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H.4.1

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

For Immediate Release
July 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 July 13 decreased a net of $l4 million to $18, 308 million; cash
allowed as reserves increased $24 million and member bank reserve balances at the
Federal Reserve Banks decreased $38 million. Estimated required reserves decreased
$127 million; and estimated excess reserves increased $113 million to $551 million.
Excess reserves exceeded member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks by
$210 million; the revised figure of excess reserves for the week before was $2 million less than member bank borrowings.
The principal changes reducing average reserve balances with Federal
Reserve Banks were decreases of $99 million in member bank borrowings and $40 million in gold stock, and an increase of $206 million in currency in circulation.
The principal offsetting changes were increases of $60 million in Federal Reserve
holdings of U. 8. Government securities and $98 million in Federal Reserve float,
and a decrease of $95 million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks.
Total Reserve Bank credit increased $57 million.
As of Wednesday, July 13, holdings of U. S. Government securities bought
outright were $58 million lower than a week earlier, U. S. Government securities
held under repurchase agreement were $68 million lower, and member bank borrowings
were $78 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
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
July 13,
July 6,
July 15,
July 13,
i960
i960
I960
1959
(3in millions of dollars)
26,517
96
28

+ 26
+ 34
- 3

341

- 99

+

+

134
15
2

+~17

661
18
+ 216
3^2
413
+
73
681

32,361
4o6
422
214
380
935
34,718

+206

+

— —

-

- 95
- 12
- 19
- 23
+33

+

18,o4l
267
18,308
17,757
551

- 38
+ 24
- l4
-127
+113

- -

1,138
287120
19,282
5,356
52,758"

— «•

+ 98
+ 57
- 40
— —

26, 478
36
28
453

-

-

-

+
-

+
-

+

* **

1,043
28,038
19,253
5,357
52,648

167
13
28
55
42
250
82

32,253
406
475
179
373
879
34,566

599
267
332
472
l4o

18,082
267
18,349
17,768
581

On July 13, i960, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $5,142 million, an increase of
$70 million for the week and an increase of $1,075 million from the comparable
date a year ago.

H.4.1(a)

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

Change since
July 15,
July 6,
i960
1959

July 13,

I960

ASSETS
Cold certificate account
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves

17,998,645
953,825
18,952,470

F» R. notes of other Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Acceptances--bought outright
U. S. Government securities:
Bought outright—
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total "bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. 8. Government securities
Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
Cash items in process of collection
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES
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

353,372
366,993
452,926
27,611

„

93,996
17,445
76,551

+
-

459,499
21,1.04
438,395

76,374
22,466
77,819
613

+
+
+

45,281
7,833
327,348
2,215

58,200

+
95,167
-10,142,733
+10,142,733

58,200
67,800

+
+

957157

- 204,432

-

229,466

-

483,609

+
-

+
+
-

2,477,067
8, 506,993

13,010,298

2,483,771
26,47"S7r29

36,000

26,5157129

26,994,666
15
5,925,653

-

- 126,000

761,941
459
21,470
+ 601,727

500
95,667

105,201

+
+
+

27,721,877

-

16,538

+

109,670

18,082,333
475,4l8
178,757

- 126,866
+ 150,375
- 88,340

+

37,373
51,751,655

417,296
53,435
61,191
37,506
387,546
517,248
1,489
793,635

288,234
52,9557555

CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit
and F. R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents

372,660
19,109,158
4,882,626

400,651

774,808

60,101

52,986,604

+

8,820

+
74,921
- "l, 014,615

+

- 63,553
+ 737,840
+
558
+ 658,307

1,278

+
+
-

+

461

+

- 57,04l
+ 601,727

20,025
93,602
- 147,403
- 1,014,615

2,148

107,094

bo.%

181,187

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, JULY 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
442,795
10,0$4
77
—
--452,926

Acceptances
57558
22,1^3
—
-~~
27,611

U• S• Government
securities
457,610
6,751* 036
12,1°8,9f9
5,686,647
1,178,574
271,283
26,514,129

H.4.l(b)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BARK ON JULY 13, i960
Phila- CleveSt.
Boston New York
delphia land Richmond Atlanta Chicago Louis
(in thousands of dollars)

Total
ASSETS

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Francisco

Gold certificate account 17,998,645 960,650 4,530,074 998,746 1590,059 1039,623 904,084 3225,280 712,054 390,040 679,371 664,853 2303,811
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes
953,825 58,738
195,392 60,514 85,605 85,766 58,447 180,254 44,315 23,952 43,583 31,772 85,487
Total gold certificate
reserves
18,952,470 1019,388 4,725,466 1059,260 1675,664 1125,389 962,531 3405,534 756,369 413,992 722,954 696,625 2389,298
F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

