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BOARD bF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.4.1

Foir Immediate Release
Match 17, 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 t o t a l member bank reserves held during
the week ended M&rch 16 increased $133 million t o $18,074 million, which included
an increase of $ i l 8 million in member bank reserve balances at the Federal Reserve
Banks. Estimated required reserves increased $12 million; and estimated excess
reserves increased $121 million to $486 million. Member bank borrowings at the
Federal Reserve Banks exceeded excess reserves by $240 million, compared with
$230 million the week b e f o r e .
The p r i n c i p a l changes supplying average reserve balances with Federal
Reserve Banks were increases of $78 million in U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s bought
outright, $96 million held under repurchase agreement,and $131 million in member
bank borrowings, and a decrease of $96 million in Treasury deposits with Federal
Reserve Banks. The p r i n c i p a l o f f s e t t i n g changes were a decrease of $180 million
in Federal Reserve f l o a t and an increase of $113 million in currency in c i r c u l a t i o n .
Total Reserve Bank credit increased $122 m i l l i o n .
As of
"bought outright
s e c u r i t i e s held
bank borrowings

Wednesday, March 16, holdings of U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
were $135 million higher than a week e a r l i e r , U. S. Government
under repurchase agreement were $119 million higher, and member
were $360 million lower.

Member bank reserves,
Reserve Bank c r e d i t ,
and r elated items
Reserve Bank c r e d i t :
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s Bought outright--System account
Held under repurchase agreement
AcceptancesBought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Loans, discounts, and a d v a n c e s Member bank borrowings
Other
Float
Total Reserve Bank c r e d i t
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding
Currency in c i r c u l a t i o n
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 f i g u r e s
Week ended Change from week ended Wednesday
March 18, March 16,
March 9,
March 16,
I960
1959
I960
I960

25, 313
131
34

+ 78
+ 96
-

2
*

*

726
mm

+131
-

W

- 106
+ 79
— —

*

+ 201
19
6
+ 149
-1,033
+ 91
- 793

994
27,197
19,409
5,335
51,941

-180
+122
- 3
+ 2
+122

31,726
448
446
200
293
980
34,093

+113
+ 13
- 96
- 27
+ 5

+ 439
- 279
+
9
90
47
- 234
- 202

17,849
225
18,074
17,588
486

+118
+ 15
+133
+ 12
+121

- 590
+ 225
- 365
- 463
+ 98

— —

— *•

On March 16, 1960, U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks f o r foreign account were $4,757 million, an increase of
$83 million for the week and an increase of $756 million from the comparable
date a year ago.

H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )

Change since
March lb,
March 9,
I960
1959

March 16,
I960
ASSETS
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e account
Redemption fund f o r F. R. notes
Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e reserves
F. R. notes of other Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
Acceptance s - -bought outright
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bought o u t r i g h t Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total "bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
Total loans and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from foreign banks
Cash items in process of c o l l e c t i o n
Bank premises
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS

18,158,644
958,519
19,117,163
473,143
446,910
385,052

-

-

2
3,949
3,947
21,079
18,133
360,322

+

+
+

-

—

32,391
1,359,417
8,506,993

+

2,483,771
25,360,479
119,400
25,479,879

25,897,322
15
6,620,232
102,246
222,310
52,879,341

17,981,294
250,817
200,614
290,871
18,723,596
5,445,201
33,995
51,643,768

CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS
Capital paid i n
Surplus
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

394,544
774,808
66,221
52,879,341

27,440,976

771,247
34,787
736,460
17,191
18,268

600,698
332

-

3

-

298

-

135,200

58,783
-10,142,733
+10,142,733
-

- —

13,010,298

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve noteF ~
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
U. S. Treasurer—general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y cash items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s and accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

Ratio of gold c e r t i f i c a t e reserves t o deposit
and F. R. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

