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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.1

(For Immediate R e l e a s e )

May 17, 1951

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Member Bank Reserves and Related Items
During t h e week ended May 16, Member bank r e s e r v e s i n c r e a s e d
$239 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 an I n c r e a s e of
$207 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 $28 m i l l i o n i n Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n and $22 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. The
p r i n c i p a l o f f s e t t i n g change was an i n c r e a s e of $17 m i l l i o n i n F o r e i g n d e p o s i t s
with F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.
The i n c r e a s e of $207 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 i n c r e a s e s of $233 m i l l i o n i n F l o a t and $121 m i l l i o n i n Loans, d i s c o u n t s and advances,
and a d e c r e a s e of $147 m i l l i o n i n U. S,» Government s e c u r i t i 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 d e c r e a s e s of $165 m i l l i o n i n b i l l s and $8 m i l l i o n
i n n o t e s , and an i n c r e a s e of $26 m i l l i o n i n bonds.

May 16,

Member B a n k R e s e r v e s
and R e l a t e d Items

1951

Change since
May 9,
May 17 ,

1951

1950

(In m i l l i o n s o f d o l l a r s )
R e s e r v e Bank c r e d i t :
U. S . G o v e r n m e n t 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

22,397
547
969
23,913
21,755
4,643

-147
+121
+233
+207

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. B a n k s
F o r e i g n d e p o s i t s w i t h F . R. Banks
O t h e r d e p o s i t s w i t h F . R. Banks
O t h e r F . R. a c c o u n t s ( n e t )

27,287
1,297
745
911
303
695

- 28
- 1
- 22
+ 17
+ 2
- 1

+
+
+
+
-

Member b a n k r e s e r v e s

19,072

+239

+2,949

18,264
808

+ 28
+211

+2,989
40

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




(estimated)

605

--

--

+4,996
+ 465
+ 451
+5,912
-2,475
+
42
307
3
319
Ill
32
21

227

H.ii.l(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
Change s i n c e
May 1 7 ,
May 9 ,
1950
1951

May 1 6 ,
1951
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 P . R. n o t e s
Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s

19,880,901
630,441
20,511,342

2,632,531

- 10,000
+ 7,333
2,667

-

+

105,796

2,526,735

Other cash

325,381

+

2,431

+

120,528

D i s c o u n t s 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, 3 . Government s e c u r i t i e s

541,925
4,990

+120,353

+
+

462,455
2,449

848,824

-165,527

-

—

-

Total loans and s e c u r i t i e s
Due f r o m f o r e i g n b a n k s
F , R . n o t e s of o t h e r b a n k s
Uncollected cash items
Bank p r e m i s e s
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS

+

mm mm

14,904,633

-

C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
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
R a t i o of g o l d 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
a n d F . R. n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s c o m b i n e d
C o n t i n g e n t l i a b i l i t y on a c c e p t a n c e s p u r c h a s e d
f o r foreign correspondents
I n d u s t r i a l l o a n commitments

7,500

6,643,679
22,397,136

+ 26,300
-146,727

22,944,051
33

- 26,202

4,054,391
41,152 ^
189,6^
48,194^

+913,719

+

128,052

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member b a n k — r e s e r v e a c c o u n t s
Ue 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
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y cash items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s and a c c r u e d dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

172

+

- -

150

3,250,451

5,771,150
+13,285,233
+
732,979
+ 4,996,611
+
+
+
+

5,461,515
4
17,515

801,315
6,422

156

+

+ 7,309
+894,896

+
+

53,05U
3,933,618

2 3 , 1 5 1 , 2 6 8 - ^ - 28,142

+

355,631

3-^U

19,072,082
745,395

910,700
303,251

21,031,428
3,085,287
13,453
47,281,4^

so

229,279

510,022
27,543
11:5,732

+238,730
- 21,476
+ l6,689
+ 2,052
+235,995
+680,223
+ 1,111
+889,187

291
5,418
+894,096

2,948,731
319,560
111,477
+
32,360
+ 3,189,174
+
350,274
+
333
+ 3,895,412
+

4-

+

13,512

+

21,849

+
2,845
+ 3,933,618

10*3#

1+6
$1,26U
2,592

172
23

+

25,879
1,286

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, MAY l 6 , 1951
( 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 )
D i s c o u n t s and
advances
W i t h i n 15 d a y s
16 t o 9 0 d a y s
91 days t o 1 y e a r
Over 1 y e a r 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




