View original document

The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.4.1

For Immediate Release
February 13, 1959

WEEKLY AVERAGES OF MEMBER BANK RESERVES, RESERVE BANK CREDIT, AMD RELATED ITEMS
and
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE B A M S
The average of daily figures of member bank reserves for the week ended
February 11 decreased $7 million to $18,742 million. Estimated required reserves
decreased $135 million; and estimated excess reserves increased $128 million to
$481 million. Member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks exceeded excess
reserves by $54 million, compared with $62 million the week before.
The principal changes reducing average reserves were decreases of
$59 million in Federal Reserve float and $45 million in U. S. Government securities
held under repurchase agreement, and increases of $72 million in money in circulation, $39 million in "other" F. R. accounts (net), and $26 million in foreign
deposits with Federal Reserve Banks. The principal offsetting changes were
increases of $120 million in member bank borrowings and $29 million in U. S. Government securities bought outright, and a decrease of $78 million in Treasury
deposits with Federal Reserve Banks. Total Reserve Bank credit increased
$44 million.
As of
bought outright
securities held
bank borrowings

Wednesday, February 11, holdings of U. S. Government securities
were $56 million lower than a week earlier, U . S . Government
under repurchase agreement were $49 million lower, and member
were $53 million lower.

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
Loans, discounts, and advances-Member bank borrowings
Other
Float
Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

Averages of daily figures
Week ended Change from week ended
Feb. 12,
Feb. 4,
Feb. 11,
1958
1959
1959
(In millions of dollars)

Wednesday,
Feb. 11,1
1959

25,621
36
37

+ 29
- 45
- 2

+2,329
94
4

25,543
15
37

535
19
887
27,136
20,476
5,236
52,848

+120

+ 249
18
+
+
94
+2 ,593
-2,308
+
77
+ 362

337
19

- 59

rfc
*

—

+ 72

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)

31,193
727
364
304
333
1,185
34,106

+
+
+
+

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

18,742
18,261
481

- 7
-135
+128

5
78
26
11
39
51

+
-

+
+
+
+
+

-

-

876

26,827
20,476
5,238
52,541

67
674

31,241
741
427
307
330
1,184
34,230

312
222
90

18,311
18,273
38

518
7
68
20

8

On February 11, 1959# U. S. Government securities held in custody by
the Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $3,793 million, an increase
of $78 million for the week and an increase of $139 million from the comparable
date a year ago.



8##MENT,0F C,
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE, BANKS COMBINED
(In thotiSatids # dollars)

2.4.1(a)

Change since
Feb. 12,
Feb. 4,
1958
1959

Feb. 11,
1959
ASS ETS
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
U. S. Government securities:
Bought outrightBills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government securities

18,957,894
930,781
19,"WT&75
551,016
455,260
355,623
335
36,632

3
3J25
3,322
75,757
29,830
52,759

1,541,950
18,649,726
2,867,565
2,483,771
25^153^012
15,000
25.558,012

55,600

-2,387,498

+

75,188

-2,312,310
9,487
76,371

+ 118,226
188
3,207

-

48,850
104,450

+ 978,177
-1,283,886
+2,867,565
- 317,979
+2,243,877
- 149,700
+2709^,177

-

55,600

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

25,950,602
15
4,899,301
94,188
154,875
51,993,932

-

157,210

+2,209,008

+
+
-

46,258
112
12,947
299,318

+

138,930

-

34,492
74,906

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

27,163,054

+

42,946

18,310,639
426,887
306,790
330,467
19,37V?83
4,023,094
25,956
50,586,087

+
+

351,658
5,323
19,631

+
+

577,786
77,019
10,034

+
-

347,924
6,729
2,444
309,263

+
1
-

757,245
185,963
9*802
106,776

371,465
868,410
167,170
51,993>932

+

567

1/+

+
-

9,378
299,318

23,164
31,669
22,963
74,906

C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

-

21,220

+

9,816

+ 454,704

- 266,512

Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit
4/
+
.2$
42.7%
and F. R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
•
74,147
+
117
57,165
for foreign correspondents
109
960
Industrial
inausxriai loan
m a u commitments
uummx omcuup
- ,
,543,000
on
Sept.
2,
1958.
1/ Net change after elimination of Sec. 13b surplus of $27,
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, FEBRUARY 11, 195%

Within 15 days
16 days to 90 days
91 days to 1 year
Over 1 year to 5 years
Over 5 years to 10 years
Over 10 years
Total



Industrial
Acceptances
loans
12,048
221
24,584
14
19, lie"*- 1
42
58

Discounts and
advances
336,513^

355,623

335

36,632

U. S. Government
securities
6,055,893
858,950
13,291,833
3,881,179
206,495

1.263,662
25,558,012

S.4.l(b)

Philadelphia

F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
Acceptances—
Bought outright
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bought outright—
Bills
^Certificates
.Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under repurchase
agreement

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

948,584 3314,022

763,324

486,391

792,052

730,104 2469,959

171,526

44,306

22,149

43,294

New York

18,957,894

894,211

4,850,495 1013,068 1543,625 1152,059

930,781

55,014

19,888,675

949,225

551,016

126,644

87,380

27,929
25,987

40,565
39,394

66,181

455,260

43,835
35,621

28,858

76,616
31,931

43,739
78,472

17,077
29,919

17,121
13,202

8,105
15,324

34,862
16,173

48,342
52,999

355,623
335

24,376
327

42,799

20,768

24,592

28,484

26,441

49,558

7,502

13,269

81,582

25,452

10,800

36,632

--

— —

--

--

--

- -

- -

--

A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for
P. R. notes
Total gold certificate
reserves

