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BOAiRD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
October 20, I9k9

(For Immediate Release)

H.i+.l

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
During the week ended October 19 member bank reserve balances increased
$289*000,000. Additions to member bank reserves resulted from decreases of
$23^,000,000 in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, $119,000,000 in
money in circulation, and $99*000,000 in nonmember deposits and other Federal
Reserve accounts, offset in part by decreases of $130,000,000 in Reserve Bank
credit and $19,000,000 in gold stock and an increase of $1^,000,000 in Treasury
cash. Excess reserves of member banks on October 19 were estimated to be approximately $1,11*0,000,000.
Holdings of loans, discounts and advances increased $13,000,000, while
holdings of United States Government securities decreased $113,000,000. The
change in holdings of United States Government securities reflects a decrease of
$113,000,000 in bills.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the
week and the year ended October 19, 19h9 were as follows*

Increase1 or decrease
since
Oct. 19,

I9h9

Oct. 12,
1

1949

Oct. 20,

1948

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

17,666
123
368

-113
• 13
- 31

-5,526
- 167
- 19

Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

18,157
24,535
4.591

-130
- 19
- 1

-5,712
+ 602
+ 17

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

16,405
27,^27
1,310
317
1,874

+289
-119
+ 14
-234
- 99

-3,505
- 730
- 16
-1,213
+ 371




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STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDER/iL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
I n c r e a s e or d e c r e a s e
since
Oct. 1 9 ,
191+9

Oct. 12,
19U9

22,776,1+29
5U8,55k
25,521+, 985

- 31,002
t
§5.0
- 30,352

Other cash

266,67k

+ 11,512

Discounts and advances
I n d u s t r i a l loans
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s :
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total U. S. Government
securities

121,877
951

+ l5,iU+
+
5

-

1+, 055,121+
5,775,900
298,100
7,538,200

-11.5,000
—
—
—

-1,893,918
- i+3l+,269
- 603,500
-2,59l+,197

17,665,621+

-115,000

-5,525,88!+

Total loans and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from f o r e i g n banks
F. R. n o t e s of o t h e r banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other a s s e t s

17,788,1+52
35
116,711
3,051,805
52,999
119.397

- 99,851
+ 11,605
+1+07,753
+
171
+ 5,669

-5,695,171+
11+
22,696
119,258
+
695
65,511

1+1+,681,056

+506,507

-5,282,666

25,268,708

- 95,275

-

ASSETS
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Redemption fund for F . R, n o t e s
Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s

TOTAL ASSETS

— f

Oct. 20,
191+6

+
+

697,998
82,1+07
615,591
1+99
167,112
178

L I A B I L I T I E S
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s
Deposits :
Member b a n k - r e s e r v e account
U.S. T r e a s u r e r - g e n e r a l account
Foreign
Other
Total d e p o s i t s
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s i n c l u d i n g accrued
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

16,1+05,087
316,887
575,585
566,1+58
17,88+"~oi7
2,665,699

+289,131
-232+, 502
+ 17,795
-lll+,713
- 1+2,289
+1+58,510

-5,50l+,91+9
-1,215,1+79
+ 120,712
+ 108,085
-l+,l+89,655
- 100,11+6

n,9lU
1+5,808,558

I+59
+302,307

2,991+
-5,565,J+2l

C A P I T A L
ACCOUNTS
C a p i t a l paid i n
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 7)
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 13b)
Other c a p i t a l a c c o u n t s
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

207,125
1+66,711
27,51+3
171,339
iil+,681,056

Ratio of gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s
to d e p o s i t and F. R. n o t e
l i a b i l i t i e s combined
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on a c c e p t a n c e s purchased
for f o r e i g n c o r r e s p o n d e n t s
Commitments to make i n d u s t r i a l loans




56*7%
3,21+3
l,88l+

92
v««V

—
+ 1+,108
+306,507

• 1%

1+27
8

772,61+8

+
+

7,11+0
18,522
—
+
57,093
-5,282,666

7.8%

1,969
2+,2i5

H.4-l(b)
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON OCTOBER 1 9 , 1949
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
A S S E T S

