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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.1

(For Immediate Release)

March 18, 195^

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

During the week ended March 17, Member bank reserves increased
$667 million. The principal changes supplying reserves were decreases of
$396 million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, $155 million in
Other deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, and $101 million in Money in circulation, and an increase of $66 million in Reserve Bank credit. The principal
offsetting changes were increases of $4l million in Foreign deposits with Federal
Reserve Banks and $12 million in Other F. R. accounts (net).
The increase of $66 million in Reserve Bank credit resulted from an
increase of $312 million in Float and decreases of $146 million in Loans, discounts
and advances and $100 million in U. S. Government securities bought outright.
The decrease of $100 million in U. S. Government securities bought outright was
entirely in bills.

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items

March 17,
1954

Change since
March Id
March 10,
1954
1953

(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

— -

•» —

267
855
25,704
21,964
4,920

-146
+312
+ 66
+ 1
+ 3

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)

29,769
823
51
528
191
919

-101
+ 3
-396
+ 41
-155
+ 12

+

Member bank reserves

20,307

+667

-

19,198
1,109

+338
+329

+

740
170

+134
- 66

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

24,582

-100

+
-

-

+
+
-

+

+
-

_

6lQ
746
348
474
648
94
61
482
43
32
190
67
558
804
246

107
"I. 129-

+

U. S. Government securities held in custody by the Federal Reserve Banks
for foreign account were $ 2 , 7 2 7 million, a decrease of $14 million for the week
and an increase of $529 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
March 18,
March 10,
1954
1953

March 17,
1954

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:
Special
Other
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government securities
Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

20,399,101
873,039
21,272,140
429,493
265,313
1,539

-

+
-

1,860,975

-

. «• —

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

20,307,266
51,190
527,993
190,572
21,077,021
4,601,837
16,877
51,265,973

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

269,952
625,013
27,543
181,284
52,369,765

-

+1 ,300,021

-

-

-

+

151,107
49,642
743,665
2,256

744,650
880,825

100,000

+

620,021

100,000
246,150

+

620,021

11,880
4,901

+1,678,377

+

123,894

110,000
+1,055,475
-

- —

-

-

- -

+1,940,618
-

-

- -

— —

25,570,238

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

100,000

- -

24,582,337
24,849,189
22
159,852
5,457,085
52,842
149,142
52,369,765

275,001

+

—

6,051,191
13,029,021
3,641,150
24,582,337

+

2,427
2,427
3,117
146,029
121

112,378
666,938
396,293
41,146

155,612
+ 156,179

-

+
+
~

-

+
+
+

-

-

125,900
1
7,703
169,330
3,317
21,064
83,486

24,615
558,010
42,723
31,583
190,045
673,749

516,706
205

+1,627,895
+
37
+1,671,733

+

+

+
+

13,143
40,337

-

4,333
83,486

203
— -

-

-

132,633

— —

+
6,441
+1,678; 377

45.6#

-

9,192
3,204

+

-

. V$o

+

180
36

+

-3$
18,746

580

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, MARCH 17, 1954
(Securities held under repurchase agreement are classified as maturing
within 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)

Within 15 days
16 to 90 days
91 days to 1 year
Over 1 year to 5 years
Over 5 years to 10 years
Over
10 years

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Total
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Discounts and
advances
240,508
24,805

Industrial
loans
557
17
919
46

265,313

1,539

U. S. Government
securities
445,000
3,102,341
12,277,575
6,307,260
1,035,304
1.414,857
24,582,337

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON MARCH 17, 1954
(In thousands of dollars)

H.4.1(b)

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

Total

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

20,399,101 1002,698 5,605,563 1253,352 1802,629 1008,549 856,743 3769,028 815,978 455,605 785,025 701,724 2342,207
873,039

53,538

178,800

58,560

80,601

65,474

57,583 149,720

48,874

25,307

41,034

30,004

83,544

21,272,140 1056,236 5,784,363 1311,912 1883,230 1074,023 914,326 3918,748 864,852 480,912 826,059 731,728 2425,751

13,816

17,603

880

48,840
10,925

1,860,975 102,473
479,067 112,131 157,976 110,357
95,187 321,636 78,293
45,931
81,107
73,923
6,051,191 333,203 1,557,746 364,609 513,680 358,836 309,512 1045,839 254,580 149,349 263,729 240,371
13,029,021 717,429 3,354,035 785,050 1106,020 772,621 666,422 2251,833 548,144 321,569 567,843 517,553
3,641,150 200,497
937,334 219,394 309,094 215,919 186,241 629,306 153,186
89,868 158,693 144,637
24,582,337 1353,602 6,32b,152 1481,184 2086,770 1457,733 1257,362 4246,614 1034,203 606,717 1071,372 976,484

