright and $151 million in
member bank borrowings. The principal offsetting changes were increases of
$232 million in money in circulation, $64 million in "other" deposits with Federal
Reserve Banks, and $40 million in "other" F. R. accounts (net), and decreases of
$112 million in Federal Reserve float and $46 million in U. S. Government securities
held under repurchase agreement. Total Reserve Bank credit increased $445 million.•
As of
bought outright
securities held
bank borrowings

Wednesday, December 3, holdings of U, S. Government securities
were $458 million higher than a week earlier, U. S. Government
under repurchase agreement were $120 million lower, and member
were $720 million lower.

Holdings of certificates decreased $2,858 million and notes increased a
like amount, reflecting the exchange of certificates maturing December 1 for the new
issue of notes maturing May 15, 1961; $5,000 million of the certificates maturing
December 1, 1958, were exchanged for the new issue of certificates maturing
November 15, 1959*
Averages of daily figures
Member bank reserves,
Week ending Change from week ending Wednesday,
Reserve Bank credit,
December 3, November 26, December 4, Dec. 3,
and related items
1958
1958
1957
1958
(]Cn millions of dollars)
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securities—
26,120
+2,553
Bought outright—System account
26,033
+455
142
- 46
12
110
Held under repurchase agreement
Acceptances—
+
- 2
13
Bought outright
34
35
1
Held under repurchase agreement
Loans, discounts, and advances-328
+151
Member bank borrowings
39
579
2
2
Other
7
82
1,03^
1,087
-112
+
Float
+2 ,457
27,844
+®5
27,532
Total Reserve Bank credit
20,609
20,609
-2,154
Gold stock
- 7
+
5,228
+ 3
5,229
87
Treasury currency outstanding
+441
+ 391
53/681
53,369
«•••*

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)

32,057
693
465
222
401
1,103
34,941

Member bank reserves—
Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

18,740

18,210
530

+232

+

7

+ 10

- 21
+ 64
+ 40
+332

+
-

+
-

+
+

+109

r w

+ 65

-

+

32,112

389
77
160
69
210
62
674

469
233
344
1,191
35,047 ,

283
370
87

18,323
18,239
84

698

On December 3, 1958, U. S, Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $3,822 million, a decrease of
$7 million for the week and an increase of $17 million from the comparable date
a year ago.



H.4.l(a)

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

Change since
Dec, 4,
Nov 2 5
1958
1957

Dec. 3,
1958

ASSETS
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
V« S. Government securities:
Bought outright—
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U, S. Government securities

2,483,771
26,120,412
12,400
26,132,^12

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

26,497,351
15
5,248,444
93,471
122,613
52,599,-B98

+
-

126
135,721
552,372

+2,195,267
3
+
+ 392,191
10,113
+
* ,63,°51
+ 431,026

27,610,322

+

106,154

+

606,379
6,624

584,461
225,077
74,351
161,305
272,430
+ 376,197
+_
9,384
+ 397,707

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
CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

10,000

19,098,8.94
918,549
20,017,443
296,963
323,598
329,003
337
35,199

2,119,350
18,649,726

2,867,565

18,322,932
469,438

233,218

343,698

19,369,286

8,070
1,930
8,884
7,375
719,531
+

870

+ 458,200
-2,857,565
+2,857,565
458,200
120,400
337,800

- 380,861
-

+
+
-

35,495

18,002
7,442

5877559

4,213,520
33*614

+
-

90,572
8,536
563^441

358,713
809,195
205,248
52,599,898

+

590

51,226,7^2

+
-

-2,119,498
+
58,309

-2,061,189
-

37,106

-

168,652

+

12,143

5,202
185

2,616

+1,300,077

-1,283,886

+2,867,565
- 317,979
+2,565,777

- 211,200

+2,3557577

284,556

+
16,853
l/+
34,059
10,479 ""
,17,593
552,372 +_ 431,026

Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit
42,6#
and F. R. note liabilities combined
4.4#
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
73,842 1,329 +
6,230
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments
.
995
""
20
150
l/ Net change after elimination of Sec. 13b surplus of $27,543,000 on Sept. 2, 1958,
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, DECEMBER 3, 1958
(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
advances
loans
120,060
204
•322,054
Within 15 days
37#
20
7,518,683
6,949
31,361
16 days to 90 days
46
13,142,733
91 days to 1 year
3,881,179
Over 1 year to 5 years
83,910
Over 5 years to 10 years
1,386,247
Over 10 years
26,132,812
329,003
35,199
337
Total



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RESERVE BANK M DECEMBER 3, 1958
STATEMENT OF CONDIT]
St.
Cleve- Richmond Atlanta Chicago
PhilaBoston New York
Louis
delphia land

S

1.4.1(b)
Total

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Francisco

ASSETS
Gold certificate account 19,098,894 934,910 4,924,898 1070,144 1597,424 1139,282 854,997 3402,810 769,767 452,253 718,817 713,643 2519,949
Redemption fund for
189,976 60,789 85,344 77,425 57,369 168,259 43,848 21,632 43,661 28,952 85,244
F, R. notes
918,549 56,050
Total gold certificate
reserves
20,017,443 990,960 5,U4>874 1130,933 1682,768 1216,707 912,366 3571,069 813,615 473,885 762,478 742,595 2605,193
F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

