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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

B.4.1

(For Immediate Release)

November 5, 1953

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Member Bank Reserves and Related Items

., ,
During the week ended November 4, Member bank reserves increased
0D,
T e
Icot n!!
principal changes supplying reserves were an increase of
4 ^
$521 million in Reserve Bank credit and decreases of $94 million in Other
million in
Tj' V* a c £° u n t s (net) and
Foreign deposits with Federal Reserve
Banks. The principal offsetting changes were increases of $160 million in
Money in circulation, $20 million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve
Banks, and $10 million in Other deposits with Federal Reserve Banks.
increase
$521 million in Reserve Bank credit resulted from
increases of $463 million in Loans, discounts and advances, $50 million in
U. S. Government securities bought outright, and $49 million in U. S. Government securities held under repurchase agreement, and a decrease of $40 million
iLrea!^ofH$50mii=nUinSbmrr™ent

securitles tou

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securities —
Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Loans, discounts and advances
Float
Total
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

«ht

Nov. 4,
1953

25,398
49

825

559

26,830
22,076

4,877
30,428

Member bank reserves

Daily averages for period-Estimated excess reserves of member banks
Member bank borrowings at F. R. Banks

^

«

Change since
Oct. 28/
Nov. 5,
1953

(In millions of dollars)

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)

Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

o u t r i

1,283

+ 50
+ 49

+463
- 4o
+521
- 1
+ 3

+160

+1,903
+
24
- 842
+
31
+1,116
-1,263

+

83

+ 680

664
453
376
801

+ 1
+ 20

+
5
- 125

+ 10
- 94

+

19,779

+445

- 555

18,812
967

+431

+ 14

-1,072
+ 517

-119
+168

+
43
-1,106

615

460

- 18

-

190

126
4

U. S. Government securities held in custody by the Federal Reserve Banks
r©r foreign account were $2,655 million, a decrease of $22 million for the week
and an increase of $363 million from the comparable date a year ago.




H.4,l(a)

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

ASSETS
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for F. R, notes
Total gold certificate reserves
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U. S. Government securities:
Bought outright—
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government securities

2,106,312
5,851,541
13,773,671
3.666.150
25,397,674
49.000
25.446.674

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

26,271,414
22
165,075
3,580,623
50,039
220.000
51,514,460

20,043,103
853.690
20,896,793
330,494
821,979
2,761

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Depositsi
Member bank—reserve accounts
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

+
-

-

+
+

+

1
199
198
6,059
462,889
100

-1,390,000
+ 147.223
-1,242,777
+
20,579
- 841,025
1,166

50,000 +1,903,112
—
+ 855,825
—

— —

+
+
+

- 855.825
50,000 +1,903,112
24.000
49.000 +
99.000 +1.927.112

+
+
+

561,989 +1,084,921
—
1
8,180
10,057 +
136,662 29,741
4,473
3 +
8.848 + 66,292
417,864 87,973

26,149,894

+

142,295 + 650,385

19,778,512
664,069
452,576

+
+

444,120
20,503
18,394
10.275
456,504
95,835
2.132
500,832

21,271,104
3,022,050
20.017
50,463,065

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

Nov. 5,
1952

Oct. 28,
1953

Nov. 4,
1953

262,736
584,676
27,543
176.440
51,514,460
44.1$
21,858
3,305

+
—
-

-

+
+
-

+

+
—

- 555,432
- 124,827
- 190,791
+ 126.402
- 744,648
60,756
+
1,523.
- 153,496

34 +
+

—

~

-

+

—

—

14,519
46,334

83.002 + , 4,670
87,973
417,864 -

2,5%

,5%
881
138

+

5,413
577

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES. NOVEMBER 4. 1953
(Securities held under repurchase agreement are classified as maturing
within 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)

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



Discounts and
advances
780,629

41,240
110

821,979

Industrial
loans
575
1,124
986
76
2,761

U* S, Government
securities
446,750
9,200,312
6,558,091
6,452,264
1,374,400
, 1,414,857
25,446,674

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON NOVEMBER 4, 1953
(in thousands of dollars)

H.4.1(b)
ASSETS
Total
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for
F, R, notes

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve,

Rich, Atlanta Chicago St, Louis

20,043,103 1006,450 5,566,087 1246,581 1791,740 1066,904 864,025 3571,511
6?0

53,841

147,074

60.871

83.437

74.898

59.721 142.700

Total gold certificate
reserves
20,896,793 1060,291 5,713,161 1307,452 1875,177 1141,802 923,746 3714,211
Other cash
76,688 22,497 23,289 16,642 25,679
330,494 27,945
Discounts and advances 821,979
6,267
219,570 17,140 46,969 30,398 55,736
2,761
Industrial loans
80
2,034
551
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bought outright—
Bills
2 ,106,312 115,982
542,222 126,913 178,803 124,904 107,737
Certificates
5,851,541 322,209 1,506,351 352,579 496,731 346,996 299,300
Notes
13,773,671 758,433 3,545,729 829,919 1169,233 816,779 704,509
Bonds
3.666.150 201.873
943.770 220.900 311.216 217.403 187.520
Total
25,397,674 1398,497 6,538,072 1530,311 2155,983 1506,082 1299,066
Held under repurchase
agreement
__ 49.000
—
49T000

