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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.i+.l

(For Immediate R e l e a s e )

February 26, 1953

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Member Bank Reserves and R e l a t e d Items
During t h e week ended February 2 5 , Member bank r e s e r v e s d e c r e a s e d
$343 m i l l i o n . The p r i n c i p a l changes r e d u c i n g r e s e r v e s were d e c r e a s e s of
$242 m i l l i o n i n Reserve Bank c r e d i t and $60 m i l l i o n i n Gold s t o c k , and an i n c r e a s e of $81 m i l l i o n in Money i n 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 change
was a d e c r e a s e of $33 m i l l i o n i n Other d e p o s i t s w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Banks,
The d e c r e a s e of $242 m i l l i o n in Reserve Bank c r e d i t r e s u l t e d from
d e c r e a s e s of $279 m i l l i o n i n F l o a t and $37 m i l l i o n in U. S . Government
s e c u r i t i e s , and an i n c r e a s e of $74 m i l l i o n i n Loans, d i s c o u n t s 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 d e c r e a s e of $37 m i l l i o n

Member Bank Reserves
and R e l a t e d Items

Feb. 2 5 ,
1953

Change s i n c e
Feb. 10,
Feb. 2 7 ,
1953
1952

( I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
Reserve Bank c r e d i t *
U. S, Government s e c u r i t i e s
Loans, d i s c o u n t s and advances
Float
Total
Gold s t o c k
Treasury c u r r e n c y o u t s t a n d i n g

23,853
810
744
25,406
22,662
4,821

Money 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 w i t h F„ R. Banks
Foreign d e p o s i t s w i t h F, R. Banks
Other d e p o s i t s w i t h F,. R., Banks
Other F, R, a c c o u n t s ( n e t )

29,735
1,291
389
454
211
834

-

Member bank r e s e r v e s

19,975

-343

+ 265

19,809

166

-172
-171

+
-

585
320

559

-134

-

108

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 )
D a i l y average e x c e s s r e s e r v e s ( e s t i m a t e d )




- 37
+ 74
-279

-242
- 60
+ 81
+ 3

-

6

- 4
- 33

1

+1,298
+ 383
24

+1,656
+

448
99

+1,345
17
- 323
+
+

69

4
99

H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
Change s i n c e
F e b . 10,
Feb. 27,
1952
1953

Feb. 25,
1953
A S S E T S
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Redemption f u n d f o r F . R. n o t e s
Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s

20,724,103
756,072
21,480,175

Other c a s h

416,654

D i s c o u n t s and a d v a n c e s
I n d u s t r i a l loans

805,843
3,789

U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
T o t a l U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s

+
-

8,760
+
+

560,954
4,995,716
13,773,671
4,521,975
23,852,316

T o t a l l o a n s and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from f o r e i g n b a n k s
F . R. n o t e s of o t h e r b a n k s
Uncollected cash items
Bank p r e m i s e s
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS

A C C O U N T S
C A P I T A L
Capital paid in
S u r p l u s ( S e c t i o n 7)
S u r p l u s ( S e c t i o n 13b)
Other c a p i t a l a c c o u n t s
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

46.0$
27,403
3,079

383,357
1,188

-

37,300

+

36,733

+ 1,679,533

-

+
+
-

+

-

-

+
~

+

256,399
584,676
27,543
163,763

—

560,954
6,855,340
+ 8,705,598
1,113,848
+ 1,297,364

-

6,591
551,806
332
9,337
580,912
67,796
342,372
6,088
3,532
33,245
385,237
272,252
994
588,699
514
———

-

5
10,947
155,560
5,112
35,535
+ 1,400,745
-

+
+
+

+ 1,273,272
+
-

+
-

7,273
580,912
.1%

+
+
-

1,461
113

265,683
322,976
68,631

+

4,257
121,667
+
179,936
+
2,580
+ 1,334,121
-

+
+

15,271
46,334
—- -

——-

50,882,858

R a t i o of g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s t o d e p o s i t
and F . R. n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s combined
C o n t i n g e n t l i a b i l i t y on a c c e p t a n c e s p u r c h a s e d
for foreign correspondents
I n d u s t r i a l l o a n commitments

