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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OP THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
B.4.1

(For Immediate Release)

October 14, 1954

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

During the week ended October 13, Member bank reserves decreased
$255 m i l l i o n . The p r i n c i p a l changes reducing reserves were a decrease of
$234 m i l l i o n i n Reserve Bank c r e d i t and increases of $108 m i l l i o n in Money in
c i r c u l a t i o n and $18 m i l l i o n i n Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks.
The p r i n c i p a l o f f s e t t i n g change was a decrease of $88 million i n Foreign dep o s i t s with Federal Reserve Banks.
The decrease of $234 million i n Reserve Bank c r e d i t r e s u l t e d from a
decrease of $318 m i l l i o n i n F l o a t , and increases of $56 m i l l i o n i n Loans,
discounts and advances and $29 million i n U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s held under
repurchase agreement.

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items

October 13,
1954

Change since
October 6, October 14,
1954....
1953

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

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
Held under repurchase agreement
Loans, discounts and advances
Float
Total
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

24,580
29
312
346
25,267
21,810
4,973

Money in c i r c u l a t i o n
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)

30,159
792
643
468
418
951

+108
- 7
+ 18
- 88
- 9

Member bank reserves

18,620

-255

-

937

18,030
590

- 71
-184

-

698
239

804
74

-146
+ 12

+ 47
- 421

Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)
Daily averages f o r p e r i o d - Estimated excess reserves of member banks
Member bank borrowings a t F. R. Banks

+ 29
+ 56
-318
-234
—

+ 2

- -

- 768
+ 14
+ 38
- 339
-1,055
- 318
+ 100
- 253
- 479
+ 295
+
7
+ 43
+ 52

U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s held i n custody by the Federal Reserve Banks
f o r f o r e i g n account were $3,045 m i l l i o n , an increase of $16 million f o r the week
and an increase of $388 million from the comparable date a year 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 )
October 13,
1954

ASSETS
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Redemption fund f o r F. R, notes
Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e reserves
F. R. notes of other Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
I n d u s t r i a l loans
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
Total bought o u t r i g h t
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s

.20,287,101
836,474
21,123,575
122,025
315,702
311,573
875
1,859,250
6,599,791
13,029,021
3,092,550
24,500,612
28,600
24,609,212

Total loans and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from f o r e i g n banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS

Change since
October 6,
October 14,
1954
1953
-

-

-

+
+

2
2,655
2,657
679
14,603
56,323
116

+
-

+
~

+
-

__

.

— —

+

- -

-

— —

-

+
+

28,600
28,600

+

-

24,921,660
22
4,002,707
54,076
152,506
50,692,273

+

85,039

+
+
+
+

375,621
572
7,039
450,332

25,729,266

+

82,523

-

197,062
748,250
744,650
573,600
767,062
13,600
753,462
715,161
• » *»

514,562
+
3,995
39,147
-1,160,255

L I AB 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 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

18,619,811
643,099
468,049
417,763
20,148,722
3,657,051
19,634
49,554,673

ACCOUNTS
CAPITAL
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

276,190
625,013
27,543
206,854
50,692,273

+
+

5,625
450,332

46.056

+

.2$

+

8,470
2,032

+
-

621
118

-

Ratio of gold c e r t i f i c a t e reserves to deposit
and F. R. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on acceptances purchased
f o r foreign correspondents
I n d u s t r i a l loan commitments

193,999
22,793
171,206
43,421
23,165
40,098
1,797

-

+
•

+
+
+

+

254,741
17,935
88,116
8,990
333,912
694,146
1,773
444,530
177
—-

-

409,190

937,461
294,676
+
6,949
+
42,783
593,053
174,870
2,729
-1,179,842
-

+

•

+

+

14,352
40,337

35,102
-1,160,255
-

1.3#
17,142
1,366

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, OCTOBER 13, 1954
( S e c u r i t i e s held under repurchase agreement are c l a s s i f i e d 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 t o 10 years
Over 10 years
Total



Discounts and
advances
283,018
28,555

311,573

Industrial
loans
2
790
50
33

U. S. Government
securities
414,350
8,756,050
6,689,591
6,320,750
1,013,614
1,414,857
24,609,212

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON OCTOBER 13, 1954
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )

H.4.1(b)

ASSETS
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Redemption fund f o r
F. R. notes
Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e
reserves
F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
I n d u s t r i a l loans
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 repurchase
agreement

Total

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich.

Atlanta

20,287,101 1019,668 5,449,930 1211,492 1732,506 1175,369
836,474

50,231

21,123,575 1069,899
122,025
315,702
311,573
875

166,279

54,016

75,933

68,419

Chicago St.Louis

936,384 3692,161 803,6o4
54,499

144,920

47,467

Mpls. Kans.Cy.
413,135
24,756

Dallas SanFran.

