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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.1

(For Immediate Release)

March 22, 1951

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

During the week ended March 21, Member bank reserves decreased
$197 million. The principal changes reducing reserves were increases of
$188 million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, $13 million in
Other F. R. accounts (net), and $12 million in Treasury cash holdings, and decreases of $^5 million in Reserve Bank credit and $44 million in Gold stock.
The principal offsetting changes were decreases of $46 million in Money in
circulation, $44 million in Other deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, and
$16 million in Foreign deposits with Federal Reserve Banks.
The decrease of $45 million in Reserve Bank credit resulted from a
decrease of $78 million in U. S. Government securities, and increases of
$19 million in Loans, discounts and advances and $16 million in Float. Holdings
of U. S. Government securities reflected decreases of $100 million in notes and
$10 million in bills, and an increase of $32 million in bonds,

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items

March 21,
1951

Change since
March 14,
March 22.
1951
1950

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

22,348
155

- 78
+ 19

+4,775
34

23,607

- 45

+5,571

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)

27,121
1,295

- 46
+ 12

+
-

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




1,105

21,856
4,638

+16

- 44
1

+ 831

-2,415
+ 38

84o

+188
- 16

+

149
13
151
1

734

- 44
+13

-

27

19,301

-197

+3,332

18,719

+231

+3,395

870

+97

+ 8 1

608
202

582

-428

-

98

63

H.U.l(a)

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

A S S E T S

20,020,905

Gold certificates
Redemption fund for F« R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves

since
March 22,
1950

March l4»
1951

M&roft 21,
1951

601,8142

26,622,74b

- 59,500
+ 7,176
- 52.3^4

—

2,494,527
69,325
2,425,202

+
-

Other cash

333,570

-

6,793

+

46,286

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

150,794
3,793

+ 18,652
35

-

35,667
1,113

1,109,798

- 10,374

2,317,077
5,848,550
+13,577,683
637,469
+ 4,774,587

+

—

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

111,956,883
5,891,231
22,31+7,912

-100,000
+ 31,800

22,502,109

- 59,957

138,553
4,159,268
40,644

- 3,578
+197,256
+
83
- 8,485
+ 66,20#

+ 4,740,033
9
+
26,562
+ 1,406,587
+
6,168
+
47,677
+ 2fO/4Df AvC

23,016,479

- 51,706

+

19,301,051
608,156
81+0,159
201,859

-196,434
+187,751
- 16,285

- 44,004
- 69,022
+181,810

+ 3,332,491
150,583
+
909
97,873
+ 3,084,94U
+
575,799

84
+ 60,998

+ 5,820,41s

24

158,320

wmm

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

20,951,225

3,054,663
11,360
1+7.033,727

A C C O U N T S
C A P I I A L
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

- 78,574

228,212
510,022
27,543
156,119
47,955,623

153

—

160,333

-

+

660

13,278

+

21,849

+

24,402
1,701

+ 5,051
+ 66,202

46,9#
31,719
2,877

255
24

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, MARCH 21, 1951
(Callable Government securities classified according to nearest oall date)

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

Total


Discounts and
advances
140,969
9,807

18

150,794

Industrial
loans
84

202
2,276
1,231

U. S. Government
securities

98,444

1,401,354
12,166,385
4,389,716
1,015,204
3.276,809

" 22,347,91^

S.4.1(b)
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON MARCH 21, 1951
(In thousands of dollars)
A S SETS
Total

Boston

20,020,903

642,139

601,842

55,804

Total gold certificate
reserves
20,622,745

6^7,943

Gold certificates
Redemption fund for
.<F» R. notes

34,822
Other cash
333,570
4,657
Discounts and advances
150,79*
Industrial loans
3,793
U. S. Govt, securities:
9
8 87,585
Bins
Notes
14,956,883 1061,625
Bonds
5,891,231 418,153

M ?'!?

Total U.S.Government
securities
~ 22,347,912
Total loans and
securities

TOTAL ASSETS




2
4,116
323,048
1,064
11,294

47,955,623 2644,309

Phila.

Cleve.

