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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.4.1

For Immediate Release
March 13, 1958

WEEKLY AVERAGES OF MEMBER BANK RESERVES, RESERVE BANK CREDIT, ADD RELATED ITEMS
and
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
The average of daily figures of member bank reserves for the week ending
March 12 increased $25 million to $18,699 million. Estimated required reserves
decreased $15 million; and estimated excess reserves increased $40 million to $591
million, Excess reserves exceeded member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve
Banks by $460 million, compared with $433 million the week before.
The principal changes supplying average reserves were an increase of
$210 million in Federal Reserve holdings of U, S, Government securities, and a
decrease of $27 million in "other" deposits with Federal Reserve Banks. The
principal offsetting changes were decreases of $76 million in Federal Reserve float
and $71 million in gold stock, and an increase of $79 million in money in circulation. Total Reserve Bank credit increased $147 million.
As of
bought outright
securities held
bank borrowings

Wednesday, March 12, holdings of U. S. Government securities
were $143 million higher than a week earlier, U. S. Government
under repurchase agreement were $62 million higher, and member
were $120 million higher.

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

Averages of daily figures
For week ending
Change from week ending
March 12, 1958 March 5, 1958IMarch 13, 1957
(In millions of dollars)
23,432
34
43

+181
+ 29
+ 1

131
1
816
24,456
22,615
5;174
52,245

+ 13
- 76
+147
- 71
+ 6
+""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)

30,641
712
479
273
293
1,148
33,546

+79
+ 10
- 7
+ 3
- 27
- 3
T~%

+32
-100
+ 8
- 24
+92
+ 19
+ 27

Member bank reserves-Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

18,699
18,108
591

+ 25
- 15
+ 40

+ 45
- 97
+142

For Wednesday Federal Reserve figures see STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE
TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED - attached. Latest Wednesday figures for
other items appearing above are, in millions of dollars:
Gold stock
22,612
Treasury cash holdings
734
Treasury currency outstanding 5,175
Member bank) - Required (est.) 18,206
Money in circulation
30,594
reserves ) - Excess
(est.)
606
On March 12, 1958, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $3,496 million, a decrease of $36
million for the week and a decrease of $240 million from the comparable date a
year
ago.



H,4U(a)

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

ASSETS
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for F, R, notes
Total gold certificate reserves
F. R« notes"of other Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
Acceptances—bought outright
U. S. Government securities;
Bought outright-Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government securities
Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

March 12,
1958

y?r

21,160,394
860,839
22,021,233
496,902
489,664
226,976
511
42,601

74,999
229
- 75,228
- 14,496
- 18,575
+ 119,973
20
+
+
1

+ 396,002
+
4,273
+ 400,275
+ 78,974
+ 38,440
- 411,608
290
+ 19,440

723,310
19,946,105

143,050

•

,2,789,257
23,458,672
77,300
23,535,972

143,050
62,300
+ 205,350

+ 426,855
+8,583,906
-8,571,413
- ,12,493
+ 426,855
+
40,100
+"~Sgg7955

23,806,060

+

325,344

+

74,497

+
+
+

116,314
241
15,706

+

60,169

15
4,732,592
84,992
156,995
51,788,453

LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve note's ~
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
U» S« Treasurer--general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability cash items
Other liabilities and accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

446,400
280,942
302,818
19,842,166
4,008,585
17,087
50,416;848

CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS
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

Change since
March 5,
March 13,
1958

+
+

26,549,010

1,856

18,812,006

+ 103,590
+ 60,712
5,553
~
6,007
+ 152,752
+ 184,496
.
1,348
+ 336,730

349,490
809,198
27,543
185,374
51,788,453

403
+
+

12,173
349,306

47.5#

.3#

129,756
994

3,706
82

7
- 244,335
+
9,567
+ 23,498
+ ~3B0,9Q9

+ 279,005
4,888
- 11,408
+
98,184
+ 360,893
- 91,795
90
+ 329,177
+
+

19,038
61,605

28,%11
+ 380,909

70,852
976

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES. MARCH 12, 1958
(Acceptances and securities held under repurchase agreement are classified as
maturing within 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)
Discounts and Industrial
U* S, Government
advances
loans
Acceptances
securities
Within 15 days
223,768
128
16,448
141,550
16 days to 90 days
3,180
183
26,153
659,060
91 days to 1 year
28
87
19,946,105
Over 1 year to 5 years
113
1,374,400
Over 5 years to 10 years
56,610
Over 10 years
1,358,247
Total
226,976
42,601
5Tl
23,535,972



H.4.1(h)
Total

STATEMENT OF C0NDIT][ON OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON MARCH 12, 1958
CleveSt.
PhilaBoston
Richmond Atlanta Chicago
New York
Louis
delphia
land

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Francisco

AS S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes
Total gold certificate
— reserves

21,160,394 1074,252 5,973,790 1119,115 1808,112 1287,196 817,269 3754,859 838,818 404,501 871,893 723,624 2486,965
860,819

55,102

178.268

59.313

78.014

78.244

48.164 155.370

42.882

22.006

41.198

28.178

74.080

22,021,233 1129,354 6,152,058 1178,448 1886,126 1365,440 865,433 3910,229 881,700 426,507 913,091 751,802 2561,045

F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

496,902
489,664

25,702
28,329

137,936
110,146

33,048
29,168

46,688
41,231

38,605
33,717

70,230
38,322

38,028
82,557

10,947
27,146

21,730
9,613

6,66l
14,270

30,924
17,084

36,403
58,081

Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
Acceptances—

226,976
511

13,260
327

46,050

6,775
163

25,530

3,700

9,350

92,498

4,600

4,430
21

15,133

1,650

4,000

-Bought outright
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bought outright-Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under repurchase
agreement

