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TREASURY

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BULLETIN
OF THE

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
SEPTEMBER 1939

;YB"EA7r,
Room 360
(*

Analysis of Receipts and Disbursements
Composition of the Public Debt
Capital Movements and Monetary Data
Other Treasury Statistics

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

OCT 4

1939

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BULLETIN
OF THE

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
SEPTEMBER

1939

Analysis of Receipts and Disbursements
Composition of the Public Debt
Capital Movements and Monetary Data
Other Treasury Statistics

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

Table of Contents

Reoelpta and Expenditures
Fiscal Years 1935-*K)
Expenditures by Classes, Receipts by Sources
Social Insurance Accounts

2

3-H
12-13

Cash Income and Outgo

ik

General Fund and Public Debt
Composition of the General Fund

17

Composition of the Public Debt
Net Market Transactions of Treasury Investment Aocounts
Holdings of Government Obligations
Insured Bank Holdings of Government Obligations

Computed Interest and Yields on Publlo Debt Issues

1&
IS
lg
20

21-23

Government Corporations and Credit Agencies
Assets, Liabilities and Proprietary Interest
Sources and Uses of Funds

25

26-27

Issues Outstanding

28

Financing Operations

28

International Capital Movements

Summary Table

30

Short-term Foreign Assets and Liabilities
Security Transactions and Brokerage Balances
Transactions In U. S. Domestic Securities

32-33

Foreign Exohange Transactions

3^-39

1
3 *— 35

36

Other Monetary Data
Gold and Silver Stocks
Sliver Production, Movements and Seigniorage

'U-

Foreign Exohange and Price Data

k^-k-G

Miscellaneous
Commodities Imported Under Quota
Law Enforcement Statistics

|

4-2

kj-kM-

h-8

^9

FEDERAL

RECEIPTS

AND

-l-

EXPENDITURES

Summary Table on Receipts, Expenditures and Public Debt
(In million! of dollar! - on basil of dally Treasury statements, unrevlsed.)

Monthly Receipts, Expenditures and Excess of Expenditures
(In millions of dollars - on basis of dally Treasury statements, unrerlsed)

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Hot.

See.

Total

Receipts

•

211
203
228
281*

206
21U
218
275

335
308

£7

601
752
1,011
960
737

193ft

720

93ft

580

1935
1936
1937
1938

1*88

1939

&
693

531
489
613
528
662

509
285
310
304
199
385

728
317
271
338
179
2U5

193ft-

1935...
1936...
1937...
1938...
1939...

1*20

182
228
231
363

ft63

218
27?

W*9

29ft

5f9
868

1*09

?J 3
268

2U6
256
335
375
397

U99
788
711

6Wt

1*83

61*3

391

77ft

613

1*21

311
308

260
235
272
333
332

2l»7

234
233
327
382

3.1*92

517
866
70U

3.857
4.372
6,312
5.993

Ixpenditures

538
588

57ft
6i*i*

81

752
879

858

J? 5
6>*8

I
569

786

7ft5

U62
557

246

2,1*38

1.295
937
973

611
616
661
677
763
807

51*4
1*38

592
558
683
822

588
683
702
765

790
805
681
612
771

598
535
569
ft99

678

647
637
728
680
870

7,755
7.1*51
9.36ft

8.360
8.493

Excess of expenditures
193ft

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
Note:

160
-27
-108
-196
-208
11*2

1*17
39ft

370
518

252
395
.909

229
194
348

1*27

l6
J,
360

393

275

F

249

3

3f7
268
1*52

105
196

1*99

1*02

95
167
184
-86
5ft

530
570
1*09

279
1*39

Negative figures denote excess of recelpte.

Summary of Receipts and Expenditures
(In millions of dollars - on basis of dally Treasury statements, unrevised) l/

Fiscal year
or month

351
301
336

172
296

262
203
211
-186
166

4,263
3.594
4.992
2,048
2.500

BUDGET RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURES AND EXCESS OF EXPENDITURES
January 1934 to Date
DOLLARS

1934

1935

Millions

.200

1936

1937

1938

1939

DOLLARS
Millions

Receipts

1,000

800

600

400

200

11
JMMJ
1.600

1.400

1.200

1,000

200

1.000

800

600

400

200

200

SNJMMJ SNJMMJ SNJMMJ SNJMMJ SNJMMJSN

Expenditures

-

General

(Xn millions of dollar! - on baslB of dally Treasury statement, unrovleed)

fiscal yaar
or month

1933-

Total

19351936.
1937.
1938.
1939.

1938-Aug..
Sept.

National

dafanM

356

668
use
53"

1*29

7»

505

856
97U

Tatarana
Admlnletratlon

$
sU

U9

%

us
»7

51
55

90
92

Ub

57

37ft

U6

g

81

UsU

500

1*6

91

>»5

1939 -Jan.
Teh.
Mar.

391

61

9U

U6

55
51

77
91

10.

U6

52
5U
U9

87

U6

90

>»5

95

U5

2/

1/

.075

3"*1

Oct.
Hot.
Dec.

1/

Vorlcs

118
15U
80
150

807

*8
U99

Apr..
May..
June.

U56

July.
Aug..

UI9
U2U

635

6U
5>»

agricultural Adjustment
program

Puhlle

763
507
556
576
580
582
•552

3.283
2,681
3.225
3.399
U.297
U,66l
5.328

193>».

Departmental

Interest
on the
public
dent

bS°,

289
712
533
527
362
787

U71
536

52

s
1
33

s

2/

w,
2/

188

238
l
166
169

S

MJ
172
157

10

ill

18

U9
28
1U

67
9
173

6

%

33
25

28
26

63
70
53

25

V
61

23
22

s

9*

2U

98
106

22
23

26
28

25

33

23
23

3

Other

926
9U1

325
290

73

57

757
821
7U9
866

29

321

us

100
106

Social
Security
and
Ballroad
Retirement acts

Civilian
Conservation Corps

1
7

30

6

2U

17
120

10
13

37
33
18

66
10
272

25
15

uu

15
18

36

15

22

3*

Includes public buildings, public highways, rivers and harbors, Tennessee Valley Authority. Rural Electrification Administration and
reclamation projects.
Included under Recovery and Relief in these years.

Expenditures

-

Recovery and Relief

(In millions of dollars - on basis of dally Treasury statement, unrevised)
Public works, including work relief

fiscal year
or month

WPA 2/

1933193ft.

19351936.
1937.
1938.
1939.

19}8-Aug..
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

1939-Jan.
Tab.
Mar.

1/
2/
3/
4/
*
(

)

Other

Agricultural
Aid

1.26U
1.896
1.U72
2.2U0

236
2U3

193
19U

262

207

2U8

19U
219

Si
75

185
160

60

(1)

9

201

P
61

173

6U

$
5

61

309

258
25U
297
266
262
252

July.

220
321

Aid to
home
owners

Miscellaneous

C)

385
2.763
3.369
3,Wtl
3.073
2,238
3,105

Apr..
May..
June.

Aug..

Relief

U9U
816
78U

l.suu 1/
2.3U8 1/
985 1/

7U1
}U2
606

78
6
2

2U
36

U9
U8
1

57
6U
170 2/
50
9
U

Includes funds expended for Civilian Conservation Corps during these years.
Includes $9U,000,000 restoration of capital Impairment of Commodity Credit Corporation.
Prior to fiscal year 19UO figures Include Rational Touth Administration expenditures.
Includer. $119,599,918.05 restoration of capital Impairment of Commodity Credit Corporation.
Less than $500,000.
Indicated excess of credits, deduct.

2U0
198

10
9

36
(U)
7
8

C)
C)

13
10
11

3

1U
20
32

25

s

60
60
51

303
182

106
215

11

125 5/

9

2

C)
2

6

Expenditures

-

Revolving Funds (Net), and Transfers to Trust Accounts, etc.

(In million, of dollar, - cm basis of dally Treasury statement, unrevlsed)

Transfers to trust accounts, etc.

Revolving fund, (net)
fiscal year
or month

Total

7U
496
3U5

Agricultural
aid

Public

oris

Total

Old-age
Beeerre
account

advances to
Government
adjusted
Ballroad
mnployees'
Ballroad
Service
Unemployment Retirement
Retirement
Certificate
funds
Insurance
account
fund
(U.S. snare)
Account

150
20U

20U
121
92

(33)
(18)
(13)
(8)

223
13U
101

1.S1U
868
607
685

265
387
503

1U7
107

13
10

(1)
(1)

Ik
11

Us
U5

3«
33

10
12

Oet.
Hot.

10

11

Dec.

U

(1)
(1)
(2)

UU
US
ue

32
32
32

12
16
16

1939 -Jaa.
Too.
Mar.

C)
C)
C)

5
11

39

10

37
50
50

18

11

L95S«tac..
Sept.

7

5
6

Apr..
May..
June.

July,
lag..
•
(

)

Leas than $300,000.
Indloatee exoese of credits, deduct.

1
11

bit

3

6

6

68

g
8

|:j
<•>

9

55
50
56

(1)

1
11

1.

21
21
21
Ul
U7

100
50
50
.773
556

121
71
71

7U
3U6
1U1

1933193».
19351936.
1937.
1938.
1939.

73
75

2

55
56
U3
1>8

22
18

87

15

Collections of Internal Revenue
(In thousands of dollars - on basis of reports of collections)

July 1 - August 31

August
Sources of Revenue

1938

1939

Ilscal
year 19U0

Jiscal
year 1939

Income taxes:

Corporation
Current
Back
Individual
Current
Back
Excess-profits.

10,017
11.283

23.947
29,266

32.910
17.911

**.335

8.701

6.1U2
1.719

13,09l»

2.187

11.180
13.583
1.948

Total income taxes.

33.^6

77.195

77.532

Tax on unjust enrichment.

592

1,119

1.322

76.462

111,184

53.61*7

51."*77

317

60,362
26,539
758

590

1.U65

1.576

1.U60

3.057

3.070

Miscellaneous
Internal revenue:
Capital stock tax.
Estate tax
Oift tax

7^.52**
29. 151*

Alcoholic beverage taxes:
Distilled splrtis
(Imported, excise)
Distilled spirits
(domestic, excise)
Distilled spirits
rectification tax
Wines, cordials, etc.,
(imported, excise)
Wines, cordials, etc.
(domestic, excise)
Brandy used for fortifying sweet wines
Dealers in distilled
spirits; rectifiers;
manufacturers of stills
(special taxes)..,
Stamps for distilled
spirits intended for
export
Case stamps for
distilled spirits
bottled in bond
Container stamps
Floor taxes
Fermented malt liquors....
Brevers; dealers in malt
liquors (special taxes).
Total alcoholic
beverage taxes
Tobacco taxes:
Cigars (large)
Cigars (small)
Cigarettes (large)
Cigarettes (small)
Snuff
Tobacco (chewing
and smoki ng
, • , .
Cigarette papers and tubes.
Leaf dealer penalties, etc.
Total tobacco taxes.

