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To the Stockholders of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas :
We are pleased to present herewith a comparative statement
of the condition of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, including
its Branches, as at close of business December 31, 1920, together
with statistical data showing the principal operations of the bank
for the twelve-month period ending on that date.

COMPARATIVE

Resources:

STATEMENT CONDITION FEDERAL RESERVE
DALLAS, INCLUDING ITS BRANCHES

BANK

OF

Dec. 31st, 1920

Dec. 31st, 1919

Bills discounted for member banks---------------------------------------------------------------- $ 97,391,221.96
Bills discounted for other F. R. Banks---------------------------------------------------------- ················-------···
246,672.55
Bills bought in open market---------------------------------------------- -------------------------------11,032,400.00
U. S. Bonds and Treasury Certificates to secure circulation -------------------·
1,246,850.00
Other U. S. Bonds and Treasury Notes----·-----·-----------.. ------·--·----·----------------·
1,638,535.93
Bank premises ......................................................................------ ---------·-------------4,169,481.50
Cash and due from banks (not reserve) ...... ·---·-----------·-------·----·-.. ·-·--·-------..
1,643,800.00
Federal Reserve Bank Notes on hand·- --·-·---------------·-·----------------------------------Federal Reserve Notes on hand ...... _________________ _____ ____ .. _______________ , ___________ ______
5,300,700.00
Balance in Gold Settlement Fund...................................____ ______ ________ __ ____ ______ _
2,07 4,262. 77
Gold with Agent ................................................................................................
28,914,857.40
5% Fund against Federal Reserve Bank notes ............ ___ __ _______ .... ___ _______ _____ _
586,200.00
Gold and lawful money on hand....................................... __ ___ _____ __ ____ _____ _________ _
14,462,941.21
Gold with foreign agencies ................... ___ ________ ,, __________ .. __________ ______ ______ ____ _____ _
85,800.00
Checks and drafts in process of collection_ ______ _______ , ___ _............. _________ ___ ______ _
31,081,824.12
646,000.43
Exchange for Clearing House ··------.. ··-·---------------.. ·- ----.. ----------------· ...............
Transfers bought ................................................................................................
7,065,556.68
Interest accrued on U. S. Securities..............................__ ____ ________ ____ ______ _______ _
106,024.88
War Loan Expenses (collectible) .................................................... ............. .
23,657.88
Due from other F. R. Banks ........................................._. ___ ____________ ___ __________ _ ----·---------------·-··-Other resources ..................................................................................................
587,651.29

$ 35,870,918.95
22,445,000.00
6,4.20,648.92
11,032,400.00
1,998,600.00
399,398.65
2,515,386.00
511,050.00
3,713,740.00
17,073,569.26
27,544,580.00
558,200.00
11,378,603.40
3,414,325.49
35,071,501.62
789,288.35
8,515,395.13
112,152.07
213,594.00
4,222,390.29
179,617.02

Total ..............·-····----·------------ ----------···----·-----·-·-----.. --------·---··- ---------·-·-·-------··-· $208,304,438.60

$193,980,359.15

Liabilities:
Capital Stock ................... ---------··-------------·----··-----.. ·----·--------------------------· .. ·-····--- $ 4,098,550.00
6,032,744.30
Surplus ..........·---·------------··----------·------------------·--------·-----------.- -·-··-.. ·····--·-··-·----.. ···-··
84,753,545.00
Federal Reserve Notes issued ........... ·-·--------- ------------------·--------------------.......... ..
46,994,823.71
Reserve deposits (member banks) --------·-----·-·-·-·----------·---·---·------------·----------1,660,176.64
U. S. Government deposits ·-·----·------- --·-·-···----··-..--------····----··-·-·····-··-·----··-----Reserve for tax on circulation. ................... ____________________ ___ ____ __ ___ ................... .
22,248.38
28,235,534.27
Checks and drafts in process of collection .. ------··----·---·-·---····------·--- ----------··-·
Federal Reserve Bank Notes (secured by U. S. Bonds and Treasury
Certificates ......... ,__ ____ ______ ___ ___ __ , ........ ------------·-------·-·-----------------··· .. ·---8,744,800.00
240,662.50
Reserve for depreciation ......... -----···-··-··-·-·----·-----··----·---·.. ·---·- -·-·-···-·---------------Foreign government credits -------··-·· ------·-------------------.. ·--·-------- -----·------------ -----· ·····--·----·······-······
104,000.00
Foreign banks ........................ ----·-··-·-----·----···---··-·-··-·---------··-------- -------------------·---Rediscounts with other F. R. Banks __________ _____ ........... ·-··-···-·--------------·----------26,694,600.00
722,753.80
All other liabilities .............. ----------------··-·------------------------.. ·-------.. ··-------------·-··---

