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H.U.I

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

For Immediate Release
September 17, 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
September l6 increased $13 million to $18,653 million. Estimated required reserves
increased $91 million; and estimated excess reserves decreased $78 million to
$496 million. Member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks exceeded excess
reserves by $563 million, compared with $483 million the week before.
The principal change supplying average reserves was an increase of
$198 million in Federal Reserve float. The principal offsetting changes were
increases of $90 million in money in circulation, $56 million in foreign deposits
with Federal Reserve Banks and $32 million in "other" deposits with Federal
Reserve Banks. Total Reserve Bank credit increased $178 million.
As of Wednesday, September 16, U. S. Government securities held under
repurchase agreement were $124 million higher than a week earlier and member
bank borrowings were $34 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
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
Sept. 16,
Sept. 9,
Sept. 17,
1959
1958
1959
(In millions of dollars)
26,643
94
20
*

1,059
1
1,017
28,834
19,522
5,274
53,630

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)

32,197
395
421
331
373
1,260
34,977

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

18,653
18,157
496

20
3

+
-

+

2
2

_

2

+
+

— —

+

+
-

198
178
1
- -

+

177

+

90
6
9
56
32
1
164

-

+

+
+
+
+
+
-

+1,642
+
94

13
91
78

Wednesday,
Sept. 16,
1959

26,643
155

11

20

496
1
32
+2,190
-1,417
+
59
+ 832

428
l
1,294
28,541
19,522
5,274
53,338

8o4
299
117
66
91
104
751

32,074
394
346
316
383
1,265
34,778

81
222
l4l

18,560
18,295
265

*

+
-

+
-

+
+
+
+
+
-

On September 16, 1959, U. S. Government securities held in custody by
the Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $4,308 million, an increase
of $4 million for the week and an increase of $882 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. 9,
Sept. 17,
1959
1958

Sept. 16,
1959

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

26,798,162

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

27,247,308
15
7,010,756
97,783
184,977
54,562,248

1,217
7,218
+2,605,400

27,692,846

-

18,280,142
952,182
19,232,324
426,635
362,450
429,112

+
-

+

4"
-

--

26,001

25,861
140
69,756
17,833
34,349
--

20,034

1,151,751
78,648
- 1,073,103
+
64,700
6,622
+
221,952
340
+

-

498

+

8,867

138
2,641,700

__

10,506,993
11,010,298
2,483,771
26,642,762
155,400

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

19,604,577
5,716,885
40,242
53,054,550

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

383,034
868,4l0
256,254
54,562,248

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

18,559,539
346,123
316,407

382,508

40.7%

m

-

+ 1,727,890

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

—

— —
-

«•

-

-

•» •*

+
+

123,650
123,650

+ 1,727,890
+
155,400
+ 1,883,290

+

89,661

+ 2,096,035
<M

— —

+2,419,855
+
+

+
-

+
+
+

+

772,590
23,577

+
+

8,930
766,039

+
112,680
+
339,006
+
519,080
+
22,666
+ 1,623,000

8,096

+1,899,167

257
+2, 588/044

+

376
- —

+

16,980

+2,605,400
-

-

+
622, 118
+
7,608
+
43,254
+ 1,753,990

77,419

+

68,768
5

-

742,248
112,286

154,078
40,038

+
+
+

26,114
59,215
45,661
+ 1,753,990

.6$

-

2,324
345

-

3-2f»
9,781
1,026

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, SEPTEMBER 16, 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
422,036

6,928
148

Acceptances
7,069
12,965

U. S . Government
securities
525,400
6,485,110
11,793,583
6,523,912

4l0,385

429,112

20,034

1,059,772
26,796,162

H.4.1(b)
Total

STATEMENT OF CONDIT][ON OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE1 "BANK 0 T SEPTEMBER1 16, 1959
St.
MinneClevePhilaRichmond Atlanta Chicago
Boston
New York
Louis
apolis
delphia
land

Kansas
City

San
Dallas Francisco

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

18,280, 142 915,384 4, 267, 417 1114,821 1699,021 1077,841 913,571 3248,100 734,242 378,062 781,023 706,354 2444,306
952,182

58,515

201,080

59,868 85,527

87,062

57,129 175,623

43,633

23,200

43,882

30,594 86,069

19,232,324 973,899 4,468,497 1174,689 1784,548 1164,903 970,700 3423,723 777,875 401,262 824,905 736,948 2530,375