Documentary

etc.

18,978
7**S

15.935
601

35.573

1.378

32.907

1.266

25

20

50

Hi

U52

366

821

737

au

1,1*6

1/

U9
611
it

28.816
62k

19

1,161

51U

3.765

169

3.962

1/

1/

1/

18

121
1.276

31
1,209
3.419
56,019

593
2.908
28,808
633

56.1U5
2, 061

2,132

53.H3

52.522

10U.768

104, 962

1.190

1.153

2,228

8

8

17

2.179
IS

1

2

U9.71 *
621

47.675

U
92,494
1.084

89,028
1,026

5.376

4.951

9.637

9. 1*17

1

1

105,609

101,692

1

I/°

3

56,980

54.432

3

taxes:

Total documentary, etc.,
stamp taxes
1/

Lees than $500.

Miscellaneous internal
revenue - continued
Manufacturers' excise taxes:
Lubricating oils
Gasoline
Tires and inner tubes
Automobile trucks
Other automobiles and
motorcycles
Parts or accessories for
automobiles
Electrical energy
Badlo sets, phonograph
records, etc
Mechanical refrigerators.,
firearms shells, and
cartridges
Pistols and revolvers
Toilet preparations, etc.,
(including repealed
5* tax)
Matches (including
repealed taxes)
Brewers' wort and malt
(repealed as of 7/1/36).
Articles made of fur
(repealed as of 7/1/38).
Sporting goods
(repealed as of 7/l/38).
Cameras and lenses
(repealed as of 7/l/38).
Chewing gum
(repealed as of 7/l/38).

1,716

3.388

3.257

1,124
297

2,052

1.937
501

3.^81

251
14

37

1*36

Total manufacturers'
excise taxes

Miscellaneous taxes:
Bituminous Coal Act of 1937
Sugar Act of 1937
Telephone, telegraph,
radio and cable facilities, leased wires, etc.
Transportation of oil
by pipe line
Leases of safe-deposit
boxes
Admission to theaters,
concerts, cabarets, etc.
Club dues and
Initiation fees
Adulterated and processed
or renovated butter, mixed
flour and filled cheeBe.
Oleomargarine i ncludi ng

21+9

4.077

5,863

7.^51

year 1939

5.374
6.591
1,028

7.221
35.633
4.589
797

2.576
20,165
3.962
279

2.437
19.369
2,162
307

1.416

332

7.174

3.890

580
3.205

390
2.893

1.462
6,594

1,062
6,067

1*02

1,001*

400
419

2. 5^5

705
1.063

361
2

754

627

»l

3

7

>*57

903

1.150

2,026

1/

22

1/

92

1/

3

3

8

17

>*5

35

99

9

275

21

621

79

1/

176

6

106

»78

64,789

41, 045

16

3U.UU0

30,445

268
6,21*2

229
4,291

498
11,123

10,858

7

1

*.

1

>t35

2.223

2.216

4,469

4,164

1,022

1,080

1.964

1,806

181

182

362

352

1.513

1,425

3.048

3,044

638

686

1,102

1.156

1

2

4

4

218

260

906

1,027

19

21

153

156

1.767
1/

2,058

3.941
2

4,017
4

14.097

12.519

27.580

27.195

265,886

241,654

448,997

470,415

73.555

66,131

139,696

127.158

6,052

4,986

11.150

10,166

79.607

71.117

150,846

137. 32 *

17,81*0

14,619

19.355

26.119

97,>*>*7

85.736

170,201

163.443

397.421

362,286

697.512

712.712

above

Payroll taxes:
Social Security taxes
(Social Security Act):
Taxes with respect to
employment (title Till).
Tax on employers of
S or more (title IX)....

Carriers Taxing Act of 1937.
Total payroll taxeB

3,26l

71 seal

year 1940

,

special taxes
Narcotics, including marihuana and special taxes.
Coconut and other
vegetable oils processed
National Firearms Act
All other, Including repealed taxes not listed

Total Social
Security taxes
44

1938

,

Total miscellaneous
Internal revenue...
1,831

July 1 - August 31
fiscal

1939

Total miscellaneous taxes

stamp

Bonds of indebtedness,
issues of capital stock,
deeds of conveyance, etc.
Capital stock and similar
Interest sales or transfers
Playing cards
Silver bullion sales
or transfers
Sales of produce for future
delivery (repealed as
of 7/1/38)

August
Sources of Revenue

Total Internal revenue..

1/

69

172

1

8

Collections of Internal Revenue
(la thoueanda of dollars - on

tuli of reports of collections)
Payroll Taxea

laeoaw and Profit!

Flooal yaar
or aoath

total

2.939.056
3.060,166
2.628,229
1.557.729
1.619.839
2.672,239
3.299.636
3.520.208
6.653.195
8.765
5.658/
5.181.
1.576

1929
1930
1931

1932
1933
1935
1935
1936
1937
193«
1939
l93S-ta«.
Sopt
Oct.
IOT.

Dm.

IadlTldnal

Total

2,331.276

1,263,1*11*

833.6U8
627.191
352.576

819!o56
1.105.791

W9.509
527.113
67U.U16
I.O9I.761
1,286,312
1.028.S3U

1.026,393
629.566
396.21s
600. 167
578.678
753.032
1,082,028
I.336.5OI
1.159.597

12.76U
227.573

21.8U5
267.975

85,736
2.86U

32.691*

••81.509

9.668
12.513
213.622

23.978
267.887

51.598
57.526
U98.U7U

19.067
32.333
291.215

w|U32

1.1*27,61*8

2.173.769
2,622,813
2.178,631
3U.609

315.061
30U.572
662.252

U2, 162

279.986

36.U91

6qi|uoi

*•*••

Job*

§.'.2

353.868

Julj

300,091
397.621

63.699
33.696

Aug.

Total

Capital
•took

1937.
1938.
1939.

1938-Aa«..

1*8,078
1*7,1*22

11*9,1*76

65,60s
2,071*

5.509
779

16. 619
11

81,508
81.979
2.939

8.S

7.287
6.731

16.939

2.U1U

1*83

1*2

32.531
25.191
207.259

98.992
125.870
3.855

59.035
7».571
2.6l0

25.150

1».807
I3.6O5
-301

1U.96U
19.667
163,668

26.328
2U.785
190,200

69.681.
93.061*

62.529
73.682
2,6oU

11..318

32.381
23.019

72.75"
97.667

10 .U77

12.777
11.695
10,632
8.706
63.176
258,911

Tobacco

l*6l*..277

1*6,956

98.579

32.26l
57.578
66,580
63.133
68,990
69,919
66.233

uo;12.739

305.568
6l6, 87U
36O.7I5

60.362
II.653

27.
22 IjS

52.522

56,1*32

67. 2**6

50.952

37.51?
29.326
33.701

56.603
57.573
51,270

66,291
67.539

38,151
35.918
67.356

67.359
60.837

1.613
12,961
12.985

5.098
6.052

1.515
17.8UO

1

166
31*1*

138

267.751
3?0,038
362.275
379.560
61*9, 85U
616.756
396.891

Hltoollaneoue

On just
anrlchaant

36.322
25.010
18,310
l>t, 026
87.696
167,156
108,196
92,132
98.28?
131.706
162.180

6.073
6,217
6.683

526.222
71.637

31.517
31.399
31.087

I5.O60
15.268
12.951

5*3
763

36.355

1*9.321

3.831
3.198
3.126

13.036
13.556
12,178

2,962
3.070
2.716

31.750

13.169
13.290
12.556

831

2,602
3,261

1*0.038

13.683
l6.097

527
592

1939-J".

16M58

300

Tab.

169. 6S5

16>*

27,828
22,062

Mar.

188,771

213

1*2,1*61

Apr..

170, WW*

1U1

Hay..
June.

176.89>*

197.695

180
1J1

33.626
22.533
36.177

1*6,277

56.982

62.53?
53.106
56.506

183.111
26;, 886

1.937
76.5**

26.767
29.671

51.655
53.113

68.629
56.980

1*3.815

.627

ju.uio

Adjoat-

3n,623

3.592
6,212
3.895

322

Agricultural

2/

286
698

in. 061

1/
2/

1*1,083

Maanfaoturere
excites

12

663

its.

12.520
13.962

Doe.

July.

1.717

36.050

"38

At*-..

73.555

37.691*

30.1*65

191. IS*
185. 699

1*9,1*61*

66,11*1

109,627

6,078
3.029

or.

Oct.

Stanp

66.173
77.72?

596.265
567.979
587.800

9U.9U3
137.699
139.369
127.203

16.252

1*50,
650.339

i*3>*.i*i*5

378,81*0

2,021,075
2,207,608
2,287,075
2,256,031

183,1*31*

36.310
113.138
212,11?

Alcoholic
baToracoi

71*0,1*29

Iinmu

625,169
659.17?
501,166
552.256
568,182
580,159

91. 508

1*8

1*8

265. 7U5
71*2,660

58.119
90.267
IOI.167

1*11,022
505,661*

80,168

1,1*81,160
1,667,1»23

21*1.655

letete
and
01ft

61.897
6U.770

607,780
629,887
568,189
500,972
873.068

1929.
1930.
1931.
1932.
1933.
1936.

Title IX

207.339
502.917
529.835

Mleoollaoeoue Internal
Plical r*ar
or month

mi

Carrlart 1
Taxlac Art
of 1937

1.235.733

i:Si:S§

695,51*8

Apr.

Titio

l.S60,o6o
1.0S6.757

362.286

315.S65

Total

2.W0.259

682. 5Wt

1939-J«nJob.
Mar.

