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STATEMENT FOE THE PRESS.
April f>, 1914.
Largs withdrawals of Goveran:en t deposits apparently i n connection .n.th
the redemption before n a t u r i t y of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s due May S. also &.odand
3i2,;e l i q u i d a t i o n of ccmnercial A war paper are i n d i c a t e d by the Federal Reserve
Board's weekly bank statement i s s u e d as at c l o s e of business on April 4, I919.
The banks* gold r e s e r v e s show an increase of 8.6 m i l l i o n s f o l l o w i n g gold dep o s i t s by the Treasury.
War paper on hand declined 16.1 m i l l i o n s , other discounts - 2 . 2 m i l l i o n s ,
and acceptances -• 7-3 m i l l i o n s .

Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s , "largely of the 1-year

2 per cent type to secure Federal Reserve Bank note c i r c u l a t i o n , show an i n crease of 4 . 8 m i l l i o n s .

Total earning assets, 2 , 3 1 4 . 6 millions, chow a decline

f o r the week of 20.7 m i l l i o n s .

At the end of the week 5 Federal Reserve banks

report aggregate contingent l i a b i l i t i e s of 118 m i l l i o n s on paper rediscounted
with or sold t-o other Federal Reserve banks, an increase of 39*5 m i l l i o n s o^er
the corresponding t o t a l reported the week before by 4 banks.
Government d e p o s i t s decreased 5 3 . 1 m i l l i o n : , while members' reserve dep o s i t s gained 2 4 . 1 m i l l i o n s ;

Net deposits show a decline of over 32 m i l l i o n s .

A t o t a l increase of 25-9 m i l l i o n s in Federal Reserve note c i r c u l a t i o n i s
shown, the New York bank reporting over one h a l f of the increase, while the
banks' aggregate l i a b i l i t i e s on Federal Reserve bank notes i n c i r c u l a t i o n i n creased 3 - 9 m i l l i o n s .
As a r e s u l t of the gain i n reserves and the considerable decline i n dep o s i t l i a b i l i t i e s , the banks' reserve percentage shows a r i s e from 51«9 to
52-2 per c e n t .




R e l e a s e d f e r p u b l i c a t i o n Sua day morning U p r i l 6 , 1919', n o t e a r l i e r .
St.
STATEMENT OF COMBINED RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BABES AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS APRIL 4 , I 9 1 9 .
R E S O U R C E S
A p r i l 4 , 1919
March 2 8 , 1919
A p r i l 5 , 1918
Gold c o i n and c e r t i f i c a t e s
$ 333>3S4,C00
.
$326,791,000
$ 483,780,000
Gold S e t t l e m e n t Frr.d - F . R. Board
6 i 2 , jl'i.OOO
563,5/7,000
381,163,000
Gold w i t h f o r e i g n
.
5,829.000
52.500,000
T o t a l g o l d h o l d "by U-aks
946,095,000
896,197,000
917,443,000
Gold w i t h F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Agents
1,100,173,000
* %,11},OJO,000
873,077,000
Gold r e d e m p t i o n Fund
I04,6g2.000
133.038.000
23,404,000
letr.l gold
2,153,950,000
2,142,305,000 1,813,924,000
Legal t e n d e r n o t e s , s i l v e r , e t c .
67,6?8,000
68.219,COO
63.509.000
Total Re-icrvas
2,218,625,000
2,210,524,000 1,877,433,000
B i l l s Di"/-"-a*ei ( S s c o r o d by G o v ' t war o b l i g a t i o n s
1,674,916,000
1,691.010,000
304,075,000
(All o t h s r
193,066,000
195,230,000
269,808,000
B i l l s bought in open market
240.790.000
248.107.000
326.503.000
ToWl b H . l s on hand
2,108,772,000
. 2,134 j 4 7 , 0 0 0
§00,386,000
U.S. Government l o n g - t e r m s e c u r i t i e s
27,134,000
27,138,000
60,403,000
U.S- Gc.vsros.snt s h o r t - t s m s e c u r i t i e s
175,646,000
173,797,000
260,400,000
All other earning a s s e t s
3 .000
3.000
3.222.000
Total earning a s s e t s
2,3l4,555^00
2,335,285,000 1,224,411,000
Bank p r e m i s e s
9,713,000
9,712.000
U n c o l l e c t e d i t e m s and o t h e r d e d u c t i o n s f r o m g r o s s d e p o s i t s
644,959,000
660,C66,000
356,954,000
5$ Rsdcrp'vior. f u n d a g a i n s t F . R. bank n o t e s
6,%$2,000
7,067,000
537,000
A l l ochsv v a s u a r c e s
7,738,000
7.2/4.000
324,000
TOTAL RESOURCES
5,202,3*85,000
5,229,928,000 3,450,659,000
L I A B I L I T I E S
Capital paid-in
81.658,000
81,641,000
74,494,000

