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Form F. R. 263
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

Released for publication
Friday morning, Feb, 27;
not earlier.

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
February 26, 1942

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

During the week ended February 25 member bank reserve balances decreased
$ 3 3 7 , , 0 0 0 • Reductions in member bank reserves arose from increases of
$5311,000,000 in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, $63,000,000 in
money in circulation and $8,000,000 in Treasury cash, and a decrease of
$12,000,000 in Reserve Bank credit, offset in part by increases of $3,000,OuO
in gold stock and $2,000,000 in Treasury currency and a decrease of £97,000,000
in nonraember deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts. Excess reserves of
member banks on February 25 were estimated to be approximately $2,oOO,000,000,
a decrease of $p00,000,000 for the week.
Tho principal change in holdings of bills and securities was an increase
of $12,000,000 in United States Government bonds.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the week
and the year ended February 25, 19^2, were as follows*

Increase or decrease
since
Fv^b. 25,
19I&

Feb. 16,
19U2

Feb. 26,
191+1

(In millions of dollars)

Bills discounted
U. S. Government diroct obligations
U.S. Government guaranteed obligations
Industrial advances(not including 15 million
commitments - February 25)
Other Reserve Bank credit

+ 1
+12
—

+

1
79
1

117

1
- 25

+

69

Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

2,392
22,715
3,266

- 12
+ 3
+ 2

+
+

169
536
I05

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

12,521
11,422
2,169
79 a
1,442

-537
+ 63
+ 0
+534
- 97

-l ,654
+2,697
15
+
430
591




I4.
2,256
J4
6

-

+

+

-Form. F. R. 283-a
Released for publication Friday morning, February 27, 191+2; not earlier.
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
OF THE TWELV E FEDERAL i
(In thousands of dollars)
Increase or decrease
since
Feb, 25,
191+2

Feb. 18,
1942

20,502,517
13,139
333,301

998
+
120
- 19,116

20,61+8,957

- 19,996

Feb. 26,
191+1

A S S E T S
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 and guaranteed
Other bills discounted
Total bills discounted

3,311
570

+

3,881

+

+
+
-

51+1,236
3,895
1+,1+aO
51+0,651

+

879
ll+2

-

1,219
55

737

+

1,161+

+

059

Industrial advances
U.S. Government securities,
direct and guaranteed;
Bonds
No te s

8,1+99

51+

1,569,986
, 692,500

+ 12,1+26

Total U. S. Government securities,
direct and guaranteed

2,262,1+86

+ 12,1426

+

78,366

Total bills and securities

2,27l+, 806

+ 13,109

+

80,209

Due from foreign banks
F'. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other assets

hi
26,886
1,171,571
40,734
1+ ;,59e>

+
+
+
+

1,169
653
15
769

-

1|,076

T O T A L

A S S E T S

21+,1+12,659

-

•

285,336
207,000

- -

•

+
+

+
-

6,2ll4
312,223
782
3,602
936,1+77

L I A B I L I T I E S
F. R. notes in actual circulation
Deposits j
i'.;ember bank - reserve account
U.S. Treasurer - General account
Foreign
Other deposits
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 total reserves to deposit u.nd
i<. R. note liabilities combined
Commitments to make industrial advances




8,505,938

+ 67,830

+ 2 , I 0 3

12,521,173
796,1+29
61+9,387
50l+,3l+2

-536,^9

-l ,053,551
+
1+30,51+2
l+82,l5o
H5,oi+l+

11+, 1,73,031

- 90,095
+ 26,010

l,05l+, 086

+ 23,790

+

+
-

11+3,085
157,502
26,731
1+7,095

+
+

279

21+,U2,659

-

1I,076

+

—

-

ll+,92l

29

+

932,783

+

3,1+99
1+37
1+
238

+

—
—

-

66

223,651
178

3,739
214,038,196

90.1%

657
h,3ob

- 1 ,020,209

-

+

936,1+77

9,655

Form F. R. 283«b
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FSDEEAL RESERVE BANKS ON FEBRUARY 25, 191*2
(In thousands of dollars)
A S S E T S
Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

