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Form

RA 283
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

Released for publication
Friday morning, March Jl;
not e a r lie r ,

Board o f Governors
o f the Federal Reserve System
Larch JO, l^hh

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
During the week ended'March 29 member bank reserve balances decreased
4>352,000,000. Reductions in member bunk reserves arose from increases o f
^258,000,000 in Treasury d eposits with Federal Reserve Banks, $103,000,000 in money
in c ir c u la t io n , and $2h, 000,000 in nonmcmber d eposits and other Federal Reserve
accounts, o f f s e t in part by increases o f $27,000,000 in Reserve Bank c r e d it , and
£2,000,000 in Treasury currency and a docrcase o f $i|,000 , 000 . in Treasury cash,
Excoss reserves o f member banks on March 29 were estimated to be approximately
$ 600 , 000 , 000 ,
There was an increase o f $51**000,000 in holdings o f Urited States Government
s e c u r it ie s : c e r t i f i c a t e s increased $ 6 7 , 000,000 and bonds $7 , 000 , 00 ^, while b i l l s
decreased $ 1 9 , 000 , 000 *
Changes in member bank reserve balances and rela ted items during the week
and the year ended March 2 9 , lg ¡¿Us were as fo llo w s ;

increase or decrease
since
I.larch 2 9 ,
1944

March 22,
I9hh

March J lf
____ 1943

( In m illi ons o f d ollars)
U. S. Govt, s e c u r it ie s ( i n c l . guar, s e c .)
Loans, d iscou n ts, and advances
Other Reserve Bank c r e d it

12,297
93
359

+ 54
+ 18
- 46

+6,378
+
67
+ 112

Total Reserve Bcxnk c r e d it
Gold stock
Treasury currency

12,749
21,600
4,092

+ 27
—
+
2

+6,558
- 976
+ 103

Member bank reserve balances
Money in c ir c u la tio n
Treasury c^sh
Treasury d eposits with F.R. Banks
Nonmember deposits and other F.R,accounts

12,053
21,037
2,329
753
2,269

+
+
♦

- 706
+4,787
+ 105
+ 698
+ 800




352
103
4
258
2b

Form F. R. 283c

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON MARCH 29, 1944
(In thousands o f d ollars)
Total
Boston New York
P hila.
Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis
Minn. Kans.Cy.
17 , 498,702 1163,689 3897,470 1180,343 1552,337 1160,952 1011*825 3254,646 749,582 397,399 647,530

LI A. E I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve acct.12, 053,244
U.S.Treasurer-general a cct. 753» 087
Foreign
1,564,387
Other
353,121

581,596 4042,125
76,413 161,869
105,349 V 6 14 ,616
3,261 ‘ 259,517

596,581 942,908
84,994 104,197
137,243 132,767
6,724
7,307

469,497
44,475
59.670
3,633

503,649 1759,952
46,696
65,335
47,736 184,979
4,483
4,292

Total deposits
14, 723,839 766,619 5078,127 325,542 1187,179 577,275 602, 5é4
Deferred a v a ila b ilit y items ]*lj235170 107,794 287,631
84,918
91,743 166,608 103,692
Other lia b ilit ie s .in c lu d in g
accrued dividends
529
3,009
2,309
717
847
457
327'
TOTAL LIABILITIES
33,653,720 2038,819 9265,537 2098,157 2906,>71 1842,376 1699,634
Capital paid in
11,827
15,948
156,587
57,751
5,564
6,275
9,379
Surplus (S ection 7)
70,012
13,206
16,026
5,236
188,097
17,859
5,725
Surplus (S ection 13b)
7,092
26,965
4,421
3,290
2,874
1,007
749
Other capital accounts
3»496
4,932
4,314
15,015
68,075
3,335
4,347
TOTAL LIABILITIES iiND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
34,093,444 2068,274 9415,407 2136,578 2948,237 1862,109 1716,019
Commitments to make in du strial
advances
—
700
1 1,1 6 5
52
3,597
1,115
9

506,802
58,689

276,107 553,344 500,4411397,716
31,426
37,653 33,773
44,453
32,819 43,261 43,261 116,442
■io-, 536
4,873
2,145
36,923
350,888
26,748

639,131 579,620 1595,534
68,859 50,603 152,024

323
1,137
5494,202 1315,396
18,166
4,793
26,490
6,330
530
1,429
10,727
2,953

531
250
287
245
775,285 1355,7651058,708 3802,870
4,823
13,051
3,413
5,097
3,6^9
4,831
4,554
14,159
2,129
1,000
1,137
1,307
3,721
3,036
3,685
3,514

5551,014 1330,002

787,088 1370, 0671072,705 3835,894

—

2

3,000

—

—

2,690

18,143,165 1193,658 4040,339 1212,752 1595,214 1196,374 1062,151 3343,483

789,107

405,356

12,311,000
75,793
5, 656*210

290,000
7,500
536,210

1724,000
232,000
-—
—
3,375
175,000 . 250,000 175,000 500,000
O
O

750,000 2295,000
—
—
325,000 1170,000

O•>
rH

775,000
650
450,000

O
O
*
O

751,000 3445,000 740,000 1098,000
—
2,695
59, >68
' 1,910
450,000 600, 000- 475,ooo 500,000

663,397 453,998 2177,336
OJ

F.R. notes outstanding
C o lla te r a l fo r F.R .notes
held by F.R.Agents:
Gold c e r t ific a t e s
E lig ib le paper
U.S.Govt, sec^ rities

2014,553
223,861

429,328
21,803
46,244
9,427

Dallas San Fran.
428,198 2054,731

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES

Total
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U„ S. Govt, secu rities
( in c l. guar, s e c .)



32,9?3
9,976

Within
15 days
71,999
3,538

16 to
30 days
610
507

31 to
60 days

61 to
90 days

7,183
27

3,150
294

9I days to
6 months
——

6 months
to 1 year

.

171

277

1 to 2
years
——
116

1 , 313, 400, 17,800
986,990
2,371,911
1/ A fter deducting $9li8,7^3*000 participation s o f other Federal Reserve Banks,

,297,447 1 , 999,614

1 , 077,232 2,398,4^9

2 to 5
years

Over
5 years
_ _

46
977,445

—

1 , 154,586

Form F'. R. 283a
Released fo r pu blication Friday morning, March 31» 1944» not E arlier,
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF. THE TWELVE"FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands o f d o lla r s )
Increase or decrease
since
Mar. 29
1941+

.Mar. 22
1944

. Mar, 31
19L5

17,000
11,685
18,503
23,818

-1,237,087
+ 21+8,51+5
53,501

ASSETS
Gold c e r t if ic a t e s on hand and
due from U* S. Treasury
Redemption fund - F* R. notes
Other cash
Total reserves

19 , 71+2,629
82,928
9,976

Discounts and advances
In du stria l loans
U. S. Govt, s e c u r itie s
B ills
C e r tific a te s
Notes
Bonds
Total U. S« Govt» s e c u r itie s
( i n c l . guar. s e c ,)
1
Total loans and s e c u r it ie s
Due from fo r e ig n banks
F. R. n^tes o f other banks
U n collected items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL a SSETS

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
D ep osits;
Member bank - reserve account
U .S.Treasurer-general account
Foreign
Othe r
Total deposits
Deferred a v a ila b ilit y items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s in clu din g
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
CAPI TAL

6,733,37*6
2,951,340
1,161,264.
1 ¿ 5 1 ,¿+67
--.............
12,297,41+7

AC

+
-

- 1 ,0l+2 ,01+3

+ 18,260
+
118

+

- 18,502
+ 66,700

+4=,61+6,863
+2 , 101,665
+ 18,6,689
- 556,900

+

6,500

70,207
2,682

+ 5^,698 1 +6 , 378,317
+ 73,076

+6,44-5,81+2

- 3,656
-119,319
38.
+ l ,91+9

+
+
+
-

31+,093,444
•

- 71,806

+5,746,815

1 7 ,1+98,702

+ 69,330

+4,740,206

1 2 ,053, 241+
753 »087
1 ,561+, 387
353»121

- 351,828
+258,093
+ 2 1 ,1+36
+ 2 ,951

- 706,056
+ 698,244
+ ,684,992
+
66,036

ll+ ,723,839
1,1+23,170

- 69,348
- 73,252

+
+

743,216
231,487

+

+

’ 2,427

12,390,351
136
82, 361+
1,781,852
34,971+
61,138

8,009
33,653.720

530

- 72,71+0

89
17,221
31+3 ,271+
4,083
13,485

+5.717,336

COUNTS

Capital paid in
Surplus (S ection 7)
Surplus (S ection 13 b)
Other ca p ita l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AMD CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Ratio o f t o ta l reserves to 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 stria l loans




19 »134-,325
290,53.5
317,769

156,587
188,097
26,965
68,075
34,093,444
¿1.3#
11,165

+

54 <
;+
+
+
880

- 71,806
+

1,934

9.676
27,686
136
8,019

+5,746,815
16.4#
1,978

Form F. R. 263b

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON MARCH 29, 1944
(In thousands o f d o lla rs)

ASSETS
Total

Boston

New York

P hila.

Cl eve.

Ri ch.

Atlanta

Chicago St. Louis!

Gold c e r t ific a t e s on hand and
due from U#S«Treasury
19 , 134,325 1065^956 5 , 238,382 1140,918 1,665*690 1020,981 io41+,468 3 ,441,799
Redemption fund-F*R*notes
24,721
34,827
25,152
290,535
53,219
16,357
23,305
24,253
Other cash
26,922
17,052
21,460
22
,747
88,109
53,532
317.769
19,115
Total reserves
Discounts and advances
Industrial 1 mns
U\
Govt, s e c u r itie s :
B ills
C ertificates
ftjotes
Bonds

Due from foreign banks
F*R.notea o f other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS




723-,341
11,957
11,323

536,069 2,357*278
9,442
29,304
10,761
28,209

752,621

556,272 e ,414,791

5,000
4

556,773 393,207
7,5oo —
—
278

59,668
123

12,390,351
136
82,364
1 , 781,852
34,974
61,138

1,000
105

3,375
30

5

500
4,488
626,837
304,722
119,893
149,861

630
375

650
217

418,030
393,638
230,466
323.491
.127,285
90,681
113,342 ...159,094

289,648
196,974
77,502
96,069

208,058 1 ,098,127
317,657
163,937
124.990
64*503
80,623
156,226

414,432 177,180
144,682 93,470
56,929 36,777
71,155 45,968

226,694
153,694
60 ,474
75,587

182,016
138,039
54,316
67,890

828^127 1 ,027,900

660,993

517,3^1 1,697,000

687,198 353,395

516,449

442,261 1 , 201,318

8o4,481 3 ,624,042

834,036 1,028,905

661,860

518,226 1 , 702,004

694,698 353,673

519,854

442,266 1 , 206,306

10
1,556
140,088
1,652
4,304

12
2,211
105,839
3,564
4,285

6
7,269
122,814
2,915
4,491

4
6,264
106,494
1,643
3,448

2,695
352

6 , 733,376 ; 375,424 2 , 323,292
2 , 951,340 225*969
658,239
258,998
1 ,161,264
88,911
323.722
1,451,467 111,130
Total U. S. Govt, se cu ritie s
'' ( inol.» guar, s e c .)
12,297,447 801,1+34 3.564,251
Total loans and
secu rities

515,614 377.829
29,258
8*740
6,638
11,901

19, 742,629 1116,183 5 , 361,318 1186,631 1,713,589 1062,754 1079,940 '3,548,550
82,928
9,976

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San. Fran.

1/ 49
H+,107
392,342
2 »081
l 4 ,468

1,910
3 *999

12
4,177
190,229
4,186
7,189

17
10,233
280,892
2,931
6,387

4
£,217
68,515
2,054
2,741

3
2,390
34,777
1,276
1,762

4
5,476
86,444
2,720
2,948

4
3,388
66,960
948
2,867

11
20 ,076
186,458
2,004
6,248

34,093.444 2068,274 9,415,407 2136.578 2,94:8,287 1862,109 1716,019 5,551,014 1330,002 787,088 1370,067 1072,705 3.835,894
l / Jkftpr deducting $87,000 p a rticip a tion s o f other Federal Reserve. Banks.