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H.4.1
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF TEE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)

January 11, 1951

CONDITION OF TEE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Member Bank Reserves and Related Items
During the week ended January 10, member bank reserves decreased
$189 million. The principal changes reducing reserves were decreases of
$644 million in Reserve Bank* credit and $160 million in gold stock. The
principal offsetting changes were decreases of $273 million in Treasury deposits
with Federal Reserve Banks, $270 million in Money in circulation, and $84 million
in Foreign deposits with Federal Reserve Banks„
The decrease of $644 million in Reserve Bank credit resulted from
decreases of $582 million in Reserve Bank float and $110 million in holdings of
U. S. Government securities, and an increase of $46 million in Loans, discounts
and advances * Holdings of U. S. Government securities reflected decreases of
$106 million in notes and $54 million in bills, and an increase of $50 million
in bonds.

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items

Jan. 10,
1951

Changes since
Jan. 11
Jan. 3,
1950
1951

(In millions of dollars)
Reserve Bank credit:
U. 8. Government securities
Loans, discounts and advances
Float *
Total
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

76

-110
+ 46

697
21,235
22,546

-160

20,461

4,635

+

1

+

315
745

+

21
230
26

17,502

-189

+

816

16,367
1,135

-118
- 71

+
+

774
42

1,097

- 87

-

27,415

Member bank reserves

Daily average excess reserves (estimated)

-644

1,308

273

858

* Excess of uncollected cash items over deferred availability cash items.




-

-270
+ 9
-273
- 84
+ 7
- 2

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)

Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

-582

+2,231
25
+ 384
+2 ,591
-1,880
+
39

-

+
+
-

104
5

18

71

H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(in thousands of dollars)

Change since
Jan. 11,
Jan. 3,
1950
1951

Jan. 10,
1951
A S S E T S
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves

588,815
21,293,219

+
-

165,999
1,587
164,412

319,502

+

45,849

+

24,081

72,888
3,287

+

45,153
715

+

25,579
1,241

Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U. S. Government securities:
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total U. S. Government securities
Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS
L I A B I L I T 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

- 1,941,027
+
40,742
- 1,900,205

20,704,404

1,111,864

53,607

14,675,151
4,674,375
20,461,390

105,920
50,400
109,127

- 3,055,616
- 6,336,450
+14,114,451
- 2,490,825
+ 2,231,560

20,537,565
24

63,259

+ 2,207,222
+

14
29,558

186,529
3,215,259
40,083
96,126
45,688,307

I—6429
-1,242,637

6,213
1,057
+ 1,048.88s

23,341,139

-

202,903

+

93,466

17,502,212
272,604
857,590
. 315,090
18,947,496
2,518,097
6,445
44,813,177

- 188,730
- 273,839
84,442
+
6,844
- 540,167
- 504,917
+
. Til
-1,247,276

+
+

816,536
17,816

675

+
+

+
18,914
-1,086,384

+

C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in
226,339
Surplus (Section 7)
510,022.
Surplus (Section 13b)
27,543
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 45,66#,307
Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit
and F. R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

126

+
3,964
-1,242,637

+

683,167

+

+
21,254
230,094
+
625,512
+
299,362
2,877
+'1,015,463
13,803
21,849

2,230

+ i,o48,b85

5.4%

50.4#

+

.5#

25,042
2,445

+

2,964
1,243

+
+

15,571
483

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES. JANUARY 10, 1951
(Callable Government securities classified according to nearest call date)
Discounts and
advances
Within 15 days

70,960
L

Over 1 year to 5 years
Over 5 years to 10 years




Industrial
loans
169

'Si

x . |

—
--

1,5^9
—

—lejiss—

U. S. Government
securities

-

w

-

qAi vnn
nnn
s s t e o

H.4.1(b)
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON JANUARY 10, 1951
(In thousands of dollars)
A S S E T S
Total

Boston

20,704,404

676,649

588,815

53,782

"Total gold certificate
reserves
21,293,219

730,431

Gold certificates
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes

Other cash
33,243
319,502
72,888
Discounts and advances
1,550
— - Industrial loans
3,287
10, S. Govt, securities:
1,111,864
61,709
Bills
14,675 151 1041,628
Notes
4,674,375 331,782
Bonds
3$a£al U.S. Government
securities

Total loans and
securities




Phila.

Cleve.

Rich.

6,666,134 1194,171 1425,549

894,885

67,037

57,843

6,716,263 1244,308 1492,586

952,728

50,129

63,201
45,525
26

265,839
3,281,555
1,045,251

50,137

25,644
17,164
1

23,298

69,959 103,858

73,931
975,795
310,813

23,394
3,770
2,191

923,360 1370,806
294,112 436,633

75
130

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

851,931 4211,028

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

615,233

378,916

786,495

100,034

40,651

21,432

34,963

891,292 4311,062

655,884

400,348

821,458

14,983
1,700

7,322
372

12,366
315

39,361

21,805
122
7

44,730
1,295

188

Dallas SanFran.
555,667 2447,746
25,410

48,036

581,077 2495,782
14,065

— —

35,451

1,000
744

60,617
59,994 165,840
53,206 109,263
52,351
35,297
791,856 2188,872 800,075 465,877 690,965 702,235 1442,127
252,225 697,207 254,842 148,393 220,088 223,678 459,351