s-urpins

Government d e p o s i t s
Das to members - R e s e r v e a c c o u n t
D e f e r r e d a v a i l a b i l i t y itoma f Q r e i 6 , n
'
Othsr d e p o s i t s , including/government c r e d i t s
Total gross d e p o s i t s
F . R. n o t e s i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
F . R. bank n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n - n e t l i a b i l i t y
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
T o m LI AH LI TIE 3
B^tic of t o t a l r e s e r v e s t o n e t d e p o s i t and. F»R* n c t e
l i a b i l i t i e s combined
Ratl-o of g o l d r e s e r v e s t o F.» B. n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n a f t e r
s e t t i n g a s i d e 35$ a g a i n s t n e t d e p o s i t l i a b i l i t i e s



4 ° , v 66,000

85,0C8,CCU
1,655,29^.000
437,593^000
120 .426.000

4g ,466,000

168,14/,000
1,631,16/,000
484,906,000
117 , 2 / 1 . 0 0 0
2,348,325.000
2,547,6/0,000,
149,449,000
25.81/,000
5,202,385,000

2,401,491,000
2,521,7/6,000
145,540,000
30.014^000
5,229,928,000

52.2^

51-9#

63.7^

63.5$

1,134,000

104,818,000
1,4/3,294,000
226,139,000
8 2 . 0 6 / .000
1,88^318,000
1,4/9,920,000
7,g60,000
9.911.000
3,459,659,000
62.4^

^Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Sunday morning A p r i l 6 j 1919; n o t e a r l i e r .
WEEKLY STATEMENT OF RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS APRIL 4 , I 9 I 9 .
St . ) 13 b
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s . )
R E S O U R C E S
Boston New York P h i l a .
Cleve.
Richra. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn. K a n s . C y . D a l l a s San F r a n . T o t a l
Gold c o i n and c e r t i f i c a t e s
„ 3,171
248,989
117 1 8 , 7 9 8
2,158
8,172 22,707
3,978
8,269
156
6 , 0 7 6 10,793
))),)84
Gold Lettlcuz-un"; i^and - F e d e r a l
612,711
Reserve Board
31}.J?'Q
_224 ^ 2 8 0 j j 4 j ) 3 0 _ . . 5 8 , 5 3 . 3 26.883 11.312 10J- 181 I S . 56*5 1 8 . 1 5 8 3 0 . 1 7 8 15 030 _2_9,601
TOTAL g e l d he^D b y b a n k s
37,931
4 7 ) , 2 6 9 44,127 7 7 , 3 3 1 29,OUI 13,484 123,888 22,543 26,627 3 0 , 3 3 4 21,106 4G,)94
946,095
Gold w i t h F e d e r a l R e s e r v e A g e n t s ~
55,500
281,596 7 4 , 6 4 0 135,119 ) 8 , 521 ' 42,.57 7 239 , 5 12 4 3 , 9 0 3 3 0 , 7 3 0 3 8 , l 4 o 1 7 , 1 3 1 102, 804 1 , 1 0 0 , 1 7 3
Gold R s d a r p t i o n Fund
14.082
25.000
9.934
193
6.271
4,994 22.849
4.903
6.935
4.603
g-947
1.771
104,682
Tubal g o l d r e s e r v e s
107,533
7 7 9 , 8 6 5 128,701 212,843 7 3 , 8 3 3 6 7 , 0 5 5 3 8 6 , 2 4 9 7 1 , 3 4 9 6 4 , 2 9 2 7 3 , 0 7 7 4 1 , 1 8 4 144,969 2 , 1 5 0 , 9 5 0
Legal t e n d e r n o t e s , s i l v e r , e t c . — __6.17b
52.784
229
1. I l 6
484
1.06.1
981
2.178
1.12
114
2,237
206
67, 678.
Tol,al r e s e r v e s
113,703
832,64$ 128,93 0 213,959 74,3-17 6 3 , 1 : 6 3 3 7 , 2 3 0 7 3 , 5 2 7 6 4 , 4 0 4 7 3 , 1 9 1 4 3 , 4 2 1 145 175 2 , 2 1 8 , 6 2 s
B i l l s ) Sec .by Govt war o b l i g a t i o n s - 143,631
628,697 169,249 120,577 8 6 , 1 8 2 66,836 20b,595 73.8O0 4 4 J 07 4 0 , 5 5 9 1 4 , 5 9 ^ 74,433 I , u 7 4 , 3 l 6
1 , 4 5 9 to, 812 29,747 1 9 , 5 6 4
193-066
Disetd)All other
-4,^9
25,572 13,132
3 0 2 2 1 2 , 9 0 2 13,516 3 6',5^5 10,896
B i l l s boughc i n open m a r k e t —
7,152
55,612
3,192 '32,694
7,4-20
6,lC6 39,291 ' 13,3)4 26,59^
8,846
2,173 38.316
240,790
T o t a l b i l l s on h a n d
I607632
7 0 3 , 8 8 ! 185,623 15b, 293 106. 504 8 6 , 5 1 3 262, 43 1 9 3 , 0 3 b " 7 2 , 7 6 0 9 1 , 2 1 7 ' 4 6 , 5 1 ^ 132,363 2 , 1 0 3 , 7 7 2
U . S . G o v ' t . l o n g texm s e c u r i t i e s
533
1,306
1,3 85
1,083
1,2)4
377
4,4/6
l', 153
llv
8,867
3,9&7
2,6)2
27,13%

u . s . G o v ' t . short-term s e c u r i t i e s —

All other earning a s s e t s
Total earning a s s e t s
Bank p r e m i s s 3
U n c o l l e c t e d , i t e m s and. o t h e r
deductions f r o n gross deposits —
5fo Redemption f u n d - F>R.Bank n o t e s
All other r e s o u r c e s
TOTAL RESOURCES
L I A B I L I T I E S
,Capital paid-in
Surplus
Government d e p o s i t s
Due to members - R e s e r v e a c c o u n t —
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
AH other deposits
• • • Total gross deposits
F.R.notes in actual circulation
F.R.bank notes - n e t l i a b i l i t y
All other l i a b i l i t i e s —

