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Form F. R, 283
STATEMENT FDR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, Oct, 4j
not earlier*

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
October 3, 1940
CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE pAIIKS

During the week ended October 2 member bank reserve balances increased
$97,000,0001 Additions to member bank reserves arose from decreases of $115*000,000
in Treasury deposits with • % Federal Reserve Banks and $4,000,000 in Treasury cash
and increases of $105,000,000 in gold stock, $10,000,000 in Reserve Bank credit,
and $5,000,000 in Treasury currency, offset in part by increases of $82,000,000 in
money in circulation, and $60,000,000 in nonmember deposits and other Federal
Reserve accounts® Excess reserves of member banks on October 2 were estimated to
be approximately $6,720,000,000, an increase of $70,000,000 for the week.
Holdings of United States Treasury notes decreased $10,000,000 during the
week*
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the week
and the year ended October 2, 1940, were as followsf

Increase or decrease
since
Oct. 2,
1940

Septf 25,
1940

Oct. 4,
1939

(in millions of dollars)
Bills discounted
Bills bought
U. S, Govft securities,direct and guaranteed
Industrial, advances (not including 8 million
commitments - October 2)
Other Reserve Bank credit

6
2,424

- 10

-

1
1
36I

8
45

- 1
+ 20

+

4
12

Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

2,482
2.1,271
3,046

+10
+105
+ 5

- 355
+4,313
+ 126

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

13,800
8,172
2,294
678
1,855

+ 97
+82
- 4
-115
+60

+2,128
+ 863
+ 44
+ 209
+ 840




+

1

—-

Form F«R«-283~a
Released for publication Friday morning, October 4, 1940; not earlier*
STATEMENT OF c o m m o n
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BAWKS COMBINED
(in thousands of dollars)
Increase or decrease
since
Oct. 2, Sept. 25,
Oct. 4
1940
1940
1939
ASSETS
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U. S. Treasury
Redemption fund - F. R. notes
Other cash
Total reserves

18,953,303 +110,003
1
11,789
327,977 - 19,557
19,293,069 + 90,445

Bills discounted!
Secured by U. S. 3ovft obligations,
direct and guaranteed
Other bills discounted

1,3*9 +
-4,298 +

Total bills discounted

5,647 + 1,065

489
576
— —

+4,257,086
+
2,784
+
2,824
+4,262,694

+

72
1,174

-

1,102
548
3,466

-

Bills bought in open market
Industrial advances
U.S. Government securities,
direct and guaranteed!
Bonds
Notes
Bills
Total U. S. Government securities,
direct and guaranteed

1,31s,600
1,105,000 - 10,000

2,4-23,600 - 10,000

—

361,296

Total bills and securities

2/37,622 - 9,224-

-

366,412

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

— _
47
726
22,14-9
768,046 + 73 >076
41,257
37
54,679 + 1,132

ASSETS

—

to

TOTAL

—

289

—

+
-

-

22,616,869 +154,666

+
+
—

2,658
140,4-97
223,457

129
1,566
101,532
825
14,272

+3,984,154

LIABILITIES
F. R. notes in actual circulation
Deposits!
i.Ienber bank - reserve account
U.S. Treasurer - General account
Foreign
Other deposits
Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Other liabilities including accrued
dividends
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
C A P I T A.- .L A C C O U N T S
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 011 bills purchased
for foreign correspondents
Conuitnents to make industrial advances



5,464,238 + 57,253

+

732,105

+ 97,093
-114,472
+ 34,134
+ 27,421
16,064,789 + 44,176
723,391 + 53,234

+2,128*541
+ 208,933
+ 579,321
+ 231,663

212
3,44-1
22,255,859 +154,451

?74
+3,970,097

137,632 +
2
151,720
26,839
44,819 +
213
22,616,869 +154,666

+
+

13,800,205
678,060
1,045,458
541,066

89.6%
-

-

7,583

-

—

— —

495

+3,148,450
89,908
+

-

+

2,172
2,568
425
9,742

+3,984,154
+

4.4%

-

101
2,695

Form F. E. 2.83-b

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAITXS Oil OCTOBER 2, 1940
(In thousands of dollars)
ASSETS
Total

Boston

New York

Pliila.

Cleve.

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

Gold certificates on hand and
due from U.S.Treasury
18,953,303 1,172,013 9,249,490
Redemption fund - F^R. notes
1,788
11,789
1,672
Other cash
34,526
327,977
83,741

963,649 1,262,544 493,796 351,876 2,962,703 461,388 296,660 400,885 265,556 1,072,743
936
556
812
456
774 1,285
1,454
317
607
1,132
27,461
33,786
21,059 22,001 17,234
36,375 14,243 6,631 18,607 12,263

Total reserves

991,922 1,284,377 517,082 370,096 3,000,532 475,948 303,747 420,C48 278,426 1,107,661

19,293?069 1,208,211 9,335,019

Bills discounted:
Secured by U# S. Govlt obligations,
direct and guaranteed
1,349
Other bills discounted
4,298
Total bills discounted

5,647

—

—

—

714
2,949

139
128

133
72

50
68

2.
168

15
61

82

50
83

70
245

136
364

40
78

3,663

267

205

118

170

76

82

133

315

500

118

371

822

265

270

5

271

214

253

624

Industrial advances
8,375
U* S. Government securities 9
direct and guaranteed:
Bonds
1,318,600
Notes
1,105,000

