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Form W. R. 283
STATEMENT FOR THE; PRESS

Released for' p u b lica tio n
Friday morning, March JOj
n o t .e a r lie r .

Board o f Governors
o f the Federal Reserve System
March 29,1945

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
During the week ended March 28 'member bank reserve balances decreased
$271).,000,000. Reductions 'in member bank reserves resu lted from decreases o f
$99, 000,000 in Reserve Bank c r e d it, $32,000,000 in gold stock and $2,000,000 in
Treasury currency and an increase o f $2llj,000,000 in Treasury deposits w ith
Federal Reserve'Banks,' o f f s e t -in-part by decreases o f $2,000,000 in money in c ir r
c u la tio n , $4,000,000 in Treasury cash and $60, 000-,000 in nonmember deposits and
other Federal Reserve accounts. Excess reserves o f member banks on March 28 were
estim ated to be approxim ately $900, 000, 000.
Holdings .o f ..loans, _ discounts and advances increased $26,000,000 and o f
United States Government secu rities- $23,000,000.
The increase iia'holdings o fUnited States Government s e c u r itie s r e fle c t s an increase o f $32,000 000 in b i l l s
and decreases o f $5, 000,000 in notes and $4 , 000,000 in bonds.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and re la te d items during the week
aftd ,the year'ended March 28,1945» were as fo llo w s !

Increase, or decrease
since
Mar, 28,
1945

Mar,. 21,
I 9I45

Mar. 29,
1944

( I n m illio n s o f 'd o l l a r s )
19,516
222
337

+
+
-

'Tot^l Reserve Bank c r e d it
Gold stock
'Treasury currency

20,074
20,419
4,118

-

Member.bank reserve balances
Money in c ir c u la tio n
Treasury cash
Treasury .deposits, w ith F# R# Banks
Nofimémber deposits and other F. R. accounts

14,305
25,834
2,356
310
.1,806

U. S. Government s e c u r itie s
Loans, discounts and advances
Other Reserve Bank c r e d it




-

»
+
-

23
26
147
99
32
2
274
2
4
214
68

+ 7,219
+
129
22
+ 7,325
1,181
+
26

-

+ 2,274
+ 4,797
if
27
*
■443
463

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON MARCH 28, 1945
( I n thousands o f d o lla r s )
P h ila .
Boston
C leve.
New York
Rich. A tla n ta Chicago St*Louis
Minn. Kans.Cy,

Form F. R. 285c
T o ta l

Federal Reserve notes
22,262,60? 1397,837
D eposits:
Member bank-reserve a c c t. 14,505,085 657,085
U .S.,Treasurer-general a c c t.
309,858 • 19,337
Forteign
1,185,819
79» 598
Other
191,252
4,646

4,740,649
67,341
lA -5 5 ,378
87,138

7

2

1 , 7

2

2

19,610
100,295
4,865

1 1 1 0

, 5

9

0

51,036
99,154
11,109

601,507
45,515
47,867
4,546

655,125 2045,842
5,510
54,655
59,889 148,160
4,982
5 , 0 2 8
685,350 2231,619
107,173 237,861

15,992,012

760,666

5,350,506

D eferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items 1,547,015
Other l i a b i l i t i e s in clu d in g
accrued dividends
9,930

120,225

285,869

85,999

162,442

699,035
112,324

798

2,515

718

1,025

512

TOTAL LIABILITIES
C ap ital paid in
Surplus (S e c tio n 7)
Surplus (S e c tio n l j b )
Other c a p ita l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Commitments t o make
in d u s tr ia l loans
F. R. notes outstanding
C o lla te ra l for F.R.notes
held by F.R. Agents:
Gold c e rtific a te s
E lig ib le paper
U.S.Govt, secu rities

846,488 1251,889

817,557

550,991 2777,120

515,169 515,542
12,469 10,545
54,191 26,215
2,002
10,694

642,508
15,423
' 54,191

605,196 1720,550
25,25p>
27,.59-9
86,694
54,191
2.562
7
6
9

570,523 354,102
70,336

29,765

1,462

423

295

19,866
55,201
1,429
12,691

5,395
7,048
527
4,541

472

D allas San Fran.

