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FEDERAL
*'t$lg^f*-

RESERVE

Factors Affecting Bonk Reserves and
Condition Statement of F.R. Banks
For immediate release
January 25, 1968

H.4,1

The average of daily figures of total member bank reserves held during
the week ended January 24, increased a net of $369 million to $25,941 million.
Estimated currency and coin of member banks decreased $81 million and their reserve
balances at the Federal Reserve Banks increased $450 million. Estimated required
reserves increased $157 million; and estimated excess reserves increased $212 million
to $366 million. Excess reserves exceeded member bank borrowings at the Federal
Reserve Banks by $133 million, the week before they were $70 million less than member
bank borrowings.
The principal changes supplying average reserve balances with Federal
Reserve Banks were increases of $405 million in U, S. Government securities bought
outright, and $49 million in acceptances held under repurchase agreements, and
decreases of $376 million in currency in circulation, and $80 million in Treasury
deposits with Federal Reserve Banks. The principal offsetting changes were a
decrease of $261 million in Federal Reserve floa", and an increase of $166 million
in nother,: F. R. accounts (net). Total Reserve Bank credit increased $142 million.
As of
bought outright
securities held
bank borrowings
bonds increased

Wednesday, January 24, 1968, holdings of U. S. Government securities
were $428 million higher than a week earlier, U. S. Government
under repurchase agreements were $402 million lower, and member
were $740 million lower. Outright holdings of bills, notes, and
$351 million, $34 million, and $43 million, respectively.

Member bank reserves,
Reserve Bank credit,
and related items
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securitiesBought outright — System account
Held under repurchase agreements
Federal Agency obligationsHeld under repurchase agreements
AcceptancesBought outright
Held under repurchase agreements
Discounts and advancesMember bank borrowings
Other
^'Float
Tetel 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
Currency and coin (estimated)
Total reserves held
Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

Averages of daily figures
Week ended Changs from week ended Wednesday,
Jan. 24,
Jan. 24,
Jan. 25,
Jan. 17,
1968
1967
1968
1968
(In millions of dollars)

49,105
--

+405
- 57

+5,199
34

1
68
55

- 1
+ 49

233

49,045
--

—

55

68
47

+ 9

305

308

1,726
51,186
11,982
6,784
69,953

-261
+142
- 2
+ 3
+144

- 300
+4,605
-1,176
+ 424
+3,854

1,388
50,856
11,984
6,785
69,625

46,117
1,390

-376
- 7
- 80
- 7
- 2
+166
-306

+2,550
+ 156
+ 240

46,005
1,397
1,008

25
+
61
- 766
+2,218

160
462

+450
- 81
+369
+157
+212

+1,637
+ 315
+1,952
+2,102
- 150

939
149
471
-459
48,607
21,346
4,595
25,941
25,575

366

9
+

- 451
48,581
21,044
5,038
26,082
25,523

559

On January 24, 1968, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $8,601 million, a decrease of $228
million for the week and an increase of $1,415 million from the comparable date a
year ago.




H.4.1(a)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF ALL FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
(In millions of dollars)
Wednesday
Change since
Jan, 24, Jan. 17, Jan. 25,
1967
1968
1968
A S S E T S
__
-1,296
9,527
Gold certificate account
3
+
95
1,940
Redemption fund for F. R, notes
Total gold certifigjtte^ reserves
11,467
3
-1,201
+
68
+
403
11
(1,039)
Cash
- 104
- 740
308
Discounts and advances
Acceptances:
-8
68
Bought outright
+
47
7
47
Held under repurchase agreements
Federal Agency obligationsHeld under repurchase agreements
U. S. Government securities:
Bought outright-+3,865
15,963
Bills
+ 351
---4,351
Certificates
+5,650
34
+
26,952
Notes
69
6,130
Bonds
+ 43
+5,095
+ 428
49,045
Total bought outright
-- 240
402
Held under repurchase agreements
+4,855
26
Total U. S. Government securities
49,045
+4,790
- 711
Total loans and securities
49,468
+ 537
,297
Cash items in process of collection
-1
7,545
(2,099)
-+
4
Bank premises
112
+ 943
Other assets 1./
31
1,987
+5,141
-_1_,031
7_0_,982
TOTAL ASSETS/LIABILITIES & CAPITAL ACCOUNTS (3,138)
™

L I A B I L I T I 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 2/
Total deposits
Deferred availability cash items
Other liabilities and accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

(1,039)

(2,099)
(3,138)

