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FEDERAL

RESERVE

Factors Affecting Bank Reserves and
Condition Statement of F.R. B a n k s

For immediate release
March 3, 1966

The average of daily figures of total member bank reserves held during the
week ended March 2 decreased a net of $6 million to $22,098 million- Estimated
currency and coin of member banks increased $138 million and their reserve balances
at the Federal Reserve Banks decreased $lkh million. Estimated required reserves
increased $89 million; and estimated excess reserves decreased $95 million to $292
million- Member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks exceeded excess
reserves by $172 million, compared with the revised net borrowed figure of $133
million the week before.
The principal changes reducing average reserve balances with Federal
Reserve Banks were decreases of $72 million in U. S. Government securities bought
outright, $67 million in Federal Reserve float, and $56 million in member bank
borrowings. The principal offsetting change was a decrease of $36 million in
Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, Total Reserve Bank credit decreased
$181 million.
As of Wednesday, March 2, holdings of U. S. Government securities
bought outright were $59 million higher than a week earlier and member bank
borrowings were $8 million higher.

Member bank reserves,
Reserve Bank credit,
_. and related items
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securitiesBought outright--System account
Held under repurchase agreements
AcceptancesBought outright
Held under repurchase agreements
Discounts and advances—
Member bank borrowings
Other
Float
Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding
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)
Member bank reserves:
With Federal Reserve Banks
Currency and coin (estimated)
Total reserves held
Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

Averages of d a i l y
Week ended Change from
Mar. 2 ,
Feb. 2 3 ,
1966
1966
( I n m i l l i o n s oir

figures
week ended Wednesday,
Mar. 2,
Mar. 3 ,
1966
1965
dollars)

i+o,152
--

- 72
--

+3,317
76

73
1+8

- 1
+ Ik

+
+

19
26

73
1+1

k6k

+ 19I+
25
+
50
+ 3,505
-1,169
+ 269
+2,605

61+1+

13,733
5,669
62,133

- 56
-- 67
-181
-+ 9
-173

20
1,626
1+2,463
13,73^
5,668
61,865

1+1,230
832
6I+5
135
236
871
53,91+8

+ 11
- 8
- 36
+ 6
+ k
- 5
- 29

+2,605
+ 126
- 277
24
+
19
- 353
+2,095

1+1,256
828
737
154
238
866
kk, 079

18,185
.3,913
22,098
21,806
292

-Ikk
+138
- 6
+ 89
- 95

+
+
+
+
+

17,786
1+.C63
21,81+9
22,007
-158

20
1,971+

te,73l

510
1+52
962
882
80

1+0,059
--

On March 2, 1966, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $7,7^9 million, a decrease of $138
million for the week and a decrease of $14-7-0 million from the comparable date a

year ago.


H.k.1(a)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESEI^E BANKS
(In millions of UUXJ-CU.
dollars)
OJ

Change since
Feb. 23, Mar. 3,
1966
1965

M&r. 2,
A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves

+ 15
- 3
+ 12

-1,277
+ 173
-1,104

+ 3
+ 8

+
+

26
6k

73
41

+ 10

+
+

18
6

8,638

+ 59

+2,244

+ 59

- 826
+1,704
+3,122

11,709
1,720
13,429
(1,020)
189
664

Cash

Discounts and advances
Acceptances:
Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreements
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 Toought outright

24,871
6,550
40,059

Held under repurchase agreements
Total U. S. Government securities
Total loans and securities

-

--_
40,059
40,837

Cash items in process of collection
Bank premises .
Other assets i/
TOTAL ASSETS

36

+ 59
+ 77

+3,086

(1,753) 6,992
102
462
(2,773) 62,011

+794

+

766

+ 52

+

28

+"938"

+2,590

(1,020) 36,300

- 64

+2,402

+534
-141
+ 25
+ 9
+4"2T

+
+
+
+

+530
+ 16
+909

+ 733
- 404
+2,825

+

+
25
+
27
+
13
+2,890

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
~*
Deposits:
Member "banic reserves

17,786
U. 3. Treasurer—general account
737
Foreign
154
Other 2/
238
Total deposits
18,915
Deferred availability cash items
(1,753) 5,366
Other liabilities and accrued dividends
198
TOTAL LIABILITIES
(2,773) 60,779
C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in
557
Surplus
551
Other capital accounts
124
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS (2,773) 62,011

1

+ 28
+93%~

+3,174

178
121
11
26
9^

Ratio of gold certificate reserves to F. R. note
liability (computed from figures as shown on
the following pages—not consolidated)
36.0$
+.1$
- 6.0$
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
135
—
+
16
* Figures in parentheses are the eliminations made in the consolidating process;
. see comparable figures on combined basis on the following pages.
I/lncludes assets denominated in foreign currencies and IMF gold deposited.
-/includes IMF gold deposit.
„,
„
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, MARCH 2, 1966
(Acceptances and securities held under repurchase agreements are classified as
maturing within 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)

Di£3counts 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
** Less than $500,000.



