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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
November 18, 19/4-8

(For Immediate Release)

H.U.1

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Durihg the week ended November 17 member bank reserve balances increased
$6,000,OOO* Additions to member bank reserves resulted from decreases of
$122,000,000 in money in circulation and $11,000,000 in nonmember deposits and
other Federal Reserve accounts and an increase of $13,000,000 in gold stock, offset
in part by a decrease of $95*000,000 in Reserve Bank credit and increases of
$38,000,000 in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks and $7,000,000 in
Treasury cash# Excess reserves of member banks on November 17 were estimated to
be approximately $880,000,000*
Holdings of loans, discounts and advances decreased $14**000,000, while
United States Government securities decreased $2ll*,000,000# The decrease in holdings of United States Government securities reflects decreases of $25,000,000 in
notes, $36,000,000 in bills, $67,000,000 in bonds, and $86,000,000 in certificates.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the week
and the year ended November 17, I9U8, were as followst

Increase or decrease
since

November 17,
19U8

Noveraiber 10,
19U8

November 19
19U7 '

( I n millions of dollars)
U. S. Government securities
Loans, discounts and advances
Other Reserve Bank credit

22,930
283
621

Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

23,83k
2^,110
^,579

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

19,953
28,215
l,32ii
1,591




2 Hi

hk

+ 708
+ 83
+
2

+

16U

+

95
13

• 793
+1,597
+ 27

6
122
7
38
11

+2,885
- 380
3
+ 31
- 117

+
+
+

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STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TFJELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COLIBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Increase or decrease
since

Nov. 17,
I9h8
ASSETS
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
Acceptances purchased
U. S# Govt, securities:
Bills
Certificates
Note s
Bonds
T o t a l U# S, Government
securities
"""
~~
T o t a l loans and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from f o r e i g n banks
F#R# notes of o t h e r banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS
L I A B I L I T I E S
F e d e r a l Reserve notes
Deposits - j
Uember b a n k - r o s e r v e account
U . S . T r e a s u r e r - g e n e r a l account
Foreign
Other
Total d e p o s i t s
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s i n c l u d i n g accrued
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
CAP I T A L ACCOU NT S
C a p i t a l paid i n
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 7)
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 13b)
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITA ACCOUNTS
R a t i o of gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s
t o d e p o s i t and F # R. note
l i a b i l i t i e s combined
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
for f o r e i g n c o r r e s p o n d e n t s
Commitments t o make i n d u s t r i a l loans




Nov. 10,
I9U8

Nov. 19,
19^7
+1,6314,258

22,215,1428 + 19,999
627,21+9 - 3,05U
22,81*2,677 + 16, & 5
260,700 + 9,765
282,153
-l+U,2l+9
—

973

-

55,193

+1,578,765
8,152
+
83,333
I+69
862

...

6,033,819
798,200
11,156,309

-35,800
-7,959,1+80
-86,000
-1,182,086
-25,14 00 - 515,800
- 67,179 +10,365,198

22,929,772

-2lli,379

+

707.832

23,212,898
1+9
136,385
3,733,910
32,236
217,31+1+

^258,628 +
—
"
+ 8,822 +
+9^8,775 +
+
13 + 5,220 +

789T83IT
U6
5,021
1+26,657
999
152,9!+5

50,1+36,199

+730,912

2l|,089,86l

- 91,781+ -

i+, 91+1,1+1+1+

19,952,523
1,590,887
1+71,726
1+28,980
22,1+1+1+, 116
3,113,089

+ 5,31+3
+ 37,731
+ 37,331+
- 1+8,897
+ 31,511
+785,058

12,1+18 361
1+9,659,1+81+ +72171+21+

+ 2,9l+l+,o25
1+31,315

+ 2,885,003
+
30,691+
+
65,701+
90,896
+2,390,505
+ l+2l+,005
8,278
+2,87i+,9l7

5,562
200,121+
8 +
8,366
1+1+8,189
88
27,51+3
6,1+80 +
55,092
100,859
50,1+36,199 +730,912 +2,9l+l+, 025
1+9. $
1,858
6,101+

,1%
1,171+
1,1+1+1

H.li.l(b)
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESEHVE BANKS ON NOVEMBER 17, I9I+8
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
A S S E T S
Total

Boston

22,215,1+28

807,931

627,21+9

52,588

22,81+2,677
260,700

860,519
25,591

Discounts and advances
282,155
I n d u s t r i a l loans
975
U. SL. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s :
Bills
k,9kl,kkk

17,308
—

79,1+59
-_

330,375

l,l8l+,870

Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich,

Atlanta

Chicago S t . L o u i s

7,008,306 1050,5k5 11+56,1+92 1021,559 1079,839 1+376,055

Minn. Kans.Cy.