+

——••

19,975,279
388,543
454,156
210,907
21,028,885
3,173,112
17,445
49,850,477

2,666

37,300

- - -

25,631,035

-

•f

- - -

50,882,85b

-

462,148
49,947
412,201

+

73,956
77

—-—

24,661,948
23
191,748
3,916,744
49,207
166,359

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member b a n k - - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t s
U. S. T r e a s u r e r - - g e n e r a l a c c o u n t
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 a c c r u e d d i v i d e n d s
TOTAL LIABILITIES

60,999
842
60,157

+
5,019
4- 1 , 4 0 0 , 7 4 5

-

+
-

2.1#
17,295
3,742

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, FEBRUARY 25, 1953
( C a l l a b l e Government s e c u r i t i e s c l a s s i f i e d a c c o r d i n g t o n e a r e s t c a l l d a t e )

W i t h i n 15 d a y s
16 t o 90 days
91 d a ys t o 1 y e a r
Over 1 y e a r t o 5 y e a r s
Over 5 y e a r s t o 10 y e a r s
Over 10 y e a r s

Total


D i s c o u n t s and
advances

Industrial
loans

U. S . Government
securities

570,184
235,651
8
—
—
—
805,843

759
702
1,972
356
—
—
3,789

8,500
552,454
14,207,691
6,655,200
1,070,224
1,358.247
23,852,316

H.4.1(b)

STA.TEi'&Fx OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON FEBRUARY 25, 1953
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )

A S S E T S
Total

Boston

20,724,103

672,059

756,072

64,126

Total gold certificate
21,480,175
reserves

736,185

Gold certificates
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

6 , 6 5 9 , 5 3 5 1209,370 1468,283

Rich. Atlanta
795,578

84,515

80,418

6 , 7 3 7 , 1 5 8 1265,176 1552,798

875,996

77,623

6 4 6 , 7 6 8 4266,607

Mpls, Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.
597,533 2593,675

545,498

336,956

932,241

128,459

51,589

25,4o4

41,012

7 0 5 , 4 0 8 4395,066

597,087

58,640

5 , 1 9 0 , 0 6 8 1494,086 2316,847 1705,106 1539,505 3466,490 1268,198

744,956

Total loans and
securities

5 , 2 5 4 , 5 7 8 1520,236 2376,476 1756,347 1 5 7 1 , 0 0 8 3755,689 1354,229

769,887 1020,380 1174,633 2391,098

Due from foreign "banks
23
F.R,notes of other hanks 191,748
Uncollected cash items 3 , 9 1 6 , 7 4 4
Bank premises
49,207
Other assets
166,359

TOTAL ASSETS




1
2,840
307,663
4,462
11,915

1/ 7
24,184
803,576
7,285
35,089

54,487
35,138
312,927 485,249
862,769 1337,878
283,252 439,233

2
9,381
242,351
3,679
10,179

2
9,078
309,673
4,633
16,233

61

40,100

18,952

96,092

362,360 9 7 3 , 2 5 3 627,670 2652,018

Total U. S. Government
securities
2 3 , 8 5 2 , 3 1 6 1696,245

174,670

37,407
59,629

69,512
289,199

58,343

1,075,742
2,965,926
973,730

—

31,931
22,850
3,300

33,486
31,206
297

30,137

416,654
Other cash
27,399
21,142
805,843
Discounts and advances
——
Industrial loans
3,789
U. S. Govt, securities:
——
Bills
560,954
4 , 9 9 5 , 7 1 6 363,828
Certificates
1 3 , 7 7 3 , 6 7 1 1003,095
Notes
Bonds
4 , 5 2 1 , 9 7 5 329,322

8 4 , 6 6 1 , 9 4 8 1717,387

86,590
64,510

55,806

Chicago St,Louis

25,617
51,180

23,459
86,031
—-

5,224

6,997
24,800
131

15,197
73,204

17,520

22,276
198,379
546,953
179,568

357,123 326,140 7 2 2 , 9 0 8 270,893 156,027
984,625 899,200 1993,133 746,877 4 3 0 , 1 7 9
323,258 2 9 5 , 2 1 3 654,357 245,204 141,230

1

47,549
293,293
4,922
12,146

1
35,092
241,303
3,637
11,505

3
14,690
700,621

6,813

23,968

1
7,797
156,732
2,985
8,622

1

6,653
82,391
1,049
5,071

——

15,224
23,020

43,835
59,072

—•

m, m*

27,083

69,412
485,302
665,007 1338,029
218,325 4 3 9 , 2 8 3
241,198

9 4 7 , 1 7 6 1151,613 2332,026

1
9,201
204,226
2,259
6,855

1
7,487
191,729

2

17,796
383,186
626
6,857
16,218
8,558

50,882,858 2807,852 12,948,467 3082,935 4306,300 3015,871 2601,440 8966,362 2150,912 1234,409 2231,372 2025,928 5511,010
1 / A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $ 1 6 , 0 0 0 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Banks.

