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Form Fit-283
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, Jan. 13?
not earlier,

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
January 12, 1939

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
During the week ended January 11 member bank reserve balances increased
$137,000,000. Additions to member bank reserves arose from decreases of
$123,000,000 in money in circulation, $13 ,000,000 in Treasury cash and $18,000,000
in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve banks and increases of $12,000,000 in
gold stock and $5,000,000 in Treasury currency, offset in part by an increase of
123,000,000 in nonmember
deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts and a
decrease of $12,000,000 in Reserve bank credit. Excess reserves of member banks
on January 11 v/ere estimated to be approximately $3,440,000,000, an increase of
$140,000,000 for the week.
Principal changes in holdings of bills and securities were an increase of
$23,000,000 in United States Treasury notes and a decrease of $23,000,000 in
United States Treasury bills.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the week and
the year ended January 11, 1939, were as follows»

Increase or decrease
since
Jan, 11,r
... 1939

Jan. 4,
1939

Jan, 121
1938

(in millions of dollars)
Bills discounted
Bills bought
U. S. Government securities
Industrial advances (not including 13 million
commitments — January 11 )
Other Reserve bank credit
Total Reserve bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency
Member bank reserve balances
Money in circulation
Treasury cash
Treasury deposits with F. R. banks
Nonnember deposits and other F. R. accounts




5
1
2,564

16

6

+ 1
—
—

__
—-

2
1

7

- 12

+

2,592
14,577
2,805

- 12
+ 12
+ 5

7
+1,822
+ 165

8,956

+137
-123
- 13
- 18
+ 23

+1,763
+ 321
- 916
+ 758
+
54

6,716
2,712
873
7ÏÏ

Form FR-283-a
Released for publication Friday morning, January 13,1939; not earlier,
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TTCLVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Increase or decrease
since
Jan, 12 ,
Jan. 4,
Jan* 11,
1938 _
1939 .
1939
ASSETS
Gold certificates on hand and due
+2,747,829
11,867,720 +30,001
from U. S. Treasury
+ . 109
8,433 -l,44l
Redemption fund - F. R. notes
+14,131
+53*262
Other cash
418,025
Total reserves
12,294,178 +81,822 +2,762,069
Bills discounted»
Secured by U, S. Gov't obligations,
- 4,785
+ 301
direct or fully guaranteed
2,635
+ 146 ..„.,“ .li576
Other bills discounted
..
- 6,361
4,154
+ 447
Total bills discounted
+
9
549
Bills bought in open market
+ 45
15,550
- 2,333
Industrial advances
U.S,Government securities»
+93,854
Bonds
840,893
+22,630
+20,080
1,179,577
Treasury notes
-22,6J0 .-.112*924
Treasury bills
Total U.S. Government securities
2,564,015
Total bills and securities
Due from foreign banks
F. R, notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS
L IABILITIES
F, R, notes in actual circulation
Deposits t
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 AUD CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F.R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents
Commitments to make industrial advances




2,584,868 + 492
172
35,537 +6,111
597,740 -142,002
42,928
.±1*222
........45_3m
15,601,396 -52,245

- 8,685
- 7
+• 5,060
+23,613
- 2,106
,...,..+ 7,492
+2,787,437

4,374,962 “66,088

+184,828

+136,896
-18,176
-13,149
+37,028

+1,762,759
+757,622
+ 2,063
,.+56,279

10 ,288,561 +142,599
591,268 -129,521

+2,578,823
+22,688

2,298 .. .±232

-1.090

15,257,089 -52,693

+2,785,249

+188

+260

+1,840
+1,413
- 4l9
— 646

15,601,396 -52,245

+2,787,437

8,956,139
872,943
176,767
282,712

134,911
149,152
27,264
.. .22,580

83.8$

13,339

+•1%

+3.1%

-29

-1,836
+444

-219

Form FR—28>-b
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON JANUARY 11, 1939
(In thousands of dollars)
ASSETS
Total
Gold certificates on hand and
11,867,720
due from U, S. Treasury
Redemption fund - F.R. notes
8,433
Other cash
418,025
Total reserves

12,294,178

Bills discountedt
Secured by U.S.Gov't obligations,
direct or fully guaranteed
2 ¿635
Other bills discounted
2,119

Boston New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago i
St.Louis Minn. ;
Kans.Cy.Dallas i3an Fran.

702,073 5,340,630 572,551
1,116
257
927
40,734
122,135 32,933

761,314 342,893 254,271 2,101,320 310,718 229,928 298,287 195,045
701
592
176
685
539
Ö17
472
513
24,674 23,659 18,509
60,800 21,476 8,546 16,044 15,744

750,690
1,638
32,771

743,064 5,471,692 606,600

786,689 367,237 273,319 2,162,633 333,011 239,066 314,803 210,965

785,099

30
5

856
360

768
540

456
54

174
162

75
65

50
49

— •
100

65
84

84
644

4
23

73
33

35
4i
1,948

1,216

1,308
56
3,033

510

336
24
1,466

l4o
19
824

99
69
455

100
2
8

149
2
984

728
16
247

27

106

16
771

- 4o
1,339

Total bills discounted
4,754
Eills bought in open market
549
Industrial advances
15,550
U.S. Government securities:
Bonds
840,893
Treasury notes
1,179,577
Treasury bills
543,545

61,659
86,492
39,855

237,660 67,514
333,382 94,705
153,621 43,640

84,588 43,790 38,832
118,659 61,428 54,472
54,677 28,306 25,100

92,091 39,296 26,386 43,323 34,901
129,182 55,125 37,014 60,770 48,957
59,527 25,401 17,055 28,004 22,560

