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H.4.1

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

For Immediate Release
May 29, 1958

WEEKLY AVERAGES OF MEMBER BANK RESERVES, RESERVE BANK CREDIT, AND RELATED ITEMS
and
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
The average of daily figures of member bank reserves for the week ending
May 28 decreased $54 million to $18,194 million. Estimated required reserves
decreased $27 million; and estimated excess reserves decreased $27 million to
$621 million. Excess reserves exceeded member bank borrowings at the Federal
Reserve Banks by $502 million, compared with $544 million the week before.
The principal changes reducing average reserves were decreases of
$214 million in Federal Reserve float and $118 million in gold stock. The
principal offsetting changes were an increase of $177 million in U. S. Government
securities bought outright, and decreases of $33 million in foreign deposits with
Federal Reserve Banks and $22 million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve
Banks. Total Reserve Bank credit decreased $22 million.
As of Wednesday, May 28, holdings of U. S. Government securities bought
outright were $122 million higher than a week earlier and member bank borrowings
were $86 million higher.

Member bank reserves,
Reserve Bank crcdit,
and related items
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securities-Bought 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
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)
Member bank reserves-Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)
~
Less than $500,000.

Averages of daily figures
For week ending
Change from week ending
May 28, 1958
May 21, 1958 1 May 29, 1957
(In millions of dollars)
24,053

+177
- -

—

42
119

+

1

+ 15

+1,152
29
+
22

780
24,994
21,661
5,201
51,856

-214
- 22
-118
+ 1
-139

+
+
-

764
21
199
161
745
99
485

30,813
722
437
276
391
1,023
33,662

+
-

9
10
22
33
10
20
65

+
+
-

153
72
125
82
112
50
63

18,194
17,573
621

- 54
- 27
- 27

+

422
691
269

*

-

— —

For Wednesday Federal Reserve figures see STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE
TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED - attached. Latest Wednesday figures for
other items appearing above are, in millions of dollars:
Gold stock
21,643
Treasury cash holdings
715
Treasury currency outstanding
5*201
Member bank) - Required (est.) 17,601
Money in circulation
30,962
reserves ) - Excess
(est.)
435
On May 28, 1958, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $ 3 , 0 3 8 million, a decrease of
$30 million for the week and a decrease of $576 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 21,
May 29>
1957
1958

May 28,
1958
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
Accep tances--bought outright
U, S. Government securities:
Bought outrightBills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government securities

20,223,389
831,263
21,054,652
331,713
337,398
172,173
463
40,759
1,329,360
19,946,105

+

+
+

20
1,000

+

+ 121,500

2,789,257
24,064,722

Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

100,004
2,242
102,246
47,129
27,740
86,367

866,003
11,399
877,402

16,120

4,472
791,568
285
20,040

121,500

+1,114,597
+8,583,906
-8,571,413
12,493
+1,114,597

63,200

24,064,722

+

121,500

+1,051,397

24,278,117
15
4,388,839
87,341
304,977
50,783,052

+

208,847

+

+
+
-

612,397
49
15,083
565,533

+
+
-

279,584
7
369,076
9,148
114,546
822,615

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notel? ~
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
U. S. Treasurer—general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability cash items
Other liabilities and accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

26,555,738

+

119,147

+

83,225

18,035,669
382,476
276,986
400,406
19,095,537
3,744,682
20,931
l>9,lii6,888

+

97,353
52,127
34,211
14,435

+

649,062
104,797
86,977
117,674

+
-

481,618
263
531,464

C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid~in ~
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section ljb)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

351,098
809,198
27,543
178,325
50,783,052

Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit
and F. R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

- 169,256

-

- 723,162
- 229,008
+
506
-868,439

173

+
+

18,987
61,605

34,242
965,533

-

34^768
822,615

46.1$

.2#

120,300

5,419
19

1,036

1.:
60,48l
784

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES. MAY 28, 1958
(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
167,041
5,125
7

172,173

Industrial
loans
Acceptances
144
15,890
24,869
147
77
95

m

50/759

U. S. Government
securities
257,910
.7,652,997
13,725,344
1,013,614
56,610
1,358,247
24,064,722

H.4.l(b)
Total
A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes
Total gold certificate
reserves

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON M Y 28. 1958
ClevePhilaSt.
Boston
New York
Richmond Atlanta, Chicago
delphia
Louis
land
(In thousands of dollars)

20,223,389 1001,338
831,263

5,661,724 1099,782 1661,977 1151,004

53.833

21,054,652 1055,171

172.467

57.220

75.971

71,264

5,834,191 1157,002 1737,948 1222,268

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

797,521

424,130

767,804

652,176 2471,589

148.162

42.234

21.690

40.696

841,815 3887,813

839,755

445,820

808,500

794,693 3739,651
47.122

27.789

San
Francisco

72.81S

679,965 2544,404

21,192

34,504
35,733

16,809
19,609

54,041
28,355

24,956
48,013

9,614
16,883

14,166
8,911

6,052
10,126

23,301
16,354

25,361
43,887

13,160
118

6,065

23,145

13,391

26,698

7,810

6,740

18,639

1,050

1,250

1,329,360
72,382
19,946,105 1086,025

335,223
76,416 117,681
86,531
67,641 232,213
5,029,769 1146,582 1765,729 1298,332 1014,918 3484,186

54,230
813,681

27,966
419,606

56,741
851,360

52,072 150,264
781,309 2254,608

2,789,257 151,869
24,064,722 1310,276

703,361 160,338 246,919 181,558 141,926 487,227
Z
m
T
Ursi -tool, hCc
6,068,353
1383,336 2130,329
1566,421
1224,485 4203,626

113,785
T
981,696

58,678 119,054
506,250 1027,155

109,258 315,284
r/
942,639 2720,156

Total U. S^ Govt, sees.