+

- -

——
+
+
+

135,200

-

119,400
254,600

+

-

105,725

58,783
4l,4oo
17,383
618,711

—

+1,856,761
+
+

931
11,585

•

+
+

+1,720,393

-

+

620

+

+

600,584

-

313,233
635
16,546
271,440
+1,496,576
750
+1,769,386
-

+

•

-

+

-

+

+

481

+

-

-

+

-

—

49,474
+1,720,393
-

•

-

41.4%

-

.3#

-

110,535

-

1,087

+

- -

- -

-

55,214
7,450
84,096
1,283,380
418,726
988,532
172,026
68,225
53,782
1,282,565
237,715
7,146
1,094,406
20,436
93,602
115,808
1,283,380
M
50,230
360

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, MARCH l 6 , I960
(Acceptances and s e c u r i t i e s held under repurchase agreement are c l a s s i f i e d as
maturing within 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)

Within 15 days
16 days t o 90 days
91 days t o 1 year
Over 1 year t o 5 years
Over 5 years t o 10 years
Over 10 years
Total

Discounts and
advances
379,057
5,935
60
-—
—
385,052

Acceptances
7,818
24,573
-—
—
—
32,391

U. S. Government
securities
356,996
903,271
14,225,543
8,544,212
1,178,574
271,283
25,479,079

H.4.1(b)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON MARCH 16, i960
PhilaCleveSt.
Boston
New York
Richmond A t l a n t a Chicago
delphia
land
Louis
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )

Total
ASSETS
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e account
Redemption fund f o r
F . R. notes
T o t a l gold c e r t i f i c a t e
reserves

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

660,080

358,100

720,055

587,192 2478,471

179,828

45,579

22,838

44,615

965,692 3300,195

705,659

380,938

764,670

San
Franciscc

18,158,644

854,506

958,519

58,268

19,117,163

912,774

F.R. notes of o t h e r Banks
Other cash

473,143
446,910

30,667
28,937

122,622
83,136

20,847
24,079

28,110
39,012

38,991
30,826

88,283
30,969

26,097
82,629

9,363
23,869

10,441
10,674

17,628
15,123

14,669

62,987

Discounts and advances
Acceptances:
Bought o u t r i g h t
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s :
Bought o u t r i g h t —
Bills
Certificates
• Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under repurchase
agreement

385,052

24,275

31,231

17,080

9,820

11,703

36,944

158,828

14,200

23,500

29,416

24,355

3,700

4,780,011 1065,118 1625,943 1005,540
207,336

58,680

85,507

77,814

4,987,347 1123,798 1711,450 1083,354

32,391

903,261 3120,367
62,431

32,585

83,038

619,777 2561,509
30,769

49,325

32,391

1,359,417
8,506,993

73,700
461,207
13,010,298 705,353
2,483,771 134,658
25,360,479 1374,91tf

342,100
77,523 117,695
87,121
71,647 235,251
55,288
2,140,802 485,120 736,518 545,197 448,352 1472,152 345,979
3,274,067 741,925 1126,406 833,804 685,695 2251,458 529,129
625,046 141,639 215,040 159,180 130,905 429,821 101,015
6,302,015 1446,207 2195,659 1625,302 1336,599 4368,662 1031,411

119,400

30,963
58,597
54,260 155,272
193,764 366,694 339,548 971,660
296,336 560,809 519,293 i486,023
56,573 107,063
99,137 283,694
577,636 1093,163 1012,238 2896^649

119,400

T o t a l U. S. Govt, s e e s .

25,479,879 1374,918

6,501,415 1446,207 2195,659 1625,302 1336,599 4388,682 1031,411

577,636 1093,163 1012,238 2896,649

"Total loans & s e c u r i t i e s

25,897,322 1399,193

6,565,037 1463,287 2205,479 1637,005 1373,543 4547,510 1045,611

601,136 1122,579 1036,593 2900,349

Due from f o r e i g n banks
Cash items in p r o c e s s
of c o l l e c t i o n
Bank premises
Other a s s e t s

6,620,232 461,209 1,331,123 396,988 599,748 501,293 578,282 1047,412 276,155 161,017 293,325 284,113 689,567

TOTAL ASSETS

52,879,341 2848,998 13,154,255 3045,534 4612,4l4 3312,186 3059,338 9059,002 2076,509 1174,301 2228,373 2007,124 6301,307

15
102,246

222,310

1
4,259
11,958

1

/

4

9,781
55,205

1

l
3,991
12,543

9,159
19,455

1 / A f t e r deducting $11,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r Federal Reserve Banks.
2 / Less than $500.

