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FEDERAL

RESERV

factors Affecting Bank Reserves and
Condition Statement of F.R. Banks

For Immediate release
February 8, 1968

The average of daily figures of total member bank reserves held during the
veek ended February 7, 1968 increased a net of $242 million to $25,934 million.
Estimated currency and coin of member banks decreased $425 million and their reserve
balances at the Federal Reser,ve Banks increased $667 million. Estimated required
reserves increased $238 million; and estimated excess reserves increased $4 million
to $326 million. Excess reserves exceeded member bank borrowings at the Federal
Reserve Banks by $85 million, compared with the revised figure of $81 million the
week before.
The principal change supplying' average reserve balances with Federal
Reserve Banks was an increase of $380 million in U. S. Government securities held
under repurchase agreements, and decrease's of $184 million in Treasury deposits
with Federal Reserve Banks, and $128 million in "other" F. R. accounts (net). The
principal offsetting change was a decrease of $25 million in acceptances held under
repurchase agreements, and an increase of $19 million in currency in circulation.
Total Reserve Bank credit, increased $332 million.
As of
bought outright
securities held
bank borrowings

Wednesday; February 7, 1968, holdings of U. S. Government securities
were $70 million higher than a week earlier, U. S. Government
under repurchase agreements were $160 milliorj<; higher, and member
were $607 million lower.

Member bank reserves,
Reserve Bank credit,
and related items

Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s
Week ended Change from week ended Wednesday,
Feb. 7,
Jan. 3 1 ,
Feb. 7,
Feb. 8,
1968
1968
1967
1968

(In millions of dollars)
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securities-Bought outright—System account
Held under repurchase agreements
Federal Agency obligations-Held under repurchase agreements
Acceptances-Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreements
Discounts and advances-Metnber bank borrowings
Other
Float

48,925
414

- 11
+380

+4,997
+ 210

5

+ 5

+

4

5

63

- 3
- 25

-

13
50

63

j 48,925
397

241

236
- 112
1
- 14
1,435*
- 582
x, ,240
Total Reserve Bank c r e d i t
+332
51,083
50, ,866
+4,453
Cold stock
11,954
- 29
11 ,884
-1,205
Treasury currency outstanding
6,788
6 ,787
+ 2
+ 396
69,824
+304
69,537
+3,643
Currency i n c i r c u l a t i o n
+ 19
45,777
45.933
+2,372
Treasury cash h o l d i n g s
1,361
- 35
1,352
+ 109
Treasury d e p o s i t s w i t h F. R.' Banks
912
-184
1,019
+ 464
foreign d e p o s i t s with F. R. Banks
142
- 19
148
3
«hcr deposits with F. R. Banks
450
- 17
437
- 32
0th
*r F. R. accounts ( n e t )
-128
-554
-570
- 947
K
+1 .962
-365
48,319
48,087
«nber bank r e s e r v e s :
With Federal Reserve Banks
21,736
+667
+1 ,680
21,217 '
Currency and coin (estimated)
4.198
-425
+ 405
Total r e s e r v e s h e l d
25,934
+242
+2,085
| 25,631
^quired r e s e r v e s ( e s t i m a t e d ) ,
+238
25,608
+2,048
i 25.470
-xcess r e s e r v e s ( e s t i m a t e d )
+ 4
326
+ 37
I
211
On February„ 7,
1968,
U.
-,
, -. -> Government securities held in custc cy b " ::he
ral Res
erve Banks for foreign account were $8,828 million, a cccreas e ' o f $33
n,'
c
-ion for the week and an increase of $1,553 million from the cornparab l e i t e a



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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF ALL FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
(In millions of dollars)
Wednesday
Change s i n c e
Feb. 7,
Jan. 3 1 , Feb. 8,
1968
1968
1967
ASSETS
Sold c e r t i f i c a t e account
9,447
100
-1,391
ademption fund for F. R, notes
1,937
!- 103
Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s
*
11,384
100
•1,288
Cash
(988)
416
7
^ 69
recounts and advances
236
607
• 591
ucsotances:
:;;:ht outright
'•i'.i u=dar repurchase agreements
.;zi. Agency o b l i g a t i o n s - •&\i under repurchase agreements
... S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Sought outright-Bills
Certificates

63

15,843
26,952
6,130
48,925

T:cal bought outright
. -^cir repurchase agreements
... •?- r-cvemaent s e c u r i t i e s
. -..•••*•? s.nd s e c u r i t i e s .
r* m process of c o l l e c t i o n

397
(1,832)

49 ,322
49 ,626.
7.,16-1^
112
2- — *.. -

\/'<.

& HmXL

13
50

20

J&2XSZS

C^L^i^cy

70

+

70

+ 160
•J- 230
- 392
J
56
r

-•JL

"•»* *

«**»»-•

5£t *t

+3,708
-4,351
+5,650
69
+4 ,938
-

154
784
ti->
+4, 13?
JL
10
<;
+
*i~

* "c

*

< • •*

\i

W *£J& 1 I 1 £S
'•'i'-fnl %*?,ftv& n o t e s

(988) 40,415

Kmb&r bank reserves
0. S. Treasurer—general account
Foreign
Other II
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

21,21-7 ^
1,019

148
437
(1,832)

