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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.4.1

For Immediate Release
October 24, 1957

WEEKLY AVERAGES OF MEMBER B A M 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 ending
October 23 increased $69 million to $19,137 million. Estimated required reserves
decreased $4 million; and estimated excess reserves increased $73 million to
$552 million. Member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks exceeded excess
reserves by $46 million, compared with $506 million the week before.
The principal changes supplying average reserves were an increase of
$446 million in Federal Reserve float, and decreases of $62 million in money in
circulation, $42 million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, and
$16 million in foreign deposits with Federal Reserve Banks. The principal offsetting changes were decreases of $387 million in member bank borrowings and
$1°4 million in Federal Reserve holdings of U. S. Government securities. Total
Reserve Bank credit decreased $44 million.
As of
bought outright
securities held
borrowings were

Wednesday, October 23, holdings of U. S. Government securities
were $31 million lower than a week earlier, U. S. Government
under repurchase agreement were $53 million lower, and member bank
$56 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
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)
Member bank reserves-Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

Averages of daily figures
For week ending
Change from week ending
Oct. 16, 1957 I Oct. 24, 1956
Oct. 23>,.1957
(In millions of dollars)

23,222

45

- 59
- 45

16
2

+

598
7
1,517
25,407

22,665

5,131
53,203
31,129
781
464
317

265

1,109
34,066
19,137
18,585
552

-

1

2

-387
— -m

+446
- 44
+ 7
+ 3
- 33

-514
+ 45
-

+

3

2

+ 34

+

6

- 30

-459

+756
+ 83
+379

- 62

+265

+ 5
- 42
- 16
+ 13
- 1
-102

+ 4
- 4l
+ 24

- 26

+153
+379

+ 69
- 4
+ 73

+ 11
- 11

For Wednesday Federal Reserve figures see STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE
TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED - attached. Latest Wednesday figures for
other items appearing above are, in millions of dollars:
Gold stock
22,668
Treasury cash holdings
786
Treasury currency outstanding 5,131
Member bank) - Required (est.) 18,507
Money in circulation
31*033
reserves ) - Excess
(est.)
326
On October 23, 1957, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $3,458 million, a decrease of
$39 million for the week and a decrease of $303 million from the comparable date
Digitized
FRASER
a for
year
ago.


H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OP CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)

Change since
October 16, October 24,
1956
1957

October 23,
1957

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
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

21,136,392
848,788
21,985,180
410,373
376,017
645,622
597
15,890

+

9,998
3,390

-

+
+
+
+
-

6,608

34,973

6,651

31,100
- —

Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS
L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve note's
~~
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
U. S. Treasurer—general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability cash items
Other liabilities and accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

-

31,100
53,000

~BCioo

-1,110,987
+
262
15,775
-1,075,110

26,790,985

75,365

340,470
747,593
27,543
245,313

192;862
280

302,147
+9 ,000,913
-9,153,913

-

-

455,147

-

455,157

—

w m

650,399

+

5,500
58,840
•
24,368
2,949
80,657
933,618
+
1,231
-1,088,409

+
+
-

+

143
«

227,570
10,846
126,761
295,090

255,551
-

-

+

10

-

+

99,434
122,008

25,060

+

39,638
236,020
239,592
1,055
258,068

+

20,221
53,981

•
•

+
-

- -

+
13,156
-1,075,110

+

37,180
295,090

47.1#

+

.2 $

+

I.636

69,802
1,130

+
+

80

+

52,049,318

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

56,666

18,182
2,110

28,392

23,890,344
12
5,114,853
82,702
189,837
52,049,318

18,833,444
484,469
301,789
258,296
19,877,998
3,999,586
19,830
50,688,399

769,000
10,004
75d,99&

•* **

-

-

23,228,235

-

498

--

2,801,750
23,225/235

+
+
+

56,210
4

-

492,873
19,933,612

-

>5, ,

-

-

16,387
, 1,30.L

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES. OCTOBER 23, 1957
(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
639,126
6,496

645,622

Industrial
Acceptances
loans

60
299
87
151
597

6,010
9,880

15,890

U. S. Government
securities
59,550
8,290,888
12,088,540
680,635
750,375
1,358,247
23,228,235

H.4.1lb)
Total
A S S ETS
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes
Total gold certificate
reserves

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON OCTOBER 23. 1957
Phila- CleveSt.
Boston
New York
Richmond Atlanta Chicago
delphia
land
Louis
(In thousands of dollars)

21,136,392 1011,013
848,788

58,269

47,603

21,985,180 1065,919 6,090,968 1144,4l6 2016,426 1449,443

851,397

410,373
376,017

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

645,622
597

35,421

176,415

88,422

50,328

76,012

803,794 3719,116

78,159

F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

54,906

5,914,553 1086,147 1940,414 1371,284

148,600

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

864,192

352,500

809,079

770,275 2494,025

41,790

22,304

41,931

26,837

San
Francisco

75,962

3867,716 905,982 374,804 851,010 797,112 2569,987
20,266

85,120

24,310

25,577
27,014

24,753
23,600

67,657
29,753

26,397
58,408

10,177
19,084

14,503

60,697

56,755

80,410

43,912

46,193

192,643

21,541

22,631

492,873
26,884
19,933,612 1087,299

123,258
28,770
43,293
31,491
25,529
86,032 20,383
4,985,018 1163,585 1750,929 1273,618 1032,502 3479,432 824,355

