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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)

H.IL.I

Sept, 15, 19I49

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
During the week ended September lU member bank reserve balances
increased $327*000,000* Additions to member bank reserves arose from decreases
of $158,000,000 in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, $135,000,000 in
money in circulation, $2^#000,000 in nonmember deposits and other Federal Reserve
accounts, and $5,000,000 in Treasury cash and increases of $2i_j.,000,000 in Reserve
Bank credit and $2,000,000 in gold stock. Excess reserves of member banks on
September lk were estimated to be approximately $1,210 ,000,000 ,.
Holdings of loans, discounts and advances increased $8,000,000 while
holdings of United States Government securities decreased $163,000,000, The
reduction in holdings of United States Government securities reflects decreases
of $212,000,000 in certificates and $1,000,000 in notes and an increase of
$50,000,000 in bills.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and related items during the
week and the year ended September li|, 19^9 were as follows $

Increase or decrease
since
Sept, lli,
191+9

Sept. 7,
19^9

Sept# IS r
19U8

(In millions of dollars)
U* S, Government securities
Loans, discounts and advances
Other Reserve Bank credit

17,250
121,
i430

-163
+ 8
+180

-3,955
- 160
2

Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

17,801;
2h,&k9
h,592

+ 21,
+ 2

-1+,117
+ 799
+
21

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

16,322
27 J451+
1,312

+327
-135
- 5
-138
- 2k

-2 ,1^15
- 702
9
- 327
+ 155




1,622

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )

H.k*l(n)

I n c r e a s e or d e c r e a s e
since

A S S E T S
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
R e d e m p t i o n f u n d 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
Other

cash

D i s c o u n t s and a d v a n c e s
I n d u s t r i a l loans
U# S* GoTt. s e c u r i t i e s $
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
T o t a l U# S» Government
_ _ _ _ _ _
T o t a l loans and s e c u r i t i e s
Due f r o m f o r e i g n b a n k s
F* R# n o t e s of o t h e r b a n k s
Uncollected items
Bank p r e m i s e s
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS
L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits•
Member b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t
U.S.Treasurer-general 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 a c c r u e d
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
Capital paid i n
Surplus (Section 7)
S u r p l u s ( S e c t i o n 13t>)
Other c a p i t a l a c c o u n t s
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Ratio of gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s
~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 acceptances purchased
for f o r e i g n correspondents
Commitments t o make i n d u s t r i a l l o a n s




Sept. 15,
19l|8

Sept, 7,
I9h9

S e p t . lli»
I9h9
22,851,^30

+

9,001

23,2*03,610"

+
+

791 9,792 +

880,758
68,795
811,963

19,853

+

1,802

7,^87
63

-

l6o,499

266,167
123,066
601

+

329
-2,559,362
+ 772,961
-1,469,300

3,576,510
5,600,100
298,100
7,775,200

+
-

17,2^9,910

-

163,400

-3,955,095

17,373,577

-

155,850

+
24,225
+1,008,441
+
240
+
4,591

-11,115,923
1
15,721
292,215
+
465
12,124

44,550,746

+

-3,621,754

23,324,163

-

86,906

16,321,905
334,116
421,930
509,281
17,587,232

+
+
+

326,749
138,155
40,585
16,561
164,570
828,536

-2,414,694
326,927
+
10,039
+
45,981
-y,6«5,60T
290,774

l,24o
907,440

5,361
-3,711,883

ks

128,1*81
3,205,301

32,865
140,697

50,000
211,900
1,500

+

-

911,292

679,394

-

732,147

2,775,073
10,4.35

+

243,696,901
206,885
466,711
27,543
152,706
1J4, 550,746

57.2f0
2,ll6
1,339

102

+
+

7,i48
18,522

+

5,954

+

64,459

+

911,292

-3,621,754

6.272

.1%

4o6 +
700

-

1,214
4,702

H.lf.i(b)
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS OH SEPTEMBER ll+, I9h9
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
ASSETS
Total

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

22,851,1+30

Boston

New York

Phila,

Cleve,

Rich.

