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BOciHD 0? GOVERNORS OF TiS FEDERAL RRSBRVS SYSTEM
(Released f o r P u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y morning, February 27,19^8)
H.U.1

February 2 6 , 19^8
CONDITION OF TUB FEDERAL RSSERVB BARKS

During the week ended February 25 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
$1;9,0Q0,000. A d d i t i o n s t o member bank r e s e r v e s arose from d e c r e a s e s of
$69,000,000 i n T r e a s u r y d e p o s i t s w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Banks and $9,000,000 i n
T r e a s u r y c a s h and an i n c r e a s e of $U7> 000,000 i n gold s t o c k , o f f s e t i n p a r t by a
d e c r e a s e of $75*000*000 i n ; R e s e r v e Bank c r e d i t * Excess r e s e r v e s of member banks
on February 25 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 $850,000,000*
Holdings of l o a n s , d i s c o u n t s and" advances decreased Slo,000,000^«nd
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 $ 9 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . 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 G o v e r n m e n t . s e c u r i t i e s r e f l e c t s i n c r e a s e s of $81,000,000 i n bonds,
$68,000,000 i n n o t e s , and $i7,000,0p|) i n c e r t i f i c a t e s and a d e c r e a s e of
$76,000,000 i n b i l l 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 d u r i n g t h e week
and the y e a r ended February 2 5 , I9ij8, were as follows-

• I n c r e a s e or d e c r e a s e
since
February 2 5 ,

February 18,

19u8
" -^",n ' '

February 2 6 ,

19?J8

19U7

r

" '

"

(In millions of dollars)
U. S. Government securities
Loans, discounts and advances
Other Reserve Bank credit

21,0314
233
390

+
-

91
16
1U9

+

3,oio

Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

21,70?
23,023 -

-.

75
hi

_

3,05k

Member bank reserve balances
Money in circulation
Treasury cash
Treasury deposits with F. R* Banks
i\ionmember deposits and other F.R. accounts

16,799
2B.05U
l,;^o
1,656
1,158




+

U,557 '

m,

110

65

,.;.+

2,706
+
1

-

+

h3

+

•f

-

1
9
69

+

1

.-

•

1,018
208

55

716

3SU

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STATEMENT 'OP CONDITION
OF THE TY-ELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars) •
Increase or decrease
since
February 2 5 ,
I9lj8
ASSETS

F e b r u a r y 18,
19U8
'

February 2 6 ,
19U7

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
Industrial loans^
U.S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s :
Bills
Certificates
ftotes
Bonds
T o t a l U.S. Government
s e c u r i t i e s "~
*"

'£l,096,170
680,01*9
2.1,776,2 , 19
367,^80
279, & 9
k, 3(53

+57,591* :'
- •, 275
-16; 108+
195

•+2,805,990
- Ill*,828
+2,691,162
.+
30,170
•'•- 113,100
3,359

, 9,282,853
1*, 362,083
.1,721,350
5,667,050

-75.750
+17,150
•+68,3,50.
+8-1,025 '

-6,392,262
-2,823,701
+1,292,550
+1*, 913,660

21,033,836

+9P,775 s

-3,009,753

T o t a l 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 b^nks
U n c o l l e c t e d items
Bank premises
Other a s s e t s

2.1,317,338
95
126,905
2,796,358
32,891
150,232

+71*1,862'
- 6,120
-1*72,526
21*
+ U.703

•-3,119,1491*
7
+
5,657
+ 295,681*
'. + •
622
+ 101,222

1*6,567,918

-31*1,786

+

5,016

21*, 065,1*95
>:
16,799,290
1,655,975
hke,161
1*52,355
19,356,381
2,iio6,37U

- k,nk

-

.21*1*, 513

+1*9,297
-'69,1*51*
'+ 27,839
- 25,727
-..'18,01*5
-323,21*1*'

15,61*7
1*5,81*3.897

. 26
-315,1489

TOTAL ASSETS

+60,OOCr
-,2,406 :

«p

«k

L I A 5 i l / l T / I E S^
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s
Deposits:
Member bank - - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t
U . S . T r e a s u r e r - ^ g e n e r a l account
Foreign
Other
Total deoosits"'
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y Iterjs ;;
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 A C- C 0 U N T; S
Capital 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 ^ accounts,
TOTAL LIABILHIES AND, C A? If A L ACCOUNTS
Ratio of gold certificate reserves
to deposit and P.R# note
liabilities combinedContingent liability ok bills purchased
for foreign correspondents
Commitments to m&ke industrial loans




f

,+l„018,133
- 715,810
- ' 36,1*96
- 280,628
11*, 801
+ 230,133
-

3,265
25,916

i
197,381*
U*8,189
27,51*3
50,905
1*6,567,916

+

128
_ _
. '.- .
+ • 3,575
-311,786

6.5%

50.2^
It, 987
7,910

+
6,676
- + • 8,366
.'" +
88
"+
15,802
!
+ . 5,016

+

211*.
691:

