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H.4.1

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

For Immediate Release
May 31, 1957

WEEKLY AVERAGES OF MEMBER BANK RESERVES, RESERVE BANK CREDIT, AND RELATED ITEMS
and
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
The average of d a i l y f i g u r e s of member bank r e s e r v e s f o r t h e week endi n g May 29 d e c r e a s e d #202 m i l l i o n t o $18,616 m i l l i o n . E s t i m a t e d r e q u i r e d r e s e r v e s
d e c r e a s e d $21 m i l l i o n ; and e s t i m a t e d e x c e s s r e s e r v e s d e c r e a s e d $181 m i l l i o n t o
$311 m i l l i o n . Member bank borrowings a t t h e F e d e r a l Reserve Banks exceeded excess
r e s e r v e s by $572 m i l l i o n , compared w i t h $280 m i l l i o n t h e week b e f o r e .
The p r i n c i p a l changes r e d u c i n g a v e r a g e r e s e r v e s were a d e c r e a s e of
$362 m i l l i o n i n F e d e r a l Reserve f l o a t , and i n c r e a s e s of $37 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 and $15 m i l l i o n i n money i n c i r c u l a t i o n . The
p r i n c i p a l o f f s e t t i n g changes were i n c r e a s e s of $111 m i l l i o n i n member bank borrowi n g s , $86 m i l l i o n i n gold s t o c k , and $15 m i l l i o n i n F e d e r a l Reserve h o l d i n g s of
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s . T o t a l Reserve Bank c r e d i t d e c r e a s e d $237 m i l l i o n .
As of Wednesday, May 29, h o l d i n g s of U. S . Government s e c u r i t i e s bought
o u t r i g h t were $55 m i l l i o n h i g h e r t h a n a week e a r l i e r , U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
h e l d under r e p u r c h a s e agreement were $63 m i l l i o n h i g h e r , and member bank borrowi n g s were $29U m i l l i o n h i g h e r .

Reserve Bank c r e d i t ,
and r e l a t e d items
Reserve Bank c r e d i t :
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s —
Bought o u t r i g h t — S y s t e m a c c o u n t
Held under r e p u r c h a s e agreement
Acceptances—bought o u t r i g h t
Loans, d i s c o u n t s , and advances—
Member bank borrowings
Other
Float
T o t a l Reserve Bank c r e d i t
Gold s t o c k
Treasury currency outstanding
Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n
T r e a s u r y cash h o l d i n g s
T r e a s u r y d e p o s i t s w i t h F . R. Banks
F o r e i g n d e p o s i t s w i t h F . R. Banks
Other d e p o s i t s w i t h F . R. Banks
Other F . R. a c c o u n t s ( n e t )
Member bank r e s e r v e s - Required r e s e r v e s ( e s t i m a t e d )
Excess r e s e r v e s ( e s t i m a t e d )

Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s
For week ending
Change from week ending
May 22, 1957 1 May 30, 1956
May 29, 1957
( I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
22,901
29
20
883
21
979
24,033
22,406
5,102
52,341

- lU

+ 29
+111
•mm*

-362
-237

-458

- 24
h

+

+151
+ 20
+144

+ 86
+ h
-U*7

+635

30,660
7 9h
562
358
279
1,073

+15
+ h

+333
+ 9
+ 55
+ 61
- h9

18,616
18,305
311

-202
- 2i

+ 37
- u
+ 6
mm mm

+ 56

-181

+ 70

+5W

+ 89
+497

+ b7
+ 78
- 31

For Wednesday F e d e r a l Reserve f i g u r e s see STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE
TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED - a t t a c h e d . L a t e s t Wednesday f i g u r e s f o r
o t h e r items a p p e a r i n g above a r e , i n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s :
Gold s t o c k
22,620
Treasury cash holdings
797
T r e a s u r y c u r r e n c y o u t s t a n d i n g 5,103
Member bank) - Required ( e s t . ) 18,443
Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n
30,818
r e s e r v e s ) - Excess
(est.)
242
On May 29, 1957, U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s h e l d i n custody by t h e
F e d e r a l Reserve Banks f o r f o r e i g n a c c o u n t were $3,6llj. m i l l i o n , a d e c r e a s e of $lj8
m i l l i o n f o r t h e week and a d e c r e a s e of $llt7 m i l l i o n from t h e comparable d a t e a
year ago.




H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )

Change s i n c e
May 30,
May 22,
1956
1957

May 29,
1957
ASS E T S
c
e
r
t
i
f
i c a t e account
Gold
Redemption f u n d f o r F . R. n o t e s
T o t a l gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s
F . R. n o t e s of o t h e r Banks
Other c a s h
D i s c o u n t s and advances
I n d u s t r i a l loans
Acceptances—"bought o u t r i g h t
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bought o u t r i g h t —
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
T o t a l bought o u t r i g h t
Held under r e p u r c h a s e agreement
T o t a l U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s

21,089,392

299,999

21,932,054

297,979
52,51*8
23,91k
294,399
lb
999

31$,m

332,926
963,7k!
748
20,719

214,763
11,362,199
8,571,413
2,801,750
22,950,125

+
+
+

54,663

+

182
4,280

+

257,207
429,500

-

582,500

+
+
+"

- 410,207
63,200 + 28,300
117,863 - 301,907

23,998,533
22
4,757,915
78,193
190,431
51,605,667

+

413,275

+

-

481,684

+
+

U,720
165,m

+ 537,424
+
11,571
4,585
+1,447,934

26,472,513

+

158,742

+

63,200

23,013,325

T o t a l l o a n s and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from f o r e i g n banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS

+- 839,404
7,803
+ 047,207
+
66,240
23,165
+ 391,051

2,020 +

812,662

L I A B I L I T I E S
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s
Deposits:
Member bank r e s e r v e s
U. 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
D e f e r r e d a v a i l a b i l i t y c a s h items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s and a c c r u e d d i v i d e n d s
TOTAL LIABILITIES

18,684,731
487,273
363,963
282,732
19,818,699
3,y73,690
20,425
56,285132?

C A P I T A L
ACCOUNTS
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 a c c o u n t s
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

332,111
747,593
27,543
213,093
51,605,667

R a t i o of gold 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
and F . R. n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s combined
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 purchased
f o r foreign correspondents
I n d u s t r i a l l o a n commitments

+

54,663

960

13,242

360,793

191,226 + 470,097
53,071
30,347 +
+
68,429
10,756
594

+ 171,041
+
+

175,912
1,231
155,log

80
+
+

10,606
165,7#

*3%

47*42

1,237
14

59,819

1,820

- 209,585
+' 382,bl2

+ 609,116

«
36l
+1,351,560
+
+

17,416
53,981

+
24,977
+1,447,934
+

+
-

1,1%
14,049

646

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES. MAY 29. 1957
(Acceptances and s e c u r i t i e s h e l d under r e p u r c h a s e agreement a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s
maturing w i t h i n 15 days i n accordance w i t h maximum m a t u r i t y of t h e a g r e e m e n t s . )

Within 15 days
l 6 days t o 90 days
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




D i s c o u n t s and
advances
953,544 "
10,197

Industrial
loans

362
39

146

Acceptances
6,749
13,970

201

963,741

W

20,719

U. S. Government
securities
118,613
8,016,915
12,088,540
360,786
1,013,614
1,414,857
23,013,325

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON MY 2 9 . 1957
St.
P h i l a - Cleve- Richmond A t l a n t a Chicago
New York
Boston
Louis
land
delphia
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )

3.4.1(b)
Total
A S S E T S
3old c e r t i f i c a t e a c c o u n t
Redemption f u n d f o r
F . R. n o t e s
f o t a l gold c e r t i f i c a t e
reserves

21,089,392 1011,047

842,662

54,815

2 1 , 9 3 2 , 0 5 4 1065,862

5 , 7 7 3 , 0 3 5 1127,241 1964,797 1322,080
174,504

59,394

74.335

68,575

5 , 9 4 7 , 5 3 9 1186,635 2039,132 1390,655

San
Francisco

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

841,255

347,192

823,296

742,900 2465,198

152,195

42,745

22,603

40,720

866,253 4006,533

884,000

369,795

864,016

817,013 3854,338
49.240

25,465

78,071

768,365 2543,269

?.R. n o t e s of o t h e r Banks
Dther c a s h

315,593
332,926

12,891

59,477
65,250

20,768
16,822

24,202
35,020

17,073
18,669

74,613
29,434

26,966
49,970

7,712
19,397

10,676
9,256

6,269
10,215

32,957
16,171

21,989
39,506

Discounts and advances
I n d u s t r i a l loans
Acceptances—
Bought o u t r i g h t
J . S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s :
Btiught o u t r i g h t - Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under r e p u r c h a s e
agreement

963,741
748

72,764
327

143,225

120,192

84,907

73,721

69,350

162,605

12,815

45,650
33

83,882

30,840

63,790

13,722
11,124
37,487
18,864
12,536
53,708
11,715
214,763
725,965
588,528
1983,283
998,033
1 1 , 3 6 2 , 1 9 9 619,763 2 , 8 4 1 , 4 7 0 663,246
8 , 5 7 1 , 4 1 3 467,536 2 , 1 4 3 , 5 4 8 500,339 752,896 547,653 443,974 1496,149
2 . 8 0 1 . 7 5 0 152,824,
700,664 163,547.. 246,100- 17QrQ12 145.122 489.048
2 2 , 9 5 0 , 1 2 5 1251,838 5 , 7 3 9 , 3 9 0 1339,668 2015,893 1466,352 1188,748 4005,967

8,881
469,884
354,471
115,866
949,102

4,635
245,196
184,971
60.462
495,264

9,221
487,813
367,996
120.288
985,318

8,416
24,454
445,273 1293,745
335,905 975,975
109.798 319,019
899,392 2613,193

23,216

388

—

20,719

20,719

63,200

Dotal U. S . Govt, s e e s .

2 3 , 0 1 3 , 3 2 5 1251,838

5 . 8 0 2 . 5 9 0 1339.668 2015.893 1466.352 1188.748 4005.967

949,102

495,264

985,318

899,392 2613,193

Dotal l o a n s & s e c u r i t i e s

2 3 , 9 9 8 , 5 3 3 1324,929

5 , 9 6 6 , 5 3 4 1460,248 2100,800 1540,073 1258,098 4168,572

961,917

540,947 1069,200

930,232 2676,983

1
180,027
5,261
7,644

1
114,649
5,219
4,054

1
2
238,944 477,011
4,873
10,596
8,253
21,725

)ue f r o m f o r e i g n banks
J n c o l l e c t e d c a s h items
Bank p r e m i s e s
)ther a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS

22
4,757,915
78,193
190,431

1
361,388
5,217

10,236

1/
6
850,447
9,872
46.211

2
323,593
4,670
10.811

2
482,595
8,679
16.891

1
368,096
5,374
9.811

3
772,183
6,497
34,672

1
223,528
4,727
7,971

5 1 , 6 0 5 , 6 6 7 2803,740 12,945,336 3023,549 4707,321 3351,285 2611,680 9065,396 2065,959 1054,597 2185,927 1999,796 5791,081

. / A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $16,000 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 Reserve Banks.