815,316 769,697 2267,839
39,986

29,002

80,966

5,616,209 1265,508 1808,439 1243,788 990,883 3837,081 851,071 437,891 855,302 798,699 2348,805

6,036
20,603
18,466

31,335
58,492
82,580
——

3,966
18,340
22,015
"J

4,963
8,052
12,734
31,896
14,871 29,895
29,060
10,185
12,355
——
——

13,045
60,345
69,640

5,906
16,814
9,530

4,831

7,8l8

6,375
81

7,154
10,525
17,467

6,653
11,620
9,934

17,350
34,483
23,966

1,859,250 102,590
474,912 113,150 159,350 109,506
94,693 325,030 77,801
,,,—
45,658 80,215 73,058 203,287
6,599,791 364,163 1,685,798 401,650 565,648 388,715 336,133 1153,763 276,168 162,071 284,742 259,332 721,608
13,029,021 718,915 3,328,029 792,921 1116,679 767,383 663,582 2277,707 545,199 319,953 562,124 511,962 1424,567
3,092,550
~ 170,641
789,936 188,206 265,053 182,145 157,507 540,633 129,408 75,944
"
- - - - - - 121,519 338,133
—«
133,425
24,580,612 1356,309 6,278,675 1495,927 2106,730 1447,749 1251,915 4297,'133 1028^576 603^626-1060)506 9 6 5 ^ 7 1 2687^595
28 y 600

•—

23 f 600

——

——

——

——

——

——

«* —

•«.

Total U. S. Government
securities

24,609,212 1356,309 6,307,275 1495,927 2106,730 1447,749 1251,915 4297,133 1028,576

603,626 1060,506 965,871 2687,595

Total loans and
securities

24,921,660 1374,775 6,389,855 1518,736 2135,790 1457,934 1264,270 4366,773 1038,106

610,082 1077,973 975,805 2711,561

Due from f o r e i g n banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS



22
4,002,707
54,076
152,506

1
313,834
5,929
8,207

1

/ 6
760,280
7,256
38,332

2
232,564
5,168
8,883

2
394,527
5,027
13,479

1
1
3
334,426 280,783 638,897
4,549
3,920
6,334
8,797
8,309
26,525

1
193,608
2,849
6,509

1
1
l
128,957 218,469 160,506
1,019
2,452
1,088
3,674
6,912
6,600

2
345,856
8,485
16,279

50,692,273 2799,284 12,901,765 3053,167 4394,123 3072,418 2590,795 8949,003 2114,864 1194,273 2178,788 1960,972 5482,821
l / A f t e r deducting $16,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of other Federal Reserve Banks.

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON OCTOBER 13, 1954
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )

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

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

25,729,266 1580,693 5,754,714 1789,821 2379,063 1820,897 1369,116 4975,328 1148,795 588,357 1006,308 733,554 2582,620
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve a c c t s . 18,619,811 774,976 5,571,191 838,861 1426,992 814,869 856,655 3014,451 694,210 436,283 908,310 944,285 2338,728
33,342 64,311
49,697 105,575 43,778 22,368
32,342
114,030
45,976
42,997
62,052
643,099 26,631
U.S.Treasurer-general a c c t
21,479
46,633
19,651 63,523 17,366
11,425
17,366
33,818 42,044
23,307
468,049 27,877 1/143,560
Foreign
696
33,700
792
2,355
7,226
913
3,467
336,973 11,073
13,986
2,418
417.763
4.164
Other
Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l , cash items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s and
accrued dividends

20,148,722 833,648 6,165,754 929,728 1526,019 902,646 926,795 3185,904 762,580 470,989
657,161 249,398 383,410 287,241 242,244 622,960 157,374 104,558
3,657,051 314,730

TOTAL LIABILITIES
Capital paid i n
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AHD
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

49,554,673 2729,954 12,584,076 2970,014 4290,530 3011,730 2538,955 8787,137 2069,451 1164,376 2133,812 1908,331 5366,307
6,146
10,596
14,121 30,903
12,496
12,019
36,509
9,579
83,575
18,715
26,742
276,190
14,789
16,219
23,456
28,146
62,182
90,792
25,465
31,750
28,034
176,633
45,909
57,648
625,013
38,779
1,073
1,137
1,307
2,140
1,429
521
3,349
762
7,319
4,489
1,006
27,543
3,011
6,459
9,787
9,067
21,289
33,136
9,848
13,093
11,025
50,162
14,040
18,197
208,854
12,751

Contingent l i a b i l i t y on
acceptances purchased
f o r f o r e i g n correspondents
I n d u s t r i a l loan commitments

19,634

883

6,447

1,067

2,038

946

800

2,945

702

472

961,485 999,802 2483,372
165,251 174,217 298,507
768

758

1,808

50,692,273 2799,284 12,901,765 3053,167 4394,123 3072,418 2590,795 8949,003 2114,864 1194,273 2178,788 1960,972 5482,821

8,470

2,032

519

2/2,435

629
580

782
598

434
39

365
110

1,181
18

323

212

323
687

400

867

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F. R. notes outstanding
C o l l a t e r a l f o r F.R. notes:
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
E l i g i b l e paper
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
Total collateral




26,586,932 1627,003

5,938,512 1863,339 2479,514 1872,070 1429,067 5056,661 1193,908 623,505 1033,623 767,677 2702,053

11,093,000 640,000 2,670,000 800,000 1000,000 625,000 485,000 2400,000 355,000 175,000 280,000 283,000 1380,00c
5,096
750
2,500
1,750
10,437
8,325
7,181
36,039
16.865.000 1200,000 3,600,000 1200.000 1500,000 1300,000 1000,000 2700,000 920,000 500,000 800,000 525,000 1620,000
27,994,039 1847,181 6,270,000 2008,325 2500,000 1925,750 1485,000 5100,000 1 2 7 7 , 5 0 0 6 7 6 , 7 5 0 1 0 9 0 , 4 3 7 8 0 8 , 0 0 0 3005,096
l / A f t e r deducting $324,470,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2 / A f t e r deducting $6,035,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of other Federal Reserve Banks.