CIeve.
Phila.
Total
Boston New York
Gold certificates on hcjad, and due
from U.S. Treasury
20,502,317 1 ,190,539 8,01*0,01*6 1 ,155,739 l,o53,828
336
1*1*0
Redemption fund - F.R.notes 13,139
3,71*2
1,1*87
28,781*
Other cash
28,181*
333,301
27,81*7
65,11*5

809,023 580,336 3,500,365 631*,822 368,996 51*1*,678 399,771 1,621*, 32I*
508
1*85
1,382
637
1,107
331
1,51*7
637
31,723
53,811* 20,008
18,231 20,806
6,1*12 15,381 11,856

Total reserves

829,186 601,839 3,560,726 655,338 375,739 5oO,69O 1*12,112 l,o57,l5l*

20,848,957 1,222,465 8
-,106,o78 1 ,183,972 1,683,052

Bills discounted:
Secured by U. S* Gov't obligations,
direct and guaranteed
3,311
570
Other bills discounted
'Total bills discounted

337
—

1,508
25

82?
97

119
80
1-99
215

200

—

—

—

— —

50
36

1*5
21*5

70
87

80

— -

—

—

86

290

157

757

75
510

518

81*

239

80
120

71,809
31,675

61,171
26,981

135,609
59,816

200
—

75

3,881

337

1,533

921*

Industrial advances
8,1*99
U. S. Government securiti es,
direct and guaranteedBonds
1,569,986
Notes
692,500

1,097

1,097

3,1*91

115,515
50,951

1*33,522
191,220

121*, 012
51*, 700

155,286
68,1*95

93,795
1*1,372

66,778
29,1*55

190,931* 71*, 11*6 1*7,1*09
81*, 218 32,705 20,912

Total U. S* Gov't securities,
direct and guaranteed
2,262,1*86

106,1*66

621*, 71*2

178,712

223,781

135,167

96,233

275,152 106,851

68,321 103,1*81* 88,152

195,1*25

Total bills and
securities

2,271*, 866

167,900

627,372

183,127

221*, 195

136,121*

96,813

275,518 106,856

68,925 103,858

88,51*8

195,625

Duo from foreign banks
1*7
F. R. notes of other bank:s 26,886
Uncollected items
1,171,571
Bank premises
1*0,731*
oth.,r ussets
1*9,593

3

18
l*,23l*
277,77o
10,1*89
13,726

5
916
71,589
1*,856
3,372

1*
0 ! 1
11*9,922
1**1*20
5,326

*
1
6
1
O
L
I
^
1
1,1*60
651*
2,91*9
178,91*5 1*8,106 26,1*91 51,538
2,867
2,150
1,336
2,965
1,502
2,156
2,175
5,679

1
901
1*3,1+55
1,133
1,912

1*
3,805
72,261
2,760
l*,oll

T O T A L

A S S E T S




601
111,819
2,773
3,U39

2
2
3,602
2,831
92,220 1*7,1*1*9
3,ol*l*
l,9l*i
2,ol*3
3,157

366

5

21* ,1*12,659 1,509,000 9,01*0,293 1,1*1*8,337 2,009,331 1,006,561* 753,691* L+,*026,783 817,11*7 1*71*,61*7 722,576 31*8,062 1,936,220
*Less than *500.

Form F. R. 283-c
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON FEBRUARY 25, 191+2
(In thousands of dollars)
L I A B I L I T I E S
New York

Phila.

Clove.

696,309 2,170,213

602,011+

812,252

1+1+0,01+1+ 289,11+1+ 1,789,751+ 332,597 215,901+ 273,959 139,081;

7l+l+,ooU

577,06k 5,611,850
72,789
251,305
25,913
258,713
17,21+1
388,167

587,537
81,597
60,972
15,895

93i+,000
59,71+1+
58,1+32
26,158

1+1+2,1431 339,151+ 1,880,901 365,551 171,172 337,91+2 295,001
i+7,085 141,801
55,782 30,893 30,021. 32,832 39,1+81+
27,91+5 22,229
77,1+85 19,051+ 13,973 18,1+19 18,1+19
2,815
14,263
2,ok7 9,1+35 10,029
1,1+60
1,321

