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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.1

(For Immediate Release)

J u l y 6, 1950

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
During t h e week ended J u l y 5 member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s i n c r e a s e d
$266 m i l l i o n . A d d i t i o n s t o member bank r e s e r v e s a r o s e from an i n c r e a s e of $383
M i l l i o n i n Reserve Bank c r e d i t and d e c r e a s e s of $221 m i l l i o n i n T r e a s u r y d e p o s i t s
with F e d e r a l Reserve Banks and $4 m i l l i o n i n Treasury cash h o l d i n g s , o f f s e t i n
p a r t by an i n c r e a s e of $289 m i l l i o n i n money i n c i r c u l a t i o n and $53 m i l l i o n i n
nonmember d e p o s i t s and o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve a c c o u n t s . Excess r e s e r v e s of
member banks on J u l y 5 were e s t i m a t e d t o be approximately $770 m i l l i o n .
Holdings of l o a n s , d i s c o u n t s and advances i n c r e a s e d $14 m i l l i o n and of
United S t a t e s Government s e c u r i t i e s $369 m i l l i o n , t h e l a t t e r change r e f l e c t i n g
i n c r e a s e s of $2,830 m i l l i o n i n n o t e s and $139 m i l l i o n i n b i l l s and d e c r e a s e s of
$2,511 m i l l i o n i n c e r t i f i c a t e s and $89 m i l l i o n i n bonds.
Changes i n member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s and r e l a t e d items d u r i n g t h e
week and t h e year ended J u l y 5, 1950, were as f o l l o w s :

I n c r e a s e o r decrease
since
J u l y 5,
1950

June 28,
1950

J u l y 6,
1949

( 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

18,586
86
278

+369
+ 14
--

-

757
28
43

T o t a l Reserve Bank c r e d i t
Gold stock
Treasury currency o u t s t a n d i n g

18,950
24,231
4,607

+383
+ 1
- 1

+

829
240
10

Member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s
Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n
Treasury cash h o l d i n g s
Treasury 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. accounts

16,254
27,315
1,302
645
2,272

+266
+289
- 4
-221
+ 53

-1,726
- 344
4
+ 383
+ 633




H.1+.1 (a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
I n c r e a s e or decrease
since

A S S E T S
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Redemption f u n d f o r F . R. n o t e s
Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s
Other cash

July 6,
1949

June 2 8 ,
1950

July 5,
1950

1,002
880
122

-

207,000
65,941

-

19,688

-

61,049

83,703
2,679

+
+

14,340
12

+

30,008
2,183

+

22,l+59,l£9
522,530
22,981,959
192,828

+

Discounts and advances
I n d u s t r i a l loans
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s :
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total U« S . Gbvernment
securities

3,976,375
2,8^6,550
6,208,700
5,554,700

139,500
-2,510,700
+2,829,600
89,100

18,586,325

369,300

-

756,535

Total loans and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from f o r e i g n banks '
F . R. n o t e s of o t h e r banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other a s s e t s

383,652
18,672,707 „
24p 4
93,710; w 18,872
2,409,1*8
222,557
42
35,183
26,028
78,398 -

-

784,360
25
2,449
114,799
2,555
16,610

a,463,9)7

-1,015,182

TOTAL ASSETS

96,339

L I A B I LI T I E S
Federal Reserve n o t e s
Deposits:
Member b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t
U. S . T r e a s u r e r - g e n e r a l account
Foreign
Other
Total d e p o s i t s
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s i n c l u d i n g accrued
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

^
9,773 w
43,558,34^ +

CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS
Capital paid i n
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 7)
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 13b)
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

6,604
91,807
f„

219,499
488,173
27,543
170,682
44,463,9|T

+

425

+

4,107
96,339

Ratio of gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s t o d e p o s i t
and F . R. n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s combined
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on acceptances purchased
f o r foreign correspondents
Commitments t o make i n d u s t r i a l loans




