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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF ;THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(Released for Publication Friday morning , December 12* 1&7)
H.l+.l

December 11, 19^4-7
CONDIJIQN^OF THE FEDERAL RSSEIIVE BM KS

During the week ended December 10, member bank reserve balances increased
$?ii.,000,000» Additions1 to member bank reserves arose from decreases of SJ22fOuOfOOO
in;Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks-and $I1,CCO,000 in Treasury cash and
increases of $28,000,000 in gold stock and $3,000,000 in Treasury currency, offset
in part by a decrease of $213#000*000 in. Reserve Bank credit and an increase of
$57*000,000 in money in circulation* Excess reserves of member banks on Depember 10
were estimated to be approximately $960,000,000.
Holdings of ..loans, discounts and advances decreased $12,000,000 and of
United States Government securities $155,GOO,000* The decrease in holdings of
United States Government securities reflects decraases of $272 .,000,000 in bills and
$1+3^000,000 in certificates and increases of $135,000,000 in bonds and $1*5,000,000
in notes*
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the week
and the year -ended December 10, 19^7* were as follows?

Increase or decrease
since
December 10, December 3*

19kl

192*7 '•

December 11,

19U6

(In millions of d o l l a r s )
U. S* Government securities
Loans, discounts and advances
Other Reserve Bank credit

21,985
251+

Jotal Reserve Bank credit
Gold, stock
Treasury currency

22,617
22,708

Member bank reserve balances
Money in circulation
Treasury cash
Treasury deposits with Ff R# Banks
Nonmember deposits and other F. R. accounts

17,132
28,874
1,331
93k
1,610




378

4,556

_
-

135
12
66

+

2,11+3
37
1

_

213
28
3

.
+
+

2,179
2,258
5

9k

+

57
11
322

•r

653
72
939
308
134

+
+
+
+
«?»

-

—

«»

+
+

STATEMENT" OF SCQWElEE<3S ...
OF TH3,TVffiLV£ PSjDEEaL S ' | S 1 > E BANKS COMBIIJED

(Iii "thousands of' d o l l a r s )

Hj*.l(a)

I n c r e a s e or decrease
since
Deoember 10,
l'9kl

[December 3»
19^7

December 1 1 ,
1916

290

+ 33,000
+
| 16
+ 33,016
+ 1,179
- 12,998
V
+
8U6
*
113

+3,262,991*''
- ib7,5'UQ.
+3,155,U5U
,5,715
iio,567
+ • 3,358
+
290

12,2U9,016
7,023,605
1,500,750
1,211,803

-271,527
-. U2,;800
+ 10;,500
+135,170

-2,800,3U3
- U06,U07
+ 605,650^
+ vh58tkX3

21,985,17U

-13U,657

-2,12*2,687

22,239,337
9$
116,718
•2,612,, 191
33,301
8ii,'26ti

-12*6,922
+ 5,273
-158,128
+
133
+ 8,500

-2,179,606
7
10,737
+ 22*2,052
+
I 765
+"• 30,388

U6,789,.30U

-256,92*9

+1,232,591*

2U,761,080

+ 52*, 589

-

17,132,158
933,611
'516,902;
1*7^,736
.19,057>i|09

+ 652,969
+ 308,013
53,297
+ 170,369
+1,078,052*

2,23*1,807

+ 93,659
-322,2*30
+ 50,508
- 2*2*, 52*0
-222,803
- 91,952

20,665
U6,073,961

+
2*39
-259,727

+
5,710
+1,189,996

19ii,85l
. ,, 2*39*823
I < 27,2*55
53,212*
1*6,789,302*

+

+
9,$93
+
81,U68.
+
27
1*8,2*90
+1,232,591;

A 3 S E T,S
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for•F. R, notes
Total gold certificate reserves
Other cash
'
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
Acceptancas purchased
U. S. Govt, securitiesj
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 f r o m , 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

20,767,170
'
68j,g8lt
2i,U5i,'o5li
2$2r3kk
2U9,383

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 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 LIABILITIES
C A P I T A L A C C 0 U N; T S
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 13t>)
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
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. note
l i a b i l i t i e s combined
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l 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




1*9,0>t
2,762
7,561

121
-*..
mmm

r

+ 2,657
-256,92*9

+

135,101

22*1,62*3

.356

6.3$

79
118

3,709
80ii

H.l+.l(b)
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON DECEMBER 1 0 , 19i*7
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )

A £ £[ jBJT £
Total

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

2o,y67,170

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve,

Rich.

Atlanta

Chicago St^Louis

735*512 -6,107,1+51 1025,885 1577,502 1086,1+65 1017,911 1+288,692

Minn. Kans.Cy.

618,558 1+55,052 71+9,885

Dallas San Fran.

519,570 2787,511

Redemption fund f o r

F. R. notes

685.881+

56,506

21,1*51,051+

789,618

252.314+
21+9.385
i+,1+90
290

26,782
12,51+2

121.691+

61,051

71+.975

59,781

1+0,700

86,51+1

1+6,782 . 22,913

35,691

26,257

51,1+55

Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e

reserves

6,229,125 1086,911+ H+52,277 111+6,21*6 1058,611 1+575,055

665,31+0 ;J+77,965 785,571+

51+5,607 2838,71+1+

Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
ioceptances purchased
u. S. Govt, securities:
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds

12,21*9,016 879,150
7,025,605 1+52,282
1,500,750
96,659
1,211,805
78,055

.3,1*66,51+6 859,518 1119,225 688,515 575,106 1556,003 626,990 321,763 ."562,296 1*1*9,191 111*5,153
1.509*790 1*78,1*99 668,231 510,081* 1+15,257 988,255, l+10s889 235,771+; 358.572 58/+.551 651,1+1+5
82,165 151+.922
322,601 102,21*2 11*2,781 108,990
88,729 211,163: 67,795
50,579 ! -72,31*1*
66,51+5
108,91+5
260,1+89
88,006
71.6U5 170,507. 7q>"892 ,1+Q.,679: 58,1+1582,556 115,291

Total U.S. Government
securities

2l,9?85,l7i+ 1506,081+

5,559,1+26 1522,615 2d*5,528 1595,595 1150,757 2925,926 1196,566

Total loans and
securities

22,239,337 1518,626

5,611,829 1535,525 2o67,l+&+ 11*17.71+1 H 7 L 5 5 0 291*0,902 1216,261* 651,1*90 301*5,150 995,979 2069,019

ASSETS




290

10,886
9,51+0
1,568

20,026
21,956

15,756
22,517
29

20,555
17,520
3,093

36,283
H+,976

12,952
19,698

—

«•«•

5,502
2,895
—

8,657
15.525
••«•

61*8,595 3051,627

13,770
13,71+7
tmtm

56.659
1+8,5^6
—

982,252 2o2o,l*i*5

5
1+
9
5
1+
11+
8
1+
1/26
5
,9
16,1*17
1*,082
8,122
6,791
i+,676 7,028.
12,967
16,691
12,511
17,015
6,889
71,975 159,680 109,185 218,590
529,252 170,521* 255,953, 21*5,105 170,382 39CU661+ 127,067
801
1,719
5,200 .2,61*5
5,159
; 3,01+6
1,976
1,211
2,1*56
1,562
8,257
8,072
7,623^
6,01*9
5,595
5,285
2,705 - 1*,08I^
i+,91+9 .I2;o67
17,922
1*6,789,501* 2551,900 12,1*58,182 2818,351 3795,1+19 28l*l*,532 21*59,721*'777i+.700 2035,659 1215,327 2992,610 1673.9H 5189,029
l / After deducting $69,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of other Federal Reserve Banks.

Due from f o r e i g n banks
6
'"95
F.R. notes of other banks
5,729
116,718
Uncollected items
2,612,191 206,258
Bank premises
1,269
55,501Other a s s e t s
5,652
8i*,26ii.
TOTAL

l+!+,756
52,115

H.4.1(c)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON DECEMBER 10, 1947
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
New York
Phi l a .
Clsve.;
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . Louis
Minn. Kans.Cy.
T o t a l - . Boston
D a l l a s SanFran.
5.681,977
1683,829
2136,663
1753.888
l4o4,328
4628,367
1139.482
626,522
9^6.734
24.761,080 li|68,822
629,253 2661,215

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:
kiimber b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c t . 17.132.158' 745,042 5,325.166 811,182 1255.417
U.S.Treasurer-general acct,
933,611
68,577
81,773
82,766
,201,265
foreign
5l6,904 • 28,926 y 210,177' 36,523
41.934
Other
474,736 ': -3.367
4o8,4o7
1,866
7,337
Total deposits
19,057,409 845,912 6,145.035 931*344 1387,454
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items 2,234,807 190,048
4o?,583 144,ic4 203,312
Other l i a b i l i t i e s i n c l u d i n g
accrued dividends
20,665
1,286
5,975
1,356
1,911
TOTAL, LIABILITIES
46,Of3,96l 2506,068 12,235,570
C a p i t a l paid i n
194,851
11,230
'68,476
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 7)
27.557
136,549
439,823
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 13"o)
3.012
27,455
7,253
Other c a p i t a l a c c o u n t s
10,334
53,2l4
4,033
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
46,789,304 2551,900 12,458,182
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
£/884
for foreign correspondents
2,762
177..
Commitments' t o make i n d u s t r i a l
leans
-•-:
7,561
25,500,660 1515,644 5,860,127
F. R. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
C o l l a t e r a l for F. R. n o t e s
h e l d by F.R.Agentsj
l2.749.ooo-46o,ooo 3,570.000
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
39,180
Eligible paper
154.183 • 10,123
U.S.Govt, securities
13.450,000 1100,000 2,4co,ooo

2760,633 3729,340
18,942
14,362
34,720
4i,394
1,007
4,489
4,127
4,736

762.053 761,397 2557.686
55.888 100,987
5L257
18,487
61,322
22.094
1,152
2.289
1.954
837,358 836,924 272^,284
216,130 167,263 3?4.672

662.376 438,343 830,347 852,6o4 2130,485
70,548 60,622
52,070
56,915
50,923
15.782 11,273
14,880
39.725
15,781
5.509 _ 1,239
1,545
38,160
1,911
754,215 511,477' "898,96?" 921,159 2265,285
58,020 119.481 97,453 197,255
114,486

898
3,H7
870
1,H6
857
553
733
1.993
2808,492 24o9,4l3 7678,440 2009,053 1196,572 1966,034 1648,598 5125,748
6,360
4,281
7,470
23,736
8,187
6,496
18,036
7,275
20,676
65,078
38,106
18,663
16,577
10,997
15,729
13,777
762
521
2,l4o
1,429
1,307
3,325
1,073
1,137
3,4i6
3,148
6,017
2,4o4
3,832
3,214
2,954
4,999

2818,331 3795.419 2844,512 2439.724 7774,700 2035,659 1215,327 1992,610 1673,911 5189,029
224

257

135

113

97

375

97

69

91

887
1,365
84
4oo
352
580
1733.177 2205.340 1794.454 1454,905 4716,927 1183,068 639,359

3,750
143
972,896 656,666 2768,097

550,000 715,000 675,000 675,000 304Q,000 515,000 200,000
6,640
—
20,465
—
-18,375
1.950
1200,000 1500,000 1150,000 800,000 1700,000 950,000 450,000

280,000
12,200

169,000 2100,000

700,000

500,000 1000,000

45,250

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND?SECURITIES

Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
Acceptances purchased
U.S. Govt, securities




Total

Within
15 days'

249,383
4,490

208,937
4,420

2O;0

21,985,174

?90

2 . 2 1 7 , 438

243

50 days
23,692
29

31 t o
60 days
8,518
1

61 t o
90 days
3,193

3,9?1,253

5,oo4,5i8

3,938,487

16 t o

1 t O rc

2 t o \5
years

• 6- months
t o 1 y e___
ar
__

years

2

4

11

23

824,954

5,074,821

22,000

137,140

91 days t o
6 months
__

1/ After d e d u c t i n g $306,612,000 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.
2/ After d e d u c t i n g
$1,878,000 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.

Over
5 years

844,563