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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)

November 23, 1951

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Member Bank Reserves and Related Items
^ During the week ended November 21, Member bank reserves decreased
$7 million. The principal changes reducing reserves were increases of $119 million
in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks and $100 million in Money in circulation. The principal offsetting changes were increases of $143 million in Reserve
Bank credit and $50 million in Gold stock, and a decrease of $16 million in
Foreign deposits with Federal Reserve Banks.
The incred.se of $143 million in Reserve Bank credit resulted from an increase of $312 million in Float, and decreases of $122 million in U. S. Government
securities and $47 million in Loans, discounts and advances. Holdings of U. S.
Government securities reflected decreases of $67 million in certificates and
$64 million in bills, and an increase of $9 million in bonds.

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items

Nov. 21j
1951

Change since
Nov. 14,
Nov . 22
1951
1950

(In millions of dollars)
Reserve Bank credit:
U, S. Government securities
Loans, discounts and advances
Float
Total
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

23,275
231
1,238
24,745
22,333
4,689

-122
- 47
+312
+143
+ 50
+ 1

+3.,979
18
+ 621
+4;,583
764
+
67

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)

28,701
1,285
364
578
222
774

+100
+ 1
+119
- 16
+ 1
- 2

+1 ,251
j
4
+
177
356
86
+
29

Member bank reserves

19,843

-

7

+3,,221

19,101
742

+224
-231

+3,,017
+ 204

971

+ 79

+

Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)
Daily average excess reserves (estimated)




-

248

H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Change since
November 21, November 14, November 22,
1950

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

20,426,182
679,436
21,105,618

+
+
+

44,001
3,953
47,954

+

Other cash

300,751

+

5,356

+

Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U. S. Government securities:
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total U. S. Government securities

227,010
4,318
126,970
12,746,198
5,068,073
5,333,777
23,275,018

Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

23,506,346
33
173,376
4,l4l,ll8
43,127
145,337
49,415,706

+

47,250
169

-

64,375
66,660

-

— — —

+
-

8,550
122,485
169,566

-

+

58,305
20,040
2,092

847,676
+12,674,248
8,912,645
+ 1,065,402
+ 3,979,329

-

9,824
192,873
72
8,216
291,017

+ 3,961,381
+
9
+
39,096
+
702,748
+
5,414
+
30,944
+ 4,035,991

112,466

+ 1,287,372

-

+
-

+
+

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank—reserve accounts
U. S. Treasurer—general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability cash items
Other liabilities and accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

24,543,231

+

19,842,539
363,993
578,232
222,207
21,006,971
2,902,942
17,246
48,470,390

7,761
118,505
r
16,064
+
1,168
+
95,848
505,354
432
297,472

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

235,131
510,022
27,543
172,620
49,415,706

160

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

-

907,248
145,342
761,906

•

+ 3,220,641

+

-

-

6,295
291,017

+
+
+
+

176,745
355,877
85,286
2,602,733
81,281
6,377
3,977,763

+
+

13,331
21,849

-

+
23,048
+ 4,035,991

46.3$

.1%

6.2%

17,051
6,273

2,365
438

7,119
2,936

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, NOVEMBER 21, 1951
(Callable Government securities classified according to nearest call date)
Discounts and
advances
Within 15 days
16 to 90 days
91 days to 1 year.
Over 1 year to 5 years
Over 5 years to 10 years
Over 10 years
Total




203,166

Industrial
loans

U. S. Government
securities

524

54,062
72,908
14,115,723
5,396,456
1,013,614
2,622,255
23,275,018

23,580
264

1,028

227,010

4,318

1,478

1,288

H.4.1(b)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON NOVEMBER 21, 1951
(In thousands of dollars)

A S S E T S
Total
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes

Boston

20,426,182 657,999
679,436

60,293

Total gold certificate
reserves
21,105,618

718,292

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich.

6,534,963 1135,926 1530,017

943,090

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

898,298 4165,866

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

569,837

321,213

732,358

47,464

24,588

37,270

6,599,984 1191,168 1604,085 1007,251 944,832 4279,213 617,301

345,801

769,628

6,854
1,800
138

10,645
26,457

8,443
6,851
19,145
4,031
6,923
847,533 687,773 1901,159 694,910 4o4,64l
336,991 273,468 755,928 276,306 160,891
354,659 287,805 795,560 290,792 169,326

5,978
600,142
238,625
251,136

65,021

55,242

74,068

Other cash
20,461
300,751
19,996
15,964
63,532
Discounts and advances
15,882
227,010
3,948
14,979
7,123
Industrial loans
4,318
10
23
3,522
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bills
11,860
126,970
37,197
7,989
Certificates
12,746,198 888,147 2,866,781 801,991 1190,622
Notes
5,068,073 353,143 1,139,871 318,883 473,409
Bonds
5,333,777 371,658 1,199,630 335,601 498,228
— — -

