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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE

FEDBKAL

RESERVE STSSTSfc

(Released f o r P u b l i c a t i . c n ^Thursday morrfirig, January 1/19^8')

-HJul

December 31** I9ii7
CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS:

During t h e p e r i o d December 25*50, member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s i n c r e a s e d
$6olj,000,000« A d d i t i o n s to.member bank r e s e r v e s a r o s e from i n c r e a s e s of
$371,000,000 i n Reserve Bank c r e j r t , $11,000,000 i n gold s t o c k and $2,000,000 i n
T r e a s u r y c u r r e n c y and d3creases of $11*0,000,000 i n money i n c i r c u l a t i o n , $97,000,000
i n T r e a s u r y d e p o s i t s vil\zh F e d e r a l Reserve Banks, and $9,000,000 i n nonmember
d e p o s i t s and othe;. F e d e r a l Reserve a c c o u n t s , o f f s e t i n p a r t by an i n c r e a s e of
$25,000,000 in T r e a s u r y cash*' Excess -reserves of member banks on December 30 were
e s t i m a t e d t o be a p p r o x i m a t e l y $ 1 , 5 9 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
Holdings of l o a n s , d i s c o u n t s and advances d e c r e a s e d $136,000,000, w h i l e
h o l d i n g s of United S t a t e s Government s e c u r i t i e s i n c r e a s e d $716,000,000* The i n c r e a s e
i n h o l d i n g s of United S t a t e s Government s e c u r i t i e s r e f l e c t s an i n c r e a s e of
$970,000,000 in bonds and d e c r e a s e s of $167,000,000 i n b i l l s , $55,000,000 i n n o t e s ,
and $33*000,000 i n c e r t i f i c a t e s #
Changes i n member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s and r e l a t e d items dtiring t h e
p e r i o d December- 2 5 - 3 0 , l # i 7 , ancTthe year tended December' 36^ 19^7* were as follows*

I n c r e a s e or d e c r e a s e
since
December 30,
19U7

December 2k$
19U7

December 31*
'
l9U(y

( I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
U» S t Government s e c u r i t i e s
Loans, d i s c o u n t s and advances
Other Reserve Bank c r e d i t

22,616
lli8
618

+
•
-

716
136
208

+

T o t a l Reserve Bank c r e d i t
•Gold s t o c k
Treasury currency.

23,382
22,75U

+
+
+

371
11
2

mm

Member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s
Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n
Treasury cash
T r e a s u r y d e p o s i t s w i t h F # $« Banks
Nonmember d e p o s i t s and o t h e r F,R # accounts

17,981
28,971
1.3U3
832
1,567

+
+
•»

60U
1U0
25
97
9




a, 558

-

8i

+

73U
16
38
711
2,225

•

a

+

i,ea2

4-

19
929

«•
+
*

a39
138

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. STATEMENT OF CONDITION
-r
QF'TUB TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS'G (MB INED
(In thousands of. del lars) I'" ; '
\
I n c r e a s e or d e c r e a s e
since
December 2l|,
19^7

December 30,

December 3 1 ,
.

$

'

.

'

•

.

•

'

"

••

.

1.

.

1

A.S S E T S
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for F#R, notes
Total gold certificate reserves
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans

20,805,170'
^687,2li9
•21,J492,I;19
- 255,1269.
ll+7,0l+7
••: 1,365

+
9,932
•+ 11,868
- 135,739
76

+' 3,217,995
106,867
+ 3,111,126
12, .621
16,032
+
815

U. S# Govt, securities:
' Bills
Certificates
* Notes
Bonds
Total U# S«Government
securities
'

•11,619^75
6,839,605
1,1+76,550
2,679,965.

-.167,260
- 32,650
- 55,200 '
••970,370

- 3,125,508
656,1|07
+ 1,121,250
+ 1,926,573

Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
F.R# notes of other banks
Uncollected* items
Bank premises
0the^r assets
.TOTAL ASSETS

22,615/593
22,76^,005
95
138,916
2,866,182
33,226
113,680
147,665,792

+

+

10,000 .v
68

715,260

-

73li,092

+ 579,1+1+5

.••
.+
»

719,509
7
211,1169
266,608
820
65,231

€
9,628 '• '•;
A 327,362 ..,\"';
16
+ 12, 0I4.8
+

2 9 5 ; 5U3

-+ 2,657,379

-

95,385

56,21*0

L I A B I L I T r-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 d e p o s i t s
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
AC 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 lpb)
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES 4NP 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« n o t e
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 correspondents, ; •
"j;
Commitments tro make - i n d u s t r i a l loans




