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H.4.1

For Immediate Release
May 19, i960

BOARD ot1 GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL BStiilEVE SYSTEM

WEEKLY AVERAGES OF MEMBER BANK RESERVES, RESERVE BANK CREDIT, A i m RELATED ITEMS
and
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
The average of daily figures of total member "bank reserves held during
the week ended May 18 decreased $77 million to $18,23O million, which reflected in
part a decrease of $120 million in member hank reserve balances at the Federal
Reserve Banks. Estimated required reserves decreased $4l million; and estimated
excess reserves decreased $36 million to $462 million. Member "bank "borrowings at
the Federal Reserve Banks exceeded excess reserves Toy $93 million, compared with
the revised figure of $51 million the week "before.
The principal changes reducing average reserve "balances with Federal
Reserve Banks were a decrease of $118 million in U. S. Government securities held
under repurchase agreement, and increases of $104 million in Treasury deposits with
Federal Reserve Banks, $51 million in currency in circulation, and $35 million in
"other" deposits with Federal Reserve Banks. The principal offsetting change was
an increase of $209 million in Federal Reserve float. Total Reserve Bank credit
increased $109 million.
As of Wednesday, May 18, holdings of U. S. Government securities bought
outright were $32 million higher than a week earlier, U. S. Government securities
held under repurchase agreement were $124 million lower, and member bank borrowings
were $502 million lower.

Member bank reserves,
Reserve Bank credit,
and related items
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securitiesBought outright—System account
Held under repurchase agreement
Acceptances--bought outright
Loans, 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
Foreigi deposits with F. R. Banks
Other deposits with F. R. Banks
Other F. R. accounts (net)

Averages of daily figures
Week ended Change from week ended
May 20,
May 11,
May 18,
1959
I960
I960
(]Cn millions of dollars)

25,627
134
31
555

+

l, 133
27,480
19,359
5,349
52,187

+209
+109

31,774
413
608
195
3^9

+ 51
- 6
+104

887

17,961
269

18,230
17,768
462

+
+

6
«• —

34,226
Member bank reserves:
With Federal Reserve Banks
Cash allowed as reserves (estimated)
Total reserves held
Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

4 11
-118

- ~

+ 1
+109

+ 11
+ 35
+ 33
+229
-120
+ 43
- 77
- 41
- 36

-

299
125
2

298
18
22

509

838
4- 85
-1,263
-

+
-

+
-

•

-

+
-

259
297
104
85
18
358
395

868
269
599
459
140

On May 18, i960, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $4,790 million, a decrease of
$90 million for the week and an increase of $1,1$4 million from the comparable
date a year ago.

E.4.1(a)

STa'i^jEm' OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(in thousands of dollars)
Change since

A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves
F. R. notes of other Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
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
Total loans and securities
Due from foreign "banks
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
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
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

May 18,

May 11;

I960

i960

18,120,643

-

945,917

-

2,000
1,918

19,066,560
4o6,054
371,151

265,616

3,918
2,151
2,895

~

-

W •»

502,876

29,366

-

500

1,653,667

+

32,000

2,483,771
25,654,729

58,600

25,713,329

- -

-

+
+

27,257,102
17,566,366
593,891
235,239
302,667

+
+

-

— —

32,000
123,800

+

91,800

-

-

249,833

58,600

191,233

300,508
«•» «•

966,959
192
236,736
130,577

+
+
+
-

464,264
7,744
16,799
293,930

•

36,702

+

222,838

-

546,044

-

556,427
125,644
60,272
82,225
573,280
259,852
4,648
85,942

-

+

-

+
+
+

397,919
774,808

+

52,465,391

+

41.5%

+

161,217

+
+

595,176

5,226,057
42,677
51,223,999

68,665

249,833

-

— —

+

26,008,311
15
6,363,243
103,648
146,409
52,465,391

18,698,163

~

+

-10,142,733
+10,142,733

- -

13,010,298

+

571,250
29;600
541,650
53,067
6,354
110,863
2
1,590

-

-

«• —

8,506,993

May 20,
1959

89,230
62,896

31,869
425,787
648,385
1,243
187,139

180
W —

-

56,742
130,577
.bio
2,377

—

-

-

+
+
-

+

20,065

-

93,602
134,451
293,930

-

-

+

88,081

-

360

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, MAY 18, I960
(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
Total

Discounts and
advances
257,520
7,978
118
--265,616

Acceptances
10,191
19,175
—
--29,366

U. S. Government
securities
348,671
6,386,846
11,841,308
5,686,647
1,178,574
271,283
25,713,329

STATEMENT

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

18,120,643

821,142

4,860,873 1026,005 1530,551 1011,189

331,847

749,514 647,060 2301,427

9^5,917

56,976

A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes
Total gold certificate
reserves

19,066,560 873,118

|

Total

8

Boston

CON OF EACH FEDERAL RESEWE BANK ON MAY l8, i960
St.
PhilaCleveNew York
Richmond Atlanta Chicago
delphia
land
Louis
(In thousands

S

H.4.1(b)

201,247

58,552

83,542

81,422

5,062,120 1084,557 1614,093 1092,611

852,778 3312,790 675,467
60,429

San
Francisco

Dallas

177,536

44,922

23,342

44,064

913,207 3490,326

720,389

355,189

793,578

32,175

81,710

679, 235 2383,137

F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

4o6,054
371,151

28,316
22,995

114,920
74,482

21,723
15,338

22,340
33,378

28,802
17,713

75,113
30,727

21,834
60,041

10,965
21,487

7,841
9,249

15,628
14,232

22,163
15,692

36,409
55,817

Discounts and advances
Acceptances:
Bought outright
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bought outright—
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under repurchase
agreement