20,461,390 1435,119

4,592,645 1 2 8 7 , 4 3 1 1911,297 1360,539 1104,075 3051,919 1115,534

20,537,565 1436,669

4,638,196 1293,392 1928,462 1360,744 1104,204 3053,214 1117,234 650,127 963,719 979,119 2012,485

24
Due from foreign banks
F.R.notes of other banks 186,529
-Uncollected cash items 3,215,259
40,083
Bank premises
96,126
Other assets

TOTAL ASSETS

New York

2
7,209
260,961
1,073
6,904

1/ 7
267390
578,244
7,657

21,586

2

2

8,450
194,725
2,920
5,820

12,331
295>03
4,794
8,963

1
41,128

1

21,001

265,297 218,354
1,810
2,883
6,650
5,016

3
20,959
559,020
5,062
14,488

1

8,687

143,702
3,509
4,997

649,567

1
5,598
97,170
1,114
2,936

963,404

979,119 2010,741

1

2

181,949 145,349
2,623
677

17,885
275,085
5,961
9,53.5

l
7,681

9,210

4,786

4,445

45,688,307 2476,492 12,051,544 2773,011 3768,185 2652,729 2263,483 8008,538 1948,997 Il64,6l6 1994,583 1733,943 4852,186
l/ After deducting $17,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON JANUARY 10, 1951
(in thousands of dollars)

H.4.1(c)
Total
Boston
L I A B I L I T I E S
23,341,139 1411,564
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve accts. 17,502,212 736,789
272,604
14,259
U.S.Treasurer-general acct
857,590
52,427
Foreign
315,090
6,637
Other

Phi la,
Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis
New York
1258,808 4519,254 1085,758
1
6
5
0
,
5
8
6
2098,619
1596,697
5,251,156

608,857

914,760

Dallas SanFran,
630,771 2314,309

Mpls, Kans.Cy.

727,460
15,754
42,280
4,227

727,126 2809,228 649,151
15,192
31,288
17,519
31,287
35,515 116,693
648
2,200
7,540

412,156

1/271,578
*" 242,650

616,923 1258,591
14,874
26,349
66,802
78,641
2,215
7,997

19,713
21,140
1,012

841,032
19,987
31,287
1,447

881,157 2095,234
18,350
27,117
31,287
78,653
594
37,923

900,814 1371,578
1 5 3 , 1 6 0 215,971

789,721
219,956

778,481 2959,409
187,149 408,367

705,497
122,943

454,021
77,788

893,753
151,466

931,388 2238,927

607

267

870

261

227

228

5,547,365

52,202

Total deposits
Deferred avail, cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends

18,947,49^
2,518,097

810,112
198,730

6,113,795
426,777

6,445

652

2,175

TOTAL LIABILITIES
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

44,813,177 2421,058 11,793,903 2704,825 3686,775 2606,641 2224,669 7887,900 1914,459 1140,893 1960,207 1700,532 4771,315
9,637
24,032
9,148
28,987
7,428
5,160
8,393
73,482
15,766
22,146
9,933
12,227
226,339
16,852
44,519
22,369
75,345
20,295
13,168
19,047
153,290
39,710
48,014
25,167
510,022 32,246
1,307
2,l4o
762
1,429
521
1,073
1,137
7,319
4,489
1,006
3,349
3,011
27,543
5,615
10,180
6,535
14,877
6,294
4,322
5,799
23,550
8,221
10,244
7,639
111,226
7,950

Contingent liability on
acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

265

231

138,194

217,596

179

483

45,688,307 2476,492 12,051,544 2773,011 3768,185 2652,729 2263,483 8008,538 1948,997 1164,616 1994,583 1733,943 4852,186

25,042
2,445

1,553

2/7,686

—

—

1,978
551

2,329
473

1,252

1,052

54

3,456

228

626

927
500

927

500

927

2,329
139

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS

24,397,058 1493,965
F.R. notes outstanding
Collateral for F.R. notes:
Gold certificates
13,304,000 440,000
Eligible paper
1,550
54,307
1100,000
U.S. Govt, securities
11,965,000
Total collateral
25,323,307 1541,550




5,477,246 1710,856 2195,131 1681,075 1348,721 4647,909 1130,242 621,346

949,261 679,122 2462,184

4,570,000

750,000

280,000

45,525

3,770

214,000 1700,000
——
1,000
1 . 00C
1,100,000 1000,000 1350,000 1115,000 750,000 2000,000 900,000 450,000 700,000 5,00;000 1000,000
5,715,525 1753,770 2615,000 1715,075 I375,ooo 4700,000 1 2 5 1 , 7 0 0 6 6 0 , 3 7 2 9 8 0 , 3 1 5 7i4,ooo 2701,000
1 —

— ~r~

-X

865,000 600,000 625,000 2700,000
—

r-7r75

—

—

350,000

210,000

1 Tr\f\
1,700

372

1/ After deducting $586,001,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ After deducting $17,356,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Bd.nks,

315
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