635
29
#

•

*

Acceptances

48
66
m

*M

—
-«.-

-_-

554"

H4"

U. S. Government securities
Changes
Holdings
during week
-237
899
+403
10,255
-107
13,952
—
13,119
—
1,449

385
40,059

—

+ 59

STATEMENT OF COKDITICW OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON MARCH 2, 1966

H. 4.1(b)

Total Boston

New
York

Philadelphia

Cleveland

Richmond

Atlanta Chicago

St.
Louis

Minneapolis

Kansas
City Dallas

San
Francisco

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

606

1,087 1,136
_9-l_
JLki.

616

766

1,232

1,279

248
28

69
9

98
16

90
14

71

18

10

675

703

2,759
411
3,170

1,020
189

65
13

664
Discounts and advances
Acceptances:
bought outright
73
4i
Held under repurchase agreements
U. S. Government securities:
"Bought outright-8,638
Bills
Certificates
24,871
Notes
6,550
Bonds
Total
40,059
Held under repurchase agreements

38

F. R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

11,709
1,72013,429

-92.

88

399
64
463

_2i_

713

2,188
3i5_
2,503

115
24

91
27

42
10

30
6

43

235

59

16

3uL

163
195

4i8
J2X.
485

468
56
524

28
9

62
9

35

29

l, 194
202
1,396
82
24
22

73
4i

449

2,132

455

713

589

490

l,461

313

190

329

324

1,193

1,293
340
2,082

6,139
1,617
9,888

1,308
345
2,108

2,054
54i
3,308

1,696
447
2,732

1,412
372
2,274

4,208
1,108

548
144

948
249

930
245

3,434
905

6," 777'

901
237
1,451

882

1,526

1,499 L ~575B'2 _

Total U. S. Government securities

40,059

2,082 __9,.888_ 2,108

3,308

2,732

2,274

6,777

1,451

882

1,526

1,499

5,532

Total loans and securities

40,837

2,120 10,073

2,126

3,318

2,820

2,317

7,012

1,510

898

l,56l

1,528

5,554

1,638
9
144

522
3
23

631
5
37

647
5
26

680
20
24

1,480
20
65

4i3
7
15

282
3
12

561
7
19

464
10
18

881
10
58

3,471 15,310

3,518

5,337

4,881

3,893 11,198

2,460

1,426

2,670

2,615

8,005

Cash items in process of
collection
Bank premises
Other assets —I

8,745
102
462

TOTAL ASSETS

64,784

546
3
21

l/ Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies and IMF gold deposited.



STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON MARCH 2, 1966

H.4.1(c)

Total Boston

New
York

Philadelphia

Deferred availability cash items
Other liabilities and acenjed
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

Richmond

Atlanta Chicago

St.
Louis

Minneapolis

! San
Kansas
Dallas j FranCity
1 cisco

(in millions; of dollars)

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

Cleveland

37,320

2,232

8,474

2,191

3,175

3,358

2,165

6,783

1,420

693

1,403

1,177

4,249

17,786
737
154
2^8
18,915

619
33
7
*
659

4,864
,120

1,397
51
13

834
73
7

l,46l

922

1,026
63
9
1
1,099

2,877
91
21
?
2,991

596
58
5
1
660

420
35
4
*
459

738
41
6

2/l69
5,200

746
55
8
2,
811

788

945
40
8
?
995

2,724
77
19
50
2,870

7,H9

510

1,267

441

575

523

545

1,212

331

240

417

367

691

10
108
| 63,552 3,411

48
14,989

9
3,452

16
5,227

12
4,815

11
3,820

^2
11,018

7
2,4l8

5
1,397

8
2,6l6

7
2,546

7,843

27
27
6

145
144
32

30
30
6

50
50
10

29
28
9

34
33

80
79
21

19
19
4

13
13
3

25
24
5

32
32
5

73
72
17

[ 64,784 i 3,471 15,310

3,518

5,337

4,88j^_ 3,893

11,198

2,46o

1,426

2,670

2,615

8,005

6

8

18

* ,

8

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Contingent liability on ace;eptances purchased for forej-gn
correspondents
F.R. notes outstanding
Collateral for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate account
Eligible paper
U. S. Government securities
Total collateral

1
1

557
551 i
124

8
12
7
19
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENT'S ACCOUNTS

135

7

3/35

39,772

2,351

9,011

2,286

3,447

3,530

2,357

7,223

1,502

730

1,482

1,267

4,586

6,660
75
34,637

440

1,000

500

600

888

550

1,100

127

225

180

735

1,945

8,200

1,900

2,950

2,677

1,900

6,4oo

315
58
1,310

625

1,300

1,130

4,300

41,372

2,385

9,200

2,417

3,550

3,565

2,450

7,500

1,683

752

1,525

1,310

5,035

7_

17

l/ After deducting $ 107million participations of other Federal Reserve Banks,
2/ Includes IMF gold deposit.
3/ After deducting $ 100million participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.



5__

!_

* Less than $500,000.