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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(Released for Publication Friday morning, September 17,19^8)
September 16, I9U8

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CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL KBSBH7B BANKS

During t h e week ended September 15, member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s i n c r e a s e d
$920,000,000,
A d d i t i o n s t o Member bank r e s e r v e s
r e s u l t e d from d e c r e a s e s of
$670,000,030 i n T r e a s u r y d e p o s i t s w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Banks, $131,000,000 i n money
i n c i r c u l a t i o n and $5,000,000 i n T r e a s u r y cash, and i n c r e a s e s of $87*000,000 i n
Reserve Bank c r e d i t and $57,000,000 i n gold s t o c k , o f f s e t i n p a r t by an i n c r e a s e
of $30,000,000 i n nonmember d e p o s i t s and o t h e r Federal Reserve a c c o u n t s # Excess
r e s e r v e s of member banks on September 15 were e s t i m a t e d t o be approximately
$1,810,000,000.
Holdings of l o a n s , d i s c o u n t s and advances decreased $27,000,000 and of
United S t a t e s Government s e c u r i t i e s £35,000,000* The d e c r e a s e i n h o l d i n g s of
United S t a t e s Government s e c u r i t i e s r e f l e c t s d e c r e a s e s of $525*000,000 i n b i l l s
and $100,000,000 i n c e r t i f i c a t e s and an i n c r e a s e of $590,000,000 i n bonds*
Changes i n member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s and r e l a t e d items during t h e week
and t h e year ended September 15, I9J48, were as f o l l o w s :

I n c r e a s e or d e c r e a s e
since
September 15,

September 8,

September 17,

I9U8

I9U8

19^7

( I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
U. S # Government s e c u r i t i e s
Loans, d i s c o u n t s and advances
Other Reserve Bank c r e d i t

21,205
28U
U32

+

35
27
1U9

+
-

551
152
75

T o t a l Reserve Bank c r e d i t
Gold stock
Treasury currency

21,921
23,850
U,57l

+
+

87
57

-

U73

Member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s
Loney i n c i r c u l a t i o n
T r e a s u r y cash
Treasury d e p o s i t s w i t h F # R.Banks
Nonmember d e p o s i t s and o t h e r F.R» accounts

18,737
28,156
1,321
661
1,);67

+
+




-

-

920
131

5

670
30

+ 1 ,915
+
21

+1,609
+
+
-

hll
15
U21
105

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)

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Increase or decrease
since
S e p t , 15,
19^8

S e p t . 17,

S e p t . 8,
19^8

19^7

ASSETS
Gold certificates
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U. S. Govt, securities 1
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total U.S. Government

securities

21,970,672
620,975
22.591.6U7
26^,565
285,565
930

+ 57,998
+ 2,001
+
59,999
+ 52,0U2
- 26,596
+
7

6,155,872
1,827,159
1,787,U00

-52U.785
-100,200

8,U5U,59U

"~

Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
F,R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

+1,951,002

- _ 8U.551
+1,866,U50
+
11,661
• 155,786
899
-7,U00,5U5
-2,198,277
+1,515,100

+590,275

+7,75U,9oU

- 5U,7io

-

- 61,299

-

550,618

21,205,005
2i.U89.50Q
U9
1UU,202
5,U97,5l6
52,Uoo
152,821

+ 28,U07
+1,095,558
5
- 21,878

397,751
50
+
9,968
+ 256,006
+
557
+ 105,072

U8,172,500

+1,150,826

+1,829,915

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve account
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 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 ( S e c t i o n 13b)
Other c a p i t a l accounts
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 b i l l s purchased
for foreign correspondents
Commitments t o make i n d u s t r i a l loans




2U,056,510

-

18,756,599
661,0U5
UH.891
U65,5QQ
20,272,855
5,065.8U7

+ 919,827
- 67Q,26U
+ 5,5U6
- 2,085
+255,026
+9UU,880

+1*608,59U
+ U2o,6U9
2o,2U7
5U,586
+1,97U,610
+ 510,811

13,805
U7,U08,795

+
57Q
+1,126.251

U,795
+1,771,059

199,757
UU8,189
27.5U5
88,258
U8,172,500

72,oU5

J +

U67

+ U,128
Hi, 130,826

6,oUl

509,587

6,515
+
8,566
+
88
+ UU,105
+1,829,915
2,6f.