Social Saeurlty lot

Corporation 1/

Including excess-profits tax oollootlona.
dlTidend. tax lapoaed by the Aot of June l6. 1933.
Including tax oolloetloao undsr tha Sugar Act of 1937 and undar tha

5S
301

QJ

LJ

UJ

o
n
o

D
O
D
<

h

x
l-

z
O

.2

10

Customs Duties and Taxes Estimated, and Value of Dutiable and Taxable
Imports, by Tariff Schedules: Fiscal Year 1939
(In thousands of dollars) 1/

Month

11

Estimated Receipts from Taxes Imposed by Various Revenue Acts on Imports
Into the United States: Fiscal Year 1939

Article

13

Receipts and Expenditures under Social Security Act
(In millions of dollars - on basis of dally Treasury statements, unrevised)

Bacalpta

Bnployment
taxes
Title Till

fiscal year or month

1936
1937
193«
1939

expenditure!

Tax on fcployara of

Total
Bacalpta

or more.
(Title IX,
Sec. 901)
8

AdmlnletratlTe
Xxpansei

Orants to Stataa

Unemployment
compensation
administration

.6

19U.3
51U.S
530.lt

1938^Aug.
Sept.

97.8
2.2

8.0

Oct..
Hot..

30.6
95.7
2-5

2.9

Sac.
1939-Jan..
Jab..
Max..

28.9
102.2
2.2

Apr..
May..
June.

27.1
109.1
3-3

July.
Aug..

32-7
106.6

•

Iota 1

1/

252.2

57.8
90.1
100.9

15.8
20.0
21.3

60H.lt

631.2

58.9

5-8
1.2

2U.8
6.8
J8-

6.3

20.
11.

33.5
102.8
3-0

1>

12.9

Ul.7

1.7

"t.6

i5lt.lt

3-9

1.8
1.7

2.6
2.2

29-9
118.2
U.O

1.8
1.8
1.8

9-0

35.lt

1.7
1.9

1.8

uit.6

to

states

27.8
I66.9
271.5
320.3

•

7.1
.5

I
1.6

Total
grant

26.9
157.8
229.6
261 .It

9
9-1

1.8
1.8

5

ance,
etc.

Ul.

IO5.8
2.7

•

Old-Age
Assist-

.6

It.

It

5-3
8.8
7."»

Refunds to
Transfers
atatae of
Total
to Old-Age
taxaa colIxpsndlBeeerve
lected under
tures
Accounts
Title IX. Sec,
(Title II)
901 2/
28.lt

265.0
387-0
503.0

1*7.7
719.1

30.6
8.0

38.0
33-0

70.U
12.8

U7.2
26.6
12.3

32.0
32.0
32-0

81.0
60.3

26.
21.

30.8

19-

21.5

37.0
50.0
50.0

69.5
76.0
73.2

26.0
26.1
10.3

35-0
30.5
15.6

55.0
50.0
56.0

91.8
82.3
73.5

32.5
26.3

tl.3
33-7

1*3.0
1*8.0

86.0
83-7

lto.6

2"t.2

suit. 6

"t5.9

figures In tola and four succeeding tables are rounded to nearest tenths of millions and will not necessarily add to totals.
Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1938, approved June 25, 1938, carried an appropriation of *ltO. 561 886.U3. pursuant to
authorisation of Aug. 2U, 1937, for making refund to certain States of portions of federal employers tax for 1936 collected under Title IX
of the Social Security Act.
Counter entry, deduct.
Includes only expenditures from appropriations made specifically for administrative expanses relating to the Social Security and Railroad
Retirement Acta. Doee not include administrative expenses payable from other appropriatlona. The principal agenclee in the latter group
are the Bureau of Internal Revenue of the Treasury Department, and the Public Health Service and the Office of Xducatlon of the federal
Security Agency.
1

f

Old-Age Reserve Account
(In millions of dollars

on baala of dally Treasury statements, unrevised)

-

Ixpendltures

Bacalpta
Cumulative as of and
of fiscal Tear
or month

Appropriatlona by Congress
Transfers
from
general fund

1936.
1937.
1938.
1939-

Balance avallable for
transfers

265.O
652.0
1,155.0

1939-July.
Aug..

113.0

1,198.0

507.0

1.2li6.0

1*59.

Unexpended

Interest

Total

Total
Becelpts

Investments

265.0
765.0
1.155.0

2.3
17.7
ltU.6

267.3
782.7
1.199.6

1,705.0
1.705.0

1A.6

1.7U9.6

ltU.6

1.71*9.6

Benefit
Payments

Investments

Total

5-t
19.3

267.2
777-2
1,180.3

267.1
662.3
1.177.2

20.7
22.0

1.728.9
1.727.6

1,220.2
1.263.2

To credit
of appropriations 1/

To credit of

disbursing
officers

.1

.1

113.0

1.9
3.0

.1

507.1
1*59.1

1.6
5.3

Includes balance of appropriation available for transfers.

1/

Unemployment Trust Fund
(In millions of dollars - on baala of dally Treasury statements, unrevised.)

Kxpendlturee

Becelpts

Balance

Unexpended balances
Cumulative aa of
and of fiscal
year or month

Deposits
»7
Statss
1/

1936
1937
1938
1939

18.9
310.6
1.058.2
1.869.5

1939-July.
Aug..

1.912.1
2,066.3

Deposits

Railroad
Retirement
Board

Advanced
from
Appropriatlona

Interest

Investment a

.1

18.

2.!
18.0

313.

l*H.S

15.0 2/
15.0 2/

Total
Bacalpta

Wt.9
Ult.9

Withdrawals
or
States

Railroad
unemployment
benefit
payments

Total
expenditures

Total

18.9

1.076.2
1.91U.3

1.0
192.0
633.8

1.0
192.0
633.8

1.972.2
2,126.5

675-t
715.1

7lt

1

*

312.

884.2
1.280.5

1,296.8
1, lllO.lt

Investments

Trust
account

Disbursing
account
(Railroad
unemployment
benefits
and refunds

18.

312.3
872.0
1,267.0

1.253.0
1.382.0

.1

12.2
13.5
28.9

14.9

llt.it

l».l

1/

amounting to
Includes in 1938 the proceeds of refunds to States of taxes collected undsr Title IX. Section 901 of the Social Security Act.

2/

Act of June 25, 1938.
Advanced to Bellroad Unemployment Insurance Account, pursuant to Section 10 (d) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance
Such amounts advanced to be repaid on or before January 1, 191*1.

$1*0,561,886.1*3.

IS

Receipts and Expenditures Under Railroad Retirement
and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts
(In millions of dollar! - on baale of dally Treasury statements, unrerlsed)

Expenditures

Receipts
Taxes upon
earrlare and
their amployeea

fiscal year or month

1936
1937
1938
1939

ana 1 nil
tretlre
Expenses

25.5

Sept

Oct.,
lot.,
Sao.,

.s

26.5

.9

•

146.4
107.1

.2
•3

9.5
11.5

.2
.2

11.5
16.5
16.5

3

3
•3
•

27.5

•

3

1,5

1.5
2.6
3-3

•

1939-Jan.,
Teb.
Mar.

Total
Expenditure*

.3

A
150.1
109.3

1938-*o«..

Transfers to
Railroad Unemployment Insurance account

Transfers to
Railroad Retirement Acct.

,
ll!9.0

110.4
9-7
11. s

11.7
16.7
16. 8

1.5

1.8

18.0

18.3

•

3

3

.u

Apr.
May.
June

6.1
21.1

July
Aug.

4.4

15.0

21.9
18.1

.7

37.4
18.7

Railroad Retirement Account
(In millions of dollars - on baele of dally Treasury statements, unreTieed)

Expend 1tures

Receipts

Balance

Unexpended

Appropriations by Congress
Cunulatlre aa of and of
rises! year or month

Transfers
Balance
from
general aTallable
for
fund
transfera

Total

Interest
on
Inreet-

Total
Receipts

Benefit
Payments

Total

Inrestmente

aento

To credit
of
appropriations

u

1936.
19371938.
1939.

1939-July.
Adc..
1/
2/

1U6.U
253-5
275- 1*

293-5

11.3

U6.6
U6.6
1U6.5
26U.8

109.5
91

384.9
384.9

.1

A

1.4
3.6

46.6
46.6
1U7.9
268.4

U.O
79.«
185.6

46.6
U2.6
68.1
82.7

3.6
3-6

388.5
388.5

194.7
203-8

193.8
184.7

Transfers from general fond were not refleeted until July 1, 1937.
Includes balance of appropriation arailable for transfers subsequent to June 30. 1937*

46.6
36.6
66.

.2

67.

13.2

69.
77.

ill.
93."*

To credit
Of disbursing
offieer

6.0
1.6
2.3
13.3
14.2

14

Cash Income and Outgo of the Treasury
(These figures exe not intended to reflect the budgetary position of the Government. They
.ill not agree with budgetary figures on
receipts, expenditures and deficit such as those appearing In Dally Treasury Statements and
in other tables In this Bulletin, for
an explanation of the revisions made in Dally Treasury Statement figures to arrive at
this cash series, see the text in February
Bulletin. All figures In the table at the bottom of the page have not been revised in
accordance with that explanation.)
(In millions of dollars)

CASH INCOME AND OUTGO AND NET CASH OUTGO
January 1934 to Date
1934

1935

DOLLARS^

1939

1938

1937

1936

DOLLARS
Millions

Mill ions

1.200

Cash Income
.000

1.000

800

eoo

600

600

400
200

200

11
JMMJSNJMMJ5NJMMJSNJMMJSNJMMJSNJMMJSN
1,600

I.6O0

Cash Outl^O

1.400

1.200

1.200

1.000

1.000

800

800

600

600

400
200

JMMJSNJMMJSNJMMJSNJMMJSNJMMJSNJMMJSN
800

800

Net Cash Out<Jo

600
of Outgo

Excess

400

400

am

200

200

400

200

a

ll

Lll

li

L 1
200

Excess of Income

'

JMMJSNJMMJSNJMMJSNJMMJSN JMMJSNJMMJSN
'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1934

'

'

'

''

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

"

'

1935

For the basts

'

'

'

'

'

h

'

i

I

of these

figures see

I

i

I

I

1

i

the

text

15

in

February

1

i

I

1

i

1

1938

1937

1936

issue

of the Bullet/

1939

'

400

TREASURY

GENERAL

FUND

-16-

AND

PUBLIC

DEBT

17

Composition of General Fund
(In millions of dollars - on

bull

of dally Treasury statements, unreTised)

Current aessts

Znd of fiscal
year or month

Total

"»opW.ng'
balance

Increment on

Seigniorage

1933
193&
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

862
2,582
l.SUl
2,682
2.551*
2,216
2.838

1.001
2,225
970
1,628
2,l60

lUo

1938-Aag.
Sept.

