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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.4.1

For Immediate Release
November 19, 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 tank reserves for the week ended
November 18 decreased $77 million to $18,647 million. Estimated required reserves
decreased $12 million; and estimated excess reserves decreased $65 million to
$430 million. Member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks exceeded excess
reserves by $426 million, compared with $413 million the week before.
The principal changes reducing average reserves were decreases of
$80 million in U. S. Government securities held under repurchase agreement and
$52 million in member bank borrowings, and increases of $130 million in money in
circulation and $76 million in "other" F. R. accounts (net). The principal offsetting changes were an increase of $218 million in Federal Reserve float and a
decrease of $34 million in "other" deposits with Federal Reserve Banks. Total
Reserve Bank credit increased $107 million.
As of
bought outright
securities held
bank borrowings

Wednesday, November 18, holdings of U. S. Government securities
were $28 million lower than a week earlier, U. S. Government
under repurchase agreement were $176 million lower, and member
were $176 million higher.

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
Loans, discounts, and advances-Member bank borrowings
Other
Float
Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

Averages of daily figures
Week ended Change from week ended
Nov. 11, :
1 Nov. 19,
Nov. 18,
1
1958
1959
1959
(In millions of dollars)

Wednesday
Nov. 18,
1959

+1,201
+
90
8
-

26, 574

+

+218
+107
- 2
+ 2
+107

405
6
23
+1,671
-1,097
+
78
+ 652

676
7
1,433
28,715
19,583
5,303
53,601

+130

+

- -

-

481
278
3
12
21
130
344

32,198
4l6
574
322
355
1,304
35,169

307
317
10

18,432
18,262
170

26,593
109
26

+ 19
- 80

856
8
1,165
28,758
19,583
5,303,
53,644

- 52

- -

— —

+

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)

32,235
4l4
478
304
362
1,204
34,996

+ 20
- 9
- 34
+ 76
+183

+

Member bank reserves-Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

18,647
18,217
430

- 77
- 12
- 65

+
+

-

+
+
+

-

—

26

On November 18, 1959, U. S. Government securities held in custody by
the Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $4, 4l8 million, an increase
of $29 million for the week and an increase of $597 raiHi on from the comparable
date a year ago.



H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OP CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(in thousands of dollars)

Change since
Nov. 11,
NOV. 19;
1958
1959

Nov. 18,
1959

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
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

18,343,642
952,735
19,296,377
372,602
364,628

-

+
-

+
+
+

682,966
- -

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

5,000
4,894
106
12,992
739
174,087

-

+
+
+
-

- -

25,543

+

3

2,573,030
10,506,993
11,010,298
2,483,771
26,574,092

-

28,120

-

28,120

26,574,092

-

175,500
203,620

-

29,530

-

- — —

832,252
59,152
773,100

47,261
10,634
123,383
337
7,786

+ 1,173,380

-11,000,298
+11,000,298

— —

27,282,601
15
6,813,601
99,582

+ 1,173,380
-

47,000

1,126,380
+ 1,241,640
— —

54,396,386

+1,307,907
+
732
- 159,130
+1,133,604

166,980

L I A B I L I T I E. S
FedSral 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

27,761,825

+

18,432,090
574,410
321,534
355,212
19,683,246
5,380,921
40,105
52,866,097

+ 381,923
+
82,905
+
1,476
- 561,680
95,376
+1,189,028
+
290
+1,115,833

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

868,4l0
277,294
54,396,386

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

-

+

36
— -

+
17,735
+1,133,604

40.7 $

+

.1#

68,880

+

5,476

- -

616,399
6,244
79,784
+ 1,069,294

21,891

+

384,585

+
+

- -

493,023
+
+
+
-

+
+

226,826

183,862

4,340
3,840
34,784
455,001
15,763
929,003

+
26,805
+
59,215
+
54,271
+ 1,069,294

-

-

2.0$
5,743
1,015

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, NOVEMBER 18, 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
667,533
15,330

103

Acceptances
7,556
17,987

U. S. Government
securities
513,610
7,178,623
10,887,790
6,523,912

410,385

25,543

1,059,772
26,574,092

E.4.1(b)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BAUK OK NOVEMBER X8, 1959
CleveSt.
PhilaBoston
New York
Richmond Atlanta Chicago
delphia
land
Louis

Total

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Francisco

A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes
Total gold certificate
reserves
E-R. notes of other Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
-Acceptances—
.Sought outright
U. S. "Govt. securities:
Bought outright—
Certificates
Noshes
Bonds
"Total
S e M under repurchase
agreement

18,343,642

932,412

952,735

60,320

4,627,898 1054,952 1560,295 1072,625
206,325

60,049

83,747

82,272

831,992 3221,566

748,190

60,554 173,541

44,568

19,296,377 992,732 4,834,223 1115,001 1644,042 1154,897 892,546 3395,107 792,758

368,704 683,123
22,700

43,436

739,060 2502, 825
30,230

84,993

391,404 726,559 769,290 2587,818

372,602
364,628

26,173
21,938

78,256
62,585

28,500
24,429

18,963
32,912

36,513
20,838

48,299
30,147

26,929
64,539

9,527
20,534

24,468
10,755

18,202
13,174

19,188

14,580

37,584
48,197

682,966

19,819

78,761

23,157

82,093

38,944

119,015

176,016

14,748

43,860

62,955

11,098

12,500

25,543

•» —

•» —'

