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Federal Reserve Bank ,
of Dallas

REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS

December 3 1, 19 3 8

This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org)

January 16, 1939

..
.
To the Stockholders of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas:
I am pleased to submit herewith comparative balance
sheet of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, including
branches, at the close of business December 31, 1938,
and December 31, 1937, together with a statement of
the Profit and Loss Account for these years and statistical data reflecting the activities of the various departments of the bank.
Very truly yours,
B. A. McKINNEY,

President

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF CONDITION
ASSETS
Dec. 31, 1938
Dec. 31, 1937
Gold certificates on hand and due from
U. S. Treasury ------------------------------------$210,498,37 4.64 $181,831,209.82
Redemption fund-Federal Reser ve
236,481.37
190,945.79
notes ---------------------------------------------------14,148,967.20
Other cash ---------------------------------------------- 14,399,797.84
Total reserves ------------------------ 225,089,118.27 196,216,658.39
43,363.28
Bills discounted -------------------------------------24,243.35
15,927.33
Bills bought in open market_____________ _____
79,566.13
946,219.04
Industrial advances -------------------------------775,041.14
U. S. Government securities:
29,231,500.00
Bonds ---------------------------------------------------- 30,913,000.00
44,926,000.00
Treasury notes ---------------------------------- 42,531,500.00
25,574,000.00
Treasury bills -------------------------------------- 20,814,000.00
Total U. S. Government
securities _____ _______________________ 94,258,500.00
99,731,500.00
Total bills and securities_______ 95,073,711.82 100,800,648.45
Due from foreign banks______ __________________
4,991.83
5,186.65
Federal Reserve notes of other banks _ 1,308,100.00
1,025,450.00
Uncollected items ---------------------------------- 25,621,642.53
27,980,448.50
Bank premises ______ -------------------------------1,260,949.86
1,281,395.15
Other assets -------------------------------------------1,564,462.24
1,368,312.85
Total assets __ _____ _______________ __ ____ $349,922,976.55 $328,678,099.99
LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes in actual circulation ----------------------------------------------------$ 81,375,590.00
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve account________ 183,468,112.98
U. S. Treasurer-general account____ 38,428,172.03
Foreign bank -------------------------------------5,783,810.61
Other deposits -----------------------------------2,686,176.33
Total deposits _______ ________________ 230,366,271.95
Deferred availability items_____ ___ ____________ 27,253,633.97
Other liabilities -------------------------------------36,724.95
Total liabilities ---------------------- 339,032,220.87
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in _______________________________________ _ 3,960,650.00
3,891,869.97
Surplus (Sec. 7) -------------------- __ ---------------1,266,043.21
Surplus (Sec. 13-b) -------------------------------Other capital accounts ___________________________ _ 1,772,192.50
Total liabilities and capital
accounts ------------------------------$349,922,976.55
Commitments to make industrial
45,619.42
advances ----------------------------------------------$

$ 86,373,300.00
190,569,865.92
4,003,854.14
5,031,119.94
2,677,504.97
202,282,344.97
29,003,764.19
126,009.99
317,785,419.15
3,890,900.00
3,891,869.97
1,270,077.47
1,839,833.40
$328,678,099.99

$

268,742.74

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YE~S 1938 AND 1937
Earnings on:
1938
1937
9,966.85
Discounted bills ---------------- ------------------------$
4,799.95 $
642.01
Purchased bills __ ______ -·------------------------------75.67
U. S. Government securities ____________________ 1,267,075.91
1,527'738.31
69,611.19
Industrial advances ---------------------------- -- _ 48,185.94
Commitments to make industrial ad1,445.82
3,464.74
vances ---------------------------------------------------8,873.08
12,069.98
All other ---------------------------------------------------Total current earnings . ____________ 1,330,456.37
1,623,493.08
Current operating expenses _____________________ 1,552,386.01
1,392,453.25
Less-Reimbursements for services rendered U. S. Treasury, lending agencies,
etc. _____________________ ---·---------------------------------- 448,328.70
305,025.45
Net operating expenses _____ __ _______________ ··----- 1,104,057.31
1,087,427.80
Assessment for expenses of Board of
Governors ____ __ _____ ________ __ ______ __
50,734.34
51,390.36
37,154.73
Cost of Federal Reserve currency__________ ____
70,039.96
Total net expenses. ______________ _ _ 1,191,946.38
1,208,858.12
Current net earnings ____________ _____ 138,509.99
414,634.96
Additions to current net earnings:
Profits on sales of Government secur94,275.13
ities -------------------- ------------------------------------ 324,310.29
18,272.87
15,735.74
All other ---------------------------------------------------340,046.03
112,548.00
Deductions from current net earnings:
Reserve for losses on industrial ad27,500.00
vances -------------------------------------·-------------Special reserves and charge-offs on bank
70,003.50
premises --- ------------------·-------------------------Prior service contributions to retire109,308.00
ment system ----------------------------- ------------- 218,616.00
Assessment for building for Board of
41,878.04
Governors ---- -----------------------------------------180.61
445.06
All other ----------------------------------------------------- - -246,296.61
221,634.60
Net earnings -·-------------·-------------- $ 232,259.41 $ 305,548.36
Disposition of net earnings:
======
Paid U. S. Treasurer (Sec. 13b) ______________
25,035.76
Dividends paid ____ _________ ·---------- __________ 236,293.67
231,988.33
Transferred to surplus (Sec. 13b) --·---- - 4,034.26
7,688.23
Transferred to surplus (Sec. 7) ·--·-----·
40,836.04
$ 232,259.41 $ 305,548.36

