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Fora

283
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

Released for publication
Friday morning, Nov. 3;
not earlier.

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
November 2, 1939
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

During the week ended November 1 member bank reserve balances decreased
$136 ,000,000» Reductions in member bank reserves arose from increases 0:?
$50,000,000 in money in circulation, $20,000,000 iu Treasury cash, $23,000,'€0 in
Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve banks, and $99,000,000 in nonmember
deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts,and a decrease of $6,000,000 in Reserve
bank credit, offset in part by increases of $60,000,000 in gold stock anc.
$3,000,000 in Treasury currency# Excess reserves of member banks on November 1
were estimated to be approximately $5 ,380,00.',,000, a decrease of $150,000,000
for the v/eek.
The principal change in holdings of bills and .securities was a decrease of
$15,000,000 in holdings of United States 'Treasury bills.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the \7ecl: and
the year ended November 1 , 1939, were as follows»

Increase or decrease
since
Nov, 1 ,
1939

Oct. 25,
1939

Nov. 2 ,

1938

(in millions of dollars)
Bills discounted
Bills bought
U. S. Gov*t securities, direct and guaranteed
Industrial advances (net including 10 million
comcitiuents - November l)
Other Reserve bank credit

6
—
2,723.

—

_

—

- 15

2
1

+ 157

12
26

+ 8

+

Total Reserve bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

2,765
17,099
2,932

— 6
+ 60
+ 3

+ IG3
+3,028
+ 180

Member bank reserve balances
Money in circulation
Treasury cash
Treasury deposits with F. R. banks
Nonmember deposits and other F. R. accounts

11,G U
7,352
2,250
3^9
1,031

-136

+3,128
+ 646
- 501
- 227
+ 345




—

+
+
+
+

50
20
23
99

3
32

Form FR-283-a
Released for publication Friday morning, Nov. 3»1939; not earlier.
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Increase or decrease
since
Nov. 2,
Oct. 25,
Nov. 1,
J22L
ASSETS
Gold certificates on hand and
14 ,839,206
+3,551,506
+ 34,996
due from U, S. Treasury
8,846
80
Redemption fund — F, R. notes
t705
- ._2Jk22A
339.868
Other cash
- 4,413
+3,523,877
15,187,920
Total reserves
+ 30,503
Bills discounted:
Secured by U. S.Gov*t obligations,
3,722
direct and guaranteed
+
187
1,180
+
+
310
5.068
1,892
Other bills discounted
1,830
6,248
+
497
Total bills discounted
541
Bills bought in open market
3,468
83
Industrial advances
11,680
U. S. Government securities,
direct and guaranteed:
—.
+ 528,615
1,315,942
Bonds
+
80,932
1,245,497
Notes
- 14.940
159. .380
Bills
.452*742
Total U. S. Government securities,
direct and guaranteed
2,720,819
+ 156,804
- 14,940
Total bills and securities
Due from foreign banks
F.R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL

ASSETS

2,738,747
47
22,133
716,496
42,037
69.492

- 14,526
—
- 1,252
+ 54,239
71
+
56

+ 150,965
133
+
225
+ 95,032
—
2,165
+ 20,575

18,776,872

+ 68,949

+3,788,376

4,781,385

+ 37,668

+ 461,629

11,813,664
349,030
470,881
319.449
12,953»024
690,547

-136,782
+ 23,027
+ 51,983
+ 46,575
- 15,197
+ 46,459

+3,127,678
— 2.26,914
+ 269,609
+ 94,604
+3,264,977
+ 62,902

4.278
18,429,234

± __ ill
+ 69,061

102
+3,789,406

135,580
149,152
27,264
35.642
18,776,872

+

+
+

LIABILITIES
F. R. notes in actual circulation
Deposits *
Member bank - reserve account
U.S.Treasurer - General account
Foreign bank
Other deposits
Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Other liabilities including accrued
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F. R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents
Commitments to make industrial advances



—
—

23

135
+ 68,949

85.6%

—

101
10,023

—

1,588
1,413
419
- ___L,612
+3,788,376
+

133

2.3

-

223

«M«

3,297

Fora FR—283-b
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON NOVEMBER 1, 1939
(In thousands of dollars)
ASSE T S
Total

Boston ttew York

Phila*

Gold certificates on hand and
due from U. S. Treasury 14,839,206
Redemption fund — F.R. notes
8,846
Other cash
339,868

855,218 7,084,774
1,116
1,345
29,691
84,374

752,121

886,025 7,170,493

Total reserves
15,187,920
Bills discounted»
Secured by U. S. Gov't obligations,
direct and guaranteed
1,180
Other bills discounted
5,068
Total bills discounted

6.248

100
—

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Loüis

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dal".as San Fran.

29,977

918,407 384,272 273,151 2,511,503 412,228 246,089 335,535 215,142
4o6
348
968
552
840
327
536
575
42,598
22,116 22,912 18,420
14,515 8,835 19,249 16,911

850,766
1,450
30,270

782,481

941,059 407,759 291,919 2,555,069 427,533 255,251 355,336 232,459

882,486

383

55

275
1,525

321

362

90
141

108
417

482

231

1,013

678

525
444

173
491

120

664
338

60
146

206

100
i4i

65
1,124

4
101

30
299

241
818

1,189

105
518

329
1,055

1,800

376

Industrial advances
11,680
U. S. Government securities,
direct and guaranteed»
Bonds
1,315,942
Notes
1,245,497
Bills
159,380

100
1,520

1,983

3,144

95,198
90,103
11,530

416,243
393,960
50,413

113,099
107,045
13,698

136,970 66,623 52,392
129,638 63,058 49,588
16,589 8,069 6,345

143,719 44,106 35,087 57,079 46,951
136,025 41,744 33,209 54,781 44,438
5,686
17,407 5,342 4,250 7,010