23,047,968

+

16,253,943
645,308
1,179.966
289,585
18,368,was
2^131^97

4» 265,492
220,761
+
39,658
10,752
•
73,637
222,391
-

55.5#
5,982
1,364

V
•
+

247,165

.4#
471
156

- 370,085
-4,010,550
+5,849,600
-2,225,500

+
+
+
-

-

449,600

-1,726,174
+ 383,207
+ 695,218
- 123,563
- 771,312
+ 158,613
193
-1,062,492
+
•

13,809
21,462

+
12,039
-1,615,182
+

1.0#

+

2,026
893

ti.4.1(b)
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANES ON JULY 5, 1950
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
ASSETS
Total

Boston

22,459,429

924,514

522,530

50,771

Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e
reserves
22,981,959

975,285

Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Redemption f u n d f o r
F . R. n o t e s

Other cash
D i s c o u n t s and advances
I n d u s t r i a l loans
U. S . Govt, s e c u r i t i e s :
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds

* 192,828
83,703
2,679

14,590
8,924

3,976,375
2,846,550
6,208,700
5,554,700

274,131
196,241
428,028
382,941

———

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich.

7,030,327 1325,271 1647,593 1037,136

Atlanta

Chicago S t . L o u i s

Mpls. Kans.Cy.

Dallas SanFran.

969,511 4394,058

632,402

433,413

836,987

81,431

41,925

21,927

33,932

7,067,136 1372,202 1704,627 1084,594 1006,808 4475,489

674,327

455,340

870,919

12,552
3,372

5,168
8,975
196

8,593
3,674

219,341
157,019
342,478
306,402

123,025
88,069
192,091
171,858

184,516
132,090
288,102
257,753

180,507
129,219
281,844
252,156

36,809

46,931

57,034

47,458

37,297

32,582
24,963
30

11,419
4,080
2,331

15,300
11,947
1

10,754
3,940
121

18,936
3,774

926,861
663,508
1,447,198
1,294,757

264,433
189,298
412,885
369,393

368,594
263,864
575,522
514,898

256,898
183,904
401,119
358,867

212,991
152,473
332,563
297,531

27,055
7,546
603,009
431,674
941,537
842,359

586,668 2641,549
26,365

40,650

613,033 2682,199
11,751
695

24,128
1,813

mm mm mm

362,069
259,191
565,333
505,785

T o t a l U.S.Government
securities

18,586,325 1281,341

4,332,324 1236,009 1722,878 1200,788

995,558 2818,579 1025,240

575,043

862,461

843,726 1692,378

T o t a l l o a n s and
securities

18,672,707 1290,265

4,357,317 1242,420 1734,826 1204,849

999,332 2826,125 1028,612

584,214

866,135

844,421 1694,191

1
3,619
66,245
1,130
2,297

1
5,729
130,241
2,275
3,895

1
3,030
110,139
697
3,368

Due from f o r e i g n banks
24
2
F . R . n o t e s of o t h e r banks
9 3 , 7 1 0 / 4,766
U n c o l l e c t e d items
2 , 4 0 9 , 3 6 # 214,235
Bank premises
1,101
35,183
Other a s s e t s
5,121
78,398
TOTAL ASSETS



1/ 7
15,862
446,545
7,762
17,375

2
3,884
182,771
2,953
5,013

2
5,299
220,276
4,859
7,595

1
11,719
197,783
2,525
5,331

1
8,211
152,328
1,512
4,145

3
12,626
378,421
3,845
11,886

1
5,196
139,491
2,022
5,442

2 .
13,769,
170,W
4,502
6,930

44,463,9{$7 2505,365 11,944,586 2820,664 3692,784 2517,556 2191,273 7735,450 1867,643 1118,014 1887,788 1586,440 4 5 9 6 , - 3 ^
1 / A f t e r deducting $17,000 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.

H.4.l(c)
Total
Boston
L I A B I L I T I E S
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s
25,047,968 1412,456
Deposits*
Member b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c t . 16,255,943 705,884
U . S . T r e a s u r e r - g e n e r a l a c c t . 645#508
57,758
Foreign
1,179,966
73,641
Other
289,585
1,990
Total deposits
18,568,802
D e f e r r e d a v a i l a b i l i t y items 2,151^49?
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
9,775

857,255
197,029
'
845

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON JULY 5 , 1950
( 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
Mpls. Ka.ns.Cy.
5,200,618 1626,754 2056,399 1519,337 1264,559 4471,248 1049,799 605,548 907,741

D a l l a s SanFran,

616,666 2319,243

5,554,254
145,551
1/578,081
225,662

790,061 1176,516
69,614
75,785
95,512 106,570
1,521
5,347

648,786
50,954
58,445
6,025

674,609 2596,424
54,114
65,282
49,094 161,508
1,028
2,965

565,519
57,618
42,080
7,853

579,741
25,814
29,225
1,198

762,612
19,020
45,249
3,814

746,906 1875,05]
58,060
29,96c
40,912 104,051
685
35,497

6,081,548
594,026

954,708 1561,816
168,181 190,196

764,210
185,421

758,845 2825,979
127,270 511,420

652,870
128,229

455,976
55,714

828,695
115,487

826,563 2042,559
108,044 150^f8€

424

528

577

2,568

476

1,217

495

457

1,554

-rya

577

^

TOTAL LIABILITIES
45,5582447,58511,678,560
Capital paid in
219,499
12,155
75,125
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 7)
488,175
50,778
148,149
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 15b)
27,545
5,011
7,519
Other c a p i t a l accounts
170,682
11,858
57,433
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
1(4,463,9^7 2505,565 11,9144,586
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on
7
a c c e p t a n c e s purchased
f o r foreign correspondents
5,982
595
2/1,705
Commitments t o make
i n d u s t r i a l loans
1,364
—
F.R. notes outstanding
25,665,914 1459,250 5,519,845
C o l l a t e r a l f o r F.R. notes
h e l d by F.R. A g e n t s :
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
14,549,000 440,000 4,770,000
E l i g i b l e paper
45,895
7,855
17,575
U.S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
10,450,000 1100,000
700,000

Discounts and advances
I n d u s t r i a l loans
U.S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s



Total
857753
2,679
18,586,325

Within
15 days
63,895
59
742,745
i/
2/

2750,119 5609,628 2 4 6 9 , 4 6 1 2 1 5 0 , 9 1 1 7 6 1 0 , 2 0 1 1 8 5 1 , 5 2 2 1 0 9 5 , 5 6 6 1852,500 1551,650
15,455
20,298
9,508
8,715
27,979
7,178
4,904
7,810
9,276
58,205
45,957
25,779
21,194
72,029
19,118
12,494
18,045
15,875
4,489
1,006
5,549
762
1,429
521
1,075
1,157
1,507
12.398
15,895
11,459
9,693
23,812
9,504
6,177
8,496
8,334

677
q'
4512,9$$
25,12C
42,552
2,14c
15,62?

2820,664 5692,784 2517,556 2191,275 7755,450 1867,645 1118,014 1887,788 1586,440 4 5 9 6 ^

f3<(499

568

512

262

861

224

156

251

475
455
60
—
255
1665,185 2119,755 1568,628 1516,477 4537,564 1088,817

614,055

950,850

750,000 1000,000
2,720
—
1000,000 1150,000

16 t o
30 days
1,975
10
607,310

670,000
5,090
950,000

675,000 2950,000
—
—
700,000 1600,000

400,000
2,760
800,000

218

555

125
649,571 2417,921

210,000 280,000 204,000 2000,000
8,550

—

5,045

300

450,000 700,000 500,000 800,000

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES
51 t o
6l to
91 days to
6 months
1 to 2
60 days
90 days
6 months
to 1 year
years
17,625
210
191
779
198
, 575
516
1,446,420 5,565,602
1,124,050
2,617,200 2,909,800

A f t e r deducting $801,865,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r Federal Reserve Banks.
A f t e r deducting
$4,279,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r Federal Reserve Banks.

2 to 5\
years
771

2,518,100

Over
5 years
5,455,100