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Form F. R . 283

'STATEMENT FOR THE, PRESS

Released for publication
F r i d a y morning, October 9;
not earlier*

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
October 8 , 191+2

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
During the w e e k ended October 7 member b a n k reserve balances increased
$209,000,000# Additions to member bank reserves arose from decreases of
$268,000^.000 in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks and $66,000,000 in
nonmember deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts and increases of $10,000,000
in Reserve Bank credit and $2,000,000 each in gold stock and Treasury currency,
offset in part b y increases of $122,000,000„in m o n e y in circulation and $17,000,000
in Treasury cash. Excess reserves on October 7 were estimated to be approximately
$2,290,000,00.0,. an increase of $600,000,000 Jor the week.
The principal change in holdings of bills and securities was an increase
of $25,000,000 in United States Government securities. Bonds increased $17,000,000,
notes $6U,000,000 arid certificates $68,000,000, while bills decreased $12^,000,000.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the week
and the year ended October 7, 19i|2, were as followsx

Increase or decrease
since
Oct. 7,
19U2

Sept. 3 0 ,
19^2

Oct. 8 ,
19U1

(In millions of dollars)
Bills discounted
U . S.Government direct Obligations
U . S . Government guaranteed obligations
Industrial advances (not including 11 million
commitments - October 7).
Other Reserve Bank credit

8
+ 25

3
+l,i|08

169

-15

+
+

Total Reserve Bank erodit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

.3,734
22,756
3,356

+ 10
+ 2
+ 2

+1,519
16
+ 153

i&ember bank reserve balances
M o n e y in circulation
Treasury cash
Treasury deposits w i t h F . R.Banks
Nonmember deposits and other F.R. accounts

11,801
13,830

+209
+122

-1,489
+3,593

2,235
393
1,637

+ 17
-268
- 66

+
-




3,587
5

15

6
108

6

89
531

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON OCTOBER 7 , 1 9 4 2
(In thousands of dollars)
Boston New York
Phila.
Cleve.
R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago St.Louis M i n n . K a n s . C y . Dallas

Form F . R . 283c

Total
L I A B I L I T I E S
F . R . notes in actual circulation
10,790,168
757,926 1,011,711
677,062 454,783
791,770 2,544,719
Deposits:
L'lember bank-reserve a c c t . 11,000,904
618,542 4 , 4 2 0 , 6 4 6
624,190
971,424
402,743 4 1 2 , 2 0 0
U.S.Treasurer-general a c c t .
393,4-09
30,130
101,826
10,683
30,755
15,084 1 8 , 0 6 5
Foreign
927,940
60,000
66,018
31,574 2 5 , 1 1 5
2 3 , 8 7 4 1/491,027
Other
413,897
3,300
267,713
8,099
56,178
9,717
3,088
Total deposits
13,536,150
675,346 5,281,212
539,118 458,468
719,873 1,124,375
Deferred availability items
957,411
85,837 39,794
94,3?6
194,134
59,977
112,908
Other liabilities including
accrued dividends
574
329
434
379
1,123
259
4,769
TOTAL LIABILITIES
25,296,498 1,562,594 3,021,188 1,538,105 2 , 2 4 9 , 4 2 8 1,302,396 953,309
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
145,290
9,440
53,490
11,756
14,845
5,839
5,152
Surplus (Section 7)
10,949
157,502
56,651
15,171
14,346
5,236
5,725
2,874
Surplus (Section 13b)
26,781
7,070
4,393
1,007
3,244
713
2,658
Other capital -.accounta
14,502
3,379
4,981
2,113
2,500
51,105
TOTaL LIABILITIES A N D
C A P I T A L ACCOUNTS
2 5 , 6 7 7 , 1 7 6 1 ^ 5 8 8 , 5 1 5 3 , 1 5 2 , 9 0 1 1 , 5 7 2 , 8 0 4 2 , 2 3 4 , 6 0 7 1,318,828 967,399
Commitments to make industrial
advances
1,601
545
1,200
142
11,077
113
347
F . R . notes outstanding
Collateral for F.R.notes
held b y F.R.Agents:
Gold certificates
Eligible paper

San F r a n .

