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BOAE.D OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
R.k.I

(For Immediate Release)

December 29, 19^9

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

During the week ended December 28 member bank reserve balances decreased
million. Reductions in member bank reserves resulted from a decrease of
$129 million in Reserve Bank credit and increases of |5 million in Treasury cash
and $16 million in nonmember deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts, offset
in part by an increase of $3 million in Treasury currency and decreases of
$68 million in money in circulation and $1+0 million in Treasury deposits with
Federal Reserve Banks • Excess reserves of member banks on December 28 were
estimated to be approximately $860 million•
Holdings of loans, discounts and advances increased §lk million and of
United States Government securities, §251 million. The increase in holdings of
United States Government securities reflects increases of \'>ll\9 million in bills
and 3108 million in certificates and a decrease of $6 million in bonds.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the
week and the year ended December 28, 19^9 wore as follows:

Increase or decrease
since
Dec. 28,
19^9

Dec. 21,
19^9

Dec. 29.
19^8

(In millions of dollars)

+251

U. S. Government securities
Loans, discounts and advances
Other Reserve Bank credit

18,789
Ihh
I4U6

Total Reserve.Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

19,379
2h,h2rj
U,598

-129

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

16,299
27,765
1,31U
987
2,039

- 38
- 63
+ 5




+ iu
-39U

+ 3

- ho
+ 16

-U,558
- 112
65
-h,73h
+ 191
+ 13
-3,939
- 560
15
- 296
+ 280

H.If.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Increase or decrease
since
Dec. 28,
19^9

A S S E T S
Gold, certificates
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves

Dec. 21,
1949

Dec. 29,
1948

22,622,429
553,792
23,176,221

1
1

+ 296,999
76,858
+ 220,141

Other cash

219,707

+ 10,174

•45,175

Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total U. S. Government
securities

l4l,68o

+

Total loans and securities
Due from' foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Banks premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS
L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve account
U. S. Treasurer-general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Other liabilities including accrued
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit
end F. R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
Commitments to make industrial loans




13,926

+

113,167
1,138

4,737,747
6,257,450
562,200
7,231,300

+ 148,600
+ 107,500

+

728,659
184,881

-

5,700

- 244,350
-3,769,769

18,788,697

+ 250,400

-4,557,897

18,932,366
39
138,765
2,790,029
34,062
100,529

+ 264,326
+ 11,821
- 482,974
+
671
+
4,921

-4,669,926
10
29,320
76,985
+
1,741
47,533

45,391,718

- 191,063

-4,647,067

23,589,471

43,594

16,298,741
986,750
763,273
517,435
18,566,199
2,343,607

- 38,587
- 40,715
+ 20,757
6,933
- 65,478
- 89,502

-3,939,503
- 296,644
+ 149,423
+ 24,881

16,722
44,515,999

+
1,515
- 197,059

1,3°^:
-4,708,281

210,595
466,711
27,543
170,870
45,391,718

1,790

1,989

+
4,206
- 191,063

632,415

-4,o5l7B43
12,625

+

9M~

+

18,522

+ ,33,251
-4,647,CoT
6.0^

55. Of,
10,467
2,299

•

94
51

3,810

11.4.1(b)
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON DECEMBER 2 8 , 194?
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
A S S E T S
Total

Boston

22,622,429

872,104

553,792

51,4l8

23,176,221

923,522

Other cash
219,707
Discounts and advances
l4l,680
I n d u s t r i a l loans
1,989
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s ;
Bills
4,757,747
Certificates
6,257,450
Notes
562,200
Bonds
7,251,300

22,572
10,765
—

56,527
57,052
—

526,848
451,689
58,785
498,875

1,122,799
1,482,952
133,236
1,715,746

Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Redemption fund for

New York

Phila.

Cleve,

Rich,

Chicago S t . L o u i s

D a l l a s SanFran.

420,517

749,251

82,957

42,929

22,538

54,766

7,458,550 1285,598 1667,1*49 1095,297 1028,772 4412,084

719,918

1442,855

785,997

28,391
10,552
—

16,017
2,787
—

4,696
9,588
51

10,885
7,952

11,511
2,455

27,607
8,185

254,005 706,955
555,481 955,717
50,141
85,890
387,691 1079,055

256,057
558,166
50,582
390,794

155,375
202,575
18,200
254,099

229,155
502,661
27,195
349,765

204,931
270,666
24,518
312.790

419,802
554,461
49,815
640,751

18,788,697 1296,195

4,452,755 1279,848 1732,900 1206,178 1007,518 2803,595 1015,579

608,247

908,772

812,705 1664,829

18,952,566 1306,960

4,489,765 1289,287 1752,170 1229,113 1010,198 2815,945 1018,166

617,886

916,724

815,158 1675,014

1

1

49,756

48,915

59,126

52,047

988,9214329,127

Minn. Kans.Cy.

