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FEDERAL

RESERVE

Factors Affecting Bank Reserves and
Condition Statement of F.R. Banks
For immediate release
May 26, 1966
The average of daily figures of total member bank reserves held during the
week ended May 25 decreased a net of $228 million to $22,235 million. Estimated
currency and coin of member banks increased $100 million and their reserve balances
at the Federal Reserve Banks decreased $328 million. Estimated required reserves
decreased $219 million; and estimated excess reserves decreased $9 million to
$302 million. Member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks exceeded excess
reserves by $351 million, compared with the revised net borrowed figure of $352
million the week before.
The principal changes reducing average reserve balances with Federal
Reserve Banks were decreases of $135 million in U. S. Government securities held
under repurchase agreements, and $42 million in Federal Reserve float, and increases
of $264 million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, $204 million in
"other'1 F. R. accounts (net), and $22 million in Treasury cash holdings. The principal offsetting changes were increases of $203 million in U. S. Government securities bought outright, $4-0 million in acceptances held under repurchase agreements,
and $27 million in Treasury currency outstanding, and a decrease of $65 million in
currency in circulation. Total Reserve Bank credit increased $56 million.
As of Wednesday, May 25, holdings of U. S. Government securities bought
outright were $250 million higher than a week earlier and member bank borrowings
were $523 million lower.

Member bank reserves,
Reserve Bank credit,
and related items
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securitiesBought outright--System account
Held under repurchase agreements
Acceptances-Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreements
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 P. R. accounts (net)

Averages of daily figures
Week ended Change from week ended Wednesday,
May 25,
May 26,
May 18,
May 25,
1966
1966
1966
1965
(In millions of dollars)
in, 015
--

81

lh
653
21
1,983
43,827
13,532
5,860
63,219

+3,227
- 192

+ 1
+ 40

+
+

31
54

80
72

- 10
- 1
- 42
+ 56

+ 170
+
7
+ 385
+3,681
- 803
+ 463
+3,341

378
20

--

+ 27
+ 82

41,859

- 65

988
855
130
375
640

+ 22
+264
- 7
- 9
+204
+4io

44,847
Member bank reserves:
With Federal Reserve Banks
Currency and coin (estimated)
Total reserves held
Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

18,372
3,863
22,235
21,933

302

4i,05l

+203
-135

-328
+100
-228
-219
- 9

--

1,505
43,106
13,534
5,871
62,511

+2,812
+ 226
+
64
12
+ 203
- 502
+2,790

44,828

+
+
+
+

551
316
867
875

17,683
4,298
21,981
21,969

8

12

4l,925

998
742
138
393
632

On May 25, 1966, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $7,637 million, a decrease of
$37 million for the week and a decrease of $168 million from the comparable date a
year ago*



H.4.1(a)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OP CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
(in millions of dollars)
May 25,
1966

A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves
Cash
Discounts and advances
Acceptances:
Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreements
U. S. Government securities:
Bought outright-Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreements
Total U . S . Government securities
Total loans and securities
Cash items m process of collection
BaniC 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 if
Total deposits

11,347
1,727
13707S
(9*3)

234
398

Change since
May 26,
May 18,
1966
1965
-

+
+

114
59

39

+
+

32
48

250

9,500
12
25,220
6,319
4i,05l
*a, 601

4"

-1,114
+_18_0
- 934

3
- 523

80
72

4T7o5i

3
1

250
250
- 234
H

+2,034
+
12
- 482
+1,352
+2,916
- 154
+2,762
+2,901

(i,738) 6,361
103
697
(2,681) 62,070

-1,106
I 36
-1,311

+ 758
+
1
+ 4i8
+3,258

(943) 36,826

47

+2^493

17,683

- 660
+ 137
1
+ 20

742

138

Deferred availability cash items
Other liabilities and accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

393
18,956
(1,738) 4,856
204
(2,681) 60,842

CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

56l
551
116
(2,681) 62,070

+
+

182
90

- 504~

- 18
+ 236
+ 590

- 793
+
1
-l, 343

+ 505
- 292
+3,196

31

+ 22
+ 27
+ 13
+3,258

Ratio of gold certificate reserves to F. R. note
liability (computed from figures as shown on
the following pages—not consolidated)
34-6fo
- 5*5$
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
l60
+ 9
+ 1
* Figures in parentheses are the eliminations made in the consolidating process;
. see comparable figures on combined basis on the following pages.
iAIncludes assets denominated in foreign currencies and IMF gold deposited.
-/includes IMF gold deposit.
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, MAY 25. 1966
(Acceptances and securities held under repurchase agreements are classified as
maturing within 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)
U. S. Government securities
Changes
Discounts and
advances
Acceptances
Holdings
during week
1,410
- 31
Within 15 days
368
89
9,816
+135
30
16 days to 90 days
63
*-*
+146
91 days to 1 year.
1^,556
—
--13,579
Over 1 year to 5 years
—
_-_
1,305
Over 5 years to 10 years
—
-"
385
Over 10 years
Total
398
152
41,051
+250
** Less than $500,000.



STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON MAY 25, 1966

H.4.l(t))

Total

Boston

New
York

Philadelphia

Cleve- J Rich- Atlanta Chicago
land 1 mond
iiillions of dollars)
(In 1

St.
Louis

Minneapolis

Kansas Dallas
City

San
Francisco

A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
11,347
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
1,727 ,
Total gold certificate reserves '13,074 [

1,844

1,280

662
99
761

2,652

973
147

1,141

98_
2,254
603

683
94
777

1,120

505

410

139

2,338

314

486

466

549

232
33
265

535

377

1,901

63_

62_

319
58_

1,698

203

9^3
234

59
14

256
29

50
11

78
34

89
13

103
19

76
38

42
15

22
6

35
11

59
14

74
30

Discounts and advances
398
Acceptances:
Bought outright
80
Held under repurchase agreements
72
U. S. Government securities:
Bought outright-9,500
Bills
Certificates
12
Notes
25,220
Bonds
6,319
Total
41,051
—
Held under repurchase agreements

44

122

7

4

18

54

63

11

22

25

21

7

---

80
72

---

-—

-—

-—

—
—

-—

-—

-—

-—

-—

521
l

2,452

492
1

779
l

642
l

504
l

1,603

332

189

358

366

1,262

2

#

*

*

*

2

1,305

2,066

1,705

1,336

4,257
1,067
6,929

883
222

503
126
818

952
239

971
244

3,353

1,549

1,581

5,457

-«

-._

--.

F. R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

3
1,382
6,507
346 1,630
2,250 10,592

427

334

2,125

3,363

2,775

2,175

327

517_

--

--

--

__

--

--

—

1,437
--

—

840

Total U. S. Government securities

41,051

2,250

10,592

2,125

3,363

2,775

2,175

6,929

1,437

818

1,549

1,581

5,457

Total loans and securities

4i,6oi

2,294

10,866

2,132

3,367

2,793

2,229

6,992

1,448

84o

1,574

1,602

5,464

8,099

532
3
25

1,458

9
316

494
3
28

548
5

628
5
32

707
20
29

1,278

103
697

20
77

374
8
18

240
3
11

546
7
23

464
10
25

830
10
68

64,751

3,530

15,188

3,495

5,197

4,84o

3,868

11,133

2,454

1,387

2,731

2,551

8,377

Cash items in process of
collection
Bank premises .
Other assets i/
TOTAL ASSETS

4j_

l/ Includes assets dencminated in foreign currencies and IMF gold deposited.



* Less than $500,000-

H. 4.1(c)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON MAY 25, 1966
Total Boston

New
York

Philadelphia

deferred availability cash items
Other liabilities and accrued
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased for foreign
_.. ...c_^e spqndent s
F. R. notes outstanding
Collateral for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate account
Eligible paper
U. S. Government securities
Total collateral

Richmond

St.
Louis

Minneapolis

Kansas
City Dallas

San
Francisco

37,769

2,269

8,600

2,219

3,177

3,382

2,l6l

6,850

1,422

714

1,427

1,204

4,344

17,683
742
138
393
18,956

634
49
6
1
690

4,595
110

1,327
62
11
1
1,401

769
70
6
5
850

1,021
53

2,922
70

27318
5,069

737
43
7
1
788

8
*
1,082

18
2

3,012

633
46
4
1
684

401
32
3
1
437

787
40
6
2
835

829
85
7
3
924

3,028
82
16
58
3,184

6,594

500

1,146

412

492

529

540

1,057

299

203

409

346

661

204
63,523

11
3,470

54
14,869

10
3,429

18
5,088

13
4,774

34
11
3,794 10,953

7
2,412

4
1,358

7

2,678

8
2,482

27
8,216

561
551
116

27
27
6

146
144
29

30
30
6

50
50
9

29
28
9

81

19
19

14
13
2

33
32
4

73
72
16

64.751

3,530

15.188

3,,495

2,551

8,377

160

8

3/42

9

I

5,197„ 4.840

8

34
33
7

79
20

3,868, JJ.,133

4

25
24
4

2,454 _JU3.6X_ 2,731

6

4

7

9

21

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENT'S ACCOUNTS
2,358
3,556
7,196
1,517
3,437

754

1,521

1,307

4,667

127

225

180

735

645

1,350

1,180

4,300

772

1,575

1,360

5,035

14

9_.

23

40,167

2,405

9,i4o

2,309

6,613
14
34,848

500

1,000

600

906

425

1,100

1,945

8,300

500
4
1,900

2,950

2,693

1,975

6,300

315
10
1,310

4l,475

2,445

9,300

2,4o4

3,550

3,599

2,400

7,4oo

1,635

l/ After deducting $ 92 million participations of other Federal Reserve Banks,
2/ Includes IMF gold deposit.
3/ After deducting $118 million participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.



Atlanta Chicago

(In millions of dollars)

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

Cleveland

* Less than $500,000.