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Fora FR-283
STATEMENT FOR TH- PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, July lit;
not earlier.

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
July 13* 1939
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE' BANKS

.During the week ended July 12 member bank reserve balances increased
$199,000,000. Additions to member bank reserves arose from decreases of
$59,000,000 in money in circulation, $1+0,000,000 in nonmember deposits and
other Federal Reserve accounts, $29,000,000 in Treasury deposits vrith Federal
Reserve banks and $25,000,000 in Treasury cash, and from increases of
$38*000,000 in gold stock and $5,000,000 in Treasury currency. Excess re­
serves of member banks on July 12 ere estimated to be approximately
$ll.,i|.50,000,000, an increase of $160,000,000 for the week.
The principal change in holdings of bills and securities was a reduction
of $16,000,000 in United States Treasury bills.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the week
and the year ended July 12, 1939* were as follows:

Increase or decrease
since
July 12,
1939

July 5*
1939

July 15,
1938

(In millions of dollars)

2,535

••••
—
- 16

-

29

12
16

—
+ 15

+

10

Total Reserve bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

2,569
16,171»
2,885

+ 38
+ 5

- 27
+3*195
+ 169

Member bank reserve balances
Money in circulation
Treasury cash
Treasury deposits with F. R* banks
Nonmember deposits and other F.R* accounts

10,350
7 *01*1
2,552
791
895

+199
- 59
- 25
- 29
- Lo

+2,077
+ 597
+ 237
+ 163
+ 262

Bills discounted
Bills bought
TJ# S. Government securities
Industrial advances (not including 11 million
commitments - July 12)
Other Reserve bank credit




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Form FR-283-a
Released for publication Friday morning, July ll+, 1939»
earlier.
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Increase or decrease
since
July 12, July 5*
July 13*
1939
1939
1938
ASSETS
Gold certificates on hand and
+2,969,797
13,6oL,719 +70,000
due from U. S. Treasury
I,6ij2
170
8
,
21)2
Redemption fund - F. R. notes
1+7*966
353*161 +35*l+05
Other cash
Total reserves
13*966,122 +105,235 +2,920,187
Bills discounted:
Secured by U.S. Gov't obligations,
direct or fully guaranteed
i+,512
553
1*1+93 +
512
Other bills discounted
75 +
3*773 +
Total bills discounted
628 l+,000
5*266 +
mm

Bills bought in open market
Industrial advances
U. S. Government securities:
Bonds
Treasury notes
Treasury bills

556
12,1.96 +

mm mm

178

+
-

16
3*778

911*090
1,176,109

—

Total U. S. Government securities

2,535*137

- 15,500

-

28,878

Total bills and securities

2*553*1+55 - ll+,69l+

-

36,61+0

-

13
2,989
63*725

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

ASSETS

166,985

W (7*938 - 15,500

«*■»
167
22,563 + 2,31+5
707*815 +117,016
—
lt2,356
858
1+8,235 +

+
2,001)
- 197*867

-

+
+

2,222

2,208

17,31+0,713 +210,760

+2,9^256

1+,522,709 - 20,1)68

+ 388,51+8

L I A B I__L I T I E S
F. R. notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
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
CAP I T A L ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13 b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F.R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liabilty on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents
Commitments to make industrial advances



10,31+9*9146
790,596
289,1+85
31+8,115

+198,893
- 29,612
- 7*780
- 32,181+

+2,076,877
+

162,668

+ 160,528
+
105*299

11,778 ,11:2 +129,317

+2j.505*372

692,031 +101,619

514*031

2 ,1i+8

33
+210,1^5

135*137

81+

+

11+9,152
27*261;

—

21+1
314,130 +
17,3140,713 +210,760
85.7#

+

—
11*353 +

* ,1%
m mm

395

-

768

+2,9147,183
+
+

1*1+31
1*1+13
1419
5*352
+2 ,9lil+,256
+

3.37S

-

1*097
2,11+7

-

Form FR-283‘
-b'

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS ON JULY 12, 1939
(In thousands of dollars)

ASSETS
Total
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U.S.Treasury
13,6ol+*719
Redemption fund - F.R.notes
8,2l|2
Other cash
353,l6l
Total reserves
13*966,122
Bills discounted:
Secured by U.S.Gov't obligations,
Other bills discounted

3,773

Boston

New York Phila.

