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

March 12, 1953

nnwniTTON OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Member Bank Reserves and Related Items
During the week ended March 11# Member bank reserves increased
$122 million. The principal changes supplying reserves were an increase of
|199 million in Reserve Bank credit and a decrease of #157 million in Treasurydeposits with Federal Reserve Banks. The principal offsetting changes were
increases of #103 million in Other deposits with Federal Reserve Banks and
$69 million in Foreign deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, and a decrease of
$51 million in Gold stock.
The increase of $199 million in Reserve Bank credit resulted from
an increase of $491 million in Loans, discounts and advances and a decrease
of $291 million in Float.

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items

March 11,
1953

Change since
March 4,
March 12,
1953
, 1952

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

23,853
1,319
770
25,941
22,611
4,824

+491
-291
+199
- 51

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)

29,780
1,299
331
581
344
829

+ 8
+ 4
-157
+ 69
+103
- 1

+1,328
+
3
- 308
+
15
+
69
+
44

Member bank reserves

20,212

+122

+

431

19,849
363

- 40
+162

+
-

667
236

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




526

— —

—

+1,323
+ 957
- 116
+2,163
- 680

+

98

141

H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF dhi$lTION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)

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

20,674,101
752,358
21,426,459

49,999

379,353

20,623

Other cash

1,314,919
3,950

Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U. S. Government securities:
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total U. S. Government securities

49,999

+

560,954
4,995,716
13,773,671
4,521,975
23,852,316

mm mm mm

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

712,151
46,276
665,875
4,689

+

957,438
840

+
+
+

544,954
6,814,090
8,705,598
1,113,848
1,322,614

491,079

+ 2,279,212

3,698,594
49,188
185,046
51,079,504

+
+

8,480
299,780
9
8,512

1,953
67,070
4,872

25,619,050

-

169,656

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

491,237
158

+
-

+

25,171,185
23

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

Mar. 12,
1952

Mar. 4,
1953

Mar. 11,
1953

20,211,732
330,790
581,204
344,438

2,928,832

+
+_
+

1,703,189

16,927

+ 1,243,719

122,181
157,482
69,472
103,781
137,952
8,144

+

+ 1,634,912

180 +

1,240

+

112

+

7,545
120,718

+

+
+

+

183,380

14,832
46,334
— -

- - —

-

15,150

206,573

256,762
584,676
27,543
178,268
51,079,504

+

308,189

+

113,061

27,499
2,506

+

430,432

69,180

+

45.5#

-

+

50,032,255

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

20,651

120,718

.2$
39

103

+
7,111
+ 1,703,189

-

+
-

2.9%
18,465
4,304

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, MARCH 11, 1953
(Callable Government securities classified according to nearest call date)

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

Industrial
loans

380

1,097,505
217,384
30

2,256

1,314,919

3,950

965

349

U. S. Government
securities
46,200
1,652,520
13,069,925
6,655,200
1,070,224
1.358,247
23,852,316

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON MARCH 11, 1953
(in thousands of dollars)

H.4.l(h)
A S S E T S
Total
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes

20,674,101

Boston

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

678,438 6,849,951 1205,740 1387,454 813,624 644,087 4128,672 538,453 316,630 898,478 577,000 2635,574

752,358

63,968

Total gold certificate
21,426,459
reserves

742,406

Other cash
379,353
Discounts and advances 1,314,919
3,950
Industrial loans
U. S. Govt, securities:
560,954
Bills
4,995,716
Certificates
13,773,671
Notes
4,521,975
Bonds

New York

28,098
62,822

360,058
992,710
325,912

76,942

55,518

84,310

6,926,893 1261,258 1471,764
70,575
247,900
145,666
1,079,512
2,976,311
977,140

28,308

61,365

3,434
35,138
312,927

862,769
283,252

128,240

51,516

25.372

40,953

892,414 702,569 4256,912

589,969

342,002

939,431

78,790

34,257
152,529

22,789
33,680
34

54,487
485,249
1337,878
439,233

40,100
357,123
984,625
323,258

58,482

30,749
30,956
353

69,573
439,474

80,816

18,554

5,654
51,175
129

12,245
96,740

27,281

95,660

26,763

17,520
156,027
430,179
141,230

22,276
198,379
546,953
179,568

326,140 722,908 270,893
899,200 1993,133 746,877
295,213 654,357 245,204

30.078

58.189

607,078 2693,763
14,080
12,990

44,471
44,472

27,083

68,980

241,198 485,302
665,007 1338,029
218,325 439,283

Total U. S. Government
securities

23,852,316 1678,680 5,178,629 1494,086 2316,847 1705,106 1547,834 3466,058 1289,737 744,956 947,176 1151,613 2331,594