6,786,067 1158,142 1449,657
51,309

801,348
60,099

6,837,376 1206,588 1519,994

861,447

58,833
55,245
26

:

48.446

Rich. Atlanta

70,337

16,846
12,230
2,682

:

28,508
5,975

—

22,935

8,475
123

;

Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

520,342

316,866

700,575

98,732

44,268

22,276

34.678

856,354 4145,766

564,610

812,844 4047,034
43,510

30,302
4,980
29

53,121
11,585

15,402
11,350

339,142 735,253

7,008

18,750
175

12,260
14,987

Dallas SanFran.
507,829 2278,060
25,121

47,262

532,950 2325,322
13,541

1,060

39,992

1,500
758

?-Sl %tl lis i i *1:2 lIS i:S-

1567,363 5,016,153

22,502,499 1572,020

Due from foreign banks
24
F.R.notes of other banks 138,553
Uncollected cash items 4,159,268
Bank premises
40,644
Other assets
158,320

New York

1406,131

47,613 70,617 71,768 147,385
474,821 704,230 715,717 1469,813
187,023 277.382 281,907 578,931

2087,518 1485,980 1205,871

3333,303

1218,386

709,457

1052,229 1069,392 2196,129

5,071,424 1421,043 2093,493 1494,578 1210,880 3344,888 1229,736 728,382 1067,216 1070,452 2198,387
l/ 7

17 503

8 :

1 §o
35*241

2

6,839
0-^45

2

7,542
15.006

1

30,114
10,556

1

18,692

Z90

3
13,971

6

*M 1:$a

8,293

23,395

1
6,213

1
1
4,588
6,903
110,886 211,504

1,109

8,413.

4,840

2,591

7.636

1
2
7,612
14,460
195,272 346,192

671

8,548

6,111

1=

12,843,518 2935,065 4068,389 2751,530 2417,270 8279,423 2001,733 1195,956 2043,364 1829,047 4946,019
1/ After deducting $17,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON MARCH 2 1 , 1951
(In thousands of dollars)

H.4.1(c)

Total
Boston
L I A B I L I T I E S
23,016,1+79 H+03,035
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve accts. 19,301,051 857,952
608,156
31,531
U.S.Treasurer-general acct,
81+0,159
51,900
Foreign
201,859
5,502
Other
Total deposits
Deferred avail* cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section l$b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Contingent liability on
acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

20,951,225 946,885
3,054,663 234,985
11,360

963

New York

Phila.

CIeve.

Rich.

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

5,188,271 1632,678 2062,982 1557,698 1241,140 14462,684 1066,873
6,380,922 887,354 1458,539 775,649 821,465 2997,982
41,329
57,876
49,516
98,678
43,266
104,611
35,158
115,520
66,131
77,850
41,855
1/260,035
598
3,057
1,808
5,882
2,634
135,465

428

604

1,600

Dallas SanFran.

613,995 2280,776

676,180 436,903 877,245 940,322 2190,538
39,993
37,290
32,845
29,262
41,959
20,928
30,973
30,973
77,863
30,973
1,050
1.667
1,286
36,405
6*505

6,881,033 1004,809 1640,949 863,404 898,550 3174,435 755,617
502,444 225,774 277,970 280,651 235,715 512,911 141,835

3,l)4o

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

603,216 903,131

406

498,874 947,175 1005,426 2334,068
68,222 156,084 175,179 244,893
452

356

503

1170,764 2006,746 1793,103 4860,676
47,033,727 2585,868 12,575,188 2863,865 3983,057 2702,266 2375,833 8151,630 1964,731
5,210
8,605 10,033 24,151
29,280
7,579
73,779
15,985
21,839
10,124
9,334
228,212
12,293
16,852
1+4,519
13,168
19,047
75,345
20,295
153,290 39,710 4 8 , o i 4
25,167 22,369
510,022 32,246
1,307
2,140
1,073
1,137
1,429
521
7,319
4,489
1,006
3,349
762
3,011
27,543
7,752
14,533
5,741
7,829
21,739
8,607
33,942
11,016
14,473
10,624
8,972
156,119 10,891

47,955,623 26144,309 12,843,518 2935,065 4068,389 2751,530 2417,270 8279,423 2001,733 1195,956 2043,364 1829,047 4946,019

4,377

1,174

793

1*174
490

23,946,536 1475,609 5,380,419 1692,739 2155,662 1641,086 1334,152 4550,327 1110,626 614,080

933,987

31,719
2,877

1,967

2/9,736

2,506
1,521

2,950

473

1,586

54

1,332

222

1,174

2,950
117

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




12,544,000 390,000 4,470,000 750,000
53,245
12,230
125,094
4,657
1,000,000
J.£#JL i p y W U 1100,000
ilW
X
jWWW 1000,000
xwv
12,115,000
24,784,094 1494,657 5,523,245 1762,230
l/
2/

765,000
—
1425,000
2190,000

656,119 2401,730

500,000 510,000 2680,000 250,000 170,000 280,000 179,000 1600,000
18,750 14,987
—
1,500
11,350
8,375
450,000
700,000
500,000
1100,000
f
1900,000
925,000
1165,000 850,000
7
„
1673,375 1360,000 4580,000 1186,350 638,750 994,987 679,000 2701,500

After deducting $580,110,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
After deducting $21,983,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.