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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

a.4.i

For Immediate Release
January l4, i960

WEEKLY AVERAGES OF MEMBER BANK RESERVES, RESERVE BANK CREDIT, AND RELATED ITEMS
and
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
The average of daily figures of total member bank reserves held during
the week ended January 13 decreased $118 million to $19,028 million, all of which
was in member bank reserve balances at the Federal Reserve Banks. Estimated
required reserves decreased $192 million; and estimated excess reserves increased
million to $583 million. Member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks
exceeded excess reserves by $328 million, compared with $504 million the week
before.
The principal changes reducing average reserve balances with Federal
Reserve Banks were decreases of $317 million in Federal Reserve float, $247 million
in Federal Reserve holdings of U. S. Government securities, and $102 million in
member bank borrowings. The principal offsetting changes were decreases of
$237 million in currency in circulation, $221 million in "other" deposits with
Federal Reserve Banks, $63 million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks,
and $40 million in foreign deposits with Federal Reserve Banks. Total Reserve
Bank credit decreased $685 million.
As of
bought outright
securities held
bank borrowings

Wednesday, January 13, holdings of U. S. Government securities
were $442 million lower than a week earlier, U. S. Government
under repurchase agreement were $31 million higher, and member
were $786 million lower.

Member bank reserves,
Reserve Bank credit,
and related items
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securities—
Bought outright--System account
Held under repurchase agreement
Acceptances-Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Loans, discounts, and advances-Member bank borrowings
Other
Float
Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding
Currency 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)
Member bank reserves:
With Federal Reserve Banks
Cash allowed as reserves (estimated)
Total reserves held
Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

Averages of daily figures
Week ended Change from week ended Wednesday
January 13, January 6, January 14, Jan. 13,
I960
I960
I960
1959
(In millions of dollars)
26,339
56

-268
+ 21

+

522

k9

-

26,165
55

44
10

- 19

4-

911
4
1,269
28,633
19,455
5,315
53,404

-102
- 1
-317
-685
- 1
+ 1
-685

198
l4
+ 258
+ 925
-1,071
481
64

495
4
1,180
27,942
19,455
5,315
52,712

32,282
4l0
519
308
332
840
34,690

-237
- 3
- 63
- 40
-221
- 3
-568

+

572
294
+ 129
+
11
13
281
+ 123

32,070
4l6
493
291
334
839
34,444

18,713
315
19,028"
18,445
583

-118

188
315
127
+ 105
+
22

18,269
315
18,584
18,48o
104

«• —

— —

-ll8
-192
+ 74

44

mm w

9

+
-

-

-

-

+
+

mm mm

On January 13, i960, U. S. Government securities held ifi custody by
the Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $4,401 million, a decrease
of $15 million for the week an an increase of $786 million from the comparable
date a year ago.

H.4.1(a)

, |!TM'3Etel\iT OF CONDITION
OF THE TVikLVB FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(in thousands of dollars)

ASSETS
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves
F. R. notes of other Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
Acceptances:
Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
U. S. Government securities:
Bought outright-Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total "bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government securities
Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
Cash items in process of collection
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

January 13,
I960

Change since
January 6, January 1%
I960
1959

18,180,644
978,326
19,158,970

+

433,896
499,054

-

631,908

43,509
--

2,163,965

10,506,993
11,010,298

2,483,771
26,165,027
54,500
26,219,527

+
+

4,999
241
4,758
71,338
50,497

786,050

~

+
-

+
+
-

807,247
37,853

769,394

2,691
10,053
23,790
336

--

-

1
22,204

+
-

1,148

- 44l, 800

+

349,915

-

- -

"8;,142,733

+8,142,733

•

219

**

- 441,800
+
30,500
- 411,300

+
+

349,915
31,700
318,215

-1,219,555

+

293,160

26,762,090
15
6,017,622
99,577
298,854
53,402,932

45,299
14
+
20,420
-1,127, 371

+
+
+

201,160
5,783
125,450

+

474,4l4

m

-

131,097

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 availability cash items
Other liabilities and accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