2,260
2.978

1,663
2,376

Oct..
Nov.

2,569
2,41*7

gold

Inactive
gold

Total

Bullion,
coin and
currency

1.103
3.033
2,016
2.936
2.709

Deposits
Is Ted.
ReeerTe
Bank!

51

837

2Ul

1.851*

1*51

865
1,863
830
1,212

97
118
862
lUl
929
1.022

799
1.151
6U9
611
777

156
203

1,023
1.360

778
963

556
791

lk
J:
186

7U7
736
888

16U
178
202

792

876
873
866

66
63
68

858
792
777

Si

71
76

P
761

86
81

316

11*2

536

11*2

3.087

1.55
1*60

ll*2

2,1(07

ll*2

3.16U

1,960
1,827

"67

11*2

1*78

11*2

2,733
2,625
3.285

1.330
1,265
1,301*

603
570
1.033

3.119
3.517
3.635

1.385
1.35*
1.313

1,222
1,388

Sec.

3.083

2,1*1*9

1*92

ll*2

1939-Jan..
Teb..
Max..

2,
?.933

2,288
2.693
2.732

503
508
515

ll*2

Apr..
Hay..
June.

3.0U1*

522
528
536

1U2
142
lU2

3.230

l.3'29

975

2.92U
2.8}8

2,380
2.25U
2.I6O

>,106
3.087

1,272
1,212

971
1,022

2.1*1*7

1 761

1U2

2.231

1

544
550

2.800
2.576

1.015
986

928
7U8

3.353
3.

3.3«9

July.
Aug..

?39

1U2
11*2

11*2

of

18U

SI

2,1*19

alee

OoT't.Sece.

Current
liabilities

All other
deposits
and collections

1,01*5
l.OUl*

700
lUl
lUl

1.087

Special deposit! a/c

21*9

7

186
17"*

246
186
182
2>*9

Statement of the Outstanding Public Debt on June 30, 1939 and Aug. 31, 1939
(In Billions of dollars - on basis of dally Treasury statements, unrevlsed)

June 30,
1939

Market Issues, etc:
Pre-war bonds
Treasury bonds
U. S. Savings bonds
Adjusted Service bonds.....
Treasury notes
Treasury bills
Matured debt on which
Interest has ceased
Debt bearing no Interest..,

,

Total Market Issues, etc

196
25.218
1,868
283

196
25,

as
1U7

1.308

2,015
278
7. 2*3
1.307

11*2

131.

-8
-5

7,2>»3

Jane 30,
1939

Increased)
Deere aee(-)

1939

-5
-1

Special issues:
Government Life Insurance
fund
Old-Age ReeerTe Account
Ballroad Retirement Account.
Government retirement funds.
Adjusted Service Certificate
fund
Unemployment Trust fund
Postal Savings System
federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation
.

1*11

1*06

36.669

36.797

Total Special Issues....

Total

Public Debt Accounts
(In millions of dollars - on basis of dally Treasury statements, unreTlsed)

fiscal year
or month

537
1.177

An*. 31.
1939

533

Increase ()
Decrease (-)

-1*

86
10
SU

"73

1,263
77
557

20
1.267
128

18

-2

1.382
i>0

115

67

15

101

121

+20

3.770

ll,09lt

32"*

1*0,1*39

1*0,891

U52

18

Holdings of Direct and Guaranteed Interest-Bearing Obligations of the United States Government
(la Billions of dollars)

lad of fiscal
7«ar or aoatb.

<tc

20

Bank Holdings of U.S. Government Obligations and Secutltles Guaranteed
by the Government, June 30, 1939
(Book values as reported to the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governor, of the
federal Reserve System, and the federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

21

Amount of Interest-bearing Debt Outstanding, the Computed Annual Interest
Charge and the Computed Rate of Interest
End of fiscal Tear or month

Computed annual
interest charge

Interest-tearing debt

1933
193&
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

$22.157,6U3,120

Computed rate of
Percent

Interest:

7U2. 175.955
8U2.301.133
750,677,802
838,002,053
92U.3U7.os9
9U7.O8U.058
1.036,937.397

3.350
3.181
2.716
2.559
2.582
2.589*
2.600*

37.81(9,982.1(93

951.738.835
956.207.791
977.27U.33i

2.597*
2.581*
2.582*

Sec.

37.896.865.589
38,068,027.769
38,898,851,391

978,6oU,732
982.917.80U
1,005,833,188

582*
S82*
586*

1939-Jan..
Feb..
Mar..

39.097.233.713
39. 325.527. 8U
39, 1(1*2, 07U, 957

1,011, 231, U67
1,017, 2?5,0U2

,587*

1.026.757.937

2.603*

Apr.
Hay..
June.

39.525. *07.813
39.751.011.399

39.885.969.732

1.029.353.995
1.035.271.505
1.036,937,397

2.6oU*
2.60U*
2.600*

July.
Aug..

Uo.ll3,701.72i(
40. 351. 3"»8, U87

I.OUU.251,926
1.050,SUU,300

2.603*
2.60U*

26,l*80,Ug7,92O
27.61(5,229,826

32.755.631.770
35,802,586,915
36.575.925.880
39.885,969,732

19 38 -July.

36.6Ul.937, 719
37,051,561,281

Aug..
Sept.
Oct..
Hot..

Bote:

1

586*

"Interest-Bearing Debt" figures Include discount on Treasury Bills, amount being deducted prior to calculating the average Interest rate.
On basis of Dally Treasury Statements. unreTlsed. Tor basis of other figures see report of Secretary of the Treasury for 1937. P«8« 4U2.

Comparison of Average Yields of Long-term United States Treasury Bonds
and High-grade Corporate Bonds
Monthly averages of
dally figures 1/

Treasury
bonds 2/

Corporate
bonds 3V

Spread between
Treasury and
Corporate bonds

2.65

3.17

•

Feb..

2.6U

3.15

.51

Mar.,

2.6U

3.16

•52

1938-Jan.

52

Weekly, Wednesday
closing prices U/

1939-Jan.

U,

11.

18.
25,

Teb.
Apr..

2.62

J.23

.61

May.,

2.51

3.14

.63

June.

2.52

3.15

.63

3.01
2.96
2.95

2. US

2.95

2.1*5

8.

2.44

15.
22,

Mar.

1.
8,

15.
22,

July,

2.52

3-12

.60

2.51

3.10

•

Sept

2.58

3.12

.5".

Oct.

2. US

3.06

•

Hot.

2.50

3.0U

•5*>

Deo.

2.U9

3.02

•

•U9

1U
21
28

29,

Apr.

5,

12,

1
58

Nay

3

10
17
2U,

53

31

June

1939-Jan.

2.U7

2.96

Teb.

2.UU

2.90

.U6

Mar.

2.3U

2.87

•

53

July

7

5

12

Apr.

2.30

2.92

.62

May.

2.17

2.?6

.69

June

2.13

2.78

.65

July

2.16

2.76

.60

Aug.

2.

2.79

.58

Dote:

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2.17
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2.27

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13

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January 1938 through April 1938, corporate average Is monthly average of Saturday figures.
Average of Treasury bonds not due or callable for twelve years or more.
Average of twenty bonds. Jan. 193S through Sept. 13. 1938! flwe bonds. Sept. lU. 1938 to date.
Or the last preceding sale when there was no sale on Wednesday.

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bonds 3/

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59

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bonds 2/

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Treasury and
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GOVERNMENTAL CORPORATIONS
AND CREDIT AGENCIES

-24-

25

Governmental Corporations and Credit Agencies
of the United States: July 31, 1939
(Compiled from latest report* received from these agencies)
(In millions of dollars)
Proprietary*
Interest

Liabilities

Assets

Reconstruction Finance Corp..
Commodity Credit Corp
Sxport-Import Bank of
Washington
Federal Crop Insurance Corp..
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corp
Tennessee Valley Authority...
Public Works Administration..
United States Maritime
Commission
Rural Electrification Admn...
Home Owners' Loan Corp
Federal Savings it Loan
Insurance Corp
Federal Savings &
Loan Assne
Federal Home Loan Banks
Federal Houelng Admn
United States Housing
Authority
Farm Credit Administration...
Federal Farm Mortgage Corp...
Federal Land Banks
Federal Intermediate
Credit Banks
Banks for Cooperatives
Production Credit Corp
Regional Agricultural
Credit Corps
War emergency corps. &
agencies (In liquidation):
Navy Department (sale of
surplus war supplies)....
United States Housing Corp.
United States
Railroad Admn
United States Spruce
Production Corp
War Finance Corp
Other
Disaster Loan Corp
Electric Home and
Farm Authority
Farm Security
Administration
Federal National
Mortgage Asen
Federal Prison
Industries, Ino
Interior Department
( Indian loans)
Inland Waterways Corp
Panama Railroad Co
Puerto Rico
Reconstruction Admn
Mortgage Company
Tennessee Valley Associated
Cooperatives, Inc
Treaeury Department!
Railroad loans (Transportation Act, 1920)...
Securities received from
the Reconstruction Finance Corp. under Act
of Feb. 24. 193«

Guaranteed by
United
States

1,721.8
5«3.9

820.6
206.6

Total..

Privately
owned

Owned
United
States

90.6
77.3

810.6
300.0

.1*

47.7
4.5

48.1
7-2

2.7

1*88.7

199.1*

252.3
58.8

13.6

150.0
238.7
58.8

172.

53.7

118.

93.9

134.5
48.0

119.9

1.1

118.8

uu.e
251.1

77.1*

134.5
2,921.1

U5.i1-

264.
303.1

1,617.2
2.314.7

2,779-2

2.3
111*.

1,388.0

139.3

49.

