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Form FR- 283
STATEMENT FOR THE
Released for publication
Friday morning, July 22;
not earlier.

PRESS
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
July 21, 1938

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
During the week ended July 20 member bank .reserve balances decreased
#71,000,000« Redactions in member bank reserves arose from increases of
$96,000,000 in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve banks and #6 ,000,000 in
Treasury cash and a decrease of #11,000,000 in Reserve bank credit, offset in
part by decreases of #11 ,000,000 in money in circulation and #21,000,000 in non—
member deposits and otherFederal Reserve accounts and an increase of #10,000,000
in gold stock. Excess reserves of member banks on July 20 were estimated to be
approximately #3,040,000,000, a decrease of #110,000,000 for the week.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the week and
the year ended July 20, 1938, were as follows*

Increase or decrease
since
July 20
1938

July 13
1938

July 21
1937

(in millions of dollars)
Bills discounted
Bills bought
U. S. Government securities
Industrial advances (not including 13 million
commitments - July 20)
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
Nonmember deposits and other F, R, accounts




8
1
2,564-

-1
---

-4
-2
+38

16
-3

--9

-6
—3

2,585
12,989
2,717

-11
+10
+1

+21
+585
+164

8,202
6,433
2,321
724612

-71
-11
+6
+96
-21

+1,344
~3
-1,206
+540
+96

'Form FR-283-a
Released for publication Friday morning, July 22,1938; not earlier,
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
July 20. 1938 July 13. 1938 July 21. 1937
ASSETS
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
Total bills and securities
Due from foreign banks . .
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items . . . .
Bank premises
All other assets . . . . .
TOTAL ASSETS ......

10,633,423
9,996
406.959
11,050,378

10,634,922
9,884
401.129
11,045,935

8,833,905
9,976
...3.l8-t?28
9,162,809

4,467
.... 3.1II8
7,585
540
16,214

6,005
___ 2*261
9,266
540
16,274

8,619
__
12,172
3,280
21,665

744,105
1,174,105
645.805
2,564,015

744,105
1,174,105
645.805
2,564,015

732,508
1,162,713
630.969
2,526,190

2,588,354
180
26,602
593,833
44,581
47.486

2,590,095
180
25,552
644,090
44,578
46.027

2,563,307
222
28,917
645,445
45,582
. 43,588

14,351,414

14,396,457

12,489,870

4,124,138

4,134,161

4,197,871

8,201,896
723,989
126,908
226.518

8,273,069
627,928
12.8,957
242.816
9,272,770
638,000
133,706
147,739
27,683
32,845
9.553

6,858,300
183,743
l6l,864
95.966

14,396,457

12,489,870

LIABILITIES
F. R. notes in actual circulation
Deposits*
Member bank - reserve account .
U.S. Treasurer - Genèràl account
Foreign bank . . . . . .
Other deposits . . . . .
Total deposits . . . . .
Deferred availability items
Capital paid in . . . . . .
Surplus (Section 7) . . . .
Surplus (Section 13 b) . .
Reserve for contingencies «
All other liabilities . . .
TOTAL LIABILITIES
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



9,279,311
597,151
133,760
147,739
27,683
32,810
8.822
14,351,414
82.4$

82.4$

7,299,873
645,176
132,514
145,854
27,490
35,872
5,220

79.7%

975

1,097

3,587

13,432

13,500

15,859

Form FR-283-b
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS ON JULY 20, 1938
(In thousands of dollars)
A S S E T S

Total Boston

New York Phila»

Gold certificates on hand and
due from U. S. Treasury
10,633,423 625,400 4,500,356 478,702
Redemption fund - F. R. notes
9,996
931
1,586 1,148
Other cash
406,959 42,436 110,708 25,868
Total reserves
11,050,378 668,767 4,612,650
Bills discounted«
Secured by U.S.Gov't obligations,
direct or fully guara ed
4,467
2,004
225
Other bills discounted
3,118
109
415
Total bills discounted
7,585
334
2,419
Bills bought in open market
540
40
213
Industrial advances
16,214 2,391
4,192
U. S. Government securit: ;t
Bonds
744,105 56,941 226,407
Treasury notes
1,174,105 89,844 357,242
Treasury bills
645,805 49,418 196,498
Total U.S.Gov’t securities>
, 2,564,015 196,203 780,147
i 2,588,354 198,968
Total bills and
Due from foreign banks
l4
180
F. R. notes of other banks
26,602
877
Uncollected items
593,833 59,401
Bank premises
44,581 2,973
All other assets
47,486 3,074
TOTAL ASSETS




505,718

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

688,673 301,180 226,170 2,092,169 320,182 223,862 278,334 189,651 708,744
1,324 1,060
241
755
4l4
833
234
339 1,131
28,981 23,398 18,94l
56,204 16,696 9,367 21,351 16,138 36,871
718,978 325,638 245,352 2,149,128 337,292 234,062 299,919 206,128 746,746

660
594

359
220

381
382

221
567

110
A

1,254
55
2,858

579
49
759

763

788
19
117

ll4
67
523

23
1,490

4o
60
100
2
135

111
71

38
149

105
213
224 ... .J21_..

182
2
1,176

187
16
418

329
16
811

536
38
1,344

66,972
105.674
53 125

69,727 36,922 32,271
110,020 58,258 50,918
60,515 32,044 28,007

80,919 33?203 21,310 34,428 24,657 60,348
127,682 52,391- 33,625 54,323 38,906 95,222
70,230 28,817 18,495 29,880 21,400 ...52,376...

230,771

240,262 127,224 111,196

278,831 ll4,4ll 73,430 118,631 84,963 207,946

786,971 234,938
66
18
6,308 1,626
144,966 45,731
9,874 4,762
14,209 4,734

241,649 129,500 112,120
8
17
7
1,030 1,746 1,631
64,404 47,380 19,874
6,138 2,661 2,095
5,056 2,912 2,189

279,535 114,648 74,790 119,252 86,U9 209,864
22
2
5
5
3
13
544 4,657
3,835 1,526 1,616 1,206
75,729 26,448 17.532 37,311 2.4,013 31,044
4,528 2,316 1,547 3?121 1,271 3,295
4,.517 1,803 1,473 2,019 1,504 3,936

l4,351,4l4 934,074 5,575,044 797,527 1,037,272 509,845 383,268 2,517,294 484,096 331,022 462,833 319,584 999,555

Form FR-283--C
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON JULY 20, 1938
(In thousands of dollars)
LIABILITIES
Total Boston

New York Phila,

F,R,notes in actual circulation 4,124,138 355,607 898,978 301,125
Deposits*
Member bank — reserve account 8,201,896 442,442 3,94-9,118 367,501
U.S.Treasurer - General account 723,989 39,584 247,434 34,337
Foreign bank
126,908 9,240
44,642 12,577
Other deposits
226,518 3,946 173,068 4,005
Total deposits
9,279,311 495,212 4,4i4,262 418,420
Deferred availability items
597,151 58,951 l4o,6o3 45,195
Capital paid in
133,760 9,415
50,958 12,245
51,943 13,466
Surplus (Section 7)
147,739 9,900
27,683 2,874
Surplus (Section 13 b)
7,744 4,4ii
32,810
1,448
Reserve for contingencies
8,210
2,000
8,822
2,346
All other liabilities
667
665

Cleve.

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

4o5,4l6 188,520 140,154

958,769 172,608 132,377 164,368 75,952 330,264

469,926 214,620 157,270 1,317,399 228,341 119,745 220,581 166,641 548,312
45,801 36,956 44,489 101,675 28,785 45,778 27,298 33,023 38,829
11,807 5,519 4,492
15,273 3,850 2,952 3,722 3,722 9,112
9,357 2,8.33 4,074
1,519 6,744 3 ¿002
532
536,891 259,978 210,325 1,435,866 267,720 171,477 252,133 206,247 610,780
62,263 46,229 19,764
77,388 33,087 17,682 36,o4o 36,216 33,733
13,389 4,962 4,461
13,213 3,919 2,910 4,177 3,939 10,172
4,964
5,626
22,387 4,667 3,153 3,613 3,892 9,805
14,323
730
545 1,001 1*142 1,270 2,121
3,409
1,007
1,429
3,176 1,401 1,603
7,146 1,215 1,901
934 1,776 2,000
382
1,096
426
807
521
605
335
292
680

14,351,414 934,074 5,575,044 797,527 1,037,272 509,845 383,268 2,517,294 484,096 331,022 462,833 319,584 999,555
Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents
70
96
975
350
90
116
42
28
34
28
29
23
69
Commitments to make industrial
13,432 1,415
1,486 1,842
I83
22
238
374
advances
3,939
125
605
91 3,112
TOTAL LIABILITIES

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SECURITIES

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




Total

Within
15 days

16 to
30 days

31 to
60 days

6l to
90 days

7,585
540
l6,2l4
2,564,015

5,662
239
1,885
81,361

612
168
58
92,335

417
23
367
192,780

570
110
611
229,401

91 days to 6 months
6 months to 1 Year

320
-

—

2,423
92,713

4
--------------

2,278
168,763

1 Year
to 2 Years
M

—

--------------

6,401
462,645

2 Years
to 5 Years
•mm

—

--------------

2,191
579,257

Over
5 Years
,
--------------

664,760

Forra FR—283—d

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT ON JULY 20, 1938
(in thousands of dollars)

Total Boston New York Phila. Cleve.

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

Federal Reserve notesl
Issued to F.R.bank by F.R.agent 4,455,659 381,694 1,001,525 316,998 430,241 199,021 154,839 1,001,821 186,189 138,336 173,708 83,2-49 388,038
Held by Federal Reserve bank331,521 26,087 102,547 15,873 24,825 10,501 14,685
4-3,052 13,581 5,959 9,34-0 7,297 57,77-4
In actual circulation

4,124,138 355,607

898,978 301,125 4o5,4l6 188,520 140,154

958,769 172,608 132,377 164,368 75,952 330,264

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




4,528,632 390,000 1,010,000 327,000 434,000 202,000 159,000 1,010,000 188,632 l4l,500 177,000 85,500 404,000
6,615
299
2,333
876
4o4
639
706
ll4
40
165
178
329
532
4,535,247 390,299 1,012,333 327,876 434,4o4 202,639 159,706 1,010,114 188,672 l4l,665 177,178 85,829 4o4,532