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Form FR—283
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, Oct* 21;
not earlier*

Board of Qovernors
of the Federal Reserve System
October 20, 1938*

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
During the week ended October ¿9 member bank reserve balances increased
$293,000,000, Additions to member bank reserves arose from decreases of
■$42,000,000 in Treasury cash, $94,000,000 in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve
banks and $33,000.000 in nomember deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts
and increases of $139,000,000 in gold stock and <$2,000,000 in Treasury currency,
offset in part by a decrease of #16,000,000 in Reserve bank credit. Excess re­
serves of member banks on October 19 were estimated to be approximately
$3,270,000,000, an increase of $220,000,000 for the week*
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the week and
the year ended October 19, 1938, were as follows«

Increase or decrease
since
Oct, 19,
...,.,123.8

Oct, 12 ,
...1238.-

Oct, 20,

-J2 2 Z --

(In millions of dollars)
Bills discounted
Bins bought
U. S. Government securities
Industrial advances (not including 15 million
commitments - October 19)
Other Reserve bank credit
Total Reserve bank credit
OQld 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




6
1
2,564

~

3

+

12
2
38
4
4

15
2

- 1
- l4

+

2,589
14,008
2,746

- 16
+139
+ 2

+
24
+1,215
+ l4i

8,693
6,668
2,770
609
603

+293
+ 1
- 42
• 94
- 33

+1,754
+ 122
- 884
+ 527

-

i4o

Form FR-283-a
Released for publication Friday morning, October 21,1938; not earlier.
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Increase or decrease
since
Oct. 19,
1938

Oct. 12,
1938

Oct. 20,
1937

11,197,209
9,665
374,312

+176,998
4
+11.101

+2,070,820
+ 227
+70,409

11 ,581,186

+188,095

+2,141,456

3,470

-2,636
- 591

- 9,723
- 2,689

-3,227

-12,412

6l

- 2,289
- 4,032

ASSETS
Gold certificates on hand and due
from U. S. Treasury
Redemption fund — F. R. notes
Other cash
Total reserves
Bills discountedt
Secured by U. S. Gov’t obligations,
direct or fully guaranteed
Other bills discounted
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
TOTAL ASSETS

2,602
6,072
541
15,4-46

—

787,327
1,164,565
612,123

—

+49,254
+ 6,852
-18,281

2,564,015

—

+37,825

2,586,074
180
24,375
718,302
44,305
...A7iZ32

-3,288
+1,843
+100,908
-1,117

+19,092
+ 7
- 4,056
+4,04l
-1,150
+ 8.053

15,002,154

+286,441

+2,167,443

4,288,820

+ 7,717

+18,597

8,693,189
609,102
197,372
.. 144_,4_53_

+292,971
-94,305
- 2,090
-rilA834..

+1,754,387
+527,545
- 79,072
- 57.677

9,644,116
716,050
133,983
147,739
27,683
32,707

+164,742
+114,378
+ 29

11,056

- 34
_~_J.91

+2,145,183
+
9
+ 1,304
+ 1,885
+
68
- 3,062
♦ 3 /5 9

15,002,154

+286,441

+2,167,443

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
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13 b)
Reserve for contingencies
All other liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F.R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents

83.1%
338

+ 181

- 1,517

Commitments to vxake industrial advances

14,537

+ 84l

- 17




+ *3%

+ 2.9%

Fona FR-283-b
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE' BANKS ON OCTOBER 19, 1938
(in thousands of dollars)
ASSETS
Total
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U.S.Treasury
11,197,209
Redemption fund - F.R.notes
9,665
Other cash
374,312
Total reserves

11,681,186

Bills discounted!
Secured by U.S.Gov’t obligations,
direct or fully guaranteed
3,470
Other bills discounted
2,602
Total bills discounted

6,072
541
15,446

Boston New York

615
38,632

Phila*

652
1,316
112,391 32,422

756,912 4,884,247 543,217

Cleve*

763
23,172

677
603
8,264 16,288

763,409

948
15,437

72
15

1,072
235

561
544

350
228

109
215

208
452

225
86

205
50

132

87
41
2,294

1,307
212
3,633

1,105
55
3,157

578
50
650

324
23
1,461

660
19
178

311
67
433

255
2
43

222
2
1,088

36,947
54,649
28,725

32,096
47,473
24,953

125,535

471

28,943
42,812
22,503

62,242
92,064
48,391

257,820 120,321 104,522

276,589 106,791 56,815 113,248 94,258

202,697

259,098 122,129 105,379

277,200 107,091

58,127 114,164 95,357

204,484

17
1,324
74,585
6,067
5,323

6
8
2,094
2,207
59,454 26,922
2,641
2,087
2,776
2,169

go
t
•>

32,792 17,446 34,774
48,504 25,805 51,438
25,495 13,564 27,036

820,574 227,078

4,507

264

38

195,393

4,731

488

1,278

Total bills and securities 2,586,074

18
1,237
53,030

338
133

16

815,422 222,761

68
4,835
192,337
9,824
14,806

94
170

819

192,971

13

104
384

16

Total U,S,Govtt securities 2,564,015

1,468
70,957
2,959
3,080

90

412

79,168
117,101
61,551




638
51,269

733,348 377,493 261,435 2,114,429 355,675 249,102 327,276 214,643

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

TOTAL ASSETS

301
12,859

1,930
31,241

59,255
87,647
46,069

180
24,375
718,302
44,305
47,732

966
21,425

San Fran,

256
10,912

Bills bought in open market
Industrial advances
U. S. Government securities*
Bonds
787,327
Treasury notes
1,164,565
Treasury bills
612,123

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

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

65,984

22
3,796
90,191
4,507
4,528

2
5
3
1,862 1,369
1,235
31,649 20,682 36,014
2,306
1,541
3,103
1,936
1,771 1,249

5
561
28,987
1,270
1,692

13
2,387
33,494
3,269
3,895

15,002,154 1,030,782 5,926,691 833,818 1,079,762 566,708 400,092 2,494,673 500,357 332,072 483,733 342,515 1,010,951

Fona FRr-283—c
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON OCTOBER 19, 1938
(In thousands of dollars)
L I A B I L I T I E S
Total
F.R.notes in actual circulation 4,288,820
Deposits*
Member bank — reserve account 8,693,189
U.S.Treasurer — General account 609,102
Foreign bank
197,372
Other deposits
144,453
Total deposits
Deferred availability itens
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13 b)
Reserve for contingencies
All other liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES
for foreign correspondents
Commitments to make industrial
advances

Cleve,

Boston New York Phila,
371,616

972,616 306,249

461,769 -4,397,508 391,831
83,534
86,420 27,704
14,205
70,909 19,334
5,013
87,936
2,563

9,644,116564,521 4,642,773 441,432
716,050
133,983
147,739
27,683
32,707

70,249
9,411
9,900
2,874
1,448

11,056

763

Rich, Atlanta

411,694 208,861 147,106

Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas
966,271 180,470 134,622 166,075

79,832

>43,408

470,123 220,208 164,971 1,293,751 230,843 116,164 229,855 172,098
66,813 54,086 37,753
73,590 33,495 43,293 34,413 36,504
18,151 8,483
6,905
23,478
5,919
4,538
5,721
5,721
8,959
2,381 5,867
1,508 6,077 2,566
802 3,069

544,068
31,497
14,008
17,712

217,392

607,285
35,114
10,344
9,805
2,121
2,000
874

564,046 285,158215,496 1,392,327276,334 166,561 270,791

189,251 53,130
50,903 12,214
51,943 13,466
7,744
4,4ll
8,210
2,000
3,251
916

San Fran,

71,169
13,388
14,323
1,007
3,176
959

57,512
4,991
4,964
3,409
1,401
412

24,353
4,470
5,626
730
1,603
708

90,551 32,807 21,254 36,553 34,107
13,293
3,920 2,907 4,195 3,947
3,892
3,613
22,387
4,667 3,153
1,001
1,142
1,270
1,429
545
1,776
1,880
935
7,063 1,215
694
299
429
1,352
399

15,002,154 1,030,782 5,926,691 833,818 1079,762 566,708 400,092 2,494,673 500,357 332,072 483,733 342,515 1,010,951
338

24

121

33

31

15

12

4o

10

8

10

10

24

14,537

1,33?

4,595

265

1,475

1,737

175

15

624

227

529

51

3,512

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AI© SECURITIES

Bills discounted
Bills bought
Industrial advances
U, S.Goverrment securities



Total

Within
15 days

16 to
_3Q days

6,072
541
15,446
2,564,015

4,535
165
1,361
70,178

346
197

226

105,835

60 days

61 to
90 days

91 days to
6 months

6 months
to 1 Year

496
85
718
193,573

435
94
702
188,358

239

21

31 to

—

1,941
137,745

—

3,424
155,663

1 Year
to 2 Years

2 Years to
Over
5 Years
5 Years

—

—

—

—

4,798
398,744

2,276
607,337

1-T
—

706,582

Form FR—28>-d

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT ON OCTOBER 19, 1938
(in thousands of dollars)
Total Boston New York Phila,

Cleve.

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

Federal Reserve notes:
Issued to F.R.bank by F.R.agent 4,580,026 390,346 1,080,932 322,233 433,605 219,623 159,o44
Held by Federal Reserve bank
291,206 18,730
108,316 15,984 21,911 10,762. 11,938
In actual circulation

4,288,820 371,616

972,616 306,249 411,694 208,861 147,106

988,903 192,319 139,169 175,680 88,188 389,984
22,632 11,849
4,547 9,605
8,356 46,576
966,271 180,470 134,622 166,075

79,832 343,408

Gold certificates on hand and
due from U.S. Treasury
4,663,000 400,000 1,092,000 327,000 438,000 225,000 161,000 1,010,000 196,000 141,500 180,000
Eligible paper
5,308
72
1,277
729
403
324
580
311
25A
165
473

88,500 404,000
250
470

Collateral held by agent as secu­
rity for notes issued to bank*

Total collateral




4,668,308 400,072 1,093,277 327,729 438,403 225,324 161,580 1,010,311 196,254 l4l,665 180,473

88,750 404,470