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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OP CLEVELAND
THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL STATEMENT

Cleveland 1, Ohio, January 3,1946

To the Stockholders of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland:
There is presented herewith a condensed comparative statement of condition
of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, including its Cincinnati and Pittsburgh
branches, at the close of business December 31, 1945, and December 30, 1944,
together with a comparison of earnings and expenses for the years 1945 and 1944.

President

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OP CONDITION

ASSETS

Dec. 31, 1945

Dec. 30, 1944

$1,070,132,424
78,030,810

$1,314,818,776
57,693,943

1,148,163,234
15,767,652

1,372,512,719
19,184,405*

1,163,930,886
4,539,000

1,391,697,124
—0—
307,801

1,129,195,000
802,373,000
203,332,000
90,833,000

1,258,178,000
284,067,000
91,164,000
72,283,000

TOTAL U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

2,225,733,000

1,705,692,000

TOTAL LOANS AND SECURITIES

2,230,272,000

1,705,999,801

10,569,500
217,034,000
3,988,843
6,359,156

6,072,000
272,592,961
4,101,319
4,054,030

$3,632,154,385

$3,384,517,235

$2,096,342,060

$1,893,593,235

1,156,889,039
84,772,939
71,374,651
9,671,650

1,128,014,214
46,016,951
102,885,220
7,662,145

1,322,708,279

1,284,578,530

157,950,062
789,359

160,572,700
826,888

3,577,789,760

3,339,571,353

17,654,050
33,745,117
1,007,126
1,958,332

16,338,400
19,071,302
1,007,126
8,529,054

$3,632,154,385

$3,384,517,235

Gold certificates
Redemption fund —Federal Reserve Notes
TOTAL GOLD CERTIFICATE RESERVES
Other cash
TOTAL CASH
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans

,

U. S. Government securities :
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds

Federal Reserve Notes of other banks
Checks and other cash items in process of collection
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve Notes
Deposits :
Member bank—reserve account
U S Treasurer— General account . .

.

Other deposits
TOTAL DEPOSITS
Deferred availability items
Other liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Commitments to make industrial loans
*(This amount was a part of total cash reserves on December 30, 1944.)

$

300,000

$50,000

COMPARISON OF EARNINGS AND EXPENSES
For the years 1945 and 1944

Current earnings
Current expenses

1945

1944

$13,289,223

$ 9,643,754

4,436,638

4 594 526

$ 8,852,585

$ 5,049,228

$

$

.
CURRENT NET EARNINGS

ADDITIONS To CURRENT NET EARNINGS :
Profits on sales of U S. Government Securities

....

336 234

335 184

69,852

All other

$

TOTAL ADDITIONS
DEDUCTIONS FROM CURRENT NET EARNINGS
Net deductions

1 432

406,086

$

336 616

123,056

$

407 998

—0—

Net additions

71382

283 030
NET EARNINGS

—0—

$ 9 135 615

$ 4 977 846

DISTRIBUTION OF NET EARNINGS
Paid United States Treasurer (Section 13b)
Dividends

o

7 177

$

1 025 112

$

Reserves for Contingencies
Surplus (Section 7)

967 056
965 184
3 045 fiOfi

8,103 326
$ 9,135,615

$ 4,977,846

RECONCILEMENT OF SURPLUS ACCOUNT (Section 7)

SURPLUS ACCOUNT (Section 7):
Balance January 1, 1945

$19,071,302

Net Earnings in 1945

8,103,326

Transferred from Reserves for Contingencies:
Previously charged to Current Net Earnings

922,976

Previously charged to Surplus

5,647,513

BALANCE DECEMBER 31,1945

$33,745,117

NUMBER OF MEMBER BANKS IN OPERATION IN FOURTH DISTRICT, DECEMBER 31, 1945

Kentucky
Ohio— Cincinnati territory
Ohio — Cleveland territory
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
...

State

National

Total

7
27

157
36
5

50
90
150
191
8

57
117
307
227
13

232

489

721

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND
DIRECTORS

GEO. C. BRAINARD (Chairman)
President and General Manager
Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation
Cleveland, Ohio
A. Z. BAKER, President and General Manager
The Cleveland Union Stock Yards Company
Cleveland, Ohio
F. F. BROOKS, President
First National Bank at Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
BEN R. CONNER, President
The First National Bank of Ada
Ada, Ohio
GEORGE D. CRABBS, Industrialist
Cincinnati, Ohio

REYNOLD E. KLAGES (Deputy Chairman)
President, Columbus Auto Parts Company
Columbus, Ohio
H. B. MCDOWELL, President
The McDowell National Bank of Sharon
Sharon, Pennsylvania
THOMAS E. MILLSOP, President
Weirton Steel Company
Weirton, West Virginia
Ross PIER WRIGHT, Secretary-Treasurer
Reed Manufacturing Company
Erie, Pennsylvania

OFFICERS

RAY M. GIDNEY,
WM. H. FLETCHER
First Vice President
JOHN W. KOSSIN
Vice President
ALFRED H. LANING
Vice President and Cashier
BENEDICT J. LAZAR
Vice President
W. F. TAYLOR
Vice President
ROGER R. CLOUSE . . Assistant Vice Pres. and Secretary
W. D. FULTON
Assistant Vice President
MARTIN MORRISON
Assistant Vice President

President
H. E. J. SMITH
J. B. ANDERSON
C. J. BOLTHOUSE
G. H. EMDE
W. L. FINDEISEN
PAUL C. STETZELBERGER
WILBUR T. BLAIR, JR
C. F. EHNINGER

Assistant Vice President
Assistant Cashier
Assistant Cashier
Assistant Cashier
Assistant Cashier
Assistant Cashier
Assistant Secretary
Auditor

MEMBER, FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

J. H. McCoY, President, The City National Bank & Trust Company of Columbus, Columbus, Ohio
COUNSEL

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
Cleveland, Ohio
INDUSTRIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

C. F. HOOD, President
HERMAN R. NEFF, President
The American Steel and Wire Company of New Jersey,
The George S. Rider Company
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
H. P. LADDS, President
DAN C. SWANDER, Chairman of the Board
The National Screw and Manufacturing Company
The Columbian Vise and Mfg. Company
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
W. WITHINGTON, Vice President—Manufacturing
The American Fork & Hoe Company
Cleveland, Ohio
CINCINNATI BRANCH
FRANCIS H. BIRD, (Chairman)
Professor of Commerce, College of Engineering and Commerce
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
WALTER H. J. BEHM, President
The Winters National Bank and Trust Company of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio
PAUL G. BLAZER, Chairman of the Board
Ashland Oil & Refining Company
Ashland, Kentucky
FREDERICK V. GEIER, President
The Cincinnati Milling Machine Company
Cincinnati, Ohio
WALDO E. PIERSON, President
The First National Bank of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
SPEARS TURLEY, Vice President and Trust Officer
State Bank and Trust Company of Richmond, Kentucky
Richmond, Kentucky
S. HEADLEY SHOUSE
Tobacco and livestock raiser
Lexington, Kentucky

HOWARD W. JORDAN, (Chairman)
President, Pennsylvania Rubber Company
Jeannette, Pennsylvania
LAURENCE S. BELL, Executive Vice President
Union National Bank of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
R. E. BOWIE, President
Security Trust Company
Wheeling, West Virginia
A. H. BURCHFIELD, JR., Vice President
Joseph Home Co.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ARCHIE J. MCFARLAND, President
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Wheeling, West Virginia
T. C. S WARTS, Executive Vice President
Wpodlawn Trust Company
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania

OFFICERS

OFFICERS

BENEDICT J. LAZAR
HENRY N. OTT
SALMON BROWN
PHIL J. GEERS
RICHARD G. JOHNSON

PITTSBURGH BRANCH
DIRECTORS

DIRECTORS

Vice President
Cashier
Assistant Cashier
Assistant Cashier
Assistant Cashier

JOHN W. KOSSIN
Vice President
ARTHUR G. FOSTER
Cashier
CLYDE HARRELL
Assistant Vice President
HUNTER NOLTE
Assistant Cashier
JOHN A. SCHMIDT . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Cashier
ROY J. STEINBRINK
Assistant Cashier