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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO



To the Member Banks of the
Twelfth Federal Reserve District
Gentlemen:
There is presented herewith a condensed comparative
statement of condition of the Federal Reserve Bank of
San Francisco at the close of business December 31,
1971, and December 31, 1970, together with a compari­
son of earnings and expenses for 1971 and 1970.
Y ours very truly,

President

January 6, 1972




COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF CONDITION
ASSETS

December 31,1971 December 31, 1970
Gold certificate account ................................... $ 1,832,851,166.83 $ 1,046,031,514.60
Special Drawing Rights certificate a c c o u n t.............
49,000,000.00
49,000,000.00
129,215,458.00
Federal Reserve notes of other Federal Reserve banks .
112,833,303.00
29,570,900.37
Other cash .................................................... ?
31,810,954.02
Discounts and advances:
Secured by United States Government and Agency
ob ligations..............................................

10,000,000.00 j

-0 -

Federal Agency obligations.................................

66,984,000.00

—

0—

United States Government securities:
Bills ......................................................... 1 4,164,707,000.00
Notes ......................................................
4,910,276,000.00
Bonds ...................................................... ft 453,868,000.00
Total United States Government securities . . . $ 9,528,851,000.00
$ 9,605,835,000.00

3,664,030,000.00
4,690,148,000.00
414,924,000.00
$ 8,769,102,000.00
$ 8,769,102,000.00

1,354,451,490.24
7,950,152.24

1,333,179,178.61
8,298,575.78

Cash items in process of collection .
Bank premises ..........................
Other assets:
Denominated in foreign currencies
All o t h e r..............................

2,142,000.00
33,410,000.00
113,775,492.28
76,144,171.27
$13,124,791,659.96 $11,459,809,697.28

LIA BILIT IES
Federal Reserve notes

$ 6,461,422,574.00

Deposits:
Member bank — reserve acco un ts...........
5,085,674,878.73
United States Treasurer — general account
213,031,155.28
Foreign .........................................
35,280,000.00
Other deposits ................................
81,007,246.67
Total d e p o sits......................................... $ 5,414,993,280.68
Deferred availability cash items
948,652,641.75
Other liabilities.................
108,800,063.53
Total Liabilities....................................... $12,933,868,559.96

$ 6,237,354,370.00

3,814,259,339.35
130,107,948.66
16,250,000.00
70,833,060.29
$ 4,031,450,348.30
929,586,886.89
84,651,992.09
$11,283,043,597.28

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid i n ................................................$
95,461,550.00
$
88,383,050.00
S u r p l u s ........................................................
95,461,550.00
88,383,050.00
Total Liabilities and Capital A c c o u n ts........... $13,124,791,659.96
$11,459,809,697.28
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents.................................$




32,117,400.00

$

32,513,000.00

EARNINGS AND EXPENSES
1971

1970

$ 1,334,044.40
509,924,388.49

$ 4,637,155.03
524,481,827.80
6,354,205.71

CURRENT EARNINGS
Discounts and advance s....................................
United States Government securities......................
Foreign currencies...........................................

335,348.18
65,883.24
$511,659,664.31

80,747.18
$535,553,935.72

$ 37,821,690.37

$ 33,651,456.36

2,764,343.28
$ 35,057,347.09

2,946,023.36
$ 30,705,433.00

Current net e a rn in gs.........................................

$476,602,317.22

$504,848,502.72

Additions to current net earnings:
Profits on sales of United States Government
Securities (net) ......................................
Profits on foreign exchange transactions ...........
All o t h e r ...................................................
Total additions ......................................

$ 14,197,717.08
-0 16,530.63
$ 14,214,247.71

$

$

$

$

All other ......................................................
Total current e a rn in g s ..............................

CURREN T EXPENSES
Total current expenses ....................................
Less Reimbursement for certain fiscal agency
and other expenses......................................
Net expenses ........................................

PROFIT AND LOSS

1,155,019.69
451,725.80
17,522.11
1,624,267.60

Deductions from current net earnings:
Loss on foreign exchange transactions (net)

....

A llo t h e r ...................................................
Total d e d u c tio n s....................................
Net a d d itio n s.................................................
Net earnings before payments to United States
Treasury ...................................................
Dividends p a i d ...............................................
Payments to United States Treasury
(interest on Federal Reserve notes) .................
Transferred to Surplus
Surplus January 1 . .
Surplus December 31




1,030,870.52
22,394.96
$ 1,053,265.48
$ 13,160,982.23

$
$

$489,763,299.45
5,519,831.29

$506,349,481.09
5,240,985.22

477,164,968.16

499,682,645.87

$

7,078,500.00
88,383,050.00
$ 95,461,550.00

$

—0—
123,289.23
123,289.23
1,500,978.37

1,425,850.00
86,957,200.00
$ 88,383,050.00

DIR EC TO RS AND O FFICERS
FED ER AL R ESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO

January 1, 1972

D IRECTO RS
O. M E R E D IT H W ILSO N , Chairman and Federal Reserve Agent, Stanford, California
S. A L F R E D H A L G R E N , Deputy Chairman, Los Angeles, California
C A R R O L L F. B Y R D , Willows, California
C H A R L E S R A Y M O N D D A H L , San Francisco, California
M A R R O N K E N D R IC K , San Francisco, California
M A S OJI, Yuba City, California
JO SEPH R O S E N B L A T T , Salt Lake City, Utah
C A R L E. S C H R O E D E R , Orange, California
R A L P H J. VO SS, Portland, Oregon

