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Form FR-283
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, lay 13;
not earlier.

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
May 12, 1938«
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

During the vreek ended May 11 member bank reserve balances increased
$56,000,000, Additions to member bank reserves arose from decreases of
$11,000,000 in money in circulation and #68,000,000 in Treasury deposits with
Federal Reserve banks and increases of $10,000,000 in gold stock and $2,000,000
in Treasury currency, offset in part by increases of $19,000,000 in Treasury
cash and 016,000,000 in nonnember deposits said other Federal Reserve accounts.
Excess reserves of member banks on May 11 were estimated to be approximately
$2,480,000,000, an increase of $40,000,000 for the week.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the week and
the year ended May 11, .1938, Tiere as follows»

Increase or decrease
since
May 11
1938

May 4
1938

May 12
1937

(In millions of dollars)
Bills discounted
8
Bills bought
1
U, S. Government securities
2,564
Industrial advances (not including 13 million
commitments - May 11)
16
#
Other Reserve bank credit
Total Reserve bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency
Member bank reserve balances
Money in circulation
Treasury cash
Treasury deposits tdth F. R. banks
Nowaember deposits and other F. R. accounts




»

-

-

-

_

—

-8
««4
+38

-1
+1

-7
-6

2,589
12,880
2,695

+10
+2

+13
+998
+150

7,560
6,396
2,215
1,361
632

+56
-11
+19
-68
+16

+617
-9
—84l
+1,255
+I38

«■*

*Less than $500,000#

Form FR-283-a
Released for publication Friday morning, May 13,1938; not earlier.
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(in thousands of dollars)
May 11. 1938

May 4. 1938

May 12. 1937

10,640,912
427.070
11,076,868

10,641,412
8,386
434.876
11,084,674

8,839,408
11,713
288.280
9,139,401

5,321
2.844
8,165
550
16,421

5,379
2,813
8,192
550
16,798

12,949
2.705
15,654
4,534
22,779

657,253
1,191,905
714.857
2,564,015

657,253
1,191,905
714.857
2,564,015

732,428
1,152,393
641.469
2 ,526,290

2,589,151
170
19,973
527,996
44,730
„ JâsM
14,305,284

2,589,555
170
23,005
550,492
44,717
45,214

2 ,569,257
230
21,542
666,762
45,787
45.956

14,337,827

12,488,935

4,132,337

4,147,997

4,193,868

7,560,482
1 ,361,133
133,908
236,245
9,291,768
527,933
133,523
147,739
27,683
32,915
.ll*j£6
14,305,284

7,503,630
1,428,693
125,674
227,746
9,285,743
551,583
133,482
147,739
27,683
32,915
10.685
14,337,827

6,942,727
106,177
104,979
131.566
7,285,449
660,697
132,193
145,854
27,490
35,974
7,4l0

ASSETS
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U. S. Treasury ...
Redemption fund - F. R. notes
Other cash * « • # . . . . » «
Total reserves ,
Bills discounted:
Secured by U.S;Gov’t obligations,
direct or fully guaranteed . . .
Other bills discounted . i 4 » •
Total bills discounted . . . » •
Bills bought in open market ...
Industrial advances • • • • * . .
U.S. Government securities:

8,886

Treasury notes . * » 1 . . . * .
Treasury bills * . . . . . . . *
Total U.S. Government securities
Total bills and securities . . .
Due from foreign banks . . . . . .
F. R* notes of other banks . . . .
All other assets ........... .
TOTAL ASSETS ........
LIABILITIES
F. R. notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account . .
U. S. Treasurer - General account
Foreign bank . . . .........
Other deposits ............
Deferred availability items . . .

Reserve for contingencies . . . .
All other liabilities . . . . . .
TOTAL LIABILITIES . . , . .

.

12,488,935

Ratio of total reserves to deposit
and F. R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on bills pur­
chased for foreign correspondents

82.5#
1,357

1,357

1,532

Comitments to malte industrial advances

12,700

12,678

17,183




82.5%

79.6#

Form FR-283-b
ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS Oil MAY 11, 1938
(In thousands of dollars)
ASSETS
Total Boston New York Phila*
Gold certificates on hand and
10,640,912 587,521 4,526,529 543,064
due from U.S, Treasury
8,886
927
Redemption fund - F.R* notes
311
653
407,070 40,970
98,499 27,763
Other cash
11,076,868 628,802 4,625,955 571,480
Total reserves
Bills discounted*
Secured by U.S.Gov’t obligations,
direct or fully guaranteed
572
5,321
2,335
895
2,844
Other bills discounted
157
403
563

Cleve. Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy* Dallas San Fran,
719,755 309,345 239,112 2,025,965 295,864 193,307 288,307 186,116
804 1,035
832
562
889
338
793
413
39,500 30,997 19,479
60,640 18,136 9,443 29,227 15,903

726,027
1,329
36,513

760,087 341,146 259,626 2,087,398 314,562 203,639 317,872 202,432

763,869

413
192

135
334

238
475

210

605
51
918

469
24
1,477

713
19
73

210
68
677

-

40

50
62

43
173

167
152

263
293

4o
3
159

112
2
551

216
16
465

319
16
901

556
39
1,297

«H»

Total bills discounted
8,165
729
4l
550
Bills bought in open market
16,421 2,377
Industrial advances
U. S, Government securities*
Bonds
657,253 47,412
Treasury notes
1,191,905 85,982
Treasury bills
714,857 51,568