202,894
659,737
1420,502
396,981
2600,114

429,493
265,313
1,539

32,407

5,88l

81,556
118,295

27,789
6,405
1,248

32,586
7,232

22,575
17,140

6

39,560
18,045

172

77,943

58,890

25,485
5,370

9,333
7,675
113

8,575

Total U. S. Government
securities

24,582,337 1353,602 6,328,182 1481,184 2086,770 1457,733 1257,362 4248,6l4 1034,203 606,717 1071,372 976,484 2680,114

Total loans and
securities

24,849,189 1359,483 6,446,477 1488,837 2094,002 1474,879 1275,579 4307,504 1039,573 614,505 1079,947 977,364 2691,039

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



22
159,852
5,457,085
52,842
149,142

1
1/6
2
2
1
1
3
1
6,801
7,961
28,566
28,978 16,499
8,052
2,520
19,039
369,108 1,478,805 330,415 532,721 353,558 385,584 777,468 202,246
6,165
7,488
4,796
5,177
4,683
3,958
6,410
2,887
8,854
12,688
8,922
8,369
24,970
6,060
7,959
37,480

1
1
10,299
5,695
120,552 265,891
1,019
2,205
3,700
7,113

l
2
6,197
19,245
190,500 450,237
581
7,473
6,713
16,314

52,369,765 2833,879 13,855,214 3179,406 4568,367 2967,207 2656,355 9129,545 2149,156 1240,321 2200,727 1930,687 5658,901
l/ After deducting $16,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON MARCH 17, 1954
(In thousands of dollars)

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

Total

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

Federal Reserve notes
25,570,238 1571,942 5,680,369 1829,095 2377,816 1756,067 1358,576 4951,540 1161,666 633,196 992,196 706,661 2551,114
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve accts. 20,307,266 828,896 6,311,835 941,233 1572,095 828,167 892,028 3311,377 719,250 458,354 922,524
973,146 2548,361
U.S.Treasurer-general acct.
51,190
572
45,142
516
514
578
593
475
501
516
533
268
982
Foreign
527,993
31,415 1/162,324 38,110 47,380 26,265 22,145 71,585 19,570 12,875 19,570 24,205 52,549
Other
190,572
3,179
121,833
1,760
5,934
2.706
2,402
1,379
7,641
1,474
8,897
2,282
31.085
Total deposits
Deferred avail, cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends

21,077,021 864,062 6,641,134 981,619 1625,923 857,716 917,168 3384,816 746,962 473,219 951,524 999,901 2632,977
4,601,837 329,219 1,218,582 286,763 462,470 293,983 329,546 634,928 195,838 104,230 212,883 172,276 361,119

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

51,265,973 2766,076 13,545,303 3098,393 4468,014 2908,536 2605,991 8974,100 2104,989 1211,105 2157,171 1879,610 5546,685
269,952
14,629
83,282 18,307 25,823 11,970 11,621 35,561
9,329
6,033 10,260 13,475 29,662
625,013 38,779
176,633
45,909
57,648
31,750
28,034
90,792
25,465
16,219
23,456
28,146
62,182

Contingent liability on
acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

16,877

27,543
181,284

853

3,011
11,384

5,218

7,319

42,677

916

4,489

12,308

1,805

1,006

15,876

701

770

3,349

11,602

762

9,947

2,816

1,429

27,663

523

521

8,852

460

1,073

5,891

568

1,137

8,703

772

1,307

8,149

1.475

2, l4o

18,232

52,369,765 2833,879 13,855,214 3179,406 4568,367 2967,207 2656,355 9129,545 2149,156 1240,321 2200,727 1930,687 5658,901

9,192
3,204

561

2/2,660

681
1,392

846
748

469
47

396

127

1,279
25

350

230

350

865

432

938

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F. R. notes outstanding
26,772,288 1645,145 5,925,835 1945,924 2496,950 1851,922 1440,4l8 5105,134 1217,756 649,304 1023,702 744,869 2725,329
Collateral for F. R. notes:
Gold certificates
11,093,000 640,000 2,670,000 800,000 1050,000 625,000 435,000 2400,000 355,000 175,000 280,000 283,000 1380,000
Eligible paper
170,081
4,966
113,945
5,295
—
16,375
—
4,8oo
7,300
8,005
9,395
U. S. Govt, securities
17,155,000 1200,000 3,600,000 1200,000 1550,000 1300,000 1100,000 2800,000 960,000 500,000 800,000 525,000 1620,000
Total collateral




28,418,081 1844,966 6,383,945 2005,295 2600,000 1941,375 1535,000 5200,000 1319,800 682,300 1088,005 808,000 3009,395
1/ After deducting $365,650,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ After deducting
$6,532,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.