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Form FR-283
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, July 15»
not earlier

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
July 14* 1938

CONDITIO! OF FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS

During the week ended July 13 member bank reserve balances increased
$199*000,000. Additions to member bank reserves arose from decreases of
$70,000,000 in money in circulation and $11)2,000,000 in Treasury deposits with
Federal Reserve banks and an increase of §12,000,000 in gold stock, offset in
part by increases of §12,000,000 in Treasury cash and $9*000,000 in nonmember
deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts and a docrease of v7*000,000 in
Reserve bank credit* Excoss reserves of member banks on July 13 wore estimated
to be approximately $3 *150,000,000, an increase of $160,000,000 for the week.
Principal changes in holdings of bills and securities were an increase of
$9*000,000 in United States Treasury notes and a decrease of $9*000,000 in
United States Treasury bills.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the week
and the year ended July 13, 1938 were as follows:

Increase or decreasi
since
July 13
1938

July 6
1938

July Ik
1937

(in mil lions of dollars)
Bills discounted
Bills bought
U. S. Government securities
Industrial advances (not including lij. million
commitments - July 13)
Other Reserve bank credit
Total Reserve bank crcdit
Gold stock
Treasury currency
Member bank reserve balances
Money in circulation
Treasury cash
Treasury deposits with F. R, banks
Nomember deposits and other F.R, accounts




+ 1
MM
—»

+

6
3
38

16
6

“ 8

-

6
12

2*596
12,979
2,716

- 7
+12
+ 1

+ 11
+ 556
+ 165

8,273

+199
- 70
+ 12
-li|2
+ 9

+1*345
13
-1*235
+ 538
+ 100

9
1
2,56b

6 M
2,315
628
633

Released for publication Friday morning, July 15, 1938 not earlier.
ASSETS AM) LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
July 13, 1938

July 6, 1938 July 14,1937

ASSETS
Gold certificates on hand and due
from U. S. Treasury • . • . . i . . •
Redemption fund - F* R. notes . . . .
Other cash « . . . . « . . . . . . . .
Bills discounted:
Securod by U.S.Gov’t obligations,direct
or fully guaranteed . . . . . . . .
Other bills discounted . . . . . . . .

Industrial advances
IT. S. Government securities:

•

10,634,922
9,8814

401,129

10,634,927
9,884
374,414

11,01*5,935

11,019,225

8,835,407
9,549
307,824
9,152,780

6,005
3,261
9,26&

4,7o4
3,254

11,718
3,328

7,958

15,046

54o
16,274

537
16,361

3,596
21,759

7144,105
1 ,174,105
645,805

71*4,105
1,165,105

732,508
1,165,713
627,969
2,526,190
2,566,591

Total U.S.Government securities .

2,564,015

654,805
2,564,015

Total bills and secxirities

2,590,095

2,588,871

..•

183

219

20,252

26,890
759,714

180
25,552
61(4,090
44,578
46,027
14,396,457

14,303,512

12,594,740

4,134,161

4,174,869

4 ,213,898

8,273,069
627,928
128,957
2lj2,8l6

8,073,675
770,193
134,865
227,997

6,927,951
90,232
159,009

9,272,770

9,206,730

7 ,292,813

Deforrod availability items . ; . ;
Capital paid i n . . . ; * * • . . . * «

638,000
133,706
147,739
27,683
32,845
9,553

571,624
133,667
147,739
27,683
32,81*6
8r354

741,434
132,459
145,854
27,490
35,906
4,886

TOTAL LIABILITIES ........
Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F. E. note liabilities combined ...
Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents

114,396,457

14,303,512

12,594,740

1,097

1,368

4,150

Commitments to make industrial advances

13,500

13,468

16,171

TOTAL ASSETS

...........

585,567
1*4,577
44,837

45,601
l£,9i,5

LIABILITIES
F.R. notes in actual circulation . . *
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account . . . .
U.S.treasurer - General acoount . •




82.4$

82.3$

115,621

79*5$

Form FR-283-b
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON JULY 13, 1938
(in thousands of d o lla rs )
A S S E T S
Total

Boston

New York

Phila.

Gold certificates on hand and
due from U* S# Treasury
10,634,922 630,242 4,458,423 492,977
Redemption fund - F.B* notes
9,884
1,263
994
1,854
Other cash
401,129 41,050 108,833 22,994
Total reserves
11,045,935 672,286 4,569,110 517,234
Bills discounted:
Secured by U.S.Gov^ obligations*
direct or fully guaranteed
6*005
681
245
2,433
Other bills discounted
109
3,261
440
617

Cleve.

Rich.

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Minn. Kans.Cy« Dallas

San Fran*

692,736 298,648 229,145 2,129,485 312,805 224,669 275,231 194,098 696,463
292
846
356
442
1,163
613
255
1,431
375
28,682 22,906 20,381
9,311 22,334 16,817 36,408
54,4d 17,012
722,849 322,167 249,818 2,184,261 330,259 234,826 297,820 211,271 734,034

284
219

579
394

212
582

1,150
11

20

60

58
91

35
167

105
202

203
572

369

354

2,873

1,29.8

503

973

794

1,161

80

149

202

307

Bills bought in open market
.40
54Ö
Industrial advances
2,416
16,274
U. S. Government securities:
Bonds
744,105 56,941
Treasury notes
1,174,105 89,844
Treasury bills
645,805 49,418

213
4,198

f>5
2,855

49
705

23
1,496

19
117

67
528

2
135

S
1,103

16
420

016

3G
1,345

226,407 66,972
357,242 105,674
196,498 58,125

69,727
110,020
60,515

36,922
58,258
32,044

32,271
50,918

80,919
127,682
70,230

33,203
52,391
28,817

21,310

34,428
54,323

24,657
38,906
21,400

60,348
95,222
52,376

Total U#S*Govft securities 2,564,015 196,203

780,147 230,771

240,262 127,224 111,196

270,831 114,411

73,430 110,631

04,963 207,946

Total bills and securities 2,590,095 199,013
Due from foreign banks
180
14
F« R# notes of other banks
688
25,552
Uncollected items
644,090 64,447
Bank premises
44,578
2,973
All other assets
46,027
2,963

787,431 234,979
18
66
5,426
1,518
160,892 49,608
4,762
9,874
13,888 4,624

241,579 129,716 112,126

280,587 114,620

74,764 119,269

06,102 209,901

Total bills discounted

TOTAL ASSETS




9,266

17
1,382
68,227
6,130
4,074

8
1,781

52,500
2,661
2,871

28,007

7
1,873
21,959

2,098
2,111

22
3,432
86,236
4,528
4,329

3
2,045
28,659
2,316
1,790

33,625
18,495

2
1,469
18,514
l,54i
1,433

29,880

5
1,732
35,010
3,121
1,904

IL

5
544

25,241
1,271
1,432

13
3,662
32,797
3,295
3,800

1I4, 396,457 942,304 5,546,687 812,743 1,045,066 5H,7o4 389,992 2,563,395 479,700 332,549 450,861 325,866 987,510

Form FR-283-c
ASSETS AID LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON JULY 13* 1938
(In thousands of dollars)
L I A B I L I T I E S
Total

Boston

New York

4,134,161 356,751

Phila*

899,523 302,016

Deferred availability items
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13 b)
Reserve for contingencies
All other liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES

Rich.

Atlanta

408,027 189,969 140,499

Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account 8,273,069 455,191 3,921,663 385,450
TJ«S*Treasurer - General accour t 627,928 28,401
211,032 28,100
Foreign bank
46,691 12,577
9,241
128,957
Other deposits
21)2,816
191,680
2,561
4,019
Total deposits

Cleve«

St.Louis Minn. '
Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran*
Chicago i

960,644 172,930 :132,915 163,038 75,996 331,85-3

125,022 227,332 170,153 548,154
474,934 211,445 164,781 1 ,353,990 234,954 :
40,388 36,392 41,068
99,743 21,418 42,425 16,863 35,033 27,065
3,722
3,722
9,H2
3,850
15,272
4,492
2,952
11,807
5,519
10,119
3,336
657
2,453 12,253
4,303
6,637
3,043
1,755

49,225
12,246
13,466
4,4ll

2,000
691

537,248 256,692 ;
214,644 1 ,470,760 266,859 173,442 248,574 211,361 596,584
86,698 29,213 16,710 36,988 27,324 34,294
67,081 49,921 21,814
2,908
3,938 10,171
13,380
13,209
4,165
3,909
4,957
4,455
3,892
5,626
9,805
22,387
3,613
4,667
3,153
14,323
4,964
1,270
2,121
1,142
1,001
730
1,007
3,409
1,429
545
2,000
1,908
1,776
3,176
i,4oi
1,603
934
1,215
7,174
682
512
362
621
824
407
309
391
1,094

14,396,457 942,3B4 5,546,687 812,743

i,c45,o 66 511,704 309,992 2,563,395 479,700 332,549 458,861 325,866 987,510

9,272,770 496,852 4,371,066
638,000 63,762
154,970
133,706
9,412
50,956
9,900
147,739
51,943
27,683
2,874
7,7448,210
1,448
32,84-5
9*553
1,385
2,275

Cqntingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents
1 j 097
Commitments to make industrial
advances
13*500

428,688

79

394

107

101

47

38

131

33

25

32

32

78

1,416

3,955

129

1,494

1,849

183

22

611

237

381

91

3,132

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SECURITIES
Total
Bills discounted
Bills bought
Indus'trial advances
U., S. G0verrmient secur it ies




9,266
540
16,274
2 564,015

Within
15 days
7,369
69
1,233
92,271

16 to
30 days

31 to
60 days

61 to
90 days

418
275
277
86,493

536
86
283
171,040

528
110
1,150
236,036

91 days to
6 months

6 months
to 1 Year

410

5

—
1,979

—
2,644

102,750

168,763

1 Year
to 2 Years
—

—
6,492
462,645

2 Years
Over
to 5 Years 5 Years
—
—
~
—
2,216
664,760
579,257
—

Form FR-283-d

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT ON JULY 13# 1938
(In thousands of dollars)

Total
Federal Reserve notes:
Issued to F.R.bank by F.R.agent
Hold by Foderai Reserve bank
In actual circulation

Boston

New York

Phila#

Cleve#

Rich#

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Minn# Kans.Cy# Dallas San Fran.

4,472,61*8 300,891 1,004,776 318,965
338,407 24,ll*0
105,253 16,949

431,133 200,421 155/751 1,005/174 106,826 138,853 173*959
23,106 10,452 15,252
44,530 13,896
5,930 10,921

03,248 392,651
7,252 60,798

4.134,161 356,751

408,027 109,969 140,499

960,644 172,930 132,915 163,038

75,996 331,853

4,542,632 390,000 1,010,000 337,000
8,267
319
2,779
901

434,000 202,000 159,000 1,010,000 192,632 l4l,500 177,000
328
863
712
l,l6l
20
130
193

85,500 404,000
292
569

4,550,899 390,519 1 ,012,779 537,901

454,528 202,865 159,712 1 ,011,161 192,652 141,630 177,193

85,792 404,569

899,523 302,016

Collateral held by agent as secu­
rity for notes issued•to bank:
Gold certificates on hand and
dus from U. S. Treasury
Eligible paper
Total collateral