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Form FA-283
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released for nublication
Friday morning, Nov. 10;
not earlier,

Bo;u*d of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
November 9 , 1939

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
During the week ended November 8 member bank reserve balances decreased
$65,000,000. Reductions in neuber bank reserves arose froa increases of
857.000.000 in money in circulation and $13,000,000 in Treasury c,.sii and a de­
crease of $44,000,000 in reserve bank credit, offset in part by increases of
033.000.000 in gold stock and ¿3,000,000 in Treasury currency and a decrease of
011.000.000 in ncnmember deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts. Excess
reserves of member banks on liovcriber 8 were estimated to be approximately
$5,350,000,000, a decrease of 030,000,000 for the week.
The principal chan. :e in holdings of bills and securities was a net decrease
of 334,000,000 in United States Government securities, direct and guaranteed»
holdings of bills decreased $34,000,000 and of bonds $2 ,000,000, v/hile holdings
of notes increased $2 ,000,000.
Changes in nember bank reserve balances and related items during the week
and the year ended November 8 , 1939, were as follows»

Increase or decrease
since
Nov. 8 ,
1939

Nov. 1 ,
1939

Nov. 9,

1938

(in millions of dollars)

6

Dills discounted

1-ills bought

—

.

-

—

2
1

II. S. Government securities,direct and guaranteed 2,687
Industrial advances (not including 10 million
commitments - November 8 )
.12
Other Reserve bank credit
16

- 34

+ 123

- 10

+

Total Reserve bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

2,721
17,132
2,935

- 44
+ 33
+ 3

+ 152
+3,041
+ 3.80

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

11,749
7,409

+
+
-

+3,203
+ 645
- 474
- 230
+ 230




2,263

348

1,020

65
57
13

1
11

3
34

Form 5R—2S3—a
Released for publication Friday morning, Nov, 10, 1939; not earlier.
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
iiBINED
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Increase or decrease
since
Nov, 8 ,
1939
ASSETS
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U* S. Treasury
Redemption fund - F. R. notes
Other cash
Total reserves
Bills discounted*
Secured by U. S. Gov’t obligations,
direct and guaranteed
Other bills discounted
Total bills discounted
Bills bought in open market
Industrial advances
U, S. Governiiient securities,
direct and guaranteed*
Bonds
Notes
Bills
Total U, S. Government securities«
direct and guaranteed
Total bills and securities
Due from foreign banks
F.R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL

ASSETS

Nov. 1,
1939

Nov. 9,
1938

14 ,35s,n o + 19,004 +3,540,512
68
293 +
9,139 +
223^888

- 15,980 —

27,910

15 ,191,237 + 3,317 +3,512,670
89 .
316 +
... 5*384 +
227 6,475 +
■—
—
57
11,623

1,091

3,589
2,264
1,325
545
3,540

1,313,942 - 2,000 + 526,615
1,247,497 + 2,000 + 82,932
125,380 " 34,000
436,743
2,686,819 - 34,000 + 122,804
2,704,917
in
20,844
578,163
42,037
70,073
18,607,318

“ 33,830 + 117,394
—
129
- 1,289
1,603
-138,333 + 21,792
—
—
2,166
+
581
20,529
-169,554 +3,668,487

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 nake industrial advances



461,340

4,817,094 + 35,709
11,748,660
347,622
456,231
322,911

+

65,004
1,408
14,650
3,462

+3,202,494
- 230,144
+ 238,198
+ 10,429

12,875,424 - 77,600 +3 ,220,977
562,106 -12.8,M l - 12,919
+

175 - ___ 205

13,259,077 -170,157 +3,669,193
17
135,597 +
—
149,152
—
27,264
36,228 +
586
18,607,318 -169,554
85*955
—

9,966

+

,3%

+
+
-

1,594
1,413
419
3,294
+3,668,457
+

101 57 -

2.5%
324
3,352

i'brm FF-2 3 3 -b

STATE;'EUT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS 0H HOVE:IBER 8, 1939
(in thousands of dollars)
ASSETS
Total

Boston New York

Phila.

Gold certificates on hand and
due from U. S. Treasury
14,858,210
Redemption fund. — F.R. notes
9,139
Gr-hor cash
323, o-Jo

850,142 6,998,030
1,074
1,197
29,680
81,613

788,293
1,383
27,422

914,681 389,310 281,370 2,528,284 425,732 248,255 335,007 226,778
256
480
322
905
321
825
406
539
20,646 20,595 18,123
4-3,054 13,421 9,938 18,124 16 ,28d

872,328
l,4jl
24,984

880,896 7,080,840

817,098

935,807 410,161 299,815 2,572,243 439,978 258,514 353,670 243,472

898,743

249
1,608

321

477

362

170

351
3,145

645
337

443
1,003

235

Total reserves
15,191,237
Bills discounted!
Secured by U. S. Gov't obligations,
direct and guaranteed
1,091
Other bills discounted
5,304

---

85

Cleve.

168

30

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

81

65

60

74
433

75
156

135
147

1,321

19
98

50
291

507
444

231
7

282
812

1,381
l6l

117
512.

