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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)

March 8, 1951

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Member Bank Reserves and Related Items
During the week ended March 7> Member bank reserves decreased
$62 million. The principal changes reducing reserves were a decrease of
$135 million in Gold stock, and increases of $31 million in Money in Circulation,
$30 million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, $l6 million in
Foreign deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, and $15 million in Treasury cash
holdings. The principal offsetting changes were a decrease of $123 million in
Other deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, and an increase of $38 million in
Reserve Bank credit.
The increase of $38 million in Reserve Bank credit resulted from an
increase of $298 million in U. S. Government securities, and decreases of
$190 million in Loans, discounts and advances and $69 million in Float. Holdings
of U. S. Government securities reflected increases of $199 million in "Bonds and
$103 million in notes, and a decrease of $4 million in bills.

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items

March
1951

Change since
Feb. 28,
March 0,
1951
3-95Q

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

+4,333

22,179
211

+298
-190

836

- 69

23,226
21,951
4,639

+ 38
-135
- 1

+4,863

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)

27,219

+

495
855
210
724

+ 31
+ 15
+ 30
+ 16
-123
- 5

Member bank reserves

19,004

- 62

+2,746

18,373
631

- 32
- 30

+3,112

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




1,308

575

+

121

+

4o8

-2,394
+
38

+
-

114
l4
62
43

-

346
15

-

366

-

244

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STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Change since
Feb. 26,
Mar. 6,
1950
:
1951

Mar. 7,
1951
A S S E T S
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for F« R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves

20,115,402
20,710,19%

- 142,001
"
25
- 142,026

- 2,467,028
+
56,871
- 2,410,157

Other cash

340,215

-

18,823

+

53,347

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

207,314
3,7^4

- 190,243
+
138

+
+

120,027
1,277

-

iSB

+ 102,900

- 2,421,552
- 5,835,050
+13,801,383

+ 198,400
V 297:866

- 1.211,825
+ t.332,95b

22,389,888
24
144,719
3,264,075
40,393
158,651
47,049,159

+ 107,761

- 320,150

+ 4,454,260
9
+
36,746
+
768,341
+
6,139
+
36*408
+ 2,945,075

23,132,480

+

22,629

+

19,004,476
494,612
855,249
210,180
20,564,517
2,428,168
11,183
46,136,340

-

61,689

+ 2,746,731

+

29,471

+

16,369

1,523,172
15,063,883

Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected c«sSi its#*Bank premises
Otj^r assets
TOTAL ASSETS
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
C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section ljb)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

3,434

+
903
- 278,334
13

+ 10,382

- 123,146
- 138,995
- 208,828
+
198

- 324,996

227,997

81

27,543
146,249
47,048,159

4,765
320,150

510,022

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

47.4#
30,584

2,802

137,865

+

61,620

+
+

13,296
21,849

42,488
346,411
+ 2,419,452
+
359,921
234
+ 2,917,004

7,074
+ 2,945,075

.2
932
135

8.8$
4

22,861

4-

1,703

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, MARCH 7, 1951
(Callable Government securities classified according to nearest call date)

IlBr,.,.

Over 5 years to 10 years




Discounts and
advances

—

Industrial
loans

U. S. Government
securities

4 f|
"

- r i f f -

nik 9=;n

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STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE F E D E R A L R E S E R V E BANKS ON M A R C H 7 ,
(In thousands o f dollars)

A S S

E T S

Gold certificates
R e d e m p t i o n fund for
F . R. notes
T o t a l gold certificate
reserves
Other c a s h
Discounts and advances
I n d u s t r i a l loans
U . S . G o v t , securities
Bills
Notes
Bonds

Total

Boston

20,115,402

755,240

m .

53,028

20,710,194

808,268

Rich.

6,578,333 1152,590 1393,511

822,533

22,389,888 1486,215

Due from foreign b a n k s
24
F . R . n o t e s of o t h e r b a n k s 1 4 4 , 7 1 9
Uncollected cash items 3 , 2 6 4 , 0 7 5
B a n k premises
40,393
Other assets
158,651

2
^^99
258,666
l,p64
—

47,048,159 2606,172

371,521

722,845

Q9r032

42,349

21,811

34.749

880,038 4186,447

630,078

393,332

757,594

56,465
17,260

13,353
17,700

6,790
8,067
178

11,776
6,428

82,189
240,808
812,832 2246,853
301.726
834,041

11,690
821,268
304,858

48,355
478,218
177,516

71,717
709,268
263,283

43,720

29,695
23,026

21,544
9,625

26,946
1,958

127

30

101,280
95,838
142,280
1001,643
947,820 1407,117
371.814
351,834
522,328

5,1X1,224 1395,492 2071,725 1474,737

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

587,729

883,197

20,858
28,510
2,645

Chicago St.Louis

836,318 4087,415

6,625,696 1201,421 1464,146

492,350
3,368,480
1,250,394

48.831

Atlanta

60,664

14,097
1,523,172
15,063,883 1069,219
396,899
5.591,775

T o t a l loans a n d
securities

Phila.

70.635

hi

36,439
6,000

340,215
207,314
3,#4

22,178,830 1480,215




Cleve.

