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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4,1

(For Immediate R e l e a s e )

March 6 , 1952

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Member Bank Reserves and R e l a t e d Items
During t h e week ended March 5, Member bank r e s e r v e s i n c r e a s e d $77 m i l l i o n .
The p r i n c i p a l changes s u p p l y i n g r e s e r v e s were i n c r e a s e s of $180 m i l l i o n i n Gold
s t o c k and $133 m i l l i o n i n Reserve Bank c r e d i t , and d e c r e a s e s of $42 m i l l i o n i n
T r e a s u r y d e p o s i t s w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Banks and $12 m i l l i o n i n T r e a s u r y c a s h h o l d i n g s . The p r i n c i p a l o f f s e t t i n g changes were i n c r e a s e s of $88 m i l l i o n i n Other
d e p o s i t s w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Banks, $77 m i l l i o n i n F o r e i g n d e p o s i t s w i t h F e d e r a l
Reserve Banks, $74 m i l l i o n i n Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n , and $52 m i l l i o n i n Other F . R.
accounts ( n e t ) .
The i n c r e a s e of $133 m i l l i o n i n Reserve Bank c r e d i t r e s u l t e d from an i n c r e a s e of $213 m i l l i o n i n F l o a t and d e c r e a s e s of $41 m i l l i o n i n U. S . Government
s e c u r i t i e s and $39 m i l l i o n i n Loans, d i s c o u n t s and a d v a n c e s . Holdings of U. S .
Government s e c u r i t i e s r e f l e c t e d a d e c r e a s e of $ 4 l m i l l i o n i n c e r t i f i c a t e s .

Member Bank R e s e r v e s
and R e l a t e d Items

March 5,
1952

Change s i n c e
March 7 ,
Feb. 27,
1951
1952

( i n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
Reserve Bank c r e d i t :
U. S . Government s e c u r i t i e s
Loans, d i s c o u n t s and advances
Float
Total
Gold s t o c k
Treasury currency outstanding

22,514
3 8 8

981
2 3 , 8 8 3
2 3 , 2 9 0
4 , 7 2 6

Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n
Treasury cash holdings
T r e a s u r y d e p o s i t s w i t h F . R. Banks
F o r e i g n d e p o s i t s w i t h F . R. Banks
Other d e p o s i t s w i t h F . R. Banks
Other F . R. a c c o u n t s ( n e t )

28,464

Member bank r e s e r v e s

19,787

Required r e s e r v e s ( e s t i m a t e d )
Excess r e s e r v e s ( e s t i m a t e d )
Daily average excess r e s e r v e s (estimated)




1 , 2 9 6
6 7 0
6 0 0

295
7 8 7

- 41
- 39
+213
+133
+180
+ 4

+
+
+

335
177
145

+

6 5 7

+
+
+
+

+1,245
12
+ 175
- 255

74
12
42
77
88
52

+ 77

+1,339
+

8 7

+

8 5

+

63

+

783

^64

+106

+
-

935
152

6 3 6

-

-

23

1 9 , 2 3 9 - ' ^

-

2 9

2

H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
March 5,
1952

A S S E T S
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Redemption f u n d f o r F . R. n o t e s
T o t a l gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s

F e b r u a r y 27,p March 7 ,
1 9 5 2
1951

21,386,252

+

22,092,334

2 0 0 , 0 0 1

+

43
199,958

-

7 0 6 , 0 8 2

+ 1 , 2 7 0 , 8 5 0
+
1 1 1 , 2 9 0
+ l,382,lk)

Other cash

395,597

-

2 3 , 7 2 3

+

55,382

Discounts and advances
I n d u s t r i a l loans
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
T o t a l U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s

383,814
4,584

—

3 8 , 6 7 2

+
+

176,500
840

-

393

-

w w w

1 1 , 8 0 9 , 8 0 6

T o t a l l o a n s and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from f o r e i g n banks
F. R, n o t e s of o t h e r banks
U n c o l l e c t e d c a s h items
Bank p r e m i s e s
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS

-

5,068,073
5,635,823
22,513,702

-

41,250

22,902,100

-

80,315

—— —
— — —

28

—— —
-

1 7 6 , 7 8 6

3,605,427

-

+

44,161

156,290
49,372,723

L I A B I L I T I E S
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s
Deposits:
Member b a n k - - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t s
U. S. T r e a s u r e r - - g e n e r a l a c c o u n t
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
D e f e r r e d a v a i l a b i l i t y c a s h items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s and a c c r u e d d i v i d e n d s
TOTAL LIABILITIES
C A P I T A L ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
S u r p l u s ( S e c t i o n 7)
S u r p l u s ( S e c t i o n 13b)
Other c a p i t a l a c c o u n t s
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

