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BOARD OF GOVERNORS Of # E FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.1

(For Immediate Release)

May 13, I95I+

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

During the week ended May 12, Member bank reserves increased
$274 million. The principal changes supplying reserves were an increase of
$210 million in Reserve Bank credit and decreases of $75 million in Treasury
deposits with Federal Reserve Banks and $22 million in Foreign deposits with
Federal Reserve Banks. The principal offsetting change was an increase of
$29 million in Other deposits with Federal Reserve Banks.
The increase of $210 million in Reserve Bank credit resulted from
increases of $128 million in Loans, discounts and advances and $8l million
in Float.

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

May 12,
1954

Change since
May 5,
May 13,
1954
1953

(In millions of dollars)

24,632
--

269
582

•»«• —

+ 781
- 28

25,484
21,970
4,952

+128
+ 81
+210
+ 1
+ 1

+

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)

29,759
84o
542
579
357
848

+
+
+
-

3
3
75
22
29
1

- 86
- 445
+ 114
- 39
9
+ 68

Member bank reserves

19,481

+274

- 431

18,736
745

-112
+386

- 546
+ 115

685

- 24
+ 24

+ 54
-1,139

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

174

-

998

102
347
591
111

U. S. Government securities held in custody by the Federal Reserve Banks
for foreign account were $2,934 million, an increase of $88 million for the week
and an increase of $527 million from the comparable date a year ago.




H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Change since
May 5,
May 13,
1954
1953

May 12,
1954

ASSETS
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

24,632,337

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

24,901,615
22
139,679
3,867,459
53,476
195,112
50,007,979

+
+
+
+

5,364
336,182
102
7,860
453,657

25,467,06?

-

14,539

- 114,158

19,481,196
542,030
579,025
357,148
20,959,399

+ 274,605
- 75,045

- 431,289
+ 113,869

3,285,009

+ 206,356
+ 254,520

8,714
- 364,792
- 34,851

49,730,530

+ 447,105

- 514,808

+

+
+

20,417,100
866,239
21,283,339
367,277
268,029
1,249

4,998
4,648
+
350
13,802
+ 128,349
20
+
-

-

1,910,975
6,051,191
13,029,021
3,641,150
24,632,337

- - — m
— -

— *»

— «•

LIABILITIES
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
CAPITAL
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit
and F. R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

271,329
625,013
27,543
153,564

— —

-

-

+1,351,221
+1,055,475
744,650
880,825
+ 781,221
28,400
+ 752,821

128,329
mm —

-

-

-

•» —

+

221,003
121,494
99,509
+
40,932
995,766
2,4l4
-

+

mm

+

21,870
28,666

+

768

78
•

-

-

+
-

-

245,359
1
5,059
136,849
3,936
25,883
467,792

38,658

13,750
40,337
*»

— —

+

6,474

45.8%

.2$

13,302
2,4l3

3,103
486

7,071

.2$
19,603
247

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, MAY 12, 1954
(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
234,270
18,759
15,000

Industrial
loans
5
194
1,007
44

268,029

1,249

U. S. Government
securities
495,100
3,102,241
12,277,575
6,307,260
1,035,304
1,414,857
24,632,337

STATEMENTOF CONDITIONOF TOE FEDERAL RESERVE-BANKS ON MAY 12, 1954
(In thousands of dollars)

H.4.1(b)

ASSETS
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

Boston

New York

Phila,

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

20,417,100 977,266 5,657,339 1230,851 1720,636 1017,549 933,269 3674,734 765,287 491,257 876,782 727,151 2344,979

21,283,339 1029,904 5,832,709 1289,691 1800,100 1085,070 990,037 3823,281 813,826 516,425 917,554 756,905 2427,837
367,277

268,029

1,249

23,941
13,219

69,101

78,820

21,943
7,027
l,l4l

30,076
9,441

488,124 116,298 163,784
1,910,975 105,444
6,051,191 333,893 1,545,668 368,263 518,629
13,029,021 718,915 3,328,029 792,921 1116,679
3,641,150 200,911
930,066 221,593 312,072

66,327
6,298 108,247

16,789
1,650

41,992
17,746

112,552 97,328 334,073 79,965 46,928 82,447 75,090
356,403 308,193 1057,857 253,212 148,599 261,073 237,776
767,383 663,582 2277,707 545,199 319,953 562,124 511,962
214,457 185,447 636,539 152,364 89,416 157,094 143,075

