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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
October 7 , 1954

(For Immediate Release)
CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Member Bank Reserves and Related Items

During the week ended October 6, Member bank reserves increased
,
$5
million. The principal changes supplying reserves were an increase of
%
million in Reserve Bank credit and a decrease of $144 million in Treasury
deposits with Federal Reserve Banks. The principal offsetting changes vere
increases ol $129 million in Money in circulation, $67 million in Foreign deposits
with Federal Reserve Banks, $29 million in Other deposits with Federal Reserve Backs,
and $19 million in Other F. R. accounts (net).
The increase of $644 million in Reserve Bank credit resulted from
increases of $535 million in U. S. Government securities bought outright and
$ 5 3 million in Float, and a decrease of $44 million in Loans, discounts and
advances. Holdings of U. S. Government securities bought outright reflected an
increase of $535 million in bills.

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securities —
Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Loans, discounts and advances
Float
Total
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)
Daily averages for period-Estimated excess reserves of member banks
Member bank borrowings at F. R. Banks

October 6,
1954

Change since
Sept. 29,
October 7,
1954
1953

(In millions of dollars)
24,580

+535

-768

256
664
25,501
21,810
4,971

- 44
+153
+644

- 28
+ 58
-737
-318
+ 99

30,051
799
625
556
427
951

+129
+ 3
-144
+ 67
+ 29
+ 19

-323
-485
+101
+ 72
+ 57
+ 52

18,875

+544

-428

18,101
774

+46l
+ 83

-656
+228

950

+318

+275
-350

62

— —
- -

- 16

U. S. Government securities held in custody by the Federal Reserve Banks
for foreign account were $3,029 million, an increase of $34 million for the week
and an increase of $383 million from the comparable date a year ago.




H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Change since
Sept. 29,
October 7,
1954
1953

October 6,
1954

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

t

122,704
330,305
255,250
759

-

2
3,133
3,131
14,278
19,432
43,649

1,859,250
6,599,791
13,029,021
3,092,550

+

535,000

24,580,612

+

535,000

—

767,062

24,580,612

+

535,000

-

767,062

24,836,621
22
3,627,086
53,504
145,467
50,241,941

4

491,240

•

2,191
41
13,152
+ 443,397

25,646,743

+

93,171

18,874,552
625.164
556.165
426,753
20,482,634
2,962,905

+

l44,028
+ 66,967
+ 28,409
+495,023

543,675

+ 100,897
+ 72,509
^ • 549W
- 198,343

+
+

150,653
142
437,683

+ 159,565
- 493,912

+

171

+
+

14,273
40,337

+

5,543

-

32,837

21,126,232

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 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

+ 206,001
- 20,276

20,287,103
839,129

m,pm

+
-

m

49,110,143

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

111

276,013
625,013
27,543
203,229

+
+

185,725
48,500
938

-

197,062

-

26,105
2,050

+ 748,250
744,650
573,600

795,217

-

217,565
3,475
36,125
472,139

-

452,010

+
-

- 428,689

45.8#

,6#

1,0#

7,849

1,571
90

18,201
1,168

2,150

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES. OCTOBER 6, 1954
(Securities held under repurchase agreement are classified as maturing
within 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)

Within 15 days
l6 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
67,367
187,883

Industrial
loans
49
36

8,619,800
6,689,591
6,320,750
1,013,614

255,250

759

24,560,612

2
672

U. S. Government
securities

522,000

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON OCTOBER 6, 195*
(In thousands of dollars)

H.4.1(b)

A S S E T S
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes
Total gold certificate
reserves
F.R, notes of other Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bought outright—
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under repurchase
agreement

Total

Boston

New York

Phila-

CleVe,

Rich.