430,167

2,801,750 152,824
23,228,235 1267,007

700,664 163,547 246,100 179,012 145,122 489,048
5,808,940 1355,902 2040,322 1484,121 1203A53 4054^512

115,866
960^604

60,462
501,265

120.288
997,258

109,798 319.019
910,291 2644,860

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

23,228,235 1267,007

5,808,940

1484,121 1203,153 4054,512

960,604

501,265

997.258

910.291

2644,860

Total loans & securities

23,890,344 1275,215

5,885,527 1412,927 2120,732 1528,033 1249,346 4247,155

982,145

523,922

1054,678

928,976

2681,688

Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

22,892
7,907

301

15,890

12
5,114,853

82,702

189,837

270

26

11,498
10,930

14,557

35,374
51,341

57,420 18,685

36,828

15,890

1
414,983
5,084
10.441

1/3
905,873
10,648
46.581

1355*902 2040,322

1

1

4,558
10,627

9,440
16.586

302,842 456,298

-1
414,993
7,129
12,023

1

394,982
6,208
9,801

2

2/

871,859 218,902
6,791
5,852
34,776

7.578

10,636 21,161
855,809

2 / 2 /

149,254
5,090
4.112

251,237
4,930
7.956

19,315

781,178

1

56,121
2269,720

1

252,436. 481,194
6,063 10,909
8.313
21.043

52,049,318 2829,956 13,113,142 2950,009 4672,074 3459,975 2609,145 9113,104 2149,720 1080,693 2192,239 2027,724 5851,537

1/ After deducting $9,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ Less than $500,




9,008

8.4.1(c)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON OCTOBER 23, 1957
Total

Boston

New York

^ 1 % :

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

° w " R l c h o o n d A t l a n t a Chica«°
(In thousands of dollars)

Dallas

Louis

26,790,985 1582,748 6,282,289 1676,133 2554,334 2159,179 1247,929 5230,237 1193,540
18,833,444
484,469
301,789

258,296

19,877,998
3,999,586

827,195

32,984

5,473,116
54,390
1/ 89,684
201.278

17,110
249
877,538 5,818,468
289,655

879,273 1556,138
30,270 35,996
20,650 26,550
9,748
651
939,941 1619,335

834,425
39,247
15,045
3,131

891,848

897,488 2902,733 688,243
43,854
68,997
28,4i8
13,275
41,890
10,915
2,237
1,581
1,702
956,854 3015,201 729,278

631,948 238,867 374,852 335,582 340,014 666,882

1,001
5,249
19,830
2750,942
12,737,954
50,688,399

2855,868 4550,872 3387,659

927

2,351

1,050

894
2545,691

101,092 21,166 32,169 15,477
208,002 52,301 66,393 37,594
7,319
4,489
1,006
3,349
58,775 16,185 21.634 15,896

16,293
33,179
762

3,401

173,609
677

8915,721 2097,104

457,492 1057,598

Franco

716,498 2633,008

823,981 969,4l4 2541,119
22,828 40,921 38,605 47,959
7,080 11,210 15,340 33,040
255
1,212
2,109
34.141
470,482 877,324 1025,468 2656,261

440,319

118,314

202,277

216,583 411,003

637
723
1.048
1.872
1046,925 2137,922 1959,597 5702,144

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

17,253

43,948
3,011
14.802

•» «i

4,048 2/ 19,616
••

F. R. notes outstanding
27,809,996 1646,135
Collat. for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate acct. 12,028,000 580,000
Eligible paper
120,773
U. S. Govt, securities 16,995,000 1150,000
Total collateral
29,143,773 1730,000
1/ After deducting $212,105,OOO participations
2/ After deducting $$0,186,000 participations



46,022 11,472 7,354 13,650 18,890 39,632
110,421 29,331 18,520 27,983 37,508 82,413
1,429
521
1,073
1,137
1,307
2,l40
13,220 39,511 11,292 6,821 11.547 10.422 25.208

52,049,318 2829,956 13,113,142 2950,009 4672,074 3459,975 2609,145 9113,104 2149,720 1080,693^192,239 2027,724 5851,537

GO r-i

Conting. liab. on acceptances purchased for
foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commit.

340,470
747,593
27,543
245,313

4,886
6,282 3,560 3,l4l 9,912 2,583
XO
X08
*"• —
••
*72
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
6,525,196 1755,449 2629,850 2218,615 1307,674 5339,655 1251,705

1,675
"*«*»

2,652

Q^O

3,630

«• —

7,817

••

516,680 1091,483 762,921 2764,633
3,170,000 640,000 1130,000 945,000 4co,ooo 2500,000 450,000 130,000 300,000 283,000 1500,000

——
42,300
——
—
-——
21,300
3.600.000 1200,000 1550.000 1350.000 1000.000 3000.000 875.000
6.770,000 1882.300 2680.000 2295,000 1400.000 5500.000 1346.300
of other Federal Reserve Banks.
of other Federal Reserve Banks.

57,173
-**
425.000 820.000 525.000 1500.000
555.000 1177.173 808.000 1000.000