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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)

September 6, 1951

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Member Bank Reserves and Related Items
_ _ During the week ended September 5, Member bank reserves decreased
$4-6 million. The principal changes reducing reserves were increases of
$228 million in Money in circulation and $26 million in Other deposits with
Federal Reserve Banks. The principal offsetting changes were a decrease of
$ 1 9 million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, and increases of
$54 million in Gold stock and $5 million in Reserve Bank credit.
increase of $5 million in Reserve Bank credit resulted from incieases of $26 million in Float and $13 million in U. S. Government securities,
an ^a decrease of $35 million in Loans, discounts and advances. Holdings of
U. S. Government securities reflected increases of $11 million in bills and
$2 million in certificates.

Member Bank Reserves
and Related Items

Sept. 5,
1951

Change since
August 29,
Sept. 6,
1951
1950

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

23,079
248
678
24,006
21,854
4,672

+ 13
- 35
+26
+ 5
+ 54
+ 4

+4,137
+ 147
+ 284
+4,568
-1,723
+
59

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)

28,262

+228

+1,003

1,299
408
78l
24l
714

+ 8
-149
- 3
+26
- 3

-

Member bank reserves

18,825

- 46

+2,214

18,391
434

- 85
+ 39

+2,644
- 430

639

+ 68

+

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




12
103
147
51
2

95

H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)

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

September 5,
1951

Change since
August 29,
September 6
1951
1950

19,936,180

+

674,979
20,611,159

+

40,001
9,768
49,769

-1,885,249
+ 157,034
-1,728,215

30,232

+

84,698
143,931
3,297

+

Other cash

299,473

-

Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U. S. Government securities:
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total U. S. Government securities

242,787

-

35,091
44

+
+

+
+

11,250
2,000

-1,730,965
- 231,311
+7,561,465
-1,462,510
+4,136,679

5,562

567,842
4,850,575

11,838,465

5,822,102
23,078,984

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

- --

+

13,250

•

21,885

47,684,891

+
+

6,591
35,256
39

8,540
34,818

+4,283,907
+
14
+
28,680
+ 313,098
+
6,294
+
47,635
+3,036,111

24,095,983

+ 192,665

+1,041,602

18,825,355
407,810
781,026
241,283
20,255,474
2,375,302
15,402
46,742,161

- 45,335
- 149,132
3,415
+ 25,908
- 171,974
+
8,834

+2,214,655
- 103,558
- 147,292
50,538
+1,913,267
+
29,099
+
7.002
+2,990,970

23,327,333
38
149,384
3,053,541
42,217
201,746

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

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C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in
233,132
Surplus (Section 7)
510,022
Surplus (Section 13b)
27,54-3
172,033
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 47,684,891
Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit
and F. R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

-

+
-

316

+

29,209

200
+
+

^0?
34,

46.5#

+

.1$

24,216
5,978

+

+

BIB

944

1,936

+
+

12,526
21,849

+ 10,766
+3,036,111
7.5*

+

+

6,058
3,510

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, SEPTEMBER 5, 1951
(Callable Government securities classified according to nearest call date)

Within 15 days
16 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
228,384
14,403

—
242,787

Industrial
loans
554
952
3,247
809
...
—
5,562

U, S, Government
securities
83,000
7,757,234

6,218,100
4,878,166

1,031,904
3,110,580
23,078,984

H.4.1(b)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON SEPTEMBER 5, 1951
(In thousands of dollars)

A S S E T S
Total

Boston

19,936,180

629,563

674,979

59,678

20,611,159

689,241

Gold certificates
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes

New York

Cleve.

Rich.

6,490,012 1128,330 1436,322

883,44?

64,846

Phila.

54,533

75,8l4

63,684

6,55^,858 1182,863 1512,136

947,131

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

840,701 4l6l,715

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

520,956

304,926

110,4l8

45,991

23,775

888,466 4272,133

566,94?

58,656

15,4l6
26,400

47,765

Dallas SanFran.

728,425 529,194 2282,589
35,731

28.176

64.568

Total gold certificate
reserves

Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bills

Certificates

Notes
Bonds

299>73
242,78?
5,562

62,893

23,234
7,051
—

105,115
23

16,633
9,920
4,195

21,026

2,625
335

16,093
6,390
2?0

19,936
9,565
364

39,535

328,701 764,156 557,370 2347,157

7,817
5,875

11,253
23,145
—

145

13,068
193
66

33,448
6,973
l64

34,470 51,174 36,427
29,561 91,909
8,501 17,392 25,795 26,216 53,836
305,072 452,905 322,396 261,624 723,189 264,340 153,923 228,290 232,014 476,470
11,838,465 840,282 2,647,234 744,876 1105,832 787,176 638,792 1765,767 645,421 375,823 557,402 566,494 1163,366
5,822,102 413,247 1,301,898 366,327 543,842 387,129 314,155 868,395 317,415 184.829 274,128 278,599 572,138
4,850,575

