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H.U.I

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

For Immediate Release
October 8, 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 7 increased $242 million to $18,636 million. Estimated required reserves
increased $3 million; and estimated excess reserves increased $239 million to
$493 million. Member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks exceeded excess
reserves by $513 million, compared with $467 million the week before.
The principal changes supplying average reserves were increases of
$285 million in member bank borrowings and $28 million in U. S. Government
securities held under repurchase agreement, and a decrease of $l48 million in
Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks. The principal offsetting changes
were a decrease of $93 million in Federal Reserve float and an increase of
$124 million in money in circulation. Total Reserve Bank credit increased
$220 million.
As of Wednesday, October 7, U. S. Government securities held under repurchase agreement were $50 million higher than a week earlier and member bank
borrowings were $299 million higher.

Member bank reserves,
Reserve Bank credit,
and related items
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securitiesBought 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
Week ended Change from week ended Wednesday,
Sept. 3°, I October 8, October 7,
October 7,
1959
1
1958
1959
1959
(In millions of dollars)
26,563
28
20

»

-

+ 28
- -

+1,420
+
28
11

26,563
50
20

+

94
+2,104
-1,339
+
70
4834

629
3
, 795
28,060
19,490
5,289
52,839

581
304
86
1
77
75
515

32,006
391
453
342
401
1,194
34,787

318
390
72

18,051
18,120
69

1,006
1
1,005
28,623
19,491
5,289
53,403

- 93
+220
- 2
+ 2
+220

+

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)

31,933
387
533
300
420
1,194
34,766

+124
- 3
-148
- 10
+ 17
- 2
- 23

+

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

18,636
18,143
493

+242
+ 3
+239

+285

573
» —

•» —

-

+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-

On October 7, 1959, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $4,409 million, an increase of
$63 million for the week and an increase of $804 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)

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

Change since
Sept. 30,
October 8,
1959
1958

October 7,
1959
18,255,142
943,360
19,198,502
423,899
363,408
631,521

+

20,036

+

•

-

-

+

24,998
29,525
4, 527
59,670
20,084
301,489
- -

2, 562,250
10,506,993
11,010,298
2,483,771
26,563,312
50,100
26,613,412
27,264,969
15
5,000,042
97,692
237,744
52,586,271

1,102,750
63,110
- 1,039,640
+
83,151
167
+
248,696
340
12,170
-

+

•

1

1,341,040
-11,000,298
+11,000.298

mm mm

w —
mm mm
— mm

+
+

50,100
50,100

+ 1,341,040
+
50,100
+ 1,391,140

+

351,590

+ 1,627,326

mm mm

— —

mm mm

-

+
-

437,289
50
17,445
152,485

+
396,151
+
7,139
+
60,411
+ 1,134,371

L I A B I L I T I E S
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

18,051,255
453,408
342,276
400,585
19,247,524
4,205,251
37,772
51,094,486

+

-

291,441
250,128
30,443
47,171
24,585
280,884
2,034
169,736

C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

383,471
868,410
239,904
52,586,271

+

105

+

17,146
152,465

426,295
+
59,215
+
38, 574
+ 1,134,371

.1$

2.8$

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

27,603,939

88,597

-

+
-

+
-

-

4l.0$
64,995
5

-

+

604,455

174,309
100,050
16,781
51,382
6,096
+
394,690
+
17,238
+ 1,010,287
-

+
+
+

.

1,584
-

6,243
1,026

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, OCTOBER 7, 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
620,007
9,442
2,072

631,521

Acceptances
7,717
12,319

20,036

U. S. Government
securities
&50,800
6,453,410
11,715,133
6,523,912
410,385
1,059,772
26,613,412

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON OCTOBER 7i 1959
St.
ClevePhilaNew York
Richmond Atlanta Chicago
Boston
Louis
delphia
land
(In thousands of dollars)

E.4.1(b)
Total
A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes
Total gold certificate
reserves

18,255,142 863,305
943,360

Minneapolis

199,089

57,989

59,079

84,767

85,063

F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

423,899
363,4o8

41,916
25,779

84,610
63,413

36,704
22,021

20,580
32,897

37,770
23,623

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

631,521

27,249

81,631

28,238

68,793

5,565

— «•

20,036

tm mm

mm mm

644,796
2, 562,250 138,912
10,506,993 569,637 2,644,106
11,010,298 596,923 2,770,763
625,046
2,483,771 134,658
1440,130
6,684,711
26,563,312
50,100

San
Francisco

Dallas

4,558,071 1038,673 1602,4o4 1127,931 874,996 3194,897 719,977 357,131 681,624 700,993 2535,140
56,484 174,727

43,394

19,198,502 921,294 4,757,160 1097,752 1687,171 1212,994 931,480 3369,624 763,371

20,036

Kansas
City

•>

50,100

146,115
599,172
627,873
141,639
1514,799
——

— •»

221,834
909,674
953,250
215,040
2299,798
——

22,998

43,699

30,445

380,129 725,323 731,438 2620,766

28,427
59,949

9,988
18,807

34,790
9,339

20,881
11,839

14,491
13,619

37,562
49,783

112,367 165,221

18,500

18,945

57,070

40, l4o

7,802

56,180
32,339

— -*

- -

— —

- -

— —

— -

58,360 110,446 102,270
164,208 135,04i 443,403 104,207
673,373 553,760 1818,256 427,319 239,318 452,904 419,376
705,628 580,287 1905,354 447,789 250,782 474,599 439,465
56,573 107,063 99,137
159,180 130,905 429,821 101,015
1702,309 1399,993 4596,034 1000,330 605,033 1145,012 1060,24b
——

85,626

•«

——

——

292,658
1200,098
1257,585
283,694
3034,035

••

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

26,613,412 1440,130 6,734,811 1514,799 2299,798 1702,389 1399,993 4596,834 1080,330 605,033 1145,012 1060,248 3034,035

Total loans & securities

27,264,969 1467,379 6,836,478 1543,037 2368,591 1707,954 1512,360 4762,055 1098,830 623,978 1202,082 1100,388 3041,837

Due from foreign tanks
Cash items in process
of collection
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

15

1

5,000,042
97,692
237,744

359,636
4,394
13,184

1

/

4

910,113
10,038
58,888

1

1

1

2

1

2

/

1

1

1

306,695 4o8,161 428,272 402,485 793,373 236,020 150,362 243,815 245,348 515,762
4,095
9,295
6,787
9,737 13,851
7,150
5,171
4,664 10,038
12,472
13,278
20,880 15,135
13,641 40,181
9,522
5,371
ll,o4o
9,537
27,087

52, 586,271 2833,583 12,720,704 3023,583 4547,576 3432,536 2958,223 9067,462 2143,689 1209,140 2219,645 2124,860 6305,270

1/ After deducting $11,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ Less than $500.



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 1, 1959
PhilaCleveSt.
Boston
New York
Richmond Atlanta Chicago
delphia
land
Louis
(In thousands of dollars)

27,603,939 1582,334
18,051,255
453,408
342,276
400,585
19,247,524
4,205,251

6,398,305 1728,235 2521,548 2108,148 1528,502 5255,006 1210,622

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

607,651 1105,395

Dallas

San
Francisco

802,461 2755,732

782,637 4,714,957 877,417 1466,755 814,621
33,460
41,304
31,973
34,681
49,559
17,985 1/106,836
21,582
29,430
16,350
279 ~ 332,788
3,856
1,380
6,633
834,361 5,195,885 934,828 1532,246 887,163

952,515 2820,156
24,402
48,970
15,369
48,396
1,380
3,310
993,666 2920,832

639,995 399,806 796,884 992,407 2793,105
33,402
27,616
47,208
24,707
56,126
17,004
36,624
12,099
7,848
12,753
1,981
433
2,569
989
44,987
687,477 435,703 859,414 1035,107 2930,842

331,376

361,737 663,058

186,636

710,051

260,678

356,013

357,278

128,218

193,305

209,896

447,005

37,772
1,903
10,043
1,937
3,800
2,117
1,919
6,328
1,390
1,174
1,566
1,521
4,074
51,094,486 2749,974 12,314,284 2925,678 4413,607 3354,706 2885,824 8845,224 2086,125 1172,746 2159,680 2048,985 6137,653

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.

383,471
868,410
239,904

18,939

50,116

14,554

110,277

238,902
57,241

22,782

59,607
15,516

36,053
76,643
21,273

17,190
44,846
15,794

19,760
52,232
39,474 132,159
13,165
37,847

12,755
33,746
11,063

8,725
20,785
6,884

15,632
32,935
11,398

21,999
43,436
10,440

47,127
95,761
24,729

52,586,271 2833,583 12,720,704 3023,583 4547,576 3432,536 2958,223 9067,462 2143,689 1209,140 2219,645 2124,860 6305,270

64,995
5

3,575

2/18,195

4,290

5,850

3,250

3,055

9,620

2,405

1,560

2,535

3,380

7,280

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F. R. notes outstanding
28,547,693 1654,979
Collat. for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate acct. 10,700,000 530,000
Eligible paper
103,425
U. S. Govt, securities 19,060,000 1200,000
Total collateral
29,863,425 1730,000
.1/ After deducting $235,440,000 participations
2/ After deducting $46,800,000 participations




6,642,013 1779,243 2582,395 2158,675 1584,860 5369,230 1260,672

621,610 1131,232 855,466 2907,318

2,920,000 64o,ooo 920,000 670,000 500,000 2000,000 430,000 200,000 300,000 290,000 1300,000
-•
28,060
-•——
——
18,400
-56,965
**
——
4,000,000 1200,000 1750,000 1550,000 1200,000 3500,000 935,000 450,000 850,000 625,000 1800,000
6,920,000 1868,060 2670,000 2220,000 1700,000 5500,000 1383,400 650,000 1206,965 915,000 3100,000
of other Federal Reserve Banks.
of other Federal Reserve Banks.