296,963
323,598

16,857
20,741

72,537

23,320

29,698

18,921

42,759
24,467

23,907

56,815

21,690

8,922

10,194
7,677

5,602
12,380

18,201

18,661

8,136
28,389

14,078

36,830
39,586

Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
AcceptancesBought outright
6* S. Govt, securities:
Bought outrightBills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under repurchase
agreement

329,003
337

6,974
327

16,541

7,350

19,120

24,001

76,768

91,161

23,648

3,206

43,270

14,218

2,746

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

534,432 121,829 187,615 137,953 107,839 370,208
115,394
1015,440 4,702,864 1072,061 1650,967 1213,948 948,954 3257,734
723,109 164,839 253,851 186,655 145,910 500,907
156,134
135,236
626,327 142,777 219,876 161,674 126,382 433,865
1422,204 6,506,732 1501,506 2312,309 1700,230 1329,085 4562,714

86,457 44,585 90>460 83,017
760,797 392,334 796,026 730,529
116,979 60,325 122,396 112,325
101,323 52,251 106,015 97,292
1065,556 5*9,495 1114,097 1023,163

239,561

2108,072

324,135
280,753
2952,521

12,400

12,400

26,132,812 1422,204 6,599,132 1501,506 2312,309 1700,230 1329,085 4562,714 1065,556 549,495 1114,897 1023,163 2952,521

Total loans & securities 26,497,351 1429,505
Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets

15
5,248,444
93,471
122,613

TOTAL ASSETS

52,599,898

6,650,872 1508,856 2331,429 1724,231 1405,853 4653,875 1089,204 552,711 1158,167 1037,381 2955,267

1 1 / 4

386,820
4,630

6,743

1

1

1

1

2

1

2

/

1

1

1

997,304 333,317 462,516 419,794 418,652 826,511 233,328 143,546 274,182 249,589 502,785
10,531
4,268
9,920
6,642
9,261 11,452
6,844
5,211
4,865
7,745 12,102
30,438
6,789 11,174
7,848
6,534 20,564
4,895
2,546
6,021
4,914 14,147

2856,257 12,936,753 3026,145 4534,333 3423,842 2819,893 9164,195 2178,499 1195,870 2223,696 2074,504 6165,911

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




10

35,199

35,199
2,119,350
18,649,726
2,867,565
2,483,771
26,120,412

60,193

Total

Boston | New York

° S a " Bicfcmond|Atlanta Chicago
(In thousands of dollars)

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

JuL

"city"

Dallas

FraSiscc

27,610,322 1616,690 6,426,861 1728,039 2551,505 2140,446 1434,420 5276,076 1226,459 583,229 1095,319 784,357 2746,921
18,322,932 761,564 5,002,714 881,173 1427,197 830,065 948,081 2901,725 675,915 427,479 800,351 972,845 2693,823
469,438
40,042
64,373 35,109 44,042 38,820 14,666 62,105 31,l4l 23,532 42,296 23,113 50,199
233,218 12,654 1/73,822 15,318 19,758 11,322
9,990 31,746
8,214
5,328
8,658 11,544 24(864
343,698
339
286,254
1,776
969
3,082
1,826
575
1,701
367
1,249
1,549 44,011
19,369,286

814,599

4,213,520

345,413

5,427,163

933,376 1491,966

883,289

974,563 2996,151

716,971 ,456,706

852,554 1009,051 2812,897

698,102 271,234 363,732 327,114 343,856 683,505 180,554 120,919 219,508 209,329 450,254

33,614
1,627
8,916
1,829
3,636
1,787
1.662
5.651
1.149
997
1.374
1,353
3.6^
51,226,742 2778,329 12,561,042 2934,478 4410,839 3352,636 2754,501 8961,383 2125,133 1161,851 2168,755 2004,090 6013,705

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
"6e#Ital paid in
Surplus
0#ier capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Canting, liab. on acceptances purchased for
foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commit.

358,713
809,195
205,248

18,032

47,148
12,7t8

103,864

223,530
48,317

21,837

56,214
13,616

33,560

71,541
18,393

16,247

41,165
13,794

18,139

36,198
11,055

49,362

121,515
31,935

12,121

31,560
9,685

8,297

19,761
5,961

14,701
30,524
9,716

20,567
40,926
8,921

41,986

89,113
21,107

52,599,898 2856,257 12,936,753 3026,145 4534,333 3423,842 2819,893 9164,195 2178,499 1195,870 2223,696 2074,504 6165,911

73,842
995

4,189
—

2/21,069
--

5,071
--

6,541
55

3,748

3,308

—

--

10,511
--

2,720
--

1,764

2,867
940

3,822

8,232

--

__

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS

28,610,868 1665,666
F. R. notes outstanding
Collat. for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate acct. 11,233,000 600,000
74,079
Eligible paper
U. S. Govt, securities 18,120,000 1150,000
Total collateral
29,427,079 1750,000
1/ After deducting $159,396,000 participations
2/ After deducting $52,773,000 participations




6,744,116 1794,302 2601,362 2198,718 1483,191 5417,611 1276,039 595,968 1117,429 837,390 2879,076

3,120,000 640,000 920,000 775,000 425,000 2200,000 430,000 200,000 300,000 323,000 1300,000
--—
23,600
—
43,219
7,260
-3,800,000 1200,000 1750,000 1450,000 1100,000 3300,000 900,000 425,000 820,000 525,000 1700,000
6,920,000 1847,260 2670,000 2225,000 1525,000 5500,000 1353,600 625,000 1163,219 848,ooo 3000.000

of <b*her Federal Reserve Banks.
of other Federal Reserve Banks.