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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.1

(For Immediate Release)

September 2, 195k

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Member Bank Reserves and Related Items

During the week ended September 1, Member bank reserves decreased
$49 million. The principal changes reducing reserves were an increase of
$137 million in Money in circulation and a decrease of $49 million in Gold
stock. The principal offsetting changes were decreases of $79 million in
Foreign deposits with Federal Reserve Banks and $13 million in Other deposits
with Federal Reserve Banks and an increase of $31 million in Reserve Bank credit.
The increase of $31 million in Reserve Bank credit resulted from increases of $70 million in U, S, Government securities bought outright and $45
million in U. S, Government securities held under repurchase agreement, and
decreases of $64 million in Float and $20 million in Loans, discounts and advances, Holdings of U, S. Government securities bought outright reflected an
increase of $70 million in bills.

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items

Sept. 1,
1954

Change since
Sept. 2,
August 25,
1953 „
1954

(in millions of dolors)

Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securities-Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Loans, discounts and advances
Float
Total
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

23>894
129
294
573
24,890
21,809
4,965

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)

29,923
809
591
483
404
924

+137
- 3
- 5
- 79
- 13
- 3

- 317
- 469
+ 50
55
+ 71
+ 65

Member bank reserves

18,530

- 49

-

17,545
985

- 29
- 20

-1,339
+ 544

7
7

+ 177
- 411

Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)
Daily averages for period-Estimated excess reserves of member banks
Member bank borrowings at F. R. Banks

778
95

+ 70
+ 45
- 20

+
+

+
+

64
31
49
4

-1,120
+ 76
-

-

100

37

-1,181

+

369

100

795

U. S. Government securities held in custody by the Federal Reserve Banks
for foreign account were $2,981 million, a decrease of $31 million for the week
and an increase of $3&9 million from the comparable date a year ago.




H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands af dollars)
Sept. 1,
195%

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

Change since
Sept. 2,
August 25,
1953
1954

20,287,103
840,241
21,127,344
129,535
361,198
293,185
605

40,001
4,235
-44,236
- 12,503
- 15,275
- 19,674
37

+ 157,001
22,424
+ 134,577
43,366
+ 26,257
- 98,249
2,105

1,173,150
6,599,791
13,029,021
3,092,550
23,894,512
128,600
24,023,112

+

+ 70,000
+ 44,800
+ 114,800

- 549,154
+1,604,075
- 744,650
-1,429,425
-1,119,154
+ 75,600
-1,043,55%

24,316,902

+

95,089

-1,143,908

3,440,095
53,731
140,747
49,569,574

+
+
+
+

29,342
33
7,823
60,273

+ 13,994
+
3,763
- 39,848
-1,048,531

25,576,049

+ 108,222

• 399,350

18,530,107
591,043
483,138
404,386
20,008,674
2,866,736
14,725
48,466,104

49,200
4,904
78,773
12,746
145,623
92,826
589
54,836

• 795,040
f 50,359
- 55,119
f 71,471
- 728,329
+ 50,543
•
3,896
-1,081,032

22

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

274,872
625,013
27,543
175,962
49,569,574

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

+
+

70,000

27
+
+

5,464
60,273

+
+

13,605
40,337

- 21,441
-1,048,531
1.4#

46.3#
5,334
2,793

+
+

40
15

19,989
657

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, SEPTEMBER 1, 1954
(Securities held under repurchase agreement are classified as maturing
within 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)

Within 15 days
16 to 90 days
91 days to 1 year
Over 1 year to 5 years
Over 5 years to 10 years




Discounts and
advances
197,146
95,8l4
225
-293:1%

Industrial
loans
2
361
205
37

U. S. Government
securities
668,500
I'onn'rkn
6,299,
^ ) k fie;?

—#—tes

H.4.1(b)

ASSETS
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 tinder repurchase
agreement

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1954
(In thousands of dollars)

Total

Boston

New York

Phila,

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

20,287,103 988,760 5,496,991 1234,008 1728,653 1066,786 910,794 3687,254 802,888 473,215 868,632 756,247 2272,875
840,241

50,895

168,783

55,345

77,028

63,516

55,142 145,946

47,783

24,860

40,211

29,244

81,488

21,127,344 1039,655 5,665,774 1289,353 1805,681 1130,302 965,936 3833,200 850,671 498,075 908,843 785,491 2354,363
129,535
361,198
293,185
605
1,173,150
6,599,791
13,029,021
3,092,550
23,894,512

13,312
16,740
14,972

19,249
33,079
14,670

12,210
60,529
72,840

64,732
299,660 71,395 100,547 69,096
364,163 1,685,798 401,650 565,648 388,715
718,915 3,328,029 792,921 1116,679 767,383
170,641
789,936 188,206 265,053 182,145
1318,451 6,103,423 1454,172 2047,927 l407~,339

