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S T A T E O T T FOR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, J a n . 8;
not earlier.

Board of Sovernors
of the Federal Reserve System
January 7, 1937.
COimiTIOlI 0? FEDERAL RESERVE BAHKS

The daily average volume of Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding during
the week ended January
as reported "by the Federal Reserve banks, v/as
$2,^-81,000,000, a decrease of $37,000,000 compared with the preceding week and an
increase of $1,000,000 compared with the corresponding week in 193&#
On January 6 total Reserve "baric credit amounted to $2,USU,000,000, a decrease
of $20,000,000 for the week t This decrease corresponds with decreases of
$77,000,000 in money in circulation and $5,000,000 in nonmember deposits and other
Federal Reserve accounts and an increase of $20,000,000 in monetary gold stock,
offset in part by increases of $5:3,000,000 in member bank reserve balances and
$22,000,000 in Treasury cash and deposits with Federal Reserve banks, Uember bank
reserve balances on January 6 were estimated to be approximately $2,010,000,000 in
excess of legal requirements*
1

Relatively small changes were reported in the System s holdings of bills discounted, purchased bills, industrial advances and United States Government
securities.
Changes in the amount of Reserve bank credit outstanding
and in related items
v/
during the week and the year ended January 6, 19371 ere as follows:

Increase or decrease
since
Jan« fc5
i?37

D e c . 30

Jan # S
1936

1336

(In millions of dollar B)
Bills discounted
Bills bought
U . S . Government securities
Industrial advances (not including 21 million
commitments - January 6)
Other Reserve bank credit
TOTAL RESERVE BAM CREDIT
Monetary gold stock
Treasury currency
Money in circulation
Llember b a n k reserve
balances
Treasury cash and deposits with F # R9 banks
llonmember deposits and other F # R , accounts




-2

-2
-2

k

-1
-17

-8

11,271
2,531

-20
+20
+1

+1,127
+55

-77

+690

+as

~h22
+21

3
3
2/430

6,1+73
5,627
2,627
539

—

—

-5

+1

«i2

(3-S01)

Released for publication Friday morning, January 3,1937;

n o t

earlier.

B-SOla

ASSETS AITD LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BA1TKS COMBINED
(in thousands of dollars)
J a n . 6,1937

D e c . 30,1936

J a n . 8,1936

8,851,383
12,533
278,370
9,142,286

8,851,878
12,741
247,672
9,112,291

7,552,873
17,170
303,647
7,873,690

2,191
850
3,02+1

4,521
856

5,377

2,358
3,023
5.381

3,089
24,328

3,089
24,768

4,656
32,014

490,543
1,340,963
598,621
2,430,227

490,643
1,31+0,963
598,621
2,430,227

215,678
l,64l,603
572,958
2,430,239

—

—

2,460,685
220
34,381
660,987
46,l46
37,727

2,463,461
220
29,225
760,266
48,082
4l,253

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

181
2,472,471
665
30,508
499,777
47,740
38,082
10,962,933

12,382,432

12,454,798'

4,242,336

4,278,786

3,655,764

6,627,004
232,287
95,601
182,021

6,571,721
230,829
94,016
179,918

5,745,146
460,828
34,881
229,765

7,136,913

7,076,4s4

6,470,620

657^2
131^704
145,854
27,190
36,24-8
4*7I+5

739,938
130,833
145,501
27,088
3^,251
21,917

497,233
130,516
145,501
26,334
33,906
3,059

12,382,432

12,454,798

10,962,933

L I A B I L I T I E S
F . R . notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
Member b a n k - reserve account
U.S.Treasurer - General account
Foreign bank
Other deposits
Total deposits

Deferred availability items
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 1 3 b )
Reserve for contingencies
A l l other liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F . R . note liabilities combined

80.3$

80.2$

77.8$

Commitments to make industrial advances . .

