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H.U.I

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF TfiE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

For Immediate Release
October 13, i960

WEEKLY AVERAGES OF MEMBER BANK RESERVES, RESERVE BANK CREDIT, AND RELATED ITEMS
and
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
The 1 -average of d a i l y f i g u r e s of t o t a l member bank r e s e r v e s h e l d d u r i n g
t h e week ended October 12 decreased $139 m i l l i o n t o $18,620 m i l l i o n ; cash allowed
a s r e s e r v e s d e c r e a s e d $57 m i l l i o n and member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s a t t h e F e d e r a l
Reserve Banks d e c r e a s e d $82 m i l l i o n . Estimated r e q u i r e d r e s e r v e s decreased
$216 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 i n c r e a s e d $77 m i l l i o n t o $687 m i l l i o n .
Excess r e s e r v e s exceeded member bank borrowings a t t h e F e d e r a l Reserve Banks by
$539 m i l l i o n , compared with t h e r e v i s e d f i g u r e of $4l0 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 b a l a n c e s with F e d e r a l
Reserve Banks t-ere an i n c r e a s e of $230 m i l l i o n i n currency i n c i r c u l a t i o n , and
d e c r e a s e s of $52 m i l l i o n i n member bank borrowings and $56 m i l l i o n i n gold s t o c k .
The p r i n c i p a l o f f s e t t i n g change was an i n c r e a s e of $240 m i l l i o n i n Uv 0. Covornmcat
s e c u r i t i e s . T o t a l .Reserve Bank c r e d i t i n c r e a s e d $183 m i l l i o n , .
•1 - f j U f U f e d O y^tvcttu."'
1 • X'l<- Ci i ti
As of 'Wednesday, October 12, h o l d i n g s of U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
bought o u t r i g h t were $348 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
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 were $128 m i l l i o n lower, and member
bank borrowings were $6 m i l l i o n h i g h e r .
0

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 a d v a n c e s - Member bank borrowings
Other
Float
T o t a l Reserve Bank c r e d i t
Gold stock
Treasury c u r r e n c y o u t s t a n d i n g
Currency in 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. a c c o u n t s ( n e t )
Member bank r e s e r v e s :
With F e d e r a l Reserve Banks
Cash allowed a s r e s e r v e s ( e s t i m a t e d )
Total reserves held
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 )

Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s
Week ended Change from week ended
Oct. 14,
Oct. 5,
Oct. 12,
I960
1959
I960
( I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )

Wednesday
Oct. 12,
I960

+300
- 60

+573
+ 58

27,248
22

+
-

2
1

+ 16
+ 4

37
3

148
20
1,090
28,565
18,615
5,380
52,563

- 52
+ 1
- 6
+183
- 56
+ 3
+130

-900
+ 17
+134
- 99
-874
+ 90
-B83

123
20
1,239
28,693
18,6l4
5,381
52,668

32,276
408
4?4
202
430
932
34,723

+230
+ 2
+ 7
- 11
- 13
- 4
+212

+180
+ 21
-»
-124
- 34
-265
-221

32,334
4ll
454
190
750
909
35, o4S

17,840
780
18,620
17,933
687

- 82
- 57
-139
-216
+ 77

-66l
+780
+119
- 79
+198

17,639
780
18,419
17,898
521

27,136
132
37
6

On October 12, i960, 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 $5,578 m i l l i o n , an i n c r e a s e of
$51 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 $1,09*1- m i l l i o n from t h e comparable
d a t e a y e a r ago.

H.4.1(a)

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

Change s i n c e
Oct. 14,
Oct. 5,

Oct. 12,

i960

i960

ASSETS
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
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

17,339,643

980,381
18,320,024

-

+

1959

26,998

-

7,658
19;340

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

357,117
378,326

-

73,815
16,499

Discounts and advances
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

143,198

+

6,381

37,110
2,764

+

3,246,700
14,006,993
7,510,298
2,483,771
27,247,762

+

27,270,262
27,453,334
15
5,762,302

22,500

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 premises
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS

2,001

3,075

-

347,753
- -

-

+
-

875,996

+

38,816
16,800
313,103

+
+

17,073
2,764

+

684,450

+3,500,000
-3, 500,000

~—

—«•

+

905,498
29,502

«*—

+

347,753
127,700
220,053

+
+

684,450
12,600
671,850

+

225,360

+

378,584

-

mm mm

310,793
52,688,477

+
+
+
+

287,091
250
17,726
420,773

+
+
-

402,506
8,872
55,512
857,550

27,805,436

+

107,311

+

143,277

-

177,870

-

310,509
17,056
187,007

106,566

-

z

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 hank 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 accrued d i v i d e n d s
TOTAL LIABILITIES

17,639,343
454,003
189,931
749,893
19,033,170
4,523,034
43,681
51,405,321

CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

403,450
774,808
104,898
52,688,477

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
f o r foreign correspondents

39.1#

+
-

+

+
+
+
+

78,296

4,312
362,570
258,684

61,217

+

352

+

8,070

-

m>

-

-

201,688

-

+

1,279
428, 491

+

+

+

-

348,589

131,871
647,845
4,812

631,627

-

19,878
93,602
152,199
857,550

.4%

-

1.9#

4i6

+

137,315

—

420,773

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, OCTOBER 12, i 9 6 0
(Acceptances and s e c u r i t i e s h e l d under repurchase agreement a r e c l a s s i f i e d as
maturing w i t h i n 15 days i n accordance with 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
91 days t o 1 y e a r
Over 1 year t o 5 y e a r s
Over 5 y e a r s t o 10 y e a r s
Over 10 y e a r s
Total

Discounts and
advances
121,054

22,016
128

143,198

Acceptances
12,027
27,847

39,874

U. S . Government
securities

660,840

6,482,747
12,990,171
5,686,647
1,178,574
271,283
27,270,262

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON OCTOBER 12, i960
ClevePhilaSt.
New York
Boston
Richmond A t l a n t a Chicago
delphia,
Louis
land
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )

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
T o t a l gold c e r t i f i c a t e
reserves
F . R . n o t e s of o t h e r Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Acceptances:
Bought o u t r i g h t
Held under r e p . a g r e e .
, U . S . Govt. 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 .

17,339,643

776,884

4,543,230

980,381

58,836

211,648

18,320,024

835,720

357,117
378,326

45,988
25,553

77,284
72,909

29,292
18,594

9,684
32,420

17,341
19,504

143,198

20,680

11,600

3,410

17,180

2,850

- -

37,110
2,764

37,110
2,764

3,246,700 174,478
14,006,993 752,736
7,510,298 403,603
2,483,771 133,478
27,247,762 1464,295
22,500

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

697,002 2185,584

San
Francisc

951,654 1419,580 1069,674

946,857 2940,205

713,790

328,255

766,928

87,487

60,603 176,617

43,357

26,410

44,828

4,754,878 1009,183 1507,067 1156,925 1007,460 3116,822

757,147

354,665

811,756

51,963
31,741

18,470
58,781

11,518
18,748

19,390
8,645

17,590
12,312

15,119
l4,653

43,478
64,466

24,015

40,071

1,050

510

6,054

11,818

3,96c

57,529

- -

- —

- -

809,831 3-8s,893 278,947
3,493,792
1,873,309
619,532
6, 796,464
22^ 500

87,251

- -

•» —

——

•»

131,223
2397,409 566,121
1285,447 303,543
425,117 100,386
4663, 672 1101,273

——

93,644

729,173 2279,228

"

205,500 178,019 555,699

801,984 1203,439 886,573 768,017
430,010 645,262 475,364 411,798
142,211 213,3.98 157,210 136,3 88
1560,098 2341,046 1724,647 1494,022

32,171

•»

130,842 381,578
564,482 1646,211)
302,665 882,67c
106,606 100,096 291,913
632,254 1169,501 1098,055 3202,375
75,339
325,032
174,277
57,636

139,351
601,194
322,350

T o t a l U. S . Govt, s e e s .