1-3
7.8
182.
41.1

1,804.2

158.1

44.0
124.7
41.8
142.1
120.7
188.1
312.4

311.3
177.5
122.3

201.2
3

110.1
169.9
122.1

21.9

3-1

18.8

4.1
•

3-4

4.6
1.9

4.6
l.S

1/

i

RFC

lot

Guaranteed by
United
States

16.9

.1

10.8

9-9

256.U

131.6

87.8

7.7

.2

2.6
25-5

.7

"»7.1

1.0

6.1*

2.2

58.1
.3

30.2

2.6

12,584.4

5,310.8

2.957.6

389.8

26

Statement of Sources of Funds of Certain Corporations and Agencies Maintaining Checking
Accounts with the Treasurer of the United States: July 1930
(Compiled froa late it report! received by the Treasury)

27

Statement of Sources of Funds of Certain Corporations and Agencies Maintaining Checking Accounts
with the Treasurer of the United States, from Inception of Organization to July 31, 1939
(Compiled froa latest report, received by the Treasury)

Appropriation, froa
general
fund 1/

Reconstruction
finance Corp. j/..
Commodity Credit
Corporation.,
Ixport-Iaport Bank
of Washington
federal Depoelt
Insurance Corp....
Rural lleotrlfi cation
Adalnistratl on. . .
Boste Owners* Loan
Corporatl on
federal Sarings
and Lean Insurance Corporation.,
federal Hone
Loan Banks
United States
Housing Authority,
federal fara
Mortgage Corp
Disaster Loan
Corporation. ••••••
Central Bank for
CooperatlTee
Klectrlc Rose and
fara Authority....
Total
1/
2/
3/
5/

Allocation,,
rediscounts,
and loan*
from othar
governmental
corporations
or agenda.

Sal, of

obligations to
Treasury
(aat)

(not)

500,000,000 116.975,665 (276,003. 877
19U.285.U05

200,000.000

1,000,000

Sal. of
obligations in
the aarkat

Sal. of
othar

property
enquired

2.U69.270

905,029,000

Repayment
of loans 2/

U, 782, 121,171*

206,171*, 000

7.992.500

150,000,000

69.536.olt7

Bala of
•took ta
othar
aganoloa

591, 91*2, U29

200.000,000

35,000.000 1.3UU. 1*09,900

6U0.90U

91,036.631

3,316, 0U6

522,S26,06U

510.191

1,528,809

U.S87

lUU.529,931*

5.966.913

U, 703, 661, 203

6l6.698.i9U

31,817, 61*5

3.189.358

356,800

1,000,000
l,l*ll*,2l*g,192

8,1*79,622

261,762,11*8

61*1,71*1*,

877 5,856,825,722

1,203, 298, 63U

U.029,178

2SU.656.357 37.U76.273

652.87U.901

23.22s.75u

31.071

123.259,825

368.259,531

29.99U.U08

30.178.6U3

6U1. 14*6,232

812,556

6,003, 6U5

167,580

151.567.521

I88.i32.653

312. 276. llU

8,37>*.377

2.091.382.U02

1*

82.3U6

20,665,OU7

l65.69U.2s9

8.U25.U13

2.305, 6U5

290.626.130

8.690.33s

1,623.871

185. SU9

19.979.680

2.50U.967

63.8U3.983

1, OSS. 1*25

211,082, UU6

18,000,000
50,000,000

9.808,375

32.37U.0U9

100,000.000

ill*. 157, 000

507,959,032 76.lU6.966 7.166, 70U.98U

19,128.015

88.272.650

30.U26.7140

total,
souroa, of
fund.

1*5.000,000

6,000,000 3.190.303.5501*/

12U,7Ul,000

Other
receipt.

139,299.557

72.950.000

200,000,000

Intareete,
dlTldaade.
assessments
and property InoosM

277.73

6,776, S6S.3S6 1.769,112,680 12s.us9.652 17.171.1SU.287

This is the only itea in this stateaent which constitutes a charge agoinet the federal Budget. Include, ltene chargeable to general fund under
Section 1 of Public Bo. U32, approved feb. 2U, 1938.
Beeelpte frosi sale of property acquired in liquidation of loans are shorn ae 'Sale of Other Property Acquired."
Include, federal Batlonal Mortgage Association and the ETC Mortgage Company.
Retirement of these obligations ehown ae "Retireiient of Obligation, Issued in Ixohange for Mortgages' in etatsaent of uses of funds.

Statement of Uses of Funds of Certain Corporations and Agencies Maintaining Checking Accounts
with the Treasurer of the United States, from Inception of Organization to July 31, 1939
(Complied froa latest reports received by the Treasury - expenditures on basis of checks Issued.)

Betlreaent

expenses

Reconstruction
finance Corp. ZJ
Coaaodlty Credit
Corporation
Ixport-Iaport Bank
of Washington
federal Deposit
Insurance Corp....
Sural electrification
Administration.. ..
Hoae Owners* Loan
Corporation
federal Seringa
and Loan Insurance Corporation.
federal Hoae
Loan Banks
United States
Bousing Authority.
federal fara
Mortgage Corp.
Disaster Loan
Corporation. ..
Central Bank for
OooperatlTee.
Blectrlc Hoae end
fara Authority..
.

fetal
1/
'

!

Adainl st retire

Purchase and
laprOTeaent
of property
Honadjalaisowned
tratlre

68,610,301

6.579. 8U9

5.830.12U

133.09U,U19

U7.700.9lU H03.U7.383

5.2U2.572

2.813.597

5 *. 359. 539

1.933.581

1.U95.381*

5U.270

1

17.055.758

1.596.737

1.197.190.153

2,262,329

528.873

9O.U36.S83

UU, 303. 220

595.950

503.677.31*9

771.310

190. 6UU

139.888,922

371.91U.523 11,872.018

U.U39.3U2.227

2.1*25

3l6.S13.960

529.8U6.63i

7.2U5.U62
25.721.557

6.910.735

3U8.317

3U3. 096.727

59.UU2.663

3.U1U.739

559.337

122,719.6U3

US, 117. J19

15.U07.272

150.183

600, 766,867

8U3.29U

60,858

107.530,065

195,Un,092 u.199.583

2.011. 337. U33

1,700,000

967.Ul8.063

77U.10U.SUc

3.50U

20.U0U.589

U3S.572

3.059.125

2s9.lU7.038

123.731

183,885

19.713.003

s7s.U33.210 30.U95.575

l6.707.U3U.6OO

lS.S5i.U3i

623.807

1.017.779

U7.935.139

71.lU8.187

U5, 710.000

179.U7U.225

59.8Ul.309

18,039.291

135.7U9.675

13.03U. 330.226

231.U80.675

L.

Total, uses
of funds

7.165.2S0.U2S

363.U95.857

11.913

Other expenditures

U9U.878

22,792.500

3.179.95U.570 231.US0.675

Intsrest
and dividends paid

U5.OOO.OOO 198,892, 500 226.U87.370

6U.5iA.262

7S,U38,7U2

798,515

y

Allocations.
rediscounts,
and loans
to other
governmental
corporations
or agencies

1.17U.30U,S75
222

l6.8U3.5go

176,US8,1SU

Investments
(net)

6,619,215,530

U, 232, 783

308. 697

Loane

of obligations Issued
in exchange
for
mortgages 1/

712.877.115j 281. 528. 73U

Receipts received in payment of mortgages appear under "Repayment of Leans" in the stateaent of sources of funds.
Includes federal national Mortgage Association and aha RfC Mortgage Company»223,768.6UO; federal Savings and Loan
Include. 0. S. OoTemaent Bonds in the saeunt of 8290,355.658. as follows!- federal Depoait Inauraaoe Corp..
and federal Hoae Loan Banks 30.22U.321.
Insurance Corp.. 10.997.697; U. 8. Housing astherity U. 700, 000; the Banks for Cooperatives. ,23.665.0001

28

Principal of Outstanding Obligations Guaranteed by the United States
(

Xnd of fiscal
year or month

In millions of dollars - compiled from reports receWed by the Treasury)

THE

CAPITAL MOVEMENTS BETWEEN
UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES

-29-

30

Net Capital Movement between the United States and Foreign Countries
1935 through June 1939

_l

_J

Q

—_

32

Short-Term Foreign Liabilities as Reported by Banks and Bankers
In the United States for June 1930
(In thousands of dollars)

Liabilities a* of
following dataa

Italy

latherlands

14,711
15,044
14,679
15.096

12.572
12.500
12.581
12.193

136.771
145,610
140,926
145.961

281. 396

14,438
14.669
14.358
1U.775

12.011
12,112
12.279
11,876

256,47U
263.577
270,502
277.173

14,029
13.905
13.843
14,213

10.927
11,019
11.419
11.047

2,130
2,170
2.335
2.471

331
373
288
320

894
918
646

United
Kingdom

Trance

TOTAL 8H0RT-TIHH
TORSION LIABILITIES:
Jane 7
Jane 14
Jane 21
Jane 28

590.120
605,157
599,723
607,388

266.640
272,588
279.746
284.366

TOTAL LIABILITIES
PAYABLE IN DOLLARS:
Jane 7
Jane Ik
Jane 21
Jane 28

526. 041
544,025
541.465
5*7.457

263,580

Deposits for
foreign account:
June 7
June Ik
June 21
June 28
Bills held for
foreign account:
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28

510. 908

531.876
529.825
535,456

6.919
7.132
7.757

269. 461
276.5"t5

Germany

593

8,182

U7.553
49.587
49.970
*9.735

2, 579. "HI

362,966

251,118
242,183
243,805
242,484

365,

1.550,381
1,577,606
1.590,254
1.606.3U4

290.573
291.915
293,868
290,158

366,311
360,962
359.061
362.577

242,638
233.723
234,972
233.721

47,086
48,921
49,629
49,284

2.496,989
2,513.127
2.527.784
2,542,084

224.833
225.181
235.764
229,966

3W.751

1.^1.377
1,522,629
1.537,879
1.555.732

282,843
284,469
285,342
285,287

342,129
334.921
332.992
335.739

214,569
204.081
344

46,285
48,192
48.942
48,292

2.377.203

338.855
342,138
348,810

11.725
11,096
10.473
10,005

13.438
13.528
13.474
14,380

41,138
41,034
40,082
39.863

5.964
5.928
5.955
3.307

23.693
25,611
25.591
26.319

26,760
28.751
27.339
29.489

605
532
489
798

98,160
101,856

801
801
801

833

250

1,083
833

1

33

800
800
800
800

2.150
2.336
1,926
2,223

17.033
12,860
11,460
10.716

966
718
1.771
764

489
430
478
519

309
391
381
388

1,620.645
1.644.793
1.654,657
1,672,654

135,872
144.750
140,182
144,991

237,299
237.069
247,086
240.435

361,140
355.520

129. "»55

138.216
134,388
139.067

5.701
5. 817

5.109
5,248

359."»71

[

1,000
500
500
3.500

196
197
198
194

561
388

899

259
231
268
33U

1.133
1.074
1.309
1.467

70.264
67,187
64,403
66,310

2.772
1,120
1.178
1.523

439
482
410
389

8,480
8,460
8.833
8.763

g

251
293
292
279

408
316
191
223

157

612
540
796
91U

23.693
22,528
22,203
21,448

2.377
784
857
1,186

300
3»5
276
260

7.049
7.042
l.kkl
7.297

102
307
125
210

446
419
357

92
90
90

40,509
39.432

W3

100

38.722

240
240
225
225

376
J5»
348
330

429
444
423
"53

6,062
5.227
5.860
6.140

155
96
96
112

3.060
3.127
3,201
2.970

Borrowings from
foreign banks:
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28

