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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.1
(For Immediate Release)

July %

1953.

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Member Bank Reserves and Related Items

During the week ended July 8, Member bank reserves decreased $138
million. The principal changes reducing reserves were increases of $255 million
in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks and $127 million in Money in
circulation, and a decrease of $25 million in Gold stock. The principal offsetting changes were an increase of $232 million in Reserve Bank credit and a
decrease of $33 million in Foreign deposits with Federal Reserve Banks.
The increase of $232 million in Reserve Bank credit resulted from
increases of $198 million in U. S. Government securities bought outright and
$96 million in loans# discounts and advances, and a decrease of $60 million in
Float. Holdings of U. S. Government securities bought outright reflected an
increase of $198 million in bills.

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items

July 8,
1953

Change since
July 1,
July 9,
1953
1952

(In millions of dollars)
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securities-Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Loans, discounts and advances
Float
Total
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

2k,961

+198

3UU
677
25,981*
22,138
U,85U

+ 96
- 60
+232
- 25

+1,519
- 909
+ 100

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)

30,279
1,266
U31
U88
176
9U8

+127
- 3
+255
- 33
+ 2
- 1

+1,131
+
2
+ 393
- 150
92
+ 1U9

Member bank reserves

19,690

-138

-

723

19,039
651

-12U
- Ill

+

969
21*6

751
399

+269
- 32

+
-

U9
607

Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)
Daily averages for period-Estimated excess reserves of member banks
Member bank borrowings at F. R. Banks

+2,319
- 215
- 3U3

- 2hl

U. S. Government securities held in custody by the Federal Reserve
Banks for foreign account were $2,I486 million, an increase of• $32 mil3L4oa for
the week ahd em increase of $702' million from the comparable date a year ago.




H.4,l(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(in thousands of dollars)
Change since
July 1,
July 9,
1953
1952

July 8,
1953

A S S E T S
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U. S. Government securities:
Bought outright—
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government securities

25,001

20,472,102
786,48?
21,258,589
307,029
340,722
3,059

3,691

28,692
5,817
95,5^8
40

1,672,304
4,995,716
13,773,671
4,521,975
24,963,666

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

24,963,666

+

197,500

+ 1,509,504
- 6,782,500
+ 8,205,598
613,848
+"2,318,754
215,300
+ 2,103,454

25,307 ,~Wf

+

293,000

+ 1,759,906

7,024

12,479
117,781
4,341

23
145,591
3,454,284
49,807
110,391
50,633,161

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

- 1,002,149
97,337
+
-904,812
9,916
341,827
1,721

25,963,572

197,500

197,500

+
+

+

19,689,506
430,697
487,656

175,686

2,'777!542
17,338
49,541,997

260,297
584,676
27,543
218,648
50,633,161

589,022
2
10,609
326,936

-

a

106,914

+ 1,015,239

138,116

+
-

723,363
392,427
150,575

528,478

+

573^445
123,401

1,634
335,451

±
A255
+569,250

254,456
33,246
1,385
04,479

646 +

14,663

+

46,334

7,869 +
326,936

+

16,447
646,694

.2#

2.4#

26,613

3,011

3,392

6l

17,533
3,050

45.5/o

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES. JULY 8, 1953
(Securities held under repurchase agreement are classified as maturing
within 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)

Within 15 days
l6 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
310,641
29,902
179

340,722

Industrial
loans
519
995
1,077
468

3,059

U.

S. Government
securities
391,504
2,307,025

13,023,616
6,452,264
1,374,400
1^.414,857

24,963,666

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON JULY 8, 1953
(In thousands of dollars)

H.4.1(b)

A S S E T S
Total

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

20,472,102 669,037 6 , 4 8 0 , 0 # 1225,262 1432,332

Gold certificates
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes

786,48?

64,66o

108,504

21,258,589

733,697

6,588,551

22,621

55,653
52,944
--

Rich.

Atlanta

761,367 600,728

Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

4347,781

520,101

325,074

908,754 518,856 2682,763

85,013

79,468

61,426

125,284

50,608

26,009

40,284

1283,579 1517,345

840,835

662,154

4473,065

570,709

351,083

9^9,038

14,814
22,473
19

25,207

69,533
77,961
—

17,253

5,246
10,888
113

10,974

58,317

Dallas SanFran.