41,250

-

4,015
155,757
66
45,604
109,390

24,408,495

+

50,732

19,787,465

+

+

77,869
41,514
77,324
88,744
202,423

-

3 6 8 , 8 9 6

6 7 0 , 0 0 5

-

6 0 0 , 1 1 1

+
+

295,394
"21,352,975
2,624,280
14,531
48,400,281

-

241,684
538,342
27,543
164,873
49,372,723

R a t i o of gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s t o d e p o s i t
and F. R. n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s combined
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on a c c e p t a n c e s purchased
for foreign correspondents
I n d u s t r i a l l o a n commitments
- I / F e b r u a r y 27 f i g u r e r e v i s e d

+

334
116,075
556

1,523,172

+ 1 1 , 8 0 9 , 8 0 6
-

+
+

9,995,810
44,048
334,872

512,212
4
32,067
341,352
3,768
2,361
+ 2,324,564
+
+
+
+
+

+ 1 , 2 7 6 , 0 1 5
+
+
-

+
+
+
+

7 8 2 , 9 8 9

175,393
255,138
85,214
7 8 8 , 4 5 8

196,112
3,348
2,263,933
13,687

+

2 8 , 3 2 0
6 , 1 2 9
-

48.31°

+

9,708
7,004

-

4-

109,390
. 2

+
+

<t>+

4oo
1 / 1 8 3

• 18,624
2,324,564

. .9$
2 0 , 8 7 6

+

4,202

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, MARCH 5 , 1952
( C a l l a b l e Government s e c u r i t i e s c l a s s i f i e d a c c o r d i n g t o n e a r e s t c a l l d a t e )
Discounts and
advances
Within 15 days
l 6 t o 90 days
91 days t o 1 y e a r
Over 1 year t o 5 y e a r s
Over 5 y e a r s t o 10 y e a r s
Over 10 y e a r s
Total



361,837
21,977

Industrial
loans

868
7 1 8

1,954
1,044
383,814

U. S. Government
securities

4,584

13,430,031
5,102,256
1,352,710
2,628,705
22,513,702

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON MARCH 5, 1952
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )

H.4.1(b)
A S S E T S

21,386,252

747,6l4

706,082

62,ll8

T o t a l gold c e r t i f i c a t e
reserves
22,092,334

809,732

Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Redemption f u n d f o r
F . R. n o t e s

Other c a s h
395,597
D i s c o u n t s and advances
383,814
I n d u s t r i a l loans
4,584
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s :
Certificates
11,809,806
Notes
5,068,073
Bonds
5,635,823

New York

Cleve.

Rich.

7 , 2 4 7 , 6 8 ? 1292,228 1452,046

933,442

75,496

Phila.

55,066

80,598

7 , 3 2 3 , 1 8 3 1347,294 1532,644

6 , 6 6 9

74,761
16,780

———

———

28,993

29,481
4,235
3,572

32,575
11,190
- - -

725,193 1177,414
311,210 5 0 5 , 2 7 7
346,073 5 6 1 , 8 8 0

6 5 , 2 0 8

998,650

Atlanta
8 2 9 , 2 1 8

49,225

8 7 8 , 4 4 3

Chicago S t . L o u i s
4121,777
1 1 6 , 7 2 1

CO

Boston

<
CO
cn
CVJ

Total

22,244
18,075
83

30,571

7 7 , 3 9 9

8 , 1 5 0

114,450

789,238
338,694
376,636

694,310
297,957
331,336

7 8 2

— - —

577,957

356,390

740,074

49,033

24,901

36,912

626,990

381,291

776,986

8,409
1,100
129

14,950

1 9 , 2 1 5
9 , 8 0 0
— - -

1824,261

648,428

375,563

7 8 2 , 8 6 5

2 7 8 , 2 6 8

1 6 1 , 1 7 0

8 7 0 , 5 6 6

309,441

179,225

3 4 7 7 , 6 9 2

1236,137

800,623
343,580
382,069

2,542,309
1,091,009
1,213,229

T o t a l U, S. Government
securities
2 2 , 5 1 3 , 7 0 2 1526,272

4,846,547

T o t a l l o a n s and
securities

4,863,327 1390,283 :2255,761 1522,726 1332,535 3592,142 1245,937

22,902,100 1532,941

Due from f o r e i g n banks
28
F . R . n o t e s of o t h e r banks 1 7 6 , 7 8 6
U n c o l l e c t e d c a s h i t e m s 3,605,427
Bank p r e m i s e s
44,161
Other a s s e t s
156,290
TOTAL ASSETS