70,853
99,391
45,799

Total U.S.Gov't securities .2,564,015

188,006

724,663 205,859

257,924 133,524 118,4o4

280,800 119,822 80,455 132,097 106,418

216,043

Total bills and securities 2,584,860
Du.e from foreign banks
172
F..R.notes of other banks
35,537
Uncollected items
.597,740
B-'.nk premises
42,928
Gther assets '
45,973

190,030

729,969 210,256
17
65
1,541
9,493
151,742 41,892
9,038 4,699
4,111
12,820

259,083 135,350 119,387
6
16
7
1,563
2,637
3,383
65,095 50,625 24,331
6,017
2,621 2,076
2,092
5,239
2,865

281,423 119,932 81,590 133,088 107,232
2
21
5
5
3
2,978 1,702
4,887
1,733 1,045
79,792 28,186 15,638 29,503 21,159
1,261
3,964 2,291 1,52.5 3,348
1,460
1,817
4,546
1,950
2,153

217,528

TOTAL ASSETS




15,601,396

13
1,331
60,356
2,945
2,947

213
3,877

51
598

12
3,244
29,421

3,243
3,973

1,000,686 6,384,819 869,116 1,123,702 562,088 423,848 2,537,266 488,351 340,983 484,533 343,484 1,042,520

Forra FR-283-c

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON JANUARY 11, 1939
(In thousands of dollars)

L IA B I LI T I ES
Total
F.R.notes in actual circulation 4,374,962
Deposits*
Menber bank - reserve account 8,956,139
U.S.Treasurer — General account 872,943
Foreign bank
176,767
Other deposits
282,712
Total deposits
10,288,561
Deferred availability iteias
591,268
Other liabilities including accrued
2,298
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
15,257,089
CAPITAL ACCOUNT 3
Capital paid in
134,911
Surplus (Section 7)
149,152
27,264
Surplus (Section 13b)
32,980
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AITO
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

Conr.dtr:onts to nake industrial
advances

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



Boston New York
379,599

Phila,

996,446 315,693

448,128 4,670,895
72,749
164,751
62,454
12,800
3,628
227,651
537,305 5,125,751
59,791
142,705

400,810
54,295
17,245
7,168

728

251

189

479,518
41,303

Cleve.

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

423,045 202,742 149,402

986,494 180,640 135,249 169,251 79,461

482,934 251,393 185,748 1,196,866 219,610
97,561 34,789 43,022
204,442 38,029
16,534 7,644 6,222
21,511 5,156
6,244
1,205 4,823
2,033 3,889
603,273 295,859 238,881 1,424,024 267,618
64,748 48,656 22,933
82,128 29,612
170

111

160

218

356,940

123,268 233,053 183,125

560,309
35,869 37,903
40,925
5,156
5,156
12,800
1,265 .3,621 . 17,010
180,l4o 275,343 229,805 63l,o44
29,926
16,443 29,768 23,255
48,608
4,089

105

53

244

42

27

976,884 6,265,630 836,765 1,091,236 547,368 411,376 2,492,864 477,923 331,937 474,606 332,563 1,017,937
9,421
10,083
2,874
1,424

51,074 12,211
52,463 13,696
4,4l6
7,457
2,028
8,195

13,653
14,323
1,007
3,483

5,015
4,983
3,293
1,429

4,505
5,630
713
1,624

13,546
22,666
1,429
6,761

3,953
4,685
545
1,245

2,904
3,153
1,001
1,988

4,220
3,613
1,142
952

3,965
3,892
1,266
1,798

10,444
9,965
2,121
2,053

15,601,396 1 ,000,686 6,384,819 869,116 1,123,702 562,088 423,848 2,537,266 488,351 3^0,983 484,533 343,484 1,042,52.0

13,339

1,291

2,6l4

Total

Within
15 days

16 to
30 days

4,754
549
15,550
2,564,015

3,715
179
1,908
88,872

82
106
525
102,685

58
1,518
462
198
658
1,554 1,225
156
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILIS AND SECURITIES
2 Years to
6 nonths
1 Year
61 to
91 days
31 to
to 2 Years
5 Years
to 1 Year
60 days 90 days
6 nonths
274
—

403
199,268

261
264
542
152,720

401
—
1,421
85,197

21
—

4,015
173,142

46

3,559

Over
5 Years
— «

-------

4,070
390,654

—

2,666
611,329

—

—
760,148

Form FR-283—d

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT ON JANUARY 11, 1939
(in thousands of dollars)
Total
Federal Reserve notesl
Issued to F.R. bank by F.R.agent
Held by Federal Reserve bank
In actual circulation

Boston New York Phila.

Cleve.

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

4,741,206 405,300 1,112,038 337,078 448,154 219,901 164,123 1,026,525 199,258 l4l,3l4 179,370
366,244 25,701
115,592 21,385 25,109 17,159 14,721
40,031 18,618 6,065 10,119
4,374,962 379,599

996,446 315,693 423,045 202,742 149,402

88,667 4l9,47S
9,206 62,538

986,494 180,640 135,249 169,251 79,461 356,940

Collateral held by agent as se­
curity for notes issued to bank*
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U. S. Treasury
Eligible paper

4,855,000 420,000 1,130,000 345,000 453,000 230,000 169,000 1,050,000 203,000 143,500 185,000 92,500 434,000
4,011
30
1,120
889
497
337
81
99
25
98
7l4
28
93

‘

4,859,011 420,030 1,131,120 345,889 453,497 230,337 169,081 1,050,099 203,025 143,598 185,714 92,528 434,093

Total collateral