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H.4.1

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

For Immediate Release
November 10, i960

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 total member "bank reserves held during
the week ended November 9 decreased a net of $78 million to $18,782 million; cash
allowed as reserves decreased $192 million and member bank reserve balances at the
Federal Reserve Banks increased $114 million. Estimated required reserves decreased
$110 million; and estimated excess reserves increased $32 million to $584 million.
Excess reserves exceeded member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks by
$448 million, compared with the revised figure of $363 million the week before.
The principal changes supplying average reserve balances with Federal
Reserve Banks were increases of $493 million in U. S. Government securities bought
outright and $209 million held under repurchase agreement, and a decrease of $24
million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks. The principal offsetting
changes were decreases of $28l million in gold stock, $113 million in Federal Reserve float, and $53 million in member bank borrowings, and an increase of $196 million in currency in circulation. Total Reserve Bank credit increased $549 million.
As of Wednesday, November 9, holdings of U. S. Government securities
bought outright were $530 million higher than a week earlier, U. S. Government
securities held under repurchase agreement were $82 million lower, and member bank
borrowings were $236 million lower. Outright holdings of bills, certificates, notes,
and bonds increased by $327 million, $123 million, $15 million, and $65 million,
respectively. All securities purchased had maturities of less than 13 months.

Member bank reserves,
Reserve Bank credit,
and related items
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securities-Bought outright--System account
Held under repurchase agreement
Acceptances-Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
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
Foreign 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 Wednesday,
Nov. 2,
Nov. 11, Nov. 9,
Nov. 9,
I960
I960
I960
1959
(In millions of dollars)
27,439
576

+493
+209

+
+

865
387

27,576
513

44
9

+ 4
+ 9

+
+

18
9

42
10

136
22
985
29,211
18,124
5,389
52,724

- 53
-113
+5^9
-281
+ 2
+270

772
14
38
560
-1,46l
+
88
- 813

165
22
503
28,830
18,116
5,391
52,337

32,298
398
4l8
250
452
864
34,679

+196
- 7
- 24
- 4
- 4
- 1
+155

+

193
16
4o
63
56
264
134

32,502
400
391
258
387
863
34,801

679
737
58
4
+
62

17,537
737
18,274
18,088
186

Member bank reserves:
With Federal Reserve Banks
18,045
Cash allowed as reserves (estimated)
737
Total reserves held
18,782
Required reserves (estimated)
18,198
Excess reserves (estimated)
584

+114
-192
- 78
-110
+ 32

-

+
+
+

-

-

+
*

+
+

On November 9, i960, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $5,570 million, a decrease of $58
million for the week and an increase of $1,l8l million from the comparable date
a year ago.

5.4.1(a)

STATEmMp OF CONDITION
OF TH3B TVJEtyE FEliSi, RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(in ttiStiisMds of dollars)

ASSETS
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves

Change since
Nov. 11,
Nov. 2,
i960
1959

Nov. 9;
i960
16,824,643
994,045
17,818,588

-

+
-

„

231,002
11,055
219,947

-1,523,999
+ 46,204
-1,477,795

121,169
29,722

+

235,986

- 322,067

F. R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

312,281
366,483

Discounts and advances
Acceptances:
Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
U. S. Government securities:
Bought outright-Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government securities

186,812
42,109
9,669

+
+

1,999
6,669

3,297,713
14,142,243
7,530,298
2,605,071
27,575,325
513,600
28,088,925

+
+
+
+
+
+

326,800
123,250
15,000
64,800
529,850
82,100
447,750

+ 696,563
+3,635,250
-3,480,000
+ 121,300
+ 973,113
+ 338,100
+1,311,213

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

28,327,515
15
5,184,952
106,625
387,406
52,503,965

+

220,432

+1,015,384

-

-

+
+

47,329
2,594

16,569
9,669

—

- -

-

652,250
34
21,401
781,221

- 320,742
+
7,775
+ 61,296
- 758,817

-

+
+

LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member tank reserves
U. S. Treasurer—general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability cash items
Other liabilities and accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

27,892,822

+

215,718

+ 152,888

17,536,526
390,533
257,998
386,912
18,571,969
4,682,005
49,687
51,196,483

846,357
17,381
4,945
+
1,725
866,958
150,281
+
2,762
798,759

- 513,641
- 100,972
- 62,060
- 529,980
-1,206,653
+ 490,112
+
9,872
- 553,781

CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS
Capital~paid In
-- - Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

404,774
774,808
127,900
52,503,965

+

295

+

17,243
781,221

+ 20,225
- 93,602
- 131,659
- 758,817

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

-

-

-

38*3$
215,82?

+

—

-

2.3$

7,015

+ 152,423

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, NOVEMBER 9, 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
159,630
27,164
18
—
—
—
186,812

Acceptances
14,826
36,952
—
-—
-51,77#

U. S. Government
securities
5,918,690
1,683,100
13,244,831
5,792,447
1,178,574
271,283
28,088,925

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON NOVEMBER 9, i960
St.
ClevePhilaRichmond Atlanta Chicago
New York
Boston
Louis
delphia. land .
(In thousands of dollars)

H.4,i(t>)
Total

ASSETS
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes
Total gold certificate
reserves

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

San

Dallas Francisco

16,824,643 832,312 3,947,982 1013,861 1500,218 1123,677 822,987 3041,042 703,017 343,907 685,910 650,420 2159,310
994,045

58,110

223,651

60,333

87,275

84,162

59,546 180,265

44,991

26,212

44,547

31,953

93,000

17,818,688 890,422 4,171,633 1074,194 1587,493 1207,839 882,533 3221,307 748,008 370,119 730,457 682,373 2252,310
312,281
366,483

36,569
27,093

65,451
62,328

22,860
18,591

11,363
32,906

15,926
20,001

50,679
29,960

17,411
57,998

7,929
16,409

15,982
9,930

15,812
12,704

13,715
14,392

38,584
64,171

186,812
Discounts and advances
Acceptances:
42,109
Bought outright
9,669
Held under rep. agree.
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bought outright—
3,297,713
Bills
14,142,243
Certificates
7,530,298
Notes
2,605,071
Bonds
,27,575,325
Total
513,600
Held under rep. agree.

9,903

45,370

4,023

36,668

3,190

22,404

22,744

1,626

2,701

27,626

7,551

3,006

F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

42,109
9,669

--

- -

'

- -

822,555 188,815 283,330 208,729 180,817 564,429 133,283 76,523 l4l, 541 132,898 387,574
177,219
760,004 3,527,528 809,728 1215,059 895,133 775,433 2420,558 571,587 328,171 606,999 569,933 1662,110
404,678 1,878,297 431,155 646,981 476,630 412,894 1288,871 304,352 174,740 323,208 303,471 885,021
649,788 149,155 223,819 164,888 142,839 445,879 105,290 60,451 111,813 104,984 306,168
139,997
1581,89% 6,078,160 1570,853 2369,109 1745,330 1511,903 4719,737 1114,512 639,005 1103,561 1111,200 3240,073
513,600
-—
—

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

28,088,925 1481,898 7,391,768 1578,853 2369,189 1745,380 1511,983 4719,737 1114,512 639,885 1183,561 1111,286 3240,873

Total loans & securities

28,327,515 1491,801 7,488,916 1582,876 2405,857 1748,570 1534,387 4742,481 1116,138 642,586 1211,187 1118,837 3243,879

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

15

1

5,184,952 364,231
106,625
3,982
387,4o6 20,877

1/4

1

1

1

1

2

(2)

(2)

1

1

2

875,039 349,901 420,351 432,726 429,671 862,194 243,774 171,787 268,491 235,184 531,603
5,111 13,701 11,621
6,678
4,921
6,204 10,983 21,427
8,716
3,816
9,465
16,922
15,754 45,561
15,467
8,917
24,410
22,003
65,457
22,014
33,708
96,316

52,503,965 2834,976 12,769,152 3074,253 4500,395 3455,677 2960,217 8988,277 2154,403 1224,242 2260,685 2093,957 6187,731

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

H.4.1(c)
Total
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

STATEMENT OF CONDIT][ON OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON ItoVEMBER 9, I960
St.
ClevePhilaRichmond Atlanta Chicago
Net/ York
Boston
Louis
delphia
land
(In thousands of dollars

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

San
Dallas Francisco

27,892,822 1587,599 6,491,714 1806,462 2517,730 2151,708 1581,261 5248,726 1206,308 590,914 1138,284 819,84l 2752,275
17,536,526 816,705 4,657,709 811,207 1437,4o6 773,671 899,747 2641,496 634,521 434,345 802,420 935,884 2691,415
22,796 18,361 37,679 51,689 46,533
618 4o,l46 21,019 23,955 47,981 46,885
390,533 32,871
5,819 10,373 14,674 31,119
8,349
257,998 12,397 1/77,103 14,927 23,782 11,385 13,156 34,914
201
1,091
653 49,130
571
-328,017
1,341
204
3,331
987
525
361,
386^12
0
18,571,9^9 862,544 5,085,625 845,836 1499,571 840,076 960,423 2677,553 683,377 461,384 837,839 999,192 2818,549
4,682,005 317,751

808,651 343,414 358,340 399,833 346,304 868,737 218,907 140,797 227,199 199,685 452,387

1.791
1.278
1,864
1,871
5,546
2,199
15.612
2.471
4,412
2,648
2,444
7.547
49^682
2110,385
1194,373
2205,186
2020,591
6028,757
2770,093
12,401,602
2998,183
4380,053
3394,265
2890,432
8802,563
51,196,483

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

404,774
774,808
127.900

20,045
38,332
6,506

114,174
220,905
32,471

23,569
1 -M

37,395
72,530
10,417

18,602

21,634

56,724

13,528
25,862
,628

9,286
17,580
3,003

17,180
31,720
6,599

23,340
44,645
5,381

49,297
95,390
14,287

52,503,965 2834,976 12,769,152 3074,253 4500,395 3455,677 2960,217 8988,277 2154,403 1224,242 2260,685 2093,957 6187,731

215,827

10,574

2/61,530

12,732

20,285

9,711

11,222

29,781

7,122

4,963

8,848

12,516

26,543

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F. R. notes outstanding
28,900,89111667,264
Collat. for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate acct.
9,800,000 530,000
30,249
Eligible paper
U. S. Govt, securities 20,170,000 1250,000
Total collateral
1700,000
l/ After deducting $180,895,000 participations
2/ After deducting $154,297,000 participations

6,714,825 1852,336 2639,840 2206,526 1651,058 5352,974 1246,874 665,570 1163,773 859,996 2879,855
2,300,000 700,000 920,000 700,000 500,000 1900,000 410,000 180,000 300,000 260,000 1100,000
-—
26,724
---2,625
-900
4,500,000 1200,000 1830,000 1550,000 1200,000 3700,000 935,000 510,000 870,000 625,000 2000,000
0,000,QUO 1902,025 2750,000 2250,000 1700,000 5600,000 1345,900 690,000 1196,724 885,000 3100,000
of other Federal Reserve Banks,
of other Federal Reserve Banks.