Total loans and
securities'—

25,171,185 1741,502

Due from foreign "banks
F.R.notes of other hanks
U n c o l l e c t e d c a s h items

Bank premises
other assets
TOTAL ASSETS




23

1

49,188
185,046

4,457
13,219

169,656
2,273
3,698,594 275,773

5,426,529
1/ 7
22,695
679,584
7,231
39,308

1558,885 2469,376 1738,820 1579,143 3905,532 1370,553 796,260 1043,916 1164,603 2376,066
2
7,698

214,808

3,679
11,348

2

8,289

315,010
4,632

17,610

51,079,504 2807,729 13,172,822 3085,986 4320,940

1
38,197
301,556
4,928
13,418

1
26,524

18,639

3

3,724
12,576

26,808

278,490 641,512
6,795

1
7,011
175,412

2,983
9,691

1
5,610
95,229
1,047
5,628

1

1

2

7,970

9,343

18,127

7,898
8,585 16,237
188,070 157,882 375,268
2,242
623
6,847

3012,123 2633,776 8925,774 2174,174 1251,431 2201,773 1962,195 5530,781

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

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON MARCH 11, 1953
(In thousands of dollars)

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

Total

Boston

25,619,050 1570,042
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve accts. 20,211,732 862,578
U.S.Treasurer-general acct,
330,790
21,593
Foreign
581,204
35,252
m..438
3.721
Other

Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

5,620,473 1826,415 2370,668 1797,597 1385,806 4890,232 1197,385

646,742 1010,747

729,906 2573,037

New York

Phila.

CIeve.

Rich.

Atlanta

946,448 1501,669
18,737
31,036
43,343
53,167
1.747
5.272

851,147
24,495
28,895
7.804

933,455 3296,485
19,134
53,424
24,850
79,172
684
746

740,641
23,704
21,960
7.105

462,993
16,690
14,448
1.118

954,228 1012,068 2420,410
22,069
14,871
37,747
21,960
26,006
58,385
698
1.064
34.943

6,730,202 1010,275 1591,144
523,518 170,616 261,071

912,341
245,234

978,185 3429,765
220,700 458,804

793,410 495,249
80,479
139,731

998,955 1054,009 2551,485
150,466 129,618 300,708

6,229,610
47,290
1/173,766
279.536

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

21,468,164
2,928,832

923,144
247,887

16.209

861

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

50,032,255 2741,934 12,878,792 3008,164 4224,493 2956,070 2585,478 8781,554 2131,243 1223,024 2160,695 1914,168 5426,640
256,762
13,763
81,267
17,451
24,537
11,145
10,873
32,865
8,903
5,779
9,696
12,607
27,876
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
JL foa<eoo

Contingent liability on
acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

4,599

858

1.610

898

787

2.753

Jll

55k.

m.

635

1.410

51,079,504 2807,729 13,172,822 3085,986 4320,940 3012,123 2633,776 8925,774 2174,174 1251,431 2201,773 1962,195 5530,781

27,499
2,506

1,677

2/8,112

2,062
829

2,530
751

1,375
66

1,183
—

3,767
110

1,045

688

1,045
750

1,238

2,777

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




26,624,370 1629,453

5,848,550 1903,820 2444,975 1894,816 1453,986 4983,954 1250,569

657,611 1038,486

769,626 2748,524

12,744,000 400,000
61,480
627,359
14.660.000 1300.000

4,520,000 825,000 820,000 500,000 335,000 2700,000 280,000
79,980
59,715
—
31,780
—
211,635
1025.000
1.500.000 1100.000 1700.000 1450.000 1200.000 2400.000

170,000
50,625
505.000

280,000
95,894
800.000

214,000 1700,000
36,250
580.000 1100.000

\f After deducting $407,419,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ After deducting $19,387,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.