2,165,475 443,025 2 6 5 , 5 3 1 372,761 209,061 1,103,531
1 , 7 0 0 , 1 4 3 412,745 2 3 7 , 2 9 7 444,694 331,997 1 , 0 9 4 , 2 7 5
66,562 2 2 , 7 5 9 2 8 , 0 0 2 16,179 11,918
33,431
07,545 2 1 , 5 2 7
15,787 20,010 2 0 , 3 1 0
54,965
2 , 5 5 8 12,839
7,529
2,317
3,363
37,196
1 , 8 5 6 , 8 0 8 469,880 2 8 8 , 6 1 5 484,000 418,088 1 , 2 1 9 , 8 6 7

i4o,4l5

51,070

526

208

16,019
22,925
1,429
8,847

4,531
4,966
530
2,06?

h}

23,963

51,483

4o„575

62,859

295
302
189
151
5 7 8 , 2 6 0 9 0 8 , 5 4 6 667,913 2,386',552
3,077
3,152
1,000
2;66o

4,699
3,613
1,137
2,192

11,996
10,792
2,121
3,172

4,446
3,976
1,263
2,032

4 , 2 1 2 , 4 4 4 977,079 588,149 9 2 0 , 1 8 7 679,630 2 , 4 1 4 , 6 3 3
281

1,279

—

1,087

4,482

—

11,267,079

837,633 2,654,711

784,331 1 , 0 4 5 , 8 9 8

7 0 1 , 6 3 0 4 9 2 , 5 6 9 2 , 2 1 1 , 1 5 6 47l,o4o 2 7 1 , 0 2 4 3 8 6 , 3 2 9 2 3 1 , 1 3 5

1,179,123

11,429,500

049,000 2,680,000
3,610

800,000 1 , 0 5 0 , 0 0 0
50

725,000 510,000 2 , 2 3 0 , 0 0 0 430,000 2 7 5 , 0 0 0 390,000 2 3 6 , 5 0 0
10
45

1,204,000

3,715

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS ^ND SECURITIES

Total
Bills discounted
7,959
Industrial advances
15,319
U.S. Government securities,
d i r e c t and guaranteed
3,591,675




within
15 days

16 to
30 days

3 1 to
60 days

61 t o
Q Q days
2,127

3,764
8,869

136
362

1,559
295

99,487

466,982

69,911

9 1 days to
6 months

6 months
to 1 yoar

2,500
105,208.

1 to 2
years

2 to 5
years

819

1,117

1,006

724

220,717

338,489

295,575

519,727

l / After deducting $436,402,000 participations of other Federal Reserve B a n k s .

Over
5 years

1,475,579

Form F . B . 23Ja
.Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y m o r n i n g , October 9 , 19)42$ n o t earlier
S T A T E M E N T OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE F E D E R A L R E S E R V E BANKS C O M B I N E D
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
Increase or decrease
since
Oct. 7,
1942

A S S E T S
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s on hand and
due f r o m U . S . TreasuryR e d e m p t i o n fund - F . R . notes
Other cash
Total reserves

20,561,627
11,573
236,421

Oct. 8,
1941

Sept. 30,
1942

+

+

1
2,754
3,947

60,597
2,432
6,970

20,809,626

+

1,192

+

51,195

Bills d i s c o u n t e d :
Secured b y U . S . G o v ' t o b l i g a t i o n s ,
d i r e c t and guaranteed
Other b i l l s d i s c o u n t e d

3,950
4,009

+

264
9

+

Total M i l s

7,959

+
+

255
89

2,359
5,371
3,012

+

6,232
369,920
65,939
572,026
531,865

discounted

Industrial advances
U . S. Government securities,
d i r e c t and guaranteed:
Bonds
Notes
Certificates
Bills

1,733,720
754,361
572,026
• 531,865

+ 16,985
+ 64,446
+ 68,181
-124,931

+
+
+

Total U . S.Government securities,
d i r . c t and guaranteed

3,501,972

+ 24,681

+1,407,372

T o t a l b i l l s and

3,615,250

+ 25,025

+1,411,092

15,319

securities

Due f r o m foreign banks
F . R . n o t e s of othjr b a n k s
U n c o l l e c t e d items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOT.iL A S S E T S

—

47
35,774
1,126,067
40,230
50,132

+ 4,275
-108,332
6
+
866

+

25,677,176

- 76,980

+1,693,395

«•

+

2,943
229,337
. 524
5,238

L I A B I L I T I E S
F . R . notes in a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
Deposits;
Member bank-reserve account
U.3.Treasurer-general account
Foreign
Othc.r
Total deposits
D e f e r r e d a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Other liabilities including
accrued dividends
T0T.iL L L i B I L I T I E S

TOTaL LL>3ILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
R a t i o of t o t a l reserves to d e p o s i t
and F . R . note liabilities c o m b i n e d