265,616

27,990

10,665

14,175

13,770

18,233

36,490

42,420

4,730

19,380

33,380

30,533

13,850

29,366

29,366

88,868
1,653,667
8,506,993 457,166
13,010,298 699,173
2,483,771 133,478
25,654,729 1376,685

58,600

412,477
94,682 142,078 104,669
90,672
2,121,916 487,076 730,895 538,450 466,447
3,245,185 744,918 1117,806 823,487 713,368
619,532 142,211 213,398 157,210 136,188
6,599,110 1463,887 2204,177 1623,816 1406,675

—

283,039
66,837
1456,040 343,827
2226,816 525,837
425,117 100,386
4391,012 1036,867

38,373
70,977
66,643 194,352
197,405 365,129 342,832 999,810
301,904 558,415 524,315 1529,074
57,636 106,606 100,096 291,93^L
595,318 1101,127 1033,886 3015A49

58,600

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

25,713,329 1378,685

Total loans & securities

26,008,311 l4o6,675 6,497,741 1483,062 2217,947 1642,049 1443,165 4433,432 1041,617 614,698 1134,507 1064,419 3028,999

Due from foreign banks
Cash items in process
of collection
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

15

1

6,363,243
103,648
146,409

454,275
4,189
7,622

6,457,710 1468,887 2204,177 1623,816 14Q6,675 4391,012 1036,887

1

/

4

1,158,760
9,702
35,864

l

1

1

419,090
3,946
8,482

564,156
9,068
12,683

490,015
6,476
9,312

1

2

(2)

518,063 1019,077 258,769
10,430
18,652
6,893
8,697
24,024
5,746

595,318 1101,127 1033,886 3015,149

(2)

1

1

2

170,773
4,969
3,367

327,507
4,566
7,105

299,702
12,809
6,202

683,056
11,948
17,305

52,465,391 2802,191 12,953,593 3036,199 4473,666 3286,979 2999,403 9067,388 2065,866 1166,086 2297,124 2100,223 6216,673

1/ After deducting $11,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks
2/ Less than $500.

H.4.1(c)

-

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE B A M ON MAY 18, i960
Total

Boston | Nei, York

j

^elpMa

Deferred availability
cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

R i c h m o n dA t l a n t a

Chicago

apSis

^ity"

Dallas

p

(In thousands of dollars)

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
U.8.Treas.-gen.acct.
Foreign
Other
Total deposits

°iZT

27,257,102 1573,283

6,368,005 1767,903 2489,360 2025,287 1544,362 5160,814 1183,169

604,770 1097,573

775,262 2667,314

17,566,366
593,891
235,239
302,667
18,395,153

709,293
46,170
10,584
812
766,859

4,979,857
63,414
1/80,799
246,449
5,370,519

5,226,057

398,755

850,740

805,660 1337,114
36,725
49,057
12,744
20,304
l,4l6
896
856,545 1407,371

722,997
55,821
9,720
2,403
790,941

899,113 2754,284
13,174
93,903
11,232
29,808
1,091
751
924,610 2878,746

592,822
35,318
7,128
598
635,866

355,636
26,819
4,968
306
387,729

835,743
41,897
8,856
1,827
888,323

922,798 2651,049
62,481
69,112
12,528
26,568
797
45,321
998,6c4 2792,050

337,039

412,094

462,989

203,571

143,646

257,494

253,648

459,008

846,966

600,107

42,677
2,256
10,989
2,287
3,846
2,361
2,219
7,053
1,484
1,285
1,644
1,939
5,314
51,223,999 2741,153 12,600,253 2963,774 4359,585 3230,683 2934,180 8893,579 2024,090 1137,430 2245,034 2029,453 6064,785

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Conting. liab. on acceptances purchased for
foreign correspondents

397,919
774,808
68,665

19,518
38,332
3,188

113,711
220,905
18,724

23,252
45,638
3,535

36,667
72,530
4,884

17,832
34,566
3,898

20,906
40,306
4,011

55,094
107,334
11,381

13,330
25,862
2,584

9,182
17,580
1,894

16,648
31,720
3,722

22,964
44,645
3,161

48,815
95,390
7,683

52,465,391 2802,191 12,953,593 3036,199 4473,666 3286,979 2999,403 9067,388 2065,866 1166,086 2297,124 2100,223 6216,673

161,217

7,899

2/45,959

9,511

15,153

7,254

8,382

22,245

5,319

3,708

6,609

9,350

19,828

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F. R. notes outstanding
Collat. for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate acct.
Eligible paper
U» S. Govt, securities
Total collateral

28,288,559 1633,546

6,699,311 1823,955 2547,782 2095,626 1612,757 5276,004 1229,796

615,351 1124,273

10,565,000 530,000
52,285
19,145,000 1250,000
29,762,285 1780,000

2,900,000 700,000 920,000 675,000 500,000 1900,000 4io,ooo
—
14,175
—
---4,730
3,900,000 1200,000 1750,000 1465,000 1200,000 3700,000 935,000
6,800,000 1914,175 2670,000 2140,000 1700,000 5600,000 1349,730

i8o,ooo 300,000 250,000 1300,000
-33,380
—
450,000 870,000 625.000 1800,000
630,000 1203,380 875,000 3100,000

_l/ After deducting $154,440,COO participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ After deducting $115,258,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

816,329 2813,829