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FEDERAL

RESERVE

Factors Affecting Bank Reserves and
Condition Statement of F.R. Banks

For immediate release
March 22, 1962

The average of daily figures of total member bank reserves held during
the week ended March 21 increased $310 million to $ 19,657 million. Estimated
currency and coin of member banks increased $13 million and their reserve balances
at the Federal Reserve Banks increased $297 million. Estimated required reserves
increased $2 jh million; and estimated excess reserves increased $36 million to
$ 5 H million. Excess reserves exceeded member bank borrowings at the Federal
Reserve Banks by $378 million, compared with the revised figure of $422 million the
week before.
The principal changes supplying average reserve balances with Federal
Reserve Banks were increases of $194 million in Federal Reserve float, $80 million
in member bank borrowings, and $33 million in U. S. Government securities held
under repurchase agreement, and decreases of $26 million in "other" F.R. accounts
(net) and <pl8 million in currency in circulation. The principal offsetting change
was a decrease of $48 million in U. S. Government securities bought outright.
Total Reserve Bank credit increased $259 million.
As of Wednesday, March 21, holdings of U. S. Government securities
bought outright were $109 million higher than a week earlier, U. S. Government
securities held under repurchase agreement were $220 million higher, and member
bank borrowings were $315 million higher. Outright holdings of bills, notes,
and bonds increased $88 million, $9 million, and $12 million, respectively.

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
Discounts and advances-Member bank borrowings
Other
Float
Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

Averages of daily figures
Week ended Change from week ended
Mar. 21,
Mar. 14,
Mar. 22,
1962
1962
1961
(In millions of dollars)

28,415
72
44

- 48
+ 33
- 1

133
65
1,446
30,176

+

16,709
5,586
52,471

Currency 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)

33,c48
446

46o
219
224

1,027
35,424

Member bank reserves:
With Federal Reserve Banks
Currency and coin (estimated)
Total reserves held
Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

17,048

2,609
19,657
19,146
511

+1,551
72
3

28,558
248
42

81

378

80
--

+194
+259

+

55

186

- 15
- 4
+241

+1,942 I
- 676
177
+1,'444

- 18
+ 5
- l
- 5
- 10
- 26
- 55

+ 1,161
28
46
19
- l4l
8
+ 975

+297
+ 13
+310

+274
+ 36

Wednesday
Mar. 21,
1962

+
+

65
1,202
30,493

16,710
5,586
52,789

33,001
449
365
197

258

1,029
35,299

470 ;
232
702
695

20,386
19,212

7

1,174

17,489
2,897

On March 21, 1962, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the Fed­
eral Reserve Banks for foreign account were $5,8-30 million, an increase of ,$!'£? mil­
lion for the week and a decrease of $. 151 million from the comparable date a year
ago.




H .4 .1 ( a )

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

(In m illio n s o f d o l l a r s )
Mar. Illy

Mar.21,
1962,,
A S S E T S
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e account
Redemption fund f o r F . R. notes
T o ta l gold c e r t i f i c a t e re se rv e s

Total loans and securities

1961
•»u

15,291

1 ,1 4 4
I67535
(4 6 3 )

Cash
Discounts and advances
A cceptances—bought o u trig h t
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bought o u tr ig h t—
B ills
C e r t if ic a te s
Notes
Bonds
T o ta l bought o u trig h t
Held under repurchase agreement
T o ta l U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s

-

3
3
■»—

426
1*3
42

4- 315
1
-

50
364
3

2 9 ,2 9 1

4- 61+3

+2,408

+

351

+

4*

12

2*8

( 1 ,1 * 6 )

5 ,5 3 5
109
336
( 1 , 606) 5 2 ,1 3 2
(4 6 3 )

+

111
652

23^55

4 ,0 0 8
2^355

L I A B I L I T I E S
Fed eral Reserve n o tes
D eposits:
Member bank re se rv e s
U. S. T re a s u re r--g e n e ra l account
Foreign
Other
T o ta l d ep o sits

763

4- 109
4- 220
4- 329

88

4 ,9 7 2

16,868

Cash items in p ro cess o f c o ll e c ti o n
Bank prem ises
Other a s s e ts
TOTAL ASSETS

+
-

+ 302
- 446
+ 582
+1 ,361
+1,799
+ 248
+2,047

4*

2,710

*

:e sin ce
Mar. 22,

28,016

4-

9

+

12

823

±1 ,003

+ l4l
+ 2,670

-

+1,012

77

+ 1,130
- 152
19
- 104;

1 8 ,3 0 9

+ 8 lk
- 125
_
18
4**3
4- 7ll*

**,333
____ 69
( 1, 606) 5 0 ,7 2 7

4* 3**7
k
44*

+ 6691
+
36
+2,572

C A P I T A L
ACCOUNTS
1*53
C ap ital paid in
888
Surplus
64
Other c a p it a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS (l,606) 52,132

-15

17,1*89
365

197

258

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

(1,11*3)

4"
+ 1,003

+

855

+
+

30
71

* + 2,670

R atio o f gold c e r t i f i c a t e re se rv e s t o d ep osit
and F . R. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined (com­
puted from fig u re s a s shown on the f o l ­
- 2.9$
•5$
lowing p ag es--n o t co n so lid a te d )
35*1$
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on accep tan ces purchased
72
fo r fo reig n correspondent s
103
* Figu res in p arentheses a re th e elim in atio n s made in th e co n so lid a tin g process^
see comparable fig u re s on combined b a s is on follow ing p ag es.
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, MARCH 21. 1962
(Acceptances and securities held under repurchase agreement are classified as
maturing w ithin 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)

D iscounts and
advances
3&9

Within 15 days
16 days t o 90 days
39
91 days t o 1 y ear
15
Over 1 y ear t o 5 y ears
Over 5 y ears to 10 y e a rs —
DigitizedOver
for FRASER
10 y ears
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T o tal
353
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

U. S. Government securities
~~
Changes

Acceptances
11
31

Holdings
95*T
.3 ,2 7 6

——^

1 0 ,3 5 5
2 ,2 2 7

52

257856

11,722

266

during week

+280
+369
-327
+ 7

—
4-329

1

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON MARCH 21,

H.4.1(b)

Total

Boston

New
York

Phila­
delphia

Cleve­
land

Rich­
mond

1962

Atlanta Chicago

St.
Louis

Kansas
City

Minne­
apolis

San
Fran­
cisco

Dallas

(In millions of dollLars)
A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves

15,291
l,l44
16,435

775
68
843

18
28

130
90

Discounts and advances
Acceptances:
Bought outright
U. S. Government securities:
Bought outright—
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under repurchc.se agreement

443

22

120

4,008
28,558
248

Total U. S. Government securities
Total loans and securities
Cash items in process of
collection
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS




2,710
4,972

16,868

144

265
898
213
1,520

304
27
331

666
49
715

37
645

2,074
105
2,179

34
24

33
35

17
22

76
29

33
78

14
22

18
10

15
12

37
l4

38
62

7

23

13

11

182

33

2

14

6

10

4,127

463
426

--

532
49
581

608

208
2,765

1,286
102

269

F. R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

42

746
68
814

2,557

1,388

1,042
92
1,134

843
70
913

3,858

42

670
1,230

--

—-

“—

463

109
200

106

--

--

—

157

230

172

422
1,430
340
2,422

315
1,067
254
1,808
--

928

2,882

681

220
1,570
--

685
4,880
--

162
1,152
--

287
974

—

149
273

850

362
86

118
217

—

1,152

612

5,062

1,185

5
20

497
l4
19

1,074
24
55

3,496

3,030

9,091

- -

1,649
--

28,806

1,520

7,311

1,649

2,422

1,808

1,570

4,880

29,291

1,542

7,473

1,656

2,445

1,821

1,581

6,678

520

391
3
19

569
8
28

477

4
109
336 ____ 17

1,244
9
85

2,972

13,158

3,o4o

4,506

53,738

58

735
175
1,245
--

4,172
991
7,063
248

231

""

110
202
685
16I
1,160

330
605
2,054

--

488
3,477
—

1,245

1,160

3,477

6l4

1,259

1,166

3,487

287
7
13

189
5
7

367
6
15

299
13

16

764
11
1 A
42

2,109

1,174

2,389

2,190

6,583

612

H-4.l(c)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON MARCH 21, 1962

Total

Boston

New
York

Phila­
delphia

Cleve­
land

Deferred availability cash items
Other liabilities and accrued
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

Atlanta Chicago

St.
Louis

Minne­
apolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Fran­
cisco

829

2,890

(In millions of dol].ars)

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member hank reserves
U.S. Treasurer-general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits

Rich­
mond

6,588

1,828

2,552

2,293

1,619

5,228

1,228

582

1,174

4,945
45

733
20
9

875

2,639

210
5,257

765
23
11
1
800

1,270
31
18
1

10
1

766

912

612

395
9
4
1
409

813
40
8
1

1,320

70
27
1
2,737

598
7
7
*

18,369

720
28
9
*
757

5,476

477

915

328

498

368

420

915

217

149

291

248

650

4
. 69
2,906
52,333

18
12,778

3
2,959

6
4,376

4
3,431

4
2,955

3

8,891

2,060

2
1,142

.... 3
2,330

3
2,110

8
6,395

21
42
3

123
243
14

26

24
47
4

64
124
12

16

10
19
20
37
2 ____ 3

26

51
4

42
83
5

-53*138 2*9I2__ 13*15 8 __3*o4o

4,506

_3*42i -2*030 .-2*0?1

2*109

28,479 1,668
17,489
365
197
... .258

.

1/5 7

26

11

862

983
2,753
35
31
11
26
1 ....37..
1,030 2,847

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Contingent liability on accept­
ances purchased for foreign
correspondents

453
888
64

103 ____ L _

2/28

21
40
____ 4 _

10 _____ 5 - _____ L _

6

14

31
2

6l
120
50
4 ____ 7

1,174 -2*382. . 2^190 -6*583

4

2

4

6

14

/

Total collateral

6,879

1,891

2,705

2,391

1,707

5,348

1,287

658

1,206

894

3,034

430
8,035
—
44
23,_2Q5_ 1,365

1,600

770

755

425

1,500

310

215

1,000

• •

...

340
31

160

~~

5,600

530
3
1,500

31,284 1,795

7,200

2,033

2,820

0
0

- -

VJl

29,730 i,730

ro

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS’ ACCOUNTS
F. R. notes outstanding
Collateral for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate account
Eligible paper
U. S. Government securities

- -

1,665

l,4oo

4,100

1,010

__ 510 _

2,420

1,825

5,600

1,381

670

1/ After deducting $l4o million participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
$ 75 million participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.


£/ After deducting


--

10

950
1,270

--

—

755

2.300

970

3,300

* Less than $500,000.