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BOARD bfe GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.4.1

For Immediate Release
October 22, 1959

WEEKLY AVERAGES OF MEMBER BANK RESERVES, RESERVE BANK CREDIT, AND RELATED ITEMS
and
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
The average of daily figures of member bank reserves for the week ended
October 21 increased $178 million to $18,679 million. Estimated required reserves
increased $164 million; and estimated excess reserves increased $14 million to
$489 million. Member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks exceeded excess
reserves by $330 million, compared with $573 million the week before.
The principal changes supplying average reserves were an increase of
$46l million in Federal Reserve float and decreases of $70 million in money in
circulation, $120 million in "other" deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, and
$32 million in foreign deposits with Federal Reserve Banks. The principal offsetting changes were decreases of $229 million in member bank borrowings, $l6l million in U. S. Government securities bought outright and $74 million held under repurchase agreement, and an increase of $44 million in Treasury deposits with Federal
Reserve Banks. Total Reserve Bank credit decreased $3 million.
As of
bought outright
securities held
borrowings were

Wednesday, October 21, holdings of U. S. Government securities
were $199 million lower than a week earlier, U. S. Government
under repurchase agreement were $35 million lower, and member bank
$4ll million higher.

Member bank reserves,
Reserve Bank credit,
and related items
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securities-Bought outright--System account
Held under repurchase agreement
Acceptances-Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Loans, discounts, and advances-Member bank borrowings
Other
Float
Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

Averages of daily figures
Week ended Change from week ended Wednesday,
October 21, October 14, October 22, October 21,
1959
1959
1958
1959
(][n millions of dollars)
26,402
-21

-l6l
- 74
- 2

+1,160
-

26,364
—

- -

12

21

819
5
1,417
28,664
19,488
5,293
53,444

-229
+ 2
+461
- 3
- 1
+ 3
- 2

+
+
+

451
4
16
+1,618
-1,236
+
73
+ 454

864
6
1,178
28,432
19,487
5,295
53,215

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)

32,026
391
518
294
344
1,193
34,765

- 70
+ 4
+ 44
- 32
-120
- 4
-179

+

591
290
+
54
14
4" 12
+
76
+ 427

31,917
393
503
292
342
1,191
34,638

Member bank reserves-Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

18,679
18,190
489

+178
+164
+ 14

+
+

18,577
18,229
348

-

-

27
164
- 77

On October 21, 1959, U. S. Government securities held in custody by
the Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $4,588 million, an increase
of $104 million for the week and an increase of $888 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)

ASS 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
Industrial loans
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
Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
Cash items in process of collection
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

Change since
October 21, October 14, October 22,
1959
1959
1958

18,245,141
947,338
19,192,479
460,153
374,397

-

+
+
+

869,892
—

3,54l
3; 541
64,220
12,871
413,591

+
*

+
+

—

2,362,950

10,506,993
11,010,298
-

--

-

26,364,012
27,254,443
15
6,041,832
98,720
273,519
53,695,558

292,4o4
341,613
19,713,963
4,863,888
37,494
52,169,538

C A P IT A L ACCOUNTS
Capital paid In"
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

383,746
868,4io
273,864
53,695,558

27,554,193
18,577,123

502,823

ho. 6%

63,082

-

+

+
+
+

-

+
+
-

+
-

+

199,300

+ 1,138,740

-11,000,298

— —

+11,000,298

- —

— ~

199,300
35,100
234,400

+ 1,138,740

179,693

+

1,238,560

122,976
1,026
18,238
149,531

+
+
+

537,684
7,637

107,966

+

580,849

- -

1,138,740
mm m.

-

65,876

84,534
59,691
548,922
306,991
1,375
132,590
174
— *»

16,767

149,531

72,186

4\ 1,015,889

627,271

+
+
+

338

10,984

-

111,142

502

- -

2,483,771
26,364,012

972,751
57,674
915,077
77,812
2,913

-

+

20,539

LIABILITIES
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

Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit
and F. R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

-

+
+
+

97,591
21,769
4,304
24,984
98,680
378,926
15,690
876,785

+
+
+

26,463
59,215
53,426

~

-

+
-

+ 1,015,889

-

.4%

-

2.4%

-

1,291

-

2,592

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, OCTOBER 21, 1959
(Acceptances and securities held under repurchase agreement are classified as
maturing within 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)

Within 15 days
16 days 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
853,806
15,017
1,069
---869,892

Acceptances
6,557
13,982
-—
20,539

U. S. Government
securities
#7,150
6,517,700
11,405,093
g 523 m g
' 410* 385
1,059/772
26,364,012

Total
A S S E T S

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON OCTOBER 21, 1959
PhilaCleveSt.
Boston New York
Richmond Atlanta Chicago Louis
delphia
land
(In thousands of dollars)

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

San
Dallas Franciscc

Gold certificate account 18,245,141 894,906 4,813,716 1018,858 1618,862 1084,626 831,741 3104,479 757,676
346,087 653,945 671,544 2448,701
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes
947,338 57,651
43,260
207,657
58,564 84,285 83,576
56,038 174,159
22,861 43,587
30,351 85,349
Total gold certificate
reserves
19,192,479 952,557 5,021,373 1077,422 1703,147 1168,202 887,779 3278,638 800,936 368,948 697,532 701,895 2534,050
F.R.. notes of other Banks
Other cash

460,153
374,397

43,822
24,815

99,068
67,398

37,194
21,030

23,175
32,394

40,001
24,494

32,045
62,901

11,286
21,459

34,552
9,527

22,606
12,127

19,008
14,957

41,978
50,433

Discounts and advances
Acceptances—
Bought outright
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bought outright—
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under repurchase
agreement

869,892

9,014

146,346

39,161

73,833

33,144 128,508 249,338

16,921

57,037

71,621

24,531

20,438

Total U. S. Govt. sees.