$ 3,420,700.00
3,029,937.23
78,644,065.00
63,371,988.44
2,900,346.93
19,481.36
29,179,103.72

Total .. ------ --.. ---- -----------------·----------------··--- -·---.. ····----·---.. ··------------------ ------··--·· .. $208,304,438.60

$193,980,359.15

10,972,400.00
240,662.50
1,879,645.46
·············-------------

----------------········-322,028.51

..

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF EARNINGS AND EXPENSES OF BANK
(Including Branches) for Years 1920 and 1919.
Earnings:

1920

1919

Bills Discounted Members including those acquired from other F. R. Banks .. $4,044,612.34
Bills bought in open market, including those acquired from other F. R. Banks
73,211.72
United States Securities ..........................................................................................
270,874.35
Transfers-Net earnings ..........................................................................................
350,968.48
Deficient Reserve Penalties ......................................................................................
158,569.01
Sundry Profits .................................................................... .......................................
6,286.03

$2,443,805.63
113,396.94
229,080.04
193,661.44
81,984.32
322.47

Total ....... -............................................................................................................. $4,904,521.93

$3,062,250.84

Expenses:
Assessment Account Expenses F. R. Board........................................................ .. $ 21,694.53
Federal Advisory Council ....................................................................................... .
399.62
Governor's Conferences .......................................................................................... ..
651.23
Federal Reserve Agent's Conferences................................................................... .
64.08
Salaries: Bank Officers ................................................... - ...................................... .
117,768.48
649,100.42
Clerical Staff ........................................................................................... .
Special Officers and Watchmen........................................................... .
20,177.14
All Others ................................................................................................. .
39,455.89
Life Insurance Premiums ..........................................................................................
6,395.36
Directors' remunerative expense ........................................................................... .
6,529.58
Officers' & Clerks' Travelling Expenses............................................................ ..
30,850.70
Legal Fees ................................................................................................................. .
2,621.70
Rent ............................................................................................................................ ..
14,904.33
Taxes & Fire Insurance ........................................................................................... .
3,476.08
Telephone ..................................................................................................................... .
3,937.92
Telegraph ................................................................................................................... .
56,900.49
Postage ......................................................................................................................... .
65,506.99
Expressage ................................................................................................................. .
48,487.96
Insurance & Premiums on Fidelity Bonds .......................................................... ..
24,671.51
Light, Heat & Power ............................................................................................... .
6,895.92
Printing & Stationery ............................................................................................. .
67,998.00
Repairs & Alterations ............................................................................................. .
13,797.21
All other not specified ............................................................................................. .
78,080.07
Cost of F. R. Currency issued ................................................................................ ..
155,735.64
Equipment ................................................................................................................... .
82,882.95
Cost on Currency Shipment to and from Members and Non-Members ......... .
30,863.06
Total ..................................................................................................................... . $1,549,846.86

$

20,362.04
991.64
788.52
109.44
87,212.00
390,992.87
6,362,58
11,883.44

··················-···

4,446.72
14,577.96
.2,400.00
5,525.66
1,745.73
3,188.78
21,772.00
39,882.62
25,556.30
13,308.24
3,365.04
41,008.79
13,193.79
41,348.56
136,575.81
70,717.85
25,519.46

$ 982,835.83

DISPOSITION OF INCOME
Calendar Year 1920

.!

Income:
Discount on bills discounted-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Discount on bills purchased-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Transfers boug.ht and sold-net charges.------------------------------------------------------Penalties on deficient reserves-----------------------------------------------------------------------Interest earned on U. S. Securities------- --------------------------------------------------------Miscellaneous profits ------------------·--·-------··························----------------------------·----

$4,044,612.34
73,211.72
350,968.48
158,569.01
270,874.35
6,286.03

Total Income ·---·-- ······-----··-----·--··-- ·----·-·-----·-·---------·------------·---··------·--·--------

