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RESERVE

FEDERAL
statistic

For immediate release
December 27, 1968

H. 5

Reserve Positions of Major Reserve City Banks
Reserve Period Ended December 18, 1968
(In millions of dollars unless otherwise noted)

46 banks
•

8 banks in
New York City

38 banks outside New York

33 other
5 banks
in Chicago banks

•

Reserve excess or deficiency (-) _!/

101

69

32

4

28

Less:

360

104

256

45

212

3,156

1,154

2,003

300

1,702

-3,416

-1,189

-2,227

-341

-1,886

29.0

25.4

31.3

31.7

31.3

Borrowings from Reserve Banks

Less: Net interbank Federal funds
purchases or sales (-) 2/
Equals: Net basic reserve surplus
or deficit (-):
a.

Net amount

b.

As per cent of average required reserves

1/

Reserves held after all adjustments applicable to the reporting period
carry-over and deficiencies, less the sum of required reserves.

2/

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

Note: —

Averages of daily figures.




including allowable

H. 5(a)

Federal Funds transactions of Major Reserve City Banks
for the Week Ended December 18, 1968
(In millions of dollars)

46 banks
A.

38 banks outslde New York

5 banks
in Chicago

Interbank Federal funds
transactions
1.

Gross transactions
a.
b.

Purchases
Sales

2.

Total 2-way transactions 1/

3.

Total net transactions
a.
b.

•3

B.

8 banks in
New York City

c.

Net purchases of net
buying banks
Net sales of net
selling banks
Net purchases or sales
(-)

5,321
2,165

1,997
843

3,324
1,322

741
440

1,969

843

1,127

369

758

3,352

1,154

2,198

372

1,826

195

72

124

195
3,156

1,154

2,002

300

1,838

1,234

604

36

97

83

14

1,741

1,151

590

Related transactions with
U. S. Government securities
dealers
1.

Loans to dealers 2/

2.

Borrowings from dealers 3/

3.

Net loans

14
36

1/

Derived from averages for individual banks for entire week. Figure for each bank
indicates extent to which its weekly average purchases and sales are offsetting;
that is, it is the lesser of the two amounts. Gross purchases less 2-way transactions equals net purchases of net buying banks. Similarly, gross sales less
2-way transactions equals net sales of net selling banks.

2/

Federal funds loaned, net funds supplied to each dealer by clearing banks,
repurchase agreements (purchases of securities from dealers subject to resale)
or other lending arrangements.

3/

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

Note: -- Averages of daily figures.

a\



569

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