60,472
80,240
26

Total U.S.Government
securities

TOTAL ASSETS

New York

1951

Dallas S a n F r a n .
512,675 2294,692
25,185

47,42;

537,860 2342,117
12,411
3,000

43,466
5,500
738

72,886
149,682
720,837 1480,328
267.578
549,504

1196,747

3321,702 1137,816

704,089 1044,268 1061,301 2179,514

5,191,490 1426,647 2094,751 1484,489 1198,735

3338,962 1155,516

712,334 1050,696 1064,301 2185,752

l! 11 :15 Hit II

1
3,829
90,277
1,109
4,964

12,546,682 2880,232 3923,151 2687,607

2368,399

1
7,318
166,672
2,591
7,641

1
6,671
156,639
671
7,475

2
13,441
273,410
6,069
15,593

8191/467 1961,645 1212,636 2004,289 1766,029 4879,850

1 / A f t e r deducting * 1 7 , 0 0 0 participations o f otler Federal Reserve B a n k s .

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T T A g T L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
D

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE h & E R A L RESERVE BANKS OK MARCH 7, 1951
(in thousands of dollars)
Total

2mhei 3 bank-reserve accts. 19,004,476
U.S.Treasurer-general acct,
494,612
vorltan
855,249
Other
210,180

Total deposits
Deferred avail, cash items
°a^uedadiiidendsand
TOTAL LIABILITIES
capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7 )
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

Contingent liability on
acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

Boston

23,132,480 l4o6,o87

New York

8 3 8 , 3 8 8 6,194,850
39,377
71,526
52,638 1 / 266,880
3,958
143,352

20,564,517
2,428,168

934,361
207,249

11,183

701

Phila.

Cleve,

Rich,

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

5,208,055 1636,305 2073,149 1568,136 1252,166 4475,853 1073,924

Mpls. Kans.Cy.
912,484

621,186 2298,712

606,423

Dallas SanFran,

888,007 1400,202
60,121
53,947
67,071
78,957
1,025
5,604

768,6l4
38,441
42,450
3,671

820,584 3015,207
41,430
46,445
35,658 117,162
491
4,349

676,537
24,838
31,413
6,560

452,369
39,998
21,225
1,469

862,728
29,197
31>13
2,247

935,832 2 1 5 1 , 1 5 8
28,069
21,223
31,413
78,969
874
36,580

6 , 6 7 6 , 6 0 8 1016,224 1538,710
. 392,363 156,534 225,626

853,176
217,156

898,163 3183,163
176,733 404,544

739,348
111,686

515,061
65,905

925,585
129,723

996,188 2287,930
132,75 207,874

273

34l

368

3,517

594

1,281

550

445

1,593

4l8

1,102

46,136,3^8 2548,398 1 2 , 2 8 0 , 5 4 3 2 8 0 9 , 6 5 7 3 8 3 8 , 7 6 6 2 6 3 9 , 0 1 8 2 3 2 7 , 5 0 7 . 8 0 6 5 , 1 5 3 1 9 2 5 , 2 3 1 1 1 8 7 , 7 3 0 1 9 6 8 , 1 6 0 1 7 5 0 , 5 6 7 4 7 9 5 , 6 1 8

227,997
510,022
27,5^3
146,249

12,284
32,246
3,011
10,233

73,770
153,290
7,319
31,760

15,981
39,710
4,489
10,395

21,810
48,014
1,006
13,555

10,105
25,167
3,349
9,968

9,320
22,369
762
8,44l

29,277
75,345
1,429
20,263

7,517
5,208
8,566
10,020
24,139
20,295
13,168
19,047
16,852
44,519
521
1,073
1,137
1,307
2,l4o
8,081
5,457
7,379
7,283
13,434
„ ,
^
, n
, .
- ^
n,
47,048,159 2 6 0 6 , 1 7 2 12,546,682 2 8 8 0 , 2 3 2 3923,151 2 6 8 7 , 6 0 7 2368,399 8 1 9 1 , 4 6 7 1 9 6 1 , 6 4 5 1 2 1 2 , 6 3 6 2 0 0 4 , 2 8 9 1 7 8 6 , 0 2 9 4 8 7 9 , 8 5 0

30,584
2,802

1,896
—

2/9,387
—

2,4l6
1,426

2,84$
473

1,529
54

1,284
—

4,221
222

1,132
--

1,132
—

765
—

1,132
490

2,845
137

23,979,665 1481,582

5,386,040 1688,757 2157,7^2 1 6 3 5 , 9 6 6 1334,069 4565,645 1116,292

615,302

937,871

12,769,000 440,000
151,295
6,000
12,040,000 1100,000
t-,960^295 1546^000
2h\

4,470,000 750,000 7 6 5 , 0 0 0 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 550,000 2710,000 300,000
75,040
28,510
—
9,050
—
—
17,700
1,000,000 1000,000 1425,000 1165,000 800,000 1900,000 900,000
5,545,040 1778,510 2190,000 1674,050 1350,000 4610,000 1217,700

190,000
8,067
450,000
648,067

280,000 214,000 1600,000
6,428
—
500
7(^,00^500,000 1100,000
986,428 714,000 2700,500

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




l/ After deducting $$88,357,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ After deducting $21,197*000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks,

6 5 8 , 8 9 1 2401,508