945,745 437,752

_____

6

j_ o q

2

__

..,._ k

696,125




Z

663,187 1882,522
64,906 182,351

87,764

167,110
228,155
27,165
86,211

10,176
5?,831
12,647
15,239
84,905
19, 8 7 2 "
2,880
7,145
4,468
5,076 17,552
6,177

16,731
19,071
1,007
10,206

6,745
7,815
5,290
5,604

6,o64
7,956
762
4,908

5,652
4,950
1,075
5.780

5,350
6,196
1,157
4.311

5 ,^ 5
6,025
1,507
^ 80Q

15,050
15,899
2,142
7 , 7^6

40, 520,203 2312,897 10, 789,798 2450,337 3408,894 2355,561 2119,156 6615,275 l 6o4,538 885,369 1618,574 1296,235 4885,791
3,475

2,574

20

4oo

50

651

22,955,159 1452,194

5, 129,192 :L509,149 2000,841 1555,741 1565,588 4175,388

985,465 496,500

842,817

585,455 2901,011

10,722,550
206,199
12,629,154

2, 920,000
150,714
2,200,000

575,ooo 188,550
51,050 10,050
759,154

520,000
9,94o
525,000

229.000
1474,000
;

595,000
6,895
900,000

611,000 760,000
13,050
900,000 1250,000

615,000
4,500
950,000

625,000 2010,000
—

-

-

750,000 2200,000

585.000 1500,000

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITY

Discounts and advances
In d u stria l loans
U. S. Government
secu rities

_ fc

585
- 554
_S21
59, 811,564 2279,526 10,620,569 2407,175 5561,879 2311,909 2099,466 6548,088 1587,027 871,914 1601,580 1279,469 4842,964

O
O
O
O

T o ta l d ep osits

1475,968-1946,525 1500,053.1506,471 4077,146

*

L I A B I L I T I E S

Total

Within
15 days

16 to
50 days

51 to
60 days

61 to
90 days

217,599
5,950

159,095
5,255

7,910
8

22,725
11

27,869
8

3 ,595,421

1,885,092

4,459,487

4,586,574

19,515,657

(

' 91 days to
6 months
-

6 months
to 1 year
-

-

26
1,502,290

-

1 to 2
years
-

622
2,417,921

2 to 5
years

-

-

18

4

268,800

l / A fte r deducting $727,124,000 participations o f other Federal Reserve Banks.

6 ^ ,4 0 2

Over
5 years

762,850

Form F. R. 283a
Released fo r p u b lica tio n F riday morning,.March 30,1945; not e a r lie r .
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
( I n thousands o f d o lla r s )
Increase or decrease
since
Mar. 28,
1945

Mar. 21,
. 1945.

Mar. 29,
1944

17,618,265
645,182
256,047

- 22,500
- 1,515
- 3,683

- 1, 516,060
+ 354,647
61,722

18# 519*494

- 27/698 '

- 1, 223,135

A S S E T S
Gold c e r t if ic a t e s
Redemption fund - F, R. notes
Other cash
Total reserves
Discounts and advances
In d u s tria l loans
U. S. Govt, s e c u ritie s ?
B ills
C e r t ific a t e s
Notes
Bonds

217,599
5,950 '
11,915,624
5,410,511
1,061,350
1, 128,152

+ 25,045
:+
24

+

-+ 32,041 •
- - 5,000
- 3,920

+5,-182,.248
+2,459,171
99,914
- 323,315

134,671
6,026

T o ta l U. S, Government
s e c u ritie s

19,515,637

+ 23,121

+7, 218,190

T o ta i loans and s e c u r itie s

19,737,186

+ 148,190

+7,346,835

Due from fo re ig n banks
F, R. notes o f other banks
U n collected items
Bank premises
Other assets
*
TOTAL ASSETS

116
90,033
1,883,762
34,351
55,241

+ 6,067
- 250,891
- .
19
+ 1,003

+
+

40,320,203

- 223,348

+6,226,759

Federal Reserve notes
D eposits»
Member bank-reserve account
U. S, Treasu rer-general account
Foreign
Other
T o ta l deposits

22,262,607

+

00
lf\
O
O-

+4,763,905

14,305,083
309,858
• '1,185,819
191,252
15,992,012

- 273,450
+213,735
- 44;003
- 25,652
- 129,370

+2,251,839
•- 443,229
- 378,568
- 16J,869

D eferred 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 in clu din g
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILTIES
Ca p i t a l
a c c o u ;n. t

1,547,015

- 103,359
v

9,930

+
341
- 225,330

+
1,921
+6^157,844

+

+
+
+
+

.

-

20
7,669
101,930
623
.5,897

L I A B I L I T I E S

39,811,564
s

-

C a p ita l paid in
Surplus (S e c tio n 7)
Surplus (S e c tio n 13b)
Other c a p ita l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CxiPITAL ACCOUNTS
R atio o f t o t a l reserves t o d ep osit
and F.R, note l i a b i l i t i e s combined
Commitments to make in d u s tria l loans




+1,268,173
+ 123,845

167,110
228,153
27,165
'86,211
40,320,203
48.4%
-3,475

127
-

-

+ 1,855
- 223,348
+
+

fi%
338

10,523
40,056
200
18,136

’ +6,226,759
-

12.9f0
7,690

Form F. R. 283b
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON MaRCH 28,1945
• ( In thousands o f d o lla r s )
A S S E T S
T o ta l

Boston

New York

Gold c e r t if ic a t e s
17,618,265
Redemption fund-F.R.notes
6a 5,182
Other cash
256,047

861,878
42,760
22,891

18,519*494

T o ta l reserves

Rich.

4,932,092
116,832
60,150

930,796 1303,118
45,574
62,364
19,482
21,515

963,096
48,458
14,372

948,722 3280,813
37,661 111,338
2i , 4o l
29,198

604,974 540,536
32,241 15,639
12,896
5,512

610,653
27,331
12,844

437,813 2355,774
2.0,506
84,678
9,805
25,983

927,529

5,109,074

995,352 1386,997 1025,926 1007,784 3421,349

650,111 561,687

650,828

517,922 2464,455

10,050

9,940
25

Discounts and advances
In d u s tr ia l loans
U* S* Govt, s e c u r it ie s :
B ills
C e r t ific a t e s
Notes
Bonds

217,599
3,950

6,895
166

130,714
10

11, 915,624
5, 410,511
1, 061,350
1,128-,152

715,968
371*950
72,964
77,556

3,225,376
1,345*970
264,032
280,651

T o ta l U. S. Government
s e c u r itie s

19* 515,637 1238,438

T o ta l loans and
s e c u r itie s
Due from fo r e ig n banks
F*R.notes o f other banks
u n collected items
Bank premises
oth er assets
t o t a l Ü.SSETS




13,050
3,189

850
-

-

748,013 1086,192
409*607 513,900
80,349 100,809
85,407 ' 107,154

5, 116,029 1323,376 1808,055

4,500
110
668,060
346,758
68,021
72,302

A tla n ta

2, 6o0
•

-

Chicago S t.Lou is

D allas San Fran,

C leve.

P h ila .

7,850
- -

594,790 1355,391
273,504 708,920
53,652 139,064
57,029 147,817

1155,141 978,975 2851,192

51,050
-

-

Minn. Kans.Cyv

-

-

-

100
450

»

479,052 266,202. 473,392
254,257 146,260 265,862
49,873 28, 690. 52,153
53*012 30,496
55,435

580,567 1417,621
225,206 548,357
44,178 107,565
46,958 114,335

851,842

696,909 2187,858

336,174 471,648

n
19*737,186 1245,499
116
90,033
1,883,782
34,351
55*241

9
3*867
130,401
1,601
3*991

5,246,753 1339*615 1808,905 1159,751
1/29
15,991
395,766
8,858
12,327

12
3,365
104,380
3,421
3,692

12
4,976
198,490
4,073
5,441

6
7,916
135,485
2,832
3,445

981,575 2859*042'
5
9*622
115*409
1,600
3,141

18
11,049
313,074
3,160
7,583

867,224 481,698
4
6,360
75,857
2,104
2,878

3
2,oo4
37,243
1,247
1,487

861,8074
5,273
95,276
2,650
2,736

696,909 2183,408
4
3,042
75,038
886
2,432

10
15,568
207,365
1,919
6,083

40, 320,205 2312,897 10, 789,798 2450,337 3408,894 2335,361 2119,136 6615,275 1604,538 885,369 1618, 574. 1296,233 4883,791
l / A ft e r deducting $37,000 p a r tic ip a tio n s o f other Federal Reserve Banks,