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Form FR—283
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Saturday morning, Nov, 265
not earlier,

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
November 25, 1938

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
During the week ended November 23 member bank reserve' balances increased
#91,000,000. Additions to member bank reserves arose from decreases of
#70,000,000 in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve banks, #-4,000,000 in
Treasury cash, and increases of #78,000,000 in gold stock and #11,000,000 in
Treasury currency, offset in part by increases of #31>000,000 in money in circu­
lation and #37,000,000 in nonmember deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts
and a decrease of #3,000,000 in Reserve bank credit. Excess reserves of member
banks on November 23 were estimated to be approximately #3,350,000,000, an in­
crease of #90,000,000 for the week.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the week and
the year ended November 23, 1938, were as follows1

Increase or decrease
since
Nov. 23 ,
1938

Nov,, 16,
1938

Nov,1 24-,
1937

(in millions of dollars)
Bills discounted
Bills bought
U. S, Government securities
Industrial advances (not including l4 million
commitments - November 23)
Other Reserve bank credit
Total Reserve bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency
Member bank reserve balances
Money in circulation
Treasury cash
Treasury deposits with F, R, banks
Nonmember deposits and other F.R. accounts




7

1

..
—

9

-

«
—

2,56-4
15
1
2,587
l4,24o
2,767
8,818
6,76$
2,717
47-4
821

—

***• 2

+

2
4
7

3

ta
9
+1,466
+ 148

•f 91

+1 ,869
209
909
+ 361
+
75

4* 78
4- 11

31
- 4
- 70
+ 37

Form FRr-283-a
Released for publication Saturday morning, November 26,1938; not earlier.
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(in thousands of dollars)
Increase or decrease
since
Nov. 23,
1938

Nov. 16 ,
1938

Nov. 24,
1937

11,4-92,201
10,338
362,857

+ 88,500
+ 66l
- 6,475

+2,369,799
+
398
......+41*674

11,865,396

+ 82,686

+2,413,871

3,757
2,8-46

+ ll4
- 58

- 7,84)
- 1,420

6,603

+ 56

545
15,199

- 218

- 9,260
- 2,283
- 3,390

ASSETS
Gold certificates on hand and due
from U. S. Treasury
Redemption fund - F. R. notes
Other cash
Total reserves
Bills discounted 1
Secured by U.S.Gov't obligations,
direct or fully guaranteed
Other bills discoTinted
Total bills discounted
Bills bought in open market
Industrial advances
U. S. Government securities:
Bonds
Treasury notes
Treasury bills
Total U.S. Government securities
Total bills and securities
Due from foreign banks
F. R, notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other assets

+ 49,254
- 3,898
~ 45,356

787,327
1,16-4,565
612,123
—

2,564,015

---------

2,586,362

- 162

176
23,737
644,074
44,193
50,682

-4,475
-159,473
- 10
+ 671

- 14,933
2
- 2,155
+ 54,356
- 1,151
+ 6,832

15,214,620

- 80,763

+2,456,818

F. R, notes in actual circulation
Deposits(
Member bank - reserve account
U. S. Treasurer - General account
Foreign bank
Other deposits

4,362,465

+ 16,649

+ 97,636

8,818,335
474,316
212,081
350.438

+
+
+

91,712
69,260
9,233
27,841

+1,869,408
+361,014
- 57,987
+135,696

Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13 b)
Reserve for contingencies
All other liabilities

9,855,170
643,275
134,013
147,739
27,683
32,672
1 1 ^

+ 59,526
-157,427
+ 10

+ 479

+2,308,131
+ 47,847
+ 1,508
+ 1,885
+
68
- 3,037
+ 2,780

15,214,620

- 80,763

+2,456,818

TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES

TOTAL LIABILITIES
Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F. R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents

83.5#

Comirdtments to make industrial advances

14,335




+

,

2 %

32.4

+3.5%
~ 1,845

~

10

+ 1,019

Form FR-283-b
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON NOVEMBER 23, 1938
(in thousands of dollars)
A S S E T S

Total

Boston New York Phila.

Gold certificates on hand and
due from U.S.Treasury
11,492,201 613,516 5 ,02-4,526 511,373
Redemption fund — F.R* notes
10,338
430
1,653
1,385
Other cash
362,857 38,798 103,380 28,832
Total reserves
11,865,396 652,744 5,129,559 541,590
Bills discounted*
Secured by U.S.Govlt obligations.
direct or fully guaranteed
3,757
132
1,692
705
Other bills discounted
2,846
100
357
550

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta Chicago St,Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas

San Fran.

708,882 356,498 261,486 2,184,317 323,430 239,749 305,510 192,438
965
909
651
318
887
624
545
210
23,204 21,178 12,102
51,106 20,856
8,334 14,521 12,548

7^0,4-76
1,761
27,998

733,051 378,585 274,239 2,235,741 345,173 248,707 320,576 205,196

800,235

200
257

117
66

168
297

105
119

160

129
202

105
753

84
69

160

50

457
50
620

183

465
19
172

224

210
2
45

331
2
991

858
16
392

153
16
791

186
38
1,324
62,242
92,064
48,391

26

Total bills discounted
232
6,603
Bills bought in open market
4l
545
Industrial advances
15,199
2,171
U. S. Government securities*
Bonds
787,327 59,255
Treasury notes
1,164,565 87,647
Treasury bills
612,123 46,069

250,391 68,403
370,360 101,177
194,671 53,181

79,168 36,947 32,096
117,101 54,649 47,473
61,551 28,725 24,953

84,870 32,792 17,446 34,774 28,943
125,535 48,504 25,805 51,438 42,812
65,984 25,495 13«564 27,036 22,503

