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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Hj+,1

(For Immediate Release)

October 6, 19^9

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

During the week ended October 5 member bank reserve balances increased
$3^8,000,000, Additions to member bank reserves resulted from a decrease of
$55-8*000,000 in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks and increases of
$9,000,000 in Reserve Bank credit, $2,000,000 in gold stock and $3,000,000 in
Treasury currency, offset in part by increases of $128,000,000 in money in
circulation, $65,000,000 in nonmember deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts
and $10,000,000 in Treasury cash. Excess reserves of member banks on October 5
were estimated to be approximately $1,150,000,000.
Holdings of loans, discounts and advances decreased $188,000,000 while
holdings of United States Government securities increased $109,000,000# The increase in holdings of United States Government securities reflects increases of
$89,000,000 in bills and $20,000,000 in certificates*
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related itemp during the
week and the year ended October 5,: 191+9 were as follows*

I n c r e a s e or d e c r e a s e
sine !Q
Oct. 5,
I9k9

S e p t . 28 »
I9k9

Oct.,6,
!9hQ

(In m i l l i o n s of <i o l l a r s )
U« S» Government securities
Loans, discounts and advances
Other Reserve Bank credit

17,961
113
331

+109
-188
+ 87

-5,182
- 184
+
6k

Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

18,4o6
2i4,60l+
k,593

+
+
+

9
2
3

-5,301
+ 716
+
21

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

16,38/4
27,1+76
1,321
612
1,809

+368
+128
+ 10
-558
+ 65

-3,200
- 726




3
- 984
+ 31+6

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STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OP THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
I n c r e a s e or decrease
since

ASSETS
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
T o t a l gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s

Oct, 5,
19U9
22,797,1+32
51+8,267
23,3U5,699

Oct* 6,
19U8

Sept. 28,

19U9
-

1,996
2,293
1+.289

+

807,001
8l+,505
722,1+96

Other cash

253,77U

- 23,1+20

+

1,1+91

Discounts and advances
I n d u s t r i a l loans
U# 3 . Govt* s e c u r i t i e s *
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
T o t a l Vm 3* Government
~"s"ecurities

112,1+59
896

-187,379
+
223

-

183,501
161

1+, 305,1+71+
5,819,1+00
298,100
7,538,200

+ 89,700
+ 19,500

-2 ,227,505
39l+,569
Dil+,500
,91+5,103

17,961,171+

+109,2so

-5 ,181,677

18,07l+,529
35
108,359
2,501,1+69
32,785
109,887

- 77,956
13
- 22,891
+ 1+1,269
1+3
- 16,706

-5 ,365,339
ll+
27,622
+
l+6,oil+
+
1+76
55,525

l+l+,l+26,537

-10l+,ol+9

-i+,678,023

23,308,117

+ 82,577

-

l6,38l+,39l
611,875
5U8,712
526,512
18,071,1+90
2,i7o,oU3

+368,763
-558,1+81+
+ 31,371
* H+,797
-11+3,553
- 1+5,936

-3,199,383
- 983,651+
+ li+8,792
+ 59,7i+9
-3,974,1+96
18,161+

11,768
1+3,561,1+18

71+7

-107,659

3,211
-1+, 76^1+61+

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* notes of other banks
U n c o l l e c t e d items
Bank premises
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS
L I A B I L I T I E S
F e d e r a l Reserve notes
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 deposits
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
Capital paid i n
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 7)
Surplus (Section l j b )
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. note
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 t o make i n d u s t r i a l loans




207,020
1+66,711
27,51+3
163,81+5
lji+,1+26,537

56.1+fo
3,818
1,91+7

7
+ 3,603
-101+., 01+9

+
+

7,020
18,522

+
60,899
-l+,678,023

• 1%
127
765

768,593

7.3^
+

3,01+1+
i+,2l+l+

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STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON OCTOBEJR 5 , 191+9
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
A S S E T S
Total

Boston

22,797,1+52

86l,ZU+9

51+8,26?

