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BOARD OF W7RRIJORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

E.h.l

(For Immediate R e l e a s e )

March 17, 19^9

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
During t h e week ended March l 6 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
$512,000,000. A d d i t i o n s to member bank r e s e r v e s r e s u l t e d from i n c r e a s e s of
$3ll5 fOOO ,000 in Reserve Bank c r e d i t and 510,000,000 in gold s t o c k and d e c r e a s e s of
$120,000,000 in Treasury d e p o s i t s w i t h Federal Reserve Banks and $77,000,000 i n
money in c i r c u l a t i o n , o f f s e t in p a r t by i n c r e a s e s of $li,0u0,000 in Treasury cash
and 536>000,000 in nonraember 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 , PJxcess
r e s e r v e s of member banks on March 16 v/ere e s t i m a t e d to be approximately
$1,030,000,000.
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 $226,000,000 w h i l e
h o l d i n g s of United 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 9 , 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 United 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 a decrease of
$114.9,000,000 in bonds and i n c r e a s e s of $70,000,000 in b i l l s and $50,000,000 i n
certificates.

I n c r e a s e or decrease
since

•oh 16,
19ii9

i.rch 9 j

19i+9

(In m i l l i o n s of
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

21,5C0

Total Reserve Bank c r e d i t
Gold s t o c k
Treasury currency

22,5k3
2li,305

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
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

IS,?5o
27,500
1 ,32^4
591
1,390




130
Uid

1,568

- 29
+226

March 17,
19i4-8
dollars)

+U3

+1,127
+
63
29

+3^5
+ 10
+ 1

+I,l6l
+1,186
+
29

+512

+2,585
- ix20
1
86
+ 298

- 77
+ h
-120

+ 36

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STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS COMBINED
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
I n c r e a s e or decrease
since
Mar, 16,
191+9

ASSETS
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
"*
Redemption fund f o r F , R. n o t e s
Total gold certificate reserves
Other cash
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
T o t a l U. S . Government
securities
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
U n c o l l e c t e d items
Bank premises
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS
L I A B I LI T I E S
Federal Reserve n o t e s
Deposits s
Member b a n k - r e s e r v e account
U . S . T r e a s u r e r - g e n e r a l account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
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 a c c r u e d
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
C A P I T A L
ACCOUNTS
Capital paid i n
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 7 )
S u r p l u s ( S e c t i o n 1%)
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LI ABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
R a t i o 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 a c c e p t a n c e s purchased
for f o r e i g n c o r r e s p o n d e n t s
Commitments t o make i n d u s t r i a l loans




22,1^3,1+29

612 till
23,057,202
31+3,71+5
a29,U86
752

Mar* 17,

Mar, 9,
191+9
+
J:

+
+

10,001
1
10,000"
3,259
226,525
3

191+8
+1,219,259
22,<
+1,196", 561
20,562
+
66,181+
2,850

11+9,077

-3,579,01+8
+2,l9l.,ol+l+
-1,1+33,050
•••3,91+1+, 997

29,227

+1,126,91+3

21,930,110 + 197,295
U9
117,1+70
1,911
3,277,607 + 880,871
32,180
3
11+9,382
22,881

+1,190,277
1+6
i+,328
- 159,191+
656
+
17,761

1+8,907,71+5

+1,060,112

+2,219,813

23,1+1+9,297

-

-

19,936,083
591,1+71
739.789
1+87,1+1+3
21.75U.766
2,859,657

512,31+0
119,352
5,155
_9,827
+ 397,6~6"6
+ 733,111+

+2,585,1+01+
85,792
+
2lh,h36
+
6.325
+2,720,371
- 129,928

12,668 +
836
1 8 7 0 7 ^ 0 8 "+1,053.193"

1,882
+2,123,571

5,087,353
6,1*83,769
31+1,050
9,587,700

+
+

21,199,872

-

69,850
50,000

78,1+17

20li,229
689
1+66,711
27,51+3
6,23Q
132,851+
ii8,907,7l+5~ +1,060,112"

6,529
18,522

71,191
+2,219,813

.1%

51.C0&
l+,l+86
2,650

+
+

i+61+,990

+
+

852
38

62
1+.913

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STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON MARCH l 6 , 191+9
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
ASSETS
Total

Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s

Redemption fund f o r

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich.

22,1+1+5,1+29 750,751+ 7,1+56,1+88 1107,01+11550,755 1000,867

F. R. notes

58,627

7l+,ll+0

55,029

Chicago S t . Louis

995,881+1+51+8,105
1+5,502

Minn. Kans.Cy»

61+6,509 1+01,555

105,091+

U+,1+61

7,507,588 1165,668 l6oi+,893 1055,896 1039,336 1+1+53,199

690,770

22,951

800,1+56
35,876

D a l l a s SanFran.

618,1+26 2786,853

615,775

55,090

25,057,202

303,821+

other cash

5!i5,7!+5

57,ll+l+

61,769

25,910

52,659

20,175

2l,5i+l

50,059

15,580

ll,!+ol+

11,81+1+

12,750

1+5,152

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

1+29,1+36
752

15,551

21+1,010

18,1+95
707

51,959

15,218
1+5

6,550

50,776

11,672

l+,525

16,262

6,270
*—

15,1+18

5,037,555
6,1+85,769
5U,050
9,587,700

351,363
1+^7,505
25,523
661,1+56

1,206,088
1,556,589
80,825
2,272,189

Total gold

51,100

Atlanta

26,591

1+5,512

certificate

reserves

Bills
certificates
Notes
Bonds

3^6,558 1+69,210 ^26,59!+ 272,71+5 759,121
i+l+1,661 598,005 J+16,258 5l+7,6ll+ 967,1+88
23,252
51^+55
21,391+ 18,235
50,891
655,095 881+,285 615,502 5ll+,025 11+50,61+8

l+2l+,l+8l+ 836,512

61+l+,817 2852,565

2?l+,952 l61+,69l+ 2l+6,o66 220,052 1+69,1+50
350,396 209,898 315,607 280,1+56 57l+,5ll+
18,1+51 11,Ola
16,1+96
ll+,752
50,220
518,158 510,585 1+65,738 l+ll+,7i6 81+9,5l+7

Total U.S.Government

securities

21,1+99,372 ll+61+,i30

5,095,691 ll+61+,526 1982,955 1580,223 1152,669 5208,11+8

1161,897

696,016 1059,907

929,976 1923,731

21,930,110 11+77,681 5,356,701 11+33,728 20ll+,892 1395,1+91 1159,219 5258,92!+

1175*569

700,51+1 1056,169

956,21+6 1939,11+9

T o t a l loans and

seTurTtTes
Due from f o r e i g n banks

k9

F.R.notes of other banks 117,1+70
Uncollected items
3,277,607
Bank premises
32,180
uther assets
ll+9,582
TOTAL ASSETS




3 l / l 6

l+,63l
21+0,692
1,176
10,61+6

1+

lH,088
652,627
7,997
55,195

1+.159
232,159
5,ol+2
9,711

2

2

7

2

5,798
26,755
355,655 278,182
l+,855
2,51+2
15,671+
9,609

1+

15,528
220,500
1,562
7,995

15,00!+.
506,619
5,178
22,52!+

6,920
l!+5,ol+9
1,933
8,32l+

2

2

1+

l+,52i+
5,720
7l+,555 155,651+
1,172
2,368
l+,70l+
7,025

1

5,517
139,919
7l+9
6,560

15,178
298,220
1,626
13,615

1+8,907,71+5 2575,81+7 15,615,981 2922,381 1+012,1+08 2781+,61+S 21+63,355 8507,1+9!+ 201+0,11+7 1220,985 2075,071+ 171+6,11+0 511+5,509
l/

A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $55,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r Federal Reserve Banks.

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L I A B I L I T I E S
T ota 1
F e d e r a l Reserve notes
^3»kh9t^9l
Deposits:
Member b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c t . 19,936,083
UaS,Treasurer-general a c c t .
591,471
Foreign
739,789
Other
487,445
2 1 , 75I4,786
Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items 2 , 8 5 9 , 6 5 7
Other l i a b i l i t i e s i n c l u d i n g
accrued dividends
12,668
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Capital paid in
S u r p l u s ( S e c t i o n 7)
S u r p l u s ( S e c t i o n 13b)
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

Boston
1381,599

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE-FEDERAL" RESERVE BANKS ON MARCH 16, I949
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
New York
Fhila.
Cleve.
R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s
Minn. Kans.Cy.
5,558,862 1621*,790 2100,208 1580,900 1 2 8 9 , i a 5 4501,050 1104,2)44 618,385 921,734

8148,083 6,55*1,^92
214,803
307,749
146,1221/239,017
2,306
1418,505

Dallas
595,972

SanFran.
2372,088

9^6,671+ Ii0t5»876
25,U67
12,755
58.S68
67,355
1,58a
5,820

8)45,165
214,276
55,875
14,198

866,3^2 3085,217
23,1402
75,159
50,016 101,050
675
5,665

725,951
15,066
26,356
5,004

479.21*2
15,051
18,303
1,460

926,657
15,955
26,356
5,1450

959.039
19,499
25,62l4
520

2293,367
56,511
65,171
56,1476

7,499.763 1032,093 1551,784
505,101 198,989 502,56)4

909.510
21*9,874

920,455 5267,071
216,457 423,056

770,357
132,317

514,056
65,700

972,396
1)48,2140

984,682
134,050

21431,325
264,271

478
66I4
590
525
552
2,189
5,515
679
1.545
499
4 8 , 0 7 6 , 4 0 8 2522,719 13,567,2141 2856,551 5955,901 27140,948 2^26,859 8195,566 2 0 0 7 J U 7 1198,551 2042,898 1715,227
204,229
11,498
69,667
114,868
19,240
8,906
8,Ola
25,816
6,754
4,528
7,185
8,115
29,5147
145,019
56,70l4
45,968
22,1417
20,028
68,842
17,974
11,797
17,008
1)4,954
466,711
5,5l9
762
IJ429
521
1,075
1,157
1,507
5,011
7,319
4,489
1,006
2?,5li3
q.272
28.755
9.76Q
12,2Q3
3.028
7,663
18,Ola
7,481
5,054
6,848
6_, 537
152,854

1,086

921,3114
219,038
768

5068,770
19.615
40,655
2,11*0
12,135

i|8,907,745 2575,847 15,615,981 2 9 2 2 , 3 8 ! 4012,1*08 2784,6)48 2)463,555 8307,494 2040,1)47 1220,983 2075,074 171*6, lUo 5143,509
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on
a c c e p t a n c e s purchased
for f o r e i g n c o r r e s p o n d e n t s
112
619
161
161
4,486
283
2 / i,Ui8
220
157
184
U15
599
559
Commitments t o make i n d u s t r i a l
1 oans
2,650
81
01
—
110
1,9)45
151
281
9
—
—
—
—
95
F.R. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
214,212,597 11459,218 5,518,548 1675,890 217U,950 1632,107 1345,223 4592,263 1141,215 65k,28l4 945,428 628,196 21485,277
C o l l a t e r a l f o r F.R. n o t e s
h e l d by F.R.Agents:
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
13,2014,000 440,000 4 , 6 7 0 , 0 0 0 550,000 745,000 625,000 575,000 2610,000 315,000 210,000 280,000 1814,000 2000,000
E l i g i b l e paper
228,213
5,975
192,728
6,355
—
5,770
6,200
525
10,790
—
1,890
U.S.Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
12,100,000 1100,000 1,000,000 1200,000 1500,000 1050,000 850,000 2000,000 950,000 450,000 700,000 500,000
800,000
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES
Over
6 months
2 to 5
61 t o
1 to 2
16 t o
Within
51 t o
91 days t o
5 years
t o 1 year
Total
years
years
60 days
6 months
15 days
50 days
90 days
Discounts and advances
271,880
420,1486
9,270
6,288"
111 2,0)48
r->r-f>
I n d u s t r i a l loans
2
15
675
""49
U.o.Govt. s e c u r i t i e s
2,1458,257
21,1499,872 1,659,789
-,983,ii97
,51*1,050 1,936,600
7,5^8,800
1,262,92.9
2,725,879
605,071




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A f t e r deducting $500,756>°00 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of other F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.
After deducting
$ 3 , 0 6 8 , 0 0 0 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.