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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4,1

(For Immediate Release)

February 13> 1953

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Member Bank Reserves and Related Items
During ttie week ended February 11, Member bank reserves decreased
$208 million. The principal changes reducing reserves were decreases of
$236 million i n Reserve Bank c r e d i t and $103 million i n Gold stock, and increases
of $119 million i n Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n and $14 million i n Other deposits with
Federal Reserve Banks. The principal o f f s e t t i n g changes were decreases of
$241 million i n Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks and $19 million in
Treasury cash holdings.
The decrease of $236 million i n Reserve Bank credit resulted from
decreases of $121 million i n F l o a t , $60 million i n U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s ,
and $55 million i n Loans, discounts and advances. Holdings of U. S. Government
s e c u r i t i e s r e f l e c t e d a decrease of $60 million i n b i l l s .

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items

Feb. 11,
1953

Change since
Feb. 4,
Feb. 13,
1953
1953

(In millions of d o l l a r s )
Reserve Bank credit 1
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
Loans, discounts and advances
Float
Total
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

23,929
1,333
650
25,912
22,832
4,820

- 60
- 55
-121
-236
-103

Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n
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)

29,776
1,312
431
558
340
770

+119
- 19
-241
- 4
+ 14
——

+1,351
+ 36
+ 170
+ 130
+ 83
+ 29

Member bank reserves

20,376

-208

+ 282

19,931
445

-115
- 93

+ 627
- 345

612

+142

131

Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)
Daily average excess reserves (estimated)




——

+1,430
+ 709
+ 20
+2,159
- 179
+ 103

H. 4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Feb. 4,
1953

Feb. 11,
1953

ASSETS
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e reserves

Feb. 13,
1952

20,880,101
758,278
21,630,379 -

99,999 52
100,051

239,151

402,062

6,007

29,561

1,329,476
3,767

55,189
7

+

U. S. Government securities:
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total U. S. Government securities

637,254
4,995,716
13,773,671
4,521,975
23,920,616

60,100

+ 637,254
- 7,091,432
+ 8,705,598
822,152
+ 1,429,268

Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

25,261,859
23
192,398
3,618,643
48,867
214,461
51,376,692

-

20,974
48,489
158
8,414
282,245

25,668,625

+

75,549

Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans

LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank--reserve accounts
U. S. Treasurer--general account
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 dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

20,375,971
431,342
558,111
340,296
21,705,720
2,969,025
16,212
50,359,502

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

255,668
584,676
27,543
149,223
51,376,692

Ratio of gold c e r t i f i c a t e reserves to 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

60,100
-

115,296

+
-

— — —

-

+
+

-

+
-

+
+

+

208,223
241,088
3,837
14,566
438,582
72,412
461
290,160
699
— *» —

+
-

+
+
+

710,137
863

2,138,542
5
12,964
138,447
4,808
32,325
1,031,651

+ 1,257,656
+

+
+

282,392
170,134
130,240
83,117
665,883
158,397
2,233
1,767,375

+
+

15,397
46,334

+
+

2,545

+
+
+
+

+
-

———

+
-

7,216
282,245

45.7#

+

.2$

24,653
3,133

+

2,390
158

-

-

+
-

2.3#
12,981
3,938

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, FEBRUARY 11, 1953
(Callable Government securities c l a s s i f i e d according to nearest c a l l date)

Within 15 days
l6 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

Industrial
loans

U, S. Government
securities

1,086,196
243,280

268
1,948
1,196
355

3,869,350
455,454
10,520,141
6,655,200
1,070,224

1,329,476

3,767

AM

H.4.1(b)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON FEBRUARY 11, 1953
(In thousands of dollars)

ASSETS
Total
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich.

Atlanta Chicago St.Louis

20,880,101 662,109 6,732,288 1229,449 1438,996 829,780 693,826 4178,170 566,585
758,278

64,318

78,176

56,122

84,726

81,564

58,799 128,704

51,664

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

362,703 908,672 623,470 2654,053
25,444

41,073

29,197

58,491

Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e
reserves
21,638,379 726,427 6,810,464 1285,571 1523,722 911,344 752,625 4306,874 618,249 388,147 949,745 652,667 2712,544
Other cash
84,882 28,244
402,062 30,465
Discounts and advances 1,329,476 27,287
243,028 53,257
Industrial loans
3,767
3,323
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bills
637,254
190,569 37,349
Certificates
4,995,716 366,863 1,069,838 312,927
Notes
13,773,671 1011,442 2,949,673 862,769
Bonds
968,394 283,252
4,521,975 332,062

36,228
177,399

24,643
41,055
62

29,209 67,617
28,265 435,245
250

19,399
85,152

5,981
27,887
132

13,246
83,622

13,484
31,098

48,664
96,181

57,916 42,624 38,926 102,139 22,864 18,622 23,677 28,788 73,780
485,249 357,123 326,140 724,343 270,893 156,027 198,379 241,198 486,736
1337,878 984,625 899,200 1997,086 746,877 430,179 546,953 665,007 1341,982
439,233 323,258 295,213 655,655 245,204 141,230 179,568 218,325 440,581

