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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.U.I

For Immediate Release
November 21, 195?

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
November 20 increased $76 million to $18,987 million. Estimated required reserves
increased $74 million; and estimated excess reserves increased $2 million to
$528 million. Member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks exceeded excess
reserves by $219 million, compared with $377 million the week before.
The principal changes supplying average reserves were increases of
$433 million in Federal Reserve float and $26 million in gold stock. The principal offsetting changes were decreases of $210 million in Federal Reserve holdings of U. S. Government securities and $156 million in member bank borrowings,
and an increase of $49 million in money in circulation. Total Reserve Bank credit
increased $65 million.
As of
bought outright
securities held
borrowings were

Wednesday, November 20, holdings of U. S. Government securities
were $98 million lower than a week earlier, U. S. Government
under repurchase agreement were $73 million lower, and member bank
$6l0 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
Held under repurchase agreement
Loans, discounts, and advancesMember bank borrowings
Other
Float
Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

Averages of daily figures
For week ending
Change from week ending
Nov. 20, 195? Nov, .13, 1957 I Nov. 21, 1956
(In millions of dollars)
23,282
6
18
--

- 50
-160
---

-677
- 68
-

2
7

747
6
1,430
25,489
22,757
5,137
5373^3

-156
- 2
+433
+ 65
+ 26
+ 1
+ 92

+ 8'r?
+ j
-113
-777
+847
+82
+152

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)

31,336
801
503
315
386
1,054
34,396

+49
+ 6
- 2
- 14
- 21
- 3
+16

+67
+ 30
+ 62
+12
+94
+210

Member bank reservesRequired reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

18,987
18,459
528

+ 76
+ 74
+ 2

-324
-242
- 82

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
22,761
Treasury cash holdings
8o4
Treasury currency outstanding
5,138
Member bank) - Required (est.) l8,46l
Money in circulation
31,315
reserves ) - Excess
(est.)
672
On November 20, 1957, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $3,792 million, a decrease of
million for the week and an increase of $22b million from the comparable date
Digitized$31
for FRASER
a year ago.


H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Nov. 20,
1957

Change since
Nov, 21,
Nov, 13,
1956
1957

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
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

23,234,835

-

97,500
72,900
170,400

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

24,307,119
12
5,871,641
83,151
249,899
53,303,274

+

k33,593

21,229,393
843,329
22,0757722
366,409
352,288
1,054,201
51*0

+
f*

+

+
+

+

28,002
1,879
26,123
6,332
7,393
6o4,056

60

17,573

1*99,1*73
19,933,612

97,500

—

2,801,750
23,234, t$S

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

-

—

688,77k
210
lli,565
+1,176,990
+
+
+

-

19,133,240
51*1,012
304,178
392,043
20,370,473
1*,535,531*
21,390
51,937,782

769,689
58,773
19,270
55,1*21*
+ 864,616
+ 302,989
112
+1,163,657

311,595
717,593
27,51*3

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

267

3,836

+
+

+

—

3,511
3,857

680,247
+9,000,513
-9,153,913

-

75,000
908,247

1*57,089
10
+ 124,052
+ 10,221
*
114,786
4- 539,564
-

27,010,385

C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

17,880

+ 842,121"
+ 108,552
+ 26,503
+ 1*58,793

3
mrnm

—

+ 860,001

148

+
mm

12,553
156,781

+ 11*9,233

4,020
•f 112,991
+ 109,463
+ 310,627
1,606
+ 431,037
+

+
+

13,185

20,553
53,981
33,993

1+6.6$

M

+

1,1%

61,481

1,12k
50

+
-

9,139
1,001

.
1,171

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, *#*. 20, 1957
(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
10 years
Digitized Over
for FRASER
Total


Discounts and
advances
1,042,892
11,309

1,054,201

Industrial
loans
242
69
87
142
F%0

Acceptances
375F8
11,885

177^3

U. S. Government
securities
0,059,78B
5,791,750
6,594,040
680,635
750,375
1,358,247
23,234,83*

H. 4. !{.*>)
Total
A S S E T S

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON NOVEMBER 20, 1957
PhilaCleveSt.
Boston
New York
Richmond Atlanta Chicago
delphia
land
Louis
(la thousands of dollars)

Gold certificate account 21,229,393 979,228 5,827,645 1168,331 1908,668 1348,167 768,928 3772,063 875,053
Redemption fund for
56,456
F. R. notes
47,265 147,820 41,577
843,329
174,427
57,553
76,277
75,785
Total gold certificate
22,072,722 1035,684 6,002,072 1225,884 1984,945 1423,952 816,193 3919,883 916,630
reserves
F.R^ notes of other Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
Acceptances—
Bought outright
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bought outrightBills
»Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under repurchase
agreement

352,288

32,397
21,290

78,069

39,321
21,273

1,054,201
540

54,644
293

188,946

22,315
222

366,409

70,063

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

348,425

792,345

770,651 2669,889

22,244

41,755

370,669

26,644

San
Francisco

75,526

834,100 797,295 2745,415

24,946

18,887

27,784
23,880

61,355
26,446

24,741

60,328

9,444
20,433

16,422
9,919

8,220
12,111

16,546
12,626

33,223
48,973

116,395

53,456

73,278

301,251

33,004

25,612 109,229

49,605

26,466

25

17,573

17,573

27,244
87,184
20,656 10,779 21,444 19,574 56,872
124,909
29,155
43,872
25,871
31,913
499,473
19,933,612 1087,299 4,985,018 1163,585 1750,929 1273,618 1032,502 3479,432 824,355 430,167 855,809 781,178 2269,720
700,664

