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FEDERAL

RESERVE

F a c t o r s A f f e c t i n g Bank R e s e r v e s a n d
C o n d i t i o n S t a t e m e n t of F . R . B a n k s

H.4.1

For immediate release
October 19, 19 6l

The average of daily figures of total member bank reserves held during the
week ended October 18 increased $387 million to $19,8l4 million. Cash allowed as
reserves increased $208 million and member bank reserve balances at the Federal
Reserve Banks increased $179 million. Estimated required reserves increased $257
million; and estimated excess reserves increased $130 million to $623 million.
Excess reserves exceeded member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks by
$478 million, compared with the revised figure of $464 million the week before.
The principal changes supplying average reserve balances with Federal
Reserve Banks were increases of $55 million in Federal Reserve holdings of U. S.
Government securities, $116 million in member bank borrowings, and $48 million in
Federal Reserve float, and decreases of $63 million in "other" deposits with Federal Reserve Banks and $p4 million in "o~cher" F. R. accounts (net). The principal
offsetting changes were increases of $124 million in currency in circulation and
$29 million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks. Total Reserve Bank
credit increased $220 million.
As of Wednesday, October 18, holdings of U. S. Government securities
bought outright were $167 million lower than a week earlier, U. S. Government
securities held under repurchase agreement were $126 million lower, and member
bank borrowings were $51 million lower. Outright holdings of bills and notes
decreased $156 million and $11 million, respectively.

Member bank reserves,
Reserve Bank credit,
and related items
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securities-Bought outright--System account
Held under repurchase agreement
Acceptance s--bought outright
Discounts and advancesMember bank borrowings
Other
Float
Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding
Currency 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)
Member bank reserves:
With Federal Reserve Banks
Cash allowed as reserves (estimated)
Total reserves held
Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

Averages of daily figures
Week ended Change from week ended
Oct. 18,
Oct. 11,
Oct. 19,
1961
1961
I960
(In millions of dollars)
28,130
120
35

- 13
+ 68

145
2
1> 305
29,737
17,336
5,568
52.7542

+116
+ 48
+220
- i4
+ 3
+209

Wedne sday,
Oct. 18,
1961

+1, 094
+ 120
3

27,983

+

71
19
- 148
+1,116
-1,250
+ 186
+
53

42
2
1,649
29,712
17,303
5,570
52,585

+
+

36

248
300
998
35,457

+124
+ 5
+ 29
- 13
- 63
- 54
+ 28

+
+
+

706
9
10
33
93
134
777

32,939
431
458
287
267
994
35,376'

17,184
2, 630
19,814
19,191
623

+179
+208
+387
+257
+130

- 725
+1,700
+ 975
+1,228
- 253

17,210
2, 883
20, 093
19,409
684

33,010
422

479

On October 18, 1961, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $6,120 million, a decrease.. of $76
million for the week and an increase of $569 million from the comparable date a
year ago.

E.4.1(a)

CONSOLIDATED Sl'ATEMSZi? OB CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
(in millions of dollarsj
Oct. 18,
19bl

A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves
*

Cash
Discounts and advances
Acceptances--"bought outright
U. S. Government securities:
Bought outright-Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government securities

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
U. S. Treasurer--general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability cash items
Other liabilities and accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

15,960
1,062
177022

(396)

48
+

- -

378
44
36

-

43

-

-

2
51
2

-

4-

3,034
1,639
19,727
3,583
27,983

156
-

-

11

-

-

—

Total loans and securities
Cash items in process of collection
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

Change since
Oct. 11,
Oct. 19,
1961
i960

-

27,983

-

28,063

-

(1,301)

4- 1,164

11
4* 623

17, 210
458
287
267
18,222

101

4o8
91
4- 49
55
+ 311
-

-

(1,301)

4- 482
22
+ 670

3,969
69
(1,697) 50,1>6

C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in"
433
Surplus
817
Other capital accounts
78
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS (1,697) 51,484

- -

4

4* 260
-12,368
+12,217
4- 1,099
4- 1,208

342

-

-

-

4- 1, 208

~ —

(396) 27,896

11
43
1

167
126
293

+1,029

5,618
110
293
(1,697) 517555

1,346
82
1,264

44
626

— —

444-

493
3
36
349

+

576

m.

-

4*
-

-

4*
4-

458
4i
48
110
561

+

235
27
277

4444-

29
42
1
349

Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit
and F. R. note liabilities combined (computed from figures as shown on the following pages--not consolidated)
36.6fo
• 31o
2.7$
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
121
l
80
* Figures in parentheses are the eliminations made in the consolidating process;
see comparable figures on combined basis on following pages.
MATURITY^DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES. OCTOBER 18, 1961
(Acceptances and securities held under repurchase agreement are classified as
maturing within 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)

K

X

Discounts and
advances

LrT/e^trryears
Over 5 years to 10 years
Over 10 years
Tota!