191,191 53,966
346,716 97,866
207,948 58,696

63,027 35,882 28,560
114,299 65,070 51,793
60,551 39,027 31,063

71,067 30,561 22,654 31,947 24,937
128,877 55,420 41,081 57,934 45,223
77,295 33,239 24,640 34,746 27,123

56,049
101,644
60,961

Total U.S. Gov*t securities 2,564,015 184,962

745,855 210,528

245,877 139,979 111,416

277,239 119,220 88,375 124,627 97,283

218,654

753,254 215,122
65
17
846
4,025
133,382 41,211
9,907 4,783
13,602 4,504

247,451 141,949 112,221
16
6
7
l,*6l 1,351 2,065
52,434 44,383 18,964
6,164 2,674 2,105
4,980 3,043 2,059

278,194 119,422 89,o4o 125,324 98,519
21
2
2
5
5
2,746 1,659
844 1,451
536
70,456 24,915 l4,l48 28,283 21,748
4,548 2,325 1,518 3,130 1,282
1,886 1,639 1,979

220,546
12
2,510
26,633
3,312
3,992

Total bills and securities
Due from foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other assets
10TAL ASSETS



2,589,151 188,109
170
12
479
19,973
527,996 51,439
44,730 2,982
46,396 2,830

2,738
215
4,446

1,458
56
3,080

14,305,284 874,653 5,540,190 837,963 1,072,593 534,553 397,046 2,447,620 464,771 310,830 478,044 326,147 1,020,874

Form FR—283-c

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON MAY 11, 1938
(In thousands of dollars)

L IAB I L IT IES
Cleve.

Total Boston New York Phila,

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

F.R,notes in actual circulation 4 ,132,337 3^5,229 888,495 304,674
Deposits*
Member bank — reserve account 7,560,482 390,716 3,483,916 395,519
U.S.Treasurer - General account 1,361,133 48,206 677,597 49,358
133,908 9,628
48,194 13,104
Foreign bank
Other deposits
236,245 4,693 189,105 1,173

963,481 175,675 137,165 166,168 78,168

328,108

499,747 220,080 165,697 1,199,381 193,437 113,646 223,789 158,908
60,031 51,956 46,318 150,370 49,296 31,791 45,282 48,639
12,302 5,750 4,680
15,913 4,012 3,075 3,878 3,878
7,070 8,564 2,657
l,44l 5,64q
2,345
218 1,852

515,646
102,289
9,494
11,487

Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13 b)
Reserve for contingencies
All other liabilities

579,150 286,350 219,352 1,367*105 252,385 150,857 273,167 213,277
51,354 42,703 18,870
71,557 25,956 13,251 28,380 23,448
13,370 4,950 4,445
13,100
3,897 2,904 4,147 3,937
4,964
5,626
3,892
22,387 4,667 3,153 3,613
14,323
1,007 3,409
730
545 1,001 1,1-42 1,270
1,429
3,177 1,401 1,603
934 1,776
7,229 1,215 1,922
431
686
485
577
1,332
493
379
1,063

638,916
28,920
10,149
9,805

TOTAL LIABILITIES

9,291,768 453,243 4,398,812
527,933 51,742 130,890
50,961
133,523 9,405
51,943
9,900
147,739
27,683 2,874
7,744
32,915 1,448
8,210
11,386
812
3,135

409,1*9 190,291 1*5,734

459,254

40,862
12,258

13,466
4,411
2,000
1,138

2,121
2,000

855

14,305,284 874,653 5,540,190 837,963 1,072,593 534,553 397,046 2,447,620 464,771 310,830 478,044 326,i47 1,020,874

Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents
1,357
Commitments to make industrial
advances
12,700

98

488

133

125

58

48

1,367

3,886

123

1,538

1,503

178

161

4l

31

39

39

96

508

40

373

244

2,940

MATURITI DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SECURITIES.
Total
Bills discounted
Bills bought
Industrial advances
■J. S. Government securities



Within
15 days

8,165
6,572
550
178
16,421
1,419
2,564,015 115,354

16 to
30 days
330
75
234
85,874

31 to
60 days

6l to
90 days

702

268
297
960
191,294

—

.

522
357,781

91 days to 6 months
6 months to 1 Year
286
—

—

1,657
138,259

1 Year
to 2 Years

2 Years
to 5 Years

6,-6o4
376,428

1,852

Over
5 Tears

7
—

_

3,173
126,351

577,569

595,105

Form FR-283—d

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT ON M Y 11, 1938
(in thousands of dollars)
Total Boston New York Phila.
Federal Reserve notes*
Issued to F.R.bank by F.R.agent 4/25,484 372,899
Held by Federal Reserve bank
293,147 27,670
In actual circulation

4,132,337 3*5,229

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

981,571 322/51 432,050 201,239 161,376 991,088 191,725 l4l,336 173,907 85,850 369,992
93,076 17,777 22,901 10,948 15,642 27,607 16,050 4,171 7,739 7,682 41,884

888/ 95 304,674 409,149 190,291 145,73* 963/81 175,675 137,165 166,168 78,168 328,108

Collateral held by agent as secur*
rlty for notes issued to bank*
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U.S.Treasury
*,539,632 390,000 1,000,000 337,000 436,000 203,000 164,000 1,000,000 196,632 143,500 177,000 88,500 404,000
Eligible paper
7,208
699
2,626 1,121
452
409
504
210
-112
206
317
552
Total collateral




4,546,840 390,699 1 ,002,626 338,121 436/52 203,409 164,504 ip00,210 196,632 143,612 177,206 88,817 4o4,552