4 9 , 3 7 2 , 7 2 3

2
4,343
313,835
1,008
11,747
2 7 0 2 , 6 0 1

1 / 8

18,868
672,543
7,574
33,215

1 3 8 2 , 4 7 6

2
6,934
222,249
2,843
9,509

12,993,479 3008,595
l/

2244,571

3
7,418
316,386
4,795
16,223
4 1 6 5 , 8 0 5

1 5 0 4 , 5 6 8

1
48,385
277,415
4,172
10,518
2884,111

1323,603

1
26,799
235,304
3,110
9,292
2 5 1 6 , 0 5 5

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

4
15,090
5 6 9 , 8 7 2

6,516
23,441
8 5 2 2 , 9 6 2

1
7,209
147,558
3,230
8,327
2 0 5 8 , 4 6 7

1 2 , 8 1 5

.
5 6 7 , 9 6 9

243,739
271,044

D a l l a s SanFran.
596,493 2491,326
2 7 , 9 6 6

6 2 , 8 3 8

624,459 2554,164
14,301
4,700
1 8

42,698
175,850
T

558,096 1106,402
239,502 474,802
266,332 527,992

715,958 1082,752 1063,930 2109,196
717,187 1095,567
1
6,270
9 2 , 0 9 6

1,078
4 , 7 8 7

1
5,725
209,480
2,426
7,575

1211,119 2112,710

A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $20,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.

1068,648

1
9,228
191,557
6 5 0

7,241
1 9 1 6 , 0 8 5

2285,046
3
20,517
357,132
6,759
14,415
5280,734

STATEMENT OF UOJ.NDlTJ.ON OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON MARCH 5, 1952
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )

h.4.Hc;

Boston

New York

Phila.

2 4 , 4 0 8 , 4 9 5 1493,963
F e d e r a l Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c t s . 1 9 , 7 8 7 , 4 6 5 857,452
U.S.Treasurer-general acct.
670,005
38,054
37,293
Foreign
600,111
3,350
Other
295,394

5,390,913

1 7 3 0 , 8 6 8

6,302,214

9 2 0 , 6 2 1

L I A B I L I T I E S

Total

Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l , cash items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s and
accrued dividends

21,352,975
2,624,280

936,149
209,934

14,531

868

TOTAL LIABILITIES
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
S u r p l u s ( S e c t i o n 13b)
Other c a p i t a l a c c o u n t s
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

4 8 , 4 0 0 , 2 8 1

2640,914

2 4 1 ^ 6 8 4

1 3 , 0 8 1

.5 3. 8 ,. 3 4 2

34,192

C o n t i n g e n t l i a b i l i t y on
acceptances purchased
for f o r e i g n correspondents
I n d u s t r i a l l o a n commitments

27,543
164,873
4 9 , 3 7 2 , 7 2 3

9,708
7,004

3,011
II ,ko3
2 7 0 2 , 6 0 1

602

1 3 7 , 6 3 8
1 / 1 8 0 , 2 5 0

54,649
46,917

Gleve..

Rich.