>,85l*

279

iUuJCfe).
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAHKS ON FEBRUARY 2% I9I48
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
A

S S E T S
Total

Gold certificates
Redemption fund for
F. R# notes
Total gold certificate
reserves
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U«S* Govt, securities: ;
Bills
Certificates
Hotes
Bonds
Total U«S« Government
securities
Total loans and
securities
Due from foreign banks
F^R^notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS




21,096,170
680,oli9

Boit&n

Hew York

-Phila*

*Cleve„.

Rich*

Atlanta

Chicago StJLouis

863,"3i59 6,527,757 1060,280 I390,2ii0 1017,I8I4 ioi*3,307 14138,313
56,olr5

113,525

59,333;

714,735

57,660

59,500

98,967

21,776,219 919,^0^ .6,61*1,282 1119,613 lU61i,975 I07li,8i;li 1082,807 i|237,2B0
367,830
279,lli9
14,353

38,^03 •
22^011
- -

9,282,853 621*,032
1;,362,Q83 293,236
1,721,850 115,750
5,667,050^380,962
21,033^36; 11413,980

67,19*4
61,836
- 2,225,861
1,0145,9*49
1412,869
1,358,856

25,01*9
18,228
909

35,U68
29,752
20U

663,073 889,9^7
3H,58l4 J4l8,i93
122,992 165,071*
l4Ql4,79? 5^3,300

22,721*
2o,813
1;6

2l*,759
22,915
3,19*4

5li,0?2
51,295

Minn. Kans,Cy #

fyilhk2

l*2l*,o25

752*li9l

li6,36ti

22,756

35,328

637,806 I M ^ S l

787,819

18,223
10,255

602,866 1*65,378 1318,981 l;93,^li
283,291 218,685 619,799 2 ^ 0 , 8 ^
m,82Ji
86,321 2UU,65U
95,o68
368,ol*l 28I4,106 805,220 312,895

8,735
5,095

13,781*
10,153

D a l l a s SanFran #

1496,3002791,172
25,885

1+9,951

522,185 28li 1,1^23
15,356
11,718

lili,113
15,078

28li,138 1*32,683 1*20,6^0
133,519 203,32i 197,685
52,7014
80,257
78,033
173,1463 261*,U7 256,825

861,560
395,977
156,30U
51l4,J458

5,01*3,535 1502,^6^2016,5114 1366,022 10514,1490 2988,6514 11142,1451 61*3,821* 980,ii08

953,233 1928,279

21,317,338 11*35,99*
95J
6
126,905;
5,360
2,796,358= 236,112
32,89r
1,231
150,232

5,105,371 1521,583 20^6,1*70 1386,881 1080,599 3039,9*49 1152,706 ^ 8 , 9 1 9 990,561 9614,951 19^3,357
l/jl
8
9
5
14
13
3
2
3
3
8
2^,l9k
6,036
6,935
25,057
13,5144
13,83l4
8,112
3,286
6,122
^^817
13,608
593,118 189,618 261,025 209,633 177,855 U9k*930 108,271
62,858 .1141,799 120,058 201,085
8,221
3,177
14,921 * 2,621*
1,5514
3,350
1,969
1,206
29Uhh
793
1,701
10,155
35,721
10,21*1
11*,51*9
9,951*
7,589
21,335
8,572
U,527
6,872
6,7U3
13,97U

146,567,918 261*6,662 12,1*71,132 2875,325 38314,350 2731,722 2388,711 7861*,!*63 1935,662 1176,311* 19^9^014 16314,906 5059,267
1 / A f t e r deducting $6i±,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of other Federal Reserve Banks*

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L I A B I L I T I E S

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL REoERVE BANKS ON FEBRUARY 25, I9U8
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total
Boston
New York
Phila.
Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis
Minn, Kans.Cy.
Dallas SanFran.
2U,o65,!+95 11*39.116 5.552,555 1&5.790 2088,536 1666,779 1551,221; 14555,593 1105.U25 615,985 950,700 598,21*7 2555,91*7

