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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.4.1

For Immediate Release
September 29, I960

WEEKLY AVERAGES OF MEMBER BANK RESERVES, RESERVE BANK CREDIT, AND RELATED ITEMS
and
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
The average of d a i l y f i g u r e s of t o t a l member hank reserves held during
the week ended September 28 increased a net of $49 million t o $18,683 million;
cash allowed as reserves increased $107 million and member bank reserve balances
at the Federal Reserve Banks decreased $58 m i l l i o n . Estimated required reserves
decreased $46 million; and estimated excess reserves increased $95 million t o
$608 m i l l i o n . Excess reserves exceeded member bank borrowings a t the Federal
Reserve Banks by $383 million, compared with the revised f i g u r e of $4-34 million
the week b e f o r e .
The p r i n c i p a l changes supplying average reserve balances with Federal
Reserve Banks were an increase of $146 million in member bank borrowings and a
decrease of $167 million in currency in c i r c u l a t i o n . The p r i n c i p a l o f f s e t t i n g
changes were decreases of $285 million in Federal Reserve f l o a t and $97 million
in gold stock. Total Reserve Bank credit decreased $130 m i l l i o n .
As of
bought outright
s e c u r i t i e s held
bank borrowings

Wednesday, September 28, holdings of U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
were $291 million higher than a week e a r l i e r , U. S. Government
under repurchase agreement were $107 million higher, and member
were $522 million higher.

Member bank reserves,
Reserve Bank c r e d i t ,
and r e l a t e d items
Reserve Bank c r e d i t :
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s - Bought outright--System account
Held under repurchase agreement
Acceptances—bought outright
Loans, discounts, and advances-Member bank borrowings
Other
Float
Total Reserve Bank c r e d i t
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding
Currency in c i r c u l a t i o n
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)
Member bank reserves:
With Federal Reserve Banks
Cash allowed as reserves (estimated)
Total reserves held
Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)

Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s
Week ended Change from week ended
Sept. 21, I Sept. 30,
Sept. 28,
i960
1959
I960
(In millions of d o l l a r s )
26,456
83
34

- 39
+ 37
--

225
19
1,242
28,059
18,731
5,375
52,164

+146
+ 12

32,004
399
579
200
378
934
34,494

-167

17,671
1,012
18,075
608

-285

-130
- 97
- 1
-228

- 4
+ 28
- 24
- 1
- 2
-170
- 58
+107
+ 49
- 46
+ 95

-

+
+
-

+
+
-

-

107
83
14

26,673
107
33

496
18
144
344

593
24
987

762

88
-1,019

+

+
+

-

-

-

193
11
102
110
25

262
295

723
+1,012

+
-

+

Wednesday
Sept. 28,
I960

289
99
388

28,417
18,697
5,375
52,490

31,972
4o4
554
184
382
936
34,432

18,058

1,012
19,070
18,072
998

On September 28, i960, U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s held in custody by
the Federal. Reserve Banks f o r foreign account were $5,494 million, an increase of
$91 million f o r the week and an increase of $1,148 million from the comparable
date a year ago.

H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT 0^ COAlTIbN
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL p S W t i BANKS COMBINED
(in thoui^MI Of d o l l a r s )

Change since
Sept. 21,
Sept. 30,
I960
1959

Sept. 28,
I960

ASSETS
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e - a c c o u n t
Redemptibn fitnd f o r F. R. notes
Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e reserves

17,426,643
977,129
18,403,772

-

-

60,297

F. R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

487,132
404,237

+
+

15,419
3,119

+
+

3,563
20,745

Discounts and advances
Acceptance s--bought outright
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

617,409

+
+

527,827
999

+
+

287,377
13,074

2,672,047
14,006,993
7,510,298
2,483,771
26,673,109
106,500
26,779,609

+

291,000

Total loans and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from foreign banks
Cash items in process of collection
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

27,430,127
15
5,619,753
106,453
272,630
52,724,119
27,598,285

-

18,058,191
554,395
183,956
381,594
19,178,136
4,632,855
41,245
51,450,521
402,736
774,808
96,054
52,724,119

