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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM April 21, 19k9 (For Immediate Release) H.U.l CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS During the week ended April 20 member bank reserve balances increased $71>000,000. Additions to member bank reserves resulted from decreases of $99*000,000 in money in circulation and $16,000,000 in nonmember deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts and an increase of $3#000,000 in gold stock, offset in part by increases of $26,000,000 in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks and $15,000,000 in Treasury cash and decreases of $6,000,000 in Reserve Bank credit and $3*000,000 in Treasury currency* Excess reserves of member banks on. April 20 were estimated to be approximately $880,000,000. Holdings of loans, discounts and advances increased $221,000,000, while holdings of United States Government securities decreased $203,000,000. The decrease in holdings of United States Government securities reflects decreases of $153.,000,000 in bills and $7^,000,000 in bonds and an-increase of $25,000,000 in certificates* Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the week and the year ended April 20, 19^9 were as follows: Increase or decrease since April 20, April 13, I9k9 I9k9 April 21, l9hQ (In millions of dollars) U. S« Government securities Loans, discounts and advances Other Reserve Bank credit 21,288 Total Reserve Bank credit Gold stock Treasury currency 22,050 2!+,521+ Member bank reserve balances Money in circulation Treasury cash Treasury deposits with F. R« Banks Nonmember deposits and other F.. R. accounts 19,398 27,2*08 1,333 1,0524. 1,772 k5k J08 h,539 -203 +221 - 21+ + + - - 6 + 3 - 3 + 1 ,081+ + 1 ,165 + + + - +2 ,553 - 310 3 - 229 + 271 71 99 15 26 16 + 891+ 216 26 32 H.l*.l(a) STATEJ-ERT OF CONDITION OP THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS COMBINED ( i n thousands of d o l l a r s ) I n c r e a s e or decrease since Apr. 13, 191+9 Apr. 2 1 , ,19148 22,1+61+, 1+32 608,299 2 3", 072,7 31 28^,808 1*53,195 717 1,995 _ L _ _ 9J8 1,017 - 8,559 +221,256 51 +1,205,262 Z 25,229 +1,180,033" iti,9ia + 219,805 3,667 5*002,379 6,911,979 381,600 8,989,100 -153.1*92 + 25,000 -3,279,772 +2,6^,286 -1,51*9,200 Apr. 20, 19U9 ASSETS Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s Redemption fund f o r F . R. n o t e s T o t a l gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s Other cash Discounts and advances I n d u s t r i a l loans U. S . Govt, s e c u r i t i e s : Bills Certificates 13 ote s Bonds Total U. S . Government securities T o t a l loans and s e c u r i t i e s Due from foreign banks F . R. n o t e s of o t h e r banks U n c o l l e c t e d items Bank premises Other a s s e t s TOTAL ASSETS L I A B I L I T I E S Federal Reserve n o t e s Deposits: Member b a n k - r e s e r v e account U . S . T r e a s u r e r - g e n e r a l account Foreign Other Total deposits Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items Other l i a b i l i t i e s i n c l u d i n g accrued dividends TOTAL IIABILITIES C A P I T A L ACCOUNTS C a p i t a l paid i n Surplus ( S e c t i o n 7 ) Surplus ( S e c t i o n 13b) Other c a p i t a l accounts TOTAL LIABILITIES MD CAHTAL ACCOUNTS Ratio of gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s t o d e p o s i t and F . R. n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s combined Contingent l i a b i l i t y on a c c e p t a n c e s purchased for f o r e i g n correspondents Commitments t o make i n d u s t r i a l loans - 7l*.i»D0 +5,665,10*5 21,288,058 -202,892 + 2l,7la,970 i*9 115,931 2,938,21+5 32,158 165,618 + 18,313 +__1*!936 +1,109,897 1*6 + 5,01*8 + 68,707 579 + 17,683 .'{8,350,510 +153,261+ +2,3*8,795 23,298,775 - 83,1*91 - 19,397,566 1,053,726 599,65 3 +2,552,21+3 - 229,256 + 177,208 2,630,720 + 70,590 + 25,1+18 + 5,831 - 21,620 + 80,219 +151.1*95 +2,505,91*1 + 95,022 12*805.. 1+7,1*88,708 585 +11+7,638 ,r_ JL221. v. +2,2*0,316 20L.279 1*66,711 27,51+3 JL6li262_ "1,8,350,510 37 „J91±4L31 51.5f» 5,517 2,722 + 12.1*1*9 +127,11x2 3*32 +153,261+ ,1% 3l*5 27 893,759 367,716 + + 6,317 18,522 83.61+0 +2,338,795 .2% 2,000 5,003 H.4.1(b) STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON APRIL 20, 1949 (In thousands of dollars) ASSETS Total Gold certificates Redemption fund for F. R. notes 22,464,432 Boston New York Phila. Cleve. 777,154 7,287,670 1096,670 1562,695 608,299 52,631 Total gold certificate reserves 23,072,751 829,785 49.047 57,805 75,577 Rich. Atlanta 982,173 55,455 Chicago St.Louis 972,311 4396,030 45,090 104,477 7,556,717 1154,475 1636,272 1035,606 1015,401 4500,507 Other cash 283,808 26,828 60,138 13,725 Discounts and advances 453,195 21,356 230,763 26,861 Industrial loans 717 675 U. S. Govt, securities: Bills 5,002,579 545,104 1,185,514 54o,752 Certificates 6,911,979 476,844 1,658,070 470,851 Notes 584,600 26,555 91,146 26,198 Bonds 8,989,100 620,140 2,150,527 612,519 25,012 50,226 —- 18,845 13,992 44 23,061 8,795 59,885 31.116 Minn. Kans.Cy. 679,245 436,263 44,246 22,871 817,216 35,754 723,491 459,134 852,950 15,120 11,275 8,535 13.252 9,886 19,222 "— 461,574 521,153 268,192 746,440 270,559 161,942 241,955 637,499 443,728 370,572 1031,584 575,557 225,761 554,519 35,472 24,690 20,620 57,389 20,784 12,451 18,602 829,074 577,075 481,933 1541,527 485,739 291,004 454,785 Dallas SanFran* 637,822 2819,183 26,260 45,128 664,082 2864,311 10,661 7,205 34.114 18,654 216,578 445,251 298,978 612,456 16,636 34,079 588,825 796,506 Total U.S.Government securities 21,288,058 1468,621 5,o45,057 1450,100 1965,419 1566,629 1141,517 5176,540 1150,449 639,153 1029,661 920,815 1886,292 Total loans and securities 21,741,970 1490,477 5,275,820 1477,654 2015,645 1580,665 1150,112 5207,656 1161,724 702,410 1048,835 928,018 1904,926 Due from foreign banks 49 5 F.R.notes of other banks 115,951 Uncollected items 2,933,245 Bank premises 52,158 other assets 165,618 4,651 230,931 1,171 11,675 TOTAL A S S E T S l/ 16 4 15,596 5,271 549,210 226,292 8,024 5,036 58,284 11,077 7 2 1 6,556 2l,56o 16,512 14,669 275,388 244,095 207,190 472,788 4,820 2,555 1,555 5,185 15,479 10,650 8,831 24,667 4 2 2 6,664 123,816 1,950 9,456 3,675 74,557 1,169 5,568 2 2 4 4,584 4,975 13,638 154,459 150,649 249,040 2,562 746 1,625 7,815 7,224 15,116 48,550,510 2595,569 13,281,305 2891,514 3977,156 2713.758 2422,464 8265,564 2040,205 1254,627 2080,959 1746,557 5082,774 l/ After deducting $55,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.. H.U.l(c) STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON APRIL 2 0 , I9U9 ( I n thousands of d o l l a r s ) New York Phila. Cleve. Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn, Kans.C y , 5,516,1*89 1607,896 2085,61+6 1550,928 1285,61*5 1*1*96,651* 1090,785 615,1*09 915,222* L I A B I L I T I E S Total D a l l a s SanFran. Boston F e d e r a l Reserve notes 2 5 , 2 9 8 , 7 7 5 1588,928 592,986 2556,207 Deposits* Member b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c t , 19,597,566 80li,596 6,1*59,1*1*6 906,515 11*07,360 801,889 851,719 2971*, 782 699,085 1*76,020 896,871 903,258 2256,229 U.S_,Treasurer-general a c c t , 1,055,726 85,71*5 72,281 70,217 165,819 81,279 8 b , 138 59,1*98 68,007 56,955 65,527 1*2,961 205,299 Foreign 599,685 20,766 52,877 57,578 1 / 195,791 21,559 11*,855 21,559 1*7,1*61* 51*,581* 29,072 2i*,525 81,875 °tt»r 1*91*, 1*55 55,781* 5,181 L52 l*,7l*7 1,889 9,080 1*28,150 1,556 6,101* 2,61*5 1,055 1,811* Total deposits 21,51*5,1*08 917,156 7,225,206 1056,612 1552,186 893,102 900,058 5261,770 793,196 51*9,697 992,857 99l*,675 21*28,655 Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items 2 , 6 5 0 , 7 2 0 252,81*9 1*80,71*5 178,250 260,522 225,51*8 200,002 58l*,ll*6 121,299 65,61*1* .158,686 125,828 219,1*21 Other l i a b i l i t i e s i n c l u d i n g accrued dividends 15,805 1,111 3,1*72 851 606 1,220 61*5 2,198 1*1*2 556 51*0 1,1*55 751 TOTAL LIABILITIES 1*7,1*88,708 251*0,521* 15,025,912 2825,569 5897,809 2668,109 258l*,5l*6 8ll*l*,7l*8 2005,856 1251,192 2oU7,287 1711*,093 5005,1*85 C a p i t a l paid i n 2ol*,279 11,1*51+ 69,676 11*, 875 19,217 8,910 8,055 25,831* 1*,530 6,759 19,639 7,191 8,159 Surplus ( S e c t i o n 7 ) 1*66,711 29,31*7 11*3,019 36,701* 1*3,968 22,1*17 20,028 68,81*2 17,008 17,971* 11,797 11*,951* 1*0,653 Surplus ( S e c t i o n 15b) 1*,!*89 1,006 5,51*9 762 1,1*29 27,51*5 5,011 7,519 521 1,075 2,11*0 1,157 1,307 Other c a p i t a l a c c o u n t s 165,269 11,1*55 55,879 11,877 15,156 10,955 9,275 22,511 8,516 7,861* 9,113 6,055 H*,859 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 1*8,350,510 2595,569 13,281,805 2891,511* 5977,156 2715,758 21*22,1*61* 8265,561* 2ol*0,2o5 1251*,627 2080,959 171*6,357 5082,771* Contingent l i a b i l i t y on acceptances purchased for foreign correspondents 508 5,517 3i*S 2 / 1,71*5 270 226 761 199 1*1*1 158 195 199 1*91 Commitments t o make i n d u s t r i a l loans 2,722 76 2,189 lH* 21*1* 9 90 F.R. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g 2!*,087ll*79 11*37,1*98 5,1*80,121 1667,805 2162,260 I6ll*,715 131*2,876 1*581*,721* 1151,082 650,598 91*1,786 622,128 21*71,886 C o l l a t e r a l for F.R, n o t e s held by F.R.Agentss Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s 1 5 , 2 9 9 , 0 0 0 1*1*0,000 1*,670,000 550,000 71*5,000 625,000 575,000 2605,000 515,000 210,000 2 8 0 , 0 0 0 181*,000 2100,000 E l i g i b l e paper 12,275 182,607 ll*, 695 — 6,21*0 5,800 21+9,911* 9,1*50 13,71*7 5,100 U.S.Govt, s e c u r i t i e s 1 2 , 0 7 5 , 0 0 0 1100,000 1,000,000 1200,000 1500,000 1025,000 850,000 2000,000 950,000 1*50,000 700,000 5-00,000 800,000 M&TURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES 1 to 2 Over 2 to 5 6 months 61 t o 16 t o 91 days t o Within 51 t o years 5 years y e a r s t o 1 year Total 90 days 6 months 50 'days 15 days 60 days Discounts and advances 501,61*2 1* 16 1*55,195 11*3,221 2,655 5,657 I n d u s t r i a l loans 61*5 717 1*8 7 15 1* U.S.Govt, s e c u r i t i e s 902,521 8&*,578 2,91*0,815 5,876,51*6 1,705,700 2,115,500 — 1,955,100 6,951,700 21,288,058 1/ After deducting $1*05,817,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Bankt>» 2 / After deducting $5,77l*,00O participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.