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BOARD C& i^VfikwORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.4.1

For Immediate Release
March 20, 1958

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 member "bank reserves for the week ending
March 19 increased $231 million to $18,930 million. Estimated required reserves
increased $232 million; and estimated excess reserves decreased $1 million to $607
million. Excess reserves exceeded member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve
Banks by $482 million, compared with $477 million the week before.
The principal changes supplying average reserves were increases of $157
million in Federal Reserve float and $34 million in Federal Reserve holdings of
U. S. Government securities which reflected average holdings of $50 million in
certificates of indebtedness~-special series, and decreases of $222 million in
Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks and $49 million in money in circulation. The principal offsetting changes were a decrease of $74 million in gold
stock, and increases of $92 million in Treasury cash holdings and $75 million in
"other" deposits with Federal Reserve Banks. Total Reserve Bank credit increased
$182 million.
As of
bought outright
securities held
borrowings were

Wednesday, March 19, holdings of U. S. Government securities
were $22 million lower than a week earlier, U. S. Government
under repurchase agreement were $77 million lower, and member bank
$4 million higher.

Member bank reserves,
Reserve Bank credit,
and related items

Averages of dally figures
Change from week ending
For week ending
March 19, 1958 March 12, 1958IMarch 20, 1957
(In millions of dollars)

Reserve Bank credit;
U. S. Government securities->•
Bought outright—System account
Special certificates
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

23,430
50
20
40
125
1
973
24,638
22,541
5,178
52,357

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)

30,592
804
257
257
368
1,150
33,426

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

18,930
18,323
607

2

+ 366

+ 50
- 14
- 3

+ 50
- 94

+ l6

-

-632

-

6

- 74
+ 4

- 25
-200
-520
+236
+ 98

- 49
+ 92

+
-

+ 75
+ 2

- 43
+169
+12

+157

+182
+112

-222
- 16

+231
+232
1

3
7

- 45

-274

-255
- 19

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
22,513
Treasury cash holdings
821
Treasury currency outstanding
5,179
Member bank) - Required (est.) 18,530
Money in circulation
30,521
reserves ) - Excess
(est,)
442
On March 19, 1958, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $3,405 million, a decrease of $91
Digitizedmillion
for FRASERfor the week and a decrease of $330 million from the comparable date a
http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/
year ago.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

H,4.1(a)

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

Change since
March 20,
March 12,
1958
1957

March 19,
1958
A S S E T S
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

23,437,122

Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

23,706,861
15
6,512,926
85,438
160,893
53,365,324

+1,780,334
+
446
+
3,898
+1,576,871

+
+
+
+

407,950
7
15,064
9,793
28,024
60,886

26,550,485

+

1,475

+

118,997

18,971,740
100,154
242,961
410,511
19,725,366
5,689,095
16,569
51,981,515

+
+

159,734
346,246
37,981
107,693

21,060,392
857,698
21,918,090
491,032
490,069
230,840
474
38,425
701,760
19,946,105

+
+

100,002
3,141
103,143
5,870
405
3,864
37

4,176

-

21,550
---

2,789,257
23,437,122
--

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
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

--

-

21,550
77,300
98,850

-

99,199
--

+
+
+

295,998
3,302
299,300
76,612
40,050
661,899
309
15,253

+
-

-

+

+ 320,805
+8;,583,906
-8,571,413
12,493
+ 320,805
81,800
+ 239,005
-

+ 128,102

- 116,800
+1,680,510

+
+

+1,564,667

+

644,616
57,127
222,419
351,222
241,107
1,312
77575

349,685

195

+
+

61,605

27,543
197,383
53,365,324

+
12,009
+1,576,871

518

809,198

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

19,055

27,344

TOM

47.4$
127,272
1,029

+

2,484
35

69,035
957

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, MARCH 19, 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
advances
Within 15 days
16 days to 90 days
91 days to 1 year
Over 1 year to 5 years
Over 5 years to 10 years
Over 10 years
Total




228,016
2,796

28

230,840

Industrial
Acceptances
loans
11,417
127
27,008
156

86

105

%7%

38,425

U. S. Government
securities

55,200

646,560

20,285,201
1,035,304
56,610
1,358,247
23,437,122

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON MARCH 19, 1958
St.
ClevePhilaRichmond Atlanta Chicago
Boston
New York
Louis
delphia
land
(In thousands of dollars)

H.4.1(b)
Total
A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes
Total gold certificate
reserves

21,060,392

953,524

857,698

54,942

6,190,651 1109,905 1827,919 1265,592
177,547

59,074

77,750

77,341

779,005 3776,692
48,027

155,082

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

826,635

401,009

853,157

723,874 2352,429

42,803

21,966

41,126

28,122

San
Francisco

73,918

21,918,090 1008,466 6,368,198 1168,979 1905,669 1342,933 827,032 3931,774 869,438 422,975 894,283 751,996 2426,347

F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

491,032
490,069

23,909
32,278

130,833
111,663

32,170
30,453

47,849
42,846

38,775
32,330

73,994
32,559

38,175
79,689

11,974
27,256

18,312

Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
Acceptances—
Bought outright
£L S. Govt, securities;
Bought outright—
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under repurchase
agreement

