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FEDERAL

RESERVE

Factors Affecting Bank Reserves and
Condition Statement of F.R. Banks
H.^l

*

For immediate release
May l6,
1963

The average of daily figures of total member bank reserves held during
the week ended May 15 decreased a net of $72 million to $19*6^ million. Estimated
currency and coin of member banks increased $190 million and their reserve balances
at the Federal Reserve Eanks decreased $262 million. Estimated required reserves
decreased $179 million; and estimated excess reserves increased $107 million to
$^69 million. Excess reserves exceeded member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve
Banks by $270 million, compared with the revised figure of $252 million the week
before.
The principal changes reducing average reserve balances with Federal
Reserve Banks were decreases of $115 million in U. S. Government securities^held
under repurchase agreement, $7^* million in Federal Reserve float, and $36 million
in gold stock, and increases of $178 million in currency in circulation^and
$78 million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks. The principal off­
setting changes were increases of $98 million in U. S. Government securities
bought outright and $89 million in member bank borrowings. Total Reserve Bank
credit decreased
million.
As of Wednesday, May 15> holdings of U. S. Government securities bought
outright were $2+0 million lower than a week earlier, U. S. Government securities
held under repurchase agreement were $53 million lower, and member bank borrowings
were $260 million higher. Outright holdings of bills decreased $40 million.
Holdings of certificates increased $867 million and notes decreased $867 million,
reflecting the exchange of $ 2,393 million certificates and $867 million notes
maturing May 15 for $3,260 million of 3-l/4 per cent certificates maturing May 15,1964.
Member bank reserves,
Reserve Bank credit,
and related items
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securities-Bought outright--System account
Held under repurchase agreement
Acceptances--bought outright
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 daily figures
Week ended Change from week ended
May l6,
May 15,
May 8,
1962
1963
1963
(In millions of dollars)

31,211
122
45
199
30
1,471
33,077

15,828
5,570
5V7VT5
34,933
4i6
1,047

156
189
984
377725

16,750
2,894
197644
19,175

469

Wednesday,
May 15,
1963

+ 98
-115
+ 1

+ 1 ,7C0
+ 101
+
12

+ 89
- 1
- 74
- 4
- 36
- 10
T -49

+ 135
35
+ 195
+2,107
- 628
25
+1,454

+178
- 19
+ 78
- 16
- 2
- 6
+212

+1,527
7
+ 510
63
- 153
12
+ 1,801

34,964
4l8

-262
+190

+
-

16,830

- 72
-179

+107

348
177

171
153

31,184
105
44

612
30
1,421
33,396

15,828
5/T2
547796

1,050
167
193
1,173
377965

3,234
20,664
i 19,198

18

On May 15, 1963, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $7>6>32 million, an increase of
$67 million for the week and an incre8.se of $2,022 million from the comparable
date
a year ago.



866

H. 4.1(a)

'

CONSOLIDATED s t a t e m e n t o f c o n d i t i o n
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
(in millions of dollars)

May 15,
19.63.__
A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves

+
-

12
2
10

+

260

14,438
9,695
4,379
31,185
105
31,289

+
-

867
867

-

40
53
93

- 532
+8,932
-7,297
+ 627
+1,730
+ 105
+1,835

31,975

+

167

+ 2,208

14, 264
1,270
*

Cash
Discounts and advances
Acceptances--bought Outright
U. S. Government securities:
Bought outright—
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government securities

(335)

Change since
May l6,
May 8,
1962
1963

u33f
352
642
44

(1,295)

6,360
103
278
(1,630) 54,602

Cash items in process of collection
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS
L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
U. S. Treasurer--general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits

(335)

4o

--

+1,375
__

(1,295)

+1,568

59

+
-

16,830
1,050
167

+
+

80
(1,630) 53,128

£ A £ I £ A L a c c o u n t s
Capital paid in”
~
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

(1,630)

479
934
6l

54,602

281

36

+

4,939

8
362
11

4
+
42
+1,888

193

Deferred availability cash items
Other liabilities and accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

+
+

+

743

- 249
+1,279

29,869

18,240

112
631

4

2,672

Total loans and securities

+
-

+

66
16
1
108

+1,187
+
1
+1,332
--

53
+1,279

278
423
44

168
67

+ 311
+
5
+1,817
+
+

25
46
--

+ 1,888

Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit
and F. R. note liabilities combined (com­
puted from figures as shown on the fol­
lowing pages--not consolidated)
- .1/
32 .l/o
- 2 .31o
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
-25
83
* Fibres in parentheses are the eliminations made in the consolidating process;
see comparahle figures on combined basis on the following pages. __________
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, MAY 15, 1963
(Acceptances and securities held under repurchase agreement are classified as
maturing within 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)

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
DigitizedTotal
for FRASER
** Less than $500,000.


