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Form F. R.283
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, Oct. 11;
not earlier*.

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
October 10. 1940

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAIJKB
During the week ended October 9 member bank reserve balances increased
$127,000,000. Additions to member bank reserves arose from decreases of $99,000,000
in Treasury deposits vdth Federal Reserve Banks and $11,000,000 in nonnember
deposits and other Federal Reserve accountsr and increases of 378,000,000 in gold
stock and $2,000,000 in Treasury currency, offset in part by a decrease of
$37,000,000 in Reserve Bank credit and an increase of $27,000,000 in money in
circulation. Excess reserves of member banks on October 9 v;ere estimated to be
approximately $6,820,000,000, an increase of $100,000,000 for the week.
The principal change in holdings of bills and securities v/as in United States
Government securities, direct and guaranteedI holdings of bonds increased
581,000,000 and of notes decreased^$106,000,000,
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the vreek
and the year ended October 9,194-0, were as fo]J.ows«

Increase or decrease
since
Oct. 9,
1940

Oct. 2,
1940

Oct. 11,
3.939

(in millions of dollars)
Bills discounted
Bills bought
U, S. Gov't securities,direct and guaranteed
Industrial advances (not including 8 million
commitments - October 9)
Other Reserve Bank credit

8

_ _

2,399

+

2

_ _

- 25
—

+ 1
- 1
-366

8
30

- 15

- 4+ 4

Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

2,445
21,349
3,048

- 37
+ 73
+ 2

-365
+4,376
+ 124

Member bank reserve balances
Honey in circulation
Treasury cash
Treasury deposits v.dth F. R, Banks
llonmeraber deposits and other F. R. accounts

13,927
8,199
2,294
579
1,844

+127
+ 27

+2,188
+ 853
+ 56
+ 175
+ 864




- 99
- 11

Porn F.R.283-a
Released for publication Friday morning, October 11,1940; not earlier.
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS C0MBI1ISD
(In thousands of dollars)
Increase or decrease
since
Oct. 11,
Oct. 9,
Oct. 2,
1940
1940
. .1939,..
ASSETS
Gold certificates on hand and
due fron U* S. Treasury
19,032,300
+ 78,997
+4,306,585
408
Redenption fund - F. R. notes
+
2,394
Il,3£l
Other cash
+
- 8,630
319,347
4,153
Total reserves
19,363,028
+ 69,959
+4,313,132
Bills discounted!
Secured by U. S. Gov't obligations,
direct and guaranteed
+
3,370
+ 2,021
2,039
Other bills discounted
4,615
317
568
+
Total bills discounted
+
1,471
7,985
+ 2,338
—
—
—
Bills bought in open market
498
Industrial advances
—
8,400
25
+
3,403
U. S. Government securities,
direct and guaranteed:
Bonds
+
84,158
1,400,100
+ 81,500
- 246,497
Ilotes
-106,000
999,000
Bills
- 203,457
Total U. S. Government securities,
direct and guaranteed
365,796
2,399,100
- 24,500
-

-

Total bills and securities

—

—

Due from foreign banks
F. R# notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other assets

2,415,485
47
20,573
689,084
41,259
54,893

- 1,576
- 78,962
+
2
+
214

TOTAL

22,584,369

- 32,500

+3,948,865

5,479,364

+ 15,126

+

13,927,014
579,053
1,056,401
517,853

+126,809
- 99,007
+ 10,943
- 23,212

16,080,321
659,124

+ 15,532

+2,187,858
+ 175,518
+ 612,194
+ 220,453
+3,196,023

- 64,267

+

3,874
22,222,683

+
4-33
- 33,176

ASSETS

LIABILITIES
F. g,* notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account
U%S# Treasurer- General account
Foreign
Other deposits
Tot a], 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 AMD CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
FtRt note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents
Commitments to make indus trial advances




137,641
151,720
26,839
45.486
22,584,369
89.8%

" 22,137
-

+

_ -

+

-

-

9

-

+
-

721,552

17,504

497
+3,934,582
-

+
+

_

-

667

+

2,080
2,568
425
10,060

- 32,500

+3,948,865

+

+

,2%

-

7,598

368,226
178
263
21,448
823
16,225

+

15

-

4,5%
101
2,730

Fbrm F. R. 2S3~b
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL EE-SERVE BANKS 013 OCTOBER 9, 1940
(in thousands of dollars)
ASSETS
Total

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

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

Gold certificates on hand and
due from U.S.Treasury
19,032,300 1,169,758 9,249,309
Redemption fund - F.R.notes
1,606
1,522
11,381
Other cash
319,347
33,019
88,883

971,735 1.257,907 511,989 355,492 2,941,244 465,688 302,136 410,477 266,253 1,130,312
706
676 1,663
296
894
1,339
594
1,102
445
538
37,352 14,169 6,463 16,951 12,263
26,201
31,032
19,853 18,763 14,398

Total reserves

998,642 1,278,436 532,415 370*704 2,979,935 430,153 309,044 427,966 279,110 1,162,446

19,363,028 1,204,383 9,339,714

Bills discounted*
Secured by U. S. Gov't obligations,
direct and guaranteed
3,370
Other bills discounted
4,615

-

-

— —
-

-

2,744
3,195

111
158

133
82

50
22

2
152

96

36

269
2,411

215
371

72
822

154
261

111
269

86

50
85

79
334

146
319

40
86

135
270

413
214

465
253

126

Total bills discounted
7,985
Industrial advances
8,400
I?. S. Government securities
direct and guaranteed:
1,400,100
Bonds
999,000
Notes

