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Form F-, E. . 233
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released fo r p u b lica tio n
Friday morning, May 28}
not e a r lie r .

Board o f Governors
o f-th e Federal Reserve System
May 27, 1943

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
During the week ended May 26 member bank reserve balances decreased
$44,0.00,000. Reductions in member bank reserves arose from increases of
$ 10 7 , 000,000 in money in circulation, $ 1 7 , 000,000 in nonmember deposits and other
Federal Reserve accounts/
000,000 in Treasury cash and a decrease of
$30,000,000 in gold stock, offset in part by increases of $59.000,000 in Reserve
Bank credit, $21,OOQ.OOO in Treasury currency, and a decrease of $34.000,000 in
Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks. ' Excess reserves of member banks
on May 26 were estimated to be approximately $1,500,000,000, a decrease of
$ 140 , D'.)0 , 0.00 for the week.
There was an-increase of $l43>000,000 in holdings of United States Government
securities. B ills increased $203,000,000, while bonds decreased $52,000,000 and
notes $8 , 000, 000.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and. related items-during the week
and the year ended.May 26, 1943 , were as follows:

Increase or decrease
since

May 26,
1943

Kay 19,
1943

May 27,
1942

(In millions of dollars)

B ills discounted
U# S. Government d ire ct obligations
U. S. Government guaranteed obligations
Industrial advances(not including 13 m illion
commitments --May 26)
Cth^r Reserve Bank cred it

21
6,127
54

+ 11
+ 143

+
15
+3,645
+ 47
+
2
+ 200

13
278

-

95

Total Reserve Bank cred it
Gold stock
Treasury currency

6.49,3
22,425
4,072

+
+

30
21

59

+3,909
- 287
+ 770

Member bank reserve balances
Money in circu la tion
Treasury cash
Treasury deposits with F, R. Banks
^onmcmber deposits- and other F ,a c c o u n t s

11,838

- 44+ 107
+
3
- 34
+ . 17

- 629
+4,931
+
70
* 106
96




16,902
2,267
345
1,637

Form F. R. 283c
L I A B I L I T I E S
Total
F. R. notes in actual c ir ­
culation
13 » 355»968
Deposits :

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS 0» MAY 26, 1943
(In thousands of dollars)
Boston New York
Phila.
Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta
Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas

963,067 2 , 944,65

944,923 1 ,224,316

857,228

561,223 333,975

663,349 2,640,789

Sam Fran.

473,273 293,905 1, 454,450

628,057 1,030,062 505,779 475,709 1,768,322 432,994 233,606 526,407 463,638 1 ,,223,720
(J.S.Treasurer-general acct. 344,899
6,112
95»6o6
32,740
35,611
11,558 14,930
12,929
20,730 17,876
21,717
47,565
19,525
63,611
29,166
101,665
Foreign
~
958,016
2?,¿74 1/451,773
76,665
79,165
23,333 24,999
35,033
24,999 18,333
8,161
4,088
2,916
2,332
Other
363,933
4,871
253,195
10,244
3,763
36,771
12,731 10,064
9,797
Total deposits
13,506,073
653,765 4,736,697 728,312 1,149,711 573,126 528,488 1,909,014 499,454 284,879 565*061 505,899 1,371,667
Deferred a v a ila b ilit y items 1 ^ 6 ,2 5 6
97,168
235, 45?
68,199
127,817 87,729
64,050
161,014
53>640 24,038
62,684 40,843 123,610
Other lia b ilit ie s including
275
904 ____________§ 9 1_____ 151______ 311_537_____________ 427
accrued dividends
8,004808
1,9 15
1,19 6 ______________ 665 514
-Wi-OxiiL;

TOTaL liab ilities
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
other capital accounts
TOTAL liab ilities AND

28,016,301
147,380
l 6 o ,4 ll
26,829
83,300

capital accounts
28, 434,221
Commitments to make industrial
advances
12,885

i\ R. notes outstanding
13, 903,006
Collateral for F.R.notes
held by F.R.Agents*
Gold certificates
13,423,000
Eligible paper
20,088
U. S. Gov't securities
747,591