— «*

mm e»

mm mm

25,543

mm mm

-»—

— —

647,509 146,730 222,768 164,900 135,609 445,269 104,645
2,573,030 139,496
10,506,993 569,637 2,644,106 599,172 909,674 673,373 553,760 1818,256 427,319
11,010,298 596,923 2,770,763 627,873 953,250 705,628 580,287 1905,354 447,789
625,046 141,639 215,040 159,180 130,905 429,821 101,015
2,483,771 134,658
26,574,092 1440,714 6,607,424 1515,414 2300,732 1703,001 1400,5&1 4598,700 1000,768

58,605 110,910
239,318 452,904
250,782 474,599
56,573 107,063
605,270 1145, 476

102,700 293,889
419,376 1200,098
439,465 1257,585
99,137 283,694
1060,670 3035,266

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

26,574,092 l44o,7l4 6,687,424 1515,414 2300,732 1703,081 l4oo,56l 4598,700 1080,768 605,278 1145,476 1060,678 3035,266

Total loans & securities

27,282,601 1460,533 6,791,728 1538,571 2382,825 1742,025 1519,576 4774,716 1095,516 649,138 1208,431 1071,776 3047,766

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

6,813,601 505,976 1,307,520 427,966 574,248 518,031 542,340 1100,957 308,896 177,727 333,616 318,256 698,068

TOTAL ASSETS

54,396,386 3020,753 13,125,806 3147,730 4676,705 3489,574 3052,475 9405,328 2240,947 1262,412 2312,609 2211,063 6450,984

15
99,582

166,980

1
4,359
9,041

1

/

4

10,010
4l, 480

1
4,074
9,188

1
9,269
14,445

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




1
6,748
10,521

1
9,702
9,864

2
15,064
28,014

1
7,112
6,603

2/
5,147
3,773

1
4,650
7,976

1
11,025
6,947

1
12,422
19,128

2.4.1(c)
Total
L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member hank reserves
U.8.Treas.-gen.acct.
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability
cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

STATEMENT OP CONDITION OF EACH FEDERA , RESERVE BANK ON NOVEMBER iff, 1959
St.
ClevePhilaRichmond Atlanta Chicago
Boston
New York
Louis
land .
delphia
(In thousands of dollars)

27,761,825 1587,154

6,489,825 1757,356 2520,269 2104,587 1544,133 5264,787 1228,681

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

604,178 1106,076

Dallas

San
Francisco

807,210 2747,569

18,432,090 866,204 4,851,850 888,222 1474,710 819,234 924,841 2917,599 681,602 419,252 826,855 999,625 2762,096
574,410
X
a
tllo
2 $
1 ' M
321,534
859
"297,078
1,846
711
2,909
1,054
1,645
838
322
2,515
821
44,6l4
355,212
19,683,246 920,600 5,334,505 942,287 1546,617 894,508 967,904 3045,974 710,339 470,917 879,212 1050,950 2919,433

|

5,380,921 425,712

874,814 346,075 469,053 408,231 463,708 858,707 241,526 148,381 264,054 273,747 606,913

1,955
10,300
2,063
3,558
2,202
1,992
6,619
1,511
1,590
1,646
1,800
4,869
40,105
2935^421
12,709,444
3047,78l
4539,497
3409,520
2977,737
9176,007
2102,057
1225,066
2250,900
2133,707
6270,704
^
52,866,097

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

384,585
868,410
277,294

IS 11 IS IS m IS

IS ii 11 si 11

54,396,386 3020,753 13,125,806 3147,730 4676,705 3489,574 3052,475 9405,328 2240,947 1262,412 2312,609 2211,063 6450,984

68,880

3.790

2/19.272

4.547

6.201

3.445

3,238

10,197

2,549

1.654

2,687

3,583

7,717_

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

28,734,595 1660,003

6,739,258 1809,414 2579,795 2171,235 1609,792 5384,274 1271,139

10,510,000 530,000 2,700,000 640,000 920,000 700,000 500,000 2000,000 430,000 200,000 300,000 290,000 1300,000
22,715
—
—
—
—
14,500
—
62,694
—
"
99,909
19,260,000 1200,000

4,200,000 1200,000 1750,000 1550,000 1200,000 3500,000

935,000

450,000 850,000

625,000 1800,000

29,869,909 1730,000 6,900,000 1862,715 2670,000 2250,000 1700,000 5500,000 1379,500 650,000 1212,694 915,000 3100,000

1/ After deducting $228,960,000 part:icipations of other Federal Reserve Banks,
2j After deducting $49,608,000 part:icipations of other Federal Reserve Banks.



615,932 1140,407 056,355 2096,991