$4,904,521.93

Less:
Expense current ---·-·····------·-----------------------·------·-----··---------- --·--------------------------- $1,549,846.86
105,980.14
Dividends paid June 30th---------------------·------··--------···----------------- ------·-----·----------·
119,107.91
Dividends paid December 31st.·----------------------------------------------------------------------335.84
lnterest paid on surrendered stock------------- ----------------------------------------------------130,962.71
Reserved for depreciation and contingencies------ ---------------------------------------11,648.41
Other miscellaneous losses ---------·- ------·------------------------------ -----------------------------$1,917,881.87
Net Profits Calendar Year 1920---------------- --------------------- -----------·-·---------

$2,986,640.06

Plus:
Reserve set aside in December, 1919, for expense F. R. Board first
half 1920, returned to Profit & Loss account in 1920.·----------------------

$

16,167,01

$3,002,807.07
Disposition of accumulated Net Profits:
Transferred to Surplus June 30th-------------------------------------------------------------------Transferred to Surplus December 31st.... --------------- -- -------------------------------------

$1,122,333.60
1,880,473.47

Total --------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

$3,002,807.07

LOAN AND DISCOUNT OPERATIONS
1919

1920

.I

Rediscounts for Member Banks................................................................ . $1,280,678,880.00
7,811,192.00
Acceptances purchased ·································-···········································
622,085.00
Acceptances rediscounted for or acquired from othe:t F. R. Banks..
143,000.000.00
Other paper rediscounted for other Federal Reserve Banks ............. .

$1,224,946,144.78
12,415,232.70
10,077,783.41
57,000,000,00

Total ....................................................................................................... $1,432,112,157.00

$1,304,939,160.89

Total number of banks served..................................................................
Largest note rediscounted.......................................................................... $
Smallest note rediscounted ....................................................................... .
Total number of rediscounts..................................................................... .

702
6,134,000.00
10.50
104,259

607

$

4,000,000.00
10.25
73,74.2

Rediscounts distributed 1b y states:
1920

1919

Texas ...................................................................................................... $1,201,983,272.00
27,346,134.00
Oklahoma ................................................................................................
25,885,848.00
Louisiana ·················- ·············································································
17,019,828.00
New Mexico ·············-···········································································
8,443,798.00
Arizona ···- ·····························································································

$1,145,225,618.79
22,032,354.68
34,806,280.44
17,511,220.87
5,370,670.00

Total ................................................................................................ $1,280,678,880.00

$1,224,946,144.78

MATURITIES
Classification by maturities of all paper rediscounted and purchased:
1920

Due
Due
Due
Due
Due

1919

within 15 days..................................................................................... $1,004,814,768.00
within 30 days ......................................................................................
171,283,194.00
within 60 days ..................................................................................... .
90,537,179.00
within 90 days ..................................................................................... .
120,214,022.00
after 90 days ..........................................................................................
45,262,994.00

$ 994,562,113.61
189,940,758.75
41,181,740.68
52,189,929.85
27,064,618.00

Total ........................................................................................................ $1,432,112,157.00

$1,304,939,160.89

CURRENCY SHIPMENTS
Intra-District Movement of Currency
1920

I

1919

Shipped to Member Banks................................................................................ $120,950,817.89
Shipped to Non-Member Banks........................................;. ...............................
5,790,429.00

$ 90,265,516.00
4,545,903.00

Total shipped ............................................................................................. . $126,7 41,246.89

$ 94,811.419.00

Received from Member Banks........................................................................ $152,696,706.62
Received from Non-Member Banks ................................ ............................... .
6,684,812.28

$ 72,517,591.00
3,211,249.00

Total Received ........................................................................................... . $159,381,518.90

$ 75,728,840.00

Total Received and Shipped ............................................................................. . $286,122,765.79

$170,540,259.00

OPERATIONS OF CHECK CLEARING AND COLLECTION DEPARTMENT
(Including Branches)

Number and Amount of Items Handled During the Years 1920, 1919, 1918.

1920
Number
Jan.

1 to Jan. 15 .......... ·-··································· 1,048,804
Jan. 16 to Feb. 15................................................ 2,273,250