1,120

5,939
1,781

100,056
71,391

423,467
302,153

117,715
83,991

140,503 72,498 53,161
100,251 51,730 37,932

158,121 58,867 39,032 66,504 53,334
112,821 42,003 27,850 47,452 38,056

116,842
83,370

Total U.S. Gov't securities
direct and guaranteed
2,399,100

171,447

725,620

201,706

240,754 124,228 91,093

270,942 100,870 66,882 113,956 91,390

200,212

Total bills and securities

2,415,485

172,567

733,340

204,386

241,340 125,122 91,508

271,322 100,961 67,287 114,583 92,108

200,961

Due from foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other assets

47
20,573
689,084
41,259
54,893

3
919
64,563
2,847
3,686

18
2,543
155,694
9,750
16,047

2
2
4
1,455 1,727 2,394
74,220 63,161 29,367
5,436 2,488 2,002
5,957 3,143 1,971

6
1
1
*
1
2,040
2,219
583
759 1,338
99,196 40,706 20,581 32,809 26,846
3,358 2,423 1,374 3,097 1,121
2,770
2,136 1,548 2,440
5,789

4
3,596
34,638
2,875
4,832

,

TOTAL

ASSETS




5
1,000
47,303
/ Or*
Zif y/400
4,574

5

623

22,584,369 1,4-48,968 10,257,106 1,260,398 1,606,848 728,058 498,028 3,361,825 628,420 400,593 582,234 402,539 1,409,352
*Less than $500.

Forn F. R. 28>-c
STATEMENT OF 00IJDITI01I OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS Oil OCTOBER 9, 1940
(In thousands of dollars)
LIABILITIES
Total
F. R. notes in actual circulation
5,479,364
Deposits»
Member bank-reserve acct.13,927,014
U.S.TreasureiMjeneral acct, 579,053
Foreign
1,056,401
Other deposits
517,853
Total deposits
16,080,321
Deferred availability itens 659,124
Other liabilities including
accrued dividends
3,374
TOTAL LIABILITIES

Boston

New York

Phila.

445,368 1,458,801

376,547

502,077 253,404 176,523 1,174,800 203,729 151,671 197,398 89,112

449,934

824,209 7,350,053
32,706
179,226
49,749
591,079
7,189
4-12,203

672,4-86
32,311
71,071
26,215

877,091 334,524 224,388 1,887,697 315,787 169,106 278,594 219,104
45,925 27,198 25,950
59,026 27,677 32,194 35,027 32,115
67,445 31,184 25,383
87,026 21,756 15,955 21,031 21,757
8,037 4,179 4,835
7,676 7,888 4,332 8,666 2,303

773,975
49,698
52,965
23,825

913,853 8,532,566
64,388
139,876

802,083
47,966

998,498 397,085 280,556 2,041,425 373,108 221,587 343,318 275,779
71,870 61,786 27,658
99,209 40,134 17,821 30,649 25,951

900,463
31,816

4l4

1,041

Cleve.

404

419

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

129

172

422

130

162

145

165

271

22,222,683 1,424,023 10,132,284 1,227,000 1,572,864 712,404 484,909 3,315,856 617,101 391,241 571,510 391,007 1,382,484

C A P I T A L A 0 C 0 U 1? T S
Capital paid in
137,641
Surplus (Section 7)
151,720
Surplus (Section 13b)
26,839
Other capital accounts
45.436

9,333
10, ¥35
2,874
2,333

51,052
53,326
7,Io9
13,335

11,884
14,198
4,393
2,923

14,066
14,323
1,007
4,588

5,340
5,247
3,246
1,821

4,677
5,725
713
2,004

13,937
22,824
1,429
7,779

4,164
4,709
538
1,908

2,952
3,152
1,001
2,247

4,423
3,613
1,142
1,546

4,157
3,974
1,266
2,135

11,656
10,224
2,121
2,867

TOTAL LIABILITIES A1ID
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
22,584,369 1,448,968 10,257,106 1,260,398 1,606,848 728,058 493,028 3,361,825 628,420 400,593 582,234 402,539 1,409,352
Coranitnents to nake industrial
1,041
982
617
509
U
hYl
358
728
IA
417
50
136
4
2,742
advances
7,598
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SECURITIES
Over
2 Years to
Within
16 to
31 to
61 to
91 days to 6 months
1 Year
5
Years
5
Years
Total 15 days
30 days 60 days 90 days
6 nonths to 1 Year to 2 Years
Bills discounted
Industrial advances
U. S. Government securities,
direct and guaranteed



7,985
8,400
2,399,100

6,334
1,345

23-5
148

391
255

735
592

279
792

11
1,308

1,445

2,515

103,300 115,300

194,000

662,000

1,324,500

Forn.F. R. 283-d

FEDERAL RESERVE BOTE STATRIEI-IT ON OCTOBER 9, 194)
(In thousands of dollars)

Total Boston How York Phila.

Cieve. Rich. Atlanta

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

Federal Reserve notesl
Issued to F.R.Bank by F.R*agent
Held by Federal Reserve Bank

5,771,996 464,006 1,542,680 394,967 523,224 265,924 192,266 1,204,620 216,735 156,532 205,293 97,042 503,699
292,632 18,638
83,887 18,420 21,147 12,520 15,743
29,820 13,006 4,861 7,895 7,930 58,765

In actual circulation

5,479,364 445,368 1,458,801 376,547 502,077 253,404 176,523 1,174,800 203,729 151,671 197,398 89,112 44-9,934

Collateral held by agent as
security for notes issued to bank:
Gold certificates 011 hand and
due from U. S. Treasury
Eligible paper
Total collateral




5,844,500 470,000 1,555,000 400,000 524,500 275,000 195,000 1,220,000 219,000 157,500 .210,000 99,500 519,000
6,485 - 5,662
218
50
- 70
98
387 - 5,850,935 470,000 1,560,662 400,218 524,500 275,050 195,000 1,220,000 219,070 157,598 210,387 99,500 519,000