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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

ForiImmediate Release
February 20, I958

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 member bank reserves f o r the week ending
February 19 increased $68 million t o $19,122 m i l l i o n . Estimated required reserves
decreased $37 m i l l i o n ; and estimated excess reserves increased $105 million to $625
million. Excess reserves exceeded member bank borrowings a t the Federal Reserve
Banks by $264 m i l l i o n , compared with $234 million the week b e f o r e .
The p r i n c i p a l changes supplying average reserves were increases of $261
million i n Federal Reserve f l o a t and $75 million in member bank borrowings, and
decreases of $49 million in Treasury cash holdings and $33 million in money in
c i r c u l a t i o n . The p r i n c i p a l o f f s e t t i n g changes were increases of $205 million in
Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, $77 million in "other" F. R, accounts
( n e t ) , and $53 million i n f o r e i g n deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, and a decrease of $49 million in Federal Reserve holdings of U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s .
Total Reserve Bank c r e d i t increased $287 million.
As of Wednesday, February 19, holdings of U, S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
bought outright were $57 million higher than a week e a r l i e r , U. S. Government
s e c u r i t i e s held under repurchase agreement were $165 million lower, and member bank
borrowings were $102 million lower. Holdings of c e r t i f i c a t e s increased $12 million
and bonds decreased a l i k e amount, r e f l e c t i n g the exchange of bonds maturing
March 15 f o r the new issue of c e r t i f i c a t e s .

Meriber 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
Acceptance s—bought o u t r i g h t
Loans, discounts, and advances—
Member bank borrowings
Other
Float
Total Reserve Bank c r e d i t
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding
Money in 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)
Member bank r e s e r v e s Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)
* L eLess than $500,000.

For week ending
Change from week ending
Feb, 19, 1958 Feb, 12, 1958 Feb, 20, 1957
(In millions of doll Lars)
23,285

- 7
- 42

88
41

361
*
1,054
24,830
22,785

5,161

w

-

+ 75
- 1

+261

+207
+ 1

+ 2

52,776

+290'

30,642

- 33
- 49

685

+205

501
337
293
1,195
33^5%

+222

19,122

+ 68

10,497
625

+ 53
- 32
+ 77

:

37

+105

+327
+ 77
+ 12
-191

- 26

-134
+ 66
+482
+ 90
+535
+ 37

-130

+328

+ 30
+ 67

+ 79
+E2
+227
+188
+ 39

For Wednesday Federal Reserve f i g u r e s see STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE
TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED - attached. Latest Wednesday f i g u r e s f o r
other items appearing above a r e , in millions of d o l l a r s :
Gold stock
22,785
Treasury cash holdings
702
Treasury currency outstanding 5,163
Member bank) - Required ( e s t . ) 18.608
Money in c i r c u l a t i o n
30,571
reserves ) - Excess
(est.)
574
On February 19, 1958, U» S. Government s e c u r i t i e s held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks f o r f o r e i g n account were $3,732 m i l l i o n , an increase of $78
million f o r the week and a decrease of $32 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
Fefcu 20,
Feb. 12,
1957
1958

Feb. 19,
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 reserves
F. R. notes of other Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
I n d u s t r i a l loans
Acceptances—bought outright
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bought o u t r i g h t 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

+ 581,002
7,882
+ 573,120
+
80,311
+
41,255
708,449
305
14,276

21,345,393
854,018
22,199,411
549,722
511,941
135,117
485
41,514

f
1
1,575
:17575

+

38
1,675

621,023
19,946,105

+
+

57,250
12,493

2,789,257
23,356,305

+
-

12,493
57,250
164,700
107,450

-

£08,093

+
+

281,475
369
-78,701
36.995

26,586,310

-

19,182,442
452,776
290,546
282,202
20,207,966
3,834,155
15,379
50,643,010

+
+

23.356,305
23,533,501
15
5,041,846
84,741

Total loans and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS

110,666

-

10,781

-

102,280

-

19,690

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

222,230

122,040

+

8,996

294,017

+
+

147,954

314,777
757938
2,976
775
-49,853

+
+

+

102,908
6,210

290

348,591
809,198
27,543
202.701
52.031,043

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
f o r foreign correspondents
I n d u s t r i a l loan commitments