• TOTAL LIABILITIES

l),4l6

__
176,536
800

16,356

i4,o4s

5,375

776,OCO 203,36'!- 1 J i ^ g L l 1 1 ) , 11)
),)02
500
100
296

8,4? 4

16,612

ll,568

3
9 5 , ) ? 2 2 8 3 , 5 1 ? 110,757
217
2,936
541

9,078

5,934

31^$5 2 ' 1 0 6 , 0 1 8
—
4C0

4,4oo

6,512

178,646

%
. _J5_
51-', S i f T U T l , ^ 0 ? 2 , 3 2 4 , 5 5 5 _
221
400
9,713

52,616
166,955 65,019 4 6 , 0 5 6 45?7-3 2 9 , 7 4 5 8 5 , 1 8 4 4 j , 3 23 1 5 , 0 7 8 U j , 2 8 2 1 7 , 2 3 1 2 6 , 7 5 2
644,959
?l6
1,535
825
671
2)1
.4)7
282
,.4o4
282
656
346
35b
6,792
182
1,818
829
4q6
1,078
206
7 27
211
115
4]6
770
870
7,7)3
344,609 1 , 7 8 2 , 3 7 0 3 9 9 , % ? 4 ) 2 , 7 0 6 2 ) 4 / 7 4 3 1 9 4 , 0 3 ) 7 5 9 , 3 7 3 2 ) 2 , 7 6 3 l £ l , 85) 22?,9&3 116,870 315,0U0 5, 2 0 2 , 3 8 5
6,733
2,996
12,23 5
9*4,919
-41,228
%4l
l4s,72)
169,609
l4,c6?
__&4)1

20,929
7,537
9,213
4,112
21,117
2,608
3,552
2,196
25,079
7,312
5,07 2
2,06Q
6 3 8 , ) 8 ) 102,933 1 ) 1 , 5 3 ) 5 4 , 1 ) 4
12.6,755 54,117 3 9 , 3 7 5 3 6 , 7 6 ?
10Q..97S
986
3?.0
79
9 ^ , 1 9 5 165,403 1 7 6 , 3 ) 2 93,0*10.
7 ) 6 43) 206,696 2 2 9 , 2 2 1 128,946
) 4 , 4 s ? 15,170 12,644
5,2.49
9.199
2.003
1.719
1.205

3,190 l l , 4 o 6
3,325
1,510
6,4x6
1,603
2,915
187
3,943
42,1)4 2)0,185 65,01)
20,307 6 2 , 6 5 7 3 3 , 7 0 1
57
2.108
303
6 5 , 4 l ) 295,137 107,965
3 1 5 , 1 ? ) 4 2 5 , 1 2 0 109,2.22
7 , 8 5 6 19,44o
9,3-93
951
2,359
955

2,971
3,740
1,415
2,421
3.356
6,769
4 g , ) 9 1 66,319
12,250 3 4 , 0 ) 7
279
lu6
64,276 107,791
87,151 99,520
5 , ) ) 2 1),010
703
1.481

3,198
4,699
31,653
1,184
2,44s
43,466
4,151
6,924
85,003
) 3 , bO? 82,1^0 1 , 6 ) 5 , 2 9 3
12,555 1 3 , 8 2 4
48f\59)
77
5,75?
120,4?.6
5 5 , 3 9 0 103,640 2 , 3 4 3 , 3 2 5
4 9 . 5 6 5 191,014 2 - 5 4 7 , 6 7 0
6,)04
6,482
1^9,^'9
1,029
1.777
25.817

. -

32,174

)44,609 1,? 82,370 399, ^ 7 4)2,706 2)4, ?4s 194,09) 759,373 2)2,763 161,85) 227,963 116,870 ) 15,060 5,202,335

^Contingent l i a b i l i t y a s e n d o r s e r
on "Bills d i s c c a r t e d w i t h or s o l d t o
• o t h e r F e d o r a l S e s e r v e banks
IP,597



64,873

-**

43,250

-

20,000

-

—

-

10,000

-

118,021

R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Sunday m o r n i n g A p r i l 6, 1919; n o t e a r l i e r .
STATEMENT OF FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS1 ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS APRIL 4 , I 9 I 9 .
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s . )
Boston New York p h i l a . C l e v e l . Richm. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn. Kans.CyFEDERAL ESSERVE NOTES:
R e c e i v e d frcra C'nrcf r o l l e r
a. 230, 920 1,413,330 3^7, 220 338, 940 215,620 212,960 '574,560 181,320 124,880 1 5 9 , 7 0 0
Ectvrnsd to Comptroller
82-913
486,29b 10b,352 6 3 . 5 5 8 5?,<46 3 8 , 5 0 ? 9 3 , 6 3 3 4 $ , 1 0 2 2 6 , 1 4 4 4 0 , 1 8 3
Chargeable to F.R.Agent
192,00?
9 3 2 , 0 8 ^ 4 0 , " 8 S g 2 7 5 , 3 82 158,374
92? 136, 218 98,736 119,51?
In hano.s of F . R , A g e n t
20,?40
1 ) 2 , 4 0 0 25,100 J>3»2b0 2b, lbO 56, l b 5 3 4 , 7 2 0 1 3 , 0 4 0 10,390 1 3 , 9 8 0
IcsTud to F . E . B a n k l e s s
amo'unt r e t u r n e d t o F .
f o r redemption
177,2b?
7 9 9 , 6 8 4 215,768 2 4 2 , 1 2 2 132,214 118,288 4 4 6 , 2 0 ? 1 2 3 , 1 ? 8 88,346 105,53?
;

CCLIJVLS'KAL SECURITY FOR
Gold c o i n and c e r t i f i c a t e s
oij :,anu.
—-—
~
Gold i"3c:cjrption f u n d
11,500
Gold
Irment- Fund - F . R , B o a r d 4 4 , 0 0 0
Sli&il>ie . p a p a i , a:-n5=uzn r e t i r e d
Tot 1.!
1/ I 12bl

'

? yz
D a l l a s San F r a n .

Total

101, 960 256,420 4 212 880
27,630 35,992 1,103'556
?4,33^2207+28 3,109,324
23,280
6,000
395,235
5 1 , 0 5 0 214,428 2 , ? l 4 , 0 8 9

~~

—
25,S70
2,$0^
—
5,44?
2,973
12,856 l 4 , ? 5 1 l 4 , 2 4 g
2,521
3,073
85,000 59,889 9 5 ; 0 0 0 3 6 , 0 0 0 3 7 , 0 0 0 2 ) 4 , 0 6 5 4 0 , 9 3 0
51^3%
1 0 ? . 0 0 ] 93,693 7 5 , 7 1 1 2 0 6 . 6 9 5 7A.275
i b o 4 21-5; (6b 242,lci2 1.52, 2 l 4 118,268 446,20? 1 2 3 , 1 / 8

13 ? 052
—
2,178
2,780
15,500 1 5 , 3 6 0
^?:6l6 67.397
88, 54b 105,53 7

12,581
—
237,
' 2 , 8 6 6 13,326
88,520
1,684 89,4?8
773 906
3 3 . A i q 111.624 1 , 6 1 1 ^ 1 6
5 1 ; 0 5 0 2)4,-428 2 , ? l 4 , 0 8 9

709,881 151,876 154,206 104,308

70,315

46,5l4 115,032 '5,037,260

OF ELIGIBLE PAPER

L5L.,IVEILED TO F.R,AGENT

160,632

82,o6l 2 6 2 ^ 3 1

88,?8?

91,217

MEMORANDA
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES OUTSTANDING AND IN ACTUAL CIRCULATION
F-R. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
F . R . n o t e s h e l d by bank
F.R.notes in actual circulation-

B i l l s disccuntod
B i l l s D'H.giiC in op on m a r k e t
U--S. Gove m i e n b s h o r t - t e r m s e c u r i t i e s
Municipal warrants




—
—

DISTRIBUTION OF DILLS, U . S . GOVERNMENT SHORT-TEE,1 SECURITIES AND WARRANTS BY MATURITIES.
W i t h i n 1.9 days 16 t o 30 days
3 1 t o 60 days
6 l t o 90 days
Over 90 days
Total
1,.'31 ; 100
154,729
308,788
52,050
21,315
1,8b?,982

7>;7r)l
24,/'04
3

6 l , 5^3
-

3? ,303

16,1/3

4,07*3
—

3,890
—

—

145,974
—

240,790

1?S,646
3