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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.1

(For Immediate Release)

January 8, 1953

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Member Bank Reserves and Related Items
During the week ended January 7, Member bank reserves increased
$952 million. The principal changes supplying reserves were an increase of
|870 million in Reserve Bank credit and decreases of $271 million in Money
in circulation and #112 million in Other deposits with Federal Reserve Banks.
The principal offsetting changes were increases of $233 million in Treasury
deposits with Federal Reserve Banks and $21 million in Foreign deposits with
Federal Reserve Banks, and a decrease of $49 million in Gold stock.
The increase of $870 million in Reserve Bank credit resulted from
an increase of $1,180 million in Loans, discounts and advances and decreases
of $306 million in U. S. Government securities and $2 million in Float. Holdings of U, S, Government securities reflected decreases of $294 million in
bills and $12 million in certificates.

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items

Jan. 7,
1953

Change since
Dec. 31,
Jan. 9,
1952
1952

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

24,391
1,340
965
26,695
23,137
4,814

-

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)

30,153
1,280
622
571
343
776

—

Member bank reserves
Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)
Daily average excess reserves (estimated)




306
+1,180
2
+ 870
49
+
1

+ 939
+1,138
+
65
+2,141
+ 365,
+ 107
+1,353

-

271
2
233
21
112
1

+
+
+
+

553
42
101
33

20,902

+

952

+

533

20,307
595

—

133
+1 ,085

+
-

756
223

-

-

404

725

+
+
+
-

209

— —

H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Change since
Jan. 9,
Dec. 31;
1952
1952

Jan. 7,
1953

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

-

49,999

+
+
+

+

37,050

-

+

359,070

Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans

1,335,879
3,854

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

1,046,550
5,048,516
13,773,671
4,521,975
24,390,712

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

25,730,445
23
255,448
3,786,759
48,337
170,079
52,285,867

-

+ 1,138,273
-

-

306,360
873,162

+ 2,076,297

•

4+

253,244
584,676
27,543
114,104
52,285,867

+

~

+
-

-

—

+

-

15,990
452,020
11
9,201
433,373
218,196

951,872
232,731
20,673
112,242
+ 1,093,034
449,689
+
314
+
425,463

+
+
-

-

610
mm mm mm

-

+
+
+

+

-

+
-

5
1,149
343,167
4,642
25,585
2,815,710

+ 1,247,148

533,394

+
552,492
+
41,139
100,381
+
+ 1,2277505

278,012
2,457
+ 2,755,023

+

+

+
+

#"****

+
+

630

711,090
7,655,882
+ 8,705,598
822,152
+
938,654

294,200
12,100
- - -

-

C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

20,298
3,177

38

- - -

+

45.3#

14,158

-

20,902,244
621,539
570,632
342,673
22,437,088
2,821,872
15,237
51,306,300

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

290,152
91,179
381,331

+ 1,179,500

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

26,032,103

59*999

10,000

21,125,103
810,603
21,935,706

15,172
46,334
— —

7,300
433,373
.9#

-

819

+ 2,815,710

-

506
34

-

+
-

1.6%
1,160
2,980

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, JANUARY 7, 1953
(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

1,110,615
225,264

198
1,977
1,337
342

1,335,879

3,854

U. S. Government
securities
724,300
4,062,600
10,520,141
6,655,200
1,070,224
1,358,247
24,390,712

STATEMENT Of • C0HMTI053' OF TEE* FEDERAL RESERVE BASKS ON JAWUARY 7> 1953
(in thousands of dollars)

H.4.1(b)
A S S E T S

Gold certificates
Redemptionfund for
^"reserves

CertlfiCate

Total

Boston

21,125,103

666,389

8l o,6o 3

64.891

- 21,935,706

731,280

Discounts^and advances
Industrial loans

1,335^79
3,854

U

1 *6,550

'p?;i? V t '

securltieB;

ST"*'
T

2^900
-

25,730,445 1746,553

4
TOTAL ASSETS




Cleve.

Rich.

6,707,278 1267,376 1503,U70

850,415

135,378

Phila.

57,278

85,475

76,732

6,842,656 1324,654 1588,945

927,147

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

666,469 4080,590

Mpls, Kans.Cy.