+ 472,240

-

52.031,055

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 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

+ 479,748
+8,579,906
-8,574,913
12,493
+ 472,240

1,102

302,261

+
+

1,602

33

4,525
84,820
530,510
463,661

H

d

+
+

19,311

i

61,605

20,365
178,029

12,568
36,995

47.4#
132,914

7
- 322,083
+
9,856
+ 17.807
+ 178,029

+

•6$

+

69,647

1,202

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES. FEBRUARY 19, 1958
(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 in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.;

Within 15 days
16 days t o $0 days
91 days t o 1 year
Over 1 year to 5 years
Over 5 years t o 10 years
Over 10 years
Total




Discounts and
advances
129,441
5,562
114

135,117

Industrial
loans
119
29
224
113

W

Acceptances
28,798

U, S. Government
securities
"
241,023

380,000

19,946,105
1,374,400

56,610

%l75l%

1.358,247
23,356,305

S.4.lfbl
Total
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
reserves
F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
^Industrial loans
Acceptances—
Bought outright
U* S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s :
Sought outright—
-Bills
Certificates
Hafces3Bonds
#otal
Held under repurchase
. agreement

STATEMENT OF COMDITIOM OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BAHK ON FEBRUARY 19, 1958
St.
Cleve Richmond Atlanta Chicago
PhilaBoston New York delphia
Louis
land .
.
(In thousands of dollars}

21,345,393 1041,653
854,018

55,262

22,199,411 1096,915

5,704,395 1121,299 1851,959 1223,607
179,057

59,578

78,261

69,123

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

836,472 3975,273 845,435

414,667

875,443 770,438 2684,752

42,958

22,042

48,289 155,662

5,883,452 1180,877 1930,220 1292,730 884,761 4130,935 888,393 436,709

41,272

Dallas

28,246

San
Francisco

74,268

916,715 798,684 2759,020

549,722
511,941

32,629
29,822

144,925
118,708

31,974
28,599

52,865
44,479

45,692
32,034

69,387
36,926

49,160
79,512

14,978
32,108

21,473
9,439

6,645
17,058

37,028
19,206

42,966
64,050

135,117
485

8,050
327

4,600

6,720
137

17,235

28,325

11,800

23,6o4

8,200

3,850
21

13,283

1,350

8,100

41,514

41,514

"

- -

- -

13,402
155,306 36,251 54,549 39,679 32,168 108,399 25,682
621,023 33,874
824,871
430,437
1274,417
1033,148
3481,613
19,946,105 1087,980 4,988,142 1164,314 1752,026

—-

26,663 24,337 70,713
856,346 781,668 2271,143

2,789,257 152,143
23,356,385 1273,997

697,540 162,817 245,003 178,214 144,475 486,868 115,350
5,840,988 1363,382 2051,578 1492,310 1209,791 4076,000 965,903

60,192 119,751 109,308 317,596
504,031 1002,760 915,313 2659,452

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

23,356,385 1273,997

5.840,988 1363,382 2051,578 1492,310 1209,791 4076,880

965,903

504,031 1002,760 915*313 2659,452

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

23,533,501 1282,374

5,887,102 1370,239 2068,813 1520,635 1221,591 4100,484 974,103

507,902 1016,043 916,663 2667,552

Due: from foreign tanks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other -assets
TOTAL ASSETS

1
15
5,041,846 386,092
84,741
4,975
110,666
5,932

1
1
1
2/
1
1
2
1
1
1
1/4
263,400
262,975
478,713
909,029 318,458 449,583 399,363 433,059 802,526 209,723 128,925
6,509 11,090
4,909
6,362
5,304
6,946
6,864
6,985
4,491
10,651
9,655
5,213 12,332
4,652
2,352
4,323„
5,961 20,695
6,982
6,106
9,694
26,424

52,031,843 2838,740 12,980,295 2940,745 4565,310 3304,422 2658,632 9190,178 2129,991 1112,104 2229,423 2046,279 6035,724

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.