21,040

20,959

27,284




ASSETS A M D LIABILITIES OF HHB FEDERAL RESERVE B A S E S Oil JA2TOARY 6 , I937
(In thousands of dollars)

B-SOlb

A S S E T S
Total

Boston

H e w York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

l3hi cago S t.Loui s

M i n n . K a n s . C y . Dallas San Fran,

G o l d certificates o n h a n d and
due from U . S . T r e a s u r y
643,320 283,830 227,470 1 ,659,716 251,882 1 7 1 , 7 8 1 246,582 180,789 617,681
8,351,383 570,168 3,469,037 529,021
S^C
190
1,468
R e d e m p t i o n fund - F . R . notes
1,418
1,560
802
1
3
2
2,629
909
12,533
1,303
533
931
O t h e r cash
8,322
15,407
26,366
19,228
278,370 22,671
13,977
5,731 22,924
21,943
32,703 17,779
70,319
T o t a l reserves
9,142,286 594,257 3,540,709 555,519
261,223
187,710
642,073
666,194 303,641 245,506 1 ,593 , 221 271,221 131,012
B i l l s discounted:
Secured b y U . S . G o v ' t obligations,
—
4o
—
direct or fully guaranteed
2,191
1,010
1
662
160
20
3
295
Other b i l l s discounted
S50
9
21
22
4
6
28
30
567
7
27
13
35
45
Total b i l l s d i s c o u n t e d
3,o4i
684
9
61
10
23
322
30
1,577
47
173
35
65
87
218
B i l l s b o u g h t in open m a r k e t
225
86
1,100
294
108
385
3,089
121
Si
87
317
Industrial a d v a n c e s
24,323
4,624
1,184
1,319
1,828
2,602
1,429
423
779
2,773
5,917
1,055
395
U . S , Government securities:
Bonds
490,643 35,468
131,636 39,324
55,805 23,430 17,247 25,560 19,173 43,299
50,519 26,936 22,196
Treasury n o t e s
60,664
1,340,963 96,936
359,907 107,475 138,071
73,617
152,519 64,037 4 7 , 1 3 8 59,857 52,401 113,341
Treasury b i l l s
68,08b 23,587 21,043 31,184 23,392 52,828
160,667
593,621 43,274
51,637 3 2 , 8 6 4 27,081
47,972
Total U . S . G o v ' t securities 2,430,227 175,673
276,410 116,054 85,428 126,601 94,966 214,468
652,260 194,777
250,227 133,417 1 0 9 , 9 4 1

Due from foreign b a n k s
F . R . n o t e s of other b a n k s
U n c o l l e c t e d items
Bank premises
A l l other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS




220
34,381
660,937
46,l4S
37,727

17
315
70,973
3,057
2,280

84
10,433
174,802
10,134
9,878

21
1,083
55,4oi
4,952
4,367

12,332,432 350,259 4,406,394 821,883

20
2,113
62,809
6,368
4,34s

10
3,543
57,549
2,810
2,447

8
3,039
25,1%
2,237
1,561

26
4,085
73,363
4,710
3,564

4
2,735
29,450
2,390
1,570

3
1,253
13,904
1,493
1,270

6
2,154
35,672
3,2S5
1,759

6
624
25,228
l,26l
1,420

15
2,954
31,691
3,^9
2,763

993,585 506,313 388,005 2,062,228 424,030 285,489 431,596 312,630 399,520

A S S E T S A E D LIABILITIES O F THE FEDERAL R E S E R V E B A H K S Oil JA1TUARY 6 , 1937
(In thousands of dollars)
B-SOle
L I A B I L I T I
Total

Boston

H e w Yorl: P h i l a .

Cleve.

F.R.notes in actual circulation 4 , 242,336 358,059
9 0 3 , 6 4 5 308,051
Deposits:
M e m b e r b a n k - reserve a c c o u n t 6,627,004 37^,449 2 , 9 5 2 , 9 5 ^ 403,043
U . S . T r e a s u r e r - General account 232,287 11,9'SO
116,35!+
7,439
Foreign b a n k
95,601
7,087
34,783
8,907
O t h e r deposits
182,021
3,530
114,818
1,918
Total deposits
D e f e r r e d availability items
Capital p a i d in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13 b )
Reserve for contingencies
A l l other liabilities

7,136,913 397,046 3,218,909 421,307
657,442 71,275
163,17s 59,315
131,70*1
9,387
51,169 1 2 , 2 1 1
1^5,35^
9,826
51,474 13,362
27,190
2,874
4,325
7,7^
9,260
36,24-8
1,570
3,000
312
4,745
222
1,515

Commitments to m a k e industrial
advance s

21,040

2,002

8,850

Chicago St.Louis

M i n n . K a n s . C y . Dallas San. F r a n .

