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BOARD OF GOVERNOR^ OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.1

(For Immediate Release)

Odtober 15, 1953

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Member Bank Reserves and Related Items
During the week ended October 14, Member bank reserves increased
$254 m i l l i o n . The p r i n c i p a l changes supplying reserves were decreases of
$176 m i l l i o n in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, $23 million
in Foreign deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, and $13 m i l l i o n i n Treasury
cash holdings, and an increase of $84 million in Reserve Bank c r e d i t . The
p r i n c i p a l o f f s e t t i n g change was an increase of $38 m i l l i o n in Money i n
circulation.
The increase of $84 m i l l i o n in Reserve Bank c r e d i t r e s u l t e d from
increases of $79 m i l l i o n i n Float and $15 million in U. S. Government
s e c u r i t i e s held under repurchase agreement, and a decrease of $10 m i l l i o n
in Loans, discounts and advances.

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items

Oct. 14,
1953

Change since
Oct. 7,
Oct. 15
1953
1952

(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

25.348
15
274
685
26,322
22,128
4,873

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)

30,412
1,271
348
461
375
899

+ 38
- 13
-176
- 23
+ 5

+ 795
5
+ 136
- 214
+ 196
+ 18

Member bank reserves

19,557

+254

-1,056

18,709
848

- 78
+332

-1,380
+ 324

775
495

+131
+ 83

+ 63
- 692

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

+
+
+

15
10
79
84
- -

+

1

+1,685
+ 15
- 502
- 202
+ 997
-1,213
+ 86

U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s held in-custody by the Federal Reserve Banks
f o r f o r e i g n account were $2,657 m i l l i o n , an increase of $11 m i l l i o n f o r the week
and an increase of $383 m i l l i o n from the comparable date a year ago.




H.4,l(a)

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

Change since
October 14, October 7,
October 15,
1952
195?

mi—

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
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 outright—
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s

2,056,312
5,851,541
13,773,671
3,666.150
25,347,674
15.000
25,362,674

Total loans and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from foreign banks
F, R, notes of other banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

25,636,821
22
165,446
4,517,269
50,081
191.653
51,852,528

20,093,102
859,267
20,952,369
338,867
271,475
2,672

+

12,000 - 1,335,002

+

11,862 - 1,186,960
9,500 +
16,842

+

500,179

+
+

1,690,112
850,825

—«
— —

—
—

——

+
+
+

+
+

15.000
15,000

+

4,983

+
-

——

+
+
+
+

5,758
1,107,748
52
10.061
1,138,448

-

+

39,703

19,557,272
348,423
461,100
374.980
20,741,775
3,831,921
22,363
50,734,515

+

254,031
175,844
22,556
S167
60,798
1,028,581
1,378
1,130,460

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

261,838
584,676
27,543
243.956
51,852,528

25,612
3,398

1,621

—
——

26,138,456

44,7%

148,042

9,880 137

L I A B I L I TJ_E_
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

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

+

138

-

+
+
+
+
+

+

-

+
+

+

—
+
-

+
-

+
-

98

+

7,890
1,138,448

+

+

+

+

. —

mm

+

.1%
43 8
80

+

—

855.825
1,685,112
15.000
1,700,112
1,198,312
1
4,559
296,772
4,422
64.362
195,236
750,808
1,055,529
135,934
213,691
195.995
937,291
95,262
4,510
277,235
13,967
46,334
21.698
195,236

-

2.3%

+

11,440
2,562

-

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES. OCTOBER 14. 1953
(Securities held under repurchase agreement a r e c l a s s i f i e d as maturing
within 15 days i n accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)

Within 15 days
16 to 90 days
91 days t o 1 year
Over 1 year t o 5 years
Over 5 years t o 10 years
Over 10 years

Total


Discounts and
advances
235,322
32,253
3,900

271,475

Industrial
loans
552

1,138

904
78

2,672

U. S, Government
securities
414,404
9,148,658
6,558,091
6,452,264
1,374,400
1.414.857
25,362,674

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON OCTOBER 14, 1953
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )

H.4.1(b)
ASSETS
Total
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Redemption fund f o r
F. R. notes

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich.

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

20,093,102 1021,742

5,426,889 1219,121 1731,465 1091,240

878,250 3650,025 822,801 463,767

774,158 651,376 2362,268

Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e
reserves
20,952,369 1075,875

5,574,913 1280,507 1815,342 1168,224

938,213 3793,138 872,704

489,546

813,980

16,785
5,666

7,129
9,318
98

10,653
25,597

86,512
121,939 105,179 355,396
346,996 299,300 1011,334 246,180
816,779 704,509 2380,531 579,472
217,403 187,520 633,628 154,238
1503,117 1296,508 4380,889 1066,402

50,752
144,422
339,948
90,484
625,606

338,867
Other cash
Discounts and advances
271,475
2,672
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 outright—
2,056,312
Bills
Certificates
5,851,541
Notes
13,773,671
3,666,150
Bonds
Total
25,347,674
Held under repurchase
agreement
15,000

24,410
5,822

79,343
21,065

22,057
4,625
1,956

21,194
20,994
—

113,229
529,351 123,901 174,559
322,209 1,506,351 352,579 496,731
758,433 3,545,729 829,919 1169,233
201,873
943,770 220,900 311,216
1395,744 6,525,201 1527,299 2151,739
—

15,000

—

14,777
11,428
80

™

28,877 64,572
22,251 100,969
538

—

~

—

682,200 2447,727
10,357
38,348

38,713
5,392

81,683 224,191
89,620
255,028 232,441 637,970
600,298 547,132 1501,688
159,782 145,630 399,706
HU4,Y2« iuuo,et$b
%%

"*• .

Total U. S. Government
securities
25,362,674 1395,744 6,540,201 1527,299 2151,739 1503,117 1296,508 4380,889 1066,402 625,606 1104,728 1006,886 2763,555
Total loans and
securities

25,636,821 1401,566

Due from f o r e i g n banks
22
1
F.R.notes of other banks 165,446
4,820
Uncollected cash items 4,517,269 384,640
Bank premises
50,081
5,100
Other a s s e t s
191,653
12,026
TOTAL ASSETS



6,561,266 1533,880 2172,733 1514,625 1319,297 4481,858 1072,068 635,022 1130,325 1045,234 2768,947
1

/ 6
2
2
1
25,742
11,251
8,132
18,167
903,621 264,533 390,079 398,922
7,091
4,440
4,536
4,783
48,418
11,110
16,511 11,186

1
3
1
1
1
i
,
18,813 18,586
8,725
11,057
7,955
7,348
24,850
295,646 751,259 199,467 123,277 208,861 206,426 390,538
3,631
6,744
2,921
1,031
2,150
598
7,056
10,590 31,780
7,735
4,672
9.020
8,113
20,492

51,852,528 2908,438 13,200,400 3127,780 4428,529 3130,685 2615,068 9147,940 2180,406 1271,735 2182,945 1960,277 5698,325
1 / After 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 14, 1953
(In thousands of dollars)

H.4.1(c)
L I A B I L I T IBS

Total

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich.

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

26,138,456 1605,986 5,735,174 1846,292 2426,826 1845,696 1390,938 5038,761 1190,170 642,071 1015,982 741,306 2659,254
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve a c c t s . 19*557>272 821,746 5,879,236 901,112 1505,924 824,181 871,810 3248,060 731,409 450,974 915,072 930,147 2477,601
24,409 20,069
32,738
33,135
34,598 28,430 27,405
25,501
43,9^1 17,856
31,328 29,013
U.S.Treasurer-general a c c t .
348,423
45,862
19,518 62,184 17,248 11,348 17,248 20,426
461,100
27,688 1/141,OftL 34,043 41,759 22,695
Foreign
2,779
812
8,584
541
612
33,362
4,898
2,517
Other
374,980
6,377,168 954,323 1583,909 878,406
769,367 243,792 313,281 345,114

927,242 3345,654 785,671 491,100
244,105 603,869 158,040 107,742

957,270 971,254 2589,563
164,677 195,499 335,018

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

20,741,775 880,215
3,831,921 351,417

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

50,734,515 2838,685 12,888,942 3045,571 4326,052 3070,297 2563,313 8991,638 2134,699 1241,619 2138,791 1908,945 5585,963
261,838
14,238
81,570
17,840
24,851 11,391 11,043 33,869
8,991
5,853
10,022
13,210 28,960
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
243,956
16,042
55,066
16,302
22,556 16,400
14,147
36,376
12,567
8,059
11,070 11,434 23,937

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

22,363

1,067

7,233

1,164

2,036

1,081

1,028

3,354

818

706

862

886

2,128

51,852,528 2908,438 13,200,400 3127,780 4428,529 3130,685 2615,068 9147,940 2180,406 1271,735 2182,945 1960,277 5698,325

25,612
3,398

1,563

2/ 7,554

1,921

1,560

2,357
748

1,281
52

1,101
138

3,509
30

973

64o

973
870

1,153

2,587

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
Eligible paper
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
Total c o l l a t e r a l




27,076,094 1655,556

5,941,089 1917,762 2506,563 1915,424 1452,724 5151,879 1238,729 654,262 1046,628 776,697 2818,781

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
78,007
5,395
17,375
4,100
—
10,578
5,400
9,143
25,331
—
685
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
28,161,007 1845,395 6,137,375 1949,100 2550,000 1960,578 1485,000 5300,000 1335,400 684,143 1105,331 808,000 3000,685
1/ A f t e r deducting $319,999,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ After deducting $18,058,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of other Federal Reserve Banks.