24,064,722 1310,276

6,068,353 1383,336 2130,329 1566,421 1224,485 4203,626

981,696

506,250 1027,155

942,639 2720,156

Total loans & securities

24,278,117 1329,428 6,144,512 1396,614 2136,394 1589,566 1237,876 4230,324

989,506

513,008 1045,794

943,689 2721,406

1
176,951
6,371
12,263

2 /
117,"525
5,28l
6,311

1
223,080
6,791
12,835

F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

331,713
337,398

17,170
24,231

84,547
62,927

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

172,173
463

18,825
327

35,400

Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

1
320,423
4,837
16,417

1

/ 4
814,644
10,684
75,151

1
288,538
4,402
17,169

1
402,713
9,839
27,069

1
332,109
6,817
19,767

1
359,716
8,012
15,499

2
726,445
7,936
55,261

1
210,780
4,904
13,291

1
416,015
11,467
33,944

50,783,052 2767,678 13,026,660 2907,287 4384,201 3206,946 2545,315 8980,750 2051,344 1110,922 2099,448 1906,016 5796,485

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




18

40,759

40,759

15
4,388,839
87,341
304,977

22,369

Total

Boston

New York

Philadelphia

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
U.S.Treas.-gen.acct.
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability
cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

26,555,738 1572,720

Cleve- Richmond Atlanta Chicago
land
(In thousands of dollars)

St.
Louis

6,342,619 1666,338 2481,634 2043,524 1235,319 5132,193 1174,995

18,035,669
382,476
276,986
400,406
19,095,537

778,207
18,146
15,219
488
812,060

5,173,421
51,809
1/85,280
347,905
5,658,415

3,744,682

302,349

645,522

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Francisco

539,659 1052,073

707,979 2606,685

847,381 1387,399
28,046
21,238
18,423
23,763
815
8,955
902,805 1433,215

766,591
28,803
13,617
2,722
811,733

891,845 2939,169
26,265
43,432
12,015
38,181
1,031
905
931,156 3021,687

638,628
28,235
9,879
2,173
678,915

405,941
19,426
6,408
257
432,032

777,349
27,678
10,413
1,095
816,535

889,944 2539,794
28,842
60,556
13,884
29,904
1,271
32,789
933,941 2oo3,043

243,198

278,026

313,750

625,697

143,894

104,450

175,535

192,834

345,078

374,349

2,606
1,107
1,198
1,035
3,163
788
4,991
972
20,931
652
834
1,172
2,413
49,416,888 2688,327 12,651,547 2813,313 4262,533 3134,390 2481,260 8782,740 1998,592 1076,793 2044,977 1835,926 5646,490

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Conting. liab. on acceptances purchased for
foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commit.

351,098
809,198
27,543
178,325

17,879
47,013
3,011
11,448

21,483
55,923
4,489
12,079

33,087
71,550
1,006
16,025

15,896
41,236
3,349
12,075

17,286
36,192
762
9,815

47,984
121,504
1,429
27,093

11,842
31,586
521
8,803

7,847
19,697
1,073
5,512

14,206
30,533
1,137
8,595

19,886
40,871
1,307
8,026

40,701
89,130
2,l40
18,024

50,783,052 2767,678 13,026,660 2907,287 4384,201 3206,946 2545,315 8980,750 2051,344 1110,922 2099,448 1906,016 5796,485

120,300
1,036

6,857
- -

F. R. notes outstanding
27,460,364 1623,416
Collat. for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate acct. 12,008,000 700,000
——
Eligible paper
39,586
U. S. Govt, securities 17,095,000 1150,000
Total collateral
29,142,586 1850.000
l/ After deducting $191,706,000 participations
2/ After deducting $86,375,000 participations



103,001
223,963
7,319
40,830

8,300
10,706
5,414
4,451
6,135
17,203
- - —
45
51
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
6,584,570 1717,802 2559,604 2110,509 1287,135 5231,023 1215,169
2/33,925
—

2,887
—

4,692
940

553,906 1078,889

6,256

13,474

- -

—

756,887 2741,454

3,270,000 640,000 1130,000 775,000 425,000 2400,000 430,000 155,000 300,000 283,000 1500,000
——
13,160
——
——
——
——
7,810
——
18,616
——
——
3,600,000 1200,000 1600,000 1400,000 1000,000 3000,000 875,000 425,000 820,000 525,000 l';00-000
6.870.000 1853.160 2710.000 2175.000 1425,000 5400,000 1312,810 580,000 1138,6l6 808.000 3000,000
of other Federal Reserve Banks.
of other Federal Reserve Banks.