MEMBER OF F ED ER A L A D V ISO R Y COUNCIL
A. W. C L A U S E N , San Francisco, California

HEAD OFFICE O FFICERS
E L IO T J. SW AN, President
A. B. M E R R IT T , First Vice President
J. H O W A R D C R A V E N , Senior Vice President
G. R. K E L L Y , Senior Vice President
JO H N B. W IL L IA M S , Senior Vice President
D. M. D A V E N P O R T , Vice President
W. H. H U T C H IN S, Vice President
H. B. J A M ISO N , Vice President
D. V. M A ST E N , Vice President
R IX M A U R E R , JR., Vice President
L O U IS E. R E IL L Y , Vice President,
and General Counsel
R. G. R E T A L L IC K , Vice President
D. L. A L E X A N D E R , Assistant Vice President
E. E. B E R N S T E IN , Assistant Vice President
J A M E S M. B R U N D Y , Assistant Vice President
W IL L IA M M. B U R K E , Assistant Vice President
A. S. C A R E L L A , Assistant Vice President

W IL L IA M L. CO O PER, Associate General Counsel
J A M E S J. C U R R A N , Assistant Vice President
M A R T IN S. D EPPER, Examining Officer
G E O R G E P. G A L L O W A Y , Assistant Vice President
R. C. JO H NSEN , Assistant Vice President
V E R L E B. JO H NSTO N, Senior Economist
R. A. K A R L S S O N , Chief Examiner
R IC H A R D G. L A M B E R T , Assistant Vice President
E R N E S T E. LIV IN G ST O N , Assistant Vice President
G A U L T W. LYN N , Director of Research
W. E. O 'D O N N E L L , Assistant Vice President
E R N E S T C. O LSO N , Senior Economist
C H A R L E S R. P E T E R SE N , Senior Economist
R. A. R E M E D IO S, Assistant Vice President
H E R B E R T R. R U N Y O N , Senior Economist
K E N T 0. SIM S, Assistant Vice President
E. A. W ELLS, Assistant Vice President
C. W O ESSN ER, Assistant Vice President

R. E. M c K E N D R Y , General Auditor

A M E D E O G. C ON TE, Assistant General Auditor




LOS AN G ELES BRANCH
D IRECTO RS

O FFICERS

L E L A N D D. PRAT T, Chairman,
San Diego, California
R A Y B U R N S. D E Z E M B E R ,
Bakersfield, California
W. G O R D O N F E R G U SO N , Whittier, California
R U T H H A N D L E R , Hawthorne, California
C A R L E. H A R T N A C K , Los Angeles, California
E D W A R D A. SL O A N , Los Angeles, California
L IN U S E. SO U T H W IC K, Glendale, California

P. W. C A V A N , Senior Vice President, and
Manager
W. G. D e V R IE S, Vice President
J. N. A A M O D T , Examining Officer
J. J. C A R SO N , Assistant Vice President
H. A. E R N E , Assistant Vice President
JO HN F. L U C EY , JR., Assistant Vice President
G. D. P A R K E R , Assistant Vice President
E. A. T H O M A S, Assistant Vice President

PORTLAND BRANCH
D IRECTO RS

O FFICERS

JO HN R. H O W A RD , Chairman, Portland, Oregon
F R A N K A N D E R S O N , Heppner, Oregon
F R A N K L. S E R V O S S , Medford, Oregon
J A M E S H. S T A N A R D , McMinnville, Oregon
L e R O Y B. S T A V E R , Portland, Oregon

W. M. BROW N, Vice President, and Manager
R. C. D U N N , Assistant Vice President,
and Assistant Manager
W. K. G IN T E R , Assistant Vice President
F. K. G R IM M , Assistant Vice President

SALT LAKE CITY BRANCH
D IRECTO RS
JO HN H. B R E C K E N R ID G E , Chairman,
Twin Falls, Idaho
JO SEPH B IA N C O , Boise, Idaho
R O D E R IC K H. BRO W N ING , Ogden, Utah
T H E O D O R E C. JA C O B SEN , Salt Lake City, Utah
R O Y W. SIM M O N S, Salt Lake City, Utah

SEATTLE BRANCH
DIRECTO RS
C. H E N R Y BAC O N , JR., Chairman,
Seattle, Washington
JO SEPH C E B E R T B A IL L A R G E O N ,
Seattle, Washington
T H O M A S H IR A I, Quincy, Washington
A. E. S A U N D E R S , Tacoma, Washington
P H ILIP H. ST A N T O N , Spokane, Washington




OFFICERS
A. L. PRICE, Vice President, and Manager
A. G. H O L M A N , Assistant Vice President,
and Assistant Manager
H. P. F R A N Z E L , Assistant Vice President
DO N W. SH E E T S, Assistant Vice President

OFFICERS
W. R. S A N D S T R O M , Vice President,
and Manager
J. M. D A V IS , Assistant Vice President,
and Assistant Manager
E. R. LIG G ETT, Assistant Vice President
P. R. SM ITH , Assistant Vice President