1918

1919
Number

Amount

Number

329,683,000

366,810

148,465,000

210,342

112,730,000

696,538,000

842,998

297,204,000

391,070

205,660,000

Amount

Amount

Feb. 16 to Mar. 15................................................ 2,305,575

738,284,000

837,782

261,966,000

374,456

187,823,000

Mar. 16 to Apr. 15................................................ 2,312,871

631,143,000

968,607

308,133,000

465,352

207,395,000

Apr. 16 to May 15................................................ 2,250,278

549,966.000

891,286

327,488,000

395,777

181,960,000

May 16 to June 15................................................ 2,321,423

533,994,000

837,246

342,675,000

422,527

191,250,000

June 16 to July 15................................................ 2,261,629

494,151,000

839,621

320,624,000

558,084

192,370,000

July 16 to Aug. 15................................................ 2,257,317

490,131,000

944,143

338,427,000

583,340

203,172,000

Aug. 16 to Sept. 15..................... ·-························ 2,269,617

514,815,000

929,578

- 369,124,000

608,916

227,721,000

Sept. 16 to Oct. 15................................................ 2,481,849

288,898,000

664,420,000

1,195,676

376,001,000

707,227

Oct. 16 to Nov. 15................................................ 2,590,497

632,340,000

1,737,492

652,375,000

768,070

316,114,000

Nov. 16 to Dec. 15................................................ 2,534,020

537,801,000

1,917,493

602,815,000

755,916

286,355,000

Nov. 16 to Dec. 31.. .............................................. 1,383,402

256,120,000

1,103,789

340,671,000

409,325

155,181,000

Total ........................................................28,290,532

7,069,386,000

13,412,521

4,685,968,000

6,650,402

2,756,629,000

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TRUST DEPARTMENT
Year 1920.
9166 Trust Receipts issued, aggregating ...................... ································································.···· $203,346,546.48
7069 Withdrawals issued, aggregating ···········································-··············································· $211,105,062.66

FISCAL AGENCY DEPARTMENT
CONVERSIONS, EXCHANGES, INTERCHANGES AND TRANSFERS OF LIBERTY
BONDS AND VICTORY NOTES
354,084 Temporary Coupon Bonds Surrendered, a ggregating ....................................................
285,233 Permanent Coupon Bonds Delivered, aggregating ..........................................................
Conversions ................................................................................................................................................
Denominational Coupon Interchanges ................................................................................................
Transfers ....................................................................................................................................................
Exchanges:
Registered for Coupons...................................................................................... $2,792,550.00
Coupon for Registered .................................................................................... $5,334,900.00

$64,599,400.00
$63,512,050.00
$13,261,100.00
$ 7,296,500.00
$ 728,650.00

Total .............................................................................................................. $8,127,450.00

$8,127,450.00

TREASURY CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS
1920
Number of issues..................................................................................................
18
Total number of subscriptions received ..........................................................
4,098
Amount of Certificates sold................................................................................ $66,992,500.00

1919
23
6,118
$262,019,500.00

SALE OF WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES, STAMPS, THRIFT STAMPS, AND TREASURY SAVINGS CERTIFICATES.
1919

1920
War Savings Stamps .................................................................................................... $ 76,991.65
Thrift Stamps ..................................................................................................................
2,086.00
Treasury Savings Certificates ................................................................................. .
300,649.20
Total ........................................................................................................................

$ 418,806.45
13,640.50
1,242,778.00

$379,726.85

$1,675,224.95

INTEREST COUPONS, TREASURY CHECKS AND WARRANTS PAID
1920
Number
Interest Coupons ................................................ 1,935,212
Treasury Checks and Warrants...................... 294,765

Amount
$ 8,136,465.43
52,537,653.05

Number
2,035,577
730,373

1919
Amount
$

6,798,056.63
117,102,800.82

WAR LOAN DEPOSITARIES
Balance on deposit January 1, 1920.................................................................................................... $37,330,139.94
Total payments of C. of I. by credit...................................................................................................... 42,308,197.50
Total .................................................................................................................................................... $79,638,337.44
Total withdrawals ------------------------·-··--····---·--······--····--·····--------·--··--··············---·--··--····----------------------------- 77,685,295.44
Balance on deposit December 31, 1920................................................................................................ $ 1,953,042.00
1919
1920
Total number of qualified depositaries Dec. 31.. ........................................................................ .. 740
751
Number of banks qualifying............................................................................................................... .
9
19
Number of .b anks increasing designation ....................................................................................... .
9
70
Number of banks cancelling designation....................................................................................... .. 20
76

PERSONNEL
8-‡PaY(BAN'lt ClF DALLXS

SPECIAL REQUEST
On account of the fact that the copy of our Annual
Report of Operations recently sent you contained certain
errata which, due to the failure of the printer to submit
corrected proof, were not discovered until the report was
mailed out, you are requested to return the original
report to us, substituting therefor the corrected copy
herewith enclosed.

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS.