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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF1 THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.iul

(For Immediate R e l e a s e )

J a n u a r y 7* 19U9

COIDITIOiT OF' THE FEDEFAL RESERVE BANKS
D u r i n g t h e week ended J a n u a r y 5 member b a n k 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 3 7 * 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . A d d i t i o n s t o member b a n k r e s e r v e s r e s u l t e d from, d e c r e a s e s of
$ 3 3 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 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, $17li,000,000 i n
money i n c i r c u l a t i o n , and $ 7 * 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n T r e a s u r y c a s h a n d a n i n c r e a s e of
$ 1 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n g o l d s t o c k , o f f s e t i n p a r t b y a d e c r e a s e of $ 3 8 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n R e s e r v e
Bank c r e d i t a n d a n i n c r e a s e of $ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n nonmember d e p o s i t s a n d o t h e r F e d e r a l
Reserve a c c o u n t s .
E x c e s s r e s e r v e s of member b a n k s on J a n u a r y 5 vrere 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 $ 1 , 0 5 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
H o l d i n g s of l o a n s , d i s c o u n t s and a d v a n c e s d e c r e a s e d $ 2 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a n d
h o l d i n g s of U n i t e d S t a t e s Government s e c u r i t i e s d e c r e a s e d $ ^ 2 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
The d e c r e a s e i n h o l d i n g s of U n i t e d S t a t e s Government s e c u r i t i e s r e f l e c t s d e c r e a s e s of
$ 2 7 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 e a c h i n b i l l s a n d n o t e s a n d of $ 9 i | , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n b o n d s and a n i n c r e a s e
of $ 2 0 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n c e r t i f i c a t e s .
Changes i n member b a n k r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s a n d r e l a t e d i t e m s d u r i n g t h e
week and t h e y e a r e n d e d J a n u a r y 5* 19^9* W Q r e a s f o l l o w s :

Increase or decrease
Since
J a n u a r y 5*
19U9

December 2 9 ,
19^

J a n u a r y 7*
I9U8

( I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
U« S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
Loans, d i s c o u n t s and advances
Other Reserve Bank c r e d i t

22,919
230
578

-

T o t a l Reserve Bank c r e d i t
Gold s t o c k
Treasury currency

23,727
2i|,2li9
4,586

«. 386
+
13
+
1

+ 1,u07

Member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s
Foney i n c i r c u l a t i o n
Treasury cash
T r e a s u r y d e p o s i t s w i t h F.R # Banks
Nonmember d e p o s i t s and o t h e r F # R . a c c o u n t s

20,375
28,151
1,522
951
1,76a

+

+2 ,872
- 507
18
+ 589
Hh
186




+

+

1*28

26
67

137
17U
7
332
5

+1,256
+
65
+
106
n,U87
* 26

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STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE" TWELVE FEDERAL REoEl-VE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Increase or decrease
since
Jan, 5 .
I9l49

A S S B
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
Notes
Bonds
Total II» 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

Dec.

29,
19U8

Jan*7,
19U8

+ 20,002
1

+1,555,262
6U,U17

296,995
229,055
SUo

+ 20,001
+ 32,115
- 25,792
11

+1.U70.8U5
6,552
+
65.7U2
588

5,196,616
6,278,66a
537,000
10,906,711

-269,790
+206,100
-269,550
- 9^.558

-5,700,219
+
27.96U
- 951,950
+7,859.759

22,913,996

-U27.598

+1,255,55U

25,1118,891
U9
177,706
2,791,136
32,51*3
Hi 6,775

-U53.U01

+1,500,708

+ 9,621
- 75,873
+
22
-__ 1,289

+
+

1*9.569,97)4

-U68,311

+2,818,605

2U,o8%ooU

-133,882

-

20,575,551
950,86U
672,388
1M.781
22.U93.36U
2.212J05

+137,087
-352,530
+ 58,538
+ 2,227

+2,872,576
+ 583,665
+ 187,250
29,17U

-13U,67P
-1U5.527

+5.U19.517
98.5U1

10,269
U8,80U,5U2

- 7,851
-U19.958

5,517
+2,752,210

201,780
U66.711
27.5U5
69,598
U9.569.97U

+
622
+ 18,522

+
+

- 68,017
-U68.811

+
U1.9H
+2,818,605

22.5U5.U32
650,61+9
22,976,081

U6

+

11,680
8.U00
658
5U, 026

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve account
U.S,Treasurer-general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Other liabilities including accrued
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
C A P I T A L
ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAiL ACCOUNTS
Ratio of gold certificate reserves
to deposit and F.R# note
liabilities combined
Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents
Commitments to make industrial loans




U9.3%
5,5ii5
1,652

.3%

15
U.U77

565,2U9

5,960
18,522

.1%
1,068

5.568

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STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON JANUARY 5, I9U9
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
ASSISTS
Total

c-oid c e r t i f i c a t e s

22,51*5,102

Redemption fund for
F. R. notes
Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e

630,61+9

Boston

Cleve.

