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Form F. ?.. 283
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, Ivlay 2;
not earlier.

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
¿'ay 1 , 19-41

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
During the week ended April 30 menber bank reserve balances increased
118,000,0C0, Additions to member bank reserves arose from increases of
$ 239000,000 in gold stock and $4,000,000 in Treasury currency, and decreases of
$82,000,000 in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks and $16,000,000 in
Treasury cash, offset in part by a decrease of $5,000,000 in Reserve Bank credit
and increases of $79,000,000 in money in circulation and $21 ,000,000 in nonnenber
deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts. Excess reserves of member bonks on
April 30 v;ere estimated to be approximately $5,770,000,000, an increase of
$ 10 ,000,000 for the week.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the week
and the year unded April 30 , 1941; were as follows»

Increase or decrease
since
April 30,
1941

April 23,
1941

Hay 1 ,
1940

(in millions of dollars)
Bills discounted
U. S. Government direct obligations
U, S. Government guaranteed obligations
Industrial advances (not including 8 million
commitments - April 30)
Other Reserve Bank credit

2
2,179
5

—
—
—

1
- 278
5

8
¿0

+ 1
- 6

Total Reserve Bonk credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

2,234
22,505
3,122

- 5
+ 23
+ 4

266
,734
+3
+ 122

Member bank reserve balances
Money in circulation
Treasury cash
Treasury deposics with F. R. Banks
Nonmember deposits and other F. R. accounts

13,524
9,071
2,283
865
2,118

+
+
+

+ 654
+1,501
- 10
+ 375
+1,069




18
79
16
82
21

■M

H«

1
19

■,

Porto ?. P. 283-a
Released for publication Friday morning, May 2, 1941; not earlier,
STATELIEST OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Increase or decrease
since
Kay 1 ,
April 23,
April 30,
1940
1941
1941
ASSETS
Gold certificates on hand and
duo iron U, S.Treasury
+3,749,754
20,192,732
+ 33,003
+
+
632
1,499
Redemption fund - F. R. notes
11,139
50,518
Other cash
- 4,754
329*444
Total reserves
+ 2£,8L1
+3,700,735
20,533,315
Bills discounted*
Secured by U. S. Gov*t obligations,
+
1,286
665
direct and guaranteed
331
Other bills discounted
+ ... 32
___________§22
_
750
'Total bills discounted
1,918
299
+
58
Industrial advances
1,784
7,549
U, S. Government securities,
direct and guaranteed*
+
1,363,800
Bonds
26,305
- 308,925.
820,300
Notes
Total U. S. Qovernnent securities.,
---- 282,620
direct and guaranteed
2,184,100
Total bills and securities
Due froLi foreign banks
F. ?.. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank pranises
Other assets
TOTAL

ASSETS

L I A B I L I T I E S
F. P.. notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
Menber b,\nk - reserve account
U. S. Treasurer - General account
Foreign
Other deposits
Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Other liabilities including
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
c a p i t a l

241

-

__

285,154
—

588
+
+ 159,232
1,623
- 10,296

23,685,967

“ 844
- 1,780
67
+ 1*692
+ 27,642

6,282,368

+ 64,401

+1,336,368

13,523,857
865,436
1,251,130
579,092
16,219,515
807,230

+ 18,134
- 81,362
- ::i,249
+.41*462
- 41,015
+ 3,470

+ 653,941
+ 375,330
+ 893,918
+ 143,180
+2,066,369
+ 140,189

5,156
23,314,269

+
585
+ 27,441

1,092
+
+3*544,518

140,240
157,065
26,785
47,608
23,685,967

+

+
4,127
+
5,345
54
9,546
+
+3,563,482

+3,563,482

a c c o u n t s

Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
?. h. note liabilities combined
Corraitnents to nake industrial advances




2,193,567
47
22,339
847,561
39,910
49,228

91.3$
8,464

183
—
—

+
18
+ .27,642
+
+

,155
3

+
Mf

3.2$
761

Form F. R. 28>-b
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS Oil APRIL 30, 19/1
(in thousands of dollars)

ASSETS
Total

Boston

Hew York

Phila.

Cleve.

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

Gold certificates on hand and
due from U.S.Treasury
20,192,732 1,21/,645 9,397,561 1,188,307 l,/39,099 651,881 418,09/ 3,10/,18/ /66,810 323,798 467,631 301,685 1,219,037
Redemption fund - F.R.notes
11,139
608
1,530
1,132
923 1,886 1,025
1,296
/53
185
201
877
1,023
Other cash
?29,44/
24,081
77,500
26,738
23,026 22,355 26,2/2
39,/97 17,665 6,579 17,791 14,521
33,//9
Total reserves

20,533,315 1,239,33/ 9,/76,591 1,216,177 1,463,048 676,122 4/5,361 3,14/,977 484,928 330,562. 485,62.3 317,083 1,253,509

Bills discounted:
Secured by U. S. Gov*t obligations,
direct and guiiranteed
1,286
Other bills discounted
632

—

4o0
137

62
52

150
39

114
2,385

189
271

—

85

47
10

85
847

57
250
59,247
35,637

Total bills discounted
1,918
Industrial advances
7,549
U. S. Government securities >
direct and guaranteed1
1 ,363,800
Bonds
820,300
Notes

175
801

617
1,729

98,54/
59,273

389,312
234,163

108,110
65,027

136,462 75,859
82,079 45,627

Total Ü. S. Gov't securities,
direct and fcuaranteed
2,184,100

157,817

623,475

173,137

iotal bills and securities 2,193,567
Due from foreign banks
47
F. R. notes of other banks
22,339
Uncollected items
847,561
Bank premises
39,910
Other assets
49,228

158,793
3
631
80,716
2,815
3,315

625,821
18
2,153
204,836
9,707
13,172

175,636

TOTAL

ASSETS




5
1,100
58,608
4,607
4,910

21
87

—

CO
0
H

175

3/4

—

35

189
108

32
161

10
38

35

297
351

193
71

48
276

—
224

156,506 63,283 41,178 66,277 54,979
94,136 38,062 24,769 39,863 33,068

114,043
68,596

218,541 121,486 94,884

250,6/2 101,345 65,947 106,1/0

80,047

182,639

219,001 122,418 95,191
2
2
4
2,827
1,558 5,647
101,195 69,050 35,337
4,537 2,580 1,977
5,258 2,948 2,039

251,09/ 101,380 66,595 106,404 88,371
*
1
1
Os
1
208
717
1,134
2,478 1,536
131,281 43,616 16,519 36,017 26,336
2,995 1,196
3,018
2,305 1,357
2,274 2,082
1,504
5,248 2,083

182,863
4
2,350
44,050
2,816
4,395

23,685,967 1,485,607 10,332,298 1,461,043 1,794,601 878,767 582,734 3,538,102 635,849 416,745 634,448 435,786 1,>489,987
*Less than $500.

Forni F»l. 283-c

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON APRIL 30, 19/1
(in thousands of dollars)

ABILITI

Total
F. R. notes in actual cir­
culation
6 ,2823,368
Deposits:
Uenber bank-reserve acct, 13,523,857
U.S.lreasurer-General acct.
865,-436
Foreigp.
I,251jl30
Other deposits
579,092
Total teposits
16 ,219,515
Deferred availability items
807,230
Other liabilities including
accrued dividends
5,156
TOTAL LIABILITIES
c a p i t a l

3oston

New York

Phila.

512,330

1,655,902

434,168

101,546

514,681

775,371 6,713,452
439,934
23,704
749,188
56,469
7,7S2
460,152

787,493
43,851
75,403
24,948

240,539
30,318
22,543
3,533

796,335
23,177
59,131
29,754

868,326 8,362,726
78,822
184,129

59,502

296,933
25,719

908,397
38,989

1,207

1,184

162

243

509

deve.

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

71,516 33,426
8,008 7,848

419

357

27,207
6,218

122

509

142

150

152

23,314,269 1,4-59,987 10,203,964 1,426,549 1,760,231 862,871 569,155 3,490,465 624,119 407,060 62.3,198 424,360 1,462,310
a c c o u n t s

Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts

l40,2.40
157,065
26,785
47.608

9,351
10,906
2,874
2,489

51,594
56,447
7,070
13,223

11,901
15,144
4,393
3,056

14,478
14,323
1,007
4,562

5,428
5,247
3,244
1,977

4,798
5,725
713
2,343

14,908
22,824
1,429
8,476

4,281
4,925
533
1,991

3,006
3,152
1,000
2,527

4,508
3,613
1,138
1,991

4,270
3,974
1,263
1,919

11,717
10,785
2,121
3,054

TOTAL UTILITIES AND
23,685*967 1,485,607 10,332,298 1,461,043 1,794,601 878,767 582,734 3,538,102 635,849 416,745 634,448 435,786 1,489,987
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Commitments to make industrial
21
285
1,656
889
—
6
308
43
30
1,411
3,641
174
8,464
advances
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS JKD SECUr.ITIES
16 to
Within
31 to
61 to
91 days to
6 months
1 Year2 Years to
Over
6 months
to 1 Year to 2 Years5 Years
30 days 60 days 90 days
Total 15 days
5 Years
95
162
177
36
—
1,918
1,425
23
Bills discounted
2,128
—
981
157
139
992
1,172
1,833
147
7,549
Industrial advances
U. Sj Government securities,
686,400 1,176,600
57,000
127,500
136»3oO
2,184,100
diraofc and guaranteed



Fora F. R. 23>-d

FEDERAL RESERVE HOTE STATEMENT OU APRIL 30, 1941
(In thousands of dollars)
Total Boston Nav; York Phila.

Cleve.

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

Federal Reserve notes:
Issued to F.R.Bank by F.R.Agsi^
Held by Federal Reserve Bonk

6, 574,463 531,130 1,728,132 454,183 602,715 312,014 226,715 1,387,897 251,233 170,187 225,940 112,216 572,101
292,095 18,800
72,230 20,015 22,595 15,056 17,981
30,606 13,267 4,7/1 8,714 10,670 57,420

In actual circulation

6 ,282,368 512,330 1,655,902 434,168 580,120 296,958 208,734 1,357,291 237,966 165,¿46 217,226 101,546 514,681

Collateral held by agent as se­
curity for notes issued to bank:
Gold certificates on hand and
due t-roia U. S Treasury
Eligible paper
”
Total collateral




6,675,000 550,000 1,740,000 460,000 604,000 325,000 235,000 1,400,000 259,000 171,000 230,000 117,000 584,000
1,512 ' 175
617
114 —
85 —
—
35
297
189
—
—
6,676,512 550,175 1,7/0,617 460,114 604,000 325,085 235,000 1,400,000 259,035 171,297 230,189 117,000 584,000