A.

H.4.1(c)
Total

STATEMENT OF C0NDIT]CON OF EACH FEDERA3L RESERVE BANK ON FEBRUARY 19, 1958
St.
Cleve- '
PhilaChicago
Atlanta
Richmond
Boston J New York
Louis
delphia
land

Minneapolis

Kansas

City

Dallas

San
Francisco

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.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 dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

26,586,310 1573,245 6,264,113 1671,382 2533,254 3106,066 1248,988 5187,591 1189,428 503,851 1046,748 717,508 2544,136
19,182,442 860,261 5,358,938 911,626 1495,557 789,222 951,637 3046,921 685,299 437,432 876,649 975,283 2793,617
31,893
78,492 21,434 23,605 34,524 24,087 65,130 29,243 17,372 28,668 39,813 58,515
452,776
16,587
1/81,608
20,079 25,899 l4,84l 13,095 4l,6l3 10,767
6,984 11,349 15,132 32,592
290,546
425 "223,308 11,830
1,376
2,354
1,619
936
2,860
312
l,5?8
1,315 34,269
282,202
9
0
9
,
1
6
6
5,742,346
964,969
1546,437
840^41
990,430
3154,600
720,169
462,100
918,264
1031,543
2918,993
20,207,966
3,834,155 275,060

588,766 208,493 360,089 282,779 353,478 643,736 158,263 111,171 208,453 225,596 418,271

775
3,723
684
1,928
845
733
2,427
511
611
542
912
1,688
2758,246
12,598^948
2845,528
4441,708
3230,631
2593,637
0900,354
2076,371
1077,733
2174,007
1975,559
5883,088
50,643,810
15,379

^BEITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
-Other - c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Conting. l i a b . on acceptances purchased f o r
f o r e i g n correspondents
I n d u s t r i a l loan commit.

348,591
809,198
27,543
202,701

17,807
47,013
3,011
12,663

21,352
55,923
4,489
13,453

32,867
71,550
l,oc6

18,179

15,868
41,236
3,349
13,338

16,920 47,536
36,192 121,504
762
1,429
11,121 31.355

11,744
31,586
521
9,769

7,534
19,697
1,073
6,067

14,132
30,533
1,137
9,614

19,629
40,871
1,307
8,913

40,572
89,130
2,140
20,794

52,031,843 2838,740 12,980,295 2940.745 4565,310 3304,422 2658,632 9190,178 2129,991 1112,104 2229,423 2046,279 6035,724,

132,914
1,102

7,541

F. R. notes o u t s t a n d i n g
27,890,647 1675,182
C o l l a t . f o r F. R. notes:
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e a c c t . 12,253,000 700.000
28,203
E l i g i b l e paper
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s 17,165,000 1150 000
Total c o l l a t e r a l
29.446.203 1850.000
1 / A f t e r deducting $208,938,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s
2 / A f t e r deducting $94,991,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s



102,630
223,963
7,319
47,435

2/37,923

9,129
47

11,775
52

6,747

5,953

18,919
63

4,895

3,175

5,160
940

6,879

14,818

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS

6,648,801 1760,965 2638,383 2192,816 1310,278 5339,833 1244,296 532,759 1073,788 770,188 2703,358
3,270,000 640,000 1130,000 915,000 425,000 2500,000 450,000 i4o,ooo 300,000 283,coo 1500,000
6,720
—
—
—
—
8,200
-13,283
3,600,000 1200,000 1600,000 1350,000 1000,000 3100,000 895,000 425,000 820,000 525,000 1500,000
6.870.000 1846.720 2710.000 2265.000 l425,ooo 5600,000 1353,200 565,000 1133,283 808,000 3000,000
of other Federal Reserve Banks.
of other Federal Reserve Banks.