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FEDERAL

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RESERVE

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For immediate release
December 30, 1977
H.5
Reserve Positions of Major Reserve City Banks
Reserve Period Ended December 21, 1977
(In millions of dollars unless otherwise noted)

46 banks
Peserve excess or deficiency (-) 1/
Less:

Borrowings from Reserve Banks

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

8 banks in
New York City

38 banks outside New York

33 other
5 banks
in Chicago banks

87

13

74

2

72

175

50

125

23

102

19,431

7,147

12,284

6,193

6,090

-19,519

-7,185

-12,335

-6,214

-6,121

125.6

123.4

126.9

424.8

74.1

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 including allowable carry-over and deficiencies, less the
sum of required reserves. Adjusted to include 10.2
million
waivers of penalties for reserve deficiencies in accordance with
Board policy change effective November 19, 1975.

2/

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

NOTE:

—

Averages of daily figures.
Substantial revisions have been made to the series
beginning with period ending January 14, 1976. For
revised data see Federal Reserve Bulletin, April 1976.




H .5 (a)
Federal F u n d s transactions o f M a j o r Reserve C i t y Banks
f o r t h e Week ended D e c e m b e r 21, 1977
(In m i l l i o n s o f dollars)

4 6 banks

8 banks in
New York City

3 8 banks outside N e w Y o r k

5 banks
i n Chicago

3 3 other
banks

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,

A. Interbank Federal funds
transactions

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1. Gross transactions
a. Purchases
b. Sales
2. Total 2-wav transactions 1/

27,426
7,995

8,052
905

19,374
7,091

7,358
1,165

12,016
5,926

5,977

905

5,072

1,115

3,957

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

21,449

2,019

19,431

7,147

- —

7,147

14,302

6,243

8,059

2,019

50

1,969

12,283

6,193

6,090

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

1/

2/

-

*

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1. Loans to dealers 2/

4,133

2,530

1,603

436

1,168

2. Borrowings from dealers 3/

1,575

1,095

479

338

141

3. Net loans

2,559

1,435

1,124

98

1,026

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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.
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 t o repurchase), resale agreements, and borrowings secured by Gov't, or other issues.

Note:—Averages of daily figures.