50,555

reserves

25,51+5,699

911,802

other cash

255,771+

29,991

42,820

11,456

21,751

16,920

20,160

5l+,555

12,291+

6,612

10,085

11,875

55,257

Discounts and advances
112,1+59
I n d u s t r i a l loans
896
U. S, Govt, s e c u r i t i e s :
Bills
4,305,1+71+

6,496

52,1?2

8,065
805

9,589
1

6,555
90

4,196

14,910

4>800

4,040

9,2?2

3,81+8

8,738

276,399

230,829

642,450

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

New York

Phila,

Cleve.

Rich.

7,569,1+19 1186,7I+8 1598,5&2 1121,950

Atlanta

Chicago S t . L o u i s

957,1+87 1+1+01,811 705,155

Minn. Kans.Cy.

1+50,729

856,879

22,1+91+

55,01+1

71*8,450 473,225

871,920

Dallas SanFran.

656,685 2670,.558

Redemption fund f o r

F . R. notes
T o t a l gold

1+5,681+

1+5,606

60,415

52,502

1+0,757

81+,5l+l+

1+5,295

26,479

1+5*299

certificate

certificates
Notes
Bonds

5,819,1+00
298,100
7,558,200

7,415,105 1252,551+ 1658,975 H7l+,252

297,026

1,020,354

293,280

397,098

4oi,469
20,565
520,01+5

l,379,ll+0
70,647
1,786,478

396,406
20,306
513,1+87

556,729 575,587
27,1+91+ 19,137
695,256 485,930

998,21+4 1+1+86,355

665,1642715,857

232,677

139,581

208,24?

186,255

581,500

511,996 868,353 3ll+,l+92
15,982
1+4,1+82 16,110
l+0l+,ll+5 1124,828 407,5?9

188,392
9,650
2l+4,05l+

281,472
14,1+19
361+,6o8

251,719
12,891+
326,065

515,645
26,4l4
667y9l+5

Total U.S.Government

securities

"

17,961,174 1239,105

4,256,619 1223,1+79 1656,577 1153,055

962,952 2680,115

970,658

581,457

863,71+6

7?6,9ll 1591,501+

18,074,529 1245,601

4,288,791 1252,549 1666,167 1159,1+76 967,148 2695,025

975,1+58

585,1+97

878,018

780,759 1600,242

T o t a l loans and

securities
Due from f o r e i g n banks

55

2

l / 11

5

F.R.notes of other banks 108,559
Uncollected items
2,501,469
Bank premises
32,785

6,585
196,369
1,12*3

16,675
l+3l+,l58
7,927

1+.553
158,721
3,005

7,815

25,51+2

7,159

other assets
TOTAL ASSISTS




109,887

2

2

5

1

1

1

1

5

5,768
10,780
219,1+51 2l4,l+l+7
4,?l+5
2,491

5

9,572
155,856
l,53l+

16,380
1+27,465
3,l?2

5,742
158,591+
1,906

7,164
80,761
1,153

6,659
157,775
2,51+6

5,1+19
103,161
?26

13,502
216,753
2,639

5,825

16,750

6,855

5,1+1+7

5,125

i+,562

9,5h5

10,677

6,807

1+4,1+26,557 2399,108 12,228,807 2649,378 3587,537 2585,175 2156,321 7679,685 1909,500 1157,858 1911,903 1569,667 4591,798
l/

A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $24,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r Federal Re?^"*<?

ftmis,

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STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE E M S ON OCTOBER 5 , 19u9
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
New York
Phila,
Cleve.
R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s
Minn, Kans.Cy.
5,338,190 1594,440 2049,149 1577,532 1281,119 4488,126 1077,7U3 613,828 913,150

