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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.1

(For Immediate Release)

March 4, 1954

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

During the week ended March 3> Member bank reserves increased
$267 million. The principal change supplying reserves was an increase of
$377 million in Reserve Bank credit. The principal offsetting changes were
increases of $47 million in Money in circulation, $43 million in Other deposits
with Federal Reserve Banks, $19 million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve
Banks, and $15 million in Foreign deposits with Federal Reserve Banks.
The increase of $377 million in Reserve Bank credit resulted from
increases of $358 million in Float and $18 million in Loans, discounts and advances.

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securities-Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Loans, discounts and advances
Float
Total
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

March 3,
1954

Change since
Feb. 24,
March 4,
1954
1953

(In millions of dollars)

+706

24,559

268

+ 18

-560
-200

861
25,689
21,958

+358
+377

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)

29,885

908

47
4
19
15
+ 43
- 3

- 36
+161
+ 78

Member bank reserves

19,540

+267

-550

18,914

626

+ 45
+222

+376

468

-214

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

+ 88

4,912

820

528

476
402

266

- 53
-704

v 66

+113
-475
+ 40

-926

- 99
-903

U. S. Government securities held in custody by the Federal Reserve
Banks for foreign account were $2,742 million, an increase of $51 million for the
week and an increase of $568 million from the comparable date a year ago.




H.1(a)

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

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
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government securities

20,389,104
878,045
21,267,149
442,683
266,732
1,728

4

+
-

146,368

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
A C C O U N T S
C A P I T A L
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

+

2,605
4,655

+

135

-

+

706,821

18,320

+

147,491
1
2,950
66,801
3,640
30,166
115,389

-

7,244
134,598

56

-

50,843,397

+
+

8,711
147,069

25,720,678

+

22,865

19,540,314

+
+
+
+
+

267,061

528,262

475,782
401,518
20,945,876
3,070,088
15,986
49,752,628
269,737
625,013
27,543

168,476

50,843,397

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

45 M

-

+

-

+
-

+

84,701

19,343
14,591
42,153
343,148
223,994
1,595
140,424

+

549,237
39,990
35,950

164

+
+

+

- *-

-

+
-

+
-

160,861

384,336
133,112
43

166,566

13,087
40,337

- -

+
+

6,481
147,069

-

9,391
3,146

•

- -

— —

+

-

- -

— —
— —

+

-

334,996
125,687
209,309
42,707
556,950
2,380

+1.,276,821
+1,055,475
744,650
880,825
+ 706,821

- -

24,559,137
24,827,597
22
175,186
3,931,573
52,819

2,609
18,185

+
+

1,837,775
6,051,191
13,029,021
3,641,150
24,559,137

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

March 4,
1953

Feb. 24,
1954

March 3,
1954

-

• 3*

892
169

- -

•

2,247
115,389
.1#

-

-

18,147
743

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, MARCH 3, 195%
(Securities held under repurchase agreement are classified as maturing
within 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)

Within 15 days
l6 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
251,517
15,215

Industrial
loans
231
4l 6

1,008
73

266,732

1,728

U. S. Government
securities
405,200
2,570,3^1
12,736,375
6,057,964
1,374,400
1,414,857
24,559,137

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON MARCH 3, 1954
(In thoyscm&s of dollaiw)

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
20,389,104
7 ,

^

Boston

266,732
1,728

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich.

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

998,780 5,543,430 1246,031 1842,962 1035,009 913,051 3711,226 824,006 487,415 817,271 734,027 2235,896
!

!

21,267,149 1052,567
442,683

New York

32,901

8,085

5723,100 1304,997 1923,833 1102,727

970,834

23,944
29,565
30

38,384
27,795
219

90,853
10,455

30,203
6,030
1,364

34,851
17,507

3861,260 872,968 512,776 858,367 764,102 2319,618
78,129
54,665

25,489
7,970

8,995
5,570
115

14,876
8,145

16,822

47,236

13,930

77,015

94,000 317,627 77,317 45,358 80,096 73,002 200,364
473,095 110,733 156,007 108,981
1,837,775 101,195
6,051,191 333,203 1,557,746 364,609 513,680 358,836 309,512 1045,839 254,580 149,349 263,729 240,371 659,737
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 1420,502
89,868 158,693 144,637 396,981
937,334 219,394 309,094 215,919 186,241 629,306 153,186
3,641,150 200,497