977,970
53,893
1+8,333
214,1411

693,007 6,510,035

71+6,001 1,073,331+

Total
F. R. notes in actual circulation
8,505,938
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve account 12,521^.73
[J.S.Treasurer-General acct. 798,429
Foreign
614.9,887
Other deposits
50l+,3l+2

Boston

Total deposits

14,1+73,831
Deferred availability items l,05l|,683
Other liabilities including
accrued dividends
3,739
TOTAL LIABILITIES

93,1+35

230,230

571

810

65,6214

Rich. Atlanta

Minn. Xans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

520,876 1+07,1+1+7 2,016,815 l+2l+,933 225,798 390,653 355,325 l,lol+,6o7
89,110 1+3,156
171,258 1+7,61+1+ 23,031+ 146,1421 1+1,938
59,08?

11+3,701

290

Chicago St.Louis

351+

31+5

216

1+71

112

131

120

175

11+1+

214,038,196 1,1483,322 8,911,338 1,1+13,929 2,03l4,ol+l 1,050,375 739,963 3,978,293 305,236 1+614,927 711,153 536,522 1,908,1+1+2

£ A £ 1 1 £h
£ £ £ £ £ £ ! £
Capital paid in
11+3,085
Surplus (Section 7)
157,502
Surplus (Section 13b)
26,781
Other capital accounts
1+7,095

9,1+01
10,91+9
2,
>,874
-,1+51+

52,229
50,051
7,070
13,005

11,837
15,171

ll+,7o2
ll+,3l+6
1,007
4,575

14,393

3,007

5,71+6
5,236
3,21+1+
1,963

4,930
5,725
713
2,363

15,751+
-'2,925
1,1+29
8,382

l+,l+53
1,966
530
1,912

3,039
3,152
1,000
y,529

1+,61+1+
3,613
1,137
2,029

32
14,1+02
3,976
1,263
1,899

11,888
10,792

2,121

2,977

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
24,412,659 1,509,000 9,040,293 1,14148,337 2,069,331 1,066,5614 753,6914 4,026,788 817,1147 1+74,647 722,576 51+8,062 1,936,220
Commitments to make industrial
advances
1^,921
130
1+35
2,854
1,039
1,1+55
1,61+1+
l,93t
1,120
23
1,500
—
2,787
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AMD SECURITIES
Total
Bills discounted
Industrial advances
U. S, Government securities,
direct and guaranteed




3,881
8,1+99
2,262,1+86

Within
15 days
3,1+06
2,225

16 to
30 days

31 to
60 days

30~
318

211

361

6l to
90 days
81+

256

91 days to
6 months
112
1,1431

6 months
to 1 Year

1 Year
to 2 Years

2 Years to
5 Years

38
979

1,595

1,331+

97,000

21+7,200

1+77,000

Over

1,441,286

Form F. R. 283-d

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT ON FEBRUARY 25, 19k2
(In thousands of dollars)

Federal Reserve notes:
Issued to F.R. Bank by F.R.Agent
Held by Federal Reserve BariK

In actual circulation

Total

Boston

New York

Phila.

8,866,489
380,331

716,364

2,266,338

626,960

20,055

96,125

24,946

6,305,938

696009

2,170,213

6o2,0l4

Cl^ve.

844,376
32,124

612,252

Rich. Atlanta

474,849
34,805

Chicago St.Louis

316,000 1,6^,313
20,856

32,559

Linn. Xans.Oy. Dallas San Fran.

U05 2 2 1 , 2 2 7 232,902 134,318 6 1 2 , 2 9 9
1^086
5,263
9,003
15,234 6 7 , 6 9 5

440,044 269,144 1 , 7 8 9 , 7 5 4 332,397

215,954

273,959

139,084

744,604

Collateral held by agent as security for notes issued to bank:
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U. S.Treasury
Eligible paper
"

Total collateral




9,044,000 740,000 2,280,030 640,000 845,000 503,000 325,300 1,860,000 360,000 222,030 285,000 138,000 829,000
3,309
337
1,534
874
—
200
~
«
—
86
278

9,047,309

740,337

2,281,534

640,874

845,000

500,200

325,000

L,oo0,00o 36-J,JOJ 222,036

285,273

136,000

329,000