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H.4.I

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

For Immediate Release
September 19, 1957

WEEKLY AVERAGES OF MEMBER B A H RESERVES, RESERVE B A H CREDIT, AMD RELATED ITEMS
and
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
The average of daily figures of member bank reserves for the week ending
September 18 increased $232 million to $19,108 million, Estimated required
reserves increased $153 million; and estimated excess reserves increased $79 million to $686 million. Member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks exceeded
excess reserves by $258 million, compared with $4l8 million the week before.
The principal changes supplying average reserves were an increase of
$489 million in Federal Reserve float and a decrease of $72 million in money in
circulation. The principal offsetting changes were decreases of $96 million in
Federal Reserve holdings of U* S. Government securities and $8l million in member
bank borrowings, and increases of $79 million in Treasury deposits with Federal
Reserve Banks and $72 million in foreign deposits with Federal Reserve Banks.
Total Reserve Bank credit increased $311 million.
As of Wednesday, September 18, holdings of U. S. Government securities
bought outright were $109 million lower than a week earlier and member bank
borrowings were $302 million higher.

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
Loans, discounts, and advances-Member bank borrowings
Other
Float
Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

Averages of daily figures
For week ending
Change from week ending
Sept. 18, 1957 Sept. 11, 1957 I Sept. 19, 1956
(In millions of dollars)"
23,286
17
23

- 81
- 15
- 1

-387
- 1
+ 5

944
7
1,442
25,719
22,627
5,121
53T5G5

- 81
+489
+311
+ 1
+ 2
+315

+290
+ 6
- 47
-133
+744
+ 78
+690

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)

31,184
755
510
429
287
1,196
34,360

+
+
+
+
+

72
4
79
72
8
2
82

+374
- 16
+ 57
+ 84
+ 52
+251
+802

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

19,108
18,4-22
686

+232
+153
+ 79

-112
-102
- 10

—

For Wednesday Federal Reserve figures see STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE
TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED - attached. Latest Wednesday figures for
other items appearing above are, in millions of dollars:
Gold stock
22,628
Treasury cash holdings
76l
Treasury currency outstanding
5,122
Member bank) - Required (est.) 18,529
Money in circulation
31,100
reserves ) - Excess
(est.)
581
On September 18, 1957, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $3,475 million, a decrease of
$56 million for the week and a decrease of $202 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. 19,
Sept. 11,
1956
1957

Sept. 18,
1957

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

21,099,391
846,132
21,945,523
409,297
388,144
1,022,562
609
20,832

-

+
-

+
+
+
+
-

512,473
19,933,612

10,001
9,927
74
17,931
14,287
302,215
66
2,839

+

109,400

185,147
+9 ,000,913
-9,153,913

- -

2,801,75)
23,247,835

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 reserves
U. S. Treasurer—general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability cash items
Other liabilities and accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
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

-

+
+
+

+
-

+

753,997
7,792
746,205
51,307
20,992
609,109
297
3,886

-

109,400

23,247,835

-

109,400

-

338,147

24,291,838
22
6,363,941
81,898
113,786
53,594,449

+

190,042

+

274,551

338,147

trnm

•»

+1,538,471
+
110
1,881
+
+1,762,648

+
+

477,019
10,863
157,784
+1,423,153

75,800

+

19,109,870
638,738
360,902
253,100
20,362,610
4,979,947
17,622
52,214,173

572,764
149,017
5,795
7,534
+ 720,042
+I.IO6.85O
1,883
+1,749,209

+
+
+
+
+
+

338,318
747,593
27,543
266,822
53,594,449

+

26,853,994

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

-

+
+
+

116

,

334,411

73,105
312,850
5,468
32,878
424,301
563,654
4,626
+1,317,740
+
+

19,029
53,981

- •

+
13,323
+1,762,648

+
32,403
+1,423,153

46.5#

-

.6%

+

.9#

6l,86l

W

657

+

10,930

1,32%.

JL

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES. SEPTEMBER 18, 1957
(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
1,014,320
8,242

Industrial
loans

106

Acceptances
8,136

263
87
153

12,696

1,022,562

509

20,832

U. S. Government
securities
127,900
8,228,638
12,102,040
680,635
750,375
1,358,247
23,247,835

E.4.l(b)
Total
A S S E T S

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1957
Phila
CleveSt.
MtnneBoston New York
delphia. land Richmond Atlanta Chicago Louis
apolis
(In thousands of dollars)

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Franclscc

Gold certificate account 21,099,391 1020,175 5,687,105 1097,585 1899,196 1391,023 780,856 3772,433 856,377 350,069 860,787 785,098 2598,687
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes
846.132
55.446
48.063 149.588 42.062 22.380
57,161 75.960 71,053
178,777
42.111 27.010 76.501
Total gold certificate
reserves
21,945,523 1075,621 5,865,882 1154,746 1975,156 1462,076 828,919 3922,021 898,439 372,449 902,918 812,108 2675,188
F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
Acceptances—
Bought outright
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bought outright—
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under repurchase
agreement
Total U. S. Govt, sees.