— - -

64,161

19,556
14,900
88

46,534

22,772
7,006
494

113,347

55,878
38,793

17,644
4,792

mm mm mm

Dallas SanFran.
551,764 2384,851
27,790

63,658

579,554 2448,509
16,341
6,037
43

31,108
85,293

6,076
12,477
609,930 1252,569
242,518 498,040
255,232 524,150

Total U. S. Government
securities
23,275,018 1612,948 5,243,479 1464,464 2174,119 1547,626 1255,897 3471,792 1268,931 738,889 1095,881 1113,756 2287,236
Total loans and
securities

23,506,346 1616,896

Due from foreign banks
33
F.R.notes of other banks 173,376
Uncollected cash items 4,l4l,ll8
Bank premises
43,127
Other assets
145,337
TOTAL ASSETS




2
4,725
406,200
1,027
11,187

~
5,259,384 1482,965 2181,252 1562,6l4 1263,397 3510,585 1273,723
1/ 10
25,127
776,094
7,676
32,113

3
5,830
261,466
2,865
8,989

3
9,412
352,465
4,672
14,022

2
39,250
323,226
4,022
9,588

1
15,257
249,277
2,757
7,975

5
16,838
667,905
6,295
21,202

1
9,673
168,313
3,306
7,504

'
740,827 1122,338 1119,836 2372,529
1
9,820
124,344
1,088
4,465

1
8,572
223,453
2,464
6,877

%
8,982
200,708
657
6,821

3
19,890
387,667
6,298
14,594

49,415,706 2778,325 12,763,920 2969,250 4186,372 2965,509 2506,268 8557,921 2097,465 1233,200 2143,978 1932,900 5280,598
1/ After deducting $23,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON NOVEMBER 21, 1951
(In thousands of dollars)

H.4.1(c)
L I A B I L I T I E S

Total

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

24,543,231 1495,435
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve accts. 19,842,539 891,821
28,146
U.S.Treasurer-general acct
363,993
35,452
Foreign
578,232
5,196
Other

5,440,069 1728,944 2218,952 1759,653 1338,222 4688,144 1135,560
6,189,967
60,865
1/181,959
154,326

904,025 1525,897
22,063
35,761
45,172
53,177
1,755
5,174

840,645
23,282
28,590
1,975

870,147 3135,010
22.015
48,479
24.016
78,908
1,507
1,938

973,015 1620,009
193,363 258,195

894,492
259,984

1,747

868

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

625,086

953,539

684,823 2474,804

734,142
29,480
21,157
9,315

456,874
18,523
14,295
1,643

946,133 1014,o4o 2333,838
22,472
18,841
34,066
21,157
21,157
53,192
1,314
821
37,243

917,685 3264,335
206,996 472,093

794,094
128,493

491,335
90,307

991,076 1054,859 2458,339
160,986 155,001 257,916

2,423

754

626

Total deposits
Deferred avail, cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends

21,006,971
2,902,942

960,615
260,635

6,587,117
458,973

17,246

1,263

4,670

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

48,470,390 2717,948 12,490,829 2896,277 4098,903 2914,997 2463,678 8426,995 2058,901 1207,354 2106,261 1895,476 5192,771
30,012
8,287
5,321
8,824
10,646
24,933
235,131
12,954
75,103
16,697
22,383
10,321
9,650
75,345
20,295
13,168
19,047
16,852
44,519
510,022
32,246
153,290
39,710
48,014
25,167
22,369
1,429
521
1,073
1,137
1,307
2,l4o
27,543
3,011
7,319
4,489
1,006
3,349
762
24,140
9,461
6,284
8,709
8,619
16,235
172,620
12,166
37.379
12,077
l6,066
11,675
9,809

Contingent liability on
acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

955

775

660

793

1,712

49,415,706 2778,325 12,763,920 2969,250 4186,372 2965,509 2506,268 8557,921 2097,465 1233,200 2143,978 1932,900 5280,598

630

425

630
840

25,387,030 1534,048

5,656,647 1790,455 2287,188 1815,106 1396,148 4774,925 1178,058

636,755

978,873

12,489,000 350,000
164,811
3,886
13,500,000 1200,000
26,153,811 1553,886

4,470,000 700,000 815,000 565,000 510,000 2590,000 260,000 150,000 280,000 199,000 1600,000
26,420
--85,200
14,575
14,900
—
13,550
—
—
4,755
1,525
1,300,000 1100,000 1500,000 1275,000 950,000 2200,000 975,000 505,000 750,000 545,000 1200,000
5,784,575 1814,900 2315,000 1853,550 1460,000 4790,000 1239,755 656,525 1056,420 744,000 2885,200

17,051
6,273

1,055

2/5,255

1,345
1,466

1,583
957

851
72

715

2,349
2,488

630

1,583
450

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




1J After deducting $396,257,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ After deducting $11,796,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

730,675 2608,152