1,135

1,781

2,364

94,188
78,930

399,763
335,004

110,901
92,936

132,352 68,104 50,013
110,911 57,073 41,912

148,750 55,282 36,675 62,428 50,124
124,654 46,328 30,735 52,316 42,003

110,020
92,198

Total U.S. Gov't securities
direct and guaranteed
2,423,600

173,118

734,767

203,837

243,263 125,177 91,925

273,404 101,610 67,410 114,744 92,127

202,218

Total bills and securities

2,437,622

174,253

740,211

,"306,468

2-43,839 126,117 92,360

273,750 101,697 67,814 115,273 92,880

202,960

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

47
22,149
768,046
41,257
54,679

3
9 33
76,764
2,847
3,698

18
1,854
184,989
9,750
15,891

5
941
56,406
4,488
4,555

2
2
4
1,847 2,888 1,929
94,334 66,012 27,897
5,436 2,487 2,002
5,957 3,131 1,978

6
1
1
1
2,540 1,051 1,800 1,758
515
107,099 39,336 19,937 32,529 25,844
3,358 2,422 1,374 3,097 1,121
5,781 2,122 1,552 2,441 2,766

4
4,093
36,899
2,875
4,807

,

TOTAL

ASSETS




22,616,869 1,466,709 10,287,732 1,264,785 1,635,794 717,719 496,264 3,393,066 622,577 396,224 575,147 401,553 1,359,299
*Less than $500.

Form F. R. 283-b

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BiSIKS ON OCTOBER30,1940
(In thousands of dollars)
LI AB I L I T I
Total

Boston

New York

F. R. notes in actual cir—
culati on
5,464, 238 443,637 1,466,079
Deposits t
Member bank-reserve acct.1^800,205
815,461 7,277,233
U.S.Treasurer-General acct.678,060
51,846
233,485
Foreign
1,045,458
48,961
588,914
Other deposits
5-41,066
6,984
434,053
Total deposits

16,064,789

Deferred availability items 723,391
Other liabilities including
accrued dividends
3,441

923,252 8,533,685

Phila,

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis Minn, Knns.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

374,741

498,651 250,752 175,533 1,171,378 202,506 150,944 196,672 88,307

445,038

670,077
34,275
69,702

880,357 323,940 218,467 1,897,098 311,016 164,821 272,581 223,637
59,197 29,220 31,973
77,272 29,470 33,334 30,767 30,698
66,146 30,584 24,894
85,350 21,337 15,647 20,626 21,337
8,523 3,254 4,712
8,397 7,796 4,235 12,203 2,146

745,517
36,473
51,960
21,911

800,906 1,014,223 386,998 280,046 2,068,117 369,619 218,087 336,177 277,818

855,861
31,361

26,852

74,532

162,477

55,440

391

874

355

88,563 64,244 27,433
434

104

154

107,336
349

39,026 17,709 31,485 23,785
138

149

136

133

224

TOTAL LIABILITIES
22,255,859 1,441,812 10,163,115 1,231,442 1,601,871 702,098 483,166 3,347,180 611,289 386,889 564,470 390,043 1,332,484
CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS
11,655
Capital paid in
137,632
9,333
51,051
11,884
14,066 5,339 4,679
13,929 4,164 2,952 4,423 4,157
10,224
22,824
4,709
3,152
3,613
3,974
Surplus (Section 7)
14,198
14,323
5,247
5,725
53,326
151,720
10,405
2,121
1,429
538 1,001 1,142 1,266
4,393
1,007 3,246
713
Surplus (Section 13b)
26,839
7,109
2,874
2,815
7,704 1,877 2,230 1,499 2,113
2,868
4,527 1,789 1,981
Other capital accounts
44,819
13,131
2,285
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

22,616,869 1,466,709 10,287,732 1,264,785 1,635,794 717,719 496,264 3,393,066 622,577 396,224 575,147 401,553 1,359,299
Connitrnents to make industrial
2,758
advances
7,583
336
728
1,041
982
619
509
14
49
136
4
407
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SECURITIES
Over
2 Years to
Within
16 to
31 to
61 to
91 days to
6 nonths
1 Year
5
Years
5
Years
Total 15 days
30 days 60 days 90 days
6 nonths , to 1 Year
to 2 Years
Mils discounted
5,647
4,113
369
288
677
189
11
Industrial advances
2,535
8,375
1,382
131
251
407
930
1,294
1,445
U. S. Government securities,
1,243,000
664,000
196,000
direct and guaranteed
92,500
110,800 117,300
2,423,600




Forn F. R. 283-d

FEDEKAL RESERVE NOTE STATELIEST Oil OCTOBER 2, 1940
(in thousands of dollars)
Total Boston Hew York Phila. Cleve.

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

Federal Reserve notest
Issued to F.R.Bank by F.R.a-ent 5,732,623 458,869 1,539,034 394,138 518,911 263,546 189,441 1,194,170 212,353 155,752 204,686 97,331 504,392
Held by Federal Reserve Bank
268,385 15,232
72,955 19,397 20,260 12,794 13,908
22,792 9,847 4,808 8,014 9,024 59,354
In actual circulation

5,464,238 443,637 1,466,079 374,741 498,651 250,752 175,533 1,171,378 202,506 150,944 196,672 88,307 445,038

Collateral held by agent as
security for notes issued to bank:
Gold certificates on hand and
due fron U. S. Treasury
5,830,500 470,000 1,555,000 400,000 521,500 275,000 195,000 1,210,000 219,000 157,500 210,000 98,500 519,000
Eligible paper
4,226 - 3,488
227
- 50
- 70
98
293 - Total collateral




5,834,726 470,000 1,558,488 400,227 521,500 275,050 195,000 1,210,000 219,070 157,598 210,293 98,500 519,000