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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
September 4, 1952

(For Immediate Release)
CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Member Bank Reserves and Related Items

During the week ended September 3, Member bank reserves decreased
$37 million. The principal changes reducing reserves were increases of $262 million
in Money in circulation and $16 million in Other deposits with Federal Reserve Banks.
The principal offsetting changes were an increase of $213 million in Reserve Bank
credit and a decrease of $34 million in Foreign deposits with Federal Reserve Banks.
i crease of
- A0n
^
$213 million in Reserve Bank credit resulted from increases
of $90 million in U. S. Government securities, $?1 million in Loans, discounts and
advances, and $51 million in Float. Holdings of U. S. Government securities reflected increases of $82 million in bills and $8 million in certificates.

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items

Sept. 3
1952

Change since
August 27,
•Sept. 5
1952
1951

(In millions of dollars)
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securities
Loans, discounts and advances
Float
Total
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

23,182
973
66l
24,816
23,344
4,774

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)

29,391
1,285
715
815
251
717

Member bank reserves
Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)
Daily average excess reserves (estimated)




+ 90
+ 71
+ 51
+213
- —

+ 6
+262

+

103

+ 725

17
+ 810
+1,490
+ 102

+ 9
+ 8
- 34

+1,129
14
+ 307
+
34

- 4

+

10

+

3

19,760

- 37

+

935

19,518-*
24S>^

-127
+ 90

+1,112
- 177

577

+ 6

-

+ 16

47

H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Change since
Aug. 27,
Sept. 5,
1952
1951

Sept. 3,
1952

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

21,448,501
698,253
22,146,754

Other cash

314,836

Discounts and advances
Industrial loans

968,053
4,732

U. S. Government securities:
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total U. S. Government securities

48o,100
11,897,916
5,568,073
5,235,823
23,181,912

Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
~
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

24,154,697
23
181,559
3,321,496
45,284
248,613
50,413,262
25,200,462

L I A B I L I T I E S
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

16,444
49,418,531

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

246,415
538,342
27,543
182,431
50,413,262

19,760,286
715,413
814,734
250,662
21,541,095

2,660,530

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

47.4%
9,080
6,048

+
-

2,002 + 1,512,321
2,000 +
23,274
2 + 1,535,595

-

30,793 +

15,363

+

71,022 +

725,266
830

+
+
+

258

-

82,600
87,742
7,700 + 7,047,341
- - 6,270,392
586,279
90,300 +
102,928
— — —

+
+

161,580 +

827,364
15
32,175
267,955
3,067
46,867
2,728,371

- - -

-

+
+

897
100,422
40
9,857
241,921

+
+
+
+
+

+

234,021 + 1,104,479

+
+
-

+
-

+
-

+
+

36,239
8,375
34,413
15,345
46,932
49,040
1,129
235,000

+
— — —

+
+
+

934,931
307,603
33,708
+
9,379
+ 1,285,621
+

285,228

+
1,042
+ 2,676,370

17 +
+

13,283
28,320
m* mm —>

+
+

-

-

6,904 +
10,398
241,921 + 2,728,371
.2%

+

22
247 +

• 9lo
15,136
70

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, SEPTEMBER 3, 1952
(Callable Government securities classified according to nearest call date)
Discounts and
advances
Within 15 days
l6 to 90 days
91 days to 1 year
Over 1 year to 5 years
Over 5 years to 10 years
Over 10 years
Total




872,600
95,430
23

"955,053

Industrial
loans

650
812
2,851
419
?,732

U. S. Government
securities
65,800
7,236,500
6,795,9*+!
5,941,352
1,070,224
2,072,095
237THl,912

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1952
(in thousands of dollars)

H.4,1(b)
A S S E T S
Total
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

698,253

61,225

69,053

55,588

82,657

Other cash
314,836 29,667
53,502 17,134 27,646
Discounts and advances
968,053 25,238
328,338 71,547 79,403
Industrial loans
4,732
3,991
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bills
480,100 32,567
127,090 28,849 45,819
Certificates
11,897,916 840,997 2,781,785 744,998 1183,236
Notes
5,568,073 395,060 1,285,752 349,965 555,827
Bonds
5,235,823 371,487 1,209,030 329,082 522,661
- -

- -

securities




Chicago St.Louis

— —

76,446

51,496 102,624

47,846

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

351,800 870,777 647,245 2858,088
24,453

37,999

28,071

60,795

1038,192 917,202 46l4,64o 584,002 376,253 908,776 675,316 2918,883
18,790
39,651
79

25,326 59,518
30,525 190,473
569
— —

15,977
94,507
— mm

7,608
11,849
93

11,891
32,605

10,808

28,687

36,969
35,230

mmm

31,023 26,567 70,296
8,967 14,611 '20,093 21,038 53,180
801,135 686,053 1695,140 642,433 377,299 ' 518,887 543,305 1082,648
376,335 322,274 796,296 301,784 177,237 243,748 255,218 508,577
353,879 303,044 748,780 283,776 166,662 229,203 239,989 478,230