524,734

Industrial
loans
316

17,040
151

2,818

541,925

' 4,990 "

545

1,311

U. S. Government
securities
533,241
4,016,361
8,471,707
4,436,766
1,031,904

H.4.1(b)
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON MAY. l 6 , 1 9 5 1
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
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

Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e

reserves

Other cash
D i s c o u n t s a n d advances
I n d u s t r i a l loans
U. S . G o v t , s e c u r i t i e s :

Bills
Notes
Bonds

T o t a l U. S . G o v e r n m e n t

securities

Total

Boston

New York

Cleve.

Rich.

19,880,901

638,368

6 , 4 8 4 , 1 2 5 1180,881 1421,828

760,746

630.441

57.808

20,511,342

696,176

325,381
541,925
4,990

38,896
7,636
—

62,042
296,844
26

848,824
58,474
1 4 , 9 0 4 , 6 3 3 1057,916
6 , 6 4 3 , 6 7 9 469,787

209,218
3,332,869
1.505,023

2 2 , 3 9 7 , 1 3 6 1586,177

5 , 0 4 7 , 1 1 0 1406,082 2087,446 1485,928 1205,829 3333,187 1218,344

709,432 1052,193 1069,355 2196,053

2 2 , 9 4 4 , 0 5 1 1593,813

5 , 3 4 3 , 9 8 0 1433,516 2122,460 1 4 9 6 , 0 l 4 1207,901 3403,922 1219,544

745,886 1066,021 1071,695 2239,299

52.394

Phila.

51.131

72,173

63,056

6 , 5 3 6 , 5 1 9 1232,012 1494,001

823,802

15,397
24,075
3,359

23,815
34,634
380

20,695
9,960
126

51,835
76,953
937,800 1392,242
4l6,447 618,251

54,778
991,054
440,096

Atlanta

Chicago S t . L o u i e

821,484 4173,596

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

525,479

315,144

724,814

104,432

43,860

23,587

34^63

866,093 4278,028

569,339

338,731

759,177

49,282
70,f35
—

14,278
1,200
—

7,731
36,300
154

11,228
13,828
—

44,453 122,877
804,239 2223,101
357,137 987.209

44,915
812,585
360,844

26,153
473,163
210,116

38,789
701,770
311.634

44,609
.

29,973
1,932
140

„

Dallas SanFran.

490,425 2344,011
26,803
„

56,225
.

517,228 2400,236
13,492
2,310
30

38,552
42,471
775

,

39,422
80,957
713,216 1464,678
316,717 650,418

T o t a l l o a n s and

securities
Due f r o m f o r e i g n b a n k s

i>'SH

2

l / 10

3

3

F . R . n o t e s of o t h e r banks 1 2 8 , 0 5 2 /
5,026
Unc o l l e e t e d c & eh i t e m s
4 , 0 5 4 , 3 9 1 339,437
Bank p r e m i s e s
41,152)
1,055
Other a s s e t s
189, feq 13.772

19,612
738,741
7,610
41,985

5,082
251,275
2,898
11.635

7,452
411,364
4,739
18,083

TOTAL ASSETS




33 /

2

26,285
344,705
3,o6l
12.728

1

5

13,089
272,108
2,197
10.118

15,205
715,775
5,669
28.158

1

1

8,602
3,220
173,317 1 1 0 , 4 i 8
3 , 4 3 9 / 6 1,104
10.QS2 7
6.009

1

1

3

6,845
183,220
2,559
9,140

5,195
176,216
669
9.054

12,439
337,815
6,152
18.836

4 8 , 1 9 4 ^ 2 2688,177 1 2 , 7 5 0 , 4 9 9 2951,818 4081,917 2727,292 2401,480 8496,044 1998,£±2 1213,100 2038,191 1793,550 5053,332
3.tU
A<>
l / A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $23,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r Federal Reserve Banks.