353,372
366,993

24,609
23,432

86,415
74,395

24,752
16,768

13,371
32,369

20,737
17,697

60,858
35,619

23,564
61,259

11,016
21,389

11,485
7,714

18,846
13,814

16,723
14,051

40,996
48,486

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

452,926

9,850

187,205

19,875

33,540

10,381

39,025

98,528

2,050

15,956

15,811

18,971

1,734

27,611
2,477,067
8,506,993
13,010,298
2^83,771
26,478,129
36,000

27,611
133,118
617,860 141,827 212,822 156,786 135,819 423,971 100,116 57,480 106,318 99,826 291,124
457,166 2,121,91.6 487,076 730,895 538,450 466,447 1456,040 343,827 197,405 365,129 342,832 999,810
699,173 3,245,185 744,918 1117,806 823,487 713,368 2226,816 525,837 301,904 558,415 524,315 1529,074
133,478
619,532 142,211 213,398 157,210 136,188 425,117 100,386 57,636 106,606 100,096 291,913
1^22,935 ' 6,6o47493 "1516,032 2274,921 1675,933 1451,822 4531,944 1070,166 614,425 1136,468 1067,069 3111,921
--

36,000

Total U« S-. Govt, sees. 26,514,129 1422,935 6,640,493 1516,032 2274,921 1675,933 1451,822 4531,944 1070,166 6l4,425 1136,468 1067,069 3111,921
Total loans & securities 26,994,666 1432,785 6,855,309 1535,907 2308,461 1686,314 1490,847 4630,472 1072,216 630,381 1152,279 1086,040 3113,655
Due from foreign banks
Cash items in process
of collection
Bank premises
Other assets

5,925,653 420,582 1,087,259 365,348 490,730 463,144 501,388 920,030 257,874 171,157 315,218 276,397 656,526
105,201
4,120
9,628
3,901
8,965
6,385 10,617 20,138
6,817
4,961
4,538 13,309 11,822
288,234 15,317
70,944 16,365 25,336 18,211 16,430 48,501 11,474
6,659 13,327 11,704 33,966

TOTAL ASSETS

52,986,604 2940,234 12,909,420 3022,302 4554,897 3337,878 3078,291 9109,500 2137,155 1246,349 2240,977 2114,850 6294,751

15

1 1 /

4

1

1

1/ After deducting %L1,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ Less than $500.

1

1

2

(2)

(2)

1

1

2

H.4.1(c)
Total

STATEMENT OF C0NDIT3CON OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON JULY 13, JI960
Phila- CleveSt.
Boston New York
delphia land Richmond Atlanta |Chicago Louis

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

_ ..
| San
Dallas |i?rGnciSCC

LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
U.8.Treas.-gen*acct.
Foreign.
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability
cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

27,721,877 1623,898 6,436,705 1802,725 2516,346 2061,086 1572,833 5238,578 1194,333 607,325 1121,236 795,414 2751,398
18,082,333 821,685 4,951,863 803,450 1439,622 773,757 952,424 2815,795 651,539 44l,8l5 785,076 954,926 2690,381
475,418 38,767
40,660 34,126 33,598 41,176 40,693 54,085 30,465 19,121 28,985 32,155 81,587
8,330 1/57,207 10,030 15,980
7,650
8,84o 23,460
5,610
3,910
6,970
9,860 20,910
178,757
372,660
696
313,247
1,356
666
4,407
1,475
818
321
301
708
770 47,895
19,109,168 "1&97478 5,362,977 34'3,902 1489,866 526,990 1003,432 2094,15b 607,935 465,147 021,739 997,711 2040,773
4,882,626 383,219

749,772 296,654 430,749 390,694 435,150 797,816 211,952 144,4o8 244,714 249,730 547,768

2,098
9,552
1,989
3,677
2,115
1,845
6,484
1,400
1,057
1,591
1,532
4,033
37,373
51,751,044 2878,693 12,559,006 2950,330 4440,638 3280,885 3013,260 8937,036 2095,620 1217,937 2109,200 2044,307 6143,97%

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Conting. liab. on acceptances purchased for
foreign correspondents

400,651
774,808

60,101

19,919
38,332
3,290

113,850
220,905
15,659

23,353
45,638
2,981

37,220
72,530
4,509

18,262
34,566
4,165

21,084 55,670
40,306 107,334
3,641
9,460

13,403
25,862
2,270

9,212
17,580
1,620

16,739
31,720
3,238

23,048
44,645
2,770

48,891
95,390
6,498

52,986,604 2940,234 12,909,420 3022,302 4554,897 3337,878 3078,291 9109,500 2137,155 1246,349 2240,977 2114,850 6294,751

181,187

8,879

2/51,629

10,691

17,033

8,154

9,422

25,005

5,979

4,168

7,429

10,510

22,288

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F. R. notes outstanding
28,734,829 1664,666
Collat. for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate acct. 10,565,000 530,000
Eligible paper
-37,636
U. S. Govt, securities 19,180,000 1250,000
Total collateral
29,7827535 1780,000
1/ After deducting *121,550,000 participations
2/ After deducting $129,558,000 participations

6,709,461 1859,163 2617,190 2132,847 1640,126 5357,958 1238,798 619,830 1154,658 842,317 2897,815
2,900,000 700,000 920,000 675,000 500,000 1900,000 410,000 180,000 300,000 250,000 1300,000
-19,875
-———
-2,050
-—
15,711
--3,900,000 1200,000 1750,000 1500,000 1200,000 3700,000 935,000 450,000 870,000 625,000 1800,000
6,800,000"1919,875 2670,000 2175,000 1700,000 5600,000 1347,050 630,000 1185,711 875,000 3100,000
of other Federal Reserve Banks.
of other Federal Reserve Banks.