230,840
474

9,305
327

23,450

3,700
127

5,575

4,500

25,450

133,348

700

701,760 38,278
19,946,105 1087,980

175,497
40,964
61,641
44,837
36,350 122,492
4,988,142 1164,314 1752,026 1274,417 1033,148 3481,613

2,789,257 152.143
23,437,122 1278,401

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

23.437.122 1278.401

Total loans & securities

23,706,861 1288,033 5,923,054 1371,922 2064,245 1501,968 1239,423 4224,321 969,942 509,240 1026,441 919,377 2668,895

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

6,512,926
85,438
160,893

33,122
19,029

36,584
58,246

3,447
20

20,215

900

250

29,021
824,871

15,144
430,437

30,129
856,346

27,501
79,906
781,668 2271,143

697,540 162,817 245,003 178.214 144.475
144,475 486,868
5,861,179 1368,095 2058,670 1497,468 1213,973 4090,973

115,350
969,242

60,192 119,751
505,773 1006,226

109,308 317,596
918,477 2668,645

5.861.179 1368.095 2058.670 1497.468 1213.973 4090.973

969,242

505,773 1006.226

918,477 2668,645

1
462,316
4,941
8.451

1 / 4
1,399,981
10,669
41.020

1
495,594
4,469
9,014

1
589,165
9,740
13.805

1
492,563
6,944
9.944

1
505,237
7,198
8.227

2
969,820
7,058
28,821

1
268,182
6,415
6.322

2 /
147,711
5,301
3.399

1
306,163
4,935
7,129

1
268,470
6,529
7.050

1
607,724
11,239
17.711

53,365,324 2828,395 13,985,422 3112,602 4673,320 3425,458 2693,671 9279,660 2159,530 1116,410 2258,535 2005,574 5826,747

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




9,472

38,425

38,425

15

5,335
14,248

1
1

H.4.1(c)
Total

Boston

OF COHDIT]CON OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON MARCH 19, 195S
PhilaCleveSt.
New York
Richmond Atlanta Chicago
delphia
land
Louis

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Francisco

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 availability
cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

26,550,485 1564,528 6,306,995 1662,987 2512,246 2083,660 1242,648 5159,4o8 1182,407
18,971,740 781,480 5,499,803 886,445 1487,729 846,253
100,154
573
91,888
341
515
588
13,452
1/73,513
16,284
21,004
12,036
242,961
410,511
551
"355,481
10,455
1,357
3,532
19,725,366 796,056 6,020,685 913,525 1510,605 062,409
5,689,095

386,599

1,273,702

440,284

525,214

404,959

519,302 1049,027

712,990 2554,287

933,491 3066,569 678,416 417,960 682,380 964,601 2526,613
558
528
525
1,954
577
514
1,593
10,620
33,748
8,732
5,664
9,204
12,272
26,432
2,117
855
757
594
1,353
1,329
32,130
946,706 3101,700 688,430 426,172 893,514 978,716 2586,768
438,559

814,645

234,688

136,066

260,276

242,309

531,794

610
536
1,000
1,750
902
4,020
779
2,057
846
793
2,767
509
16,569
2748,085
13,605,402
3017,575
4550,122
3351,874
2628,786
9078,520
2106,034
1082,150
2203,353
1935,015
5674,599
51,981,515

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

Capital paid in
Surplus ^Section 7)
Surplus Section 13b)
>ther capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

lontiog. liab. on acceptances purchased for
foreign correspondents
R. notes outstanding
lollat for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate acct.
Eligible paper
U. S. Govt, securities
Total collateral
r*After deducting

349,685
809,198
27,543
197,383

17,821
47,013
3,011
12,465

102,933
223,963
7,319
45,805

21,405
55,923
4,489
13,210

32,956
71,550
1,006
17,686

17,109
47,755
36,192 121,504
762
1,429
10,822
30,452

11,790
31,586
521
9,599

7,548
19,697
1,073
5,942

14,150
30,533
1,137
9,362

19,707
40,871
1,307
8,674

40,627
89,130
2,140
20,251

53,365,324 2828,395 13,985,422 3112,602 4673,320 3425,458 2693,671 9279,660 2159,530 1116,410 2258,535 2005,574 5826,747

127,272

7,256

2/35,871

8,784

11,330

6,492

5,728

18,204

4,710

3,055

4,965

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS* ACCOUNTS
27,668,793 1650,204 6,650,612 1742,747 2611,340 2162,563 1303,603 5270,208 1224,142 536,383 1075,140

6,619

14,258

756,862 2684,989

12,193,000 700,000 3,270,000 640,000 1130,000 875,000 425,000 2500,000 430,000 i4o,ooo 300,000 283,000 1500,000
ww
——
3)Too
** *
••
——
700
"* *•
20,2x5
••
24,615
17,145,000 1150,000 3,600,000 1200,000 1600,000 1350,000 1000,000 3100,000 875,000 425,000 820,000 525,000 1500,000
29,362,615 1850,000 6,870,000 1843,700 2730,000 2225,000 1425,000 5600,000 1305,700 565,000 1140,215 808,000 3000,000

$91,401,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.




15,884
41,236
3,349
13,115