D a l l a s SahFran.

665,855 tk86,825 8k5,5ko

627,51+2 2855,365

Redemption fund f o r

F.R. notes
T o t a l gold

57,75k

58,259

73,209

57,886

l+k,956

10l+,256

1+5,082

25,255

56,560

7,o66,ol+o 1088,582 1509,701 1079,1+1+5 H21+,795 1*1+80,289 708,917 5lo»o6o
59,565
12,2ol+
18,865
17,252
22,561 58,167
17,61+8
13.997

879,700
11,567

26,882

1+6,81+2

certificate

reserves
Other cash

Certificates
Notes
Bonds

6,053,819
798,200
11,156,509

k05»6l7 l,kk6,801
53,658
191,39k
7k9,972 2,675,062

65l+,U21+2880,205
15,1+15 30,1+90

21,797
935

27,626
...

13.71k
38

17,165
—

32,616
—

15,35k
—-

6,025
—

16,168
—-

8,137

26,781+

552,967

k75,756

520,917

21+7,750

709,681

252,205

151,252

250,526

225,9k!

k65,kk6

k50,996 578,k62
57,015
76,52k
796,895 1069,555

591,861
51,838
72k,535

502,k9k 857,555 333,lk6 18k,689 281,21+2 275,1+1*6 5k7,752
kk,071 22+.1+52 57,205
56,17k
72,k58
k 0 , 0 l 6 115, k l 5
559,299 1,585,178 615,973 5kl,k8k 520,007 505,593 1012,736

T o t a l U.S.Government

securities

22,929,772 1539,620

5,k9S,lk7 1637,873 2198,277 Ik89,l51 llk9,539 5265,607 I2k5,595 701,857 1068,780 1059,15k 2096,572

23,212,898 1556,928

5,577,606 l66o,6o5 2225,903 1502,903 1166,70k 3298,225 I260,7k9

T o t a l loans and

securities

Due from f o r e i g n banks
^9
F . R . n o t e s of o t h e r banks 136,585

Uncollected items

707,882 108k,9k8 lok7,29l 2125,156

5
5,115

l / 16
T8,029

k
7,28k

k
7,2k0

2
20,313

2
11,369

7
15,255

2
8,086

1
11,82k

2
8,767

2
7,810

1+
15,293

509,718

3,735,910

507,818

716,707

25o,8k7

39*,k92

313,976

223,51k

588,k20

165,977

97,758

I90,lkk

177,559

Bank premises

52,256

1,19k

8,065

5,06k

k,798

2,571

1,586

5,025

l,9k9

1,182

2,592

761

1,651

Other assets

217,52+1+

15,518

51,515

lk,997

2l,ook

15,952

10,879

30,658

12,16k

6,599

10,152

9,936

19,972

TOTAL ASSETS




50,k36,199 2772,k86 I3,k77,539 5057,587 kl79>005 2950,59k 256l,kl0 8k5k,Okk 2175,1+92 I5k9,305 2l87,k72 1911,178 5580,k89
l / A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $53,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.