676,989

F. R. notes

7 , 5 8 8 , 8 l 4 1254,485 l 6 0 8 , 5 2 5 1045,250

Atlanta

59,851

679,450 2651,220

27,142

42,567

T o t a l gold c e r t i f i c a t e

reserves

Total U.S.Government
securities

11,176
7,605
1,854

16,568
19,269
1

17,096
22,852
105

522,726 456,967
426,244 577,151
58,296
51,852
492,582 666,950

504,149
^01,709
56,092
464,228

17,065
2,880
—

706,592 2675,787

T o t a l loans and

securities
Due from f o r e i g n banks

39

F.R.notes of other banks
Uncollected items

Bank premises
other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS




3

l/

12

3

4

2

2

5

1

1

4

138,765

6,863

22,191

6,298

8,189

15,091

16,522

16,921

9 A-79

4,525

7,799

7,682

17,605

2,790,029

242,182

579,581

186,184

2^,404

24l,851

191,198

597,064

154,505

71,159

158,890

121,024

222,007

5^,062
100,529

1,129
6,970

7,899
23,465

2,987
6,490

5,ll4
9,226

2,470
6,584

1,525
5,580

5,617
15,198

1,959
6,619

1.146
5,155

2,525
U,776

720
4,525

3,195
8,565

451*91,718 2510,001 12,597,990 2785.825 5702,924 2607,284 2270,458 7687,225 1926,6144 1145,205 1865,593 1666,991 4625,782
l/

A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $27,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r Federal Reserve

Banks.

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON DECEMBER 28, 191+9
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
New York
Fhiia.
Cleve.
R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s
Minn. Kans.Cv.
5,1+31,625 161+3,011+ 2067,318 1594,244 1299,505 1+510,965 1095,781 612,291 919,375

H.l+.l(c)

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
23,589,1+71 11+11,781+
Deposits:
Member b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c t . l 6 , 2 9 8 , 7 4 1 687,825 5,1+97,1^3
257,026
85,61+1+
U.S.Treasurer-general a c c t .
986,750
1+7,609 _l/2i+6,355
Foreign
'
763,273
4,394
Other
517,435
451,849
Total deposits
18,566,199 825,1+72
Deferred availability items 2,343,607 215,360
Other liabilities including
accrued dividends
16,722
975
TOTAL LIABILITIES
44,515,999
Capital paid in
210,595
Surplus (Section 7)
466,711
Surplus (Section 13b)
27,543
Other capital accounts
170,670
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
45,391,718
Contingent liability on
acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
10,467
Commitments to make
industrial loans
2,299
F.R. notes outstanding
24,396,150
Collateral for F.R. notes
held by F.R. Agents:
Geld certificates
14,359,000
Eligible paper
54,412
U.S. Govt, securities
10,800,000

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




Total
141,680
1,989
18,788,697

765,01+6 1161,1+80
82,735 134,436
60,1+56
69,521+
1,181
4,588

670,801+
51,31+1
37,029
8,119

663,693 2505,873
62,973 113,320
30,981+ 10i+,287
733
2,277

6,1+52,373 909,^18 1370,028
1+1+8,530 163,671 103,533

767,293
198,521+

758,383 2725,757 653,237
173,074 327,084 142,156

4,719

978

1,939

878

713

2,663

587,589
32,056
27,205
6,387

673

D a l l a s SanFran.
61+6,560 2357,009

721,81+3
38,1+07
27,205
273

789,278 1857,761+
54,777
32,749
26,1+50
67,276
396
35,501

452,319 787,728
56,326 123,1+1+6

870,901 1993,290
116,035 195,868

390,1+03
1+1,286
18,893
1,737

501

562

714

1,407

2453,591 12,337,247 2717,081 3622,818 2560,939 2231,675 7566,469 1891,647 1121,437 1831,111 1634,210 4547,574
72,425
15,084
19,^32
9,213
8,448
20,072
12,001
8,2.4o 26,806
6,876
4,619
7,379
1^3,019
36,704
43,968
22,417
29,347
14,954
40,653
20,028
68,342
17,974
11,797
17,008
7,319
4,489
1,006
3,349
1,307
2,140
3,011
762
1,429
521
1,073
1,137
37,980
12,465
15,700
11,366
8,072
15,343
12,051
9,753
23,679
9,426
6,277
8,758
2510,001 12,597,990 2785,823 3702,924 2607,284 2270,458 7687,225 1926,644 1145,203 1865,393 1666,991 4625,782
659

2/3,308

837

963

513

429

1,444

377

262

366

377

932

1455,242

740
886
15
—54
500
5,602,109 1686,569 2148,427 1650,498 1364,084 4613,743 1136,654

623,881

948,896

104
685,293 2480,754

44o,coo
6,386
1100,000

4,670,000 750,000 1000,000 670,000
11,470
2,045
—18,926
1,000,000 1000,000 1150,000 1000,000

210,000 280,000
7,850
5,450
450,000 700,000

204,000 2000,OOo
2,000
500,000 800,000

675,000 3060,000 4co,ooo
—
—285
700,000 1600,000 800,000

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES
31 to
6 months
91 days to
61 to
1 to 2
2 to 5
60 days
90 days
6 months
to 1 year
years
years
!
49,460
13,955
7
5
126
505
4
29
12
102
2,253,600
603,500
1,278,000
1,583,975
3,608,100
2,329,010
l/ After deducting $516,899,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.
2/ After deducting
$7,159,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

Within
15 days
71,357
1,211
2,007,412

16 to
30 days
6,897

Over
5 years
5,125,100