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Form FR-283
STATEMENT FOE THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, Oct, 65
not earlier.

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
October 5, 1939

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
During the week ended October 4 member bank reserve balances increased
$51,000,000. Additions to member bank reserves arose from increases of
$33,000,000 in gold stock and $6,000,000 in Treasury currency and decreases of
$83,000,000 in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve banks and $10,000,000
in Treasury cash offset in part by a decrease of $9,000,000 in Reserve bank
credit and increases of $71,000,000 in money in circulation, and $2,000,000
in nonmember deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts. Excess reserves
of member banks on October A were estimated to be approximately $5,360,000,000,
an increase of $30 ,000,000 for the week.
The principal change in holdings of. bills and securities was a decrease
of $19,000,000 in holdings of United States Treasury bills.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the week
and the year ended October A, 1939, were as follows»

Increase or decrease
since
Oct. A,
1939

Sept. 27,
1939

Oct. 5,
1938

(In millions of dollars)
Bills discounted
7
1
Bills bought
U, S. Government securities,direct ard guaranteed 2,785
Industrial advances (not including 10 million
commitments ~ October A)
12
Other Reserve bank credit
33

+ 1

+ 9

+

2,837

—
—

—

- 19

+ 221

—

3
27

Total Reserve bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

16,958
2,920

- 9
+ 33
+ 6

+ 2AA
+3,146
+ 179

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

11,672
7,309
2,250
469
1,015

+
+
+

+3,351
+ 669
- 559
- 301
+ 408

51
71
10

83
2

As Thursday, October 12, will be observed as a holiday in most Federal Reserve
bank cities, the statement for next -meek will be issued on Friday, October 13 .




Fora -SB-283-a
Released for publication Friday morning, Oct. 6,1939; not earlier,
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Increase or decrease
since
Sept. 27, Oct, 5,
Oct. 4,
.„.1222__ .....1918
ASSETS
Gold certificates on hand and
+ 39,500 +3,729,004
due fron U. S. Treasury
14,696,217
+ 1,661
Redemption fund - F. R, notes
133
9,005
42,265
Other cash
-12i822
.. _J2iil52
+3 ,686,606
Total reserves
+27,268
15,030,375
Bills discounted*
Secured by U, S. Gov't obligations,
2,620
direct and guaranteed
1,277
295
2,024
+
688 +
Other bills discounted
5,472
596
Total bills discounted
6,749
+
393
Bills bought in open market
+
7
548
Industrial advances
3 »614
11,841
+
197
U, S. Government securities,
direct and guaranteed:
Bonds
+ 528,615
1,315,942
—
Notes
+ 80,932
1,245,497
Bills
- 18,913 - 388,666
223,457
Total U.S. Governnent securities,
direct and guaranteed
2,784,896
- 18,913 + 220,881
Total bills and securities
Due fron foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank precises
Other assets
TOTAL

ASSETS

2,804,034
176
20,583
666,514
42,082
68,951

- 18,323 + 216,678
+
4
2,986
216
+ 19,876 + 3^,397
2,222
58
+ 1,062 + .21,098

18,632,715

+ 29,609

+3,953,567

4,732,133

+ 48,407

+ 469,273

+
+

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
Other liabilities including accrued
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
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 on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents
Commitments to make industrial advances



11,671,664
469,127
466,137
...... _309t4Q3.
12,916,331
633,483

50,326
82,763
1,443
5,490

+3,351,028
- 300,959
+ 271,081
+ 158,479

- 28,390
+ 10,724

+3,4-79,629
+
6,798

18,285,762

r_..iuiji
+ 29,586

-22
+3,955,668

135,460
149,152
27,264
35,077
18,632,715
85,2$
101
10,278

51
---

+
74
+ 29,609
+

«1%

+
+

1,475
1,413
418
4,571
+3,953,567
+

2.4%

56
239

3,321

Fona FR-283-b
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON OCTOBER 4, 1939
(In thousands of dollars)
A S S E T S

Total
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U. S. Treasury 14,696,217
Redemption fund - F.R.notes
9,005
Other cash
325,153
Total reserves
15.030.375
Bills discounted!
Secured by U.S. Gov't obligations,
direct and guaranteed
1,277
Other bills discounted
5,472

Boston New York

Phila.

Cleve,

Rich,, Atlanta Chicago St.Louis: Minn.

K a n s r.

Cy,. Dallas San Fran,

859,424 7,010,44-1
1,792
214
28,104
81,121

719,107
546
27,973

860,899 382,051 307,591 2,449,484 423,831 264,430 348,981 235,923
548
663
350
705 1,252
883
432
593
22,378 21,823 17,207
42,562 14,462 8,460 18,454 14,942

834,055
1,027
27,667

887,742 7,093,354

747,626

883,982 405,126 325,346 2,492,709 439,176 273,240 368,028 251,297

862,749

410
—

387
•

2,213

115

321

63
472
535
51
336

322

20
151

34
400

60
236

418
24
1,035

171
19
645

434

296
2
7

96

—

—
87

480

17
157

75
633

87
2
846

480
16
202

174
16

536

708
39
1,074

Total bills discounted
6.749
Bills bought in open market
548
Industrial advances
11,841
U. S. Governnent securities,
direct and guaranteed:
Bonds
1,315,942
Notes
1,245,497
Bills
223,457

4-10
41
1,595

2,600
213
2,024

436
56
3,096

95,114
90,022
16,151

418,066
395,688
70,991

113,204
107,143
19,223

136,887 66,230 52,202
129,559 62,684 49,408
23,245 11,246 8,864

143,485 43,984 34,933 57,502 46,772
135,804 41,629 33,063 54,426 44,266
24,365 7,469 5,932 9,764 7,942