599,617

336,281

985,458

124,453

51,901

25,549

41,266

725,819 4205,043

651,518

59,350

361,830 1026,724

Dallas SanFran.
698,223 2763,537
29,382

58,948

727,605 2822,485

288:895
-

4^390
3,483

100A30
--

60^25
57

29^90
179

541^770
--

64^65
--

Ssi&O
135

6o',504

7^80

53^30

461,324

46,475

72,068

53,039

48,177

134,927

40,232

23,172

29,463

35,822

101,851

:

^S:S III 'i:l 1:1 1:11:1 S:l

° s e ^ l t i ; s G ° V e Z S g ^ 24,390,712 1718,653

Total loans and
securities ~

New York

IS &:! £:l SI

5,434,005 1505,423 2334,428 1718,045 1568,730 3541,880 1303,206

750,608

954,363 1160,352 2401,019

5,722,900 1558,296 2434,558 1778,227 1598,799 4083,650 1367,271

803,343 1014,867 1167,732 2454,249

I fl il il 1 1 1 il II il " 5 1

52,285,867 2825,473 13,437,585 3172,513 4404,752 3122,413 2665,719 9 0 3 M 0 4 2237,995 1296,767 2292,535 2090,904 5704,807
1/ After deducting $16,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON JANUARY 7, 1953
(in thousands of dollars)

H,4.1(c)
L I A B I L I T I E S

Total

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich, Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Mpls, Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

Federal Reserve notes
26,032,103 1588,759 5,727,649 1843,487 2394,797 1867,267 1430,499 4940,398 1220,684 649,563 1019,399 750,650 2598,951
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve accts. 20,902}244 864,442 6,306,025 982,154 1582,393 887,916 924,501 3381,441 772,408 483,982 1011,972 1094,212 2610,798
27,212
174,404
41,882
38,546
45,062
U.S.Treasurer-general acct. 621,539
28,488
41,805
39,206
47,118
25,834
74,493
37,489
34,282
1/174,405
42,150
51,704
28,100
Foreign
570,632
24,166
76,994
21,356
14,050
21,356
25,290
56,779
4.665
270.715
1.648
6.546
5.753
Other
342.673
2.129
1.110
8.604
1.393
277
840
38.993
Total deposits
22,437,088 930,601 6,925,549 1067,834 1679,189
500,237 186,774 239,613
Deferred avail, cash items
2,821,872 244,096
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
15.237
639
7#
!,???
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

966,831 976,630 3534,038 839,857 527,913 1075,410 1159,548 2753,688
236,064 214,034 423,277 137,448
92,422 158,814 135,529 253,564
751

664

2.945

598

503

J±2Z_

652

1-132

51,306,300 2764,095 13,158,420 3098,831 4314,954 3070,913 2621,827 8900,658 2198,587 1270,401 2254,100 2046,179 5607,335
253,244 13,649
80,166
17,262
24,247
11,025
10,553
32,401
8,820
5,740
9,512
12,316
27,553
584,676
36,462
167,503
43,578
54,064
29,248
25,803
84,628
23,628 15,131
21,925
25,381
57,325
27,543
3,011
7,319
4,489
1,006
3,349
762
1,429
521
1,073
1,137
1,307
2,140
114.104
8.256
24.177
8.353
10.481
7.878
6.774 15.288
6.439
4.422
5.861
5.721
10.454
52,285,867 2825,473 13,437,585 3172,513 4404,752 3122,413 2665,719 9034,404 2237,995 1296,767 2292,535 2090,904 5704,807

20,298
3,177

1,238

2/5,938

1,522
1,116

1,867
751

1,015
70

873

2,781
124

771

508

771
763

914

2,050
353

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS9 ACCOUNTS
F„ R. notes outstanding
Collateral for F.R, notes:
Gold certificates
Eligible paper
U. S, Govt, securities
Total collateral




27,313,695 1654,198 6,032,890 1936,319 2498,480 1960,608 1512,102 5105,945 1287,524 663,358 1056,182 800,988 2805,101
12,149,000 400,000 3,520,000 850,000 820,000 600,000 360,000 2700,000 280,000 170,000 280,000 269,000 1900,000
621,019
26,070
42,200
274,645
47,140
—
56,825
—
—
62,925
51,850
59,364
15.690.000 1300.000 2.600.000 1100.000 1700.000 1400.000 1200.000 2500.000 1025.000 505.000 800.000 560.000 1000.000
28,460,019 1726,070 6,394,645 1997,140 2520,000 2056,825 1560,000 5200,000 1367,925 726,850 1139,364 829,000 2942,200
1/ After deducting $396,210,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ After deducting #14,310,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.