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

20,287,103 1070,836

5,501,579 1205,610 1702,593 1152,626

977,818 3534,656

790,006

440,367

870,862

765,578 2274,572

21,126,232 1121,217

5,668,318 1259,914 1778,754 1221,982 1032,445 3679,777

837,534

465,145

910,893

794,620 2355,633

6,328
16,979
4,490

3,461
7,585

6,249
10,159
9,292

122,704
330,305
255,250

8,114

30,534
64,000
114,135

102,590
364,163
718,915
170,641

474,912
1,685,798
3,328,029
789,936

7,622

22,858

759
1,859,250
6,599,791
13,029,021
3,092,550

4,772
19,450
15,230

676

5,188
37,127
13,600

7,449
15,126
7,194

401,650

565,648 388,715

159,350

109,506

792,921

1116,679
188,206 265,053

767,383
182,145

113,150

16,049
30,353
7,215

15,444
57,872
54,195

94,693 325,030
336,133 1153,763
663,582 2277,707
157,507 540,633

2,825

83

77,801 45,658
276,168 162,071

80,215

545,199
129,408

319,953
75,944

284,742
562,124
133,425

I06Q,506

6,828

12,780

12,122
5,174

36,674
13,786

73,058 203,287
259,332 721,608
511,962 1424,567
121,519 338,133

Total U. S. Government
securities

24.580,612 1356,309

6,278,675 1495.927 2106,730 1447,749 1251.915 4297.133 1028,576

603,626

Total loans and
~ securities

24,836,621 1364,423

6,392,810 1511,833 2120,330 1454,943 1259,130 4351,328 1033,066

606,534 1069,798

971,045 2701,381

1
113,713
1,019
3,490

1
182,547
559
6,717

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



22

1

53,504
145,467

5,929
7,713

3,627,086 270,763

50,241,941

1/ 6

2

2

1

1

3

1

6907120 221,196 313,597 292,372 246,706 564,103 171,058
7,255
5,168
5,037
4,549
3,920
6,334
2,849
36,185
8.420
12,884
8,516
7,888 25,300
6,203

2800,526 12,889,228

3030,755 4272,919 3004,938 2596,492

8700,161

6,541

2687,595

2
336,676
8,434

15,610

2074,018 1260,948 2230,327 1974,439 5467,190

1/ After deducting $16,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
ft

1
224,235
2,451

965,871

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON OCTOBER 6, 1954
(In thousands of dollars)

a.4.i(c)
L I A B I L I T I E S

Total

Boston

25,646,743 1567,987
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve accts. 18,874,552 845,003
U.S.Treasurer-general acct.
625,164
35,599
Foreign
556,165 33,550
4.123
Other
426,753

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

5,738,878 1779,149 2371,139 1814,657 1369,840 4953,617 1145,328

588,243 1007,496

733,192 2577,217

442,665
29,405
13,750
1,049

965,019 2347,739
37,448
45,169
25,850 56,119
699
33,112

486,869 990,231 1029,016 2482,139

5,640,829
176,819
1/165,646
340,000

906,790 1433,800
42,355
38,933
50,600
40,700
13.099
10,357

806,854
39,301
3.319

899,952 2963,122 697,359
37,906
82,247
20,236
23,650 76,450 20,900
3.765
5,089
7,976

996,780 1539,854
171,100 256,746

877,524
251,533

965,273 3126,908 746,471
208,9f? 456,040 136,387

2,071

848

28,050

925,420
39,746

20,900
4,165

Total deposits
Deferred avail, cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends

20,482,634
2,962,905

918,275
244,512

6,323,294
505,224

17,861

793

5Y&29

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

49,110,143 2731,567 12,573,025 2947,944 4169,810 2944,562 2544,902 8539,355 2028,822 1171,182 2185,577 1922,120 5351,277
83,601 18,715 26,724 12,477 12,011 36,508
9,570
6,146
10,596 14,002 30,875
276,013 14,788
176,633
45,909 57,648 31,750 28,034 90,792 25,465 16,219 23,456 28,146 62,182
625,013 38,779
1,307
2,140
7,319
4,489
1,006
3,349
762
1,429
521
1,073
1,137
27,543
3,011
8,864
20,716
48,650
13.698
17.731
12,800
10,783
32,077
9,640
6,328
9,561
203,229
12,381

Contingent liability on
acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

50,241,941

7,849
2,150

2800,526 12,889,228

476

2/2,311

915

3030,755 4272,919 3004,938

577

698

718
598

398
39

814

2,790

2596,492 8700,161

335
110

1,084

18

636

95,574

187,186

159,283

290,345

496

664

629

1.576

2074,018 1200,948 2230,327 1974,439 5467,190

296

195

296
687

367

796

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




26,555,284 1621,301 5,937,726 1861,793 2475,696 1859,267 1419,249 5052,391 1195,736 623,927 1033,384 771,856 2702,958

11,093,000 640,000 2,670,000 800,000 1000,000 625,000 485,000 2400,000 355,000 175,000 280,000 283,000 1380,000
3,076
200
5,302
500
1,839
7,460
20,086
1,709
16,865,000 1200,000 3,600,000 1200,000 1500.000 1300.000 1000,000 2700,000 920,000 500.000 800,000 525,000 1620,000
27,978,086 1841,709 6,270,000 2007,460 2500,000 1926,839 1485,000 5100,000 1275,500 675,200 1085,302 808,000 3003,076
1/ After deducting $390,500,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2J After deducting
$5,538,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.