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For immediate release
May 28, 1971

LIBRARY
H.5

•Reserve Positions of Major Reserve City Banks
Reserve Period Ended May 19, 1971
(In millions of dollars unless otherwise noted)

46 banks

8 banks in
New York City

38 banks outside New York

5 banks
33 other
in Chicago banks

Reserve excess or deficiency (-) 1_/
Less:

Borrowings from Reserve Banks

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

181

134

47

7,252

4,408

2,844

1,337

1,508

-7,447

-4,521

-2,926

-1,385

-1,541

56.2

83.1

37.5

104.3

23.8

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

Net amount
As per cent of average required reserves

Reserves held after all adjustments applicable to the reporting period including allowable
carry-over and deficiencies, less the sum of required reserves.
For details see Federal Funds Transactions of Major Reserve City Banks.
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Averages of daily figures.




H.5(a)

Federal Funds transactions of Major Reserve City Banks
for the Week Ended May 19, 1971
(In millions of dollars)

46 banks
A.

38 banks outside New York

5 banks 33 othe&
in Chicago banks
A

Interbank Federal funds
transactions
1.

Gross transactions
a.
b.

Purchases
Sales

2.

Total 2-way transactions 1/

3.

Total net transactions
a.
b.
c.

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

(-)
B.

8 banks in
New York City

11,515
4,263

4,962
554

6,553
3,709

1,916
580

4,637 4
3,129 *

3,330

554

2,776

523

2,253 '
K

8,185

4,408

933

3,777

1,393

2,384"

933

57

876
«

7,253

4,408

2,845

1,337

1,508^

1,401

986

415

48

367*

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

Loans to dealers 2J

2.

Borrowings from dealers 3/

477

160

316

3.

Net loans

924

826

98

316.
48

If

Derived trom averages rur iiiuivmuax
—
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 redale)

—

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.




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