4l6,332 205,44l 186,883

959,177 1S2.17U 135,737 161,685

433,671 220,025 153,081
.357
3,697
28,019
i
,2l4
3,352
8,811
13,048
M l 5
483,549 231,171 l64,i45
62,115 54,955 2^,510
4,277
4,718
12,7^1
5,6l6
4,869
1^,323
754
3,422
1,007
1,690
1,522
3,120
130
215
398

929,096 184,796 114,866 217,201 1&3.S32 479,990
4,049
33,308
4,084
7,177
7,708
5,105
6,609
2,77S
11,110 2,273
2,299
2,77S

12,382,432 850,259 4,4o6,S94 821,883 993,5S5

TOTAL L I A B I L I T I E S

Rich. Atlanta

225

1*263

97^,777
83,861
12,514
21,504
i,4i6
7,999

980

91,497. 333,655

180
8,289 _ _ 2 i 2 Z !
9 >312 16,805
200,042 127,54s 224,208 183,630 510,581
3i,4o4 1 2 , 8 9 4 35,806 26,606 31,523
3,S25 10,159
3,977
2,943
3,783
3,851
3,613
3
,
1
1
6
9,645
4,6^5
1,262
1,142
54
1,003
1,696
1,828
931
2,097
1,19'
2,037
224
234
15L
233
12L

506,313 388,005 2,062,228 424,030 285,489 431,596 312,630 899,520

1,221

2,302

288

10

1,30s

71

314

489

3,960

MATURITY DISTRIBUTIOI! O F B I L L S A1ID SECURITIES
Total
Bills discounted
Bills bought
Industrial a d v a n c e s
U . S . G o v e r n m e n t securities




3.041
3,089
24,328
2,430,227

Within
15 days

2,615
527
925
12,940

16 to
3 0 days
IS
315
409
23,809

61 to

3 1 to
60 days

9 0 days

143
233
544
58,015

251
2,014
1,100
79,000

9 1 days to
6 months

d months
to 1 Y e a r

12

2

1,229
260,475

4,280
349,429

1 Year
to 2 Years

5,883
375,306

2 Years
to 5 Years

Over
5 Years

9,958
827,784

443,469

FEDERAL 2ESEBVE KOTE STATELSITT Oil JAITUA3Y 5, 1937,
(In thousands of dollars)
B-COld
Total
Federal Eeserve notes:
Issued to F.H.bank by F.H.agent
Held "by Federal He serve bank
in actual circulation

3oston

Hew York

Phila.

Cleve.

Hicli. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

M i n n . K a n s . C y . Dallas San F r a n .

4,609,640 32^,333
1,017,226 328,432 ^ 7 , 5 5 ^ 22ktklS
21^,^00 1,002,783
19^,015 l^l.jSs 171,192 101,093 382,765
1
L
367,30U 2'S,27 +
113,541 20,3Sl 31,222 12,978 27,517
K5,60b 11,S'41
5,625
9,513
9,596 1+9,110
U,2^2,33° 358,059

903,645 302,051 ^16,332 205,441 126,283

959,177 182,17^ 135,737 161,625

91,^97 333,655

Collateral held b y agent as security for notes issued to bank:
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U . S . Treasury
Eligible paper
U . S . Gov't securities

k,522,232 406,000 1,025,706 332,000 452,000 219,000 176,000 1,010,000 171,632 128,000 170,000 103,500 389,000
2,331
662
1,123
295
—
l60
20
S
3
20
-^0
101,000
—
—
—
—
6,000 1+5,000
—
30,000 15,000
5,000

Total collateral

4,526,159 406,652 1,026,829 332,295 452,000 225,l60 221,020 1,010,000 201,640 1^3,003 175,020 103,500 329,040