2^„889,06b
'17,98Ii126
831,5Uo
: 1+25,359
v
': 5U2.-056
19,780,531
2,2^8,205

+ 6oU,il+l+
- 97,373
- 35,658
+ 36,261 + • 507,3714
- H9,lU7

+ 1,81+2,21*8
+
1+38,671
82,157
+
228, it 18
+ 2,1^27,180
+
228,309

22 ,-28 5
•)|6,9liO,l35

+292,936 •

+
12,893
+ 2,612,11*2

195,501
U39.-823
27,Ii55
60,878
1+7,663,792

+

+ 2,li6l
t 295,5^3

Ij.8.1%'
2,1+89
7*U5&

ll+6

8,671
+

+ 2,657,379

• !$
t
~

%•
^31

36,566

"'h*($/<>
r
'

U,058
853

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STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON DECEMBER 50, 191+7
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
A S S E T S
Total

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

20,805,17?)

Boston

New York

Phi'la.

Cleve.

Rich,

71*5,559 6,515,108 1006,789 1585,908 1022,718

Atlanta

Chicago S t . L o u i s

Minn, Kans.Cyy

998,792 1*506,150 609,021+ 1+26,817

Redemption fund f o r

F. R. notes
Total, gold

D i s c o u n t s and advances
industr-ial loans
*J

56,152

21,1+92,^19
255,269

801,671
29,955

ll+7,Ol+7
1,565

10,905
- -

11,619,1*75

815,059

120,919

60,707

75,717

60,1+95

1*0,51*5

90,101

146,701;

22,881+

55,625

•

•

26,180

51.21+0

certificate

reserves
other cash

U.S. Govt,

7l*5,5l*7 1*87,61+1 2759,557
-

687,2^9

Dallas SanFran.

6,l+5l*,027 1067,1+96 ll+6l,625 1085,215 1059,557 1*596,251 655,728 1*1*9,701 778,972
55,o26
12,157
2o,625
17,502
20,506 l+o,59l* ll*,857
6,966
9,1*80
52,185
- -

10,1+1+6
1,555

8,212
- -

7,09!*
50

5,?il*,890 "812,271 1058,522

61*8,586

ll*,8l*5
- -

15,557

11,571

1,265

8,9?1

51*1,555 11*90,965

592,250

505,867

551,550

515,8212810,577
11,522
56,719
1,670

6,528

securitiess

ills

Certificates
Notes
BOnds

6,859,605 !*1*1*,652
1,1*76,550 95,989
2,679,965 I7l*,222

1,190,567 1*71,158 651,977 1*89,515 599,856
521,787
101,711 11*0,751 105,677
86,518
56i*,050- 18l*,606 ,255,1*65 191,805 156,668

955,580
205,818
575,565

1*28,5251082,099

595,451 225,570 550,228 566,1*19 622,912
8l*,955 1*8,697
71,289
79,105 I5l*,i*75
15l*,159
88,585 129,591 11*5,57l* 21+1+.075

Totaal U„S a Government

securities

22,615,595 1529,882

5,711,29!+ 1569,726 2106,515 11*55,585 H8l*,555 5025,726 l221+,775

666,519 .1062,1+58 1017,1*19 2085,56l

22,761+,005 151*0,785

5,765,1*79 1581,507 2lll+,727 11+1+2,507 1199,200 5057,285 1256,51*6

667,781* 1071,1*09 1019,089 2089,889

Totatl l o a n s and

securities
Due f r om f o r e i g n banks

F.R.no.tes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank -premises

Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS




95

„ .£

8

9

5

158,916

5,965

lZT,855

7,71*1+

8,798

18,965

.2,866,182
55,226

269,521
1,21+1

669,096
8,257

212,628
5,182

282,997
5,158

257,151
2,658

151,851*
1,559

115,680

-7,2o6

2l+,965

7,508

10,897

8,171

6,585

x

/26

1*

ll+

1*

5

9

9,52*1+

7,1,1+5"

9,505-

5,ll*5

16,678

1*08,911*
5,059

110,270
1»973

62,90!*
1,208

11*6,281
2,1+56

100,296
802

21i+,l+70
1,715

15,861

6,96!*

5,597

5,589

5,895

10,61+8

15,671-20,825-

1*

5

1*7,665,792 2656,128 12,91+9,729 2892,010 590l+,856 2809,950 21+52,511+ 7922,581 2055,666 1199,608 2025,1+94 1656,571 5180,705
l / A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $69,000 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 v Banks,

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STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL KEriEhVS BASICS ON DECEMBER 30,
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
New York
Phila,
Cleve.
Kich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s
Boston