208,942

19,510
4,768

34,166

23,834
13,899

9,809
4,075

108

9,789
2,839

661,625

1424,56?
398,116

Total U. S. Government
securities

24,632,337 1359,163 6,291,887 1499,075 2111,164 1450,795 1254,550 4306,176 1030,740 604,896 1062,738 967,903 2693,250

Total loans and
securities

24,901,615 1372,382 6,370,707 1507,243 2120,605 1455,563 1260,848 4414,423 1044,639 609,079 1065,577 969,553 2710,996

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



22
1
3,342
139,679
3,867,459 300,512
53,476
6,097
195,112 10,546

1/ 6
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
23,113
6,653 15,803 20,560 15,489
7,673
4,666
7,602
8,766
18,443
7,569
700,654 264,325 347,937 308,978 295,554 617,659 173,456 104,226 187,445 184,859 381,854
4,640
7,564
6,4o6
5,136
4,977
1,014
3,978
2,875
2,457
575
7,757
48,468 11,764 16,783 11,595 10,601 33,487
8,429
8,842
8,589 21,283
4,725

50,807,979 2746,725 13,052,322 3107,618 4327,292 2901,160 2615,745 8977,075 2074,629 1249,945 2199,267 1946,037 5610,164
l/ After deducting $16,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON MAY 12, 1954
(In thousands of dollars)

E.4.1(c)
LIABILITIES

Total

Boston

New York

Fhila.

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

Federal Reserve notes
25,467,067 1574,444 5,679,186 1815,265 2362,325 1722,667 1364,036 4916,105 1148,061 629,490 990,822 715,549 2549,117
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve accts. 19,481,196 769,855 5,930,856 905,053 1453,482 791,799 883,071 3244,951 683,547 446,643 941,933
959,737 2470,269
U.S.Treasurer-general acct. 542,030 24,421
124,141 34,599 43,419 39,204 35,981 61,236 26,937 33,871 39,333 33,637 45,251
Foreign
579,025 35,014 1/171,466 42,476
52,808 29,274 24,682 79,786 21,812 14,350 21,812 26,978 58,567
Other
357,148
4.935
274,164
1,515 10,535
2.317
750
2,695
8,696
1,271
5,354
638 44,278
Total deposits
20,959,399 834,225 6,500,627 983,643 1560,244 862,594 944,484 3388,668 740,992 496,135 1008,432 1020,990 2618,365
Deferred avail, cash items 3,285,009 270,554
564,440 228,159 304,608 257,699 257,399 518,625 141,693 95,100 156,764 158,641 331,327
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
19,055
1,069
5,758
1,022
1,778
1,022
844
3,048
690
679
599
819
1,727
TOTAL LIABILITIES
49,730,530 2680,292 12,750,011 3028,089 4228,955 2843,982 2566,763 8826,446 2031,436 1221,324 2156,697 1895,999 5500,536
Capital paid in
12,047 11,689 35,613
271,329 14,629
83,368 18,434 26,036
9,378
6,060 10,366 13,539 30,170
Surplus (Section 7)
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
Surplus (Section 13b)
27,543
3,011
7,319
4,489
1,006
3,349
762
1,429
521
2,140
1,073
1,137
1,307
Other capital accounts
153,564 10,014
34,991 10,697 13,647 10,032
8,497 22,795
7,829
5,269
7,611
7.046
15,136
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
50,807,979 2746,725 13,052,322 3107,618 4327,292 2901,160 2615,745 8977,075 2074,629 1249,945 2199,267 1946,037 5610,164
Contingent liability on
acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

13,302
2,413

811

2/3,859

984

626

1,224
747

678

45

572
122

1,849
23

505

333

505
850

625

1,357

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




26,565,626 1628,761 5,893,519 1929,801 2464,645 1823,311 1455,255 5027,674 1192,111 643,681 1025,979 753,548 2727,341
11,043,000 640,000 2,670,000 800,000 950,000 625,000 485,000 2400,000 355,000 175,000 280,000 283,000 1380,000
125,286 11,816
70,660
5,325
3,595
—
—13,025
3,500
1,965
15,400
16,945,000 1200,000 3,600,000 1200,000 1550,000 1300,000 1000,000 2700,000 950,000 500,000 800,000 525,000
28,113,286 1851,816 6,340,660 2005^325 2500^000 1928^595 1485,000 5100/000 1318,'O25 678,500 1081^965 806^000 3015^400
l/ After deducting $407,540,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ After deducting $9,443,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.