22,821"/
5,921

322
(2,820) 69,479

4- 138

-f2t091

- 621
- 134
12
- _26_
- 793

+ 196
+ 530
+ 13

+ 232
4
+
— 419

11
+ 728
+1 ,U2
+ 81
+4 ,012

C
^ l l l t h
A C C O U H S
^apital paid In""
~
~
~
+ 34
+
1
607
_.
Surplus
+ 28
598
Other capital accounts
•*• 34
236
+ 45
**Uo of gold certificate reserves to F. R, note
liability (computed from figures as shown on
- 4.8%
the following pages—not consolidated)
.3%
27.5%
^-ntingent liability on acceptances purchased
50
~l2L_ft>reign correspondents
131
10
* figures in parentheses are the eliminations made in the consolidating process,
L' Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies and IMF gold deposited.
-IJBSludgs IMF gold deposit,
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, FEBRUARY 7, 1968
(Acceptances and securities held under repurchase agreements are classified as
maturing with 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements•)
U. S. Government securities and
Federal Aj
Discounts and
Holdings
Acceptances
2S
advanc<
v
I thin 15 days
-339
2,379
15
235
5
& days to 90 days
+642
8,304
1
48
*l days to 1 year
„
- 68
20,994
^.'er 1 y e a r to 5 years
-«.
••
16,237
<•'/« 5 years to 10 years
-•853
^ « 10 years
560
-.*"".
Total
+235
236
49,327
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;:Aifw.vr t-r ccj.'i-STSCS or E A C K F E : E.-.-M. Rii».s.v£ &*KX O;J f£»KuwR.Y 7, 19&8
Total

Boston

New
York

Phila- Clevedelphia land

Richmond

Atlanta Chicago

St.
Louis

Minneapolis

San
Kansas
j
Dallas
J
FranCity
cisco

(In millions of dollars)
A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves

9,447
1,937
11,384

585
110
695

2,010
472
2,482

526
101
627

758
156
914

819
176
995

554
107
661

1,651
328
1,979

383
67
450

181
32
213

398
75
473

298
70
368

1,284
243
1,527

F. R. notes of other banks
Other cash

988
416

92
25

276
51

55
11

83
57

62
28

131
50

66
78

34
36

13
5

32
21

33
17

111
' 37

Discounts and advances
Acceptances:
Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreements
Federal Agency obligations—
Held under repurchase agreements
U. S. Government securities:
Bought outright-Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreements
Total U. S. Government securities
Total loans and securities

236

63

63

63

Cash items in process of collection
Bank premises
Other assets JL/
TOTAL ASSETS
1/

100

30

839

3,920

820

1,215

1,193

867

2,611

563

317

617

665

2,216

1,426
26,952
324
6,130
48,925 j 2,589
397 I
49.322 j 2,589
2,598

6,669
1,517
12,106
397
12,503
12,634

1,395
317
2,532

2,066
470
3,751

2,030
462
3,685

1,476
336
2,679

958
218
1,739

539
123
979

1,049
238
1,904

1,132
257
2,054

3,769
857
6,842

2,532
2,533

3.751
3,758

3,685
3,689

2,679
2,680

4,443
1,011
8,065
8,065
8,165

1.739
1,748

979
980

1.904
1,914

2.054
2,055

6.842
6,872

587
3
99

1,578
10
740

540
2
IPS

626
5
173

726
8
114

^820
20
120

1,390
18
298

453
8
68

290
3
44

562
17
86

488
9
106

933
9
265

73,740 I 4,099

17,771

3,876

5,616

5,622

4,482

11,994

2,797

1,548

3,105

3,076

9,754

15,843

Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies and IMF gold deposited.




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Total

Boston

New
York

Phila- Clevedelphia land

Richmond

Atlanta Chicago

St.
Louis

Minneapolis

1,538

704

1,536

769
60
5
1
835
364

506
44
3
6
559
245

Cliy

nallas

1 San
IFrancisco

(In millions of dollars)
l i l A B i L j C T ^ E S ,
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
U. S Treasurer—general account
Foreign
Other
Totaldeposits
Deferred availability cash items
Other liabilities and accrued
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased for foreign
correspondents

41,403

2,443

9,666

2,383

21,217
1,019
148
437
22,821
7,753

922
65
7
1
995
575

5,739
193
1/ 37
2/394
6,363
1,278

890
41
8
1
940
462

322

16

92

15

24

23

16

51

11

72,299

4,029

17,399

3,800

5,490

5,543

4,394

11,779

2,748

607
598
236

29
29
12

157
154
61

32
32
12

54
54
18

31
31
17

38
38
12

90
87
38

73,740

4,099

17,771

3,876

5,616

5,622

4,482

11,994

131

3,327

3,804

2,320

7,234

1,498
997
55
92
13
8
*
9
1,566
1,106
573
610

1,242
68
9

3,161
138
22
1
2
3,323
1,171

1,320
738

12

3/ 34

21
20
8_
2,797

1

.389

5,059

9 33
86
/
1
1,03;
464

1,144
32
9
3
1,188
407

3,411
145
20
18

11

13

43

1,515

3,043

2,997

9,562

14
14
5

27
26
9

35
34
10

79
79
34

1,548

3,10?

3,076

9,754

7

17

19

3,594
866

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F. R. notes outstanding
Collateral for F. R. notes
Gold certificate accounts
Eligible paper
U. S. Government securities
Total collated!

2,541

10,236

2,444

3,585

3,919

-2,460

7,519

1,608

727

450

1,000

525

600

640

450

1,400

331

127

1,59/
223
~ ,

m <•

2,176
2,626

9,400
10,400

2,100
2,625

3,100
3,700

3.355
3,995

2.150
2,600

6,450
7,850

1.370
1,701

762




*

5,334

180

735
- «.

•»~

1 J,380_
1,560
—

2/ After deducting $111 raillion participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ Includes IMF gold deposit,
3/ After deducting $ 97 million participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

1,498-

5,000
5,73 5

~~——-————-— -

Less H- -ij $500, 000.