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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.1

(For Immediate Release)

October 4, 1951

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE B A M S
Member Bank Reserves and Related Items

During the week ended October 3, Member bank reserves increased
$635 million. The principal changes supplying reserves were decreases of
$419 million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, $44 million in
Foreign deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, and $14 million in Other deposits
with Federal Reserve Banks, and an increase of $353 million in Reserve Bank credit.
The principal offsetting changes were increases of $183 million in Money in
circulation and $22 million in Other F. R. accounts (net).
The increase of $353 million in Reserve Bank credit resulted from an
increase of $565 million in U. S. Government securities, and decreases of
$147 million in Loans, discounts and advances and $66 million in Float. Holdings
of U. S. Government securities reflected increases of $310 million in notes,
$185 million in certificates, $67 million in bills, and $3 million in bonds.

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items

Oct. 3,
1951

Change since
Oct. 4,
Sept. 26,
1950
1951

(In millions of dollars)
Reserve Bank credit:
U, S» Government securities
Loans, discounts and advances
Float
Total
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

24,039
74
917
25,030
22,015
4,680

+565
-147
- 66
+353
+ 2
+ 4

+4,664
+
27
+ 367
+5,058
-1,467
+
63

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)

28,320
1,284
397
725
241
753

+183
- 4
-419
- 44
- 14
+ 22

+1,132
24
- 451
- 262
60
60

Member "bank reserves

20,004

+635

+3,378

18,829
1,175

+ 22
+613

+2,981
+ 397

770

+ 55

-

Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)
Daily average excess reserves (estimated)




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HA.1(a)

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

October 3,
1951
A S S E T S
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for F, R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves

20,110,680
670,907
20,781,587
310,047

Other cash

Change since
October 4,
September 26,
1950
1951

+

10,098
3,097
7,001

-1,628,748
+ 145,377
-1,483,371

-

17,791

+

96,064

146,907
294

+
+

24,440
2,961

+
-

68,722
5,188

Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U. S. Government securities:
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total U. S. Government securities

892,072
5,111,525
12,210,065
5,825,227
24,038,889

+
+
+
+
+

66,850
185,300
309,900
3,125
565,175

- 464,282
+5,041,275
-1,913,753
+2,000,752
+4,663,992

Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

24,112,799
38
155,161
3,418,667
42,501
186,929
49,007,729

+

418,562

-

+

16,829
312,686
101
17,880
60,478

+4,691,393
+
14
+
18,755
+ 308,259
+
6,357
+ 116,690
+3,754,161

— — —

-

+
-

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

24,155,945

+

144,910

+1,144,253

20,003,662
397,179
725,138
241,189
21,367,168
2,501,930
16,470
48,041,513

+

634,421
419,033

+

13,540
157,729
246,416
2,273
53,950

+3,377,838
- 451,250
- 262,121
59,915
+2,604,552
58,375
+
8,126
+3,698,556

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

233,528
510,022
27,543
195,123
49,007,729

+

217

+

6,311
60,478

Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit
45.7$
and F. R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
21,020
for foreign correspondents
6,871
Industrial loan commitments

-

-

+
-

+

44,119

+

+
+

-2$
144
306

12,738
21,849

+
21,018
+3,754,161
-

7.6$

+

1,563
5,331

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, OCTOBER 3, 1951
(Callable Government securities classified according to nearest call date)

Within 15 days
16 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
58,715
10,007

Industrial
loans
548

1,960
2,395
285

68,722

5,188

U. S. Government
securities
4,696,985
3,837,079
6,481,050
4,896,456
1,013,614
3.113,705
24,038,889

H.4.1(b)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON OCTOBER 3, 1951
(in thousands of dollars)

A S S E T S
Total

Boston

20,110,680

687,598

670,907

59,160

Total gold certificate
reserves
20,781,587

746,758

Gold certificates
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes

Other cash
310,047
Discounts and advances
68,722
Industrial loans
5,188
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bills
892,072
Certificates
5,111,525
Notes
12,210,065
Bonds
5,825,227

22,927
2,675
10,389
362,811
866,657
413,469

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich.

6,586,046 1111,988 1417,350

916,234

62,965

75,112

63,960

6,649,011 1166,621 1492,462

980,194

65,107
18,815
23
262,309
1,143,003
2,730,330
1,302,596

54,633

18,712
4,145
3,781

21,107
965
296

17,159
4,625
336

56,129
83,328
321,617 477,468
768,258 1140,543
366,523 544,134

59,317
339,881
811,883
387,337

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

867,998 4082,334

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

520,752

298,721

714,671

109,895

45,776

24,206

35,585

915,273 4192,229

566,528

322,927

750,256

13,793
16,705

8,438
775
142

12,602
6,649

6,646
162,270
387,621
184,928

42,002
240,671
574,899
274,275

47,275

21,978
3,243
380

59,105
8,575

48,135 149,429
275,813 762,409
658,843 1821,192
314,323 868,862

44,037
278,675
665,680
317,586

Dallas SanFran.
506,398 2400,590
28,088

64,252

534,486 2464,842
16,272
77

32,847
1,550
153

42,687
87,664
244,597 502,310
584,276 1199,883
278,749 572,445

Total U. S. Government
securities
24,038,889 1653,326

5,438,238 1512,527 2245,473 1598,418 1297,114 3601,892 1305,978

Total loans and
securities

~~
__________
5,457,076 1520,453 2246,734 1603,379 1300,737 3610,467 1322,683 742,382 1138,496 1150,386 2364,005

