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ïo ra F, R, 283
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Board o f Governors
o f the Federal Reserve System
May 18, 1944

R eleased f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
F r id a y morning, May X9I
not e a r lie r *

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
During th e week ended May 17 member bank r e s e r v e b a la n c e s in c r e a s e d
$257 »000, 000, a d d i t i o n s to member bank r e s e r v e s a ro se from i n c r e a s e s o f
$6c9»000,000 in Reserve Bank c r e d i t and $2,000,000 in T re a s u ry c u r r e n c y and a
d e c r e a s e o f $35,000,000 in T re a s u ry c a sh , o f f s e t in p a r t b y a d e cre a se o f
$21,000,000 in j o l d s to c k and 'in c r e a s e s o f $121,000,303 in money in c i r c u l a t i o n ,
$183,000,000 in T re a s u ry d e p o s i t s with F e d e ra l Reserve Banks and $126,000,000 in
nonmember d e p o s i t s and o th e r F e d e ra l Reserve a c c o u n ts .
E xcess r e s e r v e s o f member
banks on May 17 were e s tim a te d t o be a p p ro x im a te ly $900,000,000«
There was an i n c r e a s e o f $559*000,000 in h o ld in g s o f U nited S t a t e s Government
s e c u r i t i e s : b i l l s in c r e a s e d $ 550 , 000,000 and c e r t i f i c a t e s $10 , 000, 000* ‘
Changes in member bank r e s e r v e b a la n c e s and r e l a t e d , items d u rin g th e week
and -the y e a r ended May 17, 1944, were as fo llo w s }

I n c re a s e or d e c r e a s e
s in c e
May

17,

1944

, May 10,

May I 9 ,

1944

194,3

(In m illio n s o f d o lla rs)
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s ( i n c l * guar,
Loans, d is c o u n t s , and advances
Other Reserve Bank c r e d i t

se c ,)

13.808
16U
409

+ 559
+
17
+ 9 2

+7,770.
+ 1I4I
+ 3 6

T o ta l Res erire Bank c r e d i t
Gold s to c k
T rea su ry c u r r e n c y

14,382
21,354

+

669
21
2

+7,948
- 1,101
+ 4 8

Member bank r e s e r v e b a la n c e s
Money in c i r c u l a t i o n
T r e a s u r y cash
T re a s u ry d e p o s i t s w i t h Ff R, Banks
Nonmcmber d e p o s i t s and o th e r F ,R ,a c c o u n ts

12,986
21,846

+ 257
+ 121

+1,104
+5,051




4,099

2,298
397
2,308

+

3 5

+ 183
+126

+

3 4

.+
'+

18
688

Form F. R. 283c

STATEMENT )F CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE 3, M S JN MAY 1 7 , 1941+
(In thousands o f d o lla r s ')
Minn.
Boston New York
P h ila ..
C leve.
R ic h . A t l a n t a Ch icago S t . Louis

780,189 1+11,552

Kans.Cy.Dallas San. Fran.
663 ,598 1+1+7 ,831 2151 ,663

451,1,00 288,612
16,855 13,337
1+6,996 33,352
9,822
10,729

590,942 532,375 1463,676
15,195
17,601
67,215
1+3,96k1+3 ,961+ 118,333
2,651
2,915
36,406

525,980 345,623
61,544 28,294'

652,J752
72,473

596,855
52,059

1685,630
217,556

305

303

710

10, 6:6 2123,761 2C::9,717
>944,413 1915,417 1734,001 5866,579
9,338
5,582
18 ,2 10
6,297
57,791
11,346
16,074
13,206
16,026
5*236
26 1+90
70,012
17,859
5,725
2,8?4
7,092
4,421
3,290
1,007
749
1,429
3,874
16,265
4,718
8,865
4,564
11,279
5,253

1368,006 785,729 1394,128 1097,043
4,829
5,422
5,119
4,925
6,550
5,669
4,554
4,851
530
1,000
1,137
1,307
3,127
3,887
3,692
5,255

4055,359
13,176
14,159
2,129
4,199

'CaJtITaL accounts
35,534,998 2119,559 9861,816 2167,607 2986,590 1955,493 1750,621 5923,987
Commitments to make in d u stria l
advances
8
1,106
5,646
450
50
1,257

1382,822 191,101 1408,630 1111,364

4089,002

L I A B I L I T I E S
T o ta l
Federal Reserve notes
18,212',756 1212,202 4051,422 1221,211 1613, 89? 1195,123 1049,319 5409,749
Deposits •*
Member bank-reserve a c c t. 12,986,381 621,439 1+549 ,142 61+4,063 1002,267 518,714 537,785 1985,966
U.S .Treasurer-general a c c t. 396,691
27,0l+2 109,465
21,661;
30,766
23,158
10,31?
1+3,578
Foreign
1,579,1+39 107 ,o59 ^615*436 139,473 134,925
60,£1+0 1+8,512 187,985
3,982
other
575, 99.5
2,890 27!;.,557
10,098
7,385
6,236
6 , 291+
Total deposits
15, 3.3 6,506
Defirrwct a v a ila b ility items 1 ,530,841
Oth ¿r l i a b i l i t i e s including
accrued dividends
9,696
TOT.'J, LIABILITIES
Capital paid i n
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 7)
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 13b)
Other capital a c co u n ts

759,230 5346,578
117,14+5 309,584

815,298 1175,345
91,624 154,238

840

35,089,799
157,l 6l
188,097
26,965
72,976

3 ,0?2

608,798
111,153

628

602,908 2221,511
81,08l 233,980

940 513

693

1,339 293

,

260

TOTAL LIABILITIES ¿JSD

F. xft. notes outstanding
18,804,547 1246,757 4213,938 1251,271 1650,951 1225,431 1104,057 3475,979
C ollateral fo r F.R# notes
held by F.R •Agents:.
Gold c e r t ific a t e s
12,1+42,000 7^44,000 2845,000 775,000 1052,000 775.000 740,000 2560,000
E lig ib le paper
147,272
13,265
83,675
3,617
6,455
U♦$.Govt. se cu r itie s
6 , 560,625 500,000 1400,000 475,000 600,000 475.000 375,000 950,000
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LaJCS

Total
Discounts. and advances
Industrial loans
tu 6* G<pvt* s e cu ritie s
(in c ly guar, s e c .)



152,011
12,039

Within
15 day s
122,439
10,764

16 to
30 days

31 to
60 days

5,730
19

8,445
481

6l to'
90 days
15,297
264

48

—

~—

2,727

—

.

812,935 417,683

690,481

475,152

2241,612

325,000 196,000
9,000
30,985
510,625 225,000

450,000
275
250,000

231,000

1699,000
—
600,000

200 ,000

SECURITIES

91 days to
6 months
124

6 months
to 1 year
262

13,808,496 1,667,689 1 , 233,361 2 , 807,435
3,028,380
1,011,1+00
1, 915,600
l / A fter doducting $9614.,183,000 pa rticip a tion s o f other Federal Reserve Banks

1 to 2
years

2 to 5
years

—m
m
*»
80

u——
45

17,800

970,245

Over
5 years
———
1 , 156,586

form F. R. 283a
Released f o r p u b lica tio n Friday morning-,' May

19, 19144;

not e a r lie r .

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE! BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of d ollars)
Increase or decrease
since.
May 17,
L9I4I4

May 19,
. 1943

May 10,
1944

^SSETS
Gold c e r t ific a te s on hand and
due from U. S. Treasury ’
Redemption fund - F. R. notes
Other cash
Total reserves

Total loans and secu rities
Due from foreign banks
F. R, notes o f other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

'

• - 46,300
+ 21,226
+ 2,841

19.451,331
152,011
12,039

- 22,233
+ 16,287
+
570

8,153.025
3.042,940
1,163,764
1,448,767

+549.521
+ 10,000
’




—

13,808,496

+559,521

+7,770,308

13.972,546
136
70,554
. . 1, 940,097
34,882
65,452

+576,378'

+7,911,728
1
+
13,465
+ 317,596
4,034
6,427

+ 3,706
+338.320
+ 2,606

35.534.998

+898,777
"

•+7, 038,805

18,212,756

+ 85,560

+4,958,014

12,986,381
396,691
1.579.439
373.995
15,336,506
1,530,841

+256,883
+182,276'
- 12,407
+139.669
+566,421
+245,561

+1,104,348
+
17,640
+ 649,844
3,865
+1, 767,967
+' 281,677

9.696
35,089,799 •

+
372
+897,914

. + . 2,762
+7, 010,420

157,161
188,097
26,965
72,976
-35.534.998

+

58. <$
5.646

+
9,790
+ 27,686
+
136
9.227
+7,038,805

49
-

+

C A P I T.A L A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in
Surplus (S ection 7)
Surplus (S ection ljb )
Other ca p ita l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Ratio o f tota l reserves to deposit
and F. R. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined
Commitments to make industrial loans

