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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.U.I

For Immediate Release
November 27, 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 d a i l y f i g u r e s of member bank r e s e r v e s f o r t h e week ended
November 25 d e c r e a s e d $84 m i l l i o n t o $18,563 m i l l i o n . E s t i m a t e d r e q u i r e d r e s e r v e s
decreased $53 m i l l i o n ; and e s t i m a t e d excess r e s e r v e s decreased $31 m i l l i o n t o
$399 m i l l i o n . Member bank borrowings a t t h e F e d e r a l Reserve Banks exceeded excess
r e s e r v e s by $423 m i l l i o n , compared with $426 m i l l i o n t h e week b e f o r e .
The p r i n c i p a l changes r e d u c i n g average r e s e r v e s were d e c r e a s e s of
$79 m i l l i o n i n U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s h e l d under r e p u r c h a s e agreement and
$34 m i l l i o n i n member bank borrowings, and i n c r e a s e s of $93 m i l l i o n i n " o t h e r "
F . R. accounts ( n e t ) , $37 m i l l i o n i n T r e a s u r y d e p o s i t s with F e d e r a l Reserve Banks,
and $34 m i l l i o n i n money i n c i r c u l a t i o n . The p r i n c i p a l o f f s e t t i n g changes were
i n c r e a s e s of $l46 m i l l i o n i n F e d e r a l Reserve f l o a t and $59 m i l l i o n i n U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s bought o u t r i g h t . T o t a l Reserve Bank c r e d i t i n c r e a s e d $99 m i l l i o n .
As of
bought o u t r i g h t
securities held
bank borrowings

Wednesday, November 25, h o l d i n g s of U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
were $120 m i l l i o n h i g h e r t h a n a week e a r l i e r , U. S. Government
under r e p u r c h a s e agreement were $29 m i l l i o n h i g h e r , and member
were $40 m i l l i o n l o w e r .

Member bank r e s e r v e s ,
Reserve Bank c r e d i t ,
and r e l a t e d items
Reserve Bank c r e d i t :
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s —
Bought o u t r i g h t — S y s t e m account
Held under r e p u r c h a s e agreement
Acceptances-Bought o u t r i g h t
Held under r e p u r c h a s e agreement
Loans, d i s c o u n t s , and advances—
Member bank borrowings
Other
Float
T o t a l Reserve Bank c r e d i t
Gold stock
Treasury currency o u t s t a n d i n g

Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s
Week ended Change from week ended
Nov. 26,
Nov. 18,
Nov. 25,
1958
1959
1959
( I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
26,652
30
32
3

+ 59
- 79
+
+

6
3

Wednesday,
Nov. 25,
1959

+1,074
126

26,694
28

4
3

31
4

-

822
7
l , 311
28,857
19,582
5,304
53,743

- 34
- 1
+146
+ 99
- 1
+ 1
+ 99

+

394
5
+ 112
+1; 456
-1,034
+
79
+ 503

636
5
1, 022
28,420
19,582
5,305
53,306

Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n
Treasury cash h o l d i n g s
Treasury d e p o s i t s with F . R. Banks
Foreign d e p o s i t s with F . R. Banks
Other d e p o s i t s with F . R. Banks
Other F. R. accounts ( n e t )

32,269
415
515
315
369
1,297
35,179

+ 34
+ 1
+ 37
+ 11
+ 7
+ 93
+183

+

444
271
60
72
32
234
570

32,421
409
435
336
327
1,238
35,167

Member bank r e s e r v e s - Required r e s e r v e s ( e s t i m a t e d )
Excess r e s e r v e s ( e s t i m a t e d )

18,563
18,164
399

- 84
- 53
- 31

68
61
7

18,140
18,121
19

+

-

+
+
+
+
+

-

On November 25, 1959, U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s h e l d i n custody by t h e
F e d e r a l Reserve Banks f o r f o r e i g n account were $4, 436 m i l l i o n , an i n c r e a s e of
$18 m i l l i o n f o r t h e week and an i n c r e a s e of $607 m i l l i o n from t h e comparable date
a year ago.



H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE RANKS COMBINED
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )

Change s i n c e
Nov. 26,
Nov. 18,
1959

A S S E T S
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e a c c o u n t
Redemption f u n d f o r F . R. n o t e s
T o t a l gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s
F . R. n o t e s of o t h e r Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
Acceptances:
Bought o u t r i g h t
Held under r e p u r c h a s e agreement
U. S . Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bought o u t r i g h t —
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
T o t a l bought o u t r i g h t
Held under r e p u r c h a s e agreement
T o t a l U. S . Government s e c u r i t i e s

18,324,641
967,704
19,292,345
324,749
358,026

640,558

vo

VJl
CD

Nov. 25,
1959

19,001
14,969
4,032
47,853
6,602
42,4o8

+
-

-

—

30,512
4,311

+
+

4,969
4,311

2,692,530

+

119,500
- -

11,010,298
2,483,771
26,693,592
28,750
26,722,342

T o t a l l o a n s and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from f o r e i g n banks
Cash items i n p r o c e s s of c o l l e c t i o n
Bank p r e m i s e s
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS

+
-

+
+
-

- -

10,506,993

.