Atlanta

Chicago S t . L o u i s

837,321+ 7,550,058 117l+,732 l62i+,580 1112*221+ 952,195.1+1+37,551

Minn*. Kans.Cy.

799,790 i+66,163

832,531

D a l l a s SanFran,

627,927.2716,355

Redemption fund f c r

F. R. notes

552,180

50,729

Total gold c e r t i f i c a t e
reserves
25,1+03,610

888,053

1+5*14+5

1+6,318

60,988

51,385

ki,lhk

8l+,829

1+3,1+62

22,557

35,181

7,375,503 1221,050 1685,568 1163,607 1023,339 1+522,380

753,252

1+88,720

867,712

26,51+2

1+5,602

65^,1+69 2759,957

other cash

266,167

32,782

1+7,917

11,86?

26,952

19.-067

21,087

32,163

11,719

6,681

12,139

10,755

35>ol+0

Discounts and advances
I n d u s t r i a l loans
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s :
Bills

123,066
601

6,502

1+5,157

7,729
578

12,282
1

6,538
22

l+,557

16,197

3,81+6

2,1+68

l+,657
>

3,681

9,1+72

229,601

191,71+8

535,676

316,907

Certificates
Notes
Bonds

3,576,510

21+6,736

81+7,597

21+3,625

329,865

193,282

115,782

172,989

15l+,?02

5,6oo,ioo
293,100
7,775,200

386,31+1
20,565
536,395

1,327,167
70,61+7
1,81+2,61+5

381,467
20,306
529,631

516,505 359,510 300,237 835,630 302,61+1
27,1+91+ 19,137
15,982
l+i+,1+82
16,110
717,111+ 1+99,11+5 1+16,852 1160,192 1+20,187

131,292
9,650
251,707

270,865
11+,1+19
376,0?!

21+2,233 1+96,211+
12,891+
26,1+11+
356,516 638,91+5

T o t a l U.S.Government

securities

17,21+9,910 1190,037 .i+,086,056 1175*029 1590,976 1107,393

92l+,8l9 2573,980

952,220

558,1+51 85l+,3l+!+ 7l+6,ll+5 1528,1+80

17,375,577 1196,559

929,576 2590,177

956,066

560,899

859,001

2

1

2

T o t a l loans and

securities
Due from f o r e i g n banks

1+8

F.R.notes of other banks
Uncollected items
BanK premises
O oner a s s e t s
T0TAL ASSETS




3

1+,155,195 1185,556 1603,259 1115,955
1

/

1

5

I4.

I4.

2

2

7

128,1+81

8,857

lB",958

6,159

6,377

11,058

11,392

18,619

6,983

7,551+

7,9li0

3,205,301
32,865
ll+0,69?

255,815
l,ll+8
9,669

581,083
7,91+6
52,699

199,185
3,009
9,238

302,301+
l+,75u
13,182

28l+,80l+
2,1+99
9,l!+l

206,590
1,538
7,1+51

517,719
3,177
21,1+10

171,216
1,910
8,613

100,255
1,156
1^,1+36

166,875
2,351+
6,721

71+9,826 1557,952
2

1+

l+,ll+l

20,1+63

11+0,601 278,85=>
730
2,61+1+
5 ^ 8 6 0 _ . 12^2LL

l+l+,550 ,7l+6 2392,866 12,197,291+ 2633,81+8 361+2,1+00 2601+.,131 2200,775 7705,652 1889,761 1169,702 1902,71+2 1566,532 1+61+5,193
1/

After d e d u c t i n g $35,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r Federal Reserve PATIICS.