+

-

16,488
631,521

-

39-3#

-

.7#

-

205,093

+

92

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
CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
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

33,109

59,997
300

-

+
-

803,501
4,244
799,257

+

109,797
3j,500,000

——

+

- -

.3,500,000
- -

- -

+
+
+

291,000
106,500
397,500

+
+
+

109,797
106,500
216,297

+

926,326

+

516,748

-1,533,513
187
+
17,612
631,521

+
+
+

182,422
8,811
52,331
14,637

68,833

+

82,943

+

717,679
20,771
13,916
+
3,199
+ 686,191
-1,267,458
+
1,716

+

-

-

298,377
149,l4l
127,877

- -

-

- -

6m, m
375

-

-

+
+
+
+
-

+

+

66,162

44,803
146,720
1,439
186,299
19,370
93,602
126,704
14,637

1-836
138,514

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, SEPTEMBER 28, i960
(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 within 15 days in 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
592,983
23,284
l,l42
—
--617,409

Acceptances
6,312
26,797
-—
--33,109

U. S. Government
securities
507,276
6,376,311
12,759,518
5,686,647
1,178,574
271,283
26,779,609

STATEMENT OP CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON SEPTEMBER 28, i960
MinneSt.
ClevePhilaRichmond Atlanta Chicago Louis
Boston New York delphia
apolis
land
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )

E.4.1(b)
Total
ASSETS
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e account
Redemption fund f o r
F. R. notes
Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e
reserves

Kansas
City

San
Francisco

Dallas

17,426,643 779,901 4,902,416 994,451 1461,740 1012,824 813,840 3030,968 643,645 318,089 679,203 585,795 2203,771
977,129

59,209

18,403,772 839,110

213,524

58,147

87,117

61,103 177,367

79,259

43,548

26,519

44,985

32,318

94,033

5,115,940 1052,598 1548,857 1092,083 874,943 3208,335 687,193 344,608 724,188 618,113 2297,804

F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

487,132
4o4,237

62,896
28,497

100,181
71,897

41,968

15,912

26,513

67,830

30,721

16,137

27,216

20,021

14,300

19,215
15,278

58,522
67,383

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

617,409

11,381

104,525

3,761

63,686

24,355

36,818 207,295

22,752

30,898

41,684

45,667

24,587

666,494 152,991
143,596
752,736 3,493,792 801,984
403,603 1,873,309 430,010
619,532 142,211
133,478
1433,413 6,653,127 1527,196

229,575
1203,439
645,262
213,398
2291,674

169,127
886,573
475,364
157,210
1608,274

106,500

36,313

23,179

33,582

64,647

20,842

8,767

33,109

33,109
2,672,047
14,006,993
7,510,298
2,483,771
26,673,109

19,552

——

106 j 500

——

——

146,510 457,343 107,997 62,004 114,687
768,017 2397,409 566,121 325,032 601,194
411,798 1285,447 303,543 174,277 322,350

107,683 314, O4O
564,482 1646,214

302,665 882,670

136,188 425,117 100,386 57,636 106,606 100,096 291,913
1462,513 4565,316 1078,047 618,949 1144,837 1074,926 3134,837
-—

——

——

——

——

——

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

26,779,609 1433,413 6,759,627 1527,196 2291,674 1688,274 1462,513 4565,316 1078,047

Total loans & s e c u r i t i e s

27,430,127 1444,794 6,897,261 1530,957 2355,360 1712,629 1499,331 4772,611 1100,799 649,847 1186,521 1120,593 3159,424

Due from foreign banks
Cash items in process
of c o l l e c t i o n
Bank premises
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS

15
5,619,753
106,453
272,630

1

1/4

1

381,590 1,062,304 316,030
4,017
9,547
3,838
14,793
67,071 15,469

1

1

1

2

(2)

618,949 1144,837 1074,926 3134,837

(2)

1

1

2

470,489 449,783 417,785 900,323 245,043 169,826 299,739 276,084 630,757
8,800
6,249
10,769
21,213
6,752
4,904
5,094
13,599
11,671
23,904 17,206 15,657
45,722 10,900
6,336
12,028 11,325
32,219

52,724,119 2775,698 13,324,205 2980,413 4459,636 3327,643 2919,898 9043,574 2087,666 1211,504 2261,892 2074,208 6257,782

1/ After deducting $lT%000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ Less than $500.