27,941,042

-

18,268,576
493,107
290,799
334,437
19,366,919
4,837,821
28,107
52,193,889

- 974,346
- 156,764
43,959

CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS
Capital paid"in"
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

388,220
774,808
46,015
53,402,932

+

500
—
+ 18,590
-1,127,371

+
21,^It- 93,602
- 82,919
- 131,097

40.5$

+

1.2$

-

1.7$

92,768
--

-

26

+
-

27,690
960

Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit
and F. R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

-

209,179

11,658

-1,186,727
+ 249,476
31
-1,146,461

--

444,333
68,064
12,975
25,488
4i4,732
39,977
+
4,225
4- 23,930
-

+
»

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, JANUARY 13, I960
(Acceptances and securities held under repurchase agreement are classified as
maturing within 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)

Within 15 days
16 days 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
493,716
5,327
11

499,054

Acceptances
9,272
34,237

%3l5^

U. S. Government
securities
674,790
6,704,203
10,846,465
6,523,912
677,384
792,773
26,219,527

E.4.1(b)
Total

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE . BANK OK JANUARY 13. I960
Cleve
St.
Boston New York Ehila
delphia land Richmond Atlanta I Chicago Louis
(In thousands of dollars)

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Franciscc

ASSETS
Gold certificate account 18,180,644 796,959 4,841,095 1013,463 1602,110 986,172 878,716 3149,526 725,470 391,879 720,408 654,710 2420,136
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes
978,326 59,399
212,180
60,538 87,334 83,080
64,295 181,913
46,127
23,315 4$,077
30,953 84,115
Total gold certificate
reserves
19,158,970 856,358 5,053,275 1074,001 1689,444 1069,252 943,011 3331,439 771,597 415,194 765,485 685,663 2504,251
F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

631,908
433,896

46,109
25,584

131,119
80,613

46,237
22,390

40,365
37,748

77,505
30,029

75,432
32,921

56,511
77,377

20,303
24,746

20,485
12,502

21,754
16,858

40,269
16,952

55,819
56,176

Discounts and advances
Acceptances:
Bought outright
U. S. Govt* securities:
Bought outright—
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under repurchase
agreement

499,054

22,154

25,890

31,851

40,501

22,120

80,513 110,050

18,697

8,717

43,987

66,732

27,842

544,566 123,403 187,352
117,319
569,637 2,644,106 599,172 909,674
596,923 2,770,763 627,873 953,250
625,046 141,639 215,040
134,658
1418,537 6,504,481 1492,007 2265,316

138,683
673,373
705,628
159,180
1676,864

88,009 49,288 93,277 86,373
427,319 239,318 452,904 419,376
447,789 250,782 474,599 439,465
101,015 56,573 107,063 99,137
1064,132 595,961 1127,043 1044,351

247,166
1200,098
1257,585
283,694
2988,543

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

43,509
2,163,965
10,506,993
11,010,298
2,483,771
26,165,027

43,509

54,500

TOTAL ASSETS

374,479
1818,256
1905,354
429,821
4527,910

5 0 0

mm tm

am mm

m* we

26,219,527 1418,537 6,638,981 1492,087 2265,316 1676,864 1379,002 4527,910 1064,132 595,961 1127,843 1044,351 2988,543

Total loans & securities 26,762,090 1440,691
Due from foreign banks
Cash items in process
of collection
Bank premises
Other assets

114,050
553,760
580,287
130,905
1379,002

15

1

6,708,380 1523,938 2305,817 1698,984 1459,515 4637,960 1082,829
1/4

1

1

1

1

2

6,017,622 418,433 1,077,655 370,386 512,651 475,835 540,215 982,670
4,328
9,858
4,036
9,315
6,651
99,577
9,542
15,613
298,854 16,037
74,533 16,741 25,851
19,086 16,881
50,820

2/
268,570
7,036
12,065

604,678 1171,830 1111,083 3016,385
2/

1

1

2

159,095 296,426 285,277 630,409
5/059
4,622
11,339 12,178
6,801
13,791 12,075 34,173

53,402,932 2807,541 13,135,437 3057,730 4621,192 3377, 343 3077,518 9152,392 2187,146 1223,814 2290,767 2162,659 6309,393

1/ After deducting $11,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ Less than $500.