Rich.

769,11+6 7,608,0211058,265 1517,755

969,352

5l+,026

New York

55,182

reserves
22,976,081 825,172 7,665,203
Other casn
296,995
51,597
1+1*,979
Discounts and advances
229,055
U+,118
73,655
I n d u s t r i a l loans
P^O
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s :
^ins
5,196,616 263,1+81+ 1,282,703
Certificates
6,278,669 1+55,152 1,1+87,982
"Note's
557,000
57,01*7
127,261*
Bonds
10,906,711 752,1*32 2,581*,781

Phila.

60,212

75,51+0

57,738

Atlanta

Chicago S t . L o u i s

937,9911+301,287
l+l+,l+08

106,1*21

Minn. Kans.Cy.

679,791+

1+01,282

750,60k

Uh.871

25.135

36.192

D a l l a s SanFran.

611,216271*0,721
26.711

1*6.363

1118,1+75 1593,095 1027,11+0 982,399 1+1+07,708 721+.665 l+2lt,l+17 786,796 657,927 2737,081+
18,538
2i*,25l* 20,921+
22,582
1*2,779
16,21*1* 12,112
10,1*81
ll*,9ll
37,791+
18,1+1*1; 25,551
10,393
7,9^1+
28,138
8,313
!+,806
13,1+59
3,1+35
16,751+
771
69
355,983 1+79,289 355,607 278,606 775,1+23 280,856 168,251 251,51*9 22l*,780
1+27,691 579.0*8 1*03,072 556,618 936,881* 359,512 205,260 305,686 271,585
56,579
1+9,528 5l+,l+7i+ 28,790
80,129
29,021
17,381* 25,97!*
25,228
71+2,91+3 1005,957 700.178 58l*.7l*2 1627.1*67 58Q.1*20 355.083 527.536 li71.770

50i+,525
556,51+1
1*7,582
Q66.1i22

T o t a l U.EL.Government

securities

22,918,996 11*86,115

5,1+82,750 1561,196 2115,81*2 11*71,551 1228,756 51+19,905 1258,589 71+1,958 1108,51*5 991,361 207U,670

25,H*8,89l 1500,255

5,556,585 1580,1*11 2157,595 11*81,798 1256,71*0 51+1+8,01*1 121*6,902

T o t a l loans and

- securitieT
Due from f o r e i g n banks

u ^ w L f ^ r
uncollected items
Other^ets5

uther assets
TOTALASSETS




1+9

3

177,706
2,791,156

7,1+07
198,1*58

}

2

/ ^

11+6,775

l / 16

1*

1*

2

2

7

2

1

19,515
7,812
1+58,11*1 165,980

io,055
270,91+1

55,155
216,563

Ht, 377
189,61+2

25,1*28
505,626

8,1+82
128,950

8,586
82,925

'57l»

3,191

1,9^+2

1,177

7,912

2i,55B

a,302

1 18 5

,8'°25

1Q.262

3^,527

'

,

71*6,761* 1122,001* 1000,7962091,1*21*

3

'°53

9.796

h QSl

'

15,560

2

'557

Q.231

1

It. 798

2

2

1*

9,826
11,076
199,1*1*8 152,727

22,209
21*5,752

2,580

756

1,658

UZ&

6*329

13*1*57

1+9,569,971+ 2572,117 15,781+,587 2902,069 1+051+.169 2795,355 21*55,228 81+52,318 2155,1*89 1280,778 2137,998 18ol*,52l+ 5197,31+2
l / A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $33,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.