+139,356

+3,498,663

11,800,004
393,409
'927,040
413,397
13,536,150

+208,687
-267,326
-.18,794
- 46,558
-123,991

-1,439,544
+
89,336
- 237,224
- 297,504
-1,934,836

957,411

- 93,139

+

121,311

+

+

462

4,769

C
P I I
L
A C C O U N T S
C a p i t a l paid in
S u r p l u s (Section 7)
S u r p l u s (Section ljb)
Other c a p i t a l accounts

C o m m i t m e n t s to make industrial

10,793,168

advances

326

25,296,49s

- 76,948

+1,685,550

145,290
157,502
26,781
51,105
25,677,176

+

+
+

38
- 76,980

.1%

35.^
11,077

6
- -

-

1,110

4,135
437
4
+
3,277
+1,693,395
5.7%
2 , 596

Form ?. A. 283-b

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE B A M S ON AUGUST 12, • 1942
(In thousands of dollars)

A S S E T S
Total

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

M i n n . K a n s . C y . Dallas

San F r a n .

Gold certificates on hand and
due from U.S.Treasury
20,561,627 1,184,787 6,888,385 1 , 2 1 2 , 7 6 9 1,821,944
Redemption fund-F.R.notes
11,578
1,962
1,007
1,002 J
1,074
Other cash
236,421
23,312
46,784
11,896
18,244

956,461 753,992 3,508,342 717,549 4 5 7 , 6 0 4 680,833 473,064 1 , 9 2 5 , 3 9 7
1,485
134
984
470
328
583
551
1,998
13,071
12,934
34,665 1 4 , 5 1 9
7,390 1 0 , 0 8 1 12,182
31,343

2 0 , 8 0 9 , 6 2 6 l,2io,o6l 6,936,176 1 , 2 2 5 , 6 6 7 1,841,262

971,017 747,060 3,543,991 732.538 465,322 691,497 4 8 5 , 7 9 7 1,959,238

Total reserves
Bills discounted:
direct and guaranteed
Other bills discounted
Total bills discounted

3,950
4,009

—

7,959

—

- .

Industrial advances
46o
15,319
U . 3 # Government securities,
direct and guaranteed?
Bonds
1,733,720
128,931
Notes .
56,098
754,361
Certificates
572,026
42,540
Bills
34,010
531,865
Total U . b. Gov't securities,
direct and guaranteed
3,591,972 ' 261,587 '
Total bills and
securities

176

140

488

45
120

10
38

176

140

488

165

693

778

821

170

131,241
57,104
43,302
31,6?6

152,668
66,420
50,371
36,704

117,393

80,668

217,256
94,532
71,682

945,380

263,343

306,172

239,458

161*250

490,320 177,571

269,000

307,283

240,412 162,211

'490,986 1 7 7 , 7 9 8

3,610
1,700

50
384

50
368

5,310

434

418

621

5,223

455,265
198,091
150,211
141,013

3,615,250

262,047

951,311

Due from foreign b a n k s
47
F . F . notes of other b a n k s
35,774
Uncollected items
1,126,067
Bank premises
40,230
Other assots
50,182

3
970
109,265
2,736
3,425

1/10
3,903
233,502
10,342
12^ 649

TOTAL ASSETS




•5
1,736
67,327
4,012
3,707

• 4
1,393
124,607
4,354
5,119

—

—

—

51,031 35,101

38,733 2 6 , 6 1 6
32,251 :13,365

2
'4,632
96,I69
3,062
3,484

2
4,247
49,719
1,^47
2,213

•114,353

6
4,606
155,059
2,934
6,062

125

185
116

304

98

125

301

304

62

382

1,935

134

4,040

32,135
35,733
27,100

44,612
19.410
14,719
10,433

79;635
34,649
26,275
19,536

69.486
30,233
22,926
16,250

174,430
75,095
57,551
42,793

32,593

1

2,736
59,562
2,122
2,272

—

39,174 160,145 130,095.

350,669

89,654 1 6 2 , 2 0 5 1 3 9 , 3 3 0

355.013

*

1,301
29,073
1,317
l,4o2

1
3,163
56,112
2,819
2,305

1'
. 1,116'
50,294
1,075
2-, 017

4
5,223
86,990
2,710
5.447

2 5 , 6 7 7 , 1 7 6 1,538,515 8 , 1 5 2 , 9 0 1 1 , 5 7 2 , 8 0 4 2,234,607-1,318,823 967,399 4,212,-444 777,079 533,149 920,137 679,630 2,414,633
*Less than

$500. l / After deducting $29,0~X3 participations of other Federal Reserve B a n k s .