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BOARD OP GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)

H.l+.l

August 2% 19U9

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
During t h e week ended August 2I4. member bank r e s e r v e balances decreased
•1587*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 d e c r e a s e of
1613,000,000 i n Reserve Bank c r e d i t and i n c r e a s e s of $4.1,000,000 i n Treasury
d e p o s i t s w i t h Federal Reserve Banks and $8,000,000 in Treasury cash, o f f s e t i n
p a r t by decreases of ^55,000,000 i n money i n c i r c u l a t i o n and $19,000,000 i n
nonmember d e p o s i t s and o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve accounts and an i n c r e a s e of
12,000,000 i n gold s t o c k . Excess r e s e r v e s of member banks on August 2I4. were
e s t i m a t e d t o be a p p r o x i m a t e l y 11,000,000,000. Further r e d u c t i o n s i n r e q u i r e ments, which became e f f e c t i v e on August 18, decreased r e s e r v e r e q u i r e m e n t s of
member banks by approximately 1 S 250,000,000.
Holdings of l e a n s , d i s c o u n t s and advances decreased $125*000,000
and of United S t a t e s Government s e c u r i t i e s ^1+23*000*000. llhe decreases i n
holdings 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 d e c r e a s e s of
1209,000,000 i n c e r t i f i c a t e s , $168,000,000 i n b i l l s and ^ 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 in n o t e s .
Changes i n member bank r e s e r v e balances and r e l a t e d items during t h e
week and the year ended August ?l\.s 19^4-9 were as f o l l o w s :

I n c r e a s e or d e c r e a s e
since
Aug, 2k,
19ii9

Aug. 17,
191+9

Aug. 2 5 ,
1914.8

( I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
U. S# Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
Loans, d i s c o u n t s and advances
Other Reserve Bank c r e d i t

17,803
116
162

-

1*23

T o t a l Reserve Bank c r e d i t
Gold stock
Treasury currency

18,081
2ii,6l0
i+,591

_
+
-

613
1

-3,912
+ 899
+ 27

Member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s
Money 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
Ilonmeffiber d e p o s i t s and o t h e r F.R. accounts

16,509
27,528
1,321

_

587
55
8
ill
19

-1,159
- 637
3
-1,247
+ 229




um

1,639

+
+
-

125
65
0

-3,657
- 209

-

kl

H.i±.l(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TIAIELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
:Increase <:>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
!!• S . Govt., s e c u r i t i e s t
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
T o t a l U# S» Government
securities
Total 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
uncollected items
Bank premises
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS

22,790,1*29
566,591
297,983
115,332
527
3,675,618
6,0^7,900
30U,600
7,775,200

Aug, 25,
19^8

Aug. 17,
19li9

Aug. 2k,
19J-I.9

«.
p
3,289
~ ~" "3,291
+
1$?M
1214,675
+
9
mm

«.

952,757
1*5,330
907,U27
27,225
208,606
268

—

-3,375,1*39
+l,03ii,56i
-1,503,700
+ 187,831
-3,656,7li7

167,677
209,000
1^6,000

17,803,318

-

1422,677

17,919,177
U8
117,21*1
2,196,326
32,692
127,761;

m

&l,3kl

kh, 0148,251

-1,032,953

23,220,1*61*

56,1*55

+

+
+
+
-

-3,865,621
1
l
6,U86 13,183
heoMk6U
- 238,071;
227
h +
36,591
3,395 -3,218,591

L I A B I L I 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 a c c o u n t
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 a c c r u e d
di vi den ds
TOTAL LIABILITIES

16,509,313
1485,21+0
1*63,862
1*81*,216
17,9i42,63l
2,0314,230

*
-

9,151
1*3,206,1*76

5514
•1,037,570

C A P I T A L
ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 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 AC COOK TS

206,933 +
27 +
7,692
—
+
18,522
U66,7H
27.5U3
11*0,588 +
1*,39Q +
65,015
1*1*, 01*8,251 - 1 , 0 3 2 , 9 5 3 - 3 , 2 1 8 , 5 9 1

R a t i o 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
C o n t i n g e n t 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 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 loans




-

-

586,265 - 1 , 1 5 8 , 5 8 2
1*1,1*58 -1,1*16,598
93,315
28,691 +
+
12,005
7,217
-2,1*69,862
566,281
191,561
1*15,188 -

h,6k3
-3,309,820

6.(#

56.7%
3,293
2,066

6l43,75U

1I4 +
l -

1,761*
1*,209

H.l+.l(b)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF 'HIE FEDERAL RESERVE BASKS ON AUGUST 21+. 191+9
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )

A S S E T S
Total

Boston

22,790,1+29

82l+,l+82

566,591

50,902

Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e
reserves
23,557,020
other cash
297,983

875,381+
36,606

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

Discounts and advances
115,332
I n d u s t r i a l loans
527
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s :
Bills
3,675,618
Certificates
6,01+7,900
Notes
30l+,600
Bonds
7,775,200

New York

Phila,

Cleve.

Rich.

Minn. Kans.Cy.

D a l l a s SanFran.

1+1+9,791+ 832,581+

90,072

693,993
•"'
1+5,51+5

22,578

35,259

639,596 2676,830
.>
25.596
1+3.716

7,329,61+2 1250,328 1708,1+82 1130,937 1008,882 1+589,891+
1+8,1+82
ll+,9l6
28,777
19,631
25,037
36,806

737,538
16,036

1+72,372
7,963

867,823
12,275

665,1922720,51+6
10,863
1+0,591

5,21+8

2,1+19

7,897

3,388

10,750

197,061 51+8.1+65 198,658
52l+,2l+5 902,1+50 526,81+1
16,531
1+5,1+51
16,1+61
1+16,852 1160,192 1+20,187

118,991 177,782
195,788 292,525
9,861
ll+,733
251,707 376,071

158,989
261,603
13,175
336,516

325,689
535,892
26,990
688.91+5

7,283,1+68 120l+,689 163?,21+5 1080,565
'
1+6,171+
l+5>639
71,237
50,572

5,1+92
—

32,81+2
—

7,822
500

10,1*77
1

9,678
26

253,573
1+17,233
21,011+
536,595

871,085
1,1+33,291
72,187
1,81+2,61+5

250,376
1+11,970
20,71+9
529,651

339,006
557,801+
28,091+
717,111+

235,965
388,258
19,551+
1+99,11+5

Atlanta

Chicago S t . Louis

967,561 1+1+99,822
1+1,321

l+,567

li+,752

T o t a l U . S . Government
securities

17,805,518 1228,215

2+.219.208 1212,726 161+2,018 lll+2,920

95l+>!+89 2656,558

962,127

576,52+7

861,111

770,085 1577.516

T o t a l loans and
securities

17,919,177 1253,707

1+,252,050 1221,oi+8 1652,1+96 1152,621+

959,056 2671,310

967,375

578,766

869,008

773,1+71 1588,266

2
9,700
11+5,001+
l,51+0
6,757

2
5,813
128,81+6
1,915
7.86C

1
8,821
70,697
1,159
1+.051+

2
6,889
127,503
2,539
6,023

2
3,1+23
109,901+
733
5.1+1+2

Due from f o r e i g n banks
1+8
3 1 / 1 5
F . R . n o t e s of o t h e r banks 117,21+1
5,522
1^,536
U n c o l l e c t e d items
2 , 1 9 6 , 3 2 6 170,985
391,521
Ban* premises
52,692
1,152
7,961+
other assets
127,761+
8.798
29,521
TOTAL ASSETS




1+
L_
2
10,1+97
7.167
11,396
ll+i+,112 190,155 191,859
5,009
l+,769
2,506
8,326
12,265
8,120

7
ll+,925
3lU+,62l+
5,180
19,1+1+1

1+
16,752
181,116
2,1+26
11.177

l+l+,ol+8,251 2332,157 1 2 , 0 7 5 , 5 3 1 2652,21+0 360^,115 2517.075 2155,978 7680,187 1865,385 112+3.813 1891,862 1569,030 1+560,878
l/ After deducting $35,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

H. 24.1(c)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON AUGUST 2k, 19*49
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
New York
Phila.
Cleve,
R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s
Minn, Kans.Cy,
5,321,508 16024,181 206*4,219 15l45,?05 1269,007 UU93.915 1065,052 6024,895 911,925

Dallas
602,U6l

SanFran.
2365,U98

59b,987 li00,558 769,567
28,8224
58,162
37,271
16,1488
11,1450
16,2488
5,666
2,587
It,525
624 5,965 i;52,757 827,651
120,801
63,093 119,2248

781,156
52,293
16,030
527
830,006
1024,708

18*42,567
36,9246
140,775
52,521

L I A B I L I T I E S
Total
Boston
F e d e r a l Reserve notes
23,220,14614 1372,100
Deposits•
Member b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c t , 16,509,313 670,955 5,512,2249
U.S.Treasurer-general acct,
485,2140
614,5614
38,62U
Foreign
1463,862
23,8524 1/150,579
1I8U,216
Other
5,635 ~l421,U25
Total deposits
17,9U2,631 7*42,066 6,1248,615
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y i t e m s 2,0314,230 163,1479
351,098
Other l i a b i l i t i e s i n c l u d i n g
accrued d i v i d e n d s
9,151
702
2,3145
TOTAL LIABILITIES
\> <-*£/.*- v^-fc.

£/u*. j . »j<.

JL iJ.

Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 13b)
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS




855,3114 1285,706
125,771 175,932
Uk9

1,00k

686,562
31,965
22,242*2
5,258
7*4*4,205
182,391
U86

6514,710 2626,777
51,62U
59,187
18,778
65,2014
I45I4
2,805
705,566 2751,975
1145,9124 517,527
U56

1,2460

362

323

377

7U 5
lil485,518

8,50**
1*4, 95*4
1,507
6,8*48

19,858
*40,655
2,1*40
12,729

*4*4,0*48,251 2332,157 12,075,531 2652,2*40 360*4,115 2517,075 2155,978 7680,187 1865,385 11*43,815 1891,862 1569,050

^560,878

206,955
1466,711
27,5*43
1240,588

1-1,525
29,3247
3,011
9,929

Total
115,332
527
17,803,518

71,108
1243,019
7,519
50,519

2 / l,0*4l

15,003
36,70*4
24,2489
10,529

19,526
243,968
1,006
12,95*4

9,072
22,Ul7
5,5*49
9,*45Q

8,1324
20,028
762
8,111

26,002
68,8*42
1,*429
19,259

1952,807
166,2468

24*42

245,206,2476 2278,5li7 11,823,566 2585,715 5526,861 2* 4 72,787 2118,9*45 7561*,675 1832,180 1121,066 1859,201 1557,617

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 c o r r e s p o n d e n t s
207
5,293
Commitments t o make i n d u s t r i a l
2,066
loans
60
1*450,258
F.R. notes o u t s t a n d i n g
25,967,006
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
13,879,000 kh0,000
150
E l i g i b l e paper
22,898
1100,000
U.S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
11,200,000

Discounts and adTances
Industrial loans
U.S. Govt, securities

765,875 1205,550
52,997
52,985
56,6*40
242,136
5,035
1,802

6,811
17,97*4
521
7,399

*4,55*4
11,797
1,075
5,525

119

82

119

115

293

—
112
1,77*4
15
~
28
5,*485,808 1650,268 2133,303 1592,906 1320,879 *4577,l42424 1105,267

616,9U;

959,185

655,590

2*481,356

26*4

303

161

24,670,000 750,000 900,000 625,000
5,6*45
1,038
—
5,523
1,000,000 1000,000 1300,000 1000,000

135

*i5*4

77

675,000 2805,000 3*40,000 210,000 280,000 18*4,000 2000,000
3,205
—
—
2,195
299
*4,8*45
800,000
700,000 1800,000 850,000 u50,000 700,000 500,000

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES
16 t o ~
61 t o
"5" months
31 t o
91 days t o
90 days
30 days
t o 1 year
60 d ays
6 months
9,550
9,U30
12,2*58
60,075
3
24
8
*499
1,109,24a
918,887
2,766,562
663,128
1,025,2400
*4,0*i6,000
1 / A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $313,272,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s
other F e d e r a l
2"/ A f t e r d e d u c t i n g
$2,252,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of other Federal
Within
15 days
23,821

7,258
17,008
1,157
7,258

1 to 2
years

2 to 5
years

15
—
1,826,100
Reserve Banks,
'Rosarvn Banks.

Over
5 years

5,*4*48,000