52,325
165,819

Mpls, Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran,

829,610 475,833 764,778 714,420 2145,164
49.785

25.691

39.725

30.698

85.249

879,395 501,524 804,503 745,118 2230,413
17,468
29,476

6,366

15,043
96

10,685
39,683

12,123 38,787
32,936 162,942

88,616 51,986 91,799 83,669
364,038
1011,334 246,180 144,422 255,028 232,441
2380,531 579,472 339,948 600,298 547,132
633.628 154.238 90.484 159.782 45.630
4389,531 1068,506 626,840 1106,907 1008,872

229,643
637,970
1501,688
399.706
2769,007

Total U. S. Government
securities
25.446.674 1398.497 6.587.072 1530.311 2155.983 1506.082 1299.066 4389.531 1068.506 626.840 1106.907 1008.872 2769.007
Total loans and
securities

26,271,414 1404,764 6,806,642 1549,485 2202,952 1536,560 1355,353 4555,350 1097,982 641,979 1146,590 1041,808 2931,949

Due from foreign banks
22
1
F.R,notes of other banks 165,075
3,866
Uncollected cash items 3,580,623 283,277
Bank premises
50,039
5,077
Other assets
220.000 13.176
TOTAL ASSETS



l/ 6
2
2
1
1
3
25,526
8,654
8,156
24,874 20,462 18,556
624,159 235,993 299,566 293,774 229,878 624,196
7,072
4,488
4,526
4,766
3,625
6,737
54.569 13.007 19.499 12.932 12.088 37.102

1
1
1
1
2
8,107 10,463
10,195 19,053
7,163
162,879 108,849 199,288 146,147 372,617
2,908
1,028
2,133
7,085
594
5.330 10.288 , 9,21? 23.838
. 8,959

51,514,460 2798,397 13,307,823 3141,578 4433,167 3031,351 2570,832 9008,480 2177,699 1275,540 2180,651 1965,198 5623,744
1/ After deducting $16,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks,

H.4.1(c)
LIABILITIES

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF W E FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON NOVEMBER 4, 1953
(In thousands of dollars)
Total

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

Federal Reserve notes
26,149,894 1588,566 5,755,198 1851,348 2418,242 1847,066 1402,220 5036,189 1199,863 641,195 1016,603 744,721 2648,683
Deposits:
. Member bank-reserve accts. 19,778,512 820,252 6,197,225 890,648 1536,112 819,731 851,310 3181,568 725,339 461,130 909,212 976,255 2409,730
U.S.Treasurer-general acct. 664,069 37,034
113,260 35,599 82,464 30,396 45,608 97,123 50,206 34,339 41,644 38,791 57,605
Foreign
452,576 27,328 1/136,717 33,600 41,216 22,400 19,264 61,376 17,024 11,200 17,024 20,160 45,267
Other
4,684
300,571
5,841
6,782
3,243
2,268
1,310
9,794
1,107
Total deposits
21,271,104 889,298 6,747,773 965,688 1666,574 875,770 918,450 3341,377 802,363 509,676 969,320 1036,313 2548,502
Deferred avail, cash items 3,022,050 254,273
502,844 245,241 250,094 251,877 201,515 481,126 132,538 95,883 152,419 135,188 319,052
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
20,017
1,117
2,266
682
928
3,211
746
5,700
972
993
747
775
1,880

TOTAL LIABILITIES
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Contingent liability on
acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

50,463,065 2733,109 13,011,515 3063,394 4337,176 2975,706 2523,113 8861,903 2135,510 1247,436 2139,089 1916,997 5518,117
262,736 14,239
81,582 17,985 24,871 11,424 11,052 34,494
9,002
5,854 10,028 13,229 28,976
584,676 36,462
167,503 43,578 54,064 29,248 25,803 84,628 23,628 15,131 21,925 25,381 57,325
27,543
3,011
7,319
4,489
1,006
3,349
762
1,429
521
1,073
1,137
1,307
2,140
176,440 11,576
39,904 12,132 16,050 11,624 10,102 26,026
9,038
6,046
8,472
8,284 17,186
51,514,460 2798,397 13,307,823 3141,578 4433,167 3031,351 2570,832 9008,480 2177,699 1275,540 2180,651 1965,198 5623,744

21,858
3,305

1,333

2/ 6,449

1,639
1,485

2,011
748

1,093
52

940
136

2,994
29

831

546

831
855

983

2,208

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




27,061,454 1653,956 5,941,581 1914,598 2499,972 1912,030 1458,794 5139,630 1251,332 652,068 1045,056 778,086 2814,351
11,463,000 640,000 3,220,000 745,000 1000,000 600,000 385,000 2400,000 355,000 175,000 280,000 283,000 1380,000
503,713
5,840
213,480 16,615
—
30,048
—
-—
29,210 14,868 39,417
—
154,235
16,620,000 1200,000 2,900,000 1200,000 1550,000 1350,000 1100,000 2900,000 975,000 500,000 800,000 525,000 1620,000
28,586,713 1845,840 6,333,480 1961,615 2550,000 1980,048 1485,000 5300,000 1359,210 689,868 1119,417 808,000 3154,235
1/ After deducting $315,840,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ After deducting $15,409,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.