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ANNUAL REPORT, 1942

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
OF SAN FRANCISCO




JANUAR Y 1, 1943

To the Stockholders of the
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
D ear S ir s :

There is presented herewith a condensed comparative
statement of condition of the Federal Reserve Bank of
San Francisco, including branches, at the close of business
December 31, 1942 and December 31, 1941, together with
a comparison of earnings and expenses for 1942 and 1941.
Reconcilement of the capital and surplus accounts of
the bank for 1942 is also shown.
Yours very truly,

President.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF CONDITION
Dec. 31,1941
ASSETS
Dec. 31,1942
Gold certificates on hand and due from United States Treasury $1,967,283,436.92 $1,547,778,446.52
Redemption fund—Federal Reserve notes - - - - 7,132,673.87
1,292,855.97
26,532,530.74
Other cash - - - - - - - 35,995,085.30
Total r e s e r v e s ..............................................................................................2,010,411,196.09 1,575,603,833.23
Bills discounted:
Secured by United States Government obligations, direct and guaranteed Other bills discounted..............................................................................................
Total bills discounted.....................................................................................
Industrial advances......................................................................................................
United States Government securities, direct and guaranteed:
B o n d s.......................................................................................................................
N o te s .......................................................................................................................
C ertificates...............................................................................................................
B i l l s .......................................................................................................................
Total United States Government securities, direct and guaranteed - ............................................................
Total bills and securities Due from foreign banks - .....................................................................................
Federal Reserve notes of other b a n k s .....................................................................
Uncollected items - - - - - ...........................................
Bank premises - ......................................................................................................
Other assets - ..................................................................................... - Total assets - ..............................................................................................

10,000.00
190,000.00
200,000.00
4,034,240.54

123,641.01

288,968,000.00
139,185,500.00
107,719,000.00
78,606,000.00
614,478,500.00
618,712,740.54
3,551.34
7,251,310.00
155,453,971.51
2,691,322.13
9,605,789.83
2,804,129,881.44

889,000.00
193.309.000.00
193,432,641.01
3,550.40
3,396,265.00
66,962,705.87
2,766,176.30
4,083,581.15
1,846,248,752.96

1,279,379,550.00

699,739,135.00

1,232,212,180.63
85,287,596.49
53,328,238.14
41,615,238.65
1,412,443,253.91
83,984,654.37
_____ 75,955.23
2,775,883,413.51

930,407,793.80
45,966,863.08
58,080,877.25
30,693,412.98
1,065,148,947.11
53,614,361.57
5,919.35
1,818,508,363.03

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid i n - - ........................................... - - - - 12,081,250.00
Surplus (Section 7 ) - ..............................................................................................
11,044,325.98
Surplus (Section 1 3 b ) ..............................................................................................
2,120,891.95
Other capital accounts - .....................................................................3,000,000.00
Total liabilities and capital a c c o u n t s ................................................... 2,804,129,881.44

11,827,200.00
10,792,297.98
2,120,891.95
3,000,000.00
1,846,248,752.96

3,892,366.97

3,063,124.04

LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes in actual circulation...........................................Deposits:
Member bank—reserve a c c o u n t s ....................................................................
United States Treasurer—general account - ....................................................
Foreign
- - - - - - - Other d e p o s its ......................................................................................................
Total d e p o s i t s ..............................................................................................
Deferred availability i t e m s .....................................................................................
Other liabilities
- ............................................................Total lia b ilitie s ..............................................................................................

Commitments to make industrial advances




125.770.000.00
66,650,000.00

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO

EARNINGS AND EXPENSES
CURRENT EARNINGS
Discounted b i l l s .......................................................................................................... $
United States Government securities..........................................................................
Industrial advances ..................................................................................
Commitments to make industrial a d v a n c e s .........................................................
All o t h e r ...................................................................................................................
Total current earnings
.........................................................

1942
1,327.70
4,747,120.07
39,591.47
45,822.10
13,654.66
4,847,516.00

1941
540.82
3,323,975.97
13,242.25
45,699.42
41,728.38
3,425,186.84

CURRENT EXPENSES
Total operating expenses (including normal depreciation on bank premises) - Less Reimbursements for certain fiscal agency and other expenses . . . .
Net operating e x p e n s e s ..........................................................................
Assessment for expenses of Board of G o v e r n o r s .................................................
Federal Reserve currency:
Original c o s t ...........................................................................................................
Cost of r e d e m p t i o n ..........................................................................................
Total current expenses
- - - r - . . . - .