409,297
388,144

38,740
24,577

75,435
91,329

1,022,562

21,973
310

239,086

18,645
30,255

26,455
22,817

67,952
30,488

30,101
56,298

10,658
20,291

16,278
8,184

12,063
11,906

17,572
15,176

38,893
49,503

46,460 122,920
271

26,771

44,370 352,352

12,807

35,202
28

65,068

39,281

16,272

128,160
512,473
27,954
29,914 45,014 32,744 26,544 89,453 21,193
11,059 22,002
19,933,612 1087,299 4,985,018 1163,585 1750,929 1273,618 1032,502 3479,432 824,355 430,167 855,809

20,083

58,353

609

20,832

56,505
27,320

20,832

2.801.750 152.824
700.664 163.547 246.100 179.012 145.122 489.048 115.866
60.462 120.288
319.019
23,247,835 1268,077 5,813,842 1357,046 2042,043 1485,374 1204,168 4057,933 961,414 501,688 998,099 911,659 2647,092

23.247.835 1268,077 5.813.842 1357.046 2042.043 1485.374 1204.168 4057.911 q6l.4l4 501.688 998.099 Q11.05Q P647.0QP

Total loans & securities 24,291,838 1290,360 6,073,760 1403,777 2164,963 1512,145 1248,538 4410,285 974,221

536,918 1063,167 950,340 2663,364

Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets

22
1
1/ 6
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
6,363,941 480,002 1,247,690 404,405 584,582 472,705 476,666 1018,021 257,616 164,302 304,112 294,158 659,682
81,898
5,119
10,584
4,603
9,331
7,218
5,788
6,810
5,639
5,l6o
4,791
5,900 10,955
113,786
6,246
27,078
6,335
9,949
7,230
5,903 21,373
4,527
2,527
4,726
5,317
12,575

TOTAL ASSETS

53,594,449 2920,666 13,391,764 3057,693 4792,883 3510,647 2664,255 9464,912 2171,392 1105,819 2303,684 2100,572 6110,162

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




H.4.1(c)
Total

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON SEPTEMBER l8, 1957
MinneClevePhilai St.
Boston New York delphia
apolis
land Richmond Atlanta Chicago | Louis

Kansas
City

San
Dallas Francisco

L I A B I L I T I E S
26,853,994 1591,790 6,291,285 1686,008 2555,291 2154,176 1250,065 5227,970 1193,739 463,062 1063,811 712,636 2664,161

Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
U.S.Treas.-gen.acct.
Foreign
Other
Total deposits

19,109,870 841,417 5,401,904 874,420 1564,186 839,067 897,936 3112,358 671,333 429,202 862,538 1019,972 2595,537
167,154
38,152
53,858
35,407 28,626 70,171
33,198
638,738 26,508
30,973 67,706
33,398
53,587
31,860
18,054
15,930 50,268
13,098
360,902 20,532 1/106,376 24,780
8,496
13,452 l8,4o8
39,648
364
194,534
9,733
1,038
3,462
1,553
1.498
3.223
253,100
385
1.382
2.080
33.848
20,362,610 888,821 5,869,968 947,085 1650,942 895,990 944,045 3234,295 720,852 469,056 945,078 1073,858 2722,620

Deferred availability
cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

4,979,947

358,857

846,735

328,467 461,427 386,038 404,914 798,541 202,939

138,833 239,113 244,375

569,708

819
2,038
924
602
696
17,622
827
3,021
1,132
621
863
1.702
A2I1
52,214,173' 2840,600 13,012,365 2962,379 4669,698 3437,128 2599,851 9263,827 2118,132 1071,647 2248,623 2031,732 5958,191

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Conting. liab. on acceptances purchased for
foreign correspondents
F. R. notes outstanding
Collat. for F. R. notes;
Gold certificate acct.
Eligible paper
U. S. Govt, securities
Total collateral
—

: .

— —

2/ After deducting



•

»

r — - i
J

338,318
747,593
27,543
266,822

17,196
43,948
3,011
15,911

99,538
208,002
7,319
64,540

21,131
52,301
4,489
17.393

32,156
66,393
1,006
23,630

15,364
37,594
3,349
17,212

16,253 45,898
33,179 110,421
762
1,429
14.210 43.337

11,412
29,331
521
11.996

7,329
18,520
1,073
7.250

13,595
27,983
1,137
12.346

18,892
37,508
1,307
11.133

39,554
82,413
2,140
27.864

53,594,449 2920,666 13,391,764 3057,693 4792,883 3510,647 2664,255 9464.912 2171,392 1105.819 2303.684 2100.572 6ll0.l62

61,861

3,590

2/17,355

4,333

5,571

3,157

2,785

8,790

2,290

1,486

2,352

3,219

6,933

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
27,866,642 1656,490 6,517,855 1761,008 2621,944 2215,588 1306,211 5343,720 1246,978 520,335 1096,359 765,178 2814,976
11,978,000 580,000 3,170,000 640,000 1130,000 895,000 400,000 2500,000 450,000 130,000 300,000 283,000 1500,000
——
——
4o,o4o
——
——
——
——
12,585
——
64,840
——
—
123,465 :
1150.000
3,600,000
1200,000
1550,000
1350,000
1000,000
3000,000
875.000
425.000
820.000
525.000
1500.000
16,995,000
;29,096,465 1730,000 6,770,000 l886.040 2680.000 2245.000 1400.000 5500.000 1337.585 555.000 ll84.840 8C8.OOO 1000.000
y vywsv

X-

—

$44,506,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.