40,503

373

+2,302

21,044
1,008
160
462
22,674
6,157
297
69,631

-1,098
+ 128
+
16
25
- 979
- 720
5
-2,077

+1,268
+ 592
+
12
+
38
+1,910
+ 778
+
73
+5,063

CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS
+
34
C a p i t a l paid in
3
606
Surplus
-+
28
598
+
16
Other capital accounts
• 43
147
Ratio of gold certificate reserves to F. R. note
liability (computed from figures as shown on
4.6%
the following pages—not consolidated)
,27o
27.6%
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
24
for foreign correspondents
150
8
Figures in parentheses are the eliminations made in the consolidating process.
y Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies and IMF gold deposited.
2/ Includes JMF gold deposit.
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, JANUARY 24, 1968
(Acceptances and securities held under repurchase agreements are classified as
maturing within 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)
U. S. Government securities and
Discounts and
Federal Agenc:y obligations
advanceis
Holding_£
Weekly changes
Acceptances
Within 15 days
"-423
2,263
56
307
16 days to 90 days
+287
1
8,007
59
91 days to 1 year
-_+ 80
21,125
Over 1 year to 5 years
...
«+ 52
16,237
Over 5 years to 10 years
.-+ 21
853
Over 10 years
+ 5
560
-—
Total
+ 22
49,045
308
115



H.4.1(b)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON JANUARY 24, 1968

Total

Boston

New
York

Phila- Clevedelphia land

Richmond

Atlanta Chicago

St.
Louis

Minneapolis

Kansas
City Dallas

San
Francisco

(In millions of dollars)
A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves
F. R. notes of other banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Acceptances:
Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreements
Federal Agency obligationsHeld 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
Cash items in process of collection
Bank premises
Other assets 1/
TOTAL ASSETS
1/

9,527
1,940
11,467

627
110
737

2,205
472
2,677

599
101
700

695
156
851

818
179
997

539
107
646

1,652
328
1,980

377
67
444

154
32
186

340
75
415

315
70
385

1,206
243
1,449

1,039
403

90
24

274
47

55
10

85
55

72
27

116
48

77
72

41
35

16
6

33
20

42
16

138
43

20

11

98

130

308

18

68
47

68
47

15,963

860 4,028

806

1,209

1,177

845

2,595

563

320

614

644

2,302

26,952
6,130
49,045

1,452 6,800
330 1,547
2,642 12,375

1,361
309
2,476

2,041
464
3,714

1,987
452
3,616

1,427
325
2,597

4,383
997
7,975

950
216
1,729

541
123
984

1,037
236
1,887

1,086
247
1,977

3,887
884
7,073

[49,045
49,468

2.642 12,375
2,649 12,508

2,476
2,480

3,714
3,719

3,616
3,623

2,597
2,598

7,975
8,105

1,729
1,735

984
985

1.887
1,907

1.977
1,988

7.073
7,171

620
2
94

718
5
153

789
7
100

899
20
106

1,502
18
261

455
9
60

298
3
38

608
17
75

560
9
93

847
c
235

9,644
112
1,987
74,120

603
3
88

1,745
10
684

4,194 17,945

3,961

5,586

Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies and IMF gold deposited.




5,615

4,433

12,015 2,779

1,532

3,075

3,093

S : 892

11.4.1(c)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON JANUARY 24, 1968

Total

Boston

New
York

Phila- Clevedelphia land

Richmond

St.
Atlanta Chicago Louis

Minneapolis

Kansas
City Dallas

"San
Francisco

(In millions of dollars)
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
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Contingent liability on ace:eptances purchased for foreign
correspondents

41,542

2,457

9,698

2,404

3,350

3,813

2,336

7,267

1,546

708

1,532

1,393

5,038

21,044
1,008
160
462
22,674
8,256

981
68
7
1
1,057
599

5,730
164
1/ 49
2/421
6,364
1,456

866
67
8
2
943
528

1,389
59
13
2
1,463
632

947
95
8
8
1,058
650

1,158
45
9
1
1,213
784

3,092
143
22
1
3,258
1,242

750
57
5
1
813
364

489
41
3
1
534
253

894
75
7
3
979
494

1,080
67
9
1
1,157
456

3,668
127
20
20
3,835
798

297
72,769

15
4,128

77
17,595

15
3,890

22
5,467

22
5,543

16
4,349

48
11,815

10
2,733

6
1,501

12
3,017

12
3,018

42
9,713

606
598
147

29
29
8

157
154
39

32
32
7

54
54
11

31
31
10

38
38
8

89
87
24

21
20
5

14
14
3

27
26
5

35
34
6

79
79
21

74,120

4,194

17,945

3,961

5,586

5,615

4,433

12,015

2,779

1,532

3,075

3,093

9,892

150

7

3/ 39

8

13

8

9

22

5

3

7

9

20

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F. R. notes outstanding
Collateral for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate account
Eligible paper
U. S. Government securities
Total collateral

43,794

2,568

10,259

2,469

3,603

3,954

2,494

7,583

1,619

734

1,619

1,516

5,376

6,663

450

1,000

525

600

640

450

1,400

331

127

225

180

735

--

--

--

--

--

_..

«--.

3,100
3,700

3,355
3,995

2,150
2,600

6,450
7,850

1,370
1,701

--

38,566
45,229

-. _

2,176
2,626

--

9,400
10,400

2,100
2,625

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


635
762

1,450
1,675

1,380
1,560

--.

5,000
5,735