107,563
101,805
18,265

Total U.S.Gov't securities.
direct and guaranteed
2,784-,896

201,287

884,745

239,570

289,691 140,160 110,474

303,654 93?082 73,928 121,692 98,980

227,633

Total bills and securities 238D4i0'34

203,333

889,582
66
4,529
162,018
8,908
22,128

243,158

290,613 141,637 111,309
6
16
7
1,727 1,608 1,783
74,091 54,633 26y129
5,906 2-564 2,044
7,592 4,027 2-898

304,602 93,387 74,863 122,390 99,706

229,454

2
22
5
5
3
2,418 1,543 1,274 1,841
511
90,896 31,656 19,324 30,728 26,389
3,880 2,256 1,503 3,132 1,216
6,861 2,157 1,855 2,811 2-429

13
1,953
33,873

Due fron foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS




176
20*583
666,514
42,082
68,951

13
492
68,133
2,903
4,495

18
904
48,644
4,6o4
5,980

69
445

3,166

5,-718

13,632,715 1,167,111 8,180,585 1,050,934 1,263,927 609,602 469,515 2,901,388 570,178 372,06l 528,935 3S1>555 1 ,136,926

Form FR-283^c
LIABILITIES
Total
F. R. notes in actual cir­
culation
4,732,133
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve account 11,671,664
U.S.Treasurer-General account 469,127
Foreign bank
466,137
Other deposits
309,403
Total deposits
12,916,331
Deferred availability items
633,483
Other liabilities including
accrued dividends
3,815

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF TEE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON OCTOBER 4, 1939
(in thousands of dollars)
Phila.
Boston New York
Cleve. Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn, Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.
1,196,981
402,045 :

330,565

434,547 208,923 158,092 1,039,533 185,613 138,005 178,373 83,451

376,005

596,204 16,283,681
60,033
38,993
33,398 167,082
6,791 206,772

559,247
23,837
45,12L
12,440

627,541
38,303
43,260
14,116

607,605
26,920
33,540
36,671

675,386 6,717,568
65,419 145,083

640,645
46,927

723,220 334,682 273,278 1,723,742 342,367 208,652 310,544 261,511 '• 704,736
31,060
92,935 31,435 16,135 29,737 25,398
73,083 50,990 25,281

1,328

383

323

349

1,747

101

6,864

168

56,284 13,490 10,699 13,490 13,490
8,368 8,247 5,487
391 1,509

338

170

146

183

116

210

18,285,762 1,143,173 8,060,960 1,018,520 1,231,199 594,696 456,819 2,856,548 559,585 362,938 518,837 370,476 1 ,112,011
m
C A P I T A L A C C O U N T SC3
10,618
13,800 3,995 2,918 4,302 4,049
13,768 5,117 4,56l
Capital paid in
12,116
50,832
9,384
135,460
22,666 4,685 3,153 3,613
3,892
9,965
13,696
Surplus (Section 7)
52,463
149,152
10,083
14,323 4,983 5,630
2,121
545 1,001 1,142 1,266
1,429
4,416
1,007 3,293
Surplus (Section 13b)
713
2,874
7,457
27,264
2,211
6,945 1,368 2,051 1,04! 1,870
2,186
3,630 1,513 1,792
Other capital accounts
1,597
35,077
8,873
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
18,632,715 1,167,111 8,180,585 1,050,934 1,263,927 609,602 469,515 2,901,388 570,178 372,061 528,935 381,553 1,136,926
Contingent liability on bills purchased
12
for foreign correspondents
10
4
4
3
2
10
3
7
3
101
7
36
Commitments to make industrial
3,543
27
583
advances
1,408
891
79
1,898
413
64
10,278
900
472
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SECURITIES
1 Year
2 Years to Over
61 to
91 days to 6 months
Within
16 to
31 to
5 Years
Total 15 days
6 months to 1 Year to 2 Years
5 Years
30 days 60 days 90 days
—
—
--28
3,547
133
237
Bills discounted
6,749
2,451
353
------—
—
Bills bought
140
548
255
153
——
2,409
2,117
1,191
1,217
1,406
2,973
Industrial advances
395
11,841
133
U. S*. Government securities,
569,282 1,218,556
347,365
138,783
direct and guaranteed
141,173
161,705
2,784,896 36,637 27,440
123,955
TOTAL LIABILITIES




Form PH—283-d

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT Oil OCTOBER 4, 1939
(in thousands of dollars)

Total Boston New York Phila,
Federal Reserve notes:
Issued to F.R.ban^c by F.R.agent
Held by Federal Reserve bank
In actual circulation

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

5,002,399 431,405 1,276,001 345,571 455,646 221,461 168,426 1,061,294 195,476 1/1,620 185,775 91,157 428,567
270,266 29,360
79,020 15,006 21,099 12,538 10,334
21,761 9,863
3,615 7,402 7,706 52,562
4,732,133 ¿02,045 1,196,981 330,565 434,547 208,923 158,092 1,039,533 185,613 138,005 178,373 83,451 376,005

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




5,108,000 440,000 1,290,000 350,000 460,000 225,000 174,000 1,030,000 199,000 143,500 188,000 94,500 464,000
2,406
410
1,180
115
—
276 —
—
}10
6
309 —
—
5,110,406 440,410 1,291,180 350,115 460,000 225,276 174,000 1,080,000 199,110 143,506 188,309 94,500 464,000