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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.l+.l

(For Immediate R e l e a s e )

A p r i l 2 8 , 19U9

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS
During the week ended A p r i l 27 member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s decreased
$378*000,000* Reductions i n member bank r e s e r v e s r e s u l t e d from a decrease of
$3^5*000,000 i n Reserve Bank c r e d i t and an i n c r e a s e of $92,000,000 i n Treasuryd e p o s i t s w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Banks, o f f s e t i n p a r t by decreases of $52,000,000
i n money i n c i r c u l a t i o n and $3*000,000 i n Treasury cash, and i n c r e a s e s of
$5,000,000 i n gold s t o c k and $3*000,000 i n Treasury c u r r e n c y . Excess r e s e r v e s of
member banks on A p r i l 27 were e s t i m a t e d t o be approximately $14.80,000,000.
Holdings of l o a n s , discounts and advances decreased $187*000,000 and of
United S t a t e s Government s e c u r i t i e s $ 8 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . The decrease i n h o l d i n g s of
United S t a t e s Government s e c u r i t i e s r e f l e c t s decreases of $8l|.,000,000 i n bonds
and $25,000,000 i n b i l l s and an i n c r e a s e of $29,000,000 i n c e r t i f i c a t e s .
Changes i n member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s and r e l a t e d items during the
week and the y e a r ended A p r i l 2 7 , 19U9 were as f o l l o w s :

Increase or decrease
since
April 27,
19l;9

April 20,
191+9

April 28,

__j?jj6

(in millions of d o l l a r s )
U» Sw Government s e c u r i t i e s
Loans, d i s c o u n t s and advances
0ihe.v Reserve Bank c r e d i t

21,208
267
230

- 80
-187
- 78

+ 768
+
6
21

Tot-iu Reserve Bank c r e d i t
'i'rc- a vary currency

21,705
214,329
i+,592

-3U5
+ 5
+ 3

+ 753
+1,162
+ 31

M rJjur bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s
M^T.ej i n c i r c u l a t i o n
Treasury cash
Treasury d e p o s i t s w i t h F . R. Banks
Nonmember d e p o s i t s and o t h e r F . R. accounts

19,020
27,356
1,330
1,1/46
1,772

-378
- 52
- 3
+ 92

+1,977
- 326
•
k
39
+ 329




H.l+.l(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COKBINED
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
I n c r e a s e o r decrease
since

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
Notes
Bonds
T o t a l U. S . Government
securities
T o t a l loans and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from f o r e i g n 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 LI T I E S
F e d e r a l 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
Forei gn
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 a c c r u e d
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
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 a c c o u n t s
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL 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 foreign c o r r e s p o n d e n t s
Commitments t o make i n d u s t r i a l l o a n s




Apr. 2 7 ,
191+9

Apr. 20,
, 191+9

2 2 , 1 M , 1+33
608,282
23~,092m5
286,269
265,970
695

• 20,001

1+, 977,222
6,91+0,979

_r

11

+ 19; 981+
+ 2iU6l
-187 i 225
22

Apr. 2 8 ,
191+8
+1,205,263
22,11^
+1,183,150
37,1+03
7,21+5
+
1,1+51

- 25,157
+ 29,000

-3,162,979
+2,631,1+36
-1,571,100

8,905,300

- 8 3,800

+2,820,833

21,208,101

- 79,957

+

768,190

~ 2 i , 1+7 h, 7 66

-267,201+

+

? , 1)81
170,78 5

+ !+,0ll+
-559,161
323
+
+ 5,167

+
+

773,981+
1+5
9,ll|6
133,100
208
16,143

1+7,556,091+

-79l+,la6

+1,811,937

23,265,3^0

- 33,1+35

-

19,020,161
1,11+6. li.39
505,112
21"; 259,1+20
2,11)8,801

-377,1+05
+ 92,713
- 11,975
+ 10,679
-285,988
-1+81,919

+1,976,867
38,907
+ 200,91+2
+
35.81x2
+2,17l+,7U+
- 112,289

15,130
1+6,688,71+1

+ 1,375
-799,967

2,273,
+1,701,1+67

20l+, 33l+
1+66,711
27,5^3
163,76

55

6,31+1+
18,522

Jt_4ili26

85,6ol+
+1,811,937

53

2,080
5,201

38 1+, 600

1+9
119,91+5

2,379,081+

587,708

T7,556,09

353,715

51.97?
5,1x61+
2,525

197

H.4a(b)
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF TEE FEDERAL RESERVE BAKES ON APRIL 2 7 , 1949
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
ASSETS
Total