F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

426,635

44,079
26,275

82,583
62,716

30,003

16,487

38,541

24,740

32,423 57,588

28,844

11,354

28,540

7,534

11,503

23,979

16,578
14,235

48,965
50,280

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

429,112

36,789

117,796

17,541

10,663

4,585

67,323 97,159

4,876

17,632

21,224

20,846

12,678

362,450

20,034
2,641,700 143,220

21,632 34,420

56,682

19,104

20,034
664,790 150,646 228,713 169,300 139,228 457,152 107,438

60,169 113,870 105,441 301,733

10,506,993 569,637 2,644,106 599,172 909,674 673,373 553,760 1818,256 427,319 239,318 452,904 419,376 1200,098
11,010,298 596,923 2,770,763 627,873 953,250 705,628 580,287 1905,354 447,789 250,782 474,599 439,465 1257,585
2,483,771 134,658 625,046 141,639 215,040 159,180 130,905 429,821 101,015 56,573 107,063 99,137 283,694
26,642,762 1444^438 6,704*70$ 1519^330 2306,677 1707,401 1404,100 46io,5«3 1003,561 6oo,o4z n4e,43b 1063,4iy 3043,110
155,400

155,400

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

26,798,162 1444,438 6.860,105 1519.110 2106.677 1707.481 l404.l80 4610.58% 1083.561 606.842 1148.436 1061.419 3043,110

Total loans & securities

27,247,308 1481,227 6,997,935 1536,871 2317,340 1712,066 1471,503 4707,742 1088,437 624,474 1169,660 1084,265 3055,788

Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets

1 1 / 4
1
1
1
1
2
1 2 /
1
1
1
15
7,010,756 491,032 1,353,713 399,777 624,818 550,066 "581,523 1154,641 300,929 192,451 321,509 323,285 717,012
10,078
4,104
9,323
6,832
9,602 13,903
7,190
5,115
4,678 10,051 12,479
97,783 4,428
45,607 10.118 16.047 11.758 10.894 11.127
7.4o8
4,218
8.880
7.712 21,045
184,977 9.96%

TOTAL ASSETS

54,562,248 3030,904 13,021,133 3177,395 4802,984 3508,907 3133,328 9417,570 2212,298 1263,594 2365,115 2193,075 6435,945

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



2.4.1(c)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1959
ClevePhilaSt.
MinneBoston New York
delphia
land Richmond Atlanta Chicago Louis
apolis
(In thousands of dollars)

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

Kansas
City

San
Dallas Francisco

27,692,846 1589,715 6,425,247 1733,762 2541,144 2103,799 1516,914 5278,582 1208,204 610,105 1107,424 804,072 2773,87
18,559,539 912,141 4,761,993 967,808 1520,443
346,123 18,790
56,964 10,706 32,400
316,407 17,435 1/88,167 20,922 28,530
382,508
568 "320,631 1,724 1,250
19,604,577 948,934 5,227,755 1001,160 1582,623
5,716,885 405,429

826,651 993,166 2875,171 658,727 420,557 887,726 983,307 2751,847
20,355 22,669 30,945 39,847 19,223 31,120 25,724 37,380
15,850 14,899 46,916 11,729 7,608 12,363 16,484 35,504
4,373 l,4oo
829 2,142
259 1,454 1,019 46,859
867,229 1032,134 2953,861 712,445 447,647 932,665 1026,534 2871,590

945,530 341,782 540,426 456,898 509,108 953,981 232,058 167,856 262,863 284,239 616,715

40,242 2,347
12,027 1,902 3,460 2,099 1,991 6,104 1,374 1,267
1,512 1,740 4,419
53,054,550 2946,425 12,610,559 3078,606 4667,653 3430,025 3060,147 9192,528 2154,081 1226,875 2304,464 2116,585 6266,60

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.

383,034 18,928
868,410 50,116
256,254 15,435

110,153
238,902
61,519

22,773 36,046 17,151 19,707 52,183 12,744
59,607 76,643 44,846 39,474 132,159 33,746
16,409 22,642 16,885 14,000 40,700 11,727

8,701
20,785
7,233

15,615
32,935
12,101

21,960
43,436
11,094

47,073
95,761
26,509

54,562,248 3030,904 13,021,133 3177,395 4802,984 3508,907 3133,328 9417,570 2212,298 1263,594 2365,115 2193,075 6435,9
68,768

5

3,784

2/19,232

4,541

6,192

3,440

3,233

10,182

2,546

1,651

2,683

3,578

7,706

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F. R. notes outstanding
28,693,019 1654,909 6,696,151 1787,911 2598,391 2168,585 1592,847 5386,297 1259,741 625,793 1140,856850,831 2930,707
Collat. for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate acct.
10,700,000 530,000 2,920,000 640,000 920,000 670,000 500,000 2000,000 430,000 200,000 300,000 290,000 1300,000
Eligible paper
43,542
-——
17,495
—---4,850
21,197
19,010,000 1200,000 4,000,000 1200,000 1750,000 1550,000 1200,000 3500,000 935,000 450,000 850,000 575,000 1800,000
U. S. Govt, securities
Total collateral
29,753,542 1730,000 6,920,000 1857,495 2670,000 2220,000 1700,000 5500,000 1369,850 650,000 1171,197 865,000 3100,000
l/ After deducting $228,240,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks,
2/ After deducting $49,536,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.