27,270,262 1464,295 6,818,964 1560,098 2341,046 1724,647 1494,022 4663,672 1101,273 632,284 1169,501 1098,085 3202,375

Total loans & s e c u r i t i e s

27,453,334 1484,975

Due from f o r e i g n "banks
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

15

1

5,762,302

344,081
4,017
16,891

106,566
310,793

6,870,438 1563,508 2358,226 1727,497 1518,037 4703,743 1102,323
1

/

4

966,748
9,506
76,895

1

1

1

316,428 387,591 536,513
3,838
17,531

8,772
27,586

6,249
19,517

1

2

498,460 859,070
11,014

17,681

21,224
52,254

(2)

632,794 1175,555 1109,903 3206,335
(2)

1

1

318,172 211,375

326,963

271,866

13,637

12,666

6,713
12,429

4,905
7,205

5,080

13,577

725,03:
11,673
36,503

52,688,477 2757,226 12,828,662 2958,375 4331,347 3^83,547 3136,357 8830,366 2227,050 1238,979 2362,894 2166,958 6366,7^

1 / A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $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.

H-.k-.JLCc)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BAM OH OCTOBER 12, i960
Total

Boston j Neir York

^

^

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
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

Chicago |

^

^

Dallas

(In thousands of d o l l a r s )

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
U-S.Treas.-gen.acct.
Foreign
Other
Total d e p o s i t s

Ri=-ona Atlanta

27,805,436 1599,276

6,440,575 1792,945 2525,378 2140,774 1577,237 5242,769 1196,648

592,737 1128,698

17,639,343
454,003
169,931
749,893
19,033,170

761,618
5,576
9,163
?82
776,739

4,874,073
948
1/56,226
"120,647
5,251,894

4,523,034

314,089

756,511

817,306 2751,093

816,421 1339,914
5,027
5,411
11,033
17,578
2,390
499
834,871 1363,402

789,663 906,959 2646,908
42,427
87,871
5,863
8,415
9,724
25,806
35,442
59,109
60,465
875,947 1063,603 2739,042

657,204
43,027
6,171
59,153
765,555

391,159
33,455
4,301
25,318
454,233

825,934 926,823 2702,667
59,472
65,844
99,082
7,667
10,846
23,001
37,121
4 o , 4 l l 108,956
930,194 1043,924 2933,706

252,10b

407,348

221,637

162,312

249,582

317,893

426,962

655,643

233,265

525,686

2,248
11,069
2,347
4,193
2,479
2,367
7,039
1,682
1,283
1,821
1,823
5,330
43.681
2692,352
1
2
,
4
6
0
,
0
4
9
W
2
,
2
6
9
'
4
2
1
6
,
8
6
6
"
3
4
2
6
7
5
4
8
3
0
/
0
,
2
2
9
8644,493
2185,522
1210,565
2310,295
2096,318
6215,815
51,405,321

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

403,450
774,808
104,898

19,981
38,332
6,561

114,016
220,905
33,692

23,519
45,638
6,949

37,393
72,530
10,558

18,433
34,566
4,ooo

21,560
40,306
4,262

56,294
107,334
22,245

13,480
25,862
2,186

9,274
17,580
1,560

17,127
31,720
3,752

23,202
44,645
2,793

49,171
95,390
6,340

52,688,477 2757,226 12,828,662 2958,375 4331,347 3483,547 3136,357 8830,366 2227,050 1238,979 2362,894 2166,958 6366,716

201.688

9,883

2/57,472

11,900

18,960

9,077

10,488

27,835

6,656

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
287802,903 16697956' 6,666,726 1826,544 2638,544 2204,452 1638,388 5341,258 1245,853

F. R. notes outstanding
C o l l a t . f o r F. R. notes:
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e a c c t . 10,300,000 530,000
E l i g i b l e paper
-7,854
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s 19,565,000 1250,000
Total c o l l a t e r a l
29,872,854 1780,000
1 / A f t e r deducting $ 1 3 3 , 7 0 5 , 0 0 0 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s
2 / A f t e r deducting $144,216,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s

2,800,000 700,000 920,000 700,000 500,000 1900,000 410,000
-2,230
--—
-390
4,000,000 1200,000 1750,000 1525,000 1200.000 3700,000 935,000
6,800,000 1902,230 2670,000 2225,000 1700,000 5600,000 1345,390
of other Federal Reserve Banks.
of other Federal Reserve Banks.

4,639

8,270

11,699

24,809

670,590 1156,026

864,661 2879,905

180,000 300,000
—
5,234
510,000 870,000
690,000 1175,234

260,000 1100,000
625,000 2000,000
885,000 3100,000