567,842

4,412
344,147

23,078,984

1602,088

188,149

1,086,205

Total U. S. Government
securities
Total loans and
securities

"




"

23,327,333 1609,139

Due from foreign banks
38
F.R.notes of other banks 149,384
Uncollected cash items 3,053,541
Bank premises
42,217
Other assets
201,746
TOTAL ASSETS

5,223,486 1450,745 2153,753 1533,128 1244,132 3449,260 1235,677

4?,684,891

2
4,752
244,?42

1,036

15,023

5,328,624 1464,860
1

/

12

20,873
600,353
7,552
44,294

3
7,946
181,682
2,8?6
12,486

2156,713
4
7,193
2?8,2?4
4,701
19,437

—

262,388
3,664
13,435

2
12,812
202,192

2,452

11,122

1085,615

— — — — —

1539,788 1254,061 3488,795
2
28,601

731,96?

1262,077

737,98?

1

\
11,4?6
93,485
1,093
6,348

5
15,455

6,862

6,154
29,853

130,750
3,351
10.775

498,567

1103,323

2265,810

—

——•

1108,760 1103,582 2272,947
\

7,443
171,482
2,495

9,626

\
6,403

4

9,373

19,974

19,568
134,597 255,029
655
6,188

2587,169 12,619,459 2869,349 3999,484 2811,102 2391,043 8369,618 1996,179 1186,908 2075,216 1825,049 4954,315
1/ After deducting $26,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

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

STATEMENT OF'CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS <M SEPTEMBER 5, 1951
(in thousands of dollars)
Total

Boston

24,095,983 1459,983
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve accts. 18,825,355 782,578
21,351
U.S.Treasurer-general acct.
407,810
47,325
Foreign
781,026
2,694
Other
241,283
Total deposits
Deferred avail, cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Contingent liability on
acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commitments

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich.

Atlanta

Chicago St. Louis

5,353,648 1690,804 2184,721 1675,347 1321,152 4648,364 1100,435

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SariFr&n.

610,306

944,809

674,489 2431,925

6,028,094
54,981
1/252,046
176,585

862,428 1432,519
31,091
17,874
60,301
70,987
1,980
5,397

799,599
22,410
38,165
3,690

798,397 3062,137
35,162
70,187
32,059 105,335
2,577
2,666

690,336
26,260
28,242
7,361

435,029
26,366
19,083
1,359

896,295
32,843
28,242
1,521

941,153 2096,790
27,982
41,303
28,242
70,999
908
34,545

955,800 1526,777
149,044 199,095

863,864
220,785

868,195 3240,325
158,534 348,128

752,199
104,421

481,837
68,449

958,901
133,393

998,285 2243,637
114,453 189,620

676

505

570

20,255,474
2,375,302

853,948
212,459

6,511,706
476,921

15,402

1,120

4,360

878

1,698

687

794

2,106

613

1,395

46,742,161 2527,510 12,346,635 2796,526 3912,291 2760,790 2348,568 8238,923 1957,731 1161,097 2037,673 1787,840 4866,577
5,279
8,750
10,526
24,831
74,893
16,599
22,293
10,199
9,54l
29,713
8,167
233,132
12,341
13,168
19,047
16,852
44,519
153,290
39,710
48,014
25,167
22,369
75,345
20,295
510,022
32,246
1,073
1,137
1,307
2,140
7,319
4,489
1,006
3,349
762
1,429
521
27,543
3,011
6,291
8,609
8,524
16,248
37,322
12,025
15,880
11,597
9,803
24,208
9,465
172,033
12,061
47,684,891 2587,169 12,619,459 2869,349 3999,484 2811,102 2391,043 8369,618 1996,179 1186,908 2075,216 1825,049 4954,315

24,216
5,978

1,502

89 6

605

896
850

5,603,248 1776,773 2295,138 1717,587 1366,529 4728,101 1135,811

620,200

971,213

2/7,433

1,914
783

2,252
1,082

1,211

1,017

48

3,342
2,529

896

2,252

686

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




24,990,701 1520,270
12,269,000 350,000
183,369
7,051
13,260,000 1200,000
25,712,369 1557,051

705,271 2550,560

4,470,000 700,000 805,000 515,000 510,000 2560,000 250,000 150,000 280,000 179,000 1500,000
100,915
9,920
3,540
26,400
1,200,000 1100,000 1500,000 1250,000 900,000 2200,000 975,000
5,770,915 1809,920 2305,000 176b,540 1410,000 4760,000 1251,400

5,875
23,145
490,000 700,000
645,875 1003,145

l/ After deducting $528,967,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ After deducting $16,783,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks,

6,523
545,000 1200,000
724,000 2706,5^3