1
6,567
14,149

1
10,154
12,4l4

2
17,720
37,437

2

/
6,961
8,891

2

/
5,013
5,082

1
4,594
10,453

1
11,995
9,207

2
12,052
25,516

8.4.1(c)
Total
L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
U.S.Treas.-gen.acct.
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y
cash items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s and
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON MARCH 16, i960
PhilaSt.
Boston New York delphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago Louis
(Inthousands of d o l l a r s )

27,440,976 1574,882 6,425,956 1765,355 2514,375 2062,558 1546,920 5194,961 1202,178

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

599,791 1096,707

Dallas

San
Francisco

784,543 2672,750

17,981,294 768,512 4,918,572 872,006 1440,830 751,450 940,028 2763,606 615,122 392,866 848,147 888,944 2781,211
250,817
5,900
189,193
5,075
5,276
5,972
5,678
5,682
5,411
5,867
5,204
5,245
6,314
200,614
9,751 1/58,329
11,741 18,706
8,955
10,348 27,462
6,567
4,577
8,159
11,542
24,477
290,871
2,514
232,075
1,564 _ 658
4,206
1,332
1,793
329
232
1,493
565
44.110
W 7 2 3 , 5 9 5 786,677 5,398,159 890,386 1465,470 770,583 957,336 2798,543 627,429 403,542 863,003 906,296 2856,11?
5,445,201 423,942

970,091 315,711 515,392 420,534

488,228 887,164 203,973

l4l,4?2

215,941 244,4l8

618,335

33,995 _1,800
9,202
1,790
3,085
1,843
1,738
5,549
1,157
1,103
1,280
1,474
3,974
51,643,768 2787,301 12,803,418 2973,242 4498,322 3255,518 2994,272 8886,217 2034,737 ll45,9C8 2176,931 1936,731 6151,171

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AMD
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Conting. l i a b . on acceptances purchased f o r
foreign correspondents

394,544
774,808
66,221

19,470
38,332
3,895

112,921
220,905
17,011

23,033
45,638
3,621

36,576
72,530
4,986

17,621
34,566
4,481

20,736 54,594
40,306 107,334
4,024 10,857

13,267
25,862
2,643

9,054
17,580
1,759

16,342
31,720
3,380

22,810
44,645
2,938

48,120
95,390
6,626

52,879,341 2848,998 13,154,255 3045,534 4612,4l4 3312,186 3059,338 9059,002 2076,509 1174,301 2228,373 2007,124 6301,307

110,535

5,444

F . R. notes outstanding
28,517,456 1655,555
C o l l a t . f o r F . R. notes:
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e a c c t . 10,585,000 530,000
E l i g i b l e paper
60,561
—
—
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s 19,270,000 1250,000
Total c o l l a t e r a l
29,915,5^1 1780,000
l / A f t e r deducting $142,285,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s
2/ A f t e r deducting $79A37*OCO p a r t i c i p a t i o n s

2/31,098

6,555

10,444

5,000

5,777

15,332

3,666

2,555

4,555

6,444

13,665

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
6,755,436 1014,747 2580,188 2127,Il6~l620,210 5315,664 1248,766 610,703 1128,169 833,424 2827,478
2,900,000 700,000 920,000 675,000 500,000 i90o,ooo 430,000 180,000 300,000 250,000 1300,000
—
—
—
17,080
—
—
—
—
—
—
— l4,200
—
—
29,28l
—
—
—
—
4,000,000 1200,000 1750,000 1490,0001200,000 3700,000 935,000 450,000 870,000 625.000 l800,000
67900,000 1917,080 2670,000 2165,006 1700,000 5600,000 1379,200 630,000 1199,281 875,000 3100,000
of other Federal Reserve Banks.
of other Federal Reserve Banks.