60,462

120,288

109,798

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

23,234,835 1267,367 5,810,591 1356,287 2040,901 1484,543 1203,495 4055,664 960,877

501,408

997,541

910,550 2645,611

Total loans & securities

24,307,149 1322,304 6,017,110 1378,824 2157,296 1537,999 1276,773 4356,915

TOTAL ASSETS

12
5,871,644
83,151

249,899

1
510,270

5,050
13,628

163,547

246,100

489,048

115,866

Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets

2,801,750 152,824
23,234,835 1267,367

1/3
1,084JB82

10,626
61,578

1
1
377,536 559,335

4,558

14,219

9,567

21,929

145,122

319,019

993,881 527,045 1106,770 960,155 2672,077

1
2
2/
2 / 2 /
1
1
453,203 942,640 231,438 151,943 281,932 264,135 576,357
7,060
6,311
6,749
6,032
5,087
4,916
6,243
10,952
15,722 13,003 45,217 10,108
5,346
10,503 10,578 28,068

1
437,973

53,303,274 2940,624 13,324,403 3061,616 4776,906 3474,371 2653,285 9356,475 2187,966 1086,431 2258,552 2067,579 6115,066

1/ After deducting $9,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ Less than $500.




179,012

5,010,591 1356,207 2040,901 1494,543 1203,495 4055,664 960,077 501,400 997,541 910,550 2645,611

Total

Boat*,

He. Yor* |

" 2 '

l ^ n d

Atla= to | C M = a g 0

^

^

(In thousands of dollars)

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notee
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
U.S.Treas.-gen.acct.
Foreign
Other
Total deposits

27,010,385 1605,502 6,363,506 1696,706 2572,065 2169,245 1258,101 5261,056 1203,426 462,826 1060,216 721,734 2636,002
19,133,240 819,245 5,379,545 889,400 1569,867 810,389 905,627 3063,543 707,337 438,943 857,355 990,395 2701,594
541,012
43,876
74,897
46,952
51,979
43,409
22,942
60,955
27,942
19,425
48,995
38,850 60,790
304,178
17,342
1/89,197
20,930
26,910
15,249
13,455
42,458
11,063
7,176
11,362
15,548
33,488
392.043
343
326,893
10,151
926
2,610
2.132
984
3.459
692
1.569
2.183
40.101
20,370,473 880,806 5,870,532 967,433 1649,682 671,657 944,156 3167,940 749,801 466,236 919,261 1046,976 2835,973

Deferred availability
cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

4,535,534

374,265

708,415

302,058

430,929

359,857

386,089 726,064

181,284

122,761

223,824

229,387

490,601

21,390
946
5,927
1,114
2,553
1,072
998
3,290
668
595
816
1,085
2,326
51,937,782 2861,519 12,948,380 2967,311 4655,229 3401,831 2589,344 9158,350 2135,179 1052,418 2204,137 1999,182 5964,902

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AMD
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

341,595
747,593
27,543
248,761

F. S. notes outstanding
Collat. for F. R„ notes:
Gold certificate acct.
Eligible paper
U. S. Govt, securities
Total collateral
—

w




101,439

208,002
7,319
59,263

21,195
52,301
4,489

16,320

32,238

66,393
1,006
22.040

15,511

37,594
3,349

16.086

16,412

33,179
762

13.588

46,093
110,421
1,429

40.182

11,511
29,331
521
11.424

7,384

18,520
1,073
7.036

13,666
27,983

18,956
37,508

11.629

10.626

1,137

1,307

39,913
82,413
2,140

25.698

53,303,274 2940,624 13,324,403 306l,6l6 4776,906 3474,371 2653,285 9356.475 2187.966 1086.431 2258,552 2067.579 6115,066

Conting. liab. on acceptances purchased for
foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commit. -

2f After deducting

17,277
43,948
3,011
14,869

v

61,48l
1.171

3,567

——

27,997,391 1664,219

2/17,263

——

4,305

56

5,535

108

3,136

——

2,767

——

8,733

67

2,276
——

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
6,599,855 1764,221 2638,592 2228,705 1322,090 5377,339 1255,826

1,476
——

2,337
940

514,015 1085,925

3,198
——

6,888
——

766,992 2779,612

12,028,000 580,000 3,170,000 640,000 1130,000 945,000 400,000 2500,000 450,000 130,000 300,000 283,000 1500,000
163,750
-••
21,930
**
———
32,800
—109,020
——
—16,995,000| 1150,000 3,600,000 1200,000 1550,000 1350,000 1000,000 3000,000 875,000 425,000 820,000 525,000 1500,000
29,186,750 1730,000 6,770,000 1861,930 2680,000 2295,000 1400,000 5500,000 1357,800 555,000 1229,020 808,000 3000,000
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$44,218,000 participation© of other Federal Reserve Banks,
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