Federal Reserve notes
Depositst
Member bank-reserve a c c t . , 16,799,290 752,lil9
U.S.Treasurer-general acct, - 1,655., 975 181,702
Foreign
1+1+8*761 23,725
Other
1*52,355
2,679
Total deposits
19.556,581 91*0,525
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items '2.^06,371* 219,919
Other l i a b i l i t i e s including
accrued dividends
81+6
15,61+7
TOTAL LIABILITIES
1+5,81*3,897 2600,1+06
Capital paid i n
197,581+
11,29!;
Surplus (Section 7)
1+1+8,189 28,117
Surplus (Section 13b)
27,51+5
5,011
Other capital accounts
50.905
5.831+
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
1+6,567,918 261+6,662
Contingent l i a b i l i t y oh b i l l s purchased
for foreign correspondents
1*,987
511*
Commitments t o make i n d u s t r i a l
1 oans
7,910F. R. notes outstanding*"
21+.957,859.
1507,652
:
-Collateral for F. h. notes
held by F.R. Agentst <
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
12,1+99,000 1+1+ 0,000
Eligible paper
62,355
13,078
U.S.Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
13,600,000 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




279,11+9
1**555
21,055,856

5.25U,81Ii
1+08,251;
1/I93,2lt8
"" 582,719
6,259,055
1+71,61+1+

810,980 1251,089 71*0,127 7l+l+,2l+5 25^5,068
lii7,728 172,580
85,116
81,550 2oi+,220
50,1*16 5!+, 51*6
18,1+00
15,595
51.068
1,550
8,610
7,961
1,056
2,178
990,1*71* 11*1*6,825 851,601+ 81+2,021+ 2802,531;
179,791* 250,816 175,758 163,871 1+05,980

658,068 1*25,1+09 820,01+6 811*,0lt9 20l+l+,978
50,605 50,155
1*1,855 70,871* 161,558
15,518
9,588
13,11*2
12,767
55,11*8
7,087
2,266
576
55^688
185
709,276 185,213 8/5>228 898,266 2275,372
93,165
55,14-61 115,891 111,712 182,565

956
1,691
683
2,556
651*
818
687
1,1+00
l*,5Ql*
_2L5_
ML
12,2i;7,338 2816,991+ 3767,668 269l+,959 2357,802 7766,663 1908,520 1157,159 1922,391* 1608,912 1*995,082
69,011
ll+,52l
18,907
8,572
7,695
2li,018
6,1+80
1+.355
6,682
7,583
18,1+70
158,596
55,550
1+2,175 21,210
19,110
66,217
16,972
11,233
16,11+8
ll+,lll
38,952
5,51*9
762
l,i+29
521
7,519
1+.1+89
1,006
1,075
1,157
1,307
2,1^0
8.868
3.Q71
L.«5Q6
3.832
3.3lili
6.136
3.16Q
g,l*96
5,Oli3
2,995
kJ£3
12,1*71,132 2875,325 5851*.550 2731,722 2388,711 7861+,l+63 1935,662 1176,51!* 191*9,1*01+ l65l*,906 5059,267
2/1,596

1+oli

li59

20l+

678

179

125

175

1,656
908
1+00
580
155
51+1*
5 , 7 6 6 , 5 2 6 1698,629 2 1 7 0 , ^ 6 1720,801 1398,607 1+656,1+25 1150,811+

655,276

5,750
951*.688

—
157
627,721; 2670,271

315,000 200,000
5,150
1,550
950,000 1+50,000

280,000
5,190
700,000

169,000 2150,000
2,600
500,000 1000,000

2 to 5
years

Over
5 years

3,570,000
11+,350

550,000
6,71+2

21+1+

735,ooo 625,000
13,715

2,1;00,000 1200,000 1500,000 1150,000

675,000 2790,000

750,000 1900,000
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES
6 months
91 days to
16 t o
31 t o
61 t o
Within
to 1 year
90 days
15 days
6 months
30 days
60 days
11+2,261+
31,81+0
53,755
51,179
95
20
21
1*,105
25
169
1*
3,01+2,297
2,071+,
51+7 5,555,776
2,811,757
1,921,012
5,01+2,297
2,07l+,5l+7
2,1;1;8,867
l / After deducting $255,3^0,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of other Federal Reserve
5 / After deducting
$5,591,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of other Federal Reserve

1 to 2
years
12
Banks,
Banks.

170

19
1*17,759 l*.96i*,0l+l

1+59