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Form F , .R. 283
STATEMENT FOR' THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, Dec. 24}
not earlier,

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
December 23, I 9J4.3
CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

During the week ended December 22 member bank reserve balances decreased
$255*000,000. Reductions in member bank reserves arose from increases of
$588,000,000 in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, $243,000,000 in
nonmembor deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts, $147*000,000 in money in
circulation and $32, 000,000 in Treasury cash, offset in part by an increase of
$755,000,000 in Reserve Bank credit. Excess reserves of msmb.^r banks on December
22 were estimated to be approximately $920, 000,000, a decroase of $320, 000,000
for the woek.There was an increase of $537*000,000 in'holdings of United States Govern­
ment securities. Bills increased $425,000,000, certificates $87,,000,000 and bonds
$25, 000, 000.
Changes in member bank rasorve balances and related items during the week
and the year ended December 22, 1943* were as follows*

Incroase or decrease
since
Dec. 22,
1943

Doc. 15,
1943

Dec. 23,
1942

(In thousands of dollars)
Bills discounted
70
U.S. Government direct obligations
11,471
U.S. Government guaranteed obligations
3j0
Industrial advances (not including 9 million
commitments - December 22)
10
827
Other Reserve Bank credit

-■ 20
♦ 537

+
60
+5,877
+
47

-

+

Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

12,459
22,oo4
4,097

+ 755
—
--

+6,167
- 731
+ 528

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

12,677
20,382
2,325
967
2,208

♦
+
+
+

255
147
32
588
243

- 452
♦5,053
+ 143
+ 470
+ 749

0i
r0o
OJ




1

4
136

Form F* R. 233c

L I A B I L I T I E S
Total
F. R. notes in actual c i r ­
culation
16, 808,728
D epositsi
¿¿ember bank-reserve a cct.
12,677,107
Ü.S, Treasurer-general a cct.
967,388
Foreign
1,486,389
Other
377,776
Total deposits
15,508,660
Deferred a v a ila b ility items 1,622,619
Other l i a b i l i t i e s including
accrued dividends
9,535
TvjTAL LIABILITIES
33,949,542
Capital paid in
153,187
Surplus (S ection 7)
160,411
Surplus (Section ljb )
26,82=?
other ca p ita l accounts
90, 121*
TOTAL LIABILITIES AMD
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
34,380,093
Commitments to make in du strial
advances
8,894
F. R* notes outstanding
C ollateral for F*K.notes
held by F.R.¿agents j
Gold c e r t ific a te s
E lig ible paper
U. S. Gov11 s ecu rities




1154,544 3,736,738 1148,938 1,503,568 1139,984
635,597 4, 209,051
50,722
149,664
34,463 1/655,947
272,333
3,742
724,524 5,287,050
281,487
84,457

999,272
614,253
63,221;
82,1+04
127,796
131,963
9,666
11,013
325,458 1 ,.219,138
182,506
93,763

511,130
109,421
59,731
4,605
684,387
135,175

13 , 676,000
62,326
3,975,338

939,202 3, 149, 4,68

721,055 383,768

603,515 408,287 1 ,919,661

511,609 1,929,013
31,276
123,732
43,618
169,469
3,628
6,149
645,131 2,228,363
244,625
123,342

437,810 289,736
55,106 54,978
41,673 30,560
9,961 10,600
544,550 385,874
33,250 33,512

571,918 519,145 1,443,568
75,365 48,397
67,599
105,602
33,894 41,673
2,650
41,872
1,497
683,174 611,865 1,663,641
193,734
100,979 60,789

366
700
303
273
910
817
433
333 - 1,175
3,041
775
349
1964,300 9,303,316 2063,976 2, 906,122 1960,395 1708,058 5,<=23,636 1349,163 308,432 1393,101 1081,307 3,777,73'6
6,121
5,006
11,686
15,568
5,438
17,516
4,693
4,653
12,353
3,235
57,129
9,789
22,925
3,221
4,966
11,160
53,001
15,670
5,236
3,613
4,083
11,044
14,767
5,725
2 ,12 1
1,000
1,429
530
1,307
7,070
3,244
1,137
1,007
717
2,374
4,393
4,024
3,762
8,312
13,204
3,424
6,651
6,730
3,941
5,930
4,434
3,879
25,233
1994,053 9,455,799 2107,455 2 ,946,276 1979,430 1723,9 62 5^678,710 1363,231 819,650 1406,7 9 8 1094,774 3, 809,905
—

9

1,779

100

770

17,409,779 1191,223 3,355,087 1179,920 1,547,390 1168,773

--

--

337

994,556 3, 217,100

--

754,404 391,566

3,000

--

70,045
10,393
551,391

1,334,446

2,899

027,601 444,065 2,038,089

705,000 1 , 050,000 800,000 675,000 2,960,000 400,000 245,000 420,000 236,000 1 , 874,000
-—
-—
7,286
1,000
—
4,100
1,601
14,500
200,000
150,000
230,000
:175,000
300,000
395,338
475,000
500,000 400,000 350,000
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND ¿ËCUhITIES
2 to 5
1 to 2
Over
6 months
9 I days to
31 to
6l to
16 to
5 years
years
years
to 1 year
6 months
9O days
60 days
30 days
—
—
—
—
—
8,000
6,200
695
——
250
264
20
114
89
32
1^147

746,000 3,515,000
25,250
8,589
450,000
350,000
Within
15 days
55,150
3,477

Total
B ills discounted
Industrial advances
U. S.. Government se cu ritie s,
d ire ct and guaranteed

STATEuüNT 0F CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL- RESERVE BANKS ON DECEMBER 22, l$k3
(I n thousands o f d o lla r s )
P hila.
Cleve.
Boston New York
hich. Atlanta
Chicago St.Louis
Hinn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

997,873

2,560,763

2,441,335

1,149,000

1,175,750

l / A fte r deducting £329,263,000 p a r tic ip a tio n s o f other Federal Reserve Banks.

223,500

437,971

1 , 180,253

For* F. R, '233**
Released for publication Friday morning, December 24,1943*. not earlier,
.Statement of condition
OF THE TWELVE FEDEHAL RESERVE BANKS- COMBINED
( In thousands o f d olla rs)
Increase or decrease
since
.

Dec,. 22,
1943 ‘

Dec. 23
} 1942

Dec. 15,
* 1943

AS S ETS
Gold c e r t ific a t e s on hand and
due from U. S, Treasury
Redemption fund - i1’. R.- notes
Other cash
Total reserves
B ills discounted*
Secured by U.S. Gov*t ob liga tion s,
d ire ct and guaranteed
Other b i l l s discounted
Total b i l l s discounted
Industrial advances
U. S, Government'securities,
d ire c t and-guurcoiteed*
Bonds
Notes
•C ertificates
B ills
Total U.S. Government se cu r itie s ,
d ire c t and guaranteed
Total b i l l s und.secu rities
Due from foreign banks
F.; R, notes o f other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises .
Other assets
TOTaL ASSETS
L I A B I L I T I E S
F. R. notes in actual 'circu la tio n
Deposits»
kember bank - reserve account
U. S. Treasurer - general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
;
Deferred a v a ila b ilit y items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s including .
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
C A P I* T A L - a C C 0 U N T S
Capital paid in,'
*^
•
Surplus (S ection 7)
Surplus (S ection 13*0
Other capital. acc9iints
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL' ACCOUNTS
Ratio o f to ta l reserves to deposit
and F. Rt note l i a b i l i t i e s combined
Commitments to make in du strial udvances




19, 628,260
207,013
•3)1.426

- 15,005
+ 13,078
- - 8,052

20,126,704

-

70,045
70,045
10,393

- 911,392
+ ; 175,296
32,962
- 769,053

9 »979,

* 20,*032
-- 20,032 '
165

+
+

64,617
5*066
59*551
3,700
•

1,614,424
676,900
. 2, 272,350
; . 6, 937,217

+ 36,600
+425,647

1 1 , 551,391

+537,702

+5»924»494

11 , 631,329

+517,455

+ 25,455
—

V

-1,161,287
- 659*314
+1,31-6,868
+6,428,227
«

136
76,264
2,449,221
38,353
‘ '57, 586

+ 3,635
+245,600
+
65
♦ 1,500

+5, 980» 345
+
89
+
24,719
+ 705,074
1,670
27,325

34,380,093:

+759,276

+5,912,174

16,808,723.

*172,598

+4,653,322

12,677,107
■ 967,338
.1,486,339
377,776
15,508,660
1,622,619

-254,975
+537,907
+ 44,639
+197.863
+575,434
+ 3,214

- 451,833
+ 470,334
+ .691,347
- -18,651
+T 691,192

• -

#

9*535
33,949,542

+
244
+756,490

--

• 153/187
'160,411
26,32-9
90,124
34,380,093

•+

62.3%
8,894

+

1,415
—

+

371

: +7.53,276

:+

' + ' 2,940
;+5,867,232
'+
7,188
+
2,909
.+
48
+
34,797
V5, 912,174
-

29

519.278

15.2%
1,956

Fopm F. R. 283b
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF. THE'FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON DECEMBER 22., I 943
(In thousands o f d o lla r s ) •
a

SSETS
Total

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich.

GoI’d c e r t ific a te s on hand and
due from U.S.Treasury
19,628,260 1011,664 5,534,548 1045,327 1,525,927 1063,010
Redemption fund notes
207,018
23,153
22,615
24,394
21,273
25,933
Other cash
291,426
19,104
66,985
22,769
19,773
24,953
Total reserves
20, 126,704 1059,232 5*624,691 1092,490 1 , 570,964 1103,056
B ills discounted*
Secured' by U.S.Gov^t ob liga tion s,
d ire ct and guaranteed
1,601
l,.6l6
4,100
25,250
. 70,045
8,589
other b i l l s discounted
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total b i l l s discounted
Industrial advances
U. S* Government secu rities
d ire ct and guaranteed:
Bonds
Notes
C ertifica tes
B ills

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

¡¿inn. ■Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran..

938,233■3,341, I38
14,378
17,156
37,290
18,712

666,852 392,577 694,673 511,094 2 , 403,217
19,772
8,362
10,501
7,64511,331
38,232
12,519
8,453.
12,973 10,-613

974,101 3,093,306

699, 143. 403,675: 713,977 .530,069 2, 452,000

4,000
—

1,000
—

14,500

4,000
222

1,000
4

14,500

129, 51a
54,314
132,373.
237,973 *

122,320
51,497
172,913
216,324

149,279
62,590
210,162
994,329

77,956 60,396
32,636 25,533
109,751 ' 35,730
307,943 172,502
• • •

106,160 103,491
198,137
44,5H 43,392
83,075
149,453 145,699
278,947
217,381 174,613- - 505,536
517,505 467,195 1 , 065,695
»
■
524,321. 468,.293 j , 070,290

1,000
—

7,236
—

1,083

1,000
174

7,286
30

1,083
15

25,250
140

1,601
4,265

1,6 16
390

1,614,424
676,900
2 , 272,850
6,987,217

143,504
147,951
60,169
62,033
202,029
203,287
332,155 2, 869,120

137,622
57,702
193,752
471,960

237,.067
99,398
333,754
447,371

Total U,S.Govf t se cu r itie s ,
d ire ct and guaranteed
11,551,391

737,857 3,287,39.1

861,036 1 , 117,590

654,206

563,554 1 , 406,360

528,341 344,661

Total b i l l s and
secu rities

746,73 3 3,312,731

866,902 1 , 119,596

653,542

567,776 1,407,364

542,841 345,835

13
2,249
137,002
4,624
4,175

6
1-0,220
200, 59'2
2,936
4,120

5
7,367
169,243
1,655
3,315

Due from fQ.reign banks
notes o f other banks
Uncollected items
bank premises
Ctiier assets
TOPixiu iiSS£TS




70,045
10,393

8,589
342

4,100
236

—

20
—
20
4,575

9

11,631,829
136
76,264
2,449,221
38,353
57,586

3
1,598
179,543
2,671
4,218

1/ 55
11,990
483,412
9,622
3,248

13
. 4', 148
239,241
4 ,2 i4
8,100

• 17
8,358
361,039
2,955
5,671

3
5,413
111,057
2,069
2,700

2*
11
4
4
2.; 936
2,565
4,384
14,523
263,220
59,157 151,829 33;836
2 , 616
1,283
2,737- < ' 971
.
3,546
3,615
2,133
____ 7,2_45

34 , 380,093 1994,053 9,455,799 2107,455 2 , 946, 276 " 1979,480 1723,962 5, 678,710 1363, 231 . 819^650 1406, 7981094*774 5*.809*905
l / A fte r deducting- $31,000 ‘p a r tic ip a tio n s c f other Federal Reserve Banks.