51*056
902

-

U07
51

2,53U
1.U26

Hj+,l(b)
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON SEPTEMBER 15, 19^8
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
ASSETS

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

Redemption fund f o r

Total

Eoston

New York

21,970,672

770,795

7,336,827

620,975

53,56k

61,762

F. R. notes
T o t a l gold

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich.

Atlanta

Chicago S t . L o u i s

972,189 lb2o,552 lob7,825 1015,978 b56b,590
58,885

75,636

57,555

bo,679

95,630

Minn. Kans.Cy.

D a l l a s SanFran.

585,956 1*25,271 790,18b

522,0332722,672

b5,b6l

22,38b

56,61*5

27,179

b7,6l5

certificate

resenres

other cash
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 :

22,591,61*7 82u,559 7,598,589 1051,071* 11*93,988 1105,560 105l*,657 i*l*6o,22o 651,1*17 1*1*5,655 826,829
261*,565 27,1*55
1*7,875 12,651* 2l>,8l*o
I5,9bb
19,115
57,21*0
10,275
11,01*1 11,595
285,565
930

17,51^
- -

51113

6,155,872

1*12,^79

Certificates
tf°tes

1*,827,139
1,787,1*00
8,1*51*,59b

52b,500 1,157,1*61 5bb,802 1*62,778 315,1*9** 21*1,999 685,879 266,521 11*7,753 224,998
120,156
1*28,586 127,671* 171,358 116,081
89,608 253,968
98,688
5b,711 85,312
568,551 2,027,260 605,912 810,51*2 51*9,075 l*25,85i* 1201,296 1*66,805 258,787 59l*,077

Bonds

90,1*05
- -

51*9,212 2770,287
12,292
51*,285

21,978
687

25,071
199

15,122
bb

12,565
- -

5l*,508
- -

15,1*61*
- -

6,570
- -

11,710
- -

9,59l*
- -

25,261*
- -

1,1*71,271 1*58,285

588,2b7

598,1*91

507,611

881,791

327,71*7

187,811

285,999

278,070

558,070

218,761 1*38,193
81,005 162,255
385,151* 767.1*83

T o t a l U.S.Government

securities

21,205,005 11*25,1*86 5,08l*,578 l5l!*,675 2052,925 1577,11*1 1065,072 5022,95b 1159,759

6b9,062

988,586 960,988 1926,001

21,1*89,500 lbb5,ooo

655,652 1000,096 970,582 I9b9,265

T o t a l loans and

securities"

Due from f o r e i g n banks
^9
I . R . n o t e s of o t h e r banks l b b , 2 0 2
Uncollected items
5,b97,5l6
Bank premises
32,bOO

other assets
TOTAL ASSETS




152,821

5,i7b,985 1557,558 2058,195 1592,507 1075,657 5057,bb2 1175,225

3 l / l 6
6,566
2"b,b6l
271,525
618,581
1,20b
8,106

io,72i

56,112

b
8,565
259,b71
3,082

b
7,697
5b2,l29
b,835

2
15,005
310,329
2,586

2
11,500
222,b70
1,586

7
18,096
569,250
5,02b

2
7,57b
157,211
1,958

1
17,817
100,628
1,188

2
9,580
182,817
2,b05

2
5,668
166,267
767

b
18,675
517,ObO
1,665

I0,b9b

lb,650

9,811

7,676

21,751

8,758

b.515

7,175

6,975

lb,205

b8,172,500 258b,bog 15,5ob,725 28b2,b62 59b6,556 28b9,5b2 2592,bbl 8167,010 1992,218 I256,b77 2obo,095 1711,565 5i05,b22
l/ After deducting $55,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

