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BOARD-OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.4.1

For Iamediate Release
November 12, 1959

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 ended
November 11 increased $13 million to $18,724 million. Estimated required reserves
decreased $8l million; and estimated excess reserves increased $94 million to
$^72 million. Member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks exceeded excess
reserves by $436 million, compared with $448 million the week before.
The principal changes supplying average reserves were increases of
$82 million in member bank borrowings, $77 million in Federal Reserve holdings of
U. S, Government securities, and $50 million in Federal Reserve float• The
principal offsetting changes were increases of $185 million in money in circulation
and $20 million in foreign deposits with Federal Reserve Banks. Total Reserve
Bank credit increased $208 million.
As of
bought outright
securities held
bank borrowings

Wednesday, November 11, holdings of U. S. Government securities
were $50 million higher than a week earlier, U, S. Government
under repurchase agreement were $80 million lower, and member
were $138 million lower.

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
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)

Averages of daily figures
Week ended Change from week ended Wednesday,
Nov . 12, Nov. 11,
Nov. 11,
Nov. 4,
1958
1959
1959
1959
(In millions of dollars)
26,574
189

26
-

-

908

+ 30
+ 47
+ 1
- 1
+ 82

8

947
28,651

19,585
5,301
53,537
32,105
4l4
458
313
396
1,128
3%,813
18,72k
18,252
kj2

mm mm

+ 50
+208
— —

+

2

+209
+185
+ 6
- 13
+ 20

- 1
+ 1
+196
+ 13
- 8l
+ 94

+ 960
+ 143

26,602
176
26

9

- -

— —

+ 439
+
6
+
13
+1)551
-1,067
476
+ 560

19,585
5,301
53,512

+

32,200

+

445
273
87
16
21
50
346

+
+

214
361

-

147

-

+
+
+
+

500
9
1,314

28,626

4o6

492

320
917
1,127
35,462
18,050
18,201

-

151

On November 11, 1959, U. S. Government securities held in custody by
"^Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $4,389 million, a decrease
of $1 mil 1 i on for the week and an increase of $537 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)

ASSETS
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

18,348,642
947,84l
19,296,483
359,610
363,889

508,879

7,001

+

156

71,150
20,827

+
+
+

6,845

+
-

136,492

+

1, 001

2,601,150

+

49, 500
«. —

10,506,993
11,010,298

27,312,131
15
5,505,694
98,850
326,110

— —

+
-

27,739,934

+

18,050,167

-

19,778,622
4,191,893
39,815
51,750, 264

CAPITAL
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

868,410
259,559
53,262,782

384,549

4o.6$
63,404

+
+
+
+
-

80,100
30,600

+ 1,457,840
mm mm

+

467
17,889
19,266

+

474,046

364,602
38,375

+

257,846
4,975
32,547
596,543
881,961
245,521

12,286
582, 212

268,271

443,089

1,529

37,038

494
17,278
19, 266

-

+
+

+
-

+
16,104
+ l, 126,590
+
+
4-

26,853
59,215
46,231

+ l, 258,889

2.9#

•3%

-

+

- -

+
+ l, 258,889

+

mm

-

411,039
5,564
91,837

136,251

+

+

133,461
338
7,783

+ 1,159,000
+
173,500
4- 1, 332, 500

213,601

+
-

67,449
16,517

+ 1,159,000
-11,000,298
+11,000,298

-» -»

+
+
+

849,250
57,893
791,357

— —

49, 500

166,091

53,262,782

320,058
916,892

-

— —

-

491,505

-

— mm

25,540

2,483,771
26,602,212
175,500
26,777,712

-

+

-

mm mm

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

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

Change since
Nov. h,
Nov. 12,
1958
1959

Nov. 11,
1959

760
- -

-

14,301

1,015

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, NOVEMBER 11, 1959
(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
488,132
20, 494
253

Acceptances
7,309
18, 231

U. S. Government
securities
5,491,800
1,888, 450
11,403,393
6,523,912
4l0,385

508,879

25,540

1,059,772
26,777,712

H.4.1(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 OH NOVEMBER 11, 1959
PhilaCleveSt.
Boston | New York
Richmcnd Atlanta Chicago
delphia
land
Louis
(In thousands of dollars)

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

807,530

4o4,161

703,676

736,051

2565,240

44,581

22,702

43, 44l

30, 234

85,002

852, 111 426,863

747,117

766,285

2650,242

San
Francisco

18,3^8,642

882,340

947,841

60,322

19,296,483

942,662

F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

359,610
363,889

28,546
23,485

64,401
60,911

27,064
22,218

19,036
34, 459

40,025
22, 590

47,624
32,778

22,978
62,515

7,961
19,505

27,907
9,793

19,378
12,972

19,735
15, 238

34,955
47,425

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

508,879

17,929

49,036

13,639

80,413

34,004

88,659

114,642

7,147

6,754

12,380

9,152

15,124

--

25,540

- -

25,540

2,601,150 l4l,021
10,506,993 569,637
11,010,298 596,923
2,483,771 134,658
26,602,212 1442,239
175,500

4,320,109 1071,637 1535,309 1119,795
206,342

83,757

82,290

4,526,451 1131,689 1619,066 1202,085

55,563

173,555

961,620 3470,292

- -

mm

— —

** mm

- -

"