42,601

42,601

180,886 42,222 63,534 46,214 37,466 126,254 29,912 15,609 31,054 28,346 82,359
723,310 39,454
4,988,142
1164,314 1752,026 1274,417 1033,148 3481,613 824,871 430,437 856,346 781,668 2271,143
1087,980
19,946,105
697.540 162,817 245,003 178,214 144.475 486,868 115,350 60,192 119,751 109,308 317,596
2,789,257 152.141
" 1369,353 2060,563 1498,845 1215,089 4094,735 970,133 506,238 1007,151 919,322 2671,098
23,458,672 1279,577 5,866,565"
77,300

77,300

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

23,535,972 1279,577 5,943,868 1369,353 2060,563 1498,845 1215,089 4094,735 970,133 506,238 1007,151 919,322 2671,098

Total loans & securities

23,806,060 1293,164 6,032,519 1376,291 2086,093 1502,545 1224,439 4187,233 974,733 510,689 1022,284 920,972 2675,098

Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

1
15
4,732,592 332,494
4,941
84,992
8,258
156,995

1
1
1/4
1
1
1
1
2
1 2 /
1
888,357 286,309 414,727 374,853 422,726 766,944 198,682 127,565 230,062 239,957 449,816
6,529 11,239
10,629
4,469
9,740
6,943
6,936
6,977
6,353
5,301
4,935
6,767 17,397
38,378
8,767 13,867
9,892
8,145 28.900
6,249
3,334
7,041

51,788,453 2822,243 13,370,027 2916,501 4498,473 3331,996 2636,232 9020,870 2105,811 1104,839 2198,345 1974,036 5809,080

1/ After deducting $11,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ Less than $500.




$

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

San
Dallas Francisco

26,549,010 1566,877 6,260,441 1666,690 2520,401 2093,004 1242,663 5164,680 1185,846 518,001 1052,870 714,732 2562,805
18,812,006 820,721 5,653,393 851,447 1441,380 801,234 908,990 2912,693 671,214 416,013 848,507 930,165 2556,249
446,400 29,166
62,806 28,999 27,452 32,585 36,324 50,003 19,372 18,258 40,173 28,854 72,408
6,360 10,335 13,780 29,680
9,805
280,942 15,105 1/90,672 18,285 23,585 13,515 11,925 37,895
302,818
310
1,702
1,388 40,215
1,548
1,536
4,192
732
9,833
1,257
239,712
393
19,842,166 865,385 6,046,583 908,564 1493,674 851,526 950,707 3001,323 701,927 440,941 900,717 974,187 2698,552
4,008,585 309,431

681,813 246,087 360,070 313,756 369,829 653,210 164,407 111,199 189,456 214,115 395,212

886
614
1,660
676
2,817
4,288
844
2,231
885
874
17,087
719
593
50,416,848 2742,567 12,993,125 2822,185 4376,376 3259,171 2571,998 8822,030 2052,773 1070,817 2143,657 1903,920 5658,229
349,490
809,198
27,543
185,374

17,820
47,013
3,011
11,832

102,930
223,963
7,319
42,690

21,404
55,923
4,489
12,500

32,951
71,550
1,006
16,590

15,875
41,236
3,349
12,365

17,051 47,664
36,192 121,504
1,429
762
10,229 28,243

11,781
31,586
521
9,150

7,543
19,697
1,073
5,709

14,145
30,533
1,137
8,873

19,701
40,871
1,307
8,237

40,625
89,130
2,140
18,956

51,788,453 2822,243 13,370,027 2916,501 4498,473 3331,996 2636,232 9020,870 2105,811 1104,839 2198,345 1974,036 5809,080

129,756
994

7,393

F. R» notes outstanding 2 7 , 7 0 3 , 4 2 1 1657,321
Collat. for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate acct. 12,193,000 700,000
Eligible paper
26,508
U. -S, Govt, securities 1 7 , 1 4 5 , 0 0 0 1150,000
Total collateral
2 9 , 3 6 4 , 5 0 8 1850,000
1/ After deducting $190,270,000 participations
2/ After deducting $93,124,000 participations



1

Coating, liab. on acceptances purchased for
foreign correspondents
Industrial loans commit.

8

Deferred availability
cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Suzplais (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

<3

.i

Total
LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
U.S.Treas.-gen.acct.
Foreign
Other
Total deposits

STATEMENT OF COHDIT]CON OF EACH FEDERA]
1958
St.
Phila- I CleveBoston New York delphiaj land Richmond Atlanta Chicago Louis
(In thousands of dollars)

1

H.4.1(c)

2/36,632
- -

8,949
2

11,543
52

6,615
-

5,837

-

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUIITS

18,547
—

4,799

3,113
—

^

5,058
940

6,617,841 1745,805 2619,255 2174,588 1307,123 5207,107 1227,093 536,226 1080,057

6,744

14,526

—

•

760,999 2690,006

875,000 4 2 5 , 0 0 0 2500,000 4 3 0 , 0 0 0 i4o,ooo 300,000 283,000 1500,000
15,133
6,775
----4,600
3,600,000 1200,000 1600,000 1350,000 1000,000 3100,000 875,000 425,000 820,000 525,000 1500,000
6 , 8 7 0 , 0 0 0 1846,775 2 7 3 0 , 0 0 0 2 2 2 5 , 0 0 0 1425,000 5600,000 1309,600" 565,000 1135,133 800,000 30007555"
of other Federal Reserve Banks,
of other Federal Reserve Banks.
3,270,000

6 4 0 , 0 0 0 1130,000