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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.1

November 25, 19^9

(For Immediate Release)
CONDITION OF TEE FEDE.RAL RESERVE BAMS

During the week ended November 23 member bank reserve "balances decreased
$445,000,000. Reductions in member bank reserves resulted from a decrease of
$260,000,000 in Reserve Bank credit and increases of $111,000,000 in money in
circulation, $83,000,000 in nonmember deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts,
and $2,000,000 in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, offset in part by
an increase of $4,000,000 in Treasury currency and a decrease of $8,000,000 in
Treasury cash,, Excess reserves of member banks on November 23 were estimated to
be approximately $660,000,000,
Holdings of loans, discounts and advances increased $10,000,000 vhile
holdings of United States Government securities decreased $120,000,000. The
change in holdings of United States Government securities reflects decreases of
$69,000,000 in bills, $32,000,000 in certificates and $19,000,000 in bonds*
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the week
and the year ended November 23, 1949 were as follows:

Increase or decrease
since
Nov. 23,
19^9

Nov. 16,
19^9

Nov. 24,
1948

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

17,669
135
287

Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

18,091
2*+,530
4,596

Member bank reserve balances
Money in circulation
Treasury cash
Treasury deposits with F. R. Banks
Eonmemher deposits and other F* R. accounts

15,987
27,508
1,315
i+io
1,997




-120

-5,32^

•+ 1 0

- 1+1+8

-150

-

-260

-5,850
+ 380
+
16

+ 1+
-1+1+5
+111
8
+ 2

+ 83

78

-3,9^7
- 797
2
-1,21+0
+ 533

H.4.1(a)

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

A S S E T S
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total U. S. Government
securities
Total loans 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
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve account
U. S. Treasurer-general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Other liabilities including accrued
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Ratio of gold certificate reserves
to deposit and F. R. note
liabilities combined
Contingent liability on acceptances
purchased for foreign correspondent?
Cor™i+,ir,cm^ ho make industrial loans




22,724,432
547,464
"23,271,916
238,868
132,753
1,846

Nov. 24,
1948

Nov. 16,
19^9

Nov. 23,

+
+

10,002
3,259

+
-

14,317

+"-359,235"
16,618

8,699
548

+

469,001
79,766

449,111
866

4,034,328
5,822,900
298,100
7,513,300

69,168
32,000
19,000

- 991,466
- 197,719
- 482,850
-3,652,527

17,668,628

120,168

-5,324^562

110,921

-5,772,8~07
14
17,212
- 180,237
+
938

17,803,227

-

118,728
2,581,687
33,178
142,400

5 "671
-1,031,53^
+
72
+
3,724

44,190,039

-1,15-1,904

-5,677,^03

23,326,678

85,637

• 839,591

445,040
1,928
52,112
30,210
881,681

-3,9^7,6i6
-1,240,651
• 279,400
+ lo4,6io
-4,W*, 257
- 103,019

13,346
43,336,963

+
_ 515
-1,156,319

1,157
-5,748,02?

207,571
466,711
27,543
151,251
44,190,039

16

15,986,805
409,642
745,3^0
56o,8i4
17,702,601
2,294,338

+
+
+

r-350,790
-

+
4^431
-1,151,904

+
+

80,688

7,387
18,522

+44,712

-5,677,403

7.7?<

56.7$
6,731
1,829

-

1,062
6

4,881
4,268

H.4.1(b)
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON NOVEMBER 23, 19*9
(In thousands of dollars)
A S S E T S
Total
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for
E. R. notes

22,724,432
547,484

Total gold certificate
reserves
23,271,916

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

861,668 7,261,148 1203,085 1560,541 1076,168
51,683

45,864

45,425

59,*85

51,269

Chicago St.Louis

983,937 4403,646
4o,l4l

83,350

913,351 7,307,012 1248,510 1620,026 1127,437 1024,078 4486,996

Minn. Kans.Cy.

703,239 446,926
43,036

22,389

7*6,275 469,315

15,472
9,618

5,436
7,077
45

822,605
34,843

Dallas SanFran.
684,576 2716,893
27,230

42,769

857,**8 711,806 2759,662

11,912
8,393

11,083
2,419

30,508
9,7*9

---

...

---

Other cash
238,868
24,165
41,237
11,003
22,067
17,433
29,578
18,97*
5,083
9,683
Discounts and advances
132,753
6,803
36,331
7,258
12,487
17,852
Industrial loans
1,846
—
—
1,700
1
100
—IL. S. Govt, securities:
Bills
4,034,328 278,320
956,096 274,810 372,090 258,992 216,293 601,990
Certificates
5,822,900 401,711 1,379,968 396,644 537,051 373,813 312,183 868,875
Notes
298,100
20,565
70,647
20,306
27,494
19,137
15,982
44,482
Bonds
7,513,300 518,327 1,780,577 511,792 692,960 482,331 402,810 1121,113

218,023 130,603 195,132
3l4,68l 188,506 281,642
16,110
9,650
14,419
406,034 243,227 363,403