107,675
101,908
13,041

Total U.S. Gov*t securities.
direct and guaranteed 2*720,819

196,831

860,616

233,842

283,197 137,750 108,325

297,151 91,192 72,546 119,670 97,075

222,624

198,451

864,399
18
4,236
175,119
8,888
22,193

237,362
5
895
47,739
4,594
5,998

284,199 139,245 109,234
2
2
4
1
,A86
1,851 2,702
87,404 •61,507 27,658
5,894 2,557 2,041
7,652 4,078 2,930

298,120 91,405 73,605 121,021 97,698
6
1
*
1
1
2,99? 1,427 1,207 1,687
446
91,065 30,545 18,990 34,103 25,042
3,871 2,251 1,501 3,119 1,266
6,991
2,180 1,886 2,859 2,4l8

224,008
4
2,621
39,640
3,157
5,771

Total bills and securities 2,738,747
Due from foreign banks
47
F.R. notes of other banks
22,133
Uncollected items
716,496
Bank premises
42,037
Other assets
69,492
TOTAL ASSETS




33
576
77,684
2,898
4,536

7

162

18,776,872 1,170,173 8,245,346 1,079,074 1 ,328,063 617,850 435,270 2,958,121 555,392 352,440 518,126 359,330 1,157,687
*Less than $500.

Pom FR-283-c
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON NOVEMBER 1, 1939
(in thousands of dollars)
LIABILITIES
Total
F^R. notes in actual cir­
culation
4,781,385
Deposits*
Member bank-reserve account 11,813,664
U.S.Treasurer-General account
349,030
Foreign bank
470,881
Other deposits
319,449
Total deposits
Deferred availability itens
Other liabilities including
accrued dividends

12,953,024

Minn. Kans.Cy, Dallas San Fran.

Phila.

400,305 1,202,765

333,989

440,096 223,798 160,345 1,047,750 188,998 137,913 179,269 83,775

382,382

608,174 6 ,256,122
21,441 112,045
33,889 168,062
5,881 218,646

585,326
16,904
45,674
18,333
666,237

668,843 278,215 195,014 1,670,938 290,947 152,126 263,863
40,158 12,915 20,825 16,047
42,662 19,169 18,923
20,247
16,480
56,975 13,655 10,830 13,655
43,791
5,486 1,105
5,588 8,308
12,832 2,953 5,990
768,128 320,584 236,407 1,773,659 325,825 189,267 294,670

13,655
4,300

632,561
.16,730
33,968
30,027

240,701

713,286

91,420 29,814 16 ,0r9 33,906 23,658

36,802

669,385 6,754,875

Cleve,

Rich. Atlanta Chicago St,Louis

Boston New York

690,547

76,117

166,223

45,942

4,278

371

1,477

438

86,614 58,435 25,607
.410

121

193

413

167

131

211,535

11,211

179

261

117

TOTAL LIABILITIES
18,429,234 1,146,178 8,125,340 1,046,606 1,295,248 602,938 422,552 2,913,242 544,804 343,320 508,024 348,251 1,132,731
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
13,796 5,107 4,561
10,621
13,805 4,004 2,919 4,303 4,051
135,580
9,384
50,912
12,117
Surplus (Section 7)
5,630
22,666
13,696
3,892
10,083
52,463
9,965
149,152
4,685
4,983
3,613
3,153
14,323
Surplus (Section 13b)
2,121
4,4l6
1,007 3,293
713
1,429
27,264
2,874
7,457
545 1,001 1,142 1,266
Other capital accounts
6,979 1,354 2,047 1,044 1,870
35,642
2,249
2,239
3,689 1,529 1,814
1,654
9,174
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
18,776,872 1,170,173 8,245,346 1,079,074 1 ,328,063 617,850 435,270 2,958,121 555,392 352,440 518,126 359,330 1,157,687
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Contingent liability on bills purchased
101
for foreign correspondents
Connitments to nake industrial
advances
10,023

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



Total
6,248
11,680
2,720,819

7

36

493

1,885

•10

3

2

3

64

567

Within
15 days
1,404
1,585

78
22
1,358
410
857
935
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BIl^LS A1JD SECURITIES
61 to
91 days to
6 nonths
16 to
31 to
6 nonths
to 1 Year
30 days
60 days
90 days
576
130
515
3,578
45
98
700
1,051
2j,089
891

54,675

69,280

35,425

10

4

4

161,705

12

138,783

7

3
—

3,354

1 Year
2 Years to Over
to 2 Years 5 Years
5 Years
—

-----

-----

2,961

2,305

-

348,829

693,567 1,218,555

Form FR—283-d

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT ON KOVE.IBSR 1, 1939
(in thousands of dollars)
Total Boston Nev? York Phila.

Gleve.

Rich. Atlanta Chic'.go St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

Federal Reserve notes;

In actual circulation

4,781,385 400,305 1,PD2,765 333,989 440,096 223,798 160,345 1,047,750 188,998 137,913 179,269 83,775 382,382

Collateral held by agent as se­
curity for notss issued to bank:
Gold certificates on hand and
due from u, S. Treasury
Eligible paper
Total collateral




5,166,000 440,000 1,305,000 360,000 465,000 237,000 174,000 1,090,000 203,000 143,500 190,000 94,500 464,000
2,132
100
370
55
—
340 —
—
110
144 1,013 —
—

5 ,168,132 440,100 1,305,370 360,055 455,000 237,340 174,000 1 ,090,000 203,110 143,644 191,013 C4,500 464,000