STATEMENT OF' CONDITION OF' THE FEDERAL RESER VE BANKS ON FEBRUARY 2 5 , 1953
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
L I A B I L I T I E S

Total

Boston

25,631,035 1576,384
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s
Deposits:
Member b a n k - r e s e r v e a c e t s . 19,975*279 839,152
14,747
U.S.Treasurer-general a c c t .
388,543
27*377
Foreign
454,156
Other
210,907
3,437
Total deposits
D e f e r r e d a v a i l , cash i t e m s
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
Capital paid in
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 7)
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 13b)
j.Other c a p i t a l a c c o u n t s
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
I
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Contingent l i a b i l i t y 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 commitments

New York

Cleve.

Rich.

Atlanta

Chicago S t , L o u i s

Mpls. Kerns.Cy.

D a l l a s SanFran.

5,63^,035 1829,078 2370,678 1807,360 1389,962 4891,955 1194,388 643,167 1005,399 727,121 2561,508
982,189 1023,973 2423,690
24,795
19,615
30,420

6,007,247
57,537
1/137,735
149,319

900,928 1517,423

144,848
41,290
3,057

846,100
41,427
22,440
2,905

925,132 3319,485
33,748
31,938
19,298
61,486
1,595
1,110

724,043
32,837
17,054
8,234

465,917
27,052
11,220
1,491

965,499 1606,618

912,872

979,773 3414,019

782,168

505,680 1024,887 1065,909 2534,909

21,028,385
3,173,112

384,713

6,351,838

17Mb5

797

4,871

281,140

Phila0

29,579
33,660
1,332

666,938 210,594 232,169 239,629
946

1,845

948

183,519

515,526

822

2,882

131,492

671

17,054

20,196

45,346

849

2,125

35,453

57,013

159,986

184,745

310,361

577

581

855

1,650

49,850,477 2743,034 12,657,682 3006,117 4211,310 2960,809 2554,076 8824,382 2108,719 1206,437 2190,853 1978,630 5408,428
10,854
32,840
8,902
5,779
9,690
12,586
27,867
256,399
13,708
81.115
17,397
24,529
11,132
25,803
84,628
23,628
15,131
21,925
25,381
57,325
584,676
36,462
167,503
43,578
54,064
29,248
27,543

163,763

3,011

11,637

7,319

34,843

4,489

11,354

1,006

15,391

3,349

11,333

762
9,945

1,1*29
23,083

521
9,142

1,073
5,989

1,137
7,767

1,307
8,024

2,140
15,250

50,882,858 2807,852 12,948,467 3082,935 4306,300 3015,871 2601,440 8966,362 2150,912 1234,409 2231,372 2025,928 5511,010

27,403
3,079

1,672

2/8,083

2,055
1,048

2,521
751

1,370

66

1,178

3,754
112

1,042

685

1,042
756

1,233

2,768
346

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F . R. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
C o l l a t e r a l f o r F.R. n o t e s $
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




26,681,462 1634,776 5,860,489 1901,617 2453,308 1901,895 1457,780 5001,908 1255,728 656,598 1035,848 774,519 2746,996
12,744,000 400,000 4,520,000 825,000 820,000 500,000 335,000 2600,000 280,000 170,000 280,000 214,000 1800,000
54,850
24,250 72,368
56,550
14,200
—
49,880
—
—
35,195
377,093
19,800
580,000
1000,000
505,000
800,000
14,660,000 1300,000 1,500,000 1100,000 1700,000 1450,000 1200,000 2500,000 1025,000
27,781,093 1719,800 6,076,550 1939,200 2520,000 1999,880 1535,000 5100,000 1390,195 699,250 1152,300 794,000 2054,850
l / A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $316,404,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r Federal Reserve Banks.
2 / A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $ 19,320,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r Federal Reserve Banks.