5,408,546.70
2,445,329.42
2,963,217.28
132,114.83
603,599.35
22,087.00
3,721,018.46

3,160,840.97
721,853.42
2,438,987.55
139,884.76
215,804.85
18,561.73
2,813,238.89

PROFIT AND LOSS
Current earn in g s..........................................................................................................
4,847,516.00
Current expenses..................................................................................
3,721,018.46
Current net e a r n in g s ..................................................................................
1,126,497.54
Additions to current net earnings:
Profits on sales of United States Government s e c u r itie s .................................
281,766.70
All o th e r ...................................................................................................................
15.25
Total additions to current net e a r n in g s .................................................
281,781.95
Deductions from current net earnings:
Reserves for losses - - - - - - .................................................
49,981.86
Retirement System (Interest Base Adjustment).................................................
385,241.00
All other - - - - - - - - .................................................
4,097.95
Total deductions from current net earnings - - - 439,320.81
Net additions to or deductions from current net e a r n i n g s .................................—157,538.86
Net earnings - - - - ..................................................................................
968,958.68
Dividends p a i d ...........................................................................................................
716,930.68
Transferred to Surplus (Section 7 ) .........................................................................
252,028.00
Transferred to Surplus (Section 1 3 b ).........................................................................

3,425,186.84
2,813,238.89
611,947.95
111.515.24
4,790.01
116.305.25
13,284.23
3,466.25
16,750.48
+99,554.77
711,502.72
703,763.60
7,739.12

RECONCILEMENT OF CAPITAL AND SURPLUS ACCOUNTS

CAPITAL PAID IN (Which is 50% of amount subscribed)
Balance December 31,1941 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Issued during 1942 ...................................................................................................................................
Canceled during 1942 .......................................................................................................... ........
Balance December 31, 1942 ...........................................................................................................

$11,827,200.00
267,000.00
12,094,200.00
12,950.00
12,081,250.00

SURPLUS ACCOUNT (Section 7)
Balance December 31,1941 - - ...........................................................................................................
Net earnings, after dividends, transferred in 1942 ..................................................................................
Balance December 31, 1942
...................................................................................................

10,792,297.98
252,028.00
11,044,325.98




DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
December 31,1942

DIRECTORS

H enry F. G rady, San Francisco, California, Chairman and Federal Reserve Agent
S t . G eorge H olden , San Francisco, California, Deputy Chairman
R eno Od u n , Tacoma, Washington
H arry R. W ellman , Berkeley, California
R eese H. T aylor, L os Angeles, California
C arroll F. B yrd , Willows, California
E lmer H . C ox , San Francisco, California
__________
W illiam G. V olkmann , San Francisco, California
C. K. M cI ntosh , San Francisco, California

MEMBER OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
G. M. Wallace, Los Angeles, California

OFFICERS

Wm. A. D ay , President
I ra C lerk , First Vice President
W. M. H ale , Vice President
R. B. W est , Vice President
C. E. E arhart, Vice President
H. N. M angels , Cashier

E. C. M ailliard , Assistant Cashier
J. M. O smer , Assistant Cashier
H. F. S lade , Assistant Cashier
R. T. H ardy , Assistant Cashier
F. H . H olman, General Auditor

O liver P. W heeler ,

A lbert C. A gnew ,

General Counsel

E dmund H ayes

LOS ANGELES BRANCH

W. N . A mbrose , Managing Director
F red C. B old, Assistant Manager
M . M cR itchie , Assistant Manager
L. C. M eyer , Assistant Manager
W. S. R osecrans, Chairman
Y. F rank F reeman

D. L. D avis , Managing Director
S. A. M acE achron , Assistant Manager
J. P. B lanchard , Assistant Manager

W. L. P artner , Managing Director
Jos. M. L eisner , Assistant Manager
W. M. S cott, Assistant Manager

Directors:
Orval W. A dams
F rederick P. C hamp




R. C. R ich
H erbert S. A uerbach ,

Chairman

SEATTLE BRANCH

C. R . S haw , Managing Director
B. A. R ussell , Assistant Manager
G. W. R elf , Assistant Manager
R onald T. S ymms, Assistant Manager

Directors:

Directors:
W illiam H. S teen
G eorge T. G erlinger , Chairman

S hannon C randall , Vice Chairman
Walter A. S tarr

SALT LAKE CITY BRANCH

Directors:

PORTLAND BRANCH

N . A. D avis
P aul S. D ick

Director of Research

INDUSTRIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

H enry D. N ichols, Chairman
W akefield B aker

H erbert D. I vey
F . E. S nedecor

R. E. E verson , Assistant Cashier
M erritt S herman , Assistant Cashier
H . A rmstrong, Assistant Cashier

F red L. S tanton
A ndrew P rice

F red N elsen
C harles F. L arrabeb , Chairman