Total

Boston

22,776,429

858,294

548,554

50,293

reserves

23,324,983

908,587

other cash

266,674

30,974

46,482

12,749

21,807

17,769

21,476

36,494

14,551

6,497

10,838

13,172

33,865

Discounts and advances
121,877
I n d u s t r i a l loans
951
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s ;
Bills
4,053,^24

7,396

32,297

7,903
848

9,754
1

6,828
89

4,901

13,533

5,751

7,150
13

14,272

3,404

8,688

Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Redemption fund f o r
F , R. n o t e s
Total gold

New York

Phila.

Cleve,

Rich,

7,525,721 1174,5l4 1593,384 1062,050
43,579

45,590

60,371

52,295

Atlanta

Chicago S t . L o u i s

942,124 4361,326
40,740

84,202

Minn. Kans.Cy.

702,962

428,409

824,984

43,279

22,486

35.031

746,241 450,895

860,015

D a l l a s SanFran.
607,564 2695,097
27,419

43,269

certificate

Certificates
Notes
Bonds

7,569,300 1220,104 1653,755 Hl4,3l+5

982,864 1)1445,528

634,9832738,366

279,637

960,621

276,111

373,851

260,218

217,316

604,839

219,055

131,221

196,056

175,332

359,167

398,469
20,565
520,045

1,368,830
70,647
1,786,478

393,1443
20,306
515,487

532,717
27,494
695,256

370,795
19,137
483,930

309,664 861,862
15,982
44,482
404,145 1124,828

312,142
16,110
407,579

186,984
9,650
244,034

279,368
i4,4i9
564,608

249,836
12,894
526,065

511,790
26,414
667,945

17,665,624 1218,716

4,186,576 1205,34? 1629,318 1134,080

947,107 2636,011

954,686

571,889

854,451

764,127 1565,316

17,788,452 1226,112

4,218,875 1212,096 1639,073 U40.997

952,008 2649,544- 960,457

579,052

868,725

767,551 1574,004

5,775,900
298,100
7,538,200

Total U.S.Government

securities
Total loans and

securities
Due from f o r e i g n banks

55

2

l / 11

3

3

2

2

5

1

1

F.R.notes of other banks 116,711
Uncollected items
5,051,805
Bank premises
32,999
other assets
119,597

5,4ll
242,703
l,l43
8,580

21,234
550,528
7,927
27,527

4,452
198,808
5,005
7,884

6,219
272,513
4,74l
11,525

11,676
257,709
2,491
7,331

11,086
197,448
1,534
6,245

17,267
462,964
3,172
18,554

6,521
171,130
l,906
7,487

4,686
94,811
1,153
5,765

TOTAL ASSETS




1

3

7,056
5,665
169,827 148,925
2,546
726
5,605., 5,-l45

1

15,46o
264,43?
2,85"
10,?Q?

44,681,056 2423,312 12,441,882 2659,081 3609,456 2552,520 2172,665 7655,508 1908..274 1140,860 1924.411 1576,146 463?,363
l/

After deducting $24,000 participations of other

Federal

Reserve

Pnnk*.

H.ii.l(c)
loston
L I A B I L I T I E S
Total
F e d e r a l Reserve notes
2 3 , 2 6 8 , 7 0 8 1373,155
Deposits»
Member b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c t . 16,1*05,087 7lli,509
U.S.Treasurer-general acct.
316,887
I9,7ii9
Foreign
575,585
35,362
Other
566,U58
2,1+96
Total deposits
17,861*. 017
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items 2 , 6 6 3 , 6 9 9
Other l i a b i l i t i e s i n c l u d i n g
accrued dividends
ll,9ll*
TOTAL LIABILITIES
1*3,808/338
Capital paid i n
207,125
Surplus (Section 7)
1+66,711
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 13b)
27,51*3
Other c a p i t a l a c c o u n t s
171,339
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
lUt,681,056
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on
a c c e p t a n c e s purchased
for f o r e i g n c o r r e s p o n d e n t s
5,21+3
Commitments t o make i n d u s t r i a l
loans
1,881+
F.R. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
2!+, 031,1*02
C o l l a t e r a l for F.R, notes
held' b y F.R. A g e n t s ;
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
ll*,279,000
E l i g i b l e paper
26,1+73
U.S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
10,800,000

