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BOARD OP GOVERNORS OP THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)

February 6, 1951

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Member Bank Reserves and Related Items
T

)uring the week ended February 7# Member bank reserves increased
$91 million. The principal changes supplying reserves were an increase of
$209 million in Reserve Bank credit, and decreases of $27 million in Other^
deposits with Federal Reserve Banks and $12 million in Treasury deposits with
Federal Reserve B&nks. The principal offsetting changes were increases of
$80 million in Money in circulation and $21 million in Foreign deposits with
Federal Reserve Banks, and a decrease of $$1 million in Gold stock#
The increase of $209 million in Reserve Bank credit resulted from
increases of #208 million in Float and $157 million in holdings of U. S+
Government securities$ and a decrease of $15& million in Loans, discounts and
advances. Holdings of U. S, Government securities reflected increases of
#11^. million in bonds and #80 million in notes, and a decrease of $37 million
in bills *
The increase for the week of 3230 million in Required reserves of
member banks reflected the higher reserve requirements which became effective
during the week and which raised required reserves approximately $280 million#

Member Bank Reserves
and. Related Items

eb. 7,
1951

Changes since
Feb. Iff,
Jan • 31#
1950
1951

(In millions of dollars)
Reserve Bank credit:
U« S# Government securities
Loanst discounts and advances
Float
Total
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

2i # 6ia

6U6

973
23,260
22,31a
U»638

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 P. R* accounts (net)

27,125
1,307
795

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




+

157
156
+ 208
+ 209
wm 51
- -

+

+

mm

80

6

+3,985
+ 1|21
+ 709
+5,111+

-2,00b
+

ItO

+

II4-O

+

9

«•>
6
+ 1429
17
- 215

-

12
21
27
1

19,075

+

91

+2,810

18,301+

+

230
139

+2,8^8
38

887

4

313
736

-

771
52U

4-

68

-

236

H.4.l(a)

S T A T 5 W T Of COKHEECJON
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Change since
Jan. 31,
Feb. K,
1951
1950

Feb. ff.
1951
A S S E T S
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for F. R. fates
Total gold certificate reserves

20,512,903
597,305

- 51,999
+ 1,933

- 2,071,528

- 50,066

+
57,275
- 2,014,253

Other cash

359,385

- 25,333

+

26,345

Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U. S. Government securities:
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total U. S. Government securities

642,905
3,579

-155,237
+
134

+
+

419,609
1,457

1,661,164

- 37,500

14,899,783
-5479475
21,640,622

+ 79,500
+114,250
+156,250

- 2,042,808
- 6,305,350
+14,222,283
- 1,889,225
+ 3,984,900

22,287,106

+

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

21,110,208

+ 4,405,966
14
+
64,184
+
829,094
+
5,894
+
14,815
+ 3,332,031

1,147

24
A80r945
,7 g J</J' -

+ 14,953
- 48,419
+
14
+ 7,418
47,337^4^
-100,286
N.T/3

233,218
40,189
_ _ 126,268
_ _ _

L I A B I L ITT I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank--reserve accounts
U. S. Treasurer--general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability cash items
Other liabilities and accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

23, I03y52&

+ 77,203

+

19,075,277
795,^35
886,919
313,378
21,071,009
2,260,607
9,333
44%-4T3\.
3

+
+
+

+ 2,809,936
+
429,365
17,354
214,518
+ 3,007,429
+
120,971
+
534
+ 3,303,103

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 capital accounts
TOTAL: LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

91,153
11,907
20,464
26,639
73,071

-256,369
+
911
-105,184

227,276
510,022

27,543
128,029
w, 3 % # 0
4.7-V3
Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit
and F. R. note liabilities combined
47.8#
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
28,035
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments
2,9^7

+
+

375
+

4,523

-100,286

13,199
21,849

6,120
+ 3,332,031

8.6#

• 3#
889
378

174,169

+
+

20,506
1,148

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, FEBRUARY 7, 1951
(Callable Government securities classified according to nearest call date)

Within 15 days
16 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
625,464
17,368
73

642,905

Industrial
loans
44

267
2,313
955
3,579:

u , S. Government
securities
434,452
1,237,712
12,282,385
4,065,373
986,700
2,634,000
21,640,622

,
.
:

SIAT^imi OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON FEBRUARY 7, 1951
(In thousands of dollars)

H.4.1(b)
A S S E T S
Total

Boston

20,512,903

747,059

597,305

53,538

Total gold certificate
reserves
21,110,208

800,597

Gold certificates
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes

Cleve.

Rich.

6,627,941 1185,574 1397,499

808,463

71,228

57,713

6,677,149 1235,273 1468,727

866,176

New York

49,208

Phila.

49,699

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran,
561,734 2427,990

590,251

360,979

768,464

99,684

42,562

21,396

34,898

882,564 4298,228

632,813

382,375

803,362

15,221

6,783
26,332
187

12,479

52,132
42,3144
811,722 472,659
276,939 161,260

77,320
701,024
239,171

838,405 4198,544
144,159

25,331

47,889

587,065 2475,879

Other cash
36,634
359,385
Discounts and advances
11,320
642,905
Industrial loans
3,579
U, S. Govt, securities;!
Bills
1,661,164
21,088
Notes
14,899,783 1056,791
Bonds
5,079,675 360,550

515,247
3,340,325
1,135,881

Total U.S. Government
securities

21,640,622 1438,429

4,991,453 1359,740 2018,648 1436,955 1166,088 3236,951 1131,005

686,051 1017,515 1034,111 2123,676

Total loans and
securities

22,287,106 1449,749

5,349,764 1 3 6 8 , 7 2 1 2083,916 lit49,383 1 1 9 8 , 0 0 5 3333,870 1152,095

712,570 1025,875 1034,111 2129,047

Due from foreign banks
2
24 y
F.R.notes of other banks 180,945^ 10,582
Uncollected cash items 3*233,218 253,918
Bank premises
1,069
40,189
Other assets
126,263
9,085
TOTAL ASSETS




67,351
358,285

26

1/ 7

2670I+6
560,919

7,638

27,861

22,903
6,525
2,456

31,198

65,268
— -

103,325 153,394
936,802 1390,761
319,613 474,493

2
6,138
232,069
2,915
7,740

2
8.999
285,586
4,781

.12,329

23.582
12,296
132
109,192
990,000
337,763

1
48,336
270,495
2,918
8,526

24,143
31,910
7

59,209
96,919

88,610

258,556

274,094

757,659

803,384 2220,736

1

12,950
206,073

1,811
6,720

21,090

1
6,657
16,337
599,024 149,174
5,144
3,504
6,723
18,758
3

1
4,777
90,673
1,112
3,956

8,360

15,951

—

l
8,735

170,196
2,607

6,183

43,931
4,600
771

78,581 161,375
712,458 1463,121
243,072 499,180

1
9,096
126,324
674
5,953

^
2
&2+2P2
288,767
6,016
12,434

47,33T-£k$» 2 5 6 1 , 6 3 6 12,716,735 2 8 7 5 , 7 6 1 3 3 9 5 , 5 3 8 2669,417 2 3 3 2 , 2 6 7 8330,573 1966,188 1202,247 2029,438 1779,175 497&7368l/ After deducting $17,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON FEBRUARY 7, 1951
(In thousands of dollars)

H.4.l(c)

1.0-70

£.9 3-1

Dallas SanFran.N
Mpls, Kans.Cy.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis
Boston
New York
Phila.
Cleve.
(Total
L I A B I L I T I E S
623,430 2283r6TO
Federal Reserve notes
23,3.03x52^ 1%00,490 5,196,372 1634,309 2072,633 1571,657 1253,542 4477,739 1075,759 604,241 909,682
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve accts. 19,075,277 788,049 6,253,754 884,443 1371,754 760,465 817,748 3058,617 683,712 437,758 871,563 937,767 2209,627
34,386
63,054
37,573 179,914
35,320
44,066
50,035
53,263
118,694
42,990
92,109
44,031
U.S.Treasurer-general acct.
795,435
32,534
81,787
36,931
121,343
32,534
21,983
32,534
54,517 1/277,551
69,465
81,775
43,965
886,919
Foreign
857
36,781
609
2,203
7,494
1.240
2,747
4,615
245.392
3,182
5,496
2,762
313,378
Other

Total deposits
21,071,009
2,260,607
Deferred avail.cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
, ^$
9.333
/.
k6,k^Kj^fS
TOTAL LIABILITIES
227,276
Capital paid in
510,022
Surplus (Section 7)
27,543
Surplus (Section 13b)
128,029
Other capital accounts
•EOTAL LIABILITIES AND
47,33^7343
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Contingent liability on
acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

28,035
2,947

900,444 6,895,391 1000,080 1551,134 851,223 892,861 3362,077 759,060 505,047 956,899 1005,544 2391,249
360,386 171,526 188,040 198,806 145,612 365,966 95,634 68,377 127,321 115,376 220,098
203,465

2,811

690

511

1,104

445

377

1,318

280

328

303

336

V

830

2505,089 12,454,960 2806,426 3812,911 2622,131 2292,392 8207,100 1930,733 1177,968 1994,230 1744,686 4895T#7
24,098
9,271
29,195
7,482
5,l8o
8,488
9,940
12,259
73,722 15,906 21,721 10,014
32,246
153,290 39,710 48,014 25,167 22,369 75,345 20,295 13,168 19,047 16,852 44,519
2,l40
762
1,429
521
1,073
1,137
1,307
3,011
7,319
4,489
1,006
3,349
11,764
7,473
17,504
7,157
4.858
6,536
6,390
9,031
27,444
9,230
11,886
8,756

2561,636 12,716,735 2875,761 3895,538 2669,417 2332,267 8330,573 1966,188 1202,247 2029,438 1779,175 49787368S.l 6E

1,738

2/ 8,607

2,215
1,589

2,607
473

1,402
54

1,178

3,869
224

1,037

701

1,037
495

1,037

2,607
112

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F.R, notes outstanding
Collateral for F.R. notes:
Gold certificates
Eligible paper
U. S. Govt, securities
Total collateral




23,987,623 1482,629 5,364,770 1689,407 2164,484 1638,743 1321,512 4585,695 1114,419 615,110 938,604 661,125 2411,125
13,029,000

443 608

440,000

11,320

11,890,000 1100,000

4,570,000

355,635

750,000

6,525

765,000 550,000

--

11,746

1,000,000 1000,000 1425,000 1115,000

550,000 2710,000

-

-

300,000

21,090

800,000 1900,000 900,000

200,000

280,000

214,000 1700,000

450,000 700,000

500,000 1000,000

26,332

8,360

-

2,600

25,362,608 1551,320 5,925,635 1756,525 2190,000 1676,746 1350,000 4610,000 1221,090 676,332 988,360 714,000 2702,600
1/ After deducting $609,354,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ After deducting $19,428,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks,