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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.1

(For Immediate Release)

December 23, 1943

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
During the week ended December 22 member bank reserve balances decreased
$536,000,000, Reductions in member bank reserves resulted from increases of
$606,000,000 in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, $191,000,000 in
money in circulation, and $46,000,000 in nonmember deposits and other Federal Re*
serve accounts, offset in part by increases of §302,000,000 in Reserve Bank credit
and $4,000,000 in gold stock. Excess reserves of raember banks on December 22 were
estimated to be approximately $710,000,000,
Holdings of loans, discounts and advances increased $160,000,000 vrhile
holdings of United States Government securities decreased $148,000,000, The decrease in holdings of United States Government securities reflects decreases of
$107,000,000 in bills, $56,000,000 in bonds, and $7,000,000 in notes and an in*crease of $21,000,000 in certificates.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the week
and the year ended December 22, 1943, were as follows:

Increase or decrease
since
December 22, December 15, December 24,
1943
1948
1947
(In millions of dollars)
U. S. Government securities
Loans, discounts and advances
Other Reserve Bank credit

22,345
427
949

- 143
+ 160
+ 291

Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

24,221
24,234
4,584

302

Member bank reserve balances
Money in circulation
Tr-L'.sury cash
1rr.--.i3iri.-y deposits with F.R.Banks
Nonmember deposits and other F, R, accounts

19,399
28,560
1,326
1,575
1,680

536
191
1
606
46




+
+
+

945
143
123

4

+1,210
+1,491

1

+

28

+2,522

r 551

+
8
+ 646
+ 104

H.U.l(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RSbERVB BANKS CGLJtiJMED
(In thousands of dollars)

Increase or decrease
since>
Dec. 15,
191+8

Dec. 21*f

+

1*,001
l*,ooi
—
- 11,1*21
+159,61*1*
20

+1,530,259
52,821*
+171*77,1*35
23,773
+ 11*3,1*51
573

5,020,995
5,960,369
806,950
11,056,550

-106,871
+ 21,250
- 7,000
- 55,903

-6,765,71*0
- 911,886
- 72l*,800
+9,31*6,957

22,8U*,86U

-11*8,52!*

+

23,271,969

32,302
l!+l+,25o

+ 11,100
—
+ 11,911*
-151*, 188
+
23
+
1*90

+1,087,1*09
1*6
+
20,790
• 21*0,871
91*0
+
1*2,618

50,212,613

-11*2,082

+2,81*1*, 361*

2U,397,UU8
«.
15,898,699
l,57l*,577
51*9,383
1*83,970
22,506,629
2,1*85,1*08

+188,117

-

-06,1*1$

+605,366
+ 18,223
+ 21,21*8
+108,389
-1*1*5,103

+2,521,717
+ 61*5,661*
+
87,866
21,825
+3,233,1*22
+ 118,056

15,293
U9,UOU,778

+
268
-11* 8,329

6,898
+2,757,579

200,981*
1*1*8,189
27,5143
131,119
50,212,613

+

+
5,629
+
8,366
+
88
+
72,702
+2,81*1*, 361**

Dec. 2 2 ,
19^8
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
Total 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
U. S. Govt* s e c u r i t i e s :
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total 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
U n c o l l e c t e d items
Bank premises
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS
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
CAPITA
L A C C 0 U N T 3
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 13b)
Other c a p i t a l a c c o u n t s
TOTAL LIABILITILS 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




22,325,1+29
63UsU93
22,959,922
219,628
1+26,237
868

U9

150,078

5.,U3U,U5

179
—
—
+ 6,068
-11*2,082

1*9.0$

3,371
6,090

191*7

,3%

+
+

10
28

91*1*, 531

587,001

.»
+
-

916
1,597

H.4.1(b)
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON DECEMBER 22, 1948
(In thousands of dollars)
ASSETS
Total
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis

Minn. Kans.Cy.

22,325,429 818,950 7,224,437 1041,428 1467,055 985,074 1040,939 4412,652 659,017 462,645 833,371

Dallas SanFran.
507,622

2792,239

36,235

26,761

46,501

Total gold certificate
reserves
22,959,922 373,168 7,280,433 1101,992 1542,653 1044,342 1085,517 4519,331 703,953 485,804 869,606

614,383

2838,740

10,764
12,548
—-

28,284
20,646
—-

227,544
270,118
36,570
501,072

463,861
541,065
73,253
1003,680

Total U.S.Government
securities
22,844,864 1489,049 5,477,790 1631,310 2190,137 1483,637 1145,281 3284,585 1261,333 699,2573064,822 1035,304

2081,859

634,493

54,218

55,996

60,564

75,598

59.268

44,578 106,679, 44,936 23,159

Other cash
219,628 23,048
31,817 10,661
15,943 14,926 17,794 32,952 12,502 11,694 9,243
Discounts and advances
426,237 19,982
213,024 20,909
28,247 16,586 15,820 50,180
7,043
7,3.87 14,065
Industrial loans
868
——818
——
50
—
—
-—
—
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bills
5,020,995 290,857 1,203,947 358,651 481,363 326,084 251,717 752,027 277,224 153,686 234,034
Certificates
5,960,369 400,680 1,429,189 425,750 571,421 387,089 298,811 846,897 329,090 182,441 277,818
Notes
806,950 54,246
193,492 57,640
77,362 52,407 40,455 114,658 44,554 24,700 37,613
Bonds
11.056.550 743.266 2.651fl62 789P769 1059.991 7l8f057 554.298 1571,003 610.465 338.430 515.357

Total loans and
securities
23,271,969 1509,031 5,690,814 1653,537 2218,384 1500,273 1161,101 3334,765 1268,376 706,444D78,887 1047,852 2102,505
Due from foreign banks
49
3
1/ 16
4
4
2
2
7
2
1
2
2
4
F.R.notes of other banks 150,078
6,817
16,735
5,566
9,532 24,841 11,564 19,245
8,674
7,483 7,624
7,409
24,588
Uncollected items
3,434,415 263,773
667,136 229,623 358,979 290,938 225,760 536,106 146,043 80,864 176,824 169,564
288,805
Bank premises
32,302
1,185
8,045
3,053
4,869
2,564
1,580
3,092
1,945
1,645
1,180 2,386
758
Other assets
17,/,t?50 10,576
^,90/,
9,Q56
1^,35?
9,?9?
7,?6l
?n,^5
a ; t^
.„13*258
V,,356 , 6,593
6,51? TOTAL ASSETS
50,212,613 2687,601 13,728,900 3014,392 4164,216 2887,178 2510,579 8466,033 2149,650 1297,826 2151,165 1857,244 5297,829




1/ After deducting $33*000

participations of other Federal Reserve Banks*

H.l+.Kc)
L I A B I L I T I E S
Total
Boston
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s
24,397,14+8 11+44,757
Deposits:
Member b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c t . 1 9 , 8 9 8 , 6 9 9 829,051
U . S . T r e a s u r e r - g e n e r a l acctl,57lj.,577 117,385
33,6o4
Foreign
549,383
4,086
Other
483,970
Total deposits
22,506,629 984,126
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y i t e m s 2 , 4 8 5 , 4 0 8 206,239
Other l i a b i l i t i e s i n c l u d i n g
accrued dividends
846
15,293
TOTAL LIABILITIES
4 9 , 4 0 4 , 7 7 8 2635,968
Capital paid in
200,984
11,359
surplus (Section 7)
448,139
28,117
Surplus (Section 13b)
27,543
3,oil
Other capital accounts
131,119
9,146
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
C A P I T A L ACCOUNTS
5 0 , 2 1 2 , 6 1 3 2687,601
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
for foreign correspondents
5,572
215
Commitments t o make i n d u s t r i a l
loans
6,090
75
F„ R. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
25,205,378 1502,419
C o l l a t e r a l f o r F. It. n o t e s
held by F . R. A g e n t s :
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
15,474,000 460,000
E l i g i b l e paper
182,768
7,850
U.S.Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
12,500,000 1100,000

Total_
Discounts and advances
I n d u s t r i a l loans
U.S.Govt, s e c u r i t i e s




426,257
868
22,844,864

STATEMENT" OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL H&SBhVB BANES ON DECEMBER 2 2 , I9U8
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Hew York
Phila.
Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis
Minn. Kans.C y.
5,601,785 1684,603 2173,846 1687,394 1352,478 4629,314 1156,424 636,431 942,947
6,480,193 953,552 1447,172
338,179
9 6 , 0 9 4 164,333
1/136,637
43,205
49,073
4.799
6,545
409,406
7,414,415 1097,650 1666,921
464,800 166,301 247,155

4,345

923

1,603

316,990
102,526
26,137
1,901

947,354
209,468
750

Dallas SanFran.
632,193 2455,271

819,112 3035,888 734,378 490,793 929,857 971,320 2389,893
71,378 100,170
71,533
89,500
78,912 258,914
85,803
18,136
46,974
21,869
72,542
19,202
15,335
18,669
520 1)4,164
335
2,558
6,592
2,173
1,113
920,228 3369,882 346,475 577,679 1049,809 1061,559 2570,551
61,647 126,917 152,950 198,627
202,151 354,131 114,522

681

13,485,345 2949,977 4089,530 281+4,966 2475,538
8,646
7,862
69,324.
14,684
19,079
138,596
35,5^0
42,173
21,210
19,110
7,319
4,439
1,006
3,349
762
28,516
9,892
12,1+28
9,007
7,307

41+0
644
683
1,449
559
2,535
8355,712 2118,065 1276,197 2120,212 1827,390 5225,878
25,309
6,671
4,1+46
6,962
7,813
18,829
66,217
16,972
11,233
16,148
l4,m
38,952
1,429
521
1,073
1,137
1,307
2,140
17,366
7,421
4,877
6,706
6,625
12,030

13,728,900 3014,392 4164,216 2887,178 2510,579 8466,033 2149,650 1297,826 2151,165 1857,244 5297,329
121

84

118

281
931
283
481
151
5,775,260 1759,482 2 2 4 l , o o 6 1742,536 1398,192 4746,396 1193,725

649,750

5,750
967,267

2/

1,079

273

310

165

158

459

115

297

105
664,592 2535,153

4,370,000 550,000 745,000 625,000 575,000 2660,000 315,000 210,000 280,000 I84,ooo 2000,000
3,700
110
149,450
5,510
—
6,650
7,525
2,375
1,000,000 1200,600 1500,000 1150,000 850,000 2100,000 950,000 450,000 700,000 500,000 800,000
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LCkiHS AND SECURITIES
Over
6 months
2 to 5
Within
16 t o
61 t o
91 days t o
51 t o
5
years
13 days
to 1 year
30 days
90 days
years
6 months
60 days
years
96,710
256,537
40,895
32,295
8
2
2
15
57
784
564,900
2,048,972
9,007,578
2,227,680
1,459,237
858,743
1,839,555
4,217,876
660,273
1/Aft
deducting $362,712,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks*
2/ After deducting
$2,293,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.