1

Acceptances

i

U. S. Government securities
Changes
Holdings
during week

%

::
--

::
__

2*280

55

35

234
27,983

-g

-"6

-293

H.4.1(b)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON OCTOBER l8, 1961
Total Boston

New
York

Philadelphia

A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves
F. R. notes of other Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Acceptances:
Bought outright
U. S. Government securities:
Bought outright-Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under repurchase agreement

Cleve- Rich- Atlanta Chicago
St.
Minneland
mond
Louis apolis
(In millions of dollars)

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Francisco

15,960
1,062
17,022

828
66
894

3,598
240
3,838

881
64
945

1,408
93
1,501

1,094
84
1,178

823
63
886

2,710
190
2,900

664
47
711

307
26
333

737
46
783

673
33
70b

2,237
110
2,347

396
378

40
23

122
83

32
3£

12
29

21
21

48
30

26
62

8
17

16
10

15
12

16
16

40
57

44

5

4

3

13

1

2

10

*

1

4

1

36

- -

36

-

-

- ~

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

*
- -

3,034
1,639
19,727
—3-l5S3_
27,983

162
750
4o6
87
1,050
4,878
886
12L1,490
6,920

175
95
1,139
207
l,6l6

192
257
104
139
1,673 1,248
227
J04
2,373 1,771

167
90
1,085
197
1,539

518
280
3,371
612
4,781

122
66
794
144
1,126

71
38
462
84
655

132
72
860
156
1,220

124
66
801
145
1,136

364
196
2,366
430
3,356

Total U. S. Government securities

27,983

1,490

6,920

1,616

2,373

1,771

1,539

4,781

1,126

655

1,220

1,136

3,356

Total loans and securities

28,063

1,495

6,960

1,619

2,386

1,772

1,541

4,791

1,126

656

1,224

1,137

3,356

6,919
110
293

525
4
15

1,340
9
74

419
4
17

538
8
24

499
6
17

497
13
17

1,158
24
51

304
7
11

216
5
6

354
6
13

294
13
13

775
11
35

2,996 12,426

3,054

4,498 3,514

3,032

9,012

2,184

1,242

2,407

2,195

6,621

Cash items in process of
collection
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

53,181

*Less than $500,000.

H.4.1(c)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON OCTOBER 18, 196l

Deferred availability cash items
Other liabilities and accrued
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

Dallas

San
Francisco

578

1,170

852

2,876

625
38
9
l
673

429
22
6

966
4o
15

457

844
^3
11
2
900

1,021

2,822
69
31
4o
2,962

897

247

175

278

244

603

3
2,959

11
8,823

3
2,139

3
2,120

8
6,449

20
37
4

24
44
5

61
116
12

15
27
3

10
19
1

25
47
3

56
100
16

4,498

3,514

3,032

9,012

2,184

1,242

2,407 , 2,195

6,621

11

6

6

17

4

3

5

7

5,363

1,266

658

1,200

904

3, Oil

1,700

380

170

325
4
900

275

1, 000

650

1, 229

925

2,200
3, 200

Philadelphia

28,292 1,648

6,4l8

1,822

2,553

2,292

1,625

5, 242

1,216

17,210
458
287
267
18,222

807
19
12
1
839

4,435
49
1/105
213
4,802

772
36
15
2
825

1,343
2
23
1
1, 369

738
36
12
3
789

853
44
13
2
912

2,576
60
35
2
2, 673

5,270

44l

824

326

448

368

419

69
51,853

4
2,932

18
12,062

4
2,977

6
4,37 6

4
3,453

433
817
78

21
4o
3

118
229
17

25
48
4

4o
75
7

53,181

2,996

12,426

3,054

121

6

2/34

7

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member "bank reserves
U.S. Treasurer-general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits

Kansas
City

Cleve- Rich- Atlanta Chicago
St.
Minneland
mond
Louis apolis
(In millions of dollars)

New
York

Total Boston

*

2
1, 212

3
2, 351

— —

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased for foreign
corre spondent s

18
35
3

15

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F. R. notes outstanding
Collateral for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate account
Eligible paper
U. S. Government securities
Total collateral

29,473

1,712

6,735
2,000

1,871

2,693

2,364

620
870
755
— —
3
1,880
5,100
1,635
1,325
7,100
1,948
2, 390
2,750
other Federal Reserve Banks.
-*-J
U-XJ. VX^JL
U U U U U U X i i . 5
y i U i l
IUJL_L-LX V l l
jJCXJ. U JLV J - j J C L U A.VJ.J.O
U 1
2/ After deducting $ 87 million participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
9,065
495
— —
7
21,510 1,275
30,582 l, 770

— —

l, 696
475
- -

— —

1,300

3,800

l, 775

5,500

*

935
1,315

- —

510
680
*

— —

Less than $500,000•