Discounts and advances
I n d u s t r i a l loans
U.S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s




STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE RANKS ON OCTOBER 19, 191+9
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
New York
Phila.
Cleve,
Rich, A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s
Minn. Kans.Cy.
5,325,138 1592,28U 2039,376 1577,580 1276,1*07 1+1+86,1*37 1076,025 6l2,6i+U 910,1+1+3

Dallas
623,853

SanFran,
2375,366

5,61*3,112
Uo,9Ul
i/191,635
- 501,797

761i,2io 1187,031
20,162
25,321+
l+l+,90l+
51,61+0
1,138
1+,851

639,007
23,061
27,501+
7,870

612,1*12 2505,171
27,857
29,812
23,013
77,1*59
63I*
5,H3

592, cl+1* 383,511;
23,202
25,211*
20,207
H i , 033
6,70!+
1,1*17

782,737
26,213
20,207
933

7Uli,739
18,699
19,61*6
531

1836,601
36,653
U9,975
32,971*

772,116
221,1*63

6,377,1*85
1*76,650

856.,1*H* 1268,81*6
167,033 219,691*

697,1*1+2
230,U01

663,916 2617,555
193,082 1*07,181

61*1+,169
152,756

1+22,166
81,926

830,090
H+9,33l

783,615
135,1*1*2

1956,203
228,735

675

3,302

1*81

%7

1+63

501*

981

669

1,395

609

507

1,981

2367,1*11*: 12,182,575 2590,1*00 3529,311 2506,032 2133",912 7513,151*' 1873,1*31 1117,083 '1390,327 '15U3.UH* 1*551,285
11,519
71,008
15,021
19,353
9,162
8,11+0
26,037
6,835
l*,57l*
7,230
8,31*5
19,901
36,701*
1+3,968
22,1+17
20,028
68,81+2
17,97!;
11,797
17,008
lit, 951*
1+0,653
29,31*7
11+3,019
3,oil
7,319
1*,1*89
1,006
3,31*9
762
1,1+29
521
1,073
1,137
1,307
2,11*0
12,021
37,961
12,1*67
15,798
11,360
9,821
23,81*6
9,515
6,353
8,709
8,126
15,381*
21+23,312 12,1+1+1,882 2659,031 3609,1*36 2552,320 2172,663 7635,508 1908,271* iii+0,860 I92l*,l+ll 1576,11+6
201*
60
11+28,581

2 / l',025

117

61

117

113

289

—
868
81+5
15
—
26
—
5,1*93,878 161+1,787 2115,908 1626,273 1326,1+65 1*573,809 1113,608

—
62l+,278

~
939,963

—
657,880

70
21+88,972

259

298

1+639,365

159

133

1+1*8

i+,670,000 750,000 1000,000 650,000 675,000 3020,000 1*00,000 210,000 280,000 18l*,000 2000,000
3,225
51*3
—
2,320
-—
2,1*75
1*,850
10,960
—
500
1,000,000 1000,000 1150,000 1000,000 700,000 1600,000 800,000 1*50,000 700,000 500,000
800,000
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AM) SECURITIES
Over
16
t
o
2 to 5
6 months
1 to 2
91 days t o
61 t o
Within
31 t o
5
years
years
years
Total
30
days
6
months
t
o
1
year
90
days
15 days
60 days
121,877
31,753
12,981
1,030
5
68,683
825
55
1+
35
32
951
5,1+1*8,000
1,826,100
506,650 1,1+51*, I+02
2,067,1*69 1,055,100
U, 306,200
17,665,621+ 1,001,703
1+1+0,000
1,600
1100,000

1/ After deducting $383,929,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks,
2 / After deducting
$2,218,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.