+5, 992,404
+1, 943,740
+ 206,964
- 372,300

mm

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
D eposits:
Member bank - ¡reserve account
U. S. Treasurer - general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred a v a ila b ility items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s including
accrued dividends
TOTa L LIABILITES
. ■

-1,391,290
+ 295,623
97,855
- 1, 193,522
+ 141,928
1,008

-

CD

Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U. S. Gbtrt. s e cu r itie s:
B ills
C ertifica tes
Notes
Bonds
Total U. S. Govt, secu rities
( i n c l , guar, s e c .)

'18,343,625
•340,469
267,237

.

+898,777
•

-

•

1,2%
547

.

-

19. $
7,399

Form Um R. 283b

19 ^

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE B>iNKS ON MAY 1 7 ,

(In thousands o f d,ollars)
ASSETS
Total

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich.

stian ta

Chicago St#'Louis

Kinn, Kans.Cy.

Gold c e r t ific a te s on hand and
due from U#S.Treasury
18,81+3,625 1075,675 1+,917,656 1075,372 1,540,901 1071,635 1014, 6o4 3, 426,297
Redemption fund-F.R.notes
30,432
26,680
3l|0,l469
25,350
71,071
24,409
19,424
48,415
Other cash
20,736
267,237
20,005
77, 553- 21,500
37,524
17,094
13,179

614,327 336,413
29,000 11,369
6,629
11,421

Total reserves

654,743

Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U. S. Govt* s e c u r itie s :
B ills
C e rtifica tes
Notes
Bonds

19,U51,331 1123,li+l 5,066,285 1121,201 1-,551,386 1110,664 1051,122 3, 512,236

243,532
161,713
61,"47
76,993

210,411
146,190
55,903
69,600

749,741
311,982
119,317
143,538

536,733 2,068,634

610,443 344.733

544,135

1+32r 109 1, 329,573

609,831

583,229 2, 070,313

641,428 354,000

544,439

482,361 1,334,043

6
3-,271
119,199
2,908
4,614

4
17
7,357 • 7,869
322,808
93,293
2,923
1,639
7,821
3,972

8,153,025
3,042,940
1, 163, 76k
1,448,767

401,308 2 ,990,296
660,399
233,009
09,112 252,757
110,935 • 314,656

458,145
247,036
94,473
117,615

547,133
344,903
131,907
164,210

302,324
201,156
76,933
95,774

255,579 1,467,337
173,177
323,501
63,144
123,723
154,023
84,333

Total U# S. Govt, secu rities
(in c l* guar* sec*)
13,008,496

034,864 4,218,598

917,274 1,183,203

633,187

Total loans 'and
secu rities

849#530 4,302,393

926,526 1,189,453

10
.1,398
139,229
1,647
4,6o4

12
• 2,088'
109,497
3,552
4,651

12
3,427
190,198
4,176
7,736

TOTnL ASSETS




136
70,551+
1, 940*097
34,882
65.452

1/ 49
TS; 791
457,013
9,042
14,243

555,459 2,495,342

347,167 172,402
141,657 92,722
54,176 35,462
67,443 44,147

6,455
139

Due from foreign banks
i\R.notes o f other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other assets

404,411 765,254

520
3,945

330
365

13,972,546

535,295 2, 442,733
30,754
11,251
21,800
3,913

250
. 2

3,617
5,635

13,265
1,401

742,662
n ,7 6 4
10,823

275
29

83,675
120

152,011
12,039

Dallas San Fran.

1,414
32

1,675
4

9,000
267

30,935
—

4
5,473
76,282
2,050
2,837

3
1,776
34,340
1,271
1,906

4
• - 4
3,359 • 3/338
66,216
89,535
963
2,713
3.023
3,326

11
13,407
237,482
1,998
6,719

35,5^4,998 2119,559 9 , 861,816 2167,607 2 , 906,390 1935*493 1,750,621 5,923,987 1382,822 797,707 1,1+08,630.1111,364 4 , 089,002
l / Aft^r deducting.$87,OCO participation s o f other Federal Reserve Banks,