L I A B I L I T I E S
Total
FederaliReserve notes
214,889,061; ll+8l+,568 5,771,1*37
Depositst
Member b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c t . 17,981,126 792,955 5,696,005
U . S . T r e a s u r e r - g e n e r a l acct« 831,-5l+0
70,1+1+8
197,2+82+
Foreign
2+25,859
23,11*7 l / l 8 0 , 5 2 2
Other
5l;2,056
^5H
U59,1U1
Total deDosits
19,730,581 892,061 6,533,152
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y i t e m s 2 , 2 U 8 , 2 0 5 231,811
1+13,1+32
Other l i a b i l i t i e s i n c l u d i n g .
'
accrued dividends
22,285 , • 1,51+0
6,61+0
TOTAL LIABILITIES
1+6,92+0,135 2609,700 12,722+,.66i
C a p i t a l p a i d i n '"[
.... 195,501
11,21+3
...68,880
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 7)
1+39,823
27,557.
136,51+9
Surplus ( S e c t i o n l^b)
, 27V2i5t?
3,012
7^253
Other c a p i t a l acco+ints
•:. 66,378
4,556
12,566
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL AqSoUFTS
i+'7!,663,792 2656,123; 12,949,729
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 i 2,2+89
157* 2 / 820
Commitments t o 'make i n d u s t r i a l

1690,331; 2150,135 172+9,322 12+02,89!+ 4639,058 112+5,-967
881,952 1325,779 776,715 781,1+88
" 55,165
86,1+23
2^,802+
6o,6!+7
ll+,785
29,209
33,535
17,669
2,1914
9,757
1,629
971+
968,52011+55,1+9!; 81+0,817 857,891;
11+0,01+3
173,6Q7 230,356 182,115 ll
40,Ol+3
,
955
1,578
2,238
1,105
2833,839 3838,223 2773,359 21+01,766
ll+,370
18,81+3
8,221
7,51!+
" 34,720
1+1,391+
20,676
18,663
1+,1+S9
1,007
3,325
762
4,592
5,369
l+,369
3,609

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




.:
;. '
•Within T»tal.
, 15 days"
102+,7l+2 *
12+7,02+7
1,325-V
1,365
22,615,593.2,938,261

Minn. Kans.Cy.
62a;0.19

9u9,77l

D a l l a s oant'ran,
628,1,38 2649,121

2694,1+09 705,783 1+50,720. 857,597 858,858 2158,865
107,1+85 • 1+3,629
3 7 , 5 9 9 ' - hk*h3l
38,71+3
1+1+,'682
"1+9,01+2
12,621
9,015
12,621
11,900
31,793
2,290
5,601 , 1,779/
1,880
50.1+21
333.
2853,226 ,767,631+ 1+99,113.' 916,529 910,380 2285,761
3'329,767
2 9 , 7 6 7 ^ 9 4 , 1 0 7 - 52,1+92. 129,395
91,192 179,886
129,395
- '-'
3,196
926
1,066
81+1
_82
1,825
7825,21+7 2008,631+ 1180,630- 1996,536 1630,867 5116,593
23,827
6,395
l+,29l+.
6,522
7,303
18,089
65,078
16,577
1 0 , 9 9 7 - 15,729
13,777
38,106
1,429
521
1,073
1,137
1,307
2,11+0
7,000
5,539
2,6ll+
3,572
5.517
5,775

2392,010 590l+,036 2809,950 2432,514 7 9 2 2 , 5 8 l 2035,666 1199,608-2023,496 1656,571 5180,703

199

228

120

101

loans
•'•
.7,1+56'
1,61+2
77
l+oo
F. R. notes outstanding
2.5,69P,;910 .1536,106 5,915,762 17u6*208 2231,175 l80l+,9l+0 11+59,691+
Collateral for^F.ft.. notes
held by F.fi.Agents:
Gold certificates
12,769,000 460,000 3 , 5 7 0 , 0 0 6 ' 550,000 755,000 675,000 675,000
Eligible paper '•
72,980
7,665
31+', 7657,060
- 1+,615
- U.S.Govt securities
13,550,6.00 1100,000 2,l+bOjOoq" 1200,000 1500,000 1150,000- 800,000
;

V)kl

86

61-

36

'351 '
;580
2+969,105 1188,01+9

:„-61+2+,203

5,750
973,301+

331+

81

216

11+3
661,1+66 2766,393

2990,000 : 3l5»ooo 200,000 280,000 169,000
7,200
- 9,800
1300,000 950,000 2+50,000 700,000 500,000
"MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF -LOANS AND SECURITIES
6 months
2 to 5
l t « 2
31 t o
61 t o
9 I days t o
16 t o '
to 1 year
years
years
60 days
90 -days
6 months
30 days
10,12+8
2+,773
27,518
11
1
23
.2+,959,47i
191,133
2 , 5 8 3 , 7 9 1 5,18l+,966
3*870,997
I-/ A f t e r - d e d u c t i n g $21|5,208,0Q0 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of e t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve Banks*
2 / After deducting
$1,669,000 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.

2150,000
1,875
1000,00

Over
5 years

2,272,730