1
365,454
7,208
12,152

H.4.1(c)
Total
L I A B I L I T I E S
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s
Deposits:
Member bank r e s e r v e s
U.S.Treas.-gen.acct.
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
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON MAY 29, 1957
ClevePhilaSt.
Richmond A t l a n t a Chicago
Boston
New York d e l p h i a
land
Louis
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )

2 6 , 4 7 2 , 5 1 3 1572,507
18,684,731
487,273
363,963
282,732

6,256,099

1695,489 2495,293 2 0 8 2 , 3 4 7

786,598 5,283,078 899,256 1612,650
31,388
34,724
4o,8o8
29,193
20,880 1/ 105,123 25,200 32,400
176

228.160

9.595

988

313,604

671,933

260,186

1.096

5.461

967

929,280 2985,677 651,755 409,029
45,358 83,920 23,841 26,282
18,360 16,200 51,120 13,320
8,640

818,248
50,335

1.526

1.567

1.288

189

112

416,334

307,315

317,438

630,447

146,054

96,846

2.212

1.049

1.0Q0

1.274

19,818,699 839,242 5,651,085 974,859 1675,231 890,469 992,405 3122,005 689,305 444,283
3,973,690
20.425
50,285,327

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Francisco

1239,285 5118,620 1178,684 479,528 1057,501 678,394 2618,766

2726,449 12,584,578 2931,501 4589,090 3281,180 2550,218 8874,346

666
582
2014,709 1021,239

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
17,106
21,071 3 1 , 9 7 6 1 5 , 2 7 0 16,071 4 5 , 3 3 1 11,344
332,111
95,169
S u r p l u s ( S e c t i o n 7)
208,002 52,301 6 6 , 3 9 3 3 7 , 5 9 4 3 3 , 1 7 9 110,421 2 9 , 3 3 1
43,948
747,593
S u r p l u s ( S e c t i o n 13b)
1,006
4,489
3,011
762
1,429
521
3,349
27,543
7,319
Other c a p i t a l accounts
18.856 11-802 11,450 31,869 1 0 , 0 5 4
14.187
11.226
50.268
213.093
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
5 1 , 6 0 5 , 6 6 7 2 8 0 3 , 7 4 0 1 2 , 9 4 5 , 3 3 6 3023,549 4 7 0 7 , 3 2 1 3351.285 2 6 1 1 , 6 8 0 9065,396 2 0 6 5 , 9 5 9
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
C o n t i n g . l i a b . on a c c e p t ances purchased f o r
8,491
3,050
2,691
3,468 2/ 16,823
4,186
5,382
2,213
foreign correspondents
59,819
84
1,820
32
56
I n d u s t r i a l l o a n commit.
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F . R. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
2 7 , 3 7 0 , 7 7 1 1607,530 6,436,605 1776,175 2565,693 2144,946 1299,515 5216,564 1229,904
C o l l a t . f o r F . R. n o t e s :
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e a c c t . 11,798,000 580,000 3,170,000 640,000 1130,000 915,000 400,000 2300,000 450,000
118,792
—
---12,075
E l i g i b l e paper
213,989
U. S . Govt, s e c u r i t i e s 17.005.000 1150.000 1.600.000 1200.000 1500.000 1110.000 1000.000 1100.000 875.000
Total collateral
29.016.989 1710.000 6.770.000 1958.792 2610.000 2225.000 1400.000 5400.000 1117.075
1 / A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $ 2 5 8 , 8 4 0 , 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 Reserve Banks,
2 / A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $ 4 2 , 9 9 6 , 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 Banks




Minneapolis

7,300
18,520
1,073
6.465
1054,597

828,962
42,071

13,680
-540

2.579

11.192

189,746 205,425 418,362
2133,291

-Z21

1,096
1933,123

13,437

18,622

1,137
10,079

37,508
1,307
9,236,

27,983

2,119.

5645,603
39,414
82,413
2,l40

2185,927 1999,796 5791.081

2,272

532,922

1084,332

425.000
555.000

47,064

885,253 1048,206 2606,356

1,435

130,000

2500,355
32,289
18,720 40,320

979,843

1,648

3,110
--

6,698
--

7 3 5 , 1 8 7 2741,398

300,000 283,000 1500,000
83,122

820.000
1201.122

525.000 1500.000
808.000 1000.000