1715,608 7,9lS,.725 1742,630 2 , 502,509 1518,597 1256,162 4 , 711,72 1 1114,613 643,053 1101,329 841,192 2 , 950, 162
9,520
53,909
n ,6 ? 9
15,313 5,961
5,285
16,473
4,629 3,178
4,800
4,495
12,138
ll,l6 o
58,001
15,670
14,767 5,236
5,725
22,925
4,966 3,221
3,613
4,083
11,044
2,874
7,070
4,393
1,007 3,244
717
1,429
530 1,000
1,13 7
1,307
2,121
5,169
23,479
5,918
7,914 4,095
3,709
12,801
3,739 3,555
3,763
3 ,17 5
5,983
:
" ■■'
1744,331 3 ,o 6 l,l8 4 1780,290 2, 541,510 1537,133 1271,598 4, 765,349 1128,477 654,007 1114,642 854,252 2,981,448
717

10

2,007

350

1,207

78

—

1,824

3,030

—

999,605 3,047,485 9 7 2 ,o?i 1 , 258,712 892,275

7.28,184 2,684,488

595,401 34o,462

966,000 3,060,000 875,000 1,270,000 787,000

675,000 2,730,000
—
—
60,000
—

300,000 345,000 490,000
3,550
200
407,591
—

1,165
10,418
50,000
—

4,580
100,000

—
125
— 125,000

—

3,662

492,699 333,030 1,558,594
341,000 1,584,000
50
5,000

maturity distribution of bills and securities




21,383
13,051

31 to
60 days

61 to
90 days

19,293
10,356

1,775
33

4o
218

275
629

9 I days to
6 months
—
377

6 months
to 1 year
—
634

526,122
567,200
1,016,632
174,476
617,108
904,847
180,583
l / A fte r deducting $501,963,000 p a r tic ip a tio n s o f other Federal Reserve Banks.

1 to 2
years
—
650
335,000

2 to 5
yoars
—

Over
5 years
1
1

Pii Ils discounted
Industrial advances
u. S.Government secu rities,
direct and guarantead

16 to
30 days

)£

Total

Within
15 days

886,221 1,152,977

Form. F. R. 283a
Released fo r p u b lica tio n Friday morning, Kay 2B,1945? n° t e a r lie r .

STATEMENT of condition
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands o f d o lla rs)
Increase or decreaso
since
Kay 26,
1943

Hay 19,
1943

May 27,
1942

20, 205»417
52,835
370,297

- 29,498
+ 7,989
+ 5,205

20,620,549

- 16,304

- 301,214
+
56,745
+
80,769
- -185,700

21,383

+ 11,300
—

+

16,299
962

21,383
13,051

+ 11,300
4

+
+

15,337
2,262

1,768,998
948,300
1 , 099,200
2,564,085

- 52, OéÇ
- 3,500
—
+203,464

+ 159,066
+ 252,625
+1,072,550
+2,207,676

6,180,583

+142,395

+3» 691*917

6, 215,017
137
55»180
1,423,870
38,377
72,591

+154,199
—
- 1,909
- 198,631
39
+
712

+3.709.516
+ 90
+
3i»46o
+ 428,571
1,668
+
23,225

28,454,221

- 61,972

+4,007,494

13, 355,968

+101,226

+4,366, o45

1 1 , 833,425
344,399
953,816
363,933
13,506,073
1 , 146,25 6

+
-

+
+
-

-102,908

+ 229,153

3,004
28,016,301

+' 1,070
- 63.078

+
2,087
+5,966,635

147,380
160,411
26,829
83,300
28,434,221

+

+
+
+
+

ASSETS
Gold c e r t ific a te s on hand and duo
from U.S. Treasury
Redemption fund - F. R. notes
Other cash
Total reserves
B ills discounted:
Secured by U* S. Gov’ t obligation s,
d irect and guaranteed
Other b i l l s discounted
Total b i l l s discounted
Indus t r i al advanc e s
U. S.Government s e cu ritie s,
d irect and guaranteed:
Bonds
Notes
C ertifica tes
B ills
Total U. S. Government se cu ritie s,
d irect and guaranteed
Total b i l l s and secu rities
Due fron foreign banks
F. R. notes o f 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 circu la tion
Deposits:
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
TOTAL LIABILITIES
G A P I ! AL A C C 0 U N T S
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section ljb )
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
R.~tio of tota l reserves to deposit
and F. R. note li a b i l i t i e s combined
Commitments to make in dustrial advances