Atlanta

2231,940

1723,157

1332,748

4 6 5 2 , 2 1 5

1499,287

8 3 9 , 4 2 8

8 9 6 , 6 7 8

3074,512

5 6 , 3 4 1

19,484

5 5 , 3 3 8

3 0 , 6 7 7

4,927

5,199

Chicago S t . L o u i s

3 8 , 7 2 8

2 5 , 8 6 4

8 3 , 6 0 8

2 2 , 8 5 7

3 , 4 5 1

2 , 6 4 5

8 , 1 6 9

1 , 4 5 0

7 7 1 , 5 1 9

4 8 6 , 5 4 2

6 , 8 4 7 , 4 8 7

1 0 2 4 , 8 8 5

1 6 1 5 , 8 9 3

8 9 4 , 7 8 8

9^9Ml 3338,311

1 7 7 , 6 2 4

2 2 5 , 8 3 1

2 1 3 , 2 7 9

188,792

1 2 , 7 1 5 , 5 0 2

76,348
159,743

7,319
34,567

12,993,479

2/2,931

8 3 0

1,792

2934,207 4075,456

701,765 443,367

1 7 7 , 5 4 6

2 , 6 9 8

3,963

722

663

394,279 111,281
2,372

6 2 0

2831,946

8 3 8 7 , 1 7 7

2 0 1 8 , 5 1 5

2 3 , 0 2 3

10,530

2 4 7 1 , 6 5 0

1 6 , 9 3 8

41,493

5 0 , 6 4 8

2 7 , 0 2 5

2 3 , 8 7 1

7 9 , 6 0 1

2 1 , 7 8 8

4,489

1,006

3,349

11,468

1 5 , 6 7 2

1 1 , 2 6 1

3 0 0 8 , 5 9 5

4 1 6 5 , 8 0 5

2 8 8 4 , 1 1 1

757
2,348

893
9 1 6

624,997

2 3 , 4 5 4

2 2 7 , 3 8 5

473,139

1135,095

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

9,97%
762
9,798

2 5 1 6 , 0 5 5

418

495
67

31,251

1,429
23,504
8 5 2 2 , 9 6 2

1,350
2,431

8,465
521
9,178

2 0 5 8 , 4 6 7

369

2 6 , 0 8 6

15,639

72,425
5 0 9

1184,473
5,449
14,063

1,073
6 , 0 6 1

1 2 1 1 , 1 1 9

2 5 2

9 6 5 , 0 7 2

D a l l a s SanFran.

686,297

2 4 4 1 , 2 3 0

907,091 971,199 2373,851
2 9 , 8 0 3
37,017
3 1 , 2 0 5
22,857
55,954
2 2 , 8 5 7
1,759
34,071
2 9 0
9 6 1 , 4 4 3

146,609

1 0 2 5 , 6 1 8

246,870

537

1,129

5 2 6

2 0 7 3 , 6 5 0

1 8 7 6 , 6 6 9

2 0 , 3 6 7

1 8 , 2 1 0

9,129

1,137
8,427

2 1 1 2 , 7 1 0

2 5 0 0 , 8 9 3 '

164,217

11,710
1,307

5 1 9 0 , 1 2 2
2 5 , 7 8 6

4?,341
2,140

8 , 1 8 9

15,345

1 9 1 6 , 0 8 5

5280,734

369

369

820

903

422

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F . R. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
C o l l a t e r a l f o r F.R^ n o t e s :
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
E l i g i b l e paper
U. S . Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
Total c o l l a t e r a l




2 5 , 3 7 7 , 4 8 2

12,724,000

1559,734

450,000

5 , 6 3 8 , 5 6 4

4,470,000

1 7 8 8 , 6 6 5

750,000

2323,729
7 6 0 , 0 0 0

1 8 0 3 , 8 6 6
5 8 0 , 0 0 0

12,700

1 3 , 5 7 5 , 0 0 0

6 , 6 6 9
1 3 0 0 , 0 0 0

1 2 , 5 8 0
4,235
l . i o o l o o o 1100',000 1625.000 1 3 0 0 ' , 0 0 0

2 6 , 5 3 4 , 6 4 9

1 7 5 6 , 6 6 9

5 , 7 8 2 , 5 8 0

235,649

1 8 5 4 , 2 3 5

2 3 8 5 , 0 0 0

1 8 9 2 , 7 0 0

1390,375

4 7 6 1 , 8 9 8

1 1 8 1 , 0 8 1

634,551

9 8 9 , 5 0 2

7 2 6 , 8 5 4

2 5 7 8 , 6 6 3

4 8 5 , 0 0 0

2 6 1 0 , 0 0 0

2 7 0 , 0 0 0

150,000

2 8 0 , 0 0 0

2 1 9 , 0 0 0

1 7 0 0 , 0 0 0

950,000
1 4 3 5 , 0 0 0

9,800

1,100

2 2 0 0 , 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 , 0 0 0

505,000

4 8 1 0 , 0 0 0

1 2 7 9 , 8 0 0

6 5 6 , 1 0 0

1 2 , 7 1 5

—

750,000

545,000

1 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ;

7 6 1 , 0 0 0

2 8 7 5 , 8 5 0

1 0 4 2 , 7 1 5

if A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $ 4 1 9 , 8 4 7 , 0 0 0 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Banks.
2/ After deducting
$ 6 , 7 7 7 , 0 0 0 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Banks.

1 7 5 , 8 5 0 1