-

+

784,253
57,225
727,028
36,670
27,053
407,976
337
3,817
4,311

4 1,031,380

-11,000,298

+11,000,298
- -

- -

+
+
+

119,500
28,750
148, 250

+ 1,031,300
+

927,330

27,397,723
15
5,578,863
99,345
186,059
53,237,125

+

H5,122

+

519,511
294,924

-

+
+

+

-

27,919,099

+

-1,234,738
237
19,079
-1,159,261

18,139,632
435,422
336,220
326,695
19,237,969
4,556,518
42,132
51,755,718

C A P I T A L
ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other c a p i t a l a c c o u n t s
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

384,718
868,410
228,279
53,237,125

+

40.9#

+

70,417

+

-

+
-

-

+

157,274
292,458
138,988
14,686
28,517
445,277
824,403
2,027

-1,110,379

133
a* •»

-

49,015
1,159,261
.2<fo

+

+

-

+
-

+
+
-

6,000
72,275
84,855

414,931
789,679
4o, 640
121,004
9,561
718,876
252,426
17,054
34,465

+
+
+
+

26,595
59,215
33,510
84,855

-

1.3#

-

4,754
1,015

1,537
--

- -

104,050

—

— —

L I A B I L I T I E S
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s
Deposits:
Member bank r e s e r v e s
U. S . T r e a s u r e r — g e n e r a l account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y cash items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s and a c c r u e d d i v i d e n d s
TOTAL LIABILITIES

R a t i o of gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s t o d e p o s i t
and F . R. n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s combined
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on a c c e p t a n c e s purchased
for foreign correspondents
I n d u s t r i a l l o a n commitments

~

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, NOVEMBER 25, 1959
(Acceptances and s e c u r i t i e s h e l d under r e p u r c h a s e agreement a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s
m a t u r i n g w i t h i n 15 days i n accordance w i t h maximum m a t u r i t y of t h e a g r e e m e n t s . )

Within 15 days
16 days t o 90 days
9 1 days t o 1 y e a r
Over 1 y e a r t o 5 y e a r s
Over 5 y e a r s t o 10 y e a r s
10 y e a r s
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Total
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

D i s c o u n t s and
advances
624,036
15,842

680

640,558

Acceptances
11,219
23,604

3%T523

U. S . Government
securities
450,410
7,325,073
10,952,790
6,523,912
410,385
1,059,772
26,722,342

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OM NOVEMBER 25, 1 9 5 9
St.
ClevePhilaRichmond A t l a n t a C h i c a g o
New York
Boston
L
ouis
delphia . land
o
f
d
o
l
l
a
r
s
)
(In thousands

E.4.1(b)
Total
A S S E T S
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e account
Redemption fund f o r
F . R. n o t e s
Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e
reserves

649,505

178,185

44,476

23,610

43,360

30,178

84,798

924,983 4 , 8 0 4 , 5 7 7 1109,501 1 7 0 6 , 7 0 3 1151,884 9 3 7 , 0 4 4 3 4 6 7 , 5 9 2 8 o 4 , o 8 8

359,973

692,865

732,679

2600,456

60,117

4,589,250 1047,800
215,327

61,701

84,425

81,252

60,275

57,353
58,215

17,783
24,251

15,882
33,407

33,655
21,748

50,392
28,512

24,912
64,259

10,751
21,402

23,563
10,541

17,735
13,659

24,311
16,534

28,806

19,926
28,367

58,795

23,740

40,510

61,425

134,665

72,631

15,910

43,376

113,314

12,465

35,360

- -

30,512
4,311

- -

19,606

F . R . n o t e s of o t h e r Banks
Other cash

324,749

D i s c o u n t s and advances
Acceptances:
Bought o u t r i g h t
Held under r e p . a g r e e .
U. S . G o v t , s e c u r i t i e s :
Bought o u t r i g h t —
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under r e p . a g r e e .

640,558

2,692,530 145,975
1 0 , 5 0 6 , 9 9 3 569,637
11,010,298 596,923
2,483,771 134,658
26,693,592 1447,193
28,750

677,581 153,545 233,114 172,558 141,907 465,949 109,505
2 , 6 4 4 , 1 0 6 5 9 9 , 1 7 2 9 0 9 , 6 7 4 6 7 3 , 3 7 3 553,760 1818,256 4 2 7 , 3 1 9
2 , 7 7 0 , 7 6 3 6 2 7 , 8 7 3 9 5 3 , 2 5 0 705,628 5 8 0 , 2 8 7 1 9 0 5 , 3 5 4 4 4 7 , 7 8 9
625,046 141,639 215,040 159,180 130,905 429,821 101,015
6,717,496 1522,229 2311,078 1710,739 1406,859 4619,380 1085,62b
28,750

T o t a l U. S . G o v t , s e e s .

