View original document

The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.

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

January 29, 1953

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Member Bank Reserves and Related Items
During the week ended January 28, Member bank reserves decreased
$239 million. The principal changes reducing reserves were an increase of
$>402 million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks' and a decrease of
$52 million in Gold stock. The principal offsetting changes were an increase of
$105 million in Reserve Bank credit and decreases of $95 million in Money in
circulation, $12 million in Other deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, and
$10 million in Foreign deposits with Federal Reserve Banks.
The increase of $105 million in Reserve Bank credit resulted from an
increase of $445 million in Loans, discounts and advances, and decreases of
$277 million in Float and $64 million in U. S. Government securities. Holdings
of U. S, Government securities reflected a decrease of $64 million in bills.

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items

Jan. 28,
1953

Change since
Jan. 30,
J an. 21,
1952
1953...

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

23,970
1,311
728
26,009
23,036
4,815

- 64

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)

29,592
1,298
745
612
336
775

- 95
+ 7
+402
- 10
- 12
+ 1

Member bank reserves

20,502

-239

+ 489

20,105
397

-141
- 98

+

Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

o




to

Daily average excess reserves (estimated)

+445
-277
+105
- 52
+ 1

-228

+1,185
+1,096
+
21
+2,302
+
105
+
99
+1,245
u
+
524
+
155'
+
64
+
33

—

—

-

6f0
161
165

H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(in thousands of dollars)
Change since
Jan, 21,
Jan. 30,
1952
1953

Jan, 28,
1953

ASSETS
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves

21,080,103
760,267
2I7BJ+0,370

Other cash

-

437,246 +

Discounts and advances
Industrial loans

1,307,039 +
3,574
-

U. S. Government securities:
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total U. S. Government securities

678,254 .
4,995,716
13,773,671
4,521,975
23,969,616

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

25,280,229 +
23
229,330
3,825,301
48,689
197,571 +
51,858,759

-

-

-

-

39,999 +
3,735 +
43,734 +

67,849
41,036
108,885

2,406 +

5,868

445,198 + 1,096,894
836
237
63,696 +
~ -..
— — —

-

— — —

63,696
381,265

+

- - -

-

18,570
663,130
39
9,953
331,849

LIABILITIES
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

20,501,601
744,949 +
612,200
336,357
22,195,107 +
3,096,947
18,821 +
50,856,807 -

239,345
402,441
9,488
11,666
141,942
386,318
2,594
339,184

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

254,586 +
584,676
27,543
135,147 +
51,858,759 -

409

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

25,545,932

-

-

-

-

45.7#

-

21,668 43,386 +

678,254
7,377,282
+ 8,705,598
822,152
1,184,418
-

+
+
+
+
4-

2,280,476
5
18,985
401,218
4,772
30,291
2,850,490

97,402 + 1,171,006

*

+'

+
+
+
+
+
4*

+

+

+

488,683
524,069
155,205
64,6ll
1,232,555
379,789
5,288
2,788,651
14,820
46,334

— «•

6,926 +
685
331,849 + 2,850,490
.2%

-

1,458 +
177
-

2.2$
8,842
3,203

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, JANUARY 28, 1933
(Callable Government securities classified according to nearest call date)
Discounts and
advances
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




Industrial
loans

1,047,019
,260,020

132
1,895
1,211

^307,039

3,574

U. S, Government
securities
175,750
4,190,054
10,520,141
6,655,200
1,070,224
1,358,247
23,969,616

S'Xt JxL^ V OF CbS3ll'ION' OF' THE' FEDERAL RESERVE BANES ON JANUARY 28, 1953
(in thousands of dollars)

H.4.1(D)
ASSETS
Total
Gold certificates

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

21,080,103 647,535 7,008,815 1250,687 1508,903 787,215 658,574 4113,459 546,658 340,555 956,623 631,702 2629,377

Redemption^nc! for

760,267

64,400

78,535

56,284

84,839

82,449

58,890 128,812

51,702

25,459

4l,I06

29,225

58,566

Total gold certificate
21,840,370 711,935 7,087,350 1306,971 1593,742 869,664 717,464 4242,271 598,360 366,014 997,729 660,927 2687,943
reserves