H.l*.l(c)
L I A B I L I T I E S

Total

Boston

21*, 089, 861 11*11,502
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s
Deposits:
Member bank r e s e r v e a c c t . 1 9 , 9 5 2 , 5 2 3 877,351
U . S . T r e a s u r e r - g e n e r a l a c c t . 1 , 5 9 0 , 8 8 7 137,1*66
Foreign
2*71,726
29,158
Other
1*28,980
1*, 857
Total deposits
22,14*l*,ii6 101*8,772
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items 5 , 115,089 261,860
Other l i a b i l i t i e s i n c l u d i n g
12,1*18
accrued d i v i d e n d s
715
TOTAL LIABILITIES
l*9,659,u8l* 2722,81*7
C a p i t a l paid i n
200,121*
11,31*0
S u r p l u s ( S e c t i o n 7)
1*1*8,189
28,117
Surpltzs ( S e c t i o n 13b)
27,51*3
3,011
Other c a p i t a l a c c o u n t s
100,859
7,171
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
50,1*56,199 2772,1*86
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
for foreign correspondents
1,858
117
Commitments t o make i n d u s t r i a l
loans
6,10i*
75
F . R. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
21*,828,171* 11*68,288
C o l l a t e r a l f o r F.R. n o t e s
held b y F . R . A g e n t s :
1*60,000
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
13,279,000
E l i g i b l e paper
3l*,878
2,750
U.S.Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
12,500,000 1100,000

Total
Discounts and advances
282,153
I n d u s t r i a l loans
973
U.S.Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
22,929,772




Within
15 days

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON NOVEMBER 17, 19^8
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
New York
Phila.
Cleve.
R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s
Minn. Kans.Cy.
5,1*93,755 161*6,151* 2125,835 1677,21*6 1337,7691*575,097 1135,857 655,659 957,765
950,208 11*75,11*7
125,71*3 H*9,561*
37,1*62
1*2,550
1,515
6,1*11

839,290
93,227
22,663
2,171*

835,680 3065,062*
121*, 885 161*, 852
18,962
62,900
618
2,610

731,526
102,560
16,650
6,563

1*98,766
101,578
11,563
1,321

7,175,1*72 l l l l * , 9 2 8 1675,672
570,859 215,601 506,1*50

957,551*
275,070

980,li*5 3295,1*26
209,1*1*5 1*77,1*71*

857,099
l5l*,H*2

615,228 lo61*,785 1106,722 2558,515
81,1*08 I5l*,998 H*6,396 261,1*08

6,399,627
250,760
1/157,185
"365,900

939,521*
108,807
16,188
266

D a l l a s SanFran.
629,o62* 21*90,200
98l*,l6l 2 5 5 6 , 1 9 9
106,558 121*. 887
15,725
1*0,71*0
278
36,687

607
535
1,980
51*8
512
51*8
1,207
3,329
779
1,325
535
15,21*1,1*15 2975,1*62 1*107,262 2910,277 2527,892 831*7,977 211*5,615 1328,623 2158,058 1882,730 5311,528
68,975
li*,6J*2
19,011*
8,531*
7,81*7
25,255
6,602
U.U19
6,895
7,797
18,821*
13^,596
55,350
1*2,175
21,210
19,110
66,217
16,972
11,255
16,11*8
ll*,iil
58,952
7,319
hM9
1,006
5,51*9
762
1,1*29
521
1,075
1,157
1,307
2,11*0
21,031*
7,61*1*
9,550
7,021*
5,799
13,186
5,78i*
3,955
5,231*
5,233
9,21*5
13,1*77,359 5057,587 1*179,005 2950,59a 2561,1*10 8l*5l*,0l*l* 2175,1*92 131*9,305 2187,1*72 1911,178 5580,1*89
2/595

150

171

91

76

255

67

1*6

65

210
1,057
152
238
1*85
—
5,62*7,145 1693,238 2195,778 1725,369 1391,579 1*661*,831 H7l*,556

—
61*6,060

5,750
9c2*,70S

65

161*

—
107
659,236 2599,116

2*,770,ooo 550,000 735,000 625,000 575,000 2600,000 315,000 200,000 28o,ooo 169,000 2000,000
5,31*0
5,080
1,895
7,055
21*8
8,080
6,1*50
1,000,000 1200,000 1500,000 1150,000 850,000 2100,000 950,000 1*50,000 700,000 500,000 800,000
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES
1 to 2
2 to 5
Over
31 t o
9 1 days t o
6 months
61 t o
16 t o
years
6 months
t o 1 year
60 days
30 days
90 days
years
5 7*

73,357
97,566
60,610
50.620
780
35
86
2
2
1*5
15
8
1,299,621
996,691
2,21*8,800
706,132
736,200
5,165,869
620,150 1,963,917
l / A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $5ll*, 500,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.
2~/After d e d u c t i n g
$1,263,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.

9,192,392