H.l;.l(c)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF TEE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON SEPTEMBER lU, 19l*9
( 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.
5,33U,309 1598,1*80 2063,1*10 1571*.312 1275,809 U50l,363 1070,219 610,373 911;,371

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
23,321;, 163 1377,21*0
Deposits;
Member b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c t . 1 6 , 3 2 1 , 9 0 5 696,196 5,501*, 116 71*5,892 1189,030 662,650 61*2,313 255U.153
U.S.Treasurer-general a c c t .
33li*H6
20,000
28,301;
32,61*8
23,698
33,992
20,U87
35.53U
Foreign
1*21,930
33,328
20,1*13
17,081
57,U91
38,327
26,21*6 1/136,956
Other
509,281
1,718
l*,ooi
710
3,172
1*,795
l*,2i6 "1*1*1*, 563
17,587,232 71*7,11*5 6 , 1 2 1 , 1 6 9 800,938 1260,1*56 719,712 683,802 261*8,808
Total deposits
1*81*, 111 166,1;80 239,102 2614,50l; 203,000 1*36,395
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items 2 , 7 7 5 , 0 7 3 213,187
Other l i a b i l i t i e s i n c l u d i n g
51*0
2,896
580
1*61
1,073
1,797
io,l*33
695
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
1*3,696,901
Capital paid i n
206,885
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 7 )
1*66,711
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 13b)
27,51*3
Other c a p i t a l accounts
152,706
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
1*1*,550,71*6
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
2,116
Commitments t o make i n d u s t r i a l
loans
1,339
F.R. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
21*,059,005
C o l l a t e r a l f o r F.R. n o t e s
held by F.R. A g e n t s :
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
ll; , 2 1 9 , 0 0 0
E l i g i b l e paper
21,863
U.S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
10,850,000

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




Total
1237556
601
17,21*9,910

579,120 I4 08,602
33,709
26,260
Hi,998
10,1*15
1,01*6
6,516
631*, 31*3 1*1*6,323
89,1*90
150,908
1*1*6

356

D a l l a s SanFran,
613,503 2390,769

758,089 751,1*57
23,096
23,021;
11*, 581
H*,998
512
2,21*3
798,351; 789,61*6
156,396 130,917
366

1830,287
33,361;
37,096
35,789
1936,536
21*0,583
81*0

383

2338,267 ll,9l*2,li85 2566,1*78 3561*,CtU 2559,068 2163,072 7588,363 1855,916 111*6,51*2 1869,1*87 1531*,1*51* 1*568,728
11,537
70,992
15,016
19,335
9,083
8,135
26,009
6,812
U,563
7,223
8,310
19,870
29,31*7
H*3,019
36,701;
1*3,968
22,1*17
20,028
68,81*2
17,971*
11,797
17,008
ll*,95l*
1*0,653
3,011
7,319
1*,1*89
1,006
3,31*9
762
i,U29
521
1,073
1,137
1,307
2,ii*0
10,701*
33,1*79
H,l6l
H*,050
10,211;
8,778
21,009
8,538
5,727
7,887
7,357
13,802
2392,866 12,197,291* 2633,81*8 361*2,1*00 26oi*,i3i 2200,775 7705,652 1889,761 1169,702 1902,71*2 1566,382

133
60
11*27,026

76

53

76

71*

188

107
1,057
15
—
27
—
5,1*99*075 161*2,327 2133,278 1621,730 1327,700 1*591,61*2 110)1,661*

~
622,75!*

—
91*0,815

—
61*1,772

73
2506,222

31*0,000 210,000 280,000
703
285
1,515
850,000 1*50,000 700,000

181*,000
—
500,000

2000,000
1,703
800,000

2 / 669

169

195

101*

1*1*0,000 1;,670,000 750,000 1000,000 650,000
7U5
—
2,260
1,002
13,650
1100,000 1,000,000 1000,000 1150,000 1000,000
Within
15 days
33,1*82
551
1,282,096

292

1*61*5,193

87

675,000 3020,000
—
~
700,000 1600,000

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES
16 t o
6" months
61 t o
91 days t o
1 to 2
31 t o
2 to 5
30 days
90 days
6 months
t o 1 year
years
60 days
years
67858
68,269
IT
H* ,1*53
30
1*
13
1,826,100
908,833
1,602,300
2,165,153
1,002,628
3 , Oil;, 800
l/ After d e d u c t i n g $2814,9511-,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of other F e d e r a l Reserve Banks,
5"/ After d e d u c t i n g
$ 1 , ] 4 J 7 # 0 0 0 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of other F e d e r a l Reserve
Banks*

Over
5 years
5MS,000