59,749
336,133
663,582
157,507
1216,971

205,088
1153,763
2277,707
540,633
4177,191

11,353
25,716
8,625

128,600

24,253
65,793
92,135

6,446
22,895
11,010
512

4,428
40,377
34,480

6,199
23,544
5,470

12,393
8,890
5,700
93

6,555
13,152
13,934

3,487
13,050
4,469

9,650
37,433
14,880

49,091 28,810 50,614 46,098 128,270
276,168 162,071 284,742 259,332 721,608
545,199 319,953 562,124 511,962 1424,567
129,408 75,944 133,425 121,519 338,133
999,866 586,778 1030,905 938,911 2612,578

128,600

Total U. S. Government
securities

24,023,112 1318,451 6,232,023 1454,172 2047,927 1407,339 1216,971 4177,191 999,866 586,778 1030,905 938,911 2612,578

Total loans and
securities

24,316,902 1327,076 6,324,158 1465,694 2082,407 1422,311 1231,641 4250,031 1005,336 592,571 1044,839 943,380 2627,458

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



22
1
3,440,095 265,087
53,731
5,963
140,747
7,654

1/ 6
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
648,136 207,371 315,473 277,661 245,500 542,865 141,552 100,658 168,918 211,4o8 315,466
7,624
5,173
5,062
4,563
3,933
6,327
2,853
1,005
2,456
562
8,210
34,317
8,4l8 12,427
8,245
7,736 24,162
6,169
3,393
6,374
6,548 15,304

49,569,574 2682,505 12,770,061 3005,352 4265,857 2873,135 2507,075 8729,327 2036,325 1216,986 2151,138 1963,927 5367,886
l/ After deducting $l6,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

H.4.1(c)

LIABILITIES

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS OH SEPTEMBER 1, 1954
(In thousands of dollars)
Total

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

25,576,049 1569,035 5,740,269 1787,825 2376,532 1754,768 1360,507 4946,287 1133,153 597,846 1003,478 737,590 2568,759
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve accts. 18,530,107 751,035 5,603,439 878,760 1418,809 757,851 830,200 3046,377 679,193 450,816 896,042 940,558 2277,027
U.S.Treasurer-general acct. 591,043 47,506
141,188 30,486 48,322 35,512 34,578 52,324 39,188 35,134 44,863 35,696 46,246
483,138 29,097 1/144,449 35,298 43,884 24,327 20,511 66,303 18,126 11,925 18,126 22,419 48,673
Foreign
911
1.078
3.969
Total deposits
Deferred avail, cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends

20,008,674 830,991 6,210,950 955,571 :
1520,508 821,390 886,367 3168,973 744,047 499,074 965,792 999,584 2405,427
2,866,736 214,185
505,104 179,988 266,286 237,772 209,324 456,149 114,471 90,544 137,870 174,980 280,063

TOTAL LIABILITIES
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section ijb)
Other capital accounts

48,466,184 2614,842 12,461,411 2924,148 4164,974 2814,500 2456,838 8573,697 1992,176 1187,854 2107,647 1912,656 5255,441
6,117 10,489 13,939 30,567
9,509
274,872 14,784
83,446 18,740 26,727 12,243 11,903 36,408
625,013 38,779
176,633 45,909 57,648 31,750 28,034 90,792 25,465 16,219 23,456 28,146 62,182
1,006
1,307
2,140
3,011
1,073
3,137
762
1,429
521
4,489
7,319
27,543
3,349
7.879
27.001
8.654
175.962 11.089
41.252 12.066 15.502 11.293
8,40?
17,,
55^
5,7#
9,539

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

Contingent liability on
acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

14.725

631

5.088

764

1.648

570

640

2.288

505

390

507

502

1.192

49,569,574 2682,505 12,770,061 3005,352 4265,857 2873,135 2507,075 8729,327 2036,325 1216,986 2151,138 1963,927 5367,886

5,334
2,793

329

2/1,500

400

1,044

497
867

275
45

232
113

751
19

205

135

205
705

254

551

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS1 ACCOUNTS
F. EU notes outstanding
Collateral for F.R. notes:
Gold certificates
Eligible paper
U. S. Govt, securities
Total collateral




26,517,599 1634,545 5,917,028 1881,864 2478,789 1821,929 1420,730 5046,021 1178,047 630,697 1031,939 771,356 2704,654

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

4,700
2,050
4,350
10,382
3,450 10,514
38,581
3,135
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
27,996,581 1843,135 6,270,000 2004,350 2500,000 1935,382 1485,000 5100,000 1277,050 678,450 1090,514 808,000 3004,700
1/ After deducting #338,670,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ After deducting $3,834,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.