76 . 8/0
12,885

45,608
34,152
2Q.221
13,927
62,466

9

-+ 1,097
-.61,972
-

.2%
160

628,969
105,956
11,246
118,883
630,650

2,700
2,909
48
35,202

+4, 00.7.494
-

15. 2%

-

1,493

Form F. R. 283b

STATEMENT OF CONDITI® OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ‘ ON MAY 26, 1943
( In thousands of dollars)
ASSETS
Total
Gold certificates on hand and due
from U# S. Treasury
20, 905,417
Redemption fund - F.R.notes 52,835
Other cash
370,297
Total reserves

Boston

New York

Phila.

20,628,549 1240,258 5 , 651,710 1293*434 1 , 900,388 1121,831

1,165
—

10,418
—

4,580

Total b i lls discounted

1,165

10,418

4,580

1,735

605

4,789

128,955
69,128
80,128
93,430

437,792
234,685

133,421
71,521
32,904
98,316

21,383
13»091

Industrial advances
U. S. Government securit•ies,
direct and guaranteed:
Bonds
1,768,998
Notes
948,300
Certificates
1 , 099,200
B ills
2,364,085
Total U# S# Gov*t secu rities,
direct and guaranteed
6,180,533
Total b ills and
securities

6, 215,017
Due from foreign banks
137
F. R. notes of other banks
55,180
Uncollected items
1,423,870
Bank premises
30,877
Other assets
72,591




Rich.

1205,333 5,564, 6q4 1264,398 1,866,579 1079,679
2,882
710
1,378
8,336
6,197
33,816
85,638
32,043
22,839
33,099

B ills discounted:
Secured by U* S. Gov* t obligation s t
direct and. guaranteed
21,383
-Other b ills discounted

tgtaL assets

Cleve.

28, 434,221

.272,030
1105,457

4o
--

—

4o
960

125

125
488

169,550 .1 1 1 , 038'
90,389
59,523
105,353 ‘ 60,996
66,760
93,348

Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

910,362 3,661,845
856
3,683
18,110
40,171
932,175 3,702,872

500

500
--

—

500
270
90,751
48,648
56,390
50. 153-

306,317

245,942

848,060

374,541 2 , 060,987
1/ 108
3
1,242
8,580
312,607
120,855
9,750
2,703
17,442
. 4,729

395,531 46o , l 4o
4
5
1,957 1 - 2,236
79,163 166,093
4,696
4,279
8,37ö
5,504

306,930

246,712
2
6,434
3 i,o 4 i
. 1^678
3,556

843,629

784,372 606,529

225
--

30

50
42

225

30

19

4,025

84,555
45,317
52,527
54,896

70,558,
37,824
43,843
36,890

.173,068
92»776
107,539
156,021

—-

49

32,300
30,945

;
412,732 144,831

416,282 145,080
♦
1
6
4,460
5,388
1,074
195,674
68,363 31,047
1,300
2,396
2 ,-094
9,334
3,375
2,399

2,287,971

50

2001
--

52,787
28,299

459,140

♦Less than $500.

3,550
--

84,240
232,303
124,532
45,158
144,346- 52,344
346,879 230,990

3^6,162

1744,331 8,061,184 1700,290 2541,510 1537,133 1271,598

633,902 473,107

200

69

764,274 595,216 2,228,653
502
550
6,759
19,596 10,763
52,55?

599,673 464,691
271
20,711
13,513
8,145

3,550
—

500

371,641 2,049,964

2
■4 ,8 Ï5
95,957
3,017
4,531

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

- ■
237,27-5 189,115-■ 529,4o4

237,367 189,359
1
l
7,025
2,028
79,623 52,238
.1 , 026
2,778
3 >406
3,071

533,459
4
9,441
141,139

2,660

6,774

4,765,349 1128,477 654,007 1114,642 354,252 2,931,448

l/ After deducting $29,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.