Clsire. Rich.

Atlanta Chicago St.Louis. Kinn. Kans.Cy. Dallas

San Fran.

7^6,1420'6*1403,750 671,267
520
1 , 01+0 1 , 061+
21,61+1
99*009 28,282

81+0,030 338,52lt 283,601 2,22l+,609 366,521+ 259,331 3140,31+0 218,311+
692
I465
326
1,257
53l*
1+18
206
513
23,803 22,916 21,161+
¿42,886 17,639 9,000 19,21+5 ll*,707

801,995
1 , 20?
32,8b7

818,589 6,563,805 700,613

86!+,525 361,905 305,091 2,268,752 38i+,697 268,751 359,791 233,~53k

836,069

130

20

70b
31

281
1,003

221

23
21+0

31*6

101

276

176

735
¿|2
1,616

1,281+
216
2,80l+

351
56
2,691*

263
52
361

51*0
21+
1,153

121
20
769

276

176
2
b

19b

10
61

67
335

1+0
668

339
16
207

1+02
16
569

708
1*0
9l*3

1*1+, 653 31*, 510
57,61+3 kb* 5l*8
21,951* 16,967

73,309
9l*,632
36.01*2

21+

Total bills discounted
5,266
Bills bought in open market
556
Industrial advances
12,1+96
U•S• Government securities;
Bonds
911*090
Treasury notes
lj,176,109
Treasury bills
¿¿7,938

66,81+6
86*290
32.865

268,571* 77,351
31*6.697 99,851
132.0Î+5 38,029

91.282
117.835
1*1+, 879

Total U*S*Govft securities2,535,137

186,001

71*7,316 215.231

253,996 lb0,527 106,910

273,731 115.759 71.1*08 12l+,250 96-, 025

203,983

Total bills and securities2,553,1*55
Due from foreign banks
167
F*R# notes* of other banks
22,563
Uncollected items
707,815
Bank premises
¿12,356
Other assets
¿*8,235

188,39k
12
1*57
70,061+
2*917
2,998

751,620 218,332
17
63
¿i,3l*8
1,357
181+,528 51,371
8 , 91*2 ¿+,636
11*.655
1*,313

25l+,672 lL2,2hb 107,820
6
7
15
1,707
1.757
1,61+9
81,633 57,060 22,929
2,583
5,9li3
2,055
2,032
3,202
5,335

27I*,551 115. 91*1 72,383 12l+*812 97,012

205,671+
12
2,978
31,61+8
3,191
3,91*9

TOTAL ASSETS




17:,31(0,713 1,083,1+31

50,501+ 38,1*22
65,193 ¿*9,598
2l+,830 18,890

70
bib

71
2

315

902

98,375 la , 602 25,662
126,990 53,703 33.129
1+8,366 20,1+51+ 12,617

2
2
21
5
5
1,368
1,1*23
1,529
591
3,399
99*908 29,185 20,512 3¿+*253 2l+, 72I+
3,908
2,268
1,510 3,170
1,233
2,11+1+ l,7i*8
1**553 1,9H+ 1,392

7,527,961 980,639 1,213,830 568,650 i+ld, 690 2,655,092 535.1*30 366,079 525,51*3 358,81+7 1,083,521

Form FR-283-C

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON JULY 12, 1939
(in thousands of dollars)

LIABILITIES
Total
F«R.notes in actual circulation I).,522,709
Deposits :
Member bank-reserve account
10,3k9,9k6
U.S»Treasurer-General account
790,596
Foreign bank
289,k85
Other deposits
3l'8,115
Total deposits
Deferred availability Items
Other liabilities including
accrued dividends

11, 778 , lk2

Boston New York Phila.
Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.
386,915 1,130,U 8 317,980 k2l,89k 197,109 152,620
996,352 179,19k 132,561 171,268 76,628
359,770
531,52¡9 5,591,3k2 501,772
Wi*52^
161,1+97 36,I l72
20,839
103,320 28,077
5,65k 255, 8k5 12,185

571,006 214,675 185,127 1,316,68k 253,872 138,983 251,321 189,18k
69,727 k2,kll 5l,76o
151,057 k7,92l 53,7k7 ko,966 k-5,289
6,658
8,39k
8,39k
26,920 12,kk7 10,131
35,02k 8,39k
k,938
8,507
l,66k
11,561
1,807
6,568
10,207 5,2k8

57k,k31
k5,225
20,887
23,931

602,566 6 , 112,00k 578,506

679,21k 301, 3k0 253,586 1,512,972 315,1+35 20k,326 309,188 2kk,531
100,829 30,229 19,988 3k,837 20,583
79,977 55,391 22,753

66k,k7k
3k, Uo

692,031

69,779

165,659

51,596

2, ll-ï-8

291

668

297

180

15

98

185

kl

88

192

55

38

TOTAL LIABILITIES
16,995,0 30 1 ,059,5517,1 (08,7k9 9k8,379 1,181,265 553,855 1+29,057 2,610,338 52k,899 356,963 515,1+85 3k7,797 1, 058,692
CAPITAL A CCOUHI S
Capital paid in
k,281
5,062
k, 53k
13,766
9,k06
k,032
10,579
13,669
3,989
2,91k
50,85k 12,051
135,137
Surplus (Section 7)
3,892
9,965
k,983
5,630
22,666
10,083
k,685
3,153
3,613
Ik9,l52
52,1^63 13,696
Ik, 323
Surplus (Section 13b)
1,266
2,121
k,kl6
1,11+2
5k5
1,001
1,007
27,261+
2,87k
3,293
713
l,k29
7,li57
1,022
Other capital accounts
3,566
1,312 2,01-8
8,k38
1,860
2,16k
3k, 130
l,k57
1,756
6,893
2,097
1,517
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
17,3140,713
Commitments to make industrial
advances
11,353
Total
Bills discounted
Bills bought
Industrial advances
U# S# Government securities




5,266
. 556
12,k96
2,535,137

l,083,k 3i 7,527,961 980,639 1,213,830 568,650 U-1,690 2,655,092 535, k30 360,079 525,5k3 356,8k7 1,083,521
563
Viithin
15 days
2,126
3k2
1,225
76,055

l,li6o
972
ll;0
63
k36
67
635
1,351
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SECURITIES
16 to
.2 Years to
91 days to
6 t/onths
1 Year
31 to
6l to
6 months
to 1 Year
to 2 Years
5 Years
30 days 60 days 90 days
2,211

150
121
913
79,305

195
23
200
l6Ll.il 5

2,271
70
551
111,163

520

)•
—

—

1,695
122,676

l,9k3
296,068

2,603
270,250

—
3,366

587,860

3,k55
Over
5 Years
—
—
830,3k5

Form FR-2S3-d

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT ON JULY 12, 1939
(in thousands of dollars)
Total Boston New York Phila#
Federal Reserve notes:
Issued to F#R#bank by F.R.agent
Held by Federal Reserve bank
In actual circulation

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

k,835,lkO 1l0?,692 1,235,935 337,120 kk0,83k 209,792 I65,lk9 1,027,770 191,751 138,576 182,102 8k,638 1+13.781
312,U31 20,777 105,517 19,1^0 18,9k0 12,683 12,529
31,kl8 12,557 6,015 10,83k 8,010 5k,Oil
k,522,709 386,915 l,130,kl8 317,980 k21 ,89k 197,109 152,620

996,352 179,19k 132,561 171,268

76,62 8 359,770

k,9k0,000 k20,000 1,265,000 3k5,000 ki’3,000 210,000 169,000 l,0i«5,000 196,000 lk3,500 182,000

87,500 k3k,000

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

Eligible paper
Total collateral




3,039

715

378

130

73

kk3

39

31

20

25

280

3k3

562

k,9k3,039 !i20,715 1,265,378 3k5,130 kk3,073 210,kk3 169,039 l,0k5,03l 196,020 Ik3,525 182,280 87,8k3 k3k, 562