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Form FR-283
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, Feb. 2-4;
not earlier.

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
February 23, 1939
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

During the week ended February 21 member bank reserve balances increased
$134,000,000« Additions to member bank reserves arose from decreases of
$19,000,000 in Treasury cash, ($69,000,000 in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve
banks, and $5,000,000 in nonmember deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts,
and increases of $5,000,000 in Reserve bank credit, $46,000,000 in gold stock and
$2,001:,000 in Treasury currency, offset in part by an increase of 013,000,000 in
money in circulation. Excess reserves of member banks on February 21 were
estinated to be approximately $3 ,300,000,000, an increase of $130,000,000 for the
week.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the week
and the year ended February 21, 1939, were as follows»

Increase or decrease
since
Feb.. 21,
1939

Feb. 15,
1939

Feb. 23,
1938

(in millions of dollars)
Bills discounted
Bills bought
U. S. Government securities
Industrial, advances(not including 13 million
commitments - February 21)
Other Reserve bank credit
Total Reserve bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency
Member baiik renerve balances
Money in circulation
Treasury cash
Treasury deposits with F. R. banks
Nomember deposits and other F. R. accounts




4

1
2,564
15

- 1

—
—

—
—

6

3

8

+ 6

+

2,592
14,818
2,821

+ 5
+ 46
+ 2

+
1
■)2,0>4
+ 156

8,841
6,708
2,752
1,181
749

+134
+ 13
- 19
- 69
- 5

+1,601
+ 384
- 868
+1,026
+ 48

10

Form FR-28>-a
Released for publication Friday morning, February 2-4,1939; not earlier,
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Increase or decrease
since
Feb, 23,
Feb. 15,
Feb. 21,
.. 19J8_
„„1919
,193.9 .
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 or fully guaranteed
Other bills discounted
Total bills discounted
Bills bought in open market
Industrial advances
U. S. Government securities!
Bonds
Treasury notes
Treasury bills
Total U. S. Government securities
Total bills and securities
Due from foreign banks
F. R, notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Batik premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

12,04-9,719
10,259
445,875
12,505,853

+43,501
+1,403
+ 7,025
+51,929

+2,882,119
+ 1,104
+ 6,434
+2,889,657

2,289
2,128
4,417
553
14,647

- 789
+ 147
— 642
- 15

~ 4,372
1.059
- 5,731
+3
- 2,870

840,893
1,215,466
507.656
2,564,015
2,583,632
169
17,480
588,753
42,804
50,181

—
—
- 657

+126,210
+4o,3o3
-166,573
—
- 8,598
—

15,788,872

-3,767
—113-021
- 23
+ 669
- 64,870

+ 1,325
+95,134
-2,125
+5,547
+2,980,940

4,344,462

-5,374

+218,232

8,840,548
1,180,791
225,974
268,904
10,516,217
580,973

+133,357
“69,626
-40,366
+35,428
+58,793
-118,530

+1,600,050
+1,025,750
+ 80,165
- 28,756
+2,677,209
+85,548

+ 8
- 65,103

~ 876
+2,980,113

+17

+ 1,713
+ 1,413
- 4l8
- 1,881
+2,980,940

LIABILITIES
F, R. notes in actual circulation
Deposits!
Member bank — reserve account
U, S. Treasurer - General account
Foreign bank
Other deposits
Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Other liabilities including accrued
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital, accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F. R, note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents
Commitments to malee industrial advances



2,955

15 ,444,607
134,930
149,152
27,2.64
32,919
15,788,872
84,2$
—

12,907

—
—

+216
— 64,870
+.1$
•— •
+ 27

+ 3.8%

-830
-171

Form FR—283—b
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON FEBRUARY 21, 1939
(in thousands of dollars)
ASSETS
Total

Boston New York Phila.

Gold certificates on hand and
due from U. S. Treasury
12,0-49,719
Redemption fund - F.R.notes
10,259
Other cash
445,875

702*169 5,627,500 582,183
1,105
1 ,2.93
912
40,243 129,497 38,865

779,152 329,031 256,863 2,028,690 309,329 247,023 289,442 186,103 712,234
968
534
426
1,168
764
518
4o7
639
1,525
28,950 24,802 20,272
63,578 17,843 10,200 18,151 15,432 38,042

743,517 5,758,290 621,960

809,070 354,367 277,561 2,093,436 327,936 257,741 308,000 202,174 751,801

Total reserves
12,505,853
Bills discounted*
Secured by U.S.Gov’t obligations,
direct or fully guaranteed
2,289
Other bills discounted
2,128
Total bills discounted

Gleve.

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas

12
10

1,081
443

623
540

161

64

25
115

180
138

35
8

22

1,52.4

1,163

213

56
2,919

l4o
24
1,248

318

42

225
52
■464

43
70
453

90

25
71

55
394

32
164

90

96

449

196

2
8

2
870

16
231

16
620

San Fran.

