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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.4.1

For Immediate Release
October 3, 1957

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 ending
October 2 increased $71 million to $19,034 million. Estimated required reserves
increased $259 million; and estimated excess reserves decreased $188 million to
$393 million. Member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks exceeded excess
reserves by $542 million, compared with $519 million the week before.
The principal changes supplying average reserves were an increase of
$l68 million in Federal Reserve holding of U. S. Government securities, and
decreases of $266 million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, $77 million in "other" F. R. accounts (net), and $30 million in foreign deposits with
Federal Reserve Banks. The principal offsetting changes were decreases of $318 million in Federal Reserve float and $165 million in member bank borrowings. Total
Reserve Bank credit decreased $318 million.
As of
bought outright
securities held
bank borrowings

Wednesday, October 2, holdings of U.. S. Government securities
were $160 million higher than a week earlier, U. S. Government
under repurchase agreement were $148 million higher, and member
were $109 million lower.

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
Loans, discounts, and advances—
Member bank borrowings
Other
Float
Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

Averages of daily figures
For week ending
Change from week ending
October 2, 1957 Sept. 25, 1957 October 3, 1956
(In millions of dollars)
23,294
52
17

+121
+ 47
- 2

-308
- 43

935
7
1,000
25,304
22,633ft.
5,12^6
53,06rt

-165
-318
-318
+ 5
+ 3
-310

+125
+ 6
- 67
-289
+749
+ 80
+$4o

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)

31,038^
776
493
356
253
1,112
34,028

- 14
+ 7
-266
- 30
- 2
- 77
-362

- 58
+ 31
+ 39
+159
Tffl

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

19,034
18,641
393

+ 71
+259
-188

+ 99
+185
- 86

*

+269
— e*

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
22,645
Treasury cash holdings
774
Treasury currency outstanding
5,126
Member bank) - Required (est.) 18,749
Money in circulation
31,056
reserves ) - Excess
(est.)
121
On October 2, 1957, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $3,430 million, a decrease of
$5 million for the week and a decrease of $296 million from the comparable date
a foryear
ago.
Digitized
FRASER


H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
October 2,
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-rBills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government securities

21,113,394
842,030
21,955,%2%
416,507
388,853
673,617
599

Change since
October 3>
Sept. 25,
1956
1957

+

14,003

+
+
-

12,791
24,570
2,250
108,440

1,212

6

16,878

1

576,973
19,933,612

Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

Capilal §ald-i£"
- - - - - - - Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

765,001
11,420
753,581
67,232
25,751
301,831
327
1,073

160,100

- 187,297
+9,000,913
-9,153,913

2,801,750
23,312,335
148,200
23,460,525

+ 160,100

+
+

148,200
308,300

- 340,297
+____66Jt200
- 274,097

24,151,629

+

199,853

-

577,328

5,019,205
82,147
143,794
52,157,581

+
+
+

70,871
232
15,334
135,019

+
+
+

365,164
11,217
140,498
505,119

26,820,025

+

46,019

+

272,631

18,869,599
447,879
367,452
259,582
19,944,512
4,055,709
18,4-51
50,638,697

+
-

275,532
157,376

+
+
:
+

10,374
125,850
49,835
71
121,963

+
+
+
+

119,846
98,820
10,334
61,568
167,432
374,804
514
460,517

+
+

18,890
53,981

22

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

+
+
+

338,497
747,593
27,543
205,251
52,157,581

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

-

2,680

121
+_ 12,935
+ 135,019

1,5#

46.9$
68,007
966

48,269
505,119

1,003

36,5.,

20,056
l,i 4,5Q

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, OCTOBER 2, 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
663,748
9,869

Industrial
loans
69

281

Acceptances
4,369
12,509

87

162
3731517

599

16,878

U. S. Government
securities
247,400
8,335,338
12,088,540
680,635
750,375
1.358,247
23,460,535

Total

Minneapolis

Kansas
City
s?

STATEMENT OF CONDIT]CON OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON OCTOBER 2, 1957
St.
Phila- CleveRichmond Atlanta Chicago
Boston
New York
Louis
delphia
land

H.4.1(b)

Dallas

San
Francisco

21,113,394 1033,138
842,030

55,191

21,955,424 1088,329

CD

Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for
F. R, notes
Total gold certificate
reserves

t

A S S E T S
5,667,021 1136,364 1901,108 1413,228 771,289 3769,302

831,019

359,478

149,118

41,931

22,349

42,033

819,147 3918,420

872,950

381,827

900,795

177,578

56,725

76,501

69,548

5,844,599 1193,089 1977,609 1482,776

47,858

806,761 2565,924
26,935

76,263

833,696 2642,187

F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

416,507
388,853

39,296
24,332

77,085
87,684

53,112
25,887

25,277
29,771

24,865
24,054

65,990
31,380

32,296
57,632

9,961
19,101

17,119
7,804

9,900
11,431

20,603
14,968

41,003
54,809

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

673,617
599

7,982
310

105,347

35,348
261

98,625

24,912

66,273

185,763

23,696

33,716
28

61,122

19,605

11,228

16,878

16,878

—

—

- -

31,472
576,973
19,933,612 1087,299

50,680
36,865
29,885 100,711
144,290
33,679
4,985,018 1163,585 1750,929 1273,618 1032,502 3479,432