Discounts and
advances
640
2
**
--- -

652

Acceptances
13
31
--

-- --

55

U. S. Government securities
Changes
Holdings
during week
gsf
-3, 507
+ 182
1,599
+6,247
18,870
8,248
-2, 787
- 228
2, 020
-165
31,289
93

STATEMENT

H.4.1(h)

To ta l

of c o n d i t i o n of e a c h f e d e r a l r e s e r v e e a n k o n m a y

B o s to n

P h ila ­
d e lp h ia

New
Y o rk

C le v e ­
la n d
(in

R ic h ­
mond
m illio n s

A tla n ta

15, 1963

C h ic a g o

S t.
L o u is

M in n e ­
a p o lis

Kansas
C it y

D a lla s

San
F ra n ­
c is c o

o f d o lla r s )

A S S E T S
G o ld c e r t i f i c a t e a c c o u n t
R e d e m p tio n f u n d f o r F . R . n o t e s
T o t a l g o ld c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e rv e s
F . R . n o te s
G th e r ca sh

o f o th e r Banks

D is c o u n ts an d advances
A c c e p ta n c e s :
B ou ght o u t r ig h t
U . S . G o v e rn m e n t s e c u r i t i e s :
Bought o u tr ig h t—
B ills
C e rt if ic a te s
N o te s
Bonds
To ta l
H e l d u n d e r r e p u r c h a s e a g re e m e n t
To ta l U.

S . G o v e rn m e n t s e c u r i t i e s

T o t a l lo a n s a n d s e c u r i t ie s
C ash ite m s i n p ro c e s s
c o lle c tio n
B a n k p r e m is e s
O th e r a s s e ts
T O T A L A S S ETS




Ik, 26k

1,270
15,534'

743
70
813

3,717
309
4,026.

782
73
855

1,219
111
1,330

938
103
i,o4i"

734
73

578
54

807

2,4l8
226
2,644

632

287
28
315

570
50

620

608 1,670
38
135
646 1,805

335

14
23

89
58

28
18

19
32

22
29

36
32

30
6l

12
17

22

352

8

11
10

17
11

35
53

642

11

306

2

52

53

18

57

18

5

60

3

57

147
791
531

221
1,191

178

146
790
530
240
1,706

444
2,398

107

56
303
204

44

44

2,672
14,438

9,695
4,379
31,184
105

l4o
755

507
229
1,631"

666
3,599
2,417
1,091
7,773
105

240
1,709
--

800
361
2,573
_ _

963
647
293
2,c8l
--

—

579
388
l,6 ll
175
727
5,180' 1,249
---

92
“ 655"

114

617
4l4

187

—

1,332
--

351
1,900
1,275
168
576
1,193 4,102
102
552
371

-—

——

31,289

1,631

7,878

1,709

2,573

2, C 8 l

1,706

5,180

1,249

655

1,332

1,193

4,102

31,975

1,642

8,228

1,7H

2,625

2,134

1,724

5,237

1,267

660

1,392

1,196

4,159

451

1,500

16

16

1,297
23
42

223

8
71

593
5
17

592
l4

278

644
7
24

360

3
14

463
3

6
10

4
6

382
7
13

327
12
13

823
11
36

56,232

2,960

13,980

3,094

4,681

3,841

3,221

9,334

2,304

1,238

2,435

2,222

6,922

of

7,655
103

~

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE RANK ON MAY 15, 1963

HA.l(c)

Total

Boston

New
York

Phila­
delphia

Cleve­
land

Rich­
mond

Atlanta Chicago

St.
Louis

Minne­
apolis

Kansas Dallas
City

1 San
|
Fran­
cisco

1,205

893

3,228

802

880

882
71
9
1
963

2, 568
125
21
51
2, 765

(in millions of dollars)
L I A B I L I T I E S
2,6l6

2,425

1,719

5,459

1,263

573

706

86l
51
9
1

619
77
5
1

922

2,484
84
23
1
2, 592

702

377
6l
4
1
443

493

494

1, 062

286

186

284

279

721

7
4,546

5
3,770

4

13

9,126

2
1, 204

3
2,372

3
2,138

12

3,139

3
2,254

6,726

44

27
51
4

67

16

132
9

32
2

11
22
1

20

4

23
44
4

3

28
53
3

64
124
8

3,094

4 ,681

3,84i

3,221

9,334

2 ,304

1,238

2,435

2,222

6,922

5

8

4

4

12

3

2

3

5

11

658

1,238

945

3,374

130

290
59

215
—

Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
U.S. Treasurer-general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits

30,204

1,788

7,222

16,830
1, 050

663

193

7^
8
*

4,820
199

18,2k0

7^5

5,198

811

1,297
59
15
1
1,372

Deferred availability cash items
Other liabilities and accrued
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

6,234

353

l, 143

382

551

4
80
54,758 2,890

20
13,583

4
3,010

23

129

44
3

251

87

17

27
54
3

56,232 2,960

13,980

4

2/22

167

l/k9

130

1,813
751
51
9
•3f

130
8
3
847

68
7
3

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Contingent liability on accept­
ances purchased for foreign
correspondents

479
934

61

83

4o

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS* ACCOUNTS
F. R. notes outstanding
Collateral for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate account
Eligible paper
U. S. Government securities
Total collateral

After deducting
Digitized2/
for FRASER


31,511

1,833

7,524

1,887

2,783

2,5^1

1,787

5,6o4

1,337

7,253
76
25,470

443

1,600

580

620

400

i,4oo

--

465
*

--

--

1,434

6,100

1,500

2,250

1,986

1,450

4,500

310
17
1,100

32,799

1,877

7,700

1,965

2,630

2,6c6

1,850

5,900

1,427

—

$ 6l million participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

—

--

--

550
680

800
-—

1, 000

800

2,800

1,349

1, 015

3,6co

* Lefts than $500,000.