Total U.S.Gov’t securities

2,564,015 192,971

815,422 222,761

257,820 120,321 104,522

276,389 106,791

56,815 113,248

94,258

202,697

Total bills and securities

2,586,362 195,415
176
13
23,737
729
644,074 62,263
2,954
44,193
50,682 3,290

821,289 227,326
64
18
841
5,625
169,920 47,782
9,808
4,720
15,758
4,745

258,947 121,948 105,178
6
8
17
1,981
1,512 1,861
75,512 50,598 23,395
6,04l
2,634
2,081
5,604
2,898
2,299

277,095 107,048
22
3
1,555
2,873
80,138 28,862
2,301
4,499
1,892
4,889

58,139 Il4,5l4 95,218
2
5
5
521
1,195
2,053
17,095 31,718 25,575
1,267
1,539 3,097
2,066
1,788
1,315

204,245

Due from foreign banks
F.R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other assets
TOTAL ASSETS



2,049
216

3,602

1,255
55
3,255

23
1,421

67
4l5

13
2,991
31,216
3,252
4,138

15,214,620 917,408 6,152,023 827,022 1,080,684 558,532 409,179 2,605,257 486,834 327,992 474,029 329,570 1,046,090

Form Fft-28>-c
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON NOVEMBER 23, 1938
(In thousands of dollars)
L I A B I L I T IBS
Total
F.R.notes in actual circulation 4,362,465
Deposits*
Member bank - reserve account 8,818,335
U.S.Treasurer - General account -474,316
Foreign bank
212,081
Other deposits
350,438
Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13 b)
Reserve for contingencies
All other liabilities

Boston New York Phila,
380,735

Cleve«

993,616 315,665

Rich, Atlanta Chicago St,Louis Minn* Kans.Cy, Dallas San Fran,

419,505 209,953 147,544

980,723 180,584 136,176 167,428 80,287

350,249

401,612 4,534,073 369,957
29,306
58,702 30,610
15,220
76,584 20,715
3,04-3
202,069
8,610

478,107 232,068 172,894 1 ,308,124 220,632 115,280 235,521 177,600
77,843 32,992 42,263 21,243 24,157
48,197 35,731 41*679
19,447
9,090 7,398
6,130 6,130
25,155
6,342 4,862
31,438
7,809 4,24q
85,525
5,4l4
2,514851 2,393

572,467
31,593

9,855,170 449,181 4,871,-428 429,892
164,482 48,362
643,275 63,065
50,901 12*213
134,013 9,412
147,739 9,900
51,943 13,466
2,874
7,744 4,4li
27,683
32,672 1,448
2,000
8,210
11,603
3,699 1,013
. 793

557,189 284,698 226,211 1,496,647 265,380 164,919 263,745 210,280
82,238 30,155 17,427 32,5>4 27,816
71,069 48,715 22,314
4,982 4,471
3,924
3,948
2,904 4,200
13,319
13,391
4,964
5,626
14,323
3,892
22,387
4,667
3,613
3,153
1,142 1,270
1,007
730
1,001
3,409
1,429
545
3,176
l,4oi 1,603
7,035
1,215
935 1,776
1,073
1,024
364
680
4l0
301
432
1,479
539

635,600
35,098
10,348
9,805
2,121
2,000
869

15,008

16,532

TOTAL LIABILITIES

15,214,620 917,408 6,152,023 827,022 1,0.80,684 558,532 409,179 2,605,257 486,834 327,992 474,029 329,570 1,046,090
Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents
324
116
14
11
10
8
23
32
30
39
9
9
23
Commitments to make industrial
advances
1,326
3,490
1,472
1,472
1,565
172
10
562
14,335
530
217
50
3,469
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SECURITIES
Total
Bills discounted
Bills bought
Industrial advances
U, S. Government securities




6,603
545
15,199
2,564,015

Within
15 days

16 to
30 days

60 days

61 to
90 days

91 days to
6 months

4,994
23
1,434
110,523

240
94
316
75,890

562
170
1,118
200,487

211
258
327
180,923

558
—
1,405
127,866

31 to

6 months
to 1 Year

1 Year
to 2 Years

2 Years to
5 Years

Over
5 Years

38
—

3,651
155,663

4,753
398,744

——

2,115
607,337

706,582

Form FR-283-d

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT ON NOVEMBER 23, 1938
(In thousands of dollars)
Total
Federal Reserve notes*
Issued to F.R. bank by F.R.agent
Held by Federal Reserve bank
if

IS

Cleve«

Rich« Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

4,650,264 397,912 1,092,080 329,210 442,335 221,126 161,038 1,002,026 199,575 l4o,637 177,929 88,933 397,463
287,799 17,177
98,464 13,$45 22,830 11,173 13,494
21,303 18,991
4,461 10,501 8,646 47,214

...-,__ r

circulation

Boston New York Phila.

______

4,362,465 380,735

. .

.

993,616 315,665 419,505 209,953 147,544

.

_

............

980,723 180,584 136,176 167,428 80,287 350,249

Cojfclateral held by agent as secvtrtty for notes issued to bank*
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U. S. Treasury
Eligible paper

Total coj-lateyal




4,712,000 410,000 1,100,000 335,000 445*000 225,000 164,000 1,010,000 207,000 l4l,500 180,000 90,500 404,000
5,700
232
1,979
820
257
183
444
224
210
189
825
151
186

4,717,700 410,232 1,101,979 335,820 445,257 225,183 164,444 1,010,224 207,210 l4l,689 180,825 90,651 4o4,l86