60

91
151
4o
1,297

4,417
553
14,647

1,868

840,8^3
1,215,466
507,656

61,659
89,123
37,224

237,660 67,514
343,525 97,586
143,478 40,759

84,588 43,790 38,832
122,269 63,297 56,129
51,067 26,437 23,443

92,091 39,296 26,386 43,323 34,901 70,853
133,113 56,802 38 ,l40 62,620 50,447 102,415
55,596 23,724 15,929 26,154 21,070 42,775

Total U.S.Gov’t securities

2,564,015

188,006

724,663 205s859

257,924 133,524 118,4o4

280,800 119,822 80,455 132,097 106,4l8 2l6,o43

Total bills and securities
Due from foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other assets

2,583,632

189,938
12
558
52,869
2,940
3,269

730,247 209,997
16
66
3,216
747
154,135 38,502
9,021 4,689
13,923 4,467

258,665 134,936 119,564
6
7
15
2,036
892 1,137
66,724 49,714 26,767
5,992 2,6l4 2,070
5,652 3,210 2,292

281,366 119,922 81,423 132,793 107,250 217,531
12
5
20
2
5
3
724 1,100
2,641 2,248
1,645
536
74,051 26,126 14,258 27,886 24,485 33,236
3,226
3,955 2,287 1,520 3,235 1,255
4,324
2,148
1,584
1,970
2,367
4,975

Industrial advances

i

Bonds
Treasury notes
Treasury bills

TOTAL ASSETS




169

17,480
588,753
42,804
- 50*181
15,788,872

3,847

20

822

993,103 6,668,898 880,378 1,147,010 545,985 430,296 2,460,444 480,670 357,252 475,386 337,675 1,011,775

Form FR-283-C
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON FEBRUARY 21, 1939
(in thousands of dollars)
LIABILITIES
Cleve. Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

Total Boston New York Phila.
F.R.notes in actual circulation 4,344,462
Deposits t
Member bank - reserve account 8,840,548
U.S.Treasurer - General account 1,180,791
Foreign bank
225,974
Other deposits
268,904
Total deposits
10,516,217
Deferred availability items
530,973
Other liabilities including accrued
dividends
2,955

993,198 317,04l

419,662 195,786 148,818 982,844 178,854 134,119 167,681 76,732

350,975

406,065 4,805,703 395,130
110,354 317,061 66,515
80,704 21,915
16,267
5,584 208,318 7,350

475,467 232,156 184,762 1£79,158 217,971 117,302 223,690 179,190
127,04o 42,345 43,567 244,920 34,511 72,661 33,439 33,244
21,011 9,715 7,907 27,337 6,552 5,196 6,552 6,552
%6
4,4io
5,132 1,980 6,955
5,090 5,183 5,051

518,954
55,134
16,266
13,025

538,270 5,411,786 490,910
52,028 143,783 40,007

628,650 286,196 243,1911,356,505 264,217 200,210 269,507 223,396

603,379
32,647

378,752

257

1,056

237

66,005 49,161 25,675

232

61

121

76,306

27,083 13,744 27,980 26,554

526

81

277

122

112

73

TOTAL LIABILITIES
15,444,607 969,307 6,549,823 848,195 1,114,549 531,204 417,805 2/415,981 470,235 348,195 465,445 326,755 987,113
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
4,240 3,962
10,534
134,930
9,4)5
50,980 12,049
13,679 5,079
4,522 13,601 3,967 2,912
Surplus (Section 7)
149,152 10,083
52,463 13,696
14,323 4,983
5,630 22,666 4,685 3,153
3,613 3,892
9,965
Surplus (Section 13 b)
1,001
1,142
1,266
2,121
27,264
2,874
7,457 4,4l6
1,429
545
1,007 3,293
713
Other capital accounts
6,767
1,238
3
,
4
5
2
1
,
4
2
6
1,626
1,991
946
1,800
2,042
32,919
1,434
8,175 2,022
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
15,788,872 993,103 6,668,898 880,378 1,147,010 545,985 430,296 2^60,444 480,670 357,252 475,386 337,675 1,011,775
Commitments to make industrial
advances
2,700 1,508
l,4o6 1,152
153
58
418
195
689
44
3,336
12,907 1,248
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SECURITIES
Total

Within
15 days

4,417
553
14,647
2,564,015

3,316
304
2,143
147*733

»

Bills discounted
Bills bought
.Industrial advances
U. S. Government securities




l6 to
30 days

60 days

6l to
90 days

138

381

258

147
101,710

226
648
78,510

266

— .

31 to

23

179,703

91 days to 6 months
6 months to 1 Year
287
—

1,949
85,197

37
«_

3,387
173,142

1 Year
to 2 Years
—
--

3,924
390,654

2 Years to
5 Years
--

2,183
647,218

Over
5 Years
——
--

760,148

Form FK-283—d

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT Oil FEBRUARY 21, 1939
(In thousands of dollars)
Total Boston Hew York Phila.

Oleve.

Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

Federal Reserve notesi
Issued to F.R. bank by F.R.agent 4,64$,519 398,749 1,092,131 332,725 439,475 205,352 160,644 I,0l6,0l4 194,121 13£,t-37 175,042 84,260 408,469
Held by Federal Reserve bank
301,357 19,997
98,933 15,684 19,813 9,566 11,826
33,170 _15,267
7,361 7,528 57,4q4
In actual circulation

4,344,462 378,752

993j198 317,04l 419,662 195,786 148,818

982,844 178,854 134,119 1.67,681 76,732 350,975

Collateral held by agent as se­
curity for notes issued to bank*
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U. S. Treasury
4,771,000 420,000 1 ,105,000 345,000 443,000 210,000 169,000 1,035,000 199,000 143,500 ICO,000 87,500 434,000
Eligible paper
3,656
12
1,507
672
217
l4o
251
43
25
46
429
191
123
Total collateral




4,774,656 420,012 1,106,507 345,672 443,217 210,l4o 169,251 1,035,043 199,025 143,546 180,429 87,091 434,123