24,112,799 1656,001

Due from foreign banks
38
F.R.notes of other banks 155,l6l
Uncollected cash items 3,418,667
Bank premises
42,501
Other assets
186,929
TOTAL ASSETS




2
5,694
299,954
1,031
13,879

l/l2
21/741
603,263
7,536
41,699

3
6,468
206,650
2,871
11,650

4
7,438
299,801
4,688
17,852

2
28,907
273,452
3,825
12,473

2
12,127
215,486
2,554
10,204

5
17,611
607,092
6,201
27,406

1
7,765
156,830
3,328
9,863

741,465 1131,847 1150,309 2362,302

1
11,971
110,652
1,091
5,796

1
8,468
201,015
2,480
8,941

1
8,698
125,488
653
8,713

4
18,273
318,984
6,243
18,453

49,007,729 2746,246 12,845,445 2933,428 4090,086 2919,391 2478,361 8520,116 2080,791 1203,258 2122,259 1844,697 5223,651
l/

After deducting $26,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks,

H.4.1(c)
L I A B I L I T I E S

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON OCTOBER 3, 1951
(In thousands of dollars)
Total

Boston

Federal Reserve notes
24,155,945 1456,345
Deposits:
Member tank-reserve accts. 20,003,662 913,872
U.S.Treasurer-general acct.
397,179
32,938
Foreign
725,138
44,305
Other
241,189
4,020
Total deposits
21,367,168 995,135
Deferred avail, cash items
2,501,930 232,389
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
16,470
1,101
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
#$her capital accounts
.
LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Contingent liability on
-acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

New York

Phila.

Cleve,

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

5,336,497 1689,553 2185,112 1720,558 1330,524 4642,356 1107,034

615,092

945,893

674,081 2452,900

6,407,915
65,616
1/229,906
169,038

956,200 2331,063
25,502
14,893
26,440
66,473.
858
41,913

934,348 1492,627
17,225
16,144
56,453
66,458
1,370
5,374

853,306
27,582
35,730
3,383

861,754 3170,137
36,067
54,836
30,013
98,615
1,386
1,600

707,547
68,157
26,440
9.144

443,210
16,199
17,865
1,963

931,683
22,020
26,440
1,140

6,872,475 1009,396 1580,603
353,516 159,189 233,183

920,001
226,104

929,220 3325,188
174,135 416,232

811,288
122,022

479,237

981,283 1009,000 2454,342

710

506

4.669

925

l,86l

801

730

2,437

81,882 155,863 122,637 224,778
633

657

1,440

48,041,513 2684,970 12,567,157 2859,063 4000,759 2867,464 2434,609 8386,213 2041,054 1176,717 2083,672 1806,375 5133,460
233,528
12,341
74,901
16,681
22,320
10,276
9,607
29,765
8,191
5,302
8,768
10,540
24,836
510,022
32,246
153,290
39,710
48,014
25,167
22,369
75,345
20,295
13,168
19,047
16,852
44,519
27,543
3,011
7,319
4,489
1,006
3,349
762
1,429
521
1,073
1,137
1,307
2,l4o
195,123
13,678
42,778
13,485
17,987
13,135
11,014
27,364
10,730
6.998
9,635
9,623
18,696
49,007,729 2746,246 12,845,445 2933,428 4090,086 2919,391 2478,361 8520,116 2080,791 1203,258 2122,259 1844,697 5223,651

21,020
6,871

1,304

2/6,448

1,661

1,955

1,052
48

883

2,902
2,527

778

526

778
845

5,581,285 1770,488 2282,304 1768,800 1372,924 4725,368 1147,065

623,982

971,131

1,655

1,121

778

1,955
675.

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F. R. notes outstanding
Collateral for F.R. notes:
Gold certificates
Eligible paper
U. S. Govt, securities
Total collateral




25,058,864 1501,110

713,448 2600,959

12,349,000 350,000 4,470,000 700,000 815,000 535,000 510,000 2590,000 260,000 150,000 280,000 189,000 1500.000
55,3l4
2,675
18,815
4,l45
—
4,000
—
—
16,705
775
6,649
—
1 550
1.3,285,000 1200,000 1,200,000 1100,000 1500,000 1275,000 900,000 2200,000 975,000 490.000 700,000 545,000 1200*000
25,089,314 1552,6755,688,815 1804,145 2315,000 1814,000 1410,000 4790,000 1251,705 640,775 986,649 734^000 2701^550
l/ After deducting $495,218,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ After deducting $14,572,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.