MEMBER BANKS IN ACTUAL OPERATION
1938
National

State

1937
Total

National

State

Total

Arizona ---------------- 1

1

2

1

1

2

Louisiana ----·------·

9

2

11

9

2

11

New Mexico .......... 16

3

19

16

3

19

Oklahoma ------------ 10

1

11

10

1

11

Texas ___________________ .449

52

501

453

51

504

Total ........... .485

59

544

489

58

547

l

FEDERAL RESERVE' NOTE CIRCULATION
1938

1937

Average ----------------------------------------------------------$ 79,266,132 $ 90,631,635
Maximum --------------------------------------------------------

86,747,610

94,501,345

Minimum --------------------------------------------------------

74,898,050

86,373,300

l

VOLUME OF THE PRINCIPAL TRANSACTIONS HANDLED DURING
THE YEARS 1938 AND 1937
(Units and Amounts Shown in Thousands)
1937

1938
Units

1

Amount

Units

Amount

2 $

4,126
Discounts and advances --------------------2 $
Currency received___________________ ____________ _ 55,930
188,159

14,421

61,771

213,051

Coin received _______________________ ______________ ___ 76,723

7,894

73,750

7,471

Checks collected for member banks
and other Federal Reserve banks .. 44,110

7,640,564

43,474

8,463,487

Checks returned unpaid______________________

1,034

33,635

993

34,159

Notes and drafts collected for member banks and other Federal
Reserve banks ______________________________ __ __

224

221,761

243

256,376

Government interest coupons paid __ _

194

6,361

200

6,622

160

1,708

181

1,962

5, 721

533,274

5,103

485,993

57

3,881,169

64

4,136,212

100

230,150

133

188,338

3

4,275

4

4,627

Coupons of Government agencies
paid ------------------------------------------------Government checks and warrants
paid ----------------------------------- ·-- -----------Transfers of funds for member
banks ----- ----------------------- ____ ____________ _
Government securities issued, exchanged and redeemed..... ____________ _
Securities of Government agencies
issued, exchanged and redeemed ..
Purchase and sale of securities and
acceptances for investors __________ __

135,612

183,021

DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

1939

DIRECTORS

J. H. MERRITT, Investments, McKinney, Texas
Chairman
JAY TAYLOR, Livestock, Amarillo, Texns
Deputy Chairman
PAT E . HOOKS,
President First National Bank,
Itasca, Texas

FORD SEALE,
President, Citizens National Bank,
Denison, Texas

JOHN D. MIDDLETON,
President, Texas Refining Company,
Greenville, Texas

HARRY C. WIESS,
President, Humble Oil & Refining Company, Houston, Texas

J . R . :MILAM,
President, The Cooper Company, Inc.,
Waco, Texas

ED. H. WINTON,
Vice President, Continental National Bank,
Fort Worth, Texas

OFFICERS

B. A. McKINNEY, President
R. R. GILBERT, First Vice President

W . 0. FORD, Assistant Vice President

R. B. COLEMAN, Vice President and Cashier

E. B. AUSTIN, Assistant Cashier

W. J. EVANS, Vice President and Secretary
of the Board

L. G. PONDROM, Assistant Cashier
R. 0. WEBB, Assistant Cashier

W. P. CLARKE, General Auditor

MEMBER FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
R. E. HARDING, President, Fort Worth National Ba nk, Fort Worth, Texas

COUNSEL
LOCKE, LOCKE, STROUD AND RANDOLPH

EL PASO BRANCH
DIRECTORS
C. N. BASSETT,
President, State National Bank,
El Paso, Texas

JACK B. MARTIN,
President, Arizona Ice & Cold Storage Co.,
Tucson, Arizona

FRANK R. COON,
President, Mimbres Valley Bank,
Deming, New Mexico

R. E. SHERMAN,
President, Leavell & Sherman, Inc.,
El Paso, Texas

FRANK M. HAYNER,
President, Las Cruces Lumber Co.,
Las Cruces, New Mexico

SAM D. YOUNG,
Vice President, El Paso National Bank,
El Paso, Texas

J. L . HERMANN, Managing Director
OFFICERS
J. L. HERMANN, Managing Director

ALLEN SAYLES, Cashier

HOUSTON BRANCH
DIRECTORS
GEORGE G. CHANCE,
Agriculture,
Bryan, Texas

J. W. NEAL,
Chairman of Board, Second National Bank,
Houston, Texu

P . B. DOTY,
President, First National Bank,
Benwnont, Texas

H. RENFERT,
Renfert, Helmbrecht and Company,
Galveston, Texas

SAM R. LAWDER,
Vice President, First National Bank in
Houston, Houston, Texas

SAM TAUB,
J. N. Taub and Sons,
Houston, Texas

W. D. GENTRY, Managing Director
OFFICERS
W. D. GENTRY, Managing Director

H. R. DeMOSS, Cashier

SAN ANTONIO BRANCH
DIRECTORS
C. M. BARTHOLOMEW,
Vice President and Cashier, Austin National
Bank, Austin, Texas

EDWIN F. FLATO,
President, Corpus Christi Hardware Company, Corpus Christi, Texns

J. K. BERETTA,
President, National Bank of Commerce,
San Antonio, Texas

GEORGE C. HOLLIS,
President, First National Bank,
Eagle Pass, Texas

DOLPH BRISCOE,
Livestock,
Uvalde, Texas
M. CRUMP, Managing Director
OFFICERS
M. CRUMP, Managing Director

W. E. EAGLE, Cashier