17^,505 357,*7*
251,870 515,956
12,894
26,4l4
324,988 665,738

Total U.S.Government
securities

17,668,6281218,923

4,187,288 1203,552 1629,595 1134,273

9*7,268 2636,*6o

95*,8*8

571,986

854,596

764,2571565,582

Total loans and
securities

17,803,227 1225,726

4,223,619 1212,510 1642,083 1152,225

952,351 2646,143

964,466

579,108

862,989 766,676 1575,331

Due from foreign banks
35
2
F.R.notes of other banks 118,728
5,102
Uncollected items
2,581,687 207,299
Bank premises
33,178
1,138
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS




l42,4oo

9,740

---

1/ 11
3
3
2
2
5
1
20,467
3,777
6,371
1*,95*
9,917
15,683
7,396
*63,86l 172,606 233,3*5 200,955 171,064 403,171 153,020
7,91*
2,992
4,728
2,477
1,529
3,l66
1,955
33,342

9,225

13,501

9,006

7,553

21,746

8,713

1
1
1
3
4,389
6,928
5,217
18,527
77,979 1*5,559 132,13* 220,494
1,151
2,332
723
3,073
4,429

6,683

6,088

12,374

44,190,039 2386,523 12,097,463 2660,826 3542,124 2524,489 2185,468 7606,488 1897,298 ll4l,8o8 1893,852 1633,728 4619,972
l/ After deducting $24,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

H.4.1(c)
L I A B I L I T I E S
Total
Boston
Federal Reserve notes
23,326,678 1383,681
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve acct. 15,986,805 667,650
U.S.Treasurer-general acct. 409,642
34,803
Foreign
745,340
46,677
Other
560,814
4,137
Total deposits
17,702,601
Deferred availability items 2,294,338
Other liabilities including
13,346
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
43,336,963
Capital paid in
207,571
Surplus (Section 7)
466,711
27,543
Surplus (Section 13"b)
151,251
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
44,190,039
Contingent liability on
acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
6,731
Commitments to make
industrial loans
1,829
F.R. notes outstanding
24,043,015
Collateral for F.R. notes
held by F.R. Agents:
Gold certificates
289,000
Eligible paper
52,476
U.S. Govt, securities
10,800,000

Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U.S. Govt, securities




Total
132,753
1,846
17,668,628

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON NOVEMBER 23, 1949
(In thousands of dollars)
New York
Phila.
Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis
Minn. Kans.Cy.
5,391,270 1611,335 2020,366 1569,645 1276,230 4477,191 1083,468 608,908 911,437

753,467
194,097

5,236,638
60,913
1/238,545
500,082
6,036,178
411,875

744

3,63£

743,324 1137,494
28,075
35,099
59,272
68,163
1,916
7,583
832,587 1248,339
148,844 193,556
762

1,566

654,069
29,906
36,304
2,608
722,887
186,221

69s

64i,o85 2506,148 580,976
27,671
48,966
26,859
30,377 102,244
26,672
1,728
2,038
5,797
700,861 2659,396
170,124 350,317
595

2,23,0,

Dallas SanFran.
640,073 2353,074

397,178
23,970
18,523
1,100

762,264
28,952
26,672
349

790,403 1869,376
22,139
42,289
25,932
65,959
528
32,948

640,304 440,771
139,254
68,655

818,237
130,529

839,002 2010,572
122,175 178,691

-53L

2331,989 11,842,955 2593,528 3463,827 5479,445 2147,810 7489,134 1863,557
9,148
8,189
26,237
6,84l
11,539
70,9^6
15,023
19,362
29,347
143,019
36,704
43,968
22,417
20,028
68,842
17,974
3,011
7,319
4,489
1,006
3,349
762
1,429
521
10,637
33,224
11,082
13,961
10,130
8,679 20,646
8,405

502
582
-311.
1,13.9
1118,705 1860,705 1601,832 4543,476
4,577
7,244
8,385
20,080
11,797
17,008
14,954
40,653
1,073
1,137
1,307
2,140
5,656
7,758
7,250
13,623

2386,523 12,097,463 2660,826 35^2,124 2524,489 2185,468 7606,488 1897,298 ll4l,8o8 1893,852 1633,728 4619,972
415

1425,880

606

237

165

237

868
869
15
—
7
—
5,507,343 1647,261 2111,537 1617,039 1337,074 4565,515 1115,330

—
620,529

—937,518

—
70
679,477 2478,512

675,000 3020,000 4oo,ooo 210,000 280,000
——
7,130
5,350
5,905
700,000 1600,000 800,000 450,000 700,000

19^,000 2000,000
—
3,600
500,000 800,000

2/2,223

527

323

440,000 4,670,000 750,000 1000,000 650,000
2,450
11,845
1,730
—
14,466
1100,000 1,000,000 1000,000 1150,000 1000,000

270

910

231

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES
6l to
o~months
2 to 5
1 to 2
31 to
91 days to
to 1 year
years
years
90 days
6 months
60 days
45,016
4,623
9,134
5
514
126
97
29
3
939,026
1,841,662
1,709,400
4,358,200
1,069,200
1,377,225
1/ After deducting $506,776,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks
2/ After deducting
$4,508,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

Within
15 days
61,237
1,077
950,815

16 to
30 days
12,738

587

Over
5 years
5,423,100