341
1,054
107,570

Total bills discounted
6,475
Industrial advances
11,623
U. S. Government securities
direct and guaranteed*
Bonds
1,313,942
Notes
1,247,497
Bills
125,380

85
1,501

1,857
1,984

95,100
90,291
9,075

414,607
393,642
39,563

112,869 136,807 66,739 52,417
107,163 129,889 63,365 49,765
6,368 .5,002.
10,770 _A3,055

143 ,63c 44,107 35,119 57,998 46,979
136,366 41,875 33,342 55,065 44,603

Total U.S.Gov't securities,
direct and guaranteed
2,686,819

194,466

847,812

230,802

279,751 136,472 107,184

293,701 90,191 71,812 118,597 96,065

219,966

196,052

851,653
18
3,306
116,931
8,888
22,392

234,298

280,733 137,918 108,082
2.
2
4
l,54é 2,884 1,745
64,648 53,541 25,657
5,894 2,557 2,041
7,736 4,12.5 2,968

294,652 90,429 72,906 120,139 96,694
*
6
1
1
1
2,228 1,974 1,088 1,422
545
86,379 29,054 18,553 30,246 26,709
3,871 2,251 1,501 3,119 1,266
6,988 2,188 1,894 2,886 2*443

221,361

Total bills and securities 2,704,917
Due from foreign banks
47
F. R. notes of other banks
20,844
Uncollected items
578,163
Bank premises
42,037
Other assets
70,073
TOTAL ASSETS




3
688
59,100
2,898
4,572

5
670
37 ,844
4,594
6,044

663

13,705

...

4*209. _3j151_ . 2*13.4. .4*483. .

102,131
10,265

4
2,748
29,501
3,157
5,837

18,607,318 1,144,209 8,084,028 1,100,553 1 ,296,368 611,188 440,310 2,966,367 565,875 354,456 511,483 371,130 1 ,161,351
*Less than $500.

Form FR.—2o3“c
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS Oil ¡JOVUBER 8 , 1939
(In thousands of dollars)
LIABILITIES
Total

Boston Hew York

Phila.

Cleve.

4,817,094

400,231 1,205,831

337,704

443,301 2.25,247160,585 1,051,487 189,408 138,706 180,503 84,186

394,905

i 11,748,660
mt 347,622
456,231
322,911

602,868 6,139,740
20,318 115,452
33,079 160,645
225,066
6,996

609,704
18,937
4)4,582
17,151

659,384 291,428202,943 1,673,756 304,310 155,452 260,993 221,024.
51,049 11,628 19,398 14,017 11,581
34,225 6,904 16,7.56
16,086
55,612 13,329 10,571 13,328 13,328
42,743 19,763
5,330 7,474 5,329 1,098 4,812
12,631 4,647 6,202

627,053
27,357
33,165
26,175

12,875,424

663,261 6,640,903

748,983 322,742241,987 1,785,747 336,741 190,750 289,441 250,745
65,766 48,123 24,798
83,744 28,929 15,721 31,216 24,975

713,750
27,406

120

272

F.R. notes in actual cir­
culation
Deposits s
--orezgn Dank
deposits

Other

Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Other liabilities including
accrued dividends

562,106

56,349

115,583

690,374
39,496

4,453

358

1,582

4*47

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

428

127

195

429

175

135

185

TOTAL LIABILITIES
18,259,077 ]-,120,199 7,963,899 3.,068,021 1,263,478 596,239 ■427,565 2,921,407 555,253 345,312 501,345 360,026 1,136,333
1 3
O
A P I T A L A C 0 0 U I1i T
10,621
13,804 4,019 2,922 4,303 4,051
50,914
13,797 5,107 4,561
Capital paid in
135,597
12,115
9,383
22,666
3,892
5,630
149,152
52,463
13,696
9,965
4,685
3,613
Surplus (Section 7)
3,153
14,323 4,983
10,083
2,121
545 1,001 1,14-2 1,266
713
27,264
1,007 3,293
1,429
Surplus (Section 13b)
4,416
2,874
7,457
1,080
1,566
7,061
2,068
36,228
1,895
1,841
Other capital accounts
1,670
3,763
1,373
2,311
9,295
2,305
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
18,607,318 1,144,209 8,084,028 1,100,553 1,296,368 611,1884/0,310 2,966,367 565,875 354,456 511,483 371,130 1,161,351
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Commitments to make industrial
923
1,356
856
78
22
4LQ
advances
567
484
63
9,966
1,934
3,273
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SECURITIES

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



16 to

i'otal
6,475
11,623

Within
15 days
1,594
1,57?

30 days
315
73

2,686,819

48,675

76,705

31 to
60 days
3,361
1,245
—

6l to
90 days
393
436
—

91 days to
6 months
753
1,040
161,705

1 Year
6 months
to 1 Year to 2 Years
—
59
2,930
2,C32
136,783

348,82.8

2 Years to
Over
5 Years
5 Years
—
—
— _»
2,290
695,567

1,218,556

Form FR—283-d

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATU5EHT Olì U0V33BER 8 , 1939
(In thousands of dollars)
Total Boston Uew York
Federal Reserve notes:
Issued to F.R. bank by F.P..agent
Held by Federal Reserve bank
In actual circulation

Phila.

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

5,102,403 427,162 1,290,3?S 354,036 467,921 236,425 172,178 1,081,075 200,249 143,753 109/76 91,676 447,¿54
285,309 26,931
84,567 16,332 19,620 11,178 11,593
30,30C 10,841 5,047 3,773 7,490 52,549
4,817,094 400,231 1,205,831 337,704 448,301 225,247 160,535 1,051,487 189,408 138,706 180,503 ¿14,186 394,905

Collateral held by agent as se­
curity for notes issued to banks
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U. S. Treasury
Eligible paper
Total collateral




5,177,000 440,000 1,305,000 360,000 471,000 240,000 174,0CO 1,090,000 203,000 145,500 190,00;' 94,500 464,000
2,346
85
4-18
30
—■
301
—
—
-135
185 1,192 —
—5,179,3-46 440,085 1 ,305,418 360,030 471,000 240,301 174,000 1,090,000 203,135 145,685 191,192 94,50- 464,000