654,585 148,334 225,202 166,701 137,091
2,644,106 599,172 909,674 673,373 553,760
2,770,763 627,873 953,250 705,628 580,287
625,046 141,639 215, o4o 159,180 130,905
6,694,500 1517,018 2303,166 1704,882 1402,043
175,500

«•» —

60,052

906,057 3296,737

w w

450,135 105,789
1818,256 427,319
1905,354 447,789
429,821 101,015
4603,566 1061,912
*

--

- -

59,246 112,122 103,823
239,318 452,904 419,376
250,782 474, 599 439,465
56,573 107,063
99,137
605,919 1146,688 1061,801

297,101
1200,098
1257,585
283,694
3038,478

*

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

26,777,712 1442,239

6,870,000 1517,018 2303,166 1704,882 1402,043 4603,566 1081,912

605,919 1146,688 1061,801

3038,478

Total loans & securities

27,312,131 l46o,168

6,944,576 1530,657 2383,579 1738,886 1490,702 4718,208 1089,059

612,673 1219,068 1070,953

3053,602

Due frcm foreign "banks
Cash items in process
of collection
Bank premises
Other assets

15

1

1/ 4

1

1

l

5,505,694
98,850
326,110

364,874
4,359
17,669

924,152
10,009
81,oil

322,269
4,074
18,241

380,272
9,265
28,302

455,975
6,748
20,799

1

2

1

583,523 752,020
14,341
9,702
18,240
56,527

285,960
7,112
13,042

2/

1

1

1

269,198
4,650
14,848

331,575
11,025
13,067

636,065
12,422
37,024

53,262,782 2841,764 12,611,515 3056,213 4473,980 3487,109 3144,190 9096,883 2274,751 1289,530 2287,232 2227,879
1
l/ After deducting $11,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks
2/ Less than $500.

6471,736

TOTAL ASSETS




199,811
5,143
7,340

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H.4.1(c)
Total

Boston

PhilaCleve. A._ .
.
Delphia
lend Richmond Atlanta Chicago
(In thousands of dollars)

Nev York

L I A B I L I T I E S

St.
Louis

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

San
Dallas Francisco

27,739,934 1582,912 6,477,370 1749,630 2514,361 2107,111 1536,630 5270,278 1226,304 604,300 1108,117 807,585 2755,336

Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
U.S.Treas.-gen.acct.
Foreign
Other
Total deposits

18,050,167 793,156 4,617,088 889,410 1438,689 836,832 896,896 2871,023 707,601 420,229 804,212 955,402 2819,629
14,648
65,000
22,993
31,116
46,227 50,417 54,804
23,214 33,097
4l,l6o
31,227
77,602
491,505
17,325
1/93,258
20,790
28,350 15,750
14,805
46,620
11,655
7,560
12,285
16,380
35,280
320,058
659 "257,536
2,652
1.156
34,173 181,284
829
51,094
55,481
38,569 120,856 172,603
916,892
19,778,622 825,788 5,032,882 935,845 1499,311 932,982 1143,402 2973,276 793,564 516,367 896,226 1123,865 3105,114

Deferred availability
cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

4,191,893

346,675

678,841

269,718

320,981

365,649

388,354

620,956

195,083

130,648

220,244

218,115

436,629

1,933
10,710
2,063
3,722
2,310
2,006
6,352
1,518
1,239
1,780
1,606
4,576
39,815
2757,308
12,199,803
2957,256
4338,375
3408,052
3070,392
8870,862
2216,469
1252,554
2226,367
2151,171
6301,655
51,750,264

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
384,549
868,410
259,559

Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

18,962

110,343

238,902

59,607

22,787

36,082

17,219

19,932

39,474 132,159

52,354

33,746

20,785

32,935

43,436

22,170

47,425

15,378

62,467

16,563

22,880

16,992

14,392

41,508

11,697

7,443

12,242

11,102

26,895

50,116

76,643

44,846

12,839

8,748

15,688

95,761

53,262,782 2841,764 12,611,515 3056,213 4473,980 3487,109 3144,190 9096,883 2274,751 1289,530 2287,232 2227,879 6471,736 _

Conting. liab. on acceptances purchased for
foreign correspondents

63,404

3,487

2/17,756

4,184

5,706

3,170

2,980

9,383

2,346

1,521

2,473

3,297

7,101

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

—

— o

2/ After deducting



t

28,665,889 1660,394
10,510,000

530,000

91,931

19,160,000 1200,000
29,761,931 1730,000
— —

?

jt— —

JC

6,705,067 1793,599 2575,561 2171,386 1609,074 5371,038 1274,595

617,060 1136,090

657,457 2094,560

2,700,000

200,000
-450,000

300,000
72, o4i
850,000

290,000 1300,000

650,000 1222,041

915,000 3100,000

640,000 920,000 700,000 500,000 2000,000
13,065
----4,100,000 1200,000 1750,000 1550,000 1200,000 3500,000

430,000
6,825
935,000

6,800,000 1853,065 2670,000 2250,000 1700,000 5500,000 1371,825
—

-

$45,648,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

625,000 1800,000