Dallas
62^,097

SanFran.
2377,732

5,503,317
106,1; 02
1/181,099
465,552

758,615 1174,832
45,394
39,765
42,984
49,431
1,09*4
5,720

671,957
62,1+72
26,328
3,725

635,056 2599,105
30,040
5C,h66
22,029
74,il;7
609
2,925

593,657 396,988
34,^5
33,301
19,^5
13,513
7,604
1,251

761,607
61,088
19,31+3
9U3

7l;9,?28
49,162
1S,3C6
501

1820.923
50.161
u7,839
54,676

795*697
174,382

6,254,350
375,522

848,087 1269,748
138,036 187,722

764,482
196,796

687,734 2726,643
148,627 344,000

659,919
136,743

842,931
121,606

818,197
94,523

1953,599
182,051

672

3,193

467

44I

902

4 3 , 5 6 1 , 4 1 8 2343,762 1 1 , 9 7 1 , 2 5 5 2581,229 3508,096 2539,413 2117,986 7560,680 137U.906 1134,330 1878,204 1537,258
207,020
11,518
71,001
15,017
19,344
9,114
8,lii0
26-022
6,835
4,573
7,221;
8,340
466,711
29,347
143,019
36,704
43,968
22,417
20.028
68,842
17,974
11,797
17,008
l4,95U
27,543
3,on
7,319
4,489
1,006
3,349
762
1,429
521
1,073
1,137
1,307
165,845
11,470
56,215
11,959
15,125
10,877
9,1)05
22.712
9,064
6,085
8,550
7,808
'
'
4 4 , 4 2 6 , 5 3 7 2599,108 12,228,807 26U9.378 5587,537 2585,175 2156,321 7679,665 1909,300 1157,858 1911,903 1569,667

4514,294
19,892
40,653
2,mo
14,819

L I A B I L I T I E S
Total
Boston
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s
2 3 , 5 0 8 , 1 1 7 1373,011
Depositsj
Member b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c t . 1 6 , 3 8 4 , 3 9 1 713,606
U . S . T r e a s u r e r - g e n e r a l a c c t . 611,875
44,309
Foreign
548,712
33,850
other
526,512
5,952
Total deposits
18,071,490
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y i t ems 2,170,01+3
Other l i a b i l i t i e s i n c l u d i n g
accrued d i v i d e n d s
11,763
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Capital paid i n
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND

666

1,477

608

506

1,911

501

450,053
70,025
421;

C A P I T A L ACCOUNTS
U591,798
C o n t i n g e n t 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
3,818
2U1
2/l,207
'306
351
187
157
527
138
92
138
13U
340
Commitments t o make i n d u s t r i a l
loans
1,9^7
60
—
915
858
15
—
26
-—
—
—
73
F . R . notes outstanding
23,994,855 lU32,189 5,1*75,380 l61;l,532 2116,073 1617,555 1331,758 li57i,042 111)4,219 625,516 938,074 652,700 2480,817
C o l l a t e r a l for F.R. n o t e s
h e l d by F.R. A g e n t s .
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
1 4 , 2 7 9 , 0 0 0 440,000 4 , 6 7 0 , 0 0 0 750,000 1000,000 650,000 675,000 5020,000 400,000 210,000 280,000 184,000 2000,000
E l i g i b l e paper
16,068
700
3,100
705
—
1,825
—
—
1,488
1,740
5,960
—
550
U.S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s 1 0 , 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 1100,000 1,000,000 1000,000 1150,000 1000,000 700,000 1600,000 800,000 450,000 700,000 500,000
800,000
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND ^ ' ' " H ' ^ J L
Within
lFTTo
JI to
6T t o
9.1 cry•: "co
6 months
1 to 2
2 to 5
Over
Total
15 days
50 days
60 days
90 days
6 r.iontns
t o 1 year
years
years
5 years
Discounts and advances
112,459
24,710
6,902"
67,283
"1575^2"
"20~
2~
I n d u s t r i a l loans
8^5
779
3
__
—
3
33
13
65
U.S. Govt., s e c u r i t i e s
17,961,174
990,753
699,1;28
1,127,267
2,li65,826
1,055,100
4,3li8,700
~
1,826,100
5,448,000




l/
2/

After d e d u c t i n g $367,594,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r Federal Reserve Banks.
After d e d u c t i n g
$ 2 , 6 1 1 , 0 0 0 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.