22.008
20,876
20,292
19.017

180
287
419
565

Acceptances made
by foreign banks:
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28

37.165
36.172
33.356
35. 93*

2.729
2,682
2.495
2,200

4,906
4,084
4,6lO
4,980

151
158
287
205

78

302
317

119
*5
105
61

860
744
970

77
87
39

227

223

36.3"t0

Or and
total

2,591.042
2,602,949
2,619,520

2.39'*.292

2.411,907
2.425,394

99,"»56

99.776

2.633
2.383
2.133
H.333

273
375
321
321

64,079
61,132
58,258
59.931

June 14
June 21
June 28

366.750
36l. 444

362,273
356.594
359.648
366. 881

741
542

3.851
5.123

Other liabilities payable
In foreign currencies:
June 7

293.3U5
293.035
295,046
291,681

237,558
237.300
247,354
240,769

716
717
685
676

391
227
242

TOTAL LIABILITIES PAYABLE
II FOREIGN CURRENCIES:
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28

All
other

Canada

190
175
214
236

4.976
3.71U
3.708
1.752

4.0.85

Tar
last

Total
Europe

Short-term United States
Government obligations
held for foreign
account:
Jane 7
June 14
June 21
June 28
Other liabilities
payable In dollars:
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28

Latin
America

Other
Europe

18,993
14.596
14,288
12,581

82,422
77.915
75.165
77.U36

33.521
31.006
30.902
30,401

40,789
39.706
36.592
38.976

139
137
134
129

l.'WS
1.398
1.365
1.437

n
\

216
241

8,112
7.203
7.671
8.059

33

Short-Term Foreign Assets as Reported by Banks and Bankers
In the United States for June 1939
(In thousands of dollars)

Assets aa of
following dates

United
Kingdom

TOTAL SBOKT-TIEM
rORIIOH ASSETS:
Jane 7
Jane 1U
Jane 21
Jane 28

59.1U8
62.089

Germany

Italy

Hetherlands

Svitserlaad

Other
Europe

Total
Europe

Canada

Latin
America

Far

114,025
113.436
111.275

55. 1'37

41,438
41,584
40,989
39.867

220.579
224.885
213.625
217,013

37.370
36.449

955
93U

1,701
1.684
1.671
1.611

4,274
3.95?
2.764
3.793

933
1,061
845
1,691

4,228
4,145
3.962
3.896

49,928
48,743
"5.139
47,281

15,236
17.567
16,71?
20,244

5.090
4,592

25.153
25.177
25.250
24,706

1,014
1,022
1,162
1.144

96,295
97.164
93.360
97.967

142
153
143
118

3.561
3.093
1.953
2,880

77U
905
705

2,194
2.066
1.981
1,880

31.653
30,461
26.094
27.236

12.429
13.799
13.510
17.000

1.093
1.010
1.082
1.003

1.371
1.207
1,410
1,244

6
S
267

46,842
46,744
42,374
46,731

576
592
563

1,202
1,228
1,224
1,410

190
174
176
144

19.927
19.930
19.936
19.938

37

581

6.104
6.779
6.346
7.043

110. 308

699
682
605
1,090

405
448
448
368

3.751

4.475
U.096
U.153

122
118
109
125

1,428
1,401
1.401
1.368

157
124
109
110

32
671

9.7U1
8,860
10.178
10.361

13U
I3U
139
128

131
130
127
125

556
742
702
803

125
122
108
121

1.458
1.487
1,418
1.435

12.171
11.503
12.699
13,002

1.605
2,540
1.985
1.834

3,681

21.778
25,640
20,066
20,922

6,814
8,048
6,757
9.319

9.287
8.805
9.053
7.905

15.025
15.094
15.389
15.870

2,485
2.451
2.772
2.805

37.210
37.U39
37.027
35.971

170,651
176,142
168,486
169,732

10.558

10.790
11.321

1.544
2,810
1,660
4.431

6.259
6,283

1.684
1,800
2,033
996

11,191
10,998
11,434
11.799

336
294
781
881

6,801
6,843
6.769
6,621

June 7
June Ik
June 21
June 28

3.521
3.156
1.662
I.U63

1.950
1,908
1.755
1,621

5M05

5.?66

54,041

5.484
5.375

2.546
2.759
2.674
2.654

1,628
1,618
1.450
1.395

Other assets payable
in dollars:
June 7
June lU
June 21
June 28

7.699
7.931
7.6l4
8,138

3.320
3.330
3.342
3.267

16,788
16,657
16.573
16,616

1.6J7
1.571
1.536
1.53"

1,288
1.337
1,281
1.417

521

TOTAL ASSETS PAYABLE
II DOLLARS:
June 7
June lU
June 21
Jane 28

•

Loans to foreign banks:
June 7
June lU
June 21
June 28

502,807
510,349
493.349
494,606

3.418
3.512
3.617
4,496

23.878
23.11U
20.259
20,001

Other assets payable
in foreign currencies
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28

12.829
11,760
12,474
12,782

19.299
19.053
18.153
19.663

1.3S3

•

105,648
108,102
106,164
100.457

10,988
10.489
10,724
9.516

3U.515

Deposits abroad for
account of domestic
clients:
June 7
June Ik
June 21
June 28

Grand
total

78.519
79.176
77.933
77.372

U67
511
511
432

Banks own deposits
abroad:
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28

All
other

East

7.769
8,982
7.610
10,662

5>*.599

TOTAL ASSETS PAYABLE
IN EOREIDH CURREBCISS:
June 7
June lU
Jane 21
June 28

Trance

3>».533

l>*.553

78,052
78.665
77.422
76,940

I'M

899

3"»

4,964

M55

278
248

^^

27,460
28.163
27.724
28.557

3.»t71

5:38

3.832

3.^5

3.904
3.52"

681
703
842
874

21.993
22.257
23,262
22.679

34.490
3^.599
33.092
33.802

109,061
108,781
106,185
105,716

80,495
82.925
80,914
75.751

11,815
10.738
11.312
11,638

406,512
413,185
399.989
396.639

38.473
43.952
39.726
42,332

9.152
8.936
4,669
4.996

8,680
9.716
9.193
9.915

"9,297
52.097
50,626
"7.907

222
197
426

105.824
ll4,8?8
104,549
105,576

9.17 1*
9.236
8,911
8,852

79.690
79.465
76,526
75.401

2.726
3.U69
3.956
3.906

33.916
33.57U
33.57?
33.034

1.773
2.277
2.539
2.251

3.5"8
3.138
3.012
3.114

121.653
121.923
119,612
117,706

21,235
21.360
21,347
20,498

52,488
52.725
52,234
51.999

22,612
22,194
24,467
24,900

66,465
65.491
63.413
62.767

29.425
28.551
27.749
25.593

8,045
7."03
7.965
8.098

179.035
176.364
175.828
173.357

Acceptances made for
foreign banks:
55.35U
5>*.5?0

529

34

Security Transactions as Reported by Banks, Bankers, Brokers
and Dealers In the United States for June 1939
(Id thousands of dollars)
Transactions during
week ended-

United
Kingdom

TOTAL PURCHASES
IS THE UHITED STATES
K)H EOREION AOCOUBT:
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28

3.708
2.682
4,240
3.029

Purchase* of
domestic securities:
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28
Purchases of
foreign securities:
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28

TOTAL SALES
IH THE UHITED STATES
»0R POREIOH ACCOUHT:
June 7
June lU
June 21
June 28
Sales of
domestic securities:
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28
Sales of
foreign securities:
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28

TOTAL PURCHASES
EXECUTED ABROAD POR
DOMESTIC ACCOUNT:
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28

Other
Europe

Total
Europe

Hetherlaads

Svl tier-

l.>03
968
3.403
773

1,863
1.909
1.553
912

2.447
2.655
1.822
I.865

1.305
825
66s
1,188

10,865
9.119
11,788
7.886

16,632
5.386
3.078
2,887

985

3.386
2.405
3.359
2.592

1.309
887
2.925
682

1,720
1,724
1.303
816

2,031
2,217
1.365
1.413

918
621

U

9.408
7.877
9,424
6.484

2.321
3,264
1.948
2,144

356
251
359

322
277
>»37

124
81
478
91

143
185
250
96

416
438
457
452

387
204
203
224

1.457
1,242
2,364
1,402

14,311
2,122
1.130
743

4.546
5.691
4,819
3.774

1.045
1.168
3,484
1.833

238

196
270

878
1.443
1.158
1.157

2,009
1.744
1,702
1,820

527
1.037
715
1.370

9.25?
11,184
12.109
10,230

3.907
5.180
4,187
3.427

926
1,108
3.312
1.697

230
76
171
251

755
962
993
1,068

1.565
1.389
1.505
1.477

463
926
651
1,248

639
511

119
60
172
136

123
481
165

444
355

64
111
64

89

58

881

55

151
312
205
344

franoe

Oeraany

92

Italy

land

1
32

U6

122

June 21
June 28

TOTAL SALES
EXECUTED ABROAD 70S
DOMESTIC ACCOUST:
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28

Aaerloa

total

64
?
4l4

188
122

869

975
506
289

171
149
164
107

13.125
12.516
12,401
9.438

159

182

235
297

270
137
125

26
24
15

16.738
3.922
3.890
2.582

8.522
3.790
2,586
5,l4o

718

1.3"t5

549

690
831
1.231

156
110
233
180

20.000
16.124
16.303
17.330

7,846
9.645
10,841
9.171

2,866
2.899
2,110
4.569

446

68
87

12.541
13.535
14,369
15.535

1,413
1.539
1.268
1.059

5.656
891
476
571

272

157
333
228
413

1.474
746
4.767
1.073

1.665
1.164
5.019
1.487

140
26

212
123
100
42

1.33>»

1

112
}02

3?

236
131
371

31

311
855
292
238

92

Grand

29.863
16.438
16,291
12,020

83
219

241

All
other

175

594
711

4l4

H3

168
133

3

240
763

Tar
last

1.028
1.245

Purchases of
domestic securities:
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28
Purchases of
foreign securities:
June 7
June 14

Latin

Canada

720
4.764
1.073

981
951

21

1.315
667
824
1,224

353

218
155

7.459
2.58?
1.934
1.795

1.453
1.041
4.919
1.445

853

1.297
1.807
4.938
1.147

114
15
79

25
15
192

981
837
4.582

1.218
1,548
4.784
955

4.597

Sales of

domestic securities:
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28

Sales of
foreign securities:
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28

79

T5
145
97
58

145
97

165
6lS
144
34

232
710
195
180

58

31

79

774

35

Security Transact lane In Joint Foreign Arbitrage Accounts as Reported
by Brokers and Dealers in the United States for June 1939
(la thousands of dollars)
Transaction*
daring week ended-

TOTAL PURCHASES
IS TBI UHITES STATES!
June 7
June lU
June 21
June 28

Porchaeee of
domestic securities:
Jane 7
Jane lU
June 21
Jane 28

Purchases of
foreign securities*
June 7
Jane 14
Jane 21
Jane 28

Onlted
Kingdom

Trance

1.1*86

13

399

9
3

2

1.386
173
1*86
30"*

100
i*6
3U8
95

Oerxany

Italy

231
83
29
19

46

226
81
29
19

U6

11
2
8

2

TOTAL SALES
IS TEE UHITED STATES:
Jane
7
Jane lU
Jane 21
Jane 28

Sales of
domestic securities:
Jane 7
Jane 14
Jane 21
Jane 28

868
1.974
1.1*65

1.058

712
1.710
1,21(1

718

Sales of

foreign seeurltles:
Jane 7
Jane lU

261*

Jane 21
Jane 28

22U
3U0

Other
Europe

He the rlands

8

9

57
66
16

57
66
13

Total
Europe

Canada

Latin
America

Tar
laet

All
other

Or and

total

36

Foreign Purchases and Sales and Net Purchases or Sales of U.S. Domestic Securities
(In thoueand. of dollar.)
Traneactlone
during
veek ended1936-Jan.

8.

1522.
29-

r.b.

5.

11.

\t
Kar.

Apr.

H»or

LLI

CO

D

U
UJ
CO

y
H
CO
LU

o
Q
to

O
>>
-*

co w
LU «
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<

CO

CO

$1

38

Purchases and Sales of Foreign Exchange, Spot and Forward, as Reported
by Banks and Bankers In the United States for June 1939
(In thousands of dollars)

Oorrenoj of-

Transactions
during
week ended-

Ohited
Kingdom

ether- Switzer-

/ranee

Oeraanj

Italy

lands

land

Other
Europe

Latin
America

Total
Europe

Tex
last

Or and
total

all
other

TOTAL FUBCHASIS:
Jane 7 Spot
June 7 forward

69.185
25.861

2.323
242

640
15

682
2

6.010
1.100

1,262
401

1,870
575

81,972
28.196

41,207
9.837

24l

2.576
1.789

347

126.343
39.822

June 14 Spot
June 14 Forward

64.286
35.085

1.716
312

446

544
134

3,494
2.337

1.092
197

1,762
1.039

73.340
39.109

29.513
5.410

622

1,716
2.050

327

105. 518

5

June 21 Spot
June 21 forward

61,886
31.039

2.876
5«3

487
11

637
163

2.433
1,091

912

71.856
33.341

33.293
13.792

402

1.955
2.4l9

412

107. 918

53

2,625
401

June 28 Spot
June 28 forward

76.342

485

555
133

l

1*3,083

3.087
951

-8S

2,401
56

2,008
679

87.228
45,556

30.236
11.453

491
26

2.041
1.142

288
32

120,284
58,209

Purchases from banks:
June 7 Spot
June 7 forward....

52.927
16,602

1.805
172

605
15

552

5.840
773

1.236
311

1.589
140

64.554
18,014

29.609
7.725

124

2.174
1.138

34

1

96.495
26.877

June 14 Spot
June 14 forward.

50.503
24,867

1.283
232

410

417
125

3.369
1,882

949
107

58,540
27.812

20.686
3.700

510

888
1.854

15

80,639
33.366

June 21 Spot
June 21 forward

46.033
18,695

2.501
263

457

487
143

2.325
922

887

2.363
283

55.053
20.320

24,189
5.915

287

1.415
1.586

51

80.995
27.821

June 28 Spot
June 28 forward....

64. 653

3.011
738

456

1.797
353

2.361
56

74.662
33.894

22,287
6,123

301
26

1.570
674

60

9

489
132

1.895

32.393

98,880
40.717

Purchases from customers other than hanks:
June 7 Spot
June 7 forward. . .

16,258
9.259

518
70

35

130

170
327

26
90

17.416
10,182

11,598
2,112

117

402

313

435

29,848
12.945

June 14 Spot
June 14 forward.

13.783
10,218

«»33

36

125
455

143
90

8.827
1,710

828
196

312

4S5

14,800
11.297

112

9

24.879
13.203

108
169

25
50

262
118

16,803
13,021

9.104
7.877

115

540
833

361

26.923
a, 731

40

113
466

12,566
11,662

7.949
5.330

190

471
468

228
32

a. 4o4
17.492

86
5

115.434
49.467

1

99.813
50.695

. .

.

.

9

5

11

1

80

127

3

213

281

49.552

651

June 21 Spot
June 21 forward....

375
320

30

12)344

150
20

June 28 Spot
June 28 forward....

12.189
10,690

76

29

66

53

213

1

292

TOTAL SALES:
June 7 Spot
June 7 forward

62,928
32.115

2.342
223

616

6l4

1

3

3.571
2,016

1.37?
274

1.815
435

73.265
35.067

39.438
12,086

327
10

2.318
2.299

June lU Spot
June 14 forward

64.297
37.071

1.653
272

457

2,495
2.876

1.039
376

1.838
965

72.282
41.603

24,632
6.986

611

2,245
2,102

June 21 Spot
June 21 forward.,...

57.315
37.087

June 28 Spot
June 28 forward

73.072
40,079

9

46,569

493
23

654
83

2.099
1.267

986
156

2.420
601

66,617
39.863

31.335
15.761

344

2.109
2.312

203

100. 60s

2,044
1.313

429
10

586

1.777
388

1.667
980

80,946
44,011

28.554
12.822

511

2.230
1.029

116

1

1.371
1,240

112.357
57.990

49,249
20.663

1,216
167

309

30s
2

2.689
I.I54

888
274

1.059
393

55.718
22.654

25,478
10,447

1,111
2.163

42

82.438
35.279

June lU Spot
June 14 forward....

51,240
25.818

917
128

233

255
34

2.003
1.929

721
329

1,226
838

56.595
29.076

17.363
5.016

1,116
1.779

11

75.173
35.871

June 21 Spot
June 21 forward....

44,342
24.095

1,612
588

245

323
62

1.755
834

729
110

1.712
601

50.718
26,293

20,341
9.107

114

630
2.146

141

3

71.944
37.546

June 28 Spot
June 28 forward

57,162

966
1.294

165

305

1,032
654

831
365

1,001
897

61.462
34.915

19.623
ll.o4o

148
128

1.175

52

82.460
46,902

1,126

307

882
862

491

17.547
12.413

13.960
1.639

238

1.207
136

44

32.996
14.188

492
947

318
47

612
127

15.687
12.527

7.269
1.970

523

1.129
323

24.640
14.824

708

15.899
13.570

10.994
6.654

230

1.479
166

28.664
20.390

666
83

19.484
9.096

S.931
1.782

363

1.055
210

Sales to banks:
June 7 Spot
June 7 forward.

.

.

3L705

Sales to customers
other than banks:
June 7 Spot
June 7 forward ....

13.679
11.452

June 14 Spot
June 14 forward.

. .

13.057
11.253

June 21 Spot
June 21 forward ...
June 28 Spot
June 28 forward.

.

.

1

306
1

56

224

248

lUU

9

12.973
12.992

1.038
5«

248
20

331
21

15.910
8. 37*

1.078
19

26U
10

281
1

4^

3

946
23

128

8?

10

57.936

5

819

SU

29.897
11.088

39

Outstanding Forward Exchange Contracts as Reported by Banks
and Bankers in the United States during June 1939
(In thousands of dollarn)

Currency of-

Contracts aa of
following dates

Unltsd
Kingdom

TOTAL PUBCHASE COKTRACTS:
June 7
June 1U
June 21
June 28
Contract* for purchaaee
from foreign customers:
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28

'

,

franca

Oermany

Italy

342
355

Swltierland

Other
lurope

11,689
12.937
13.409
11.857

2,206
2,264
2,107
1.593

9.642
10,628
10,852
9.416

282,115
291,502
293.882
289.955

103,885
108,601

1.785
1.785
1.785
1,811

81,074
86,262
83.276
84,206

12,234
12.178
19,944
19.911

201, 041

255.139
262,132
263,984
264, OSU

3.050
3.151
3.091
2.625

47

73.312
76,91s
73.7U7

1.311
1.365
1,228
966

27

20

>*.335

lit

21

35
16

18

5,262
5.652
5.064

467
506
428
383

1,602
2,176
2.167
2.342

1.729
1.786
1,863
1.659

20
21

1.739
1.758
1.679
1,210

8,040
8,452
8,685
7.074

75.M5

35

80
39

19

Latin
America

Fatherland a

Total
Europe

Canada

98.30?

Tar
laat

10,
0.311

all
other

1 7

Grand
total

392.697
400.673
410,773

11,063
11,414

I
162
158
190

1,026
1,026
1,026
1,038

2,1*99

10

86,075
84,416
83.941
88.690

759
759
759
773

7.812
8.093
8,198
8,129

167
162
158
190

295.85*
298.670
303,662
303.53I

108,212
107.047

4,046
4.045
4.046
4.183

13.980
13,882

95
90
97
88

"*3.373

7.464
7.007

7t
74
82

7.357

7>*

167,283
169,486
168, ?4U
169,428

6.516
6.875
7.526
7.5U6

21
16

96.59**

0.630
10,

2,537
2,865
3.285

1*11,971

96.8U3
102,003
107,111
108,41*0

Contracts for purchaaee
from domestic customers
June
7
June lit
June 21
June 28

TOTAL SALES CONTRACTS:
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28
Contracts for Bale
to foreign customers:
June 7
June lit
June 21
June 28
Contracts for Bale
to domeatlo customers:
June 7
June lU
June 21
June 28

181,827
185, 21

322

21

323

7.35 *
7.675
7.757
6.793

128

493
517
526
506

18,084
18,109
17,662
17.140

4.186
4,388
4,26s
3.803

12.358
13.097
I2.9O6
11.678

317,040

286.726
282.668

4.678
4,661
U.206
U.201

87,522
91.962
89,608
90,516

3.042
2.974
2,706
2.705

42
4?

124
132
153
132

7.896
7,461
7.129
6.913

2,440
2,648
2.605
2,246

189,591
194,386
197.118
192.152

1.636
1.687
1.500
1.496

56
30
78
uo

369
385

10.188
10.648
10.533
10,227

1.7>*6

190,237
188,669

277.113
286, 3U8

45

160
82

82
42

37U

1

i.lko
1.663
1.557

205,240
210, 606
205.7'»9

327.19,2
326,4511

U3.16?

320.078

118. 75*

9.491
10.095
9.863
8.675

110.557
115.314
112.146
111.229

1*5.387
>*5.795
>*6.953

3.801
3.801
3.802
3. 815

2.867
3,002
3.0U3
3.003

206,483
211,878
214,308
208,849

62.825
63.757
67.37H
71. 801

245
244
244
368

43.290

14.61*5
1"*.903

Net Position in Foreign Currencies of Reporting Banks and Bankers
in the United States for June 1939
(Minus Indicates ahort position:

Position aa of
following datea

In thousands of dollars)

7.H9

1*52.256
1*58.411
1*58,006

276,090
282,770
289.467
288,578

OTHER

MONETARY

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STATISTICS

41

Gold Assets and Liabilities of the Treasury
(In millions of dollars - on basis of dally Treasury statements unrevlsed)

Liabilities
End of calendar
year or month

Stabilization
Fund 2/

Oold In
General Fund

5.27U.0
7.679.5
8,959-6
9,212.3
11,872.8

156.0
156.0
156.0
156.0
156.0

1,800.0
1,800.0
1,800.0
1,800.0
1,800.0

,008.6
U87.U

13.135-5
13.759.3

10.717.1

156.0
156.0

1.800.0
1.800.0

U62.lt

Sept.

Oct..
Nov..

1U.06U.3
lU,3ll.9

U.3U7.S

lit,

11.688.3
11,872.8

1,800.0
1,800.0
1,800.0

760.6
667.6

Dec.

156.0
156.0
156.0
156.0
156.0
156.0

1,800.0
1,800.0
1,800.0

702.5
719.2
675.2

1935
1936
1937
1938
1938-Aug..

1939- J"

3^

Oold Certificates 1/

Gold Reserve
against U. S.
notes, etc. 2J

8,238.
10.122.9
11,257.6
12,760.0
lU, 511.2

193>*

1/
2/

Sold
Assets

511.

10.99>».5

31*1.9

,591-6
b82.U

808. S

682.lt

•

lU, 680.9

Feb..
Max..

1U.87U.3
15.258.2

12,022.3
12.199-1
12,627.0

Apr.
May..
June.

15.790.6
15.956.U
16,110.0

13,176.0
13.398.8
13.595.6

156.0
156.0
156.0

1,800.0
1.800.0
1,800.0

658.lt

July.
Aug..

16.237.5
16.6U5.I

13,91*9.8

156.0
156.0

1.800.0
1,800.0

331-7
297-1

1U.391.9

601.6
558-3

In Federal Reserve Banks, etc., gold certificate fund Board of Oorernore, Federal Reserve System, and Redemption fund, Federal Reserve not*
Reserve against $31*6. 681, 01b United States notes and $1,167,122 Treasury notes of 1890 outstanding.
This does not Include gold In the active portion of the Stabilization Fund.

Net Movement of Gold to and from the United States
(In millions of dollars at $35 per fine ounce - as reported by U. S. Department of Commerce)

in

o
o
uS

V
w

uj w
^> **
—I
—

a.

d~

of
o

O^
o

52
-J 0;=

52
Q;=

43

Components of Silver Monetary Stock
(In millions of dollar. - on bail, of dally Trea.urjr statement., reTl.ed)

End of

calendar
year or
month

44

Net Movement of Silver to and from the United States
(la thousands of dollars - as reported by D. S. Department of Commerce)
let Imports from or net exports (-) to:

Calendar Tear
and month

193*
1935
1936
1937
1938

United
Xlngdoa

Other
Burope

36,521
265,133
53.393
34.120
13U.26U

190
2.U57
856
-25
15.396 2/

438
12.147

6.798
10.915

3.906
10.199
7,408
6,786
7.381

-1,228
2.738
611
2.858

U
4.300 1/

988
809

2,600
1.956

-244
-1.250

73
30

608
978

181
173

46
4.310 1/

663
708
742

2.7*7
2.635
1.876

-993
-695
-1.200

46

498
631

11

708

312
277
239

485
372
5*7

2.737
2.635
3.112

-1.243
-1.093
-750

*5

739
491
759

219

8

13
12

263
5*5
899

3.19*
3.225
3.702

-1.250
-U92

38
17
68

582
494
57U

223
321
252

15
17

799
775

1.6U1

1.773

5
11

67
210

516
422

404
361

10.169
15.778
17.075

1939-Jan.
Feb.
Mar.

5.105
4,083
324

20
-4

Apr.
May.
June

1.104
1.017
3.038

19

1*34

31

8

5."ti6

S

Vet Imports from or net exports (-) tot

Calendar year
and month

193*
1935
1936
1937
1938

British
India
-338
188
3.024

China

21.967
227
69.996
5.614

Bong
long

Japan

2.873
6.787

61

1938-Aug.
Sept.

86,174
335.730
170,851
79.835
223,449

117
149

121
166

130

4.584
22.635

171

10,065

250

Apr..
May..
June.

"3

July.
Aug..

-35

86

5.319

Less than $500.
Includes net Import of $12,950,000 from Trance.
figures for July, Sept. and Hot. 1938 Include net Imports from Trance of
Includes net Import of $9,791,000 from Slam.

1/
2/
3/

4/

19

y

70

23.813
24,163
20.189
8.658
7.874
5.284

204

1939-An..
Peb..
Max..

284

3*
118
U8
*33
617

5U

8

Sec.

lata

*$

Total net
Imports or
exports (-)

All
other

Other

381

13U
3.224
342
504
10,808 4/

303
843
2,144
1,271
2.930

3.U6J

150

Oct..
Boy..

Other Latin
America

Peru

1.550
2.920
1.048
968
696

Oct.
Hot.
Sec.

-485

Chile

-3.780
-5.611
-8,951
-7,451
-4,342

15.301

July

Cuba

Mexieo

21.995
58.325
29.925
203
1.715

1938-Aug.
Sept

5

Canada

$1»,

502

146
432
160

134
8
44

588
270
326

217
121
228

25

5.089

6

14!U67

635
155

216
149

158
75

4.891
3.428

301,000, $4,300,000 and $4,301,000 respectlTely.

Seigniorage on Silver
(In millions of dollars - on basis of dally Treasury statements)

CumulatlTO from
Jan. 1, I93U
to end of Calendar year or month

Souroes of Seigniorage on Sllrer Bullion Beralued 1/
Misc. sllrer
Hevly-alned
(lncl. sllrer
sllrer (Proe.
bullion held
sec. a, 1933)
June 14, 1934)

Sllrer Purchase Act
of June 19,
123*

.4

51.1

3 7
I
69.5

48.7
48.7
48.7
U8.7
48.7

16.8
36.O
58.0

226.2
302.7
366.7
457.7

Peb..
Max..

69.9
70.2
70.7

U8.7
48.7
48.7

77A
79-0

468.0
473.1
480.3

Apr..
May..
June.

71.0
71.?
73.U

48.7
48.7
48.7

80.1
81.2
82.9

486.8
493.1
501.6

July.
Aug..

7U.7
76.1

48.7
48.7

84.3
85.O

509.5
51U.7

J.S

193 *1

18.

19351936.
1937.
1938.

46.1
-

1939-Jan..

1/

Seigniorage on
sllrer and
minor coins

7k -9

76.0

atlonallied
sllrer
(Proo. of
Aog. 9. 193 *)
1

28.5
3U.5
3U.7

JM
3U.7

3M
3^.7
3U.7
3*.7
3"»-7

lotal
Seigniorage
on sllrer
revalued

Potential
seigniorage on
sllrer bullion
at cost in
General Pund

128.7
326.2
422.1
508.1
616.O

137.5
276.7
398.4
5»3.9
773-9

627.
633.9

642.7

790.0
809.8
825.1

65O.3
657.7
667.9

844.0
859-7
879.0

677.2
683.I

897..6
914.• 5

these Items represent the difference between the cost ralue and the monetary ralue of sllrer bullion revalued and held to secure ellrer
certificates.

45

Value of Selected Currencies In Terms of Gold
1928 « 100

Monthly arerage of dally quotations

1931-Dec.
1932-Deo.
1933-Dec.
19 31*- Dec.
1935- Dec.
1936-Dec
1937-Dec.

1938-tag..
Sept.

United
States

100
100
6U

United
Kingdom

°9

France

100
100
100
100
100
70

Hetherlands
100
100
100
100
100
80
82

59
59
59
59

07
67
60
60
bO
bl

59
59

59
5«

Ul
Ul

80

59
59

51

Svl nor-

land

101
100
100
100
100
70
71

Belgium

100
100
100
100
72
72
72

72
72

79

Oct.
Hot.
Dec.

59

58
57
57

uo
uo
uo

80
80
80

1939-Jan.
»eb.
Mar.

59
59
59

57
57
57

1(0

SO

UO
uo

79
78

69
69

g

72
72
71

Apr..
May..
June.

99
59
59

57
57
57

Uo
Uo

78
79
78

69

69

72
72
72

July.
teg..

59
59

J
56

5

UO

78
79

P
69

72
72

uo

39

70
69

72
72
72

Japan

87

Italy

46

Ratios of Index of Wholesale Prices
In 39 Countries to Index of Wholesale
Prices In the United States
1935

100

MISCELLANEOUS

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48

Commodities Imported under Quota Provisions During
Quota Periods Other than Calendar Years
(Preliminary flgurss)

White or Irish potatoes

'huA
49

Summary of Criminal Cases in the United States
District Courts
Alcohol Tax. Customs, Narcotics, Secret Service and Internal Revenue 1/
for the month of July I939

INVENTORY 07 CASES

Bureau

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1

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Treasury Bulletin