Boston

22,484,433

771,654

608,282

52,651

reserves

25,092,715

824,285

Other cash

286,269

28,2?7

57,886

14,513

24,654

19,21+9

22,829

40,527

14,670

8,466

10,191

11,584

55»6l8

Discounts and advances
265,970
I n d u s t r i a l loans
695
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s :
Bills
4,977,222

18,826
—-

69,051

20,056
657

28,549

23,552
58

11,195

25,511

ll+,525

6,792

14.572

9,046

24,555

51+5,568

1,179,552

559,058

459,054

519,525

266,81+4

742,686

268,979

161,123

240,758

215,290

1+41,022

478,844
26,533
614.56Q

1,644,945 472,806
91,146
26,198
2,110,46? 606,611

640,174 1+45,590 572,126 1055,715
35,472
24,690
20,620
57,389
821,5lt4 571,694 477,1+40 1323,821

575,105
20,784
481,260

224,699 535,722
12,451
13,602
238,292 430,752

300,231
16,636
585,199

615,026
54,079
789,080

21,208,101 1463,105

5,026,108 11+1*4,655 1956,014+ 1561,497 1157,030 3164,609 1146,123

686,570 1025,794

917,356 1879,207

21,474,766 1431,951

5,095,159 1465,31+6 1984,593 1585,087 1148,225 3190,120 1160,453

693,362 1040,3-66 926,402 1905,71+2

Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

7,252,995 1110,43k 1574,220

Rich.

Atlanta

Chicago St^Louis

963,074 1014,412 4379,057

Minn, Kans.Cy.

675,834 465,073

822,994

D a l l a s SanFran,

646,595 2808,091

Redemption fund f o r

P. R . notes
Total gold

1+9,047

57,805

75,577

55,1+35

1+5,091

104,464

44,246

7,302,042 1168,239 1647,797 1016,507 1057,503 1+485,521

720,030

22,871

35,751+

26,254

45,129

certificate

Certificates
Botes
Bonds

6,940,979
384,600
8.905,300

487,91+4 855,728

672,849 2855,220

T o t a l &..S. government

securities
T o t a l loans and

securities

49

5

l / 16

4

4

2

2

7

2

1

2

2

4

F^R.notes of other banks 119,945
Uncollected items
2,579,084
Bank premises
32,481

Due from f o r e i g n banks

5,751
183,888
l,l66

15,311
458,678
8,024

4,811
165,598
3,051

6,950
229,632
4,811

25,555
207,614
2,528

ll,72l+
176,825
1,552

16,469
551,519
5,185

7,603
109,515
1,929

5,552
58,992
1,167

6,274
159,980
2,362

l+,3l+8
110,493
746

15,559
201,550
1,980

11,977

39,397

11,554

15,957

10,992

9,105

25,551+

9,702

5,459

8,101

7,1*10

15,517

other a s s e t s
TOTAL

ASSETS




170,735

47,556,094 2542,258 12,955,1+95 2852,701 5914,578 2665,312 2427,765 8110,882 2023,751+ 1258,743 2066,004 1735,834 5024,970
l/

A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $35,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve Banks,.

HJuKc)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON APRIL 2 7 , I9U9
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Minn, Kans.Cy.
New York
Phila,
Cleve.
R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s
5,507,259 1609,259 2086,967 15li9,38l* 1283,890 1*1*93,653 108l*,888 6114,235 9H»536

L I A B I LIT IBS
Total
Boston
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s
23,265,31*0 1380,972
Deposits:
Member b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c t . 1 9 , 0 2 0 , 1 6 1 813,150 6,191,536
U . S . T r e a s u r e r - g e n e r a l a c c t . 1,11*6,1*39
78,193
192,661
F
°reign
587,708
36,282 1 / 195,712
°ther
505,112
1,251
1*1*1,259
Total deposits
21,259,1*20
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items 2,11*8,801
Other l i a b i l i t i e s i n c l u d i n g
accrued dividends15,180
TOTAL LIABILITIES
1*6,688,7141
Capital paid in
20l*,33l4
Surplus (Section 7)
1*66,711
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 13b)
27,5143
Other c a p i t a l accounts
168,765
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
1*7,556,091*
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on
a c c e p t a n c e s purchased
for foreign correspondents
5,1*61*
Commitments t o make i n d u s t r i a l
l°ans
2,525
i'.fi. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
214,050,767
C o l l a t e r a l f o r F.R. n o t e s
h e l d by F.R.Agents j
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
13,299,000
E l i g i b l e paper
78,1477
U.S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
12,075,000

1

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




Total
2637970
695
21,208,101

Dallas
591,325

SanFran,
2351,972

1461,581*
88,593
ll*,398
1,819

876,288
9l*,l26
20,752
8,1*12

888,1*16
93,321*
20,157
968

2266,1*1©
67,872
51,335
32,957

566,19!*
514,225

999» 558 1002,865
120,585 106,1*61

21*18,5714
175,563

61*8
1*62
611*
608
717
2,278
1,518
14,577
873
771
21486,709 12,698,309 2761*,366 58314,501* 2619,320 2589,550 7991,1*38 1989,082 1255,1114 2052,095 1701,299

1,21*8

928,836
176,055

890,678 1379, lU*
72,995
86,992
1*6,072
52,985
1,527
6,572
7 . 0 1 9 , 1 6 8 1011,272 1525,691
567,505 11*2,962 220,528

781*, 31*5 81*2,715 2950,61*2 695,275
70,208 160,1*55
78,U65
62,757
25,612
79,1*71*
20,732
28,219
560
5,501
1*,596
1,710
877,029 937,095 31714,070 799,068
192,156 167,61*8 521,1*37 101*, 518

866

11,1455
29,3147
5,011
11,736

8,167
ll*»95li
1.307
8,107

19,61*2
140,653
2,1140
15,578

25142,258 12,955,1*95 2852,701 59114,578 2665,512 21427,765 8110,882 2025,751* 1258,7145 2066,0014 1753,8314

502*4,970

3I4I4
60
ou
11*39,265

69,682
1143,019
7,519
37,1614

li*,877
36,701*
14,1489
12,265

19,218
1*3,968
1,006
15,682

8,912
22,1*17
5,51*9
11,511*

8,055
20,028
762
9,570

25,81*1
68,81*2
1,1429
25,552

6,760
17,97l4
521
9,1*17

l*,55k
11,797
1,075
6,225

7,191
17,008
1,137
8,575

1*91*7,157

197

136

197

191

1*86

—
69
1,933
120
21*1*
9
5,1468,986 1658,999 21614,080 1608,611 131*3,565 1*582,509 112l*,017

—
629,288

—
9^*0,0*47

621,537

90
21469,865

2 / 1,727

1*57

505

268

22I4

751*

l*,670,ooo 550,000 7l*5,ooo 625,000 575,000 2605,000 315,000 210,000 280,000 18l4,<000 2100,000
11,000
9,097
13,325
7,870
—
16,100
—
—
8,850
2,990
800,000
500,000
700,000
1,000,000 1200,000 1500,000 1025,000 850,000 2000,000 950,000 1450,000
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES
Over
1 to 2
6 months
16
t
o
2 to 5
Within
61 t o
91 days t o
51 t o
5
years
y
e
a
r
s
years
15 days
t o 1 year
50 days
90 days
6 months
60 days
1114,051
15
55,805
3,227
914,868
627
1*2
7
15
1,935,10°
6,867,900
1,038,572
2,118,500
952,928
2,878,1*95
5,722,108
1,7114,700
j / A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $593,916,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve 8,.nks
2J/ A f t e r d e d u c t i n g
$3,737,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve LarJcc.

1*1*0,000
9,21*5
1100,000