Discounts^and advances 1 , 3 ^ 0 3 9
Industrial loans _ _

U

3,574

- f- f v t * securities:
e

™

gg

^ W
__

1^248

--

3,2(3

177,524

42,485

( $ £

-

3^03

58

65,881

48,486

110

5 3 ^
-

-

31,810 123,344

--is 11 -gi 11 sa

14,992

i?!975

ll^Sl

32,747

92,869

133
21,183

26,933

si si si si m

T

°se^itiasG°Ver'"ne''<: 23,969,616 1737,428 5,107,520 1501,433 2328,241 1713,492 1552,363 3515,852 1277,966 748,619 951,833 1157,277 2377,592

T

°le'cJitiesa°d

25,280,229 1763,709 53275,310 1537,946 2455,489 1777,875 1587,376 3971,099 1380,864 801,977 1056,519 1175,252 2496,813

EBSSStisi
othLTssits8

TOTAL ASSETS




1%:#!

iHlt

4I!ct8

ilioS

88$

19:2k

i w #

M -AS <f« >» ,K:ig .$:
28:734

^028

8:191

10,089

19:45

51,858,759 2807,115 13,201,657 3130,486 4456,622 3078,148 2668,195 8992,785 2185,382 1284,892 2276,503 2064,731 5712,243
: 1/ After deducting $16,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON JANUARY 28, 1953
(in thousands of dollars)

H„4.l(c)
L I A B I L I T I E S

Total

Boston

25,545,932 1561,849
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve accts. 20,501,601 823,361
U.S.Treasurer-general acct, 744,949 69,402
612,200 37,161
Foreign
6.094
Other
236,252.

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy,

Dallas SanFran.

5,612,747 1818,982 2362,606 1815,827 1392,341 4875,358 1196,562 641,706 1003,287 727,396 2537,271
6,226,025 953,176 1566,006 867,342 909,859 3350,161 748,690 477,628 991,757 1036,472 2551,124
104,368 42,623
94,202 49,015 38,974 64,931 37,996 35,749 66,934 57,861 82,894
1/182,697 45,690
56,046 30,460 26,196 83,460 23,150 15,230 23,150 27,414 61,546
563
33.754
196
1.268
859
7.415
779
4,762
1.570
3,314
275.783

22,195,107 936,018 6,788,873 1043,059 1721,016 950,131 975,808 3499,411 817,251 529,875 1082,037 1122,310 2729,318
Total deposits
509,661 192,604 279,193 258,180 253,890 477,676 130,277 85,566 151,253 168,484 344,430
Deferred avail, cash items 3,096,947 245,733
Other liabilities and
1.764
740
564
662
898
831
2.813
785
1.841
717
18.821
J21
6,502
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
"Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Contingent liability on
acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

50,856,807 2744,317 12,917,784 3055,430 4364,656 3025,036 2622,870 8855,258 2144,793 1257,809 2237,141 2018,930 5612,783
8,863
5,761
9,630 12,418 27,700
80,395 17,330 24,322 11,111 10,628 32,756
254,586
13,672
167,503 43,573 54,064 29,248 25,803 84,628 23,628 15,131 21,925 25,381 57,325
584,676
36,462
762
1,429
521
1,073
1,137
1,307
2,140
7,319
4,489
1,006
3,349
27,543
3,011
8.132 18.714
7.577
5.118
6.670
6.695 12.295
28.656
9.659 12.574
9.404
135.147
9.653
51,858,759 2807,115 13,201,657 3130,486 4456,622 3078,148 2668,195 8992,785 2185,382 1284,892 2276,503 2064,731 5712,243

21,668
3,386

1,322

2/6,392

1,625
1,325

1,993
751

1,083
70

932

2,969
124

823

542

823
763

975

2,189
353

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




26,902,262 1642,868 5,901,939 1915,313 2466,537 1919,248 1474,552 5045,218 1270,231 660,164 1040,618 787,443 2778,131

820,000 500,000 335,000 2600,000 280,000 170,000 280,000 249,000 1900,000
12,979,000 400,000 4,620,000 825,000 820,000
105,100
151,845 31,665
—'—
62,775
102,100 52,700 103,888
635,073 25,000
560.000
1000.000
800*000
505.000
14.640.000 1300.000 1.500.000 1100.000 1700.000 1450.000 1200.000 2500.000 1025.000
28,254,073 1725,000 6,271,845 1956,665 2520,000 2012,775 1535,000 5100,000 1407,100 727,700 1183,888 809,000 3005,100
1/ After deducting $429,486,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ After deducting $15,276,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks,