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Form P. R. 283
STATEMENT FOR THE PfcESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, bay 22;
not earlier.

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
May 21, 1942

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

During the week ended May 20 member bank reserve balances decreased
$131,000,000. Reductions in member bank reserves arose from increases of
$146,000,000 in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks and $27,000,000 in
monsy in circulation, and a decrease of $34,000,000 in Reserve Bank credit, offset
in part by increases of $3,000,000 in gold stock and $5,000,000 in Treasury
cuirency, and decreases of $3,000,000 in Treasury cash and $15,000,000 in nonmember
deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts. Excess reserves of member banks on
May 20 were estimated to be approximately $2,570,000,000, a decrease of $360,000,000
for th: wrBek.
The principal change in holdings of bills and securities was a decrease
of $39,000,000 in United States Government securities, certificates decreased
$21,000,000 and bills $18,000,000.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the week
and the yoar ended May 20, 1942, were as follows:

Increase or decrease
since
kay 20,
1942

May 13,
1942

May 21,
1941

(In millions of dollars)

Bills discounv-d
U. S. Government direct obiigatiohs
U. S. Government guaranteed obligations
Industrial advances (not including Ik million
commitments - uay 20)
0 th-r i^serve Bank credit

5
2,441
4
11
117

- 3
- 39
~
+ 1
+ 3

Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stocic
Treasury currency

2,578
22,709
3,299

-

Member banK reserve balances
uion-y in circulation
Treasury cash
Treasury deposits with F. R. Banks
ITonmemb^r deposits and oth^r F. R. accounts

12,486
11,388
2,188
30k
1,720

-181
+ 27
- 3
+1 b6




*
+

-

3h
3
5

15

+

*

+

3
^62
1
3
+ 7 5

+

3Ul
ihh
+ 168
+

-1,21|6
+2,702
92

-

173
533

Form F. R. 28 3

L I A B I L I T I E S

Total

F.R. notes in aptual circulation
8,916,287
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve acct.12,486,014
U.S.Treasurer-general acct. 304,007
Foreign
949,894
Other
476,757
Total deposits
14,216,672
Deferred availability items 1,014,563
Other liabilities including
accrued dividends
5,563
TOTAL LIABILITIES

Boston

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON APRIL Bs 19^2
(In thousands of dollars)
New York
Phila.
Cleve,
Rich. Atlanta Chifcdgo St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas

San Fran.

679,708 2,273,853

633,860

853,043

473,990 335,232 1,355,579 349,79^ 225,351 239,361 148,539

797,992

618,903 5,443,606
18,206
58,453
24,292
498,434
11,089
348,290

689,411
21,234
71,308
9,757

918,329
16,931
68,337
41,239

456,814 339,783 1,776,948 370,961 183,985 378,402 309,624
20,742 14,476
54,003' 18,293 14,179 14,034
7,370
32,683 25,993
90,621 22,284 16,342 21,541 21,541
3,305
2,367
3,356 10,012
7,320
5,727
2,453

999,248
45,946
56,513
26,292

672,490 6,348,783
9&,4o2
224,758

7 9 1 , 7 1 0 1,044,836
.70,411
122,417

332

1,500

401

555

513,544 333,124 1,925,013 421,550 221,326 419,754 340,938 1 , 1 2 7 , 9 9 9
87,277 42,734
164,326 49,495 J-9,535 42,344" 37,810
54,554
404

265

579

155

169

176

222

305

24,153,035 1,451,432 8,840,679 1,496,332 2,020,906 1,080,215 761,355 3,945,497 320,994 466,381 7 5 2 , 1 3 5 527,559 1,980,350