H.lul(c)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON MAY 1 6 , 1951
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )

r

Total/
Boston
L I A B I L I T I E S
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s
23,151,268 142^,186
Deposits;
Member b a n k - r e s e r v e a o c t s , 19,072,082 803,190
U.S.Treasurer-general acct
71,099
745,395
Foreign
910,700
54,957
Other
303,251
4,739

Phila.
Cleve.
R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago S t , L o u i s V M p l s , Kans.Cy.
New York
5 , 2 0 8 , 4 5 8 1633,917 2085,992 1550,61+3 1248,831 4500,760 1067,870 605,835 9 0 6 , 7 7 3
914,350 1427,992
82,547
71,495
84,165
1,349
4,817

778,737
40,327
45,250
3,874

796,782 3120,523

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

21,031,428

6 , 7 5 1 , 1 2 6 1048,230 1 5 9 9 , 5 2 1
5 2 0 , 7 3 5 1 9 8 , 4 2 9 310,558

868,188
259,263

890,593 3345,787
220,710 521,481

1,296

563

TOTAL LIABILITIES
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 accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

4 7 , 2 8 1 , 4 5 ^ 2 6 3 0 , 2 7 9 1 2 , 4 8 4 , 5 6 8 2881,298 3997,367 2678,657 2360,675 8369,931 1962,047 1188,155 2001,974 1757,860 4968,625
24,392
10,221
16,030
21,963
10,157
9,348
29,328
7,634
5,215
8,628
229,279
12,298
74,065
1
6
,
8
5
2
4
4,519
39,710 48,014
25,167
22,369
75,345
20,295
13,168
19,047
510,022
32,246
153,290
1,307
2,140
4,489
1,006
3,349
762
1,429
521
1,073
1,137
27,543
3,oil
7,319
7,310
13,656
10,291
13,567
9,962
8,326
20,011
8,115
5,489
7,405
145,732
10,343
31,257

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

3,085,287

933,985
270,936

0
1 3 , 4 5 3 '\

1,172

6,087,379

141,105 , 6 1 , 0 3 6

1/284,676

722

4,249

48,86i

38,010

6,940

541

98,523

124,890
1,851

1,903

678,114 425,1(48
41,3^0

49,278

33,485

22,625

886,828 916,007 2236,732
30,140
33,1485

2,287

606

760,056 4 9 9 , 6 3 8
82,229

951,059
143,680

453

457

7,H7

133,632
4 8 1 A1

D a l l a s SanFran*

619,482 2298,508
32,305

48,834

33,485
491

84,177
31,214

982,288 2400,957
155,499 268,135
591

1,025

4 8 , 1 9 4 7 0 1 2 2 6 8 8 , 1 7 7 1 2 , 7 5 0 , 4 9 9 2951,818 4081,917 2727,292 2401,480 8496,044 1 9 9 8 , 6 ^ 1213,100 2038,191 1793,550 5053,332
jtffc

31,264

1,938

2,470
1,087

2,908

4,314

782

1,157

5 , 4 1 0 , 6 3 4 1715,686 2185,440 1625,804 1362,193 4576,796 1108,002

617,536

938,143

667,910 2417,930

250,000

150,000

280,000

159,000 1500,000

1,200

36,300

681

1,563

48

1,313

205

480

1,157

2,908
91

1,157

2/9,597

2,592

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F.R. notes outstanding
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




24,109,410 1483,336

12,204,000
430,650

350,000 4,470,000
7,636

12,570,000 1200,000
25,204,650 1557,636

720,000

765,000

24,075

—

296,145

450,000
9,660

510,000 2600,000
—

—

1,000,000 1000,000 1425,000 1215,000 900,000 2000,000 925,000 490,000
5,766,145 1744,075 2190,000 1674,660 1410,000 4600,000 1176,200 676,300

l/

A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $ 6 2 6 , 0 1 2 , 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 B a n k s .

2/

A f t e r deducting

$ 2 1 , 6 6 7 , 0 0 0 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s o f o t h e r F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Banks.

13,693

700,000
993,693

—

4l,94l

515,000 1200,000
674,000 2741,941