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Form F. R. 283
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, Dec.^17;
not earlier.

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
December 16, 1943

CONDITIGB OF THE FED*Ra L RESERVE BANKS
During the week ended December 15 member bank reserve balances increased
$363»000,000.. Additions to member bank reserves arose from an increase of
$164,000,000 in Reserve Bank credit and decreases of $307,000,000 in Treasury
deposits with Federal Reserve Banks; $30,000,000 in nonmember deposits arid other
Federal Reserve accounts and $8,000 0 0 0 .in Treasury cash, offset in part by an
increase of $100,000,000 in mon*y in circulation and decreases of $40,000,000 in
gold stock and £5*000,000 in Treasury currency. Excess reserves of member banks
on December 15 were estimated to be appr*ximattJy$1,240,000,000, an increase of
$320 , 000,000 for the week:.
There was a decrease of $2,000,000 in holdings of United States Government
securities. B ills decreased $72,000,000 and notes $34,000,000, while certificates
increased $100 , 000,000 and bonds $4 , 000, 000,
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the week
and the y^ar ended December 15, 1943» were as follows:

Increase or decrease’
sin ce;
Dec, 15 ,
1943

Dec. 8,
1943

Dec. 16,
194g

(In millions of dollars)
B ills discounted ..
90
U, S. Government direct obligations.
10,934
U. S. Government guaranteed obligations
'do
Industrial advances (not including 9 miHi on
11
commitments - December 15)
Other Reserve Bank credit
589

+

18
3
1

♦
81
+5,428
+
49

•+ 183

+

4
96

Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

11,704
22,004
4,097

-

+ 164
40
5

+5,649
- 740
+ 657

llember bank re'serve balances
Money in circulation
Treasury cash
Treasury deposits with F,R, Banks
Nonmember deposits'and other F^.Rt accounts

12,932
20,235
2,293
379
•1,965

+ 363
+ 100
8
- 307
- 30

+ 585
+5,143
+ 109
+ 366
+ 533/




Forsn. F. R* 283©
L I A B I L I T I E S
F. R. notes in a c t u a l c i r ­
culation
Deposits: :
i&ember bank-reserve aoct.
U.S^Treasurer-general acct,
Forei gn
Other

Total

Boston

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON DECEMBER 15, I 943
( I n thousands o f d o lla r s ) '
Phila.
New York
Cleve.
Chicago St.Louis
Rich, Atlanta
Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas

16,'636,130 1142,347. 31,679,905 1134,635 3.,481,624 1125,791 928,471 3¡,123,971

12,932 ,.082 634.911 1t, 280,142 639,139
20,100
• 379,481
130,681
26,764
.1,441,750. ; 35,679 1/633,236 128,100
82,054
4,005
179,913
3,919
Total deposits
14,933,226 " 694,609 ï?, 126,113 798,016
Deferred a v a ila b ility items 1,.6i 4 ,4 o5 115»290
316,118 101,695
Other l i a b i l i t i e s including
accrued dividends
3,174
9.291
755 .
759
TOTAL LIABILITIES
33,193,052 1953,001 9>,125,310 2035,105
Capital paid in
151,772
11,704
56,563
y,77l"
•Surplus (S ection 7)
11,160
58,001- 15,670
160,411
Surplus (S ection 13b)
26,829 • 2,874
7.070
4,393
Cthe r c ap i ts. 1 ac c ounts.
6,676
89*753 ; -5 ,8 7 3 . 25,232
TOTAL LIABILITIES AM)
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
33,621,817 •1982,679 S>,272,176 2073,546
Commitments, to make industr: .ax
advances
. 8,865
1,745
9
F. R. notes outstanding
C o lla tera l for F.R.notes
held .by F.R.Agents s
Gold c e r t ific a t e s
E lig ib le paper '
U. S. Gov’ t secu rities

3-,017, 2cf2
22,270
124,065
9,278
].,172,815
172,720

522,579 516,836 ]-.975,820
24,266
23,770 19,174
57,986 47,198
164,518
4,106
4,478
5,072
608,441 587,686 2¡ , 169,676
119,6?4 107,439
256,564 .

.

746.000 3, 465,000
5,774
58.745
450.000
350,000

598,914 407,607 1 ,917,021

4.56,721 299,578 ‘ 596,669 525,496 1,466.989
42,275
19,024 14,246
18,556 18,555
102,627
37,758 40,455
40*455 29,667
1,692
2,993
42,947
io,4<?9 8,960
526,‘ 609 352,451 6$4,475 587,49? 1,654.858
84,185 53,287
168,385
83,195 35,855

366
1*070
281
346
423
*392
551
241
653
2 828,023 1854,272 1624,019 55.551, 2.81 1324,238 770,268 1357/9661048,674 3,740.897
16,859
12,279
4,619
6,090
4,686
3,232
4i980
15,556
5,435
22,925
3,221
4,966
5,236
4.083
11,044
14,767
3,613
5,725
2 ,12 1
1,000
530
1,429
1,307
1,007
717
1,137
3,244
3,586
15,532
5,742
3,936
4,430
5,977
6,607
3,851
8,731
2¡,868,084 1873,272. 1659,871 5¡,605,826 1338,2.51 781,465 1351,632:1062,069 3.772,948
100

770

---

17 , 237,786 117?,2 51 35,797,667. .1169,345 1.,532,812 1157,464 978,865 3',192,876

13 836,000
87/634
.3, 662,789

714,105 381,741

Son Fran.

3,000

337
751*412 589,596

—

2*904

620,351 445.420 2, 024,929

745.000 1 , 135,000 800, 000.706,000 2 ,940,000 425.000 270,000 450.000 236,000 1,874,000
11,6 15
—
3.650
—
—
7,900
425,000
400,000 375,000 300,000
300,000 387,789 125,000 200,000 175,000
175,000
maturity distribution of bills and securities

.Total
90,127
10,558

B ills discounted
In d u stria l advances
u. 3 . Government s e c u r itie s ,
dirroct and guaranteed
11,013.689




Within
15 days
80, 5.32
8,580
1 , 269,696

16 to
30 days
245
52
950,244

9 I days to
6 months
1 to 2
2 to 5
61 to
to 1 90
yeardays -years .t * yoars
6 months *
2,600 - •
~
r~
—
268 258 102
1,155
115

31 to
60 days
6,700
30
2 , 522,529

2 , 102,701

1 ^175,000

1,143,750

l / A fte r deducting $805,099,000 p a r tic ip a tio n s o f other Federal Reserve Banks

227,000

Over
5 y^ars

487,971 1,154,798

Form F, R. 283a
Released for publication Friday morning, December 17,1943* not earlier.
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars):
Increase or decrease
since
Dec, 8,
1943

Dec. 15,
• ; 1943

;Dec, 16,
■ -1942

ASSETS
Gold certificates on hand and due
from U, S. Treasury
Redemption fund - F. R. notes
Other cash
Total reserves
Bills discounted!
Secured by U.S. Gov’ t obligations,
direct and guaranteed
Other b ills discounted
Total b ills discounted
Industrial advances
U, S.Government securities,
direct and guaranteed»
Bonds
Notes
Certificates
B ills
Total U.S. Government securities,
iiirect and guaranteed
Total b ills and securities
Due from foreign banks
F, R, notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

19»643,265
193,940
299,473

- 52,750
+ 15,123
♦ 6,354

20, 136,683

* 31,273

-• 918,015
+. 172,619
+
3,915
- 741,481

90,127
a*m
m

- 17,766
— •• •

+
-

85,717
• 5,068

90,127
10,558

- 17,766
+
28

♦

80,649
3,955

1 , 588,969
676,900
2 , 186,250
6,561,570

+ 4,222
- 34,000
'+100,300
- 72,737

- 1 , 152,155
- 659 *o64
+1 , 237,209
+6, 050,556

1 1 , 013,689

-

+5,476,546

11,114,374
136
72,629
2,203,621
38,288
56,086

- 20,003
+ 3,365
+563,753
+
1
- 1 1 ,-740

+5,553*240
' + •
89
+
23,659
+ 373,817
1*771
- .25*814

33,621,817

+504,103

+5,181,739

_ 16, 636,130

+103,336

+4, 617,027

12,932,082
379*481
1,441,750
• • 179»913
14,933*22.6

+363*029
-306,237
- 6,122
- 36*051
+ 14*619
+380,415

+
+
-

'2,265
%

C A P I T AL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in.
r
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL .ACCOUNTS
Ratio of total reserves to deposit
and F, R„ not3 lia b ilitie s combined
Commitments to mak« industrial advances



1,614,405
9*291
33*193,052

1

F. R, notes in actual circulation
Deposits*
Member bank • reserve account
UCS. Treasurer- general account
Foreign*
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Other lia b ilitie s including
accrued. dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

151", 772
l6 o ,4 H
26,829
89*753
' 35,621,317

•+

+502,616
-926*
--56.1
♦50U,ifl3

63,8%
8,865

a>
B-'

LI ABI L I T I ES

+

. 3%
130

585,005
366,364
639*931
-181,157

+ 240,133
+ 277,943
+
2,765
+5,137,873
+
+
+
+

5,923
2,909
48
34,986

+5,181,739
-

. 14.4%
1*843

Form F* R« 283*»
ON DECEMBER 15, I 9U3

STA.TBMBNT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
(I n thousands o f d o lla r s )

ASS B T S
Boston

New York

P hila.

Cleve..

Sich*' Atlanta
Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy.. Dallas Sac Fran,
•
.*
935*912 5,4-36,419.1050,566 1,531,346 1040,506 921,179 3*915,675. 682,609 402,110 701,117 522,501 2,^ 53,325
22,702
23,483
22,046
21,029 ' 22,175
14,255
14,98-1 -19,805
6,158
9,356
8,367
9,558
24*594
71,635 . 22,547
22,31.5
17,:980
18,334 . 38,570
12, 144
9,785
13,665
9,903
38,006

Total reserves
20,136,683 1033,208 5,531,542 1095,159 1,574,690 1080,661
B ills discounted:
Secured by U.S%Govf t obligations,
i,3 4 o
3,650
direct and guaranteed
9 0 ,12 7
11,-615
5,774
58,745
Other b ills discounted
Total b i lls discounted

90,127
10,558

Industrial advances
U. S. Government securities 9
direct and guaranteed:
Bonds
1 , 588*969
Kotes
676,900
Certificates .
2 , 186,250
B ills
6,561,570
Total II. S. Gov11 .securities;.
direct and guaranteed
11,015,639
Total b ills: and
securities
Due from foreign banks
F.R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS




i i ,i ï 4 ,3 7 4
• 136
• 72,629
2 , 203,621
33,283
56,036

58,745
152

11*615
4,407

128,108
142,659
54,574
60,773
176,263
196*285
368,570 2, 342,086

135*830
57,363
186,839
437,453

5,774
344

3
1,325
166,992
2,671
4,075

1 / -55
11,802
451 ,-490
9,622
7,737

237,869 129,782
101*332
55,287
327,279 173*565
377,020 .251*951

123,946
52,301
170,535
137,813

390

714,558 418,053

724,138 540,791 2 , 500*889

7,900

33

20

83-,
15

20

. . .

1,000
224

3-34,057' H045,230
13
2*163
133,411
4,624
.4,119.

1,000

3,650
236

i,3 4 o

•768,287 3*201*031 '813,035 1,043/500

774,405 3, 259, 92s

953,766 3,969,226

—

Vi)
O
O

Tots.1
Gold c e r t ific a t e s on hand and
due from u. s . Treasury
19, 643,265
Redemption fund - F.R.notes
193,940
other cash299,478

—

4

181

144,433
61,550
193*796
864,03-3

76,990 60,635
32,798 25,331
105,929 83*424
236,553 .135,401

615,585 ' 535,095 1,263,667 * 502-,276 .305,291

619>471- 536,319 1*266,871
.6
17
5
•13
0,720
7,-201
'3,516 ' 9 ,*336
350*670
232,433 156,323 137*089
4*223
2,365
1*657
2,943
3,832
,3,982
5,457
7,979

30

106,196 104,228
45,239 44,401
146,113 143,407
200,916 146,689

4,575
193,243
84,451
272,765
463,074

493,464* 438;725 1,013-, 533

510*176 305,472 •498,494 433,323 1 , 023,123
2
11
4
! 4'
3
'4*900
3,708
‘ 13,236
2,023
4,599
225,792
103,925 52,565 118*203 74*223
2,623
2,069
1,233
2,737
971
2,620
2,065 . 3,457
3*544
7 ,2 19

33,621,817.1982,679 9 , 272,176 2073,546 2,868,034 1873*272 1639,871 5 , 605,826 1338,251 781,463: 1351,632 1062,069 3,772*943

l / A fte r jdeciucting $ 8 i,0 0 0 p a r tic ip a tio n s o f other Federal Reserve'Banks