C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in
144,674
9,^25
53,447
11,812
14,794
5,315
4,95?
15,866
4,479
3,054
4,664
4,423
11,931
Surplus (Section 7)
157,502
10,949
56,651
15,171
14,346
5,236
5,725
22,925
4,966
3.152
3,613
3,976
10,792
Surplus (Section 13b)
26,701
2,374
7,070
4,393
1,007
3,244
713
1,429
530
1,000
1,137
1,263
2,121
Other oapital accounts
47,932
2,523
13,275
3,145
4,680
2,010
2,386
8,432
1,927
2,568
2,056
1,934
2,996
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
24,529,974 1,477,203 8 , 9 7 9 , 3 2 2 1,530,903 2,055,733 1,096,520 775,133 3,994,149 832,896 476,655 763,o05 533,160 2,008,690
Commitments to make
1,913
1,263
2,034
2,162
2,126
216
1,306
industrial advances
13,718
462
865
1,371
F.R.notes outstanding
Collateral for F.R.notes
held by F.R. Agents*
Gold certificates
Eligible paper

9,366,127

702,771 2,391,924

657,479

886,395

513,666360,9001,905,087373,581231,360299,043165,570

877,031

9,498,000
4,943

740,000 2,400,000
350
3,539

665,000
792

890,000
-

525,000 370,000 1,920,000 390,000 233,000 300,000 171,000 . 394,000
87
175
;
-

UATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SECURITIES

Bills discounted
Industrial advances
U.S.Government securities,
direct and guaranteed



Total
57248
10,712
2,444,811

Within
15 days
4,002

5,572
.10,130

16 to
30 days
127
399
20,756

31 to
60 days
129
256
22,0*60

61 to .
90 days
W ~
654
76,005

91 days to
6 months
13
531

6 months
to 1 Year
3
730

81,950

70,100

1 to 2
years
1,444

2 to 5
years
—
1,076

317,800

367,100

11

Over
5 yo&rs
"
1,478,202

Form F^JU 283~a
Released for publication Friday morning, Liay 22,l9l;2$ not earlier.
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Increase or decrease
since
May 21,
191*1

jvlay 13,
19U2

.. May 20,
191*2
A S S E T S
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U. S. Treasury
Redemption fund - F. R. notes
Other cash

20,508,1+09
15,202
298,772

Total reserves

20,822,383

Bills discounted:
Secured by U.S.Gov't obligations,
direct and guaranteed
Other bills discounted
'•^otal bills discounted
Industrial advances
U. S. Government securities,
direct and guaranteed:
Bonds
Notes
Certificates
Bills
Total U. S. Government securities,
direct and guaranteed
Total bills and securities
Due from foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS
L I A B I L I T I E S F. R. notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
aember bank - reserve account
U. S. Treasurer - general account
Foreign
Other
Totai deposits
Deferred availability items
Glher liabilities including
accrued uividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
CAPII.AL
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in
Surplus (faction 7)
Surplus (s ction-.ljb)
Other capital accounts
TOT-iL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
R^tio of total reserves to deposit
kna F. R. riote liabilities combined
Commitmunts to make industrial advances




1I,965
283
5,21+8
10,712

-

li,001
1.21*3
837

-

-

3,595

+

•

2,U97
562

+

-

-

3,1*26
375

-

3,059

+

3,051

1*25

+

2,558

+

251,678
5,653
22,253
235,078

1,606,902

—

+

21+3,102

692,500

—

-

15,650
129,759
2,l+j+l+,811
2,1+60,771
1*7
25,955
1,131,839
. 1*0,563
1+8,1+16
21,529,971*

8,916,287
12,1+86,011+
30l+,007
9l*9,89U
1*76,757
11+, 216,672

+

127,800
15,650

-

21,750
17,825

+

129,759

-

39,575

+

260,711

14.2,209

+

266,3^0'

-

--

-

-

91*, 722

+

+

10,939

•2 ,531,900

-

LSI, 218
Ll*5,756
13,1+1*2
27,177

-

1*9,197

-1,21+5,821
173,137
291,307
253,693
-1,963,958

56,339

+

157

+

1,011+, 563
5,563

21+, 153,085
11+1*, 671+

-

21+, 529,971*

+
-

90. CP/o
13,718

91*, 751*

+

157,502

26,781
1*7,932

-

1,321
1*8,115
1
517

-

31

+

+

+

—

+

—

-

1
9l*,722
.1%

+

+

11

+
+
-

+

1,167
11*5,753
508
2,096

61+l+,396

70,922

1+1+6
639,310
1*,395
1*37
1*
258

61+1+, 396
• 1.256,

2,638

Form F. R. 203-b
STATiiLiENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS OH ivIaY 20. 1942
(In thousands of dollars)
A S S E T S
Total

Boston

New York

Phila.