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STATEMENT OF CONDITIO! OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS CN JANUARY 5, lgi*9
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
New York
Phila.
Cleve,
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s
Minn. Kans.Cy.
5,51*2,375 l66o,36U 211*2,1*65 161*8,758 1526,325 1*590,283 111*0,962 631,356 9l*0,028

L I A B I L I T I E S
Total
Boston
D a l l a s Sanff r an.
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s
622,671 21*23,637
2l*,088,00l* 11*18,752
Deposits:
aember b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c t . 2 0 , 5 7 5 , 5 5 1 81*8,1*81 6,705,061 91*1,61*5 11*71,751* 851*552 852,859 511*7,897 771*,915 1*95,550 959,1*15 958,627 2369,619
U . S . T r e a s u r e r - g e n e r a l a c c t . 950,8614
1*8,286
1*5,298
1*5,957
286,502
56,71*7
88,866
59,765
1*5,726 11*5,696
50,960
51,987
1*7,091*
foreign
672,588
59,917 1/21*1,1*85
51,522
58,291
31,01*6
25,973
86,170
22,810
15,81*0
21,51*2
55,313
22,176
Other
l+9l*,781
8,81*1
1,891
1,658
!*,-255
706
1*2,858
1,71*1
1*18,319
1,808
8,128
3,752
8&*
Total deposits
22,1*93,36!* 956,076 7,61*9,365 1051,520 1627,019 926,095 921*,2oi 5581*,018 857,521* 565,268 1029,5)19 1029,161 2513,568
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items 2,212,705 167,893
356,880 128,567 213,121* 178,365 171,21*8 571,761* 107,228
63,1*56 138,990 121*,378 191,011*
Other l i a b i l i t i e s i n c l u d i n g
accrued d i v i d e n d s
10,269
862
0x2
2,700
1*88
1*61*
519
577
1,057
357
1,755
1*55
395
TOTAL LIABILITIES
l*8,80l*,5l*2 2523,21*0 13,551,520 281*0,828 5935,663 2753,858 21*22,262 83i*7,82o 2io6,l73 126o,i*i7 2109,022 I77o,6o3 5129,151
C a p i t a l paid i n
6,696
7,861*
18,876
6,981*
201,780
69,352
19,187
11,1*71
11*, 697
i*,l*75
3,71*5
25,519
7,9^
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 7)
36,701*
17,008
1*66,711
11*3,019
29,51*7
11,797
1*3,968
17,971*
ll*,95l* 1*0,655
22,1*17
68,81*2
20,028
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 13b)
521
2,11*0
1,507
1,073
5,011
27,51*5
762
1,137
l*,i*89
1,1*29
7,319
5,31*9
1,006
Other c a p i t a l accounts
1*,120
6,51*2
8,708
5,796
It,262
3,016
5,01*8
5,351
3,81*7
69,593
1*,986
13,577
6,31*5
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
1*9,569,971* 2572,117 13,781*.587 2902,069 1*051*,169 2793,555 21*55,228 81*52,318 2135,1*89 1280,778 2137,998 180i*,52l* 5197*31*2
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
for foreign correspondents
5,51*5
211
2/1,070
271
307
161*
12o
111*
291*
137
83
117
1*55
Commitments t o make i n d u s t r i a l
loans
70
966
288
l t ^ 2
131
103
1*3
31
I . R, notes o u t s t a n d i n g
25,01*7,1*1*1 l!*95,502 5,718,887 1726,707 2230,239 1725,822 1389,1*38 1*71*1,286 1182,751 61*7,788 96!*,858 657,730 2566,1*03
C o l l a t e r a l for F. R. n o t e s
held by F.R. A g e n t s :
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
13,579,000 i*6o,ooo 1*,870,000 550,000 71*5,000 625,000 575,000 2765,000 315,000 210,000 280,000 181*,000 2000,000
E l i g i b l e paper
100
25,21*0
2,195
io,795
3,115
—
625
—
—
1,500
6,835
75
U.S.Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
12,200,000 1100,000 1,000,000 1200,000 1500,000 1150,000 850,000 2000,000 950,000 1*50,000 700,000 500,000 800,000
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES
16 t o
31 t o
6 months
1 to 2
2 to 5
Within
61 t o
Over
91 days t o
Total
90 days
15 days
30 days
60 days
years
to 1 year
years
5 years
6 months
Discounts and advances
75,71*0
229,055
1*1,555
13,775
97,985
I n d u s t r i a l loans
81*0
76
8
737
15
2
U.S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
3,Ji65,972
537,000
2,01*2,722
8,865,989
1,852,208
1,889*61*7
2 2 , 9 1 8 , 9 9 6 1,216,929
59^,960
2,1*55,569
l / A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $1*30,81*3,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.
2 / After deducting
$2,273,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.