H.4.1(c)
Total
L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
y.S.Treas.-gen.acct.
Foreiga
Other
T o t a l 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

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON SEPTEMBER 28, I960
MinneSt.
PhilaCleve- Richmond Atlanta Chicago
Boston New York
apolis
Louis
delphia
land
(In thousands of dollars)

27,598,285 1586,593 6,408,490 1780,137 2508,934 2114,043 1571,032 5202,592 1185,810

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Franciscc

591,673 1118,172 809,860 2720,949

18,058,191 745,001 5,253,990 800,794 1379,667 723,957 872,865 2805,633 630,315 416,943 802,439 908,955 2717,632
25,546 47,730 31,987 68,836
44,374
33,981 70,415 20,530
105,948 43,031 35,463
26,554
554,395
4,071
7,257 10,266
21,771
5,841
7,965
9,204
24,426
10,443
16,638
1/57,401
8,673
183,956
164
197
4,190
575
44,962
4,235
969
650
321,627
1,709
994
1,322
381,594
19,178,136 781,550 5,738,966 855,977 1432,762 780,531 917,019 2901,124 656,850 446,757 861,616 951,783 2853,201
4,632,855

342,479

806,359 268,085

396,504 371,582 362,018

753,949 200,548 142,587 226,618 238,596

523,530

1,898
10,769
2,056
3,888
2,345
2,170
6,321
1,606
1,333
1,798
1,974
5,087
41,245
51,450,521 2712,520 12,964,584 2906,255 4342,088 3268,501 2852,239 8863,986 2044,814 1182,350 2208,204 2002,213 6102,767

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
jfiapxtal-paid i n
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Canting, l i a b . on acceptances purchased f o r
foreign correspondents

402,736
774,808
96,054

19,971
38,332
4,875

113,990
220,905
24,726

23,479
45,638
5,0^1

37,333
72,530
7,685

18,378
34,566

6,198

21,525
40,306

5,828

55,968
107,334

16,286

13,472

25,862
3,518

9,259

17,580
2,315

17,044
31,720
4,924

23,151
44,645
4,199

49,l66

95,390
10,459

52,724,119 2775,698 13,324,205 2980,413 4459,636 3327,643 2919,898 9043,574 2087,666 1211,504 2261,892 2074,208 6257,782

205,093

10,050

2/58,447

12,101

19,279

9,230

10,665

28,304

6,768

4,717

8,409

11,896

25,227

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS

28,791,823|l677,234 6,684,768 1826,690 2631,753 2184,999
F . R- motes outstanding
C o l l a t . f o r F . R. notes:
. Gold c e r t i f i c a t e a c c t . 10,300,000 530,000 2,800,000 700,000 920,000 700,000
65,670
—
—
2,64o
—
—
E l i g i b l e paper
19,565,000
1250,000
4,000,000
1200,000
1750,000
1525,000
tJ. S . Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
29~9307^76 1780^000 "67800,000 1902,640 2670,000 2225,000
Total c o l l a t e r a l
1 / A f t e r deducting $126,555,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of other Federal Reserve Banks,
2 / A f t e r deducting $146,646,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of other Federal Reserve Banks.

1637,747 5323,443 1241,431 671,643 1153,511 855,310 2903,294
500,000 1900,000 410,000 180,000 300,000 260,000 1100,000
—
—
22,125
—
40,905
1200,000 3700,000 935,ooo 510,000 870,000 625,000 2000,000
1700,000 5600,000 1367,125

690,000 1210,905 885,000 3100,000