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BOARD OF G!£#ERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL f&SERVE SYSTEM

H.4.1

For Immediate R e l e a s e
September 10, 1959

WEEKLY AVERAGES OF MEMBER BANK RESERVES, RESERVE BANK CREDIT, AND RELATED ITEMS
and
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
The a v e r a g e of d a i l y f i g u r e s of member bank r e s e r v e s f o r t h e week ended
September 9 i n c r e a s e d $74 m i l l i o n t o $18,640 m i l l i o n . E s t i m a t e d r e q u i r e d r e s e r v e s
d e c r e a s e d $94 m i l l i o n ; and e s t i m a t e d e x c e s s r e s e r v e s i n c r e a s e d $168 m i l l i o n t o
$600 m i l l i o n . Member bank b o r r o w i n g s a t t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Banks exceeded e x c e s s
r e s e r v e s b y $457 m i l l i o n , compared w i t h $533 m i l l i o n t h e week b e f o r e .
The p r i n c i p a l changes s u p p l y i n g a v e r a g e r e s e r v e s were i n c r e a s e s of
$92 m i l l i o n i n member b a n k b o r r o w i n g s and $63 m i l l i o n i n F e d e r a l R e s e r v e h o l d i n g s
of U. S . Government s e c u r i t i e s , and a d e c r e a s e of $131 m i l l i o n i n T r e a s u r y d e p o s i t s
w i t h F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B a n k s . The p r i n c i p a l o f f s e t t i n g change was an i n c r e a s e of
$175 m i l l i o n i n money i n c i r c u l a t i o n . T o t a l Reserve Bank c r e d i t i n c r e a s e d
$l4l million.
As of
bought o u t r i g h t
securities held
b o r r o w i n g s were

Wednesday, September 9, h o l d i n g s of U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
were $8 m i l l i o n l o w e r t h a n a week e a r l i e r , U. S . Government
u n d e r r e p u r c h a s e agreement were $7 m i l l i o n l o w e r , and member bank
$154 m i l l i o n l o w e r .

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

Averages of daily figures
Week ended Change from week ended Wednesday
Sept. 9,
Sept . 10;
Sent. 2,
Sept. 9,
1959
1958
1959
1959
(][n millions of dollars)

26,663
91

+ 13
+ 50

+1,430
+
91

22
2

+
+

+

1
1

543
1
64
+1,995

+

*

+

+139

+

61
567

+175
- 1
-131
+ 15
+ 8
- 1

+

674

32,238

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)

32,107

Member bank reserves-Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)
* Less than $500,000.

18,64o
18,040
600

20

- -

+ 92
+ 1
- 17
+i4i
- 2

341
1,259
34,813

9
2

463
1
773
27,931
19,522
5,274
52,727

1,057
1
819
28,656
19,523
5,274
53,453

4oi
430
275

-

26,643
32

-1,409

- 293
- 48
~

+ 65

+
+
+

+ 74

+

- 94
+168

+

-

55
22
106

395
370

308
374

1,256

4o6

34,940

161
167

17,787
18,017

6

-230

On September 9> 1959, U. S . Government s e c u r i t i e s h e l d i n c u s t o d y by t h e
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Banks f o r f o r e i g n a c c o u n t were $ 4 , 3 0 4 m i l l i o n , an i n c r e a s e of l e s s
t h a n $1 m i l l i o n f o r t h e week and an i n c r e a s e of $886 m i l l i o n from t h e comparable
date a year ago.



H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )

ASSETS
Gold certificate~account
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e reserves
F. R. notes of other Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
Acceptances:
Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bought outright-Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
Total loans and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS

18,306,143
926,321
19,232,464
356,879
344,617
463,461
19,536

138

2,641,700

10,506,993
11,010,298
2,483,771
26,642,762
31,750
26,674,512

177,759
51,956,848

— —

+
-

.

10,002
55,145
36,130
153,797

27,770,265
17,786,949
369,700
308,311
373,578
10,638,538
3,817,718
39,985
50,466,506

-

—

1,017

-

10,548

138

-

245

+

-

7,700

+

1,562,140

14,200

+
+
+

1,562,140
31,750
1,593,890

. 169,259

+

1,582,500

— —
— »

-11,000,298
+11,000,298

—»
-

7,700
6,500

— —

- -

+
+
•

+

.

mm mm

393,941
2
18,688
625,783

+
+
+

147,843
6,537
34,313
285,861

186,079

+

764,623

-

320,183
170,912
34,873
28,339
427,883
401,939
684
643,059

+

868,4l0
239,274
51,956,848

183

+
-

17,093
625,783

41.3#

+

.3i>

71,092
350

-

382,658

1,239,750
48,009
- 1,191,741
+
21,4ll
19,316
639
341
•

+

+
+
•

+

-

•

-

+
-

+
+
+
+
+
+

384,472
141,867
74,121
54,976
545,484
78,764
21,741
162,116
26,406
59,215
38,124
285,861
2.7%
11,689

&
ITS
1
1

Ratio of gold c e r t i f i c a t e reserves t o deposit
and F. R. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

10,002

*

96,566

CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS
CapitaTpIid in™
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

+

«« —

27,157,647
15
4,590,901

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 a v a i l a b i l i t y cash items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s and accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

Change since
Sept. 2,
Sept. 10,
1959
1958

Sept. 9,
1959

-

666

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, SEPTEMBER 9, 1959
(Acceptances and s e c u r i t i e s held under repurchase agreement are c l a s s i f i e d as
maturing v i t h i n 15 days i n accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)

Within 15 days
16 days t o 90 days
91 days t o 1 year
Over 1 year t o 5 years
Over 5 years t o 10 years
Over 10 years
Total




Discounts and
advances
456,156
7,156
149

463,461

Acceptances
7%9

12,025

19,674

U. S. Government
securities
298,750
6,572,610
11,809,083
6,523,912
410,385
1,059,772
26,674,512

H.4.1(h)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1959

Total

Boston | New York

Philadelphia

ASSETS

CleveRichmond Atlanta Chicago
land
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )

4,683,947 1032,009 1641,224 1072,478

St.
Louis

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

907,014 3226,208

714,623

356,856

716,635 633,101 2497,669

175,641

42,642

23,201

964,167 3401,849

757,265

Dallas

San
Francisco

18,306,143

824,379

926,321

55,518

19,232,464

879,897

F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

356,879
344,617

35,728
24,616

66,761
61,122

27,363
21,442

13,950
32,522

30,181
21,790

Discounts and advances
Acceptances:
Bought outright
Held under rep. agree.
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s :
Bought outright—
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under rep. agree.

463,461

47,339

63,266

8,186

36,938

6,285

- -

19,536

2,641,700 143,220
10,506,993 569,637
11,010,298 596,923
2,483,771 134,658
26,642,762 1444,430
- 31,750

150,646 228,713 169,300 139,228 457,152 107,438
60,169
599,172 909,674 673,373 553,760 1818,256 427,319 239,318
627,873 953,250 705,628 580,287 1905,354 447,789 250,782
141,639 215,040 159,180 130,905 429,821 101,015
56,573
67704,705 1519,330 2306,677 1707,401 1404,100 4610,503 1003,561 606,042
- —
—
- - - - 31,750

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

2 6 , 6 7 4 , 5 1 2 1444,438

6,736,455 1519,330 2306,677 1707,481 l4o4,180 4610,583 1083,561

606,842 1148,436 1063,419 3043,110

Total loans & securities

27,157,64-7 1491,777 6,819,395 1527,516 2343,6l§ 1713,766 1482,503 4715,046 1101,917

13*91,235 # 8 4 , 3 6 5 3061,888

Gold c e r t i f i c a t e account
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes
Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e
reserves

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

19,536

138

191,099

84,534

77,079

4,875,046 1091,883 1725,758 1149,557

138

"

59,874

——

- -

1

1

1

877,740

291,585

376,187

399,353

177,759

10,655

43,300

9,778

15,596

11,244

4,428

10,078

4,104

9,332

6,832

8,678

28,389
7,340

19,359

11,310

14,654
11,886

43,160

78,323 104,463

18,356

17,782

42,799

20,946

18,778

23,100

1

26,108

——

- -

——

——

——

mm m.

- -

—-

- -

»«•*

——

——

2

377,235 691,424
9,602
13,454
10,391
29,713

1

203,508
6,905
7,327

2

/

128,941
5,H5
4,008

113,870 105,44l 301,733
452,904 419,376 1200,098
474,599 439,465 1257, 585
107,063
99,137 283,694
1140,436 1063,419 3043,110
- -

- -

1

220,998
4,678
8,473

1

212,508
9,559
7,091

1

482,122
12,479
20,183

51,956,848 2776,402 12,753,446 2973,672 4516,961 3332,724 2939,417 8930,886 2105,822 1178,474 2216,581 2002,763 6229,700

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



86,090

380,057 760,527 662,699 2583,759

664,790
2,644,106
2,770,763
625,046

1 1 / 4

29,598

20,221

- -

329,300

43,892

56,298

62,608
32,910

- -

- -

15
4,590,901

96,566

57,153

t

H. 4. 1(c)
Total

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1959
St.
ClevePhilaRichmond Atlanta Chicago
Boston I New York
Louis
land
delphia
(In thousands of dollars)

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Francisco

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member hank reserves
U.S.Treas. -gen . a c c t .
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y
cash items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s and
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

27,770,265 1596,773

6,447,794 1741,551 2541,428 2098,381 1524,716 5280,593 1209,681

610,989 1113,109

802,633 2802,617

17,786,949
369,700
308,311
373,578
18,838,538

748,472
20,972

4,758,237 827,867 1461,876 779,865 983,999 2780,360 638,119 390,654 816,656 901,944 2698,900
54,403 36,065 30,611 27,268 11,615 50,961 15,289 21,120 27,828 20,383 53,185

1,685
7887014

"306,988
5,211,155

3,817,718

305,705

16,885

1/91,527

20,262

27,630

2,121
1,956
886,315 1522,073

15,350

14,429

45,436

4,792
2,171
3,016
827,275 1012,214 2879,773

11,359

1,849
666,616

7,368

1,657
420,799

11,973

2,351
858,808

15,964

30,128

2,193
42,799
940,484 2825,012

678,040 245,933 315,690 326,989 328,282 541,986 170,460 109,145 183,154 182,230 430,104

10,683
2,061
3,941
2,244
1,944
6,516
1,463
1,172
1,570
1,603
4,493
2,295
. .
.
39,985
50,466,506 2692/787 12,347,672 2875,860 4383,132 3254,889 2867,156 8708,868 2048,220 1142,105 2156,641 1926,950 6062,226

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Conting. l i a b . on acceptances purchased for
foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commit.

382,658
868,410
239,274

18,975

50,116
14,524

59^07
15,435

76#, 643
21,177

K',8?6
15,851

39*474
13,115

132 A59
37,674

33^7*2
11,113

20^785
6,883

3^935
11,406

10,436

47,073
95,76I
24,640

51,956,848 2776,402 12,753,446 2973,672 4516,961 3332,724 2939,417 8930,886 2105,822 1178,474 2216,581 2002,763 6229,700

71,092
350

3,910

28,606,740 1649,657
F. R. notes outstanding
Collat. for F. R. notes:
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e a c c t . 10,750,000 580,000
69,242
E l i g i b l e paper
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s 18,960,000 1150,000
Total c o l l a t e r a l
29,779,242 1730,000
1 / After deducting $216,784,000 participations
2 / After
deducting $51,248,000 participations



109,852
238,902
57,020

2/19,844

4,693

6,399

3,555

3,342

10,523

2,631

10

1,706

2,773
340

3,697

8,019

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS

6,666,481 1788,924 2598,538 2153,269 1592,164 5376,606 1254,616

626,966 1142,313

842,836 2914,370

2,920,000 640,000 920,000 670,000 500,000 2000,000 430,000 200,000 300,000 290,000 1300,000
8,140
-—
—
-18,330
4,000,000 1200,000 1750,000 1550,000 1200,000 3500,000 935,000
6,920,000 1848,140 2670,000 2220,000 1700,000 5500,000 1383,330

of other Federal Reserve Banks.
of other Federal Reserve Banks.

-42,772
450,000 850,000
650,000 1192,772

575,000 1800,000
865,000 3100,000

.