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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
21*, 056, 310 ll+20,l+89
Deposits:
•-ember b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c t . 18,736,599 799,681
U , S . T r e a s u r e r - g e n e r a l a c c t . 66l,0l+3
36,066
Foreign
1+11,891
25,996
Other
1+65,300
2,902
Total d e p o s i t s
2 0 , 2 7 2 , 8 3 5 862,61*5
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items 5,065,81+7 251,751
Other l i a b i l i t i e s i n c l u d i n g
accrued dividends
13,803
797
TOTAL LIABILITIES
1+7,1*08,793 2555,682
Capital paid in
199,737
11,335
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 7)
1+1+8,189
28,117
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 15b)
27,51*3
3,oil
Other c a p i t a l accounts
88,258
6,261+
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
1*8,172,500 253i+,l+09
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
for f o r e i g n c o r r e s p o n d e n t s
902
57
Commitments t o make i n d u s t r i a l
loans
6,0l+l
75
F.R. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
2l+,800,597 ll+8l+,2l8
C o l l a t e r a l for 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
13,559,000 1+60,000
E l i g i b l e paper
25,016
1,575
U.S.Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
11,975,000 1100,000

Total
Discounts and advances
283,565
I n d u s t r i a l loans
950
U.S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s 2 1 , 2 0 5 , 0 0 5




Within
15 days
1*0,522
756
1,666,677

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON SEPTEMBER 15, I9I18
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
New York
Phila.
Cleve.
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s
Minn. Kans.Cy.
5,505,81*8 161+5,665 2151,51+6 1679,157 1526,062 1+577,681 1090,1+10 625,965 93*1,501
6,501,125
176,068
1 / 153,551*
597,177
7,027,921+
53l*,221+

861+,016 1559,1*51* 7 9 1 , 2 3 6
33,582
1+5,61+1 1+2,185
30,761+
5l*,9l*i
18,610
1*,787
6,297
5,625
935,11*9 11*1*6,533 855,656
201,669 296,661+ 27l+,565

752,070 2657,297
1*0,276
86,190
15,572
51,653
502
5,717
808,1+202998,857
22l+,55i 1+83,972

666,683
1+0,818
13,673
5,576
726,550
li+5,506

1*55,181+
37,71*8
9,1*95
1,595
503,822
87,525

863*129
1+2,750
13,293
1*79
919,651
156,622

Dallas SanFran.
617,275 2503,715
875,791* 2150,930
29,71+0
1+9,979
12,913
33,1*27
1*69
36,571*
918,9162270,910
11+6,972 261,850

586
628
581
1,251
51*6
2,169
1,511
519
877
3,795
71*3
13,071,791 2781,221+ 3875,851* 2810,001+ 2559,579 8062,679 1963,ol+7 1216,185 2011,293 1683,71*9 5037,706
69,001*
ll+,627
19,009
8,527
7,802
25,190
6,565
1*,397
6,875
7,731*
18,672
138,596
35,350
1*2,175
21,210
19,110
66,217
16,972
11,255
16,11*8
11*, 111
58,952
1,1+29
521
1,073
1,137
1,307
2,ll+o
7,519
1+,1*89
1,006
3,31*9
762
18,013
6,772
8/29I+
6,252
5,188
11,1*95
5,113
3,589
l*,61+2
1+,661+
7,952
I3,30l*,723 281+2,1+62 591*6,556 281+9,31*2 2392,1+1+1 8167,010 1992,218 1236,1+77 201+0,095 1711,565 5105,1*22
22

32

ll* 2
- 1*87
- - 385
1,091
5,687,777 1690,199 2195,81*0 1725,826 1571,897 1*665,765 1128,271* 61*0,518

3,750
961,895

2 / 289

73

83

hh

37

123

32

31

79

- 113
61*9,621 2600,767

l+,770,ooo 550,000 735,000 625,000 675,000 2780,000 315,000 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 2 8 0 , 0 0 0 169,000 2000,000
1,000
2I+5
9,095
1,1*85
- 2,1+25
- - 6,336
2,855
1,000,000 1200,000 1500,000 1125,000 750,000 1900,000 950,000 1+50,000 700,000 500,000 800,000
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES
16 t o
Over
31 t o
61 t o
6 months
91 days t o
1 to 2 2 to 5
5 years
50 days
90 days
60 days
t o 1 year
years
6 months
years
1*7,775
62,557
132,696
15
12
50
39
57
2
11*
5,652,522
2,21+6,275
1,1+71+, 689 1,972,91*8
1,096,750
61*0,550 1,822,591 6,652,003
l / A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $258,261+,000 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.
2 / After deducting
$615,000 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.