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Form F. R . 283
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday m o r n i n g , August 21.;
not earlier.

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
August 2 0 , lji+2

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

During the week ended August 19 member bank reserve balances decreased
$56,000,000» Reductions in member bank reserves arose from increases of
$86,000,000 in money in circulation, $66,000,000 in Treasury deposits with
Federal Reserve B a n k s , and $11,000,000 in nonmomber deposits and other Federal
Reserve accounts, offset in part by increases of §103,000,000 in Reserve Bank
credit and $2,000,000 in gold stock. Excess reserves of member banks on
Auk ust 19 were estimated to be approximately $2,100,000,000, a decrease of
$280,000,000 for the week*
The principal change in holdings of bills and securities was an increase
of $6l ,000,000 in United States Government securities• Bills increased
$il3,000,000 and certificates $18,000,000•
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the
week and the year ended August 1 9 , 1 9 ^ 2 , .were as follows:

Increase or decrease
since
AU£. 19,
19i'r2

A u g . 12

19U2

A u g . 20
19U1

(In millions of dollars)
Bills discounted
U . 3 . Government ci.irect obligations
U . S . Government guaranteed obligations
Industrial advances (not including 19 million
c o m m i t m e n t s — A u r u s t 19)
Other Reserve Bank credit

4
3

,bb3
5
lb

+

1 49

+

3,615

Total Reserve bank credit
Gold stock
Tre-jumrj currency

22,7bh

tfomber b&iiK reserve balances
Money in circulation
Treasury cash
Treasury deposits w i t h F . R , Banks
Nonmombor deposits and other F . R . accounts

12,653
12,956
2,206
2l;0
1,633




- 1
+ 61

3,533

I

b2

4
+1,264

•

+

h
19

+103
+ 2
+ 1

+1,343
+
34
+ 155

- 56
+ 86

- 384
+3,116
171
- 545
- 482

—'

+ 66
+ 11

Form F.R. 283-c
L I A B I L I T I E S

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON AUGUST 1 9 , 1942
(In thousands of dollars)
Total

F.R.notes in actual circulation
9,923,080
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve a c c t . 12 ,652,82+3
U.S.Treasurer-general acct.. 239»778
Foreign
914,334
Other
429,224
Total deposits
14,236,179
Deferred availability items 1,023 ,473
Other liabilities including
accrued dividends
3,550
TOTAL LIABILITIES
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES A N D
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Commitments to make
industrial advances
F.R. notes outstanding
Collateral for F.R.notes
held by F.R.Agents:
Gold certificates
Eligible paper

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

756,918 2,1+18,751

707,166

947,916

570,453 391,175 2,035,595 592,991 242,629 335,915 177,796

621,783 5,256,161
8,719
64,683
23,774
475,698
5,391
280,271

639,546
19,497
69,228
9,571

939,802
14,171
66,343
60,571

471,342 336,416 1 , 8 7 4 , 2 0 0 3 7 1 , 7 8 0 208,392 4i7,o4.8 356,700 1,109,668
14,354 10,505
6,823
13,198
37,784 10,457 . 1 2 , 9 6 1
26,126
'J: 1 5 , 8 6 5 2 0 , 9 1 3 20 ,913
31,729
25,239
37,977 2
55,021
7,949
6,698
2,535
7,929
2,110
2,763 12,542
50,596

660,172 6,076,813

737,842 1,080,887
75,592
121,684

525,354 424,270 2,002,724 416,id3 245,167 457,857 386,969 1 , 2 2 1 , 2 1 1
74,396
88,021
38,373
157,815 52,993 21,193 48,841 39,254

96,303

, 210,503

530

766

Rich.

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

M i n n . Kans.Cy.

226

Dallas San F r a n .
965,779

202

176

2 5 , 1 8 6 , 2 8 7 1,494,423 8,706,838 1 , 5 1 8 , 8 2 7 2 , 1 5 0 , 8 1 3 1 , 1 8 4 , 6 4 8 854,010 4 , 1 9 6 , 4 8 3 862,504 5 0 9 , 1 1 9 842,839 604,221

2,261,562

145,146
157,502
26,781
50,523

9,439
10,949
2,874
2,671

53,472
56,651
7,070.

14,220

326

227

11,776
15,171
4,393
3,357

14,825
14,346
1,007
4,966

320

5,333
5,256
5,244
2,125

194

5,133
5,725
713

2,486

351

107

15,996
22,92s
1,429
3,727

4,507
4,966
530
2,053

125

3,065
5,152

1,000

2,643

4,692
3,613
1,137
2,i47

4,446
3,976
1,263
2,009

11,962
10,792
2,121
3,109

25,566,239 1,520,356 8,333,251 1,553.524 2,135,957 1 , 2 0 1 , 0 8 6 368,067 4,245,5&> 874,565 518,934 854,423 615,915 2,289,546

18,726
10,374,689
10,497,500
2,565

Total
Bills discounted
4,341
Industrial advances
13,547
U.S,Government securities,
direct and guaranteed
3,443,099



Boston

435

1,752

603

772,561.2,527,640

734,033

979,773

753

1,249

646

1,842

2,352

i,o47

6,089

604,988 421,581 2,081,943 421,759 246,993 349,050 192,598 l,o4l,7°o

785,000 2,540,000
740,000
985,000
625,000 425,000 2,100,000 450,000. 250,000 350,000 193,500 1,069,000
1,615
205
600
145
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SECURITIES
Over
2 to 5
1 to 2
6 months
Within
61 to
16 to
31 to
91 days to
years
5
years
years
to
1
year
90 days
60 days
,15 days
30 days
6 months
R
—
125
1,052
109
27
1,520'
830
•656
1,126
170
7.949
371
.745"

3,028

83 M o

•*

177,017

254,950

483,046

171,655

m

134,700

268,175

385,350 1,489,786

Form F. R . 28J-a
Released for publication Friday m o r n i n g ,

July

22j.fl9l|2;

oaot earlier.

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)

Aug. 19,
19^2

Increase or decrease
since
Aug. 12,
Aug..20,

19U2

19kl

A S S E T S
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U . S . Treasury
Redemption fund-^F, R . notes
Other cash

20,547,619
" 13,992
248,914

Total reserves

20,810,525

-

Bills discounted:
Secured by U , §.,Gov't obligations,
direct and guaranteed
Other bills discounted

2,745
1,596

Total bills discounted

-

248,087
2,237
25,725

772

.+

220,125

-

925

+

558
4,506

4,341

-

925

- 13,547

+

619

Industrial advances
U . S . Government securities,
direct and guaranteed:
Bonds
Notes
Certificates
Bills '

1,646,886
728,105
340,973
732,135

Total U , S . Government securities,
direct and guaranteed

+ 978
-+1,050
-2,800

+

3,948
+

• 3,961

+1-6,115
+43,095

+
-+
+

283,086
92,195
340,973
732,135

3,448,099

+61,210

+1,263,999

Total bills and securities

3,465,987

+60,904

+1,264,012

Due from foreign banks
F . R , notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other assets

28,162
1,172,399

+ 1,453
+48,963

+

TOTAL ASSETS

47

652

5,143
183,606
266
64l

25,566,239

+111,200

+1,661,693

9,923,030

+82,328

+2,970,475

12,652,843
239,778
914,334
429,224

-55,802
+65,801
+25,716
-13,617

-

14,236,179
1,023,478

+ .22,098

3,550

281

25,186,287

+111,023

4o,4oi

'43,718

+

L I A B I L I T I E S
F . R . notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
.
,
Member b a n k — r e s e r v e account
U . S , Treasurer--general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Other liabilities including
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b) „
/ther capital accounts.
TOTAL LIABILITIES'AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Ratio of total reserves to deposit
and F . R . note liabilities combined
Commitments to make.-industrial advances



145,146
157,502
26,781
50,523

+ 6,878 .

-

-1,421,337
+
104,633
+

10

+
+

+

167

+

+111,200

86.1%
10,726

M
+' 1 , 6 1 7

619

+1,654.390

+

25,566,23 9

384,627
545,566
288,538
202,606

4,278
437
4
2,592

+1,661,693
5.0%

+'

5,646

Form ?. A. 283-b

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE B A M S ON AUGUST 1 2 ,•1942
(In thousands of dollars)

AS'SETS
Total

Boston

N e w York

Phila.

Cleve «

Gold certificates on hand and .
due from U.b.Treasury •" *20,5u7*6l? 1 , 1 1 9 , U 7 7,536,697 1,188,080 1,700,32^
Redemption fund--F.R.notes
13*992
2.365
554
1,817
529
Other cash
60,320
13,630
19',031+
2i+8,9li+
16,563
Total reserves

20,810,525 1,114.0,316 7,593,834 1,202,264 1,717.1+16
Bills discounted:
Secured bj U.S.Gov't obli gabions,
direct and guaranteed
.600
100
1,615
205
2,7h5
Other biixs discounted
—
638
1,596
158
144
Total bills•discounted
600
258
349
2,253
Industrial advances
5,281
472
623
13^7
1.159
U . S # Government securities,
direct and guaranteed:
Bonds
1,6^6,886
153,674
117.183
122,393
456.713
Notes
202 ,804
728,105
51,807
54,111
67.941
Certificates
24,262
94,972
25,340
31,817
3^0,973
Bills
52,094
540+11
63,317
203,924
732,135
Total U.S.Gov*t securities 9
direct and guaranteed
3,448,0 99

245,346

960,413

256,255 '

321,749

Total.bills ana
securities

3 J+65,987

247,105

963,289

261,885

322,479

Due from foreign banks
F . R . notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other assets

1+7
28,162
1,172,399
1+0,^01
1+8,71 a

3
1,098
125.334
2,745
3,255

18
. 3,056
249,334
10,379
12,841

5
1,576
79,329
4,827
3.638

4
i,796
134,731
4,373
5,158

TOTAL ASStiTS




Rich*

Atlanta

Chicago

St.Louis M i n n .

Kans.Qy. Dallas SanL Fran.

872,002 647,728 3,586,010 627,827 383,874 625,567 4 2 1 , 4 2 3 1 , 6 3 3 , 6 7 0
700
92
442
607
3,197
653
1,543
1,493
26,609
40,356 13.740
6,639 10,293 10,261
14,343 1 7 , 0 7 1
887,888 665,241 3.627,859 642,174 395,655 636,565 432,337 1 , 8 6 3 , 4 7 6

—

—

—

66

53

183

66

53

840

1,193

183
216

99.632
lih ,047
20,628
41+,292

71,211
31A81
14.744
31,658

210,538
93.083
43,590
93,596

208',599 14?,094

33

43

80
119

33

43

199

114

14

497

1,069

140

2,643

81,926
36,222
16,962
36,421

44,260
19,566
9,164
19,676

72,788
52,181
15,070
32,358

63,721
23,172
13.193
28,323

150,847
66,690
31,231
67,060

145
45
190

—

-

92,666 152,397 133,414 ' 315,828

441,206 171,735

93,196 153,509 133,753

317,985

1
1,140
45., 712
1,090
1,882

4
3.851
96,530
2,723
4,927

25,566,239 1,520,356 8 , 3 3 8 , 2 5 1 1,553.524 2 , 1 8 5 , 9 5 7
*Less than $500.

-

•

209,505 150,340
2
2,508
95,040
3,074
3,069

2
3,299
45,175
. 1,954
2,056

114

1j4o,307 171,531

T

•

—

6
1
2,132
3.433
164,021 54,133
2,128
'2,956
2,262
6,079-

*

936
26,506
l,32i
1,370

l
3,337
56,oo4
2,831
2,181

1,201,086 868,067 4,245,560 874.565 518,981+ 85!*0+28- 6 1 5 , 9 1 5 2,239,546