Total U. S. Government
securities

24,559,137 1352,324

6,322,210 1479,786 2084,801 1456,357 1256,175 4244,605 1033,227 6o6,l44 1070,361 975,563 2677,584

Total loans and
securities

24,827,597 1360,409

6,332,665 1487,180 2102,308 1485,952 1284,189 4299,270 1041,197 611,829 1078,506 989,493 2754,599

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




22

175,186

1
3,325

288,020
6,165
52,819

3,931,573

146,368

7,862

1/ 6
20,977

780,956

7,460

36,522

50,843,397 2751,250 12,992,539

2
7,645
258,135
4,796

8,658

2

7,661

391,788
5,187
12,847

1
28,4l6

287,818

4,681
8,723

1
42,212
260,833
3,958
8,185

1

3
17,735

8,620

24,786

6,044

691,967 159,674
2,886
6,4lO

1
9,533
98,775
1,019

3,595

1
5,140
197,040
2,204

6,981

1
7,855
150,747
581
6,350

2

16,067

365,820
7,472
15,815

3101,616 4478,477 2942,262 2608,596 8979,560 2116,879 1246,523 2163,115 1935,951 5526,629

l/ After deducting $16,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON MARCH 3, 1954
(In thousands of dollars)

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

Total

Boston

Federal Reserve notes
25,720,678 1581,209
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve accts. 19,540,314 788,025
U.S.Treasurer-general acct
528,262
29,578
Foreign
475,782
28,206
Other
401,518
3,064

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

5,709,017 1835,828 2388,903 1771,262 1371,911 4972,649 1168,866

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

634,702 1001,763 718,054 2566,514

5,896,983 912,567 1516,182 817,052 913,741 3228,879 722,185 467,281 906,061 955,961 2415,397
6l,042
35,734
51,948
41,332
35,790
82,184
34,868
22,493 34,647 29,569
1/147,460 34,218 42,541 23,582 19,883 64,274 17,571 11,560 17,571 21,733 69,077
47,183
337,949
2,428
6,217
3,436
1,783
690
8,085
1,615
3,483
31,818
950

Total deposits
Deferred avail, cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends

20,945,876 848,873 6,443,434 984,947 1616,888 885,402 971,197 3376,027 782,709 502,949 961,762 1008,213 2563,475
3,070,088 253,251
528,895 199,705 371,490 226,982 215,085 475,051 121,117 79,450 156,067 158,525 284,470
15,986
811
4,711
895
1,889
698
689
2,779
516
510
552
580
1,356

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

49,752,628 2684,144 12,686,057 3021,375 4379,170 2884,344 2558,882 8826,506 2073,208 1217,611 2120,144 1885,372 5415,815
269,737 14,614
83,212
18,295
25,768
11,904
11,576
35,531
9,302
6,031 10,239 13,458 29,807
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

27,543

168,476

50,843,397

4 : $

3,011

10,702

7,319
39,318

4,489

11,548

1,006

14,885

3,349
10,915

762

9,342

1,429
25,302

521

8,383

1,073
5,589

1,137
8,139

1,307
7,668

2,140

16,685

2751,250 12,992,539 3101,616 4478,477 2942,262 2608,596 8979,560 2116,879 1246,523 2163,115 1935,951 5526,629

573

2/2,717

, 696

865

'1,334

748

479

47

4o4

127

1,307
25

357

235

357

865

442

959

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




26,900,312 1664,708 5,927,009 1955,200 2504,325 1860,421 1445,962 5147,319 1229,696 651,778 1029,976 752,692 2731,226
11,093,000 640,000
137,800
7,170
17,255,000 1200,000
28,485,800 1847,170

800,000 1050,000 625,000 435,000 2400,000 355,000 175,000 280,000 283,000 1380,000
4,920
—
28,800
—
—
7,400
5,195
7,575
—
71,485
3,600,000 1200,000 1550,000 1300,000 1100,000 2900,000 960,000 500,000 800,000 525,000 1620.000

2,670,000
5,255

6,275,255 2004,920 2600,000 1953,800 1535,000 5300,000 1322,400

1/ After deducting $328,304,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks,
2/ After deducting
$6,674,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks,
* Last week1s figures revised to 3,315 and 1,49^-, respectively.

680,195 1087,575

808,000 3071,485