Clove.

Rich. Atlanta
.

Chicago St.Louis

Liinn. Kans.Cy. Dallas

San Fran,

Gold certificates on hand and due
from U. S. Treasury
20,50Q,U09 1,139*632 7,9U7,U07 1,230,51*2 1,63^,301
15,202
1,369
3,123
Redemption fund - F.R.notes
545
991*
298,772
uther cash
15,019
25,504
73,844
25,779

831,911* 5 9 6 , 8 3 2 3,1*55,1*80 6 4 2 , 2 7 5 3 6 6 , 9 0 6 591,399 385,653 1,635,563
1,622
300
226
348
453
4,037
1,931
249
32,228
51,021
13,620
6,237 11,343 13,245
13,277 17,655

Total reserves

347,122 614,736 3,508,123 656,195 373,369 603,700 399.251 1,721,328

20,822,383 1.,168,259 8,022,245 1,246,106 1,661,449

dills discounted:
Secured by U. S. Gov*t obligations,
direct and guaranteed
4,965
Other bills discounted
283
Total bills discounted

5,21*3

,

350

792.

3,539
--

—

—

29

—

——

—-

—

—

—

—

175

—

——

——

60
27

14
221

35
6

—

37

235

41

66

211

96

—

350

3,539

792

29

1,225

1,070

5,382

191*

651

951*

312

8

543

.127,422
54.91h
1.241
10,239

163,31*8
70,395
1.99113,191

96,996
41,800
91*5
7,332

69,327
29,878
675
5,598

198,8^
35,702
1,937
16,059

76,487
32,962
745
6,176

48,509
20,907
472
3,917

175

Industrial advances
10,712
U. S. Government secuiities
direct and guaranteed:
Bonds
1,606,902
Notes
692,500
Certificates
15.650
Bills
129.759
1
Total D. S # Gov t securities,
direct and guaranteed
2,444,811

183,119

664,51*2

193,866

248,525

147,573105,473

3 0 2 , 5 6 7 116,370

73,805 103,713

9U,919

210,334

Total bills and *
securities

2,460,771

184,691*

669,151

200,040

248,743

11*8,224 1 0 6 , 4 3 2

74,348 10^,366

95,365

2io,47l

yue from foreign bunks
notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premised
Oth-;r assets

47
3
762
2.5,955'
117,426
1,131,839
• 40,563
2,759
. 48,416 " 3,300

18
2,900
261,422

• 5
1.739
74,403
4,824
3,786

< 4
1,803
133,383
4,401
5,445

302,879 116,553
1
6
3,208
3,.552
170,913 52,734
2,140
2,953
5,723
2,065

TOTiiL .vbSiiTS



120,359
51,869
1.172
9/A9

436,733
188,234
4,254
35,271

138,246
6 8 , 1 6 8 62,388
59,578
29,376 26,835
1,346
608
664
5,505 . 5, J33. . 11,164

V

10,431*
13,152

2
3,027
92,015
3,056
3,074

2
3,260
46,778
1,964
1,966

*

711
25,1*53
1,329
1,445

l
1,088
50,106
2,849
1,995

l
708
40,836 •
1,113
1,834

4
3,197
'65,313
2,741
4,631

2^,529,97^ 1,1*77,203 6,979,322 1,530,903 2,055,733 1,096,520 775,138 3,991*,H*9 832,896 1*76,655 763,605 539,160 2,003,690
•Less than $500.