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EOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.l;*l

October 27, I9h9

(For Immediate Release)
CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

During the week ended October 26 member bank reserve balances decreased
$307,000,000* Reductions in member bank reserves resulted from a decrease of
$321.1,000,000 in Reserve Bank credit and increases of $57,000,000 in Treasury
deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, $21,000,000 in noninember deposits and other
Federal Reserve accounts, and $3*000,000 in Treasury cash, offset in part by a
decrease of $99,000,000 in money in circulation* Excess reserves of member banks
on October 26 were estimated to be approximately $810,000,000*
Holdings of loans, discounts and advances increased $16,000,000 while
holdings of United States Government securities decreased $263,000,000. The
change in holdings of United States Government securities reflects a decrease of
$259,000,000 in bills and $1^,000,000 in certificates*
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the
week and the year ended October 20, 19<U9 were as follows:

Increase or decrease
since
Oct* 26,
191+9

Oct. 19,
19li9

Oct. 27,
19^8

(In millions of dollars)
Loans, discounts and advances
Other Reserve Bank credit

17,1+03
139
291

-265
+ 16
- 77

-5,839
- 162
+ 58

Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

17,333
2k, 582+
k,59l

-32U
~ 1

-5,96k
+ 588
+ 16

Member bank reserve balances
Money in circulation
Treasury cash
Treasury deposits with F, R. Banks
Noninember deposits and other F« R. accounts

16,098
27,328
1,313
31k
1,895

-307
- 99
+
3
+ 51
+ 21

-5,862
- 765
9
-1,150
+ k2k




H*U.!(*)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COH/IB INED

(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. 26
19**9
A S S E T S
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for F* R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves

22,77ii,U3l
5U5.887
23,320,318

Oct. 27
19U8

Oct. 19
19U9
-

1,998
2,667
U,665

+
+

676,000
85,073
590,927

Other cash

279,0143

+ 12,369

+

1,571

Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U% S. Govt* securities:
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total U, S» Government
securities

137,837
969

+ 15,921** +
18

162,1*77
167

17,UC3,12U

•262,500

Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
F. R* notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other assets

17,51U,930
35
127,096
2,556,203
32,965
12^,386

-2l|6,558* - 6 , 0 0 1 , 5 2 2
lii
23,801
+ 10,385
-1*75,566*
3k
+ U,989 70,372

1*3.981,976

-699,080

-5,612,510

23,192,1*1*6

- 76,262

-

16,098,000
373,5U1
613,617
5U9,701
17,63U,859
2,265,356

-307,087
+ 56,651*
+ 38,032
- 16,757
^29,158
-393,31*3

-3,861,966
-1,150,831
+ 173,063
+ 102,691*
-h, 737,01*0
- 11*7,571*

12,881*
i*3.l05,5U5

+

3,79**, 921*
5,771,900
298,100
7,538,200

TOTAL ASSETS
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
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
R a t i o of gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s
t o 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 foreign correspondents
Commitments t o make i n d u s t r i a l loans




* October 19 f i g u r e s

207,175
1*66,711
27,51*3
175,002
1*3,981,976

57.19S
3,153
1,877
revised

-258,500 - 1 , 7 2 3 , 2 2 7
- 1; ,000 - 390,169
581,000
-3,litii,ii82
-5,838,878

109

; >m
806,1*65

970

-=WT&5
50
3,663
-699,080

2,1*01+

-5,693,U83
+
+

7,158
18,522

+
55,293
-5,612,510

M
90
7

8.1#
+
-

v

1,1*79
t*,l95

H.4.l(b)
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON OCTOBER 2 6 , 19I+9
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
A S S E T S
Total

Boston

22,774,431

855,739

545,887

50,068

Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e
reserves
23,520,518

905,807

Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s

New York

Phila,

Cleve.

Rich.

7,552,626 1135.441 1589,145 1099,990

Atlanta

Chicago S t . L o u i s

979,623 14416,527

Minn. Kans.Cy.

697,300

443,105

1+5,190

22,1+1+5

54,969

740,1+90 1+65,550

859,595

D a l l a s SanFran.

801+.1+26 651,1+19 2721,092

Redemption fund f o r

F. R. notes

1+2,571

1+5,158

60,060

52,61+6

1+0,516

85,888

7,595,197 1228,599 161+9,205 1152,656 1020,159 14500,1+15

Other cash
279,ol+5
51,077
50,1+65
15,960
25,806
19,314
19,580
36,690
ll+,398
Discounts and advances
157,857
6,668
55,ol+l
7,958
25,167
11,734
4,555
ll+,l+80
9,596
I n d u s t r i a l loans
969
836
1
89
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s :
Bills
3,794,924 261,801+
899,359 258,503 350,010 245,625 205,1+57 566,267 205,085
Certificates
5,771,900 598,195 1,567,882 593,170 532,548 570,558 509,450 861,265 511,926
Notes
298,100
20,565
70,61+7
20,506
27,1+94
19,157
15,982
44,1+82
16,110
Bonds
7,538,200 520,01+5 1,786,1+78 515,487 695,256 1+85,950 1+04,145 H2l+,828 1+07,579

6,003
2,150
1+3

11,565
7,206

122,855 185,555
186,854 279,174
9,650
14,1+19
21+4,034 364,608

27,551

43,025

658,7702764,117
15,667
l+,l+28

56,722
12,854

l61+,ll+9 556,261
21+9,661+ 511,456
12,894
26,l+ll+
526,065 667,945

T o t a l U.S.Government

securities

17,1+05,124 1200,607

i+,124,566 1185,1+66 1605,108 1117,228

933,031+ 2596,81+2

940,500

565,5?!

81+1,754 752,772 1542,056

17,541,950 1207,275

4,157,1+07 1194,260 1628,276 1129,051

957,589 2611,522

950,096

565,584

848,960

5
17,1+19

1
7,089

1
5,185

1
8,025

1
6,096

5
18,782

162,1+81 408,025

211,718

T o t a l loans and

securities

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 assets
TOTAL ASSETS




2
12,2i+7

757,200 1554,910

55
127,096

2
7,881

l / 11
21,177

5
4,187

5
6,781+

2
12,221+

2,556,205

19l+,589

1+70,707

157,002

255,860

222,670

154,679

76,576

144,200

117,898

52,965

1,12+3

7,927

2,998

4,733

2 .1+81+

1,530

3,l67

1,906

1,155

2,51+6

726

2,852

12l+,586

8,728

28,727

8,210

11,598

7,857

6,527

19,505

.7,770

5,856

._§_/?&£

5,317

10,747

1+5,981,976 2556,502 12,151,616 2609,219 5562,265 2546,218 2160,095 7596,51+6 1876,1+29 1125,908 1860,051+ 1559,675 4599,851
l/ After deducting $2l+,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

Hsii.l(c )

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON OCTOBER 2 6 , 191+9
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total
Boston
New York
Phila.
Cleve.
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago St.Louis
Minn. Kans.Cy.
23,192,1+1+6 1367,095 5,308,873 1592,01+9 2028,705 1571**1*81 1271,922 1+1+72,1*31 1073,715 6 l o , i U 7 907,931

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•
Ilember b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c t . 16,098,000
U.S. T r e a s u r e r - g e n e r a l acct.
375,51+1
Foreign
615,617
Other
5ii9,701
Total deposits
I7,63ii,859
Deferred availability items 2 , 2 6 5 , 5 5 6
other liabilities including
accrued dividends
12,881*
TOTAL LIABILITIES
1+5,105,51+5
capital paid in
207,175
ou-rp lus (Section 7)
1+66,711
• urplus (Section 13b)
27,51*3
Jther capital accounts
175,002
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
1+3,981,976
'»r.'i ; n^^nt liability on
acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
3,153
• omn>i imyntri to make industr
ial
loans
1,877
:'.R. notes outstanding
23,970,663
Collateral for F.R, notes
held by F.R. Agents.
Gold certificates
H+,279,000
Eligible paper
30,373
U.S. Govt, securities
10,800,000

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




Total
137,837
17,1+03,121+

Dallas
623,175

SanFran,
2561,9211

675,21+7
33,91+9
58,222
li, 166

5,398,812
,67,108
1/198,611;
1+90,971

7l+2,50l+ 1165, oi*o
25,721
3ii,200
1+8,536
55,817
1,225
U,65U

66o,85l+
25,1+59
29,728
2,190

657,1+39 2525,537
25,1+85
59,718
2l+,875
83,725
83k
2,9l+5

581,1+12
21,988
21,81+1
5,820

387,1+60
16,267
15,168
1,329

7Ul,013
19,101+
2i,8U
896

71+1,828
21,235
596

181+1,05I+
39,110
51*. 015
31;, 075

751,581;
180,811

6,155,505
1+03,068

817,786 1259,711
129,768 191,955

716,231
208,365

683,633 2651,925
160,066 3l;9,227

631,061
136,090

1*20,22i+
69,259

782,851;
15I+, 507

791,091
111,993

1968,251+
190,21+7

69h

l+,007

512

377

1+79

521

1,051

2500,181+ 11,871,1+53 251+0,289 51+81,798 21+99,698 2 1 2 1 , 1 5 8 71+75,595 181+1,578 1 1 0 0 , 0 0 7 1825,771 1526,778

8,351*
ll+,95l+
1,507
8,282

1+521,1+56
19,895
1+0,655
2,11+0
15,707

2556,502 12,151,616 2609,219 5562,265 251+6,218 2160,095 7596,31+6 1876,1+29 1125,908 1860,05!+ 1559,675

1+599,851

11,527
29,31+7
3,011
12,255

71,011
11+3,019
7,319
38,811+

686
15,012
36,701+
i+,1+89
12,725

1,1+27
19,553
1+3,968
1,006
16,138

290

621
9,162
22,1+17
3,31+9
11,592

517
8,ll+o
20,028
762
10,027

2,012
26,080
68,81+2
1,1+29
2l+,l+00

6,835
17,971+
521
9,721

k,57k
11,797
1,073
6,1+57

27,1J32

7,232
17,008
1,157
8,906

111;

79

ill*

110

281

60
11+23,109

—
861
81+5
15
—
26
5,1+77,279 1635,526 2109,729 1622,258 152l+,251 1+565,265 1109,581

622,336

937,101+

659,665

21*86,582

kk0,000
1,250
1100,000

1+,670,000 750,000 1000,000 650,000
1+,715
1,078
~
7,520
1,000,000 1000,000 1150,000 1000,000

210,000

280,000
!+,no

18l+,000
—

2000,000
5,200

1+50,000

700,000

500,000

800,000

199

2 / 996

252

151+

129

1+35

675,000 5020,000
-—
700,000 1600,000

1+00,000
6,500
800,000

70

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS M P SECURITIES
Within
16 t o
31 "to
61 t o
91 days t o
6 months
1 to 2
2 to 5
15 days
50 days
60 days
90 days
6 months
t o 1 year
years
years
62,71*1
225
15,1+1+1
5
52,U51
77
36
37
815
6
1+,302,200
1+1+1*,850
1,686,609
1,705,662
1,055,100
1,826,100
93^,603
l / A f t e r deducting $1+ll+,983?000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r Federal Reserve Banks,
"2/ A f t e r d e d u c t i n g
$2,157,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve Banks,

Over
5 years
5,1+1+8,000