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FEDERAL
RESERVE
statistical release
For immediate release
March 16, 1973

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iserve Positions of Major Reserve City Banks
•serve Period Ended March 7, 1973

sty/ (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 (-) 1/

104

41

63

16

47

Less:

614

193

422

86

336

9,485

3,608

5,877

2,145

3,732

-9,995

-3,760

-6,235

-2,214

-4,021

71.7

66.5

75.3

153.9

58.7

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 including allowable
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.




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Federal Funds transactions of Major Reserve City Banks
for the Week Ended
March 7 , 1973
(In millions of dollars)

46 banks
A,

38 banks outside New York

5 banks 33 other
in Chicago banks

Interbank Federal funds
transactions
1.

Gross transactions
a.
b.

Purchases
Sales

2.

Total 2-way transactions 1/

3.

Total net transactions
a.
be
c.

B.

8 banks in
New York City

Net purchases of net
buying banks
Net sales of net
selling banks
Net purchases or sales

(-)

14,915
5,431

4,507
899

10,408
4,532

2,807
662

7,602
3,870

4,082

817

3,266

660

2,605

10,833

3,690

7,143

2,146

4,996

1,349

82

1,266

1

1,265

9,484

3,608

5,876

2,145

3,732

1,978

1,226

752

373

379

382

255

127

— —

127

1,596

971

625

373

252

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

Loans to dealers 2/

2.

Borrowings from dealers 3/

3.

Net loans

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 males leas
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 reaele)
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 leeues.

Note: —

Averages of dally figures.