26,722,342 1447,193

6,746,246

Total loans & securities

27,397,723 1475,560

6,839,864 1545,969 2351,588 1772,164 1541,524 4692,011 1101,538

Due f r o m f o r e i g n h a n k s
Cash i t e m s i n p r o c e s s
of c o l l e c t i o n
Bank p r e m i s e s
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS

116,061
452,904
474,599

107,470 307,538
419,376 1200,098
250,782
439,465 1257,585
99,137 283,694
5 6 , 5 7 3 107,063
608,000 1150,627 1065,448 3048,915
61,327
239,318

1522,229 2311,078 1 7 1 0 , 7 3 9 l 4 c 6 , 8 5 9 4619,380 1085,628 608,000 1150,627 1065,448 3 0 4 8 , 9 1 5

1/4

1

1

1

1

2

1

5,578,863
99,345
186,059

414,823
4,324
10,094

1,064,740
10,010
45,844

352,278
4,052
10,236

458,264
9,276
16,381

422,797
6,703
11,906

446,794

888,763
15,026

245,469
7,112
7,378

9,677

10,888

31,346

651,376 1263,941 1077,913 3084,275
2/
149,201
5,113
4,247

1

1

1

281,919
4,650

285,466
11,033
7,655

568,349
12,369
21,277

8,807

3064,071 4591,502 3420,858 3024,832 9183,911 2197,739 1204,014 2283,577 2155,592 6361,105

1 / A f t e r deducting $11,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.
2 / Less t h a n $500.




- -

- -

1

2869,317 12,880,607

45,572

—-

- -

- -

15

53,237,125

702,501 2515,658

San
Francisco

336,363

967,704

30,512
4,311

Dallas

759,612

864,866

358,026

Kansas
City

3289,407

18,324,641

19,292,345

1622,278 1070,632 876,769

Minneapolis

Total

Boston

New York

Philaaelr>hia

L I A B I L I T I E S
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s
Deposits:
Member bank r e s e r v e s
U.8.Treas.-gen.acct.
. Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y
cash items
O t h e r l i a b i l i t i e s and
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

Cleve- 1
l a n d [Richmond A t l a n t a Chicago
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )

St.
Louis

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Da-Has

San
Francisco

27,919,099 1594,745 6,543,622 1776,816 2530,281 2114,658 1560,417 5283,213 1232,409 6o4,l68 1106,794 807,806 2764,170
18,139,632 768,724 4,711,137 854,961 1494,161 811,887 966,980 2806,913 675,316 412,620 854,526 980,643 2801,764
67,330 22,479 28,359 42,653 22,900 68,216 25,979 18,444 31,027 28,279 47,097
435,422 32,659
18,150
1/98,620
21,780 29,700 16,500 15,510 48,840 12,210
7,920 12,870 17,160 36,960
336,220
2,104
"266,819
2,961
695
3,058
912
923
779
388
738
691 46,627
326,695
19,237,969 821,637 5,143,906 902,181 1552,915 874,098 1006,302 2924,892 714,284 439,372 899,161 1026,773 2932,448
4,556,518 368,039

778,932 285,779 371,314 352,599 383,910 748,806 192,338 122,982 216,133 243,232 492,454

1,981
10,813
2,101
3,980
2,437
2,147
6,644
1,608
1,269
1,902
1,938
5,312
42,132
2786,402
12,477,273
2966,877
4458,490
3343,792
2952,776
8963,555
2140,639
1167,791
2223,990
2079,749
6194,384
51,755,718

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
C o n t i n g . l i a b . on a c c e p t ances purchased f o r
f o r e i g n correspondents

384,718
868,410
228,279

18,958
50,116
13,841

110,254
238,902
54,178

22,799
59,607
14,788

36,153
76,643
20,216

17,216
44,846
15,004

19,934 52,403
39,474 132,159
12,648 35,794

12,840
33,746
10,514

8,751
20,785
6,687

15,775
32,935
10,877

22,172
43,436
10,235

47,463
95,761
23,497

53,237,125 2869,317 12,880,607 3064,071 4591,502 3420,858 3024,832 9183,911 2197,739 1204,014 2283,577 2155,592 6361,105
70,417

3,872

2/19,729

4,646

6,336

3,520

3,309

10,419

2,605

1,690

2,745

3,661

7,885

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F . R. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
28,842,775 1666,437 6,807,405 1815,794 2577,398 2175,764
C o l l a t . f o r F . R. n o t e s :
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e a c c t . 10,490,000 530,000 2,700,000 64o,coo 920,000 700,000
23,410
—
—
E l i g i b l e paper
152,129
U. S . Govt, s e c u r i t i e s 19,260,000 1200,000 4,200,000 1200,000 1750,000 1550,000
Total collateral
29,902,129 1730,000 6,900,000 1863,410 2670,000 2250,000
1 / A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $237,600,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.
2 / A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $ 5 0 , 6 8 8 , 0 0 0 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.



ir

1626,479 5392,040 1282,046 615,132 1137,587 858,431 2888,262
500,000 2000,000 430,000 180,000
—
15,725
—
i2co,ooo 3500,000 935,000 450,000
1700,000 5500,000 1380,725 630,000

300,000 290,000 1300,000
112,994
850,000 625,000 1800,000
1262,994 915,000 3100,000