San
Francisco

St.
Louis

CleveRichmond Atlanta Chicago
land
(In thousands of dollars)

Boston

Total

36,632
83,956
1,541,950
18,649,726 1015,440
2,867,565 156,134
2,483,771 135,236
25,543,012 1390,766

195,521

59,197

86,777

82,635

56,413

29,638

84,311

5,046,016 1072,265 1630,402 1234,694 1004,997 3485,548 807,630 508,540 835,346 759,742 2554,270

- -

~

8

62,903
269,347
3257,734 760,797
500,907 116,979
433,865 101,323
4461,653 1042,002

65,816 60,399 174,294
32,438
392,334 796,026 730,529 2108,072
60,325 122,396 112,325 324,135
97,292 280,753
52,251 106,015
537,348 1090,253 1000,545 2887,254

6,456.130 1468.315 2261,195 1662.646 1299,705 4461,853 1042,002

537,348 1090,253 1000,5^5 2887,254

388,830

88,638 136,501 100,369

4,702,864 1072,061 1650,967 1213,948
723,109 164,839 253,851 186,655
626,327 142,777 219,876 161,674
6,441,130 1468,315 2261,195 1662,646

78,459
948,954
145,910
126,382
1299,705

15.000

15,000

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

25,558,012 1390.766

Total loans & securities

25,950,602 1415,469 6,535,561 1489,083 2285,787 1691,130 1326,146 &511,4ll 1049,504 550,625 1171,835 1025,997 2898,054

Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

15
4,899,301
94,188
154,875

1

362,819

l/4
9237266

1
304,837

1
413,637

4,670

8.011

1
2
420,444 766,080

as as as

1
220,750

2/

1
237,469

1
229,316

& as as

128,764

1
486,217

51,993,932 2819,65112,767,474 2932,968 4432,8913443,170 2878,122 8925,035 2138,1721226,660 2280,2512080,197 6069,341

1/ After deducting $11,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

2/ Less
than $500.


1
405,702

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

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OH FEBRUARY 11, 1959
St.
ClevePhilaNew York
Richmond Atlanta Chicago
Boston
land
Louis
delphia
(In thousands of dollars)

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Francisco

27,163,054 1579,004 6,329,265 1693,863 2500,704 2068,668 1448,106 5201,739 1207,224 592,129 1082,250 778,574 2681,528
18,310,639 789,651
31,746
426,887
15,675
306,790
293
330.467
19,374,783 837,365
4,023,094

322,751

25,956

1,263

4,969,998
5,246

1/101,590
~ 274.102

865,249 1420,327
5,268
5,370

18,810
2.755

25,650
1,440

805,962
147,627

14,250
3.122

959,925 2849,536
33,377
5,117

13,395
1,488

42,180
987

666,075
30,403

10,545
542

456,778
24,105

6,840
651

892,041 976,722 2658,375
42,782
32,403
63,443

11,115
1,829

14,820
1,630

31,920
41,628

5,350,936 892,082 1452,787 970,961 1008,185 2897,820 707,565 488,374 947,767 1025,575 2795,366

695,832 252,682 349,551 329,216 353,339 612,566 167,822 110,662 192,819 202,801 433,053
6,582

1,264

2,622

1,443

1,183

4,501

951

956

1,087

998

3,106

50,586,887 2740,383 12,382,615 2839,891 4305,664 3370,288 2810,813 8716,626 2083,562 1192,121 2223,923 2007,948 5913,053

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Conting. liab. on acceptances purchased for
foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commit.

371,465
868,410

167,170

18,386

50,116
10.766

22,079

59,607
11.391

35,309

76,643
15.275

16,622

44,846
11.4l4

18,703
39,474
9,132

51,090

132,159
25,l60

12,513
33,746
8,351

8,512

20,785
5,242

15,24l
32,935
8,152

21,292
43,436
7,521

44,172

95,76l
16,355

51,993,932 2819,651 12,767,474 2932,968 4432,891 3443,170 2878,122 8925,035 2138,172 1226,660 2280,251 2080,197 6069,341

57,165

960

3,146

F. R. notes outstanding
28,345,575 1673,874
Collat. for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate acct. 10,875,000 600,000
Eligible paper
——
107,253
U. S. Govt, securities 18.715.000 1150.000
Total collateral
29,697,253 1750,000

1/ After
deducting $205,200,000 participations
http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/
2/ After deducting $4l,184,000 participations
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

107,546

238,902
38,411

2/15,981

3,775

5,148

20

2,860

2,689

8,466

2,116

1,373

2,231
940

2,974

6,406

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS

6,648,386 1769,524 2579,743 2158,138 1512,765 5352,979 1257,435

606,167 1116,184 830,577 2839,803

2,920,000 64o,ooo 920,000 700,000 475,000 2100,000 430,000 200,000 300,000 290,000 1300,000
——
19,560
——
——
——
~—
6,825
~—
80,868

4.000.000 1200.000 1750.000 1530,000 1100,000 3500,000 935.000
6,920,000 1859,560 2670,000 2230,000 1575,000 5600,000 1371,825
of other Federal Reserve Banks.
of other Federal Reserve Banks.

425,000 850,000
625,000 1230,868

575,000 1700,000
865,000 3000,000