H.4.1(e)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OK JANUARY 1. i960
Phila- CleveSt.
Minne- Kansas
San
Total
Boston New York delphia
Dallas
land Richmond Atlanta jChicago Louis
City
apolis
Francisco
(In thousands of dollars)
27,941,042 1600,368 6,529,324 1789,825 2555,277 2112,301 1575,728 5275,019 1231,993 605,134 1111,644 809,126 2745,303

l i a b i l i t i e s
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
18,268,576 715,376 5,078,188 860,767 1456,650 758,768 934,455 2841,687 655,450 423,824 831,883 975,975 2735,553
Member bank reserves
493,107 36,311
75,559 27,259 43,979 37,398 29,803
U. S. Treas.- gen.acct.
41,763 30,657 25,713 48,304 40,908 55,453
26,4l4 12,645 14,612 38,778
290,799 13,769 1/89,884 16,579
Foreign
9,273
6,463 11,521 16,298
34,563
516
273,889
1,283
1,160
4,107
Other
1,066
334,437
1,711
761
761
438
1,836
46,909
Total deposits
19,355", 919 765,972 5,517,520 905,080 1528,203 012,918 980,581 2922,989 696,141 456,438 892,774 1035,017 2872,478
Deferred availability
cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

4,837,821 378,949

738,558

289,278

422,637 395,346

Conting. liab. on acceptances purchased for
foreign correspondents

780,842 217,314

133,868

235,560

248,633 540,215

28,107
1,862
7,720
1,437
2,434
1,536
1,228
4,668
1,027
942
1,124
985
3,144
52,193,889 2747,151 12,793,122 2986,428 4508,551 3322,101 3014,158 8983,518 2146,475 1196,382 2241,102 2093,761 6l6l,l40

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

456,621

388,220
774,808
46,015

19,193
38,332
2,865

110,538
220,905
10,872

22,855
45,638
2,809

36,340
72,530
3,771

&

3,307

20,333 53,806
40,306 107,334
2,721
7,734

12,971
25,862
1,838

8,803
17,580
1,049

15,929
31,720
2,016

22,360
44,645
1,893

47,723
95,390
5,140

53,402,932 2807,541 13,135,437 3057,730 4621,192 3377,343 3077,518 9152,392 2187,146 1223,8l4 2290,767 2162,659 6309,393

92,768

4,547

<2/26,416

5,475

8,723

4,176

4,826

12,807

3,063

2,134

3,805

5,382

ll,4l4

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F. R. notes outstanding
29,338,68311694,949
Collat. for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate acct. 10,650,000 530,000
88,003
-Eligible parser
U. S. Govt, securities 19,530,000 1250,000
Total collateral
30,268,003 1780,000
1/ After deducting $200,915,000 participations
2/ After deducting $66,352,000 participations

6,934,186 1858,046 2636,631 2210,609 1672,543 5465,793 1298,433 621,155 1147,513 064,321 2934,504
2,900,000

700,000 920,000 700,000 500,000 1900,000 430,000 180,000 300,000 290,000 1300,000
25,615
-——
-—
18,565
—
43,823
—-4,200,000 1200,000 i75o,ooo 1550,000 1200,000 3700,000 935,000 450,000 870,000 625,000 1800,000
7,100,000 1925,615 2670,000 2250,000 1700,000 5600,000 1383,565 630,000 1213,823 915,000 3100,000
of other Federal Reserve Banks.
of other Federal Reserve Banks.