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Form FR-283
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, April 7;
not earlier.

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
April 6, 1939

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Daring the week ended April 5 member bank reserve balances increased
$193,00^,000. Additions to member bank reserves arose from increases of
$132,000,000 in gold stock and $6,000,000 in Reserve bank credit and decreases
of $98,000,000 in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve banks, $10,000,000 in
Treasury cash and $35,000,000 in nonmember deposits and other Federal Reserve
accounts, offset in port by an increase of $90,000,000 in money in circulation*
Excess reserves of member banks on April 5 were estinated to be approximately
$3,710,000,000, an increase of $190,000,000 for the week.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the week and
the year ended April 5, 1939, were as follows!

Increase or decrease
since
April 5,
1939

March 29 ,
1939

April 6,
1938

(In millions of dollars)
-r.

8

Bills discounted
3
Bills bought
1
U. S. Govern’?.ent securities
2,564
Industrial advances (not including 12 million
commitments — April 5)
14
Other Reserve bank credit
3

+

Total Reserve bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

+ 6
+ 132
+ 1

+ 2,4-89
+ 156

+
+
-

+ 2,022
+ 461
— 842
+ 859
+ I3A

Member bank reserve balances
Money in circulation
Treasury cash
Treasury deposits with F. R. banks
Nonnenber deposits and other F. R. accounts




2,584
15,292
2,838
9,318
6,855
2,712
1,103
727

—
—

—
—
—

7

193
90
10
98
35

rr1

3

12

Forri 'FR—283~a
Released for publication Friday norning, April 7,1939; not earlier.
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(in thousands of dollars)
Increase or decrease
since
Apr. 6,
Mar. 29,
Apr, 5,
1928 ..
1939
1939
ASSETS
Gold certificates on hand and
12,572,718
+149,000
due fron U. S. Treasury
+3,350,715
+ 1
+ 463
Redemption fund - F. R. notes
9,603
-42,948
Other cash
360,682
Total reserves
+3 ,267,005
12,943,003
+106,053
Bills- discounted*
Secured by U. S. Gov't obligations,
direct or fully guaranteed
1,062
- 772
- 6,679
Other bills discounted
+
2.
1,490
- 2,109
Total bills discounted
- 8,788
2,552
- 770
—
Bills bought in open market
561
+
11
Industrial advances
- 3,058
- Ill
13,894
U. S. Government securities:
—
Bonds
911,090.
+131,551
—
+ 10,418
Treasury notes
1,176,109
—
Treasure bills
476,816
-141,969
—
—
Total U.S. Government securities
2,564,015
Total bills and securities
Due fron foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected itens
Bank prenises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

2,581,022
lol
18,868 v
577,007
42,642
J & l 32

- 881
- 630
-4,821
- 40
+ 603

- 11,835
- 8
- 815
+ 56,737
- 2,153
+ 2,902

16,211,436

+100,2,84

+3,311,833

4,398,4-30

+ 53,067

+ 240,276

9,317,830
1,102,897
232,4-16
237,807
10,890,950
573,939

+192,970
- 98,490
- 9,870
- 24-,654+ 59,956
~ 12,433

+2,021,490
+ 858,731
+ 110,411
+ 25,769
+3,016,401
+ 56,895

4,017
15,367,336

+ 88
+100,678

+3,312,758

134,926
14-9,152
27,264
..32,75.8

- 105
—
- 2£9

+ 1,628
+ 1,4-13
- 419
- J3>547

16,211,436

+100,284

+3 ,311,833

—

F. R. notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
M'enber bank - reserve account
U, S. Treasurer - General account
Foreign bank
Other deposits
Total donosits
Deferred availability itens
Other liabilities including accrued
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F. R. note liabilities conbined
Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents

84.7%

Connitnents to nake industrial advances

12,062




—

—

+.1%
—
- 585

I
OQ
£

LIABILITIES

+ 4-,3%
-

330

-

858

Form FR-283—b
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAIIKS ON APRIL 5, 1939
(In thousands of dollars)

ASSETS
Total

Boston New York Phila.

Gold certificates on hand and
due from U. S. Treasury
12,572,718
Redemption fund - F.R.notes
9,603
Other cash
360,682

735,758 5,880,406 614,297
970
1,74-5
691
28,781
97,523 27,236

837,714 353,914 271,988 2,070,815 307,890 238,557 301,092 210,861 749,426
718
356
512
304
957
612
789
494
1,455
48,818 15,865 8,727 18,312 17,509 35,061
26,077 18,967 17,806

765,509 5,979,674- 642,224

864,580 373,393 290,098 2,120,590 324,473 247/778 319,760 228,982 785,942

Total reserves
12,943,003
Bills discounted:
Secured by U.S.Gov’t obligations,
direct or fully guaranteed
1,062
Other bills discounted
1,490
Total bills discounted
2,552
Bills bought in open market
561
Industrial advances
13,894
U. S. Government securities:
Bonds
911,090
Treasury notes
1,176,109
Treasury bills
476,816

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

137

56

395
90

165
—’

21
49

70
169

193
42
1,795

485
218
3,830

165
57
2,802

70
52

239
24
1,184

361

—

Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Gy,. Dallas San Fran.

—

63

20

100

60

20

49
369

322

102

53
192

63

70
71
458

100
2
6

80

4-18

424

245
41
953

20

818

50

2

16

16

855

215

617

67,984
87,759
35,579

256,538 73,522
331,160 94-,907
134,259 38,478

90,042 47,696 41,369
116,233 61,570 53,403
47,123 2.4,961 21,650

102,026 44,123 27,660 46,954 36,346
131,706 56,958 35,708 60,613 46,916
53,395 23,092 14,476 2.4,573 19,021

76,830
99,176
40,209
216,215

Total U.S.Gov’t securities

2,564,015

191,322

721,957 206,907

253,398 134,227 116,422

287,127 124,173 77,844- 132,140 102,283

Total bills and securities
Due from foreign banks
F. P.. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other assets

2 ,581,022
l6l

193,352
12
525
56,440
2,931
3,185

726,490 209,931
16
60
2,528
764
14-1,831 44,845
8,988 4,667
13,516 4-,316

253,881 135,674 117,323
7
5
15
983 1,4-96 2,33460,790 46,966 22,732
5,980 2,602 2,066
5,456 3,156 2,179

287,726 124,281 78,781 132,739 103,340 217,454




2
20
2
2,859 2,019 1,452
G5,264 26,928 14,549
3,936 2,280 1,517
4,905 2,147 1,51-4

5
1,812

5
54-4
21,173
3,209 1,249
2,292 1,864

3
CO
C
O>
c\

TOTAL ASSETS

18,868
577,007
42,642
48,733

12
1,552
26,647
3,217
4,203

16,211,436 1,021,954 6,873,087 906,763 1,191,685 563,294 436,737 2,505,300 482,130 345,593 450,709 357,1571,039,027

Form KR—283—c
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON APRIL 5, 1939
(in thousands of dollars)
LIABILITIES
Boston New York Phila.

Cleve.

F.R.notes in actual circulation 4,398,430
Deposits*
Member bank-reserve account
9,317,830
U.S.Treasurer-General account 1,102,897
Foreign bank
232,416
Other deposits
237,807

379,373 1,042,110 313,950

419,185 195,972 149,192

987,433 179,567 135,927 169,707 76,789

349,225

429,651 5,073,377 424,882
108,644 246,575 64,559
16,700
83,279 22,498
6,900 171,323 4,877

510,899 253,799 191,296 1,155,616 193,608 121,077 232,760 181,233
136,728 41,276 43,637 201,409 59,464 53,558 3^,695 55,018
21,570 9,973 8,113
28,065 6,726 5,335 6,726 6,726
3,001 4,815 6,254
773 2,857
8,333 1,886 9,971

549,132
53,334
16,700
16,817

Total deposits
10,890,950
Deferred availability items
573,-939
Other liabilities including accrued
dividends
4,017

561,895 5,575,054 516,816
56,416 135,713 43,523

677,530 306,934 253,022 1,383,091 264,613 186,224 278,954 245,834
84,906 27,398 14,232 29,833 23,420
62,163 45,536 21,840

TOTAL LIABILITIES
15,367,336
CAPITAL ACCOUNT S
Capital paid in
134,926
Surplus (Section 7)
149,152
Surplus (Section 13b)
27,264
Other capital accounts
32,758

998,175 6,754,151 874,612 1,159,226 548,548 424,215 2,460,852 471,692 336,530 473,772 346,201 1,014,362

Total

491

9,405
10,083
2,874
1,417

1,274

323

50,887 12,048
52,463 13,696
7,457 4,4l6
8,129 1,991

348

13,682
14,323
1,007
3,447

Rich. Atlanta

I6l

106

5,075
4,983
3,293
1,395

4,516
5,630
713

1,663

Chicago St.Louis

422

13,646
22,666
1,429
6,707

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

114

3,970
4,685
545

1,238

147

2,912
3,153
1,001
1,997

278

4,241
3,613
1,142
.941

158

4,007
3,392
1,266
1,791

635,983
28,959
195

10,537
9,965
2,121
2,042

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
16,211,436 1,021,954 6,873,087 906,763 1,191,685 563,294 436,737 2,505,300 482,130 345,593 483,709 357,157 1,039,027
Commitments to make industrial
612
advances
80
2,516 1,553
12,062
151
671
3,000
191
44
1,359 1,086
799
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SECURITIES
Total
Bills discounted
Bills bought
Industrial advances
U. S. Government securities



2,552
561
13*394
2,564,015

Within
15 days

16 to
30 days

1,549
151
2,359

166

26,500

69

182

89,348

31 to

60 days
251
267

61 to
90 days
246
74
721

200
192,168 158,680

91 days to
6 months

6 months
to 1 Year

301

39

1,870

4,594
259,116

80,586

1 Year
to 2 Years

2 Years to
5 Years

Over
5 Years

2,077
349,978

1,891
577,294

830,345

Form FR—283-d

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT ON APRIL 5, 1939
(in thousands of dollars)
Total Boston New York Phila.
Federal Reserve notes:
Issued to F.R. bank by F Jl,Agent
Held by Federal Reserve bank
In actual circulation

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St .Louis Minn, Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

4,676,299 397,331 1,137,085 332,881 435,909 204,601 158,922 1,020,313 193,326 139,604 177,132 83,281 395,864
277,369 18,003
94,975 18,931 16,724 8,629 9,730
32,830 13,759 3,677 7,425 6,492 46,639
4,398,430 379,373 1,042,110 313,950 419,185 195,972 149,192

987,433 179,567 135,927 169,707 76,789 349,22.5

Collateral held by agent as se­
curity for notes issued to bank*
Cold certificates on hand and
due from U. S. Treasury
Eligible paper
Total collateral




4,802,500 420,000 1,145,000 345,000 439,500 210,000 169,000 1,035,000 196,000 143,500 180,000 85,500 434,000
2,360
I83
485
165
70
239
31
70
35
40
405
4l6
221
4,304-,860 420,183 1,145,485 345,165 439,570 210,239 169,031 1 ,035,070 196,035 143,540 180,405 85,916 434,221