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For immediate release:
December 1, 1978

H. 5
Reserve Positions of Major Reserve City Banks
Reserve Period Ended November 22, 1978
(In millions of dollars unless otherwise noted)

46 banks
Reserve excess or deficiency (-) 1/

203

Less: Net interbank Federal funds
purchases or sales (-) 2/

38 banks outside New York

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38

Borrowings from Reserve Banks

Less:

8 banks in
New York City

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206

-

38

2,523

14,413

6,194

8,22C

14,657

-6,400

-8,257

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307.7

85.7

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16,936

207

5 banks
33 othes
in Chicago banks

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38

Equals: Net basic reserve surplus
or deficit (-):
a.

Net amount

b.

As per cent of average required reserves

-17,176

94.5

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2,519

39.0

-

1/

Reserves held after all adjustments applicable to the reporting
period including allowable carry-over and deficiencies, less the
sum of required reserves. Adjusted to include $7.8 million
waivers of penalties for reserve deficiencies in accordance with
Board policy change effective November 19, 1975.

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For details see Federal Funds Transactions of Major Reserve City
Banks.

NOTE:

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Averages of daily figures.




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Federal F u n d s t r a n s a c t i o n s o f M a j o r Reserve C i t y Banks
f o r t h e Week e n d e d N o v e m b e r 2 2 , 1 9 7 8
(In m i l l i o n s o f d o l l a r s )

4 6 banks

8 banks in
New York City

3 8 banks outside N e w Y o r k

5 banks
in Chicago

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A. Interbank Federal funds
transactions
1. Gross transactions
a. Purchases
b. Sales
2. Total 2-way transactions 1/

24,077
7,141

4,785
2,262

19,293
4,879

7,363
1,169

5,336

1,246

4,089

1,169

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3. Total net transactions
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a. Net purchases of net
buying banks
b. Net sales of net
selling banks
c. Net purchases or sales
(-)

18,742

3,538

15,203

1,806

1,016

790

16,936

2,523

14,413

6,194

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6,194

B. Related transactions w i t h
. U.S. Government securities
dealers

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1. Loans t o dealers 2 /

4,123

2,524

1,598

214

2. Borrowings f r o m dealers 3/

2,005

633

1,372

173

3. Net loans

2,118

1,891

226

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Derived f r o m averages for individual banks for entire week. Figure for each bank indicates extent to which its weekl
purchases and sales are offsetting; that is, it is the lesser of the t w o amounts. Gross purchases less 2 way transactions <
purchases of net buying banks. Similarly, gross sales less 2-way transactions equals net sales of net selling banks.

Federal funds loaned, net funds supplied to each dealer by clearing banks, repurchase agreements (purchases of se*uF
dealers subject t o resale) or other lending arrangements.

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Federal funds borrowed, net funds acquired from each dealer by clearing banks, reverse repurchase agreements (sales of
t o dealers subject t o repurchase), resale agreements, and borrowings secured by Gov't, or other issues.

Note:—Averages of daily figures.