23,181,912 1640,111 5,403,657 1452,894 ;2307,543 1562,372 1337,938 3310,512 1236,960 735,809 1011,931 1059,550 2122,635
24,154,697 1665,349 5,731,995 1528,432 2386,946 1602,102 1369,032 3500,985 1331,467 747,751 1044,536 1088,237 2157,865

Due from foreign banks
23
l
F.R.notes of other banks 181,559
3,170
Uncollected cash items 3,321,496 262,137
Bank premises
45,284
980
Other assets
248,613 19,839

TOTAL ASSETS

Atlanta

21,446,501 675,493 6,564,675 H o d , 188 1416,606 961,746 865,706 4512,016 536,156

Total gold certificate
reserves
22,146,754 736,723 6,633,728 1243,776 1499,263

Total U. S. Government
securities

Rich.

l

/
7
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
23,434
7,068
7,262
27,972 20,702 16,958
8,074 23,501
9,679
7,137
660,860 219,819 299,232 277,992 219,953 504,153 142,271 101,608 179,372 158,706
7,716
2,958
4,720
4,720
3,665
6,619
3,109
1,062
2,331
632
55,991 15,347 24,930 16,732 14,746 35,130 13,047
7,736 10,940
11,717

2
26,602
295,393
6,772
22,458

50,413,262 2717,866 13,167,233 3034,536 4250,001 2986,501 2570,627 8738,006 2097,948 1265,520 2167,526 1952,554 5464,944
l/ After deducting $16,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks,

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1952
(In thousands of dollars)

H.4.1(c)
L I A B I L I T I E S

Total

Boston

Federal Reserve notes
25,200,462 1539,757
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve accts. 19,760,286 800,001
U.S.Treasurer-general acct
715,413
35,238
Foreign
814,734
49,507
Other
250,662

Phila.

Cleve

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

5,554,558 1767,744 2290,095 1785,709 1379,664 4780,668 1151,926 632,565 1000,861 741,591 2575,324
6,202,005 904,507 1496,464 812,493 878,042 3208,590 701,998 460,994 927,601 976,422 2391,169
145,109
1/257,363

43,469

62,283

X.R6Q

71,034

73,462

54,777

40,724
s.sRi

49,290 135,849
34,336

110,991

41,924

30,343

38,922

20,761

23,834

30,343

31,309
30,343

44,658
74,278

889,187 6,782,770 1012,128 1646,025 913,575 963,567 3458,620 784,450 522,642 983,110 1038,829 2546,192
2,660,530 225,033
540,221 177,918 219,122 232,883 181,232 358,239 119,942
82,339 143,210 131,287 249,104

Total deposits
Deferred avail, cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends

21,541,095

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

49,418,531
246,415
538,342
27,543
182,431

Contingent liability on
acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

New York

16,444

868

5,138

858

1,854

751

719

2,393

606

831

573

616

1,237

2654,845 12,882,687 2958,648 4157,096 2932,918 2525,162 8599,920 2056,924 1238,377 2127,754 1912,323 5371,857
13,196
77,179 17,190 23,700
10,823
10,189 31,882
8,610
5,471
9,325 11,951 26,899
34,192

159,743

41,493

50,648

27,025

23,871

79,601

21,788

12,622

40,305

12,716

17,551

3,349

12,386

762

1,429

521

3,011

7,319

4,489

1,006

10,623

25,174

10,105

14,063

20,367

18,210

6,536

1,137

8,943

1,307

1,073

8,763

47,341
2,l4o
16,707

50,413,262 2717,866 13,167,233 3034,536 4250,001 2986,501 2570,627 6738,006 2097,948 1265,520 2167,526 1952,554 5464,944

9,080

6,048

563

2/2,742

708

1,873

835

698

463

391

61

1,262

2,241

345

236

345
787

345

845

388

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




26,054,251 1595,064 5,768,055 1811,141 2362,215 1850,776 1435,312 4869,262 1194,118 645,198 1030,700 774,478 2717,932
13,164,000

600,900

400,000

22,975

4,520,000 750,000 735,000
735,000 470,000 510,000 2900,000 270,000 170,000 280,000 259,000 1900,000
310,865 68,700
—36,540
——
92,920 10,900 31,164
26,836

w
13,550,000 .LJVV/)WV
1300,000 1,400,000
1650,000 j--fuu,wu
1400,000
x,twu,wu 1100,000

950,000 cwv,vvv
2000,000 ^v,vuv
950,000 3V2,VVU
505,000 fyu,uuu
750,000 24Q,VVU
545,000 XUUU,UUU
1000.000

27,314,900 1722,975 6,230,865 1918,700 2385,000 1906,540 1460,000 4900,000 1312,920 685,900 1061,164 604,000 2926,836
1/ After deducting $557,353,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2 / After deducting
$6,338,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.