Total U. S, Government
securities
23,928,616 1710,367 5,178,474 1496,297 2320,276 1707,630 1559,479 3479,223 1285,838 746,058 948,577 1153,318 2343,079
Total loans and
securities

25,261,859 1737,654 5,421,502 1552,877 2497,6Y5 1748,747 1587,994 3914,468 1370,990 774,077 1032,199 1184,416 2439,260

Due from foreign banks
1
23
F.R.notes of other banks 192,398
2,972
Uncollected cash items 3,618,643 275,078
Bank premises
4,462
48,867
214,461 15,555
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS




2
2
1
1
1/ 7
1
3
8,520
23,403
7,095 59,578 26,459 15,647
7,967
633,952 225,121 301,487 308,129 286,578 592,216 155,503
6,806
4,645
7,28l
3,006
3,374
3,652
4,933
45,072 13,247 21,026 15,463 14,649 30,981 11,319

1
1
1
2
6,124
8,698 18,424
7,511
93,964 189,073 155,484 402,058
626
1,049
2,258
6,775
8,826 10,760 20,998
6,565

51,376,692 2792,6l4 13,026,563 3116,956 4391,880 3072,838 2701,167 8934,612 2186,434 1275,908 2202,859 2026,136 5648,725
l / After deducting $16,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON FEBRUARY 11, 1953
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )

H.4.1(c)
L I A B I L I T I E S

Total

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich.

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

25,668,625 1566,663 5,642,653 1833,076 2371,460 1809,069 1394,693 4897,639 1197,815 644,491 1006,555 729,658 2574,853
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve a c c t s . 20,375,971 849,641 6,106,514 953,986 1568,075 885,672 951,131 3324,414 762,166 475,107 953,432 1052,969 2492,864
25,682 31,164 33,751 28,773 65,524
41,368 27,421 44,280
34,517 34,153 36,893
431,342
27,816
U.S.Treasurer-general acct
24,948
56,012
23,839
75,953
21,067 13,860 21,067
1/167,242
41,580
51,005
27,720
558,111
33,818
Foreign
1-699
691
74,178
1.210
957
8.000
1.434
276.239
1.922
4.413
5.825
340.296
3.728
Other
521,565 1009,949 1107,381 2648,578
81,774 145,909 141,905 322,747

Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l , cash items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s and
accrued dividends

21,705,720 915,003 6,591,363 1024,909 1667,773 953,734 1010,333 3438,217 816,915
500,908 182,205 257,361 255,048 248,910 456,228 129,597
2,969,025 246,433

TOTAL LIABILITIES
Capital paid i n
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

50,359,582 2728,893 12*739,179 3041,029 4298,331 3018,730 2654,763 8794,869 2145,019 1248,382 2162,970 1979,589 5547,828
8,894
5,768
9,660 12,510 27,791
10,811 32,800
11,147
255,668 13,689
80,729 17,372
24,497
23,628
15,131
21,925
25,381 57,325
84,628
25,803
29,248
584,676 36,462
167,503 43,578
54,064
521
1,073
1,137
1,307
2,140
762
1,429
3,349
27,543
3,011
7,319
4,489
1,006
8.372
5.55L
7.167
7.349
13,641
20.886
9.028
10.364
149.223 10.559
31.833 10.488 13.982

Contingent l i a b i l i t y on
acceptances purchased
f o r foreign correspondents
I n d u s t r i a l loan commitments

16.212

.22k

4,355

839

1.737

JZ2_

827

2.785

692

_552_

645

1.650

51,376,692 2792,614 13,026,563 3116,956 4391,880 3072,838 2701,167 8934,612 2186,434 1275,908 2202,859 2026,136 5648,725

24,653
3,133

1,498

2/7,340

1,842

1,101

2,259
751

1,228

67

1,056

3,365
112

933

614

933
756

1,105

2,480
346

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS* ACCOUNTS
F. R, notes outstanding
Collateral f o r F.R. notes:
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
E l i g i b l e paper
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
Total c o l l a t e r a l




26,763,787 1643,770

5,880,114 1905,666 2456,522 1904,795 1470,112 5025,294 1257,349 658,589 1038,726

779,648 2743,202

12,879,000 400,000 4,520,000 825,000 820,000 500,000 335,000 2600,000 280,000 170,000 280,000 249,000 1900,000
—— 84,000
82,425
224,050
50,895
——
36,880
—
—
83,955 27,100
614,670 25,365

1^,640.000 1300.000 1.500.000 1100.000 1700.000 1&50.000 1200.000 2500.000 1025.000 505.000 800.000 560.000 1000.000
28,133,670 1725,365 6,244,050 1975,895 2520,000 1986,880 1535,000 5100,000 1388,955 702,100 1162,425 809,000 2984,000
1 / After deducting $390,852,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2 / After deducting $17,313,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.