30,338

56,576

Total gold certificate
reserves

Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bought o u t r i g h t —
Bills

307,029
340,722
3,059

17,515
--

1,672,304 115,952

Certificates
4,995,716 346,373
Not
?s
13,773,671 954,983
m ! n
4,521,975 313,527
Total
24,963,666 1730,835
Held under repurchase
—
agreement
~—
Total U. S. Government
securities

24,963,666 1730,835




22,777
36,575
—

2,361
—

119,547 104,129 247,414
89,817
357,123 311,069 739,086 268,340
862,769 1337,878 984,625 857,645 2037,732 739,839
283,252 439,233 323,258 281,570 668,999 242,893
1563,699 2424,796 1784,553 1554,413 3693 231 1340,889
104,751
312,927

162,436
485,249

~•

*>—

— — — — —

5,468,468

24,229
501

-

1563,699

——

—*

141,230
779,665

3693,231

1340,889

16,551

32,159
22,825

179,568 218,325 439.550
991,307 1205,271 2426,539

——

——

—

—

2424,796 1784,553 1554,413

11,398

52,230 66,407
80,741 162,548
156,026 198,379 241,198 485,599
430,179 546,953 665,007 1338,842

——

-

34,607

779,665

"
991,307

1205,271

25,307,44? 1748,350
1

3,036
263,246
5,021
7,922

50,633,161 2783,894

5,521,412
1/ 7
22,345
632,944
7,146
24,301

_
:—

2426,539

-

Due from foreign banks
23
F.R.notes of other banks 145,591
Uncollected cash items 3,454,284
Bank premises
49,807
Other assets
110,391
TOTAL ASSETS

••
'

Total loans and
securities

366,332
1,094,347
3,017,219
990,570
5,468,468

19,394
21,793
2,426

549,194 2739,339

~

1587,918

2461,371

1807,045

2

1

8,532

7,876

223,634
4,239

315,385
4,579
10,841

15,836
283,869

2

6,598

4,857

7,669

1579,143 3771,192 1343,250
1
19,944
243,837
3,657
7,465

12,852,359 3133,896 4340,176 2974,926 2541,408

3
17,557
561,342

160,705

15,506

2,931
5,446

6,760

1
7,936

790,666 1025,914 1221,822 2449,364
1
7,541
97,083
1,037
3,352

1

8,070
174,928
2,180
5,084

1
8,621
164,617
6ll

2

18,297
332,694
6,7895,632 10,575

8914,958 2108,231 1256,009 2176,189 1961,896 5589,219

l/ After deducting $ 16,000participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON JULY 8, 1953
(In thousands of dollars)

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

Total

Boston

25,963,572 1618,906
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member "bank-reserve accts. 19,689,506 803,064
U.S.Treasurer-general acct.
430,69? 32,739
Foreign
Other

487,656
175,686

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich.

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

5,712,903 1847,201 2409,579 1781,383 1378,372 5001,749 1181,653 642,429 1016,222 732,995 2640,180

5,981,057
113,194
29,628 1/145,219
5,281 ~ 110,191

953,392 1494,341
24,086
34,094
36,427
44,684
2,314
4,705

839,090
29,196
24,285
8,742

863,052 3228,340 71^,734 458,745 925,058 985,224 2443,409
25,226 32,468 16,230 29,954 33,311 27,317 32,882
20,885 66,541 18,457 12,143 18,457 21,857 49,073
1,208
724
1,220
7,121
1,342
815
32,023

6,349,661 1016,219 1577,824 901,313 909,887 3328,569 756,542
481,596 188,534 249,963 232,172 201,259 432,048 124,231

502,184
81,045

978,034 1035,213 2557,387
138,530 142,497 281,673

Total deposits
Deferred avail, cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends

20,783,545
2,777,542

870,712
223,994

17,338

1,183

TOTAL LIABILITIES
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

49,541,997 2714,795 12,549,191 3052,868 4239,338 2915,871 2490,434 8764,865 2063,148 1226,222 2133,398 1911,380 5480,487

Contingent liability on
acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

914

5,031

1,972

916

1,003

2,499

722

612

564

675

1,247

260,297
584,676

14,154
36,462

81,386
167,503

17,834
43,578

24,715
54,064

11,278
29,248

10,981
25,803

33,316
84,628

8,950
23,628

5,815
15,131

9,937
21,925

13,142
25,381

28,789
57,325

218,648

15,472

46,960

15,127

21,053

15,180

13,428

30,720

11,984

7,768

9,792

10,686

20,478

27,543

3,011

7,319

4,489

1,006

3,349

762

1,429

521

1,073

1,137

1,307

2,l4o

50,633,161 2783,894 12,852,359 3133,896 4340,176 2974,926 2541,408 8914,958 2108,231 1256,009 2176,189 1961,896 5589,219

26,613
3,392

1,623

2/ 7,852

1,996
1,633

2,448
749

1,331
52

1,144

3,646
4l

1,011

665

1,011

1,198

2,688

917

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




26,821,754 1660,067 5,892,602 1900,149 2480,566 1863,605 1454,602 5098,132 1229,752 657,540 1041,773 769,409 2773,557
390,000 3,920,000 745,000 800,000 450,000 310,000 2800,000 280,000 145,000 280,000 184,000 1700,000
18,865
44,566 21,080
-21,998
—
—
2,000 10,650 34,246
170,340 16,935
15,400,000 1300",000 2,100,000 1200,000 1700,000 1450,000 1200,000 2400,000 1025,000 525,000 800,000 600,000 1100,000
27,574,340 1706,935 6,064,566 1966,080 2500,000 1921,998 1510,000 5200,000 1307,000 680,650 1114,246 784,000 2818,865
12,004,000

l/ After deducting $342,419,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ After deducting $18,761,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.