23,861
824,355

12,451
430,167

24,771
855,609

22,611
65,697
781,178 2269,720

2.801.750 152.824
23,312,335 1271,595

700.664 163,547 246.100 179.012 145.122 489.048
5,829,972 1360,811 2047,709 1489,495 1207,509 4069,191

115.866
964,082

60.462 120.288
503,080 1000,868

109.798 319.019
913,587 2654,436

ikQ,200

148.200

——

——

——

-—

, . -—

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

23.460.535 1271.595

5.978.172 1360.811 2047.709 1489.495 1207.509 4069.191

964.082

503.080 1000.868

913,587 2654,436

Total loans & securities

24,151,629 1279,887

6,100,397 1396,420 2146,334 1514,407 1273,782 4254,954

987,778

536,824 1061,990

933,192 2665,664

1
202,006
5,735
5,776

1
1
137,689 267,019
5,079
4,864
3.108
6.018

1
2
234,239 515,949
5,890
10,966
6,319
15,845

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

22
5,019,205
82,147
143.794

1
371,661
5,084
8.021

1/ 6
932,096
10,564
34.884

2
312,106
4,580
8.023

2
456,273
9,424
12.830

1
3
365,105 828,149
6,041
6,791
7,409
26.466

52,157,581 2816,613 13,087,315 2993,219 4657,520 3459,238 2568,855 9124,711 2103,308 1089,451 2262,018 2048,908 5946,425

l/ After deducting $16,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks,



1
396,913
7,129
9.093

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON OCTOBER 2, 1957
CleveSt.
PhilaRichmond Atlanta Chicago
Boston
New York
land
Louis
delphia
(In thousands of dollars)

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

26,820,025 1586,125
18,869,599
447,879
367,452
259,582
19,944,512
4,055,709

6,301,806 1678,505 2550,593 2159,805 1245,099 5218,901 1193,395

781,891 5,360,050
34,443
67,758
20,474 1/113,645
536 ~ 199,338
t
837,344 5,740,791
315,364

676,345

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

459,965 1061,583

Dallas

San
Francisco

715,592 2648,656

910,473 1546,105
26,426
24,822
24,710
31,770
10,490
1,854
972,099 1604,551

839,631
37,982
18,003
3,284
898,900

909,470 2948,963 667,001
33,268
48,381
19,454
15,885
50,126
13,061
2,663
800
882
961,206 3040,270 700,39»

448,195
23,075
8,472
636
400,370

872,510 1014,981 2570,329
46,726
32,206
53,338
13,414
18,356
39,536
988
2,198
35,913
933,630 1067,741 2699,116

250,009

329,810

300,151

115,526

213,623

382,223

664,566

157,827

198,211

452,054

623
676
727
1,707
793
5,231
044
844
2,354
094
894
903
3,079
620
67b
18,451
50,830,697 2739,626 12,724,173 2901,457 4539,721 3309,409 2507,439 0934,016 2052,240 1056,492 2209,520 1902,271 5001,533

C&PITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Conting. liab. on acceptances purchased for
"foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commit.

338,497
747,593
27,543
205,251

17,200
43,948
3,011
12,828

21,142
52,301
4,489
13,830

32,159
66,393
1,006
18,241

15,366
37,594
3,349
13,520

16,267
33,179
762
11,208

45,908
110,421
1,429
32,137

11,427
29,331
521
9,789

7,344
18,520
1,073
6,022

13,607
27,983
1,137
9,771

18,916
37,508
1,307
8,906

39,623
82,413
2,i4o
20,716

52,157,581 2816,613 13,087,315 2993,219 4657,520 3459,238 2568,855 9124,711 2103,308 1089,451 2262.018 2048,908 5946,425

3,468
3,060
2,584
2,516
1,632
9,656
3,536
7,616
4,760
6,120
808
18
68
72
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
27,804,310(1662,878 6,527,353 1756,385 2629,784 2212,942 1296,921 5311,774 1241,938 519,274 1090,740 766,425 2707,888
68,0071
966,

3,944
—

F„ R. notes outstanding
Oollat. for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate acct. 11,978,000! 580,000
Eligible paper
119,222
U. S. Govt, securities 16,995,000 1150,000
29',09g[22211730^000
Total collateral
1/ After deducting $253,807,000 participations
2/ After deducting $48,892,000 participations



99,538
208,002
7,319
48,283

A

2/19,115

3,170,000

640,000 1130,000 895,000 400,000 2500,000 450,000
34,892
--—
—
23,455
3.600,000 1200,000 1550,000 1350,000 1000,000 3000,000 875,000
o ^ O ^ O O O 1874,892 2600,000 2245,000 1400,000 5500,000 1340,455
of other Federal Reserve Banks.
of other Federal Reserve Banks.

130,000 300,000 283,000 1500,000
--

60,675

425,000 820,000
555,000 1100,075

—

-—

525,000 1500,000
000,000 3000,000