20,539

55,418
32,862

20,539

2,362,950 128,107
594,641 134,750 204,580 151,436 124,537 4o8,9l4 96,101
53,820 101,855 94,315 269,894
10,506,993 569,637 2,644,106 599,172 909,674 673,373 553,760 1818,256 427,319 239,318 452,904 419,376 1200,098
11,010,298 596,923 2,770,763 627,873 953,250 705,628 580,287 1905,354 447,789 250,782 474,599 439,465 1257,585
2,483,771 134,658
625,046 141,639 215,040 159,180 130,905 429,821 101,015 56,573 107,063 99,137 283.694
26,364,012 1429,325 6,634,556 1503,434 2282,544 1689,617 1389,489 4562, 345 1072, 224 600,493 1136, 421 1052, 293 3011, 2

26,364.012 1429,325 6,634,556 1503,434 2282,544 1689,617 1389.489 4562.345 1072.224 600.493 1136.421 1052.293 3011.271

Total loans & securities 27,254,443 -438,339 6,801,441 1542,595 2356,377 1722,761 1517,997 4811,683
1089,145 657,530 1208,042 1076,824 3031,709
Due from foreign banks
Cash items in process
of collection
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

15

1 1 / 4

1

1

1

2

1

2/

1

l

l

6,041,832 470,477 1,142,002 368,480 504,788 456,809 475,227 962,566 263,799 169,661 309,572 296,282 622,169
98,720
4,394
10,038
4,096
9,282
6,780
9,736 14,393
7,151
5,171
4,664 10,588 12,427
273,519
14,804
68,449
15,240 23,698 17.332 15.517 46.500 10,925
6,174 12.609 11.230 31.04l
53,695,558 2949,209 13,209,773 3066,058 4652,862 3436,380 2994,537 9208,728 2204,702 1251,563 2267,153 2130,785 6323,808

1/ After deducting $11,000 participations of other Federal Rsfipnrp Banks"
2/
than $500.
DigitizedLess
for FRASER


1

H.4.1(c)
Total
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 deposits
Deferred availability
cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON OCTOBER 21, 1959
PhilaCleveSt.
Boston
New York
Richmond Atlanta Chicago
delphia
land
Louis
(In thousands of dollars) ~~

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Francisco

27,554,193 1579,186 6,378,883 1732,638 2517,126 2107,531 1518,499 5256,586 1212,823 605,082 1099,351 803,508 2742,980
18,577,123 834,313 5,201,783 881,799 1489,938 793,042 955,620 2833,183 676,868 431,181 800,002 950,849 2728,545
502,823
41,559
66,036 30,409 48,636 46,355
22,710 54,019 28,977 25,150 42,504 32,782 63,686
292,404 15,015 1/95,844 18,018 24,570 13,650 12,831 4o,4o4 10,101
6,552 10,647 14,196 30,576
341,613
524
281,064
2,328
599
3,154
l,4ll
459
776
623
1,479
1,081 48,115
19,713,963 891,411 5,644,727 932,554 1563,743 856,201 992,572 2928,065 716,722 463,506 854,632 998,908 2870,922
4,863,888 391,373

761,087 299,044 431,562 390,711 407,343

789,415 215,007 144,700 250,164 249,413 534,069

37,494
1,939
9,653
1,949
3,564
2,195
1,903
6,319
1,323
1,146
1,528
1,651
4,324
52,169,538 2863,909 12,794,350 2966,185 4515,995 3356,638 2920,317 8980,385 2145,875 1214,434 2205,675 2053,480 6152,295

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Conting. liab. on acceptances purchased for
foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commit.

383,746
868,410
273,864

18,945

110,331
238,902
66,190

50,116
16,239

22,799
59,607
17,46?

36,068
76,643
24,156

17,194
44,846
17,702

19,772 52,274
39,474 132,159
14,974 43,910

12,755
33,746

12,326

8,730

20,785
7,6l4

15,666

32,935
12,877

22,085
43,436
11,784

47,127
95,761
28,625

53,695,558 2949,209 13,209,773 3066,058 4652,862 3436,380 2994,537 9208,728 2204,702 1251,563 2267,153 2130,785 6323,808

63,082

3,470

2/17,650

4,165

5,679

3,155

2,966

9,339

2,335

1,514

2,46l

3,281

7,067

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F. R. notes outstanding
28,614,0571|1653,838 6,691,311
Collat. for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate acct. 10,510,000 530,000 2,700,000
Eligible paper
126,894
--U. S. Govt, securities 19,160,000 1200,000 4,100,000
Total collateral
29,796,894 1730,000 6,800,000
——

2/ After deducting



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1780,658 2575,521 2169,827 1594,822 5378,300 1259,218 619,250 1132,689 851,268 2907,355

64o,ooo 920,000 700,000 500,000 2000,000 430,000 200,000 300,000 290,000 1300,000
38,785

—

—

—

--

16,710

--

71,399

--

1200,000 1750,000 1550,000 1200,000 3500,000 935,000 450,000 850,000 625,000 1800,000
1878,785 2670,000 2250,000 1700,000 5500,000 1381,710 650,000 1221,399 915,000 3100,000 .
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$4$,432,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks•