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STATEMENT FOB TEE PRESS

St $08

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Sunday morning , J u l y 2 / , I 9 1 9 : n o t e a r l i e r F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Board.*
J u l y 2A, ] o i g .
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE 8A3KS*
M o d e r a t e i n c r e a s e s in e a r n i n g a s s e t s and in n e t d e p o s i t s a n d f u r t h e r
w i t h d r a w a l s of g o l d a r e i n d i c a t e d b y t h e Federa?. R e s e r v e Board 1 s weekly
t a n k s t a t e m e n t i s s u e d a s a t c l o s e of "business on J u l y

1919*

War p a p e r on h a n d shows a n i n c r e a s e f o r t h e week of 3 ^ - 5 " m i l l i o n s ,
other discounts—3 millions •

A c c e p t a n c e s "bought i n open m a r k e t went up

3 - 2 m i l l i o n s , a n d T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s — 2 .1 m i l l i o n s •

War p a p e r on h a n d

a t t h e Chicago , S t . L o u i s and M i n n e a p o l i s b a n k s i s i n c l u s i v e of 2% «9
m i l l i o n s d i s c o u n t e d f o r o t h e r F . R - b a n k s , w h i l e a c c e p t a n c e h o l d i n g s of
t h e C l e v e l a n d and San F r a n c i s c o b a n k s i n c l u d e 4g ,6 m i l l i o n s of bankers*
a c c e p t a n c e s t a k e n o v e r f r o m o t h e r F e d e r a l R e s e r v e banks«
Government d e p o s i t s were 2 1 , 1 m i l l i o n s l e s s t h a n t h e week b e f o r e *
Members 1 r e s e r v e d e p o s i t s a r e shown $ . 6 m i l l i o n s l a r g e r , w h i l e t h e
" f l o a t " c a r r i e d b y t h e R e s e r v e b a n k s shows a d e c l i n e of ^ 0 . 1 m i l l i o n s *
O t h e r d e p o s i t s , i n c l u d i n g f o r e i g n government c r e d i t s , f e l l o f f 7*6
m i l l i o n s * Net d e p o s i t s , a c c o r d i n g l y , work o u t 27
t h e week b e f o r e .

m i l l i o n s more t h a n

The b a n k s ' p a i d - i n c a p i t a l , a s t h e r e s u l t of payment

f o r F e d e r a l R e s e r v e s t o c k by newly a d m i t t e d members , shews an i n c r e a s e
of $ 3 5 9 , 0 0 0 , t h e San F r a n c i s c o b a n k a l o n e r e p o r t i n g an i n c r e a s e u n d e r
t h i s h e a d of $ 1 9 ^ , 0 0 0 .
The week saw a r e d u c t i o n of 7 *5 m i l l i o n s i n F e d e r a l R e s e r v e
n o t e c i r c u l a t i o n a n d of 16*9 m i l l i o n s i n g o l d r e s e r v e s ,

The b a n k s '

r e s e r v e r a t i o shows a d e c l i n e f o r t h e week f r o m 5^*9 t o ^0*2 p e r c e n t #




R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Sim day morning J u l y
1919; n o t e a r l i e r ,
st 509a
STATEMENT OF COL'IBINED RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES 01 IHE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BAHKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS J u l y 25,
1919.
R E S O U R C E S
J u l y 1 8 , 1919
J u l y 25, 1919.
J u l y 26,1918
Gold c o i n and c e r t i f i c a t e s
$ 270,601,000
$ 273,810,000
$ 418,012,000
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d R, Board
591,532,000
591,190,000
593,777,000
Gold w i t h f o r e i g n a g e n c i e s
11 .628 .000
T o t a l g o l d h e l d by banks
S62,133,000
865,000,000
1,028,417,000
Gold w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Agents
1, 10s, 051,000
1,134,173, coo
910,450,000
Gold Redemption Fund
124,967.000
112,927,000
35,363,000
Total gold r e s e r v e s
$2,095,151,000
$2,112,100,000 1 , 9 7 4 , 2 0 0 , 0 0 0
Legal tender n o t e s , s i l v e r , e t c .
Gf,F72,000
65,381,000
55,129,000
Total reserves
2,161,023 ,000
2,177,481,000
2,029,329,000
1,616,210,000
B i l l s d i s c o u n t e d ( S e c u r e d by G o v ' t , w a r o b l i g a t i o n s
1,579,728,000
673,231,000
(All other
251,392,000
24S,347,OOO
628 ,920,000
17S.SR6,000
B i l l s bought i n open m a r k e t
—372,355 ,°o°
205,274.000
T o t a l b i l l s on hand
2,243,158,000
2,200,428,000
1 , 5 0 7 ,425,000
U. 5+ Government bends
27,086 ,000
27 ,084,000
4o ,090,000
2:: 6,000
U- S. V i c t o r y n o t e s
363,000
. 212,om,000
S . c e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s
209,941,000
* 16,922,000
All other earning assets
103,000
Total earning a s s e t s
27482,558,000
2,437,816,000
1 , 5 6 4 ,540,000
Bank p r e m i s e s
11,784,000
11,737,000
690,495,000
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 from g r o s s d e p o s i t s
857,194,000
558,392,000
10,613,000
5% Redemption f u n d a g a i n s t F . R_ bank n o t e s
10,077,000
701,000
All other rosorrces
9,898,000
10,100,000
12,44l,000
TOTAL RECOURSES
5,366 ,371,000
5,504,405,000 4,165,403,000
L I A B I L I T I E S
Capital paid-in
83 ,317,000
82,958 ,000
76,441,000
Surplus
81,087,000
81,087,000
1,134,000
Government d e p o s i t s
116,038,000
137,090,000
233
,o4o,ooo
Due to members - R e s e r v e a c c o u n t
1,71S ,396,000
1,712,796,000
1,435,196,000
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
535,178,000
651,735,000
4oi ,186,000
O t h e r d e p o s i t s , i n c l u d i n g f o r e i g n government c r e d i t s
i2s.o6q.ooo
117.UU4.000
111 .840.000
Total gross deposits
2,4^7,056,000
2,626,690,000 2,181,262,000
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
2,504,497,000
2,512,048,000
1,870,835,000
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
193,349,000
186,911,000
11 ,084 ,000
All Sther l i a b i l i t i e s
16,565,000
14,711,000
24,647 ,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES
5,366,371,000
5,504,405,000 4,1657403,000
E a t i o 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 o t e
l i a b i l i t i e s combined
50 Z %
50.9 i
58.1 $
* I n c l u d e s one y e a r
R a t i o of g o l d r e s e r v e s to F - R , n o t e s in c i r c u l a t i o n
Treasury notes
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
61.2 %
62 JO $
&
78-1 %




R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Sunday a o r n i n g J u l y 27, 19IS; n o t e a r l i e r .
WEEKLY STATEi/SSNT OF RESOURCES AIjB L I A B I L I T I E S OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS J U L Y 2 5 , 1 9 1 9 St.510B
R E S O U R C E S
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s -)
Boston liew York P h i l a . C l e v e l - Ricbm. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s - Minn.Kans-Cy - D a l l a s San F r a n Total
Gold c o i n and c e r t i f i c a t e s
4,480
l68,481
624 33,336
2,239
7,903 23,911
3,106
8,4o4
l68
9,312
8,637
270,601
Gold S e t t l e m e n t Fund - F . R . B o a r d _5„2^212
l 6 0 . 9 3 2 4 8 . 5 2 7 4 6 , 8 7 8 2 5 , 5 5 0 1 6 , 9 9 8 101, 5 9 0 25,153 29,696 _. .15.973
§,840 3-5^3
5SV5-32T o t a l g o l d h e l d by banks
56,692
329,413 4 9 , 1 5 1 80,214 27,789 2 4 , 9 0 1 125,501 2 8 , 2 5 9 3 8 , 1 0 0 3 9 , l 4 l 1 9 , 1 5 2 4 ) , 8 2 0
862,133
Gold w i t h F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Agents 5 9 , 1 6 3
287,952 70,576 119,522 3 0 , 8 6 3 4 4 , 1 9 9 2 6 6 , 0 3 1 6 1 , 0 6 9 3 3 , 6 6 0 3 0 , 7 7 0 1 5 , 7 8 0 88,466 1 , 1 0 8 , 0 5 1
Gold r e d e m p t i o n f u n d
l4r 4gl
2 4 f 829 11,578
2,117
6,664
5 , 6 o o 15,29b
3 ,971
6,401
10,202
2,926_
8%
1?4,9o7
Total gold reserves
130,336
642,194 1 3 1 , 3 0 5 2 0 1 , 8 7 3 6 5 , 3 1 6 74,700 4 2 6 , 8 2 8 9 3 , 2 9 9 7 8 , 1 6 3 80,113 Jl, 8 5 8 1 3 3 , 1 6 6 2 , 0 9 5 , 1 5 1
Legal t e n d e r n o t e s , s i l v e r , e t c .
7.505
47.691
156
898
524
1. }?4
951
4, 218
hi
304
1,892
3-4.6 _&5- r S.72
Total reserves
137,g4i
6 8 9 , 8 8 5 1 3 1 , 4 6 l 2 0 2 , 7 7 1 6 5 , 8 4 o 76,024 4 2 7 , 7 8 1 97,517 78,224 2 o , 4 i 7 3 9 , 7 5 0 133,512 2 , 1 6 1 , 0 2 3
B i l l s discounted:
S e c u r e d by Government war
o b l i g a t i o n s (a)
134,001
64g, 147 170,366 1 0 3 , 0 6 3 8 2 , 0 5 3
78,916 191,632 49,858 35,168 38,893 37,595 45,518 1,616,210
A l l Other
6,570
68,746 1 9 , 8 8 1 11,463 1 3 , 9 1 6
12,579 24,313 1 0 , 9 5 0
4,095 44,930 20,978 12,971
251,392
B i l l s b o u g h t i n o p e n m a r k e t .(b) - . 2 6 , 9 7 - 1
91-MJ
719—5M33
7,868
6 , 9 9 2 56 016
8,873 ? 4 , 0 5 8
2
38? 96,033
T o t a l b i l l s on hand
167,5^2
809,390 190,966 1 7 0 , 6 6 5 103,237 98,487 2 7 1 , 9 6 1 6 9 , 6 8 ! 6 3 , 3 2 1 8 3 , 8 2 5 5 8 , 9 5 5 15^,528 2 , 2 4 3 , 1 5 8
U. S. Governuent bonds
539
1,257
1,385 1 , 0 8 3
1,234
376
4,477
1,153
ll6
8,867
3,966
2,633
27,086
U. S . V i c t o r y n o t e s
IS
5
0
1
6
211
286
U,S.certificates o f i n d e b t e d n e s s 2l.4l6
5 9 , 0 0 2 24,812 18,158
7;4l0 10 4 7 9 2 b , 6 l 2
1 7 r 0 6 8 *6,969
7,14-2
5,900
6,64o
212,028
Total earning assets
189,535
8 6 9 , 6 9 9 217,164 1 9 0 , 1 0 6 112,4-81 109,348 303,050 87,902 70,617 100,034 6 8 , 8 2 1 1 6 3 , 8 0 1 2 , 4 8 2 , 5 5 8
Bank p r e m i s e s
800
3,999
500
875
4l6
%9
2,936
691
401
307
%00
11,784
Uncollected items and other
d e d u c t i o n s iron, g r o s s d e p o s i t s 5 7 , 1 7 1
1 7 1 , 8 9 9 oO, 5 0 2 5 5 , 9 8 0 5 1 , 7 8 1 3 0 , 9 4 4 8 1 , 7 4 9 4 8 , 0 4 6 1 2 , 8 8 5 5 9 , 8 8 8 % 7 2 6 3 9 , 9 2 4
690,495
51° R e d e m p t i o n f u n d a g a i n s t
F- R. bank n o t e s
1,015
2,038
1,200
897
448
52O
1,682
803
394
?30
436
450
10,613
All o t h e r r e s o u r c e s
34l
2.351
7 55
936
1,025
3 79
1.455
501
196
44 7
5 81
"929
9.898
TOTAL RESOURCES
(a)

Includes bills discounted for
other F,R-banks, v i z

386,703 1 , 7 3 9 , 8 7 1 4 n , 5 8 2 4 5 1 , 5 6 5 2 3 1 , 9 9 1 2 1 7 , 6 7 4 8 1 8 , 6 5 3 235,460 1 6 2 , 3 1 6 2 4 1 , 9 1 7 1 2 9 , 6 2 3 3 3 9 , 0 1 6 5 , 3 6 6 , 3 7 1
15 E M O R A N D A
-

( b ) Includes bankers1 acceptances
bought from o t h e r F.R.Banks With t h e i r endorsement —
Without their endorsement



-

_
-

_

-

_
10,012

-

-

_
-

-

_

54,900

_
-

5,000

_
-

25,000

_
-

-

_
-

-

_
-

-

84,900

38,567

48,579

_

R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Sunday morning J u l y 27,, 1919; n o t e a r l i e r .
WEEKLY STATEMENT OF RESOURCES ML LIABILITIES 0? THE FEDERAL RESERVE BASKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS JULY 25, 1919'
( l a t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s . )

St.510c

L I A B I L I T I E S
Boston New Yprk E h i l a . C l e v e l .
Capital p a i d - i n
6,27'
21,$77
7,653
3,255
Surplus
5,2#
32,922
5,311
5,560
Government d e p o s i t s
7,1%
28,872
8,902
7,530
Due t o members - R e s e r v e a c c o u n t 107,39^
694,244 101,330 133,510
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
52,8=5
128,628 53,9^4 50,378
—
Total gross deposits
F.R.notes in circulation
F.R.Bank n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n net liability
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
TOTAL LIABILITIES

7,071

50,^2

8,l7o

Ri-chm.
4,227
3,800
6,270
5^,682
4-5,049

7.96U

A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn - Kans.Qy. D a l l a s San F r a n . T o t a l
3 , W 11,^
3, SJO
3,020
3,802
3,277
4,921
83,317
2,805
9,710
2,589
2,320
3,957
2,029
4,578
81,027
10,02^ 1 7 , 7 9 2
^,733
^,212
6,606
7,19&
b, 55
4S,.3U? 2 4 7 , 9 0 5 : '63,235. ".52,7&3 7 8 , 0 7 2 4 5 , 0 2 3 9 1 , 2 3 2 1 , 7 1 8 , 3 9 °
22,285 6 5 , 7 9 1 3 4 , 2 1 4 1 0 , 4 4 4 3 7 , 9 ^ 5 14,003 19,598
535,17%

4,563

3,773

12,860

4,842

174,513
902,156 172,366 199,382 110 , 564 84,427 3 1 4 4 J 4 8 107,739
180,48; . 739,1^5 201,693 218,794 105,735 116,835 4 2 3 , 3 9 3 i o 4 , 7 2 9
18,209
1,417

38,53$
5.615

23,476
1.083

17,147
1.127

6,936
729

9,760.
590

27,833
1,808

15,874
599

2,848

4,623

2,520

'7,799

117.444

7 0 , 2 6 7 127,266 fcS 1W 1 2 5 , 2o4 2 , 4 8 7 , 0 5 b
79,639 9 2 , l 4 8 4 6 , 5 5 7 1 9 5 , 3 2 8 2 , 5 0 4 , 4 9 7
6 , 582
^88

13,069
1,075

8,278
_J3>8

7,5^9
1,J9o

193,849
lo
.5o5

386,703 1 , 7 3 9 , 8 7 1 411, 5 8 2 4 51, 5 6 5 231,991 2 1 7 , 6 7 4 8 1 8 , 6 5 3 235,460 1 6 2 , 3 1 6 2 4 1 , 9 1 7 1 2 9 , 6 2 3 3 3 9 , 0 1 6 5 , 3 6 6 , 3 7 1
U E M0 R AN DA

Contingent l i a b i l i t y a s e n d o r s e r on Discounted p a p e r r e d i s c o u n t e d
w i t h o t h e r F . R. banks
Bankers' acceptances sold to
o t h e r F« R. banks
-

-

34,900

-

50,000

-

-

•

~

~

~

~

~

ann

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES OUTSTANDING- AND IN ACTUAL CIRCULATION.
lg

^"circulation

g-gg

180,481

1 : : ^

W

t

i

739,165 2 0 1 , 6 9 3 212,79% 105,735 116,835 k23,393 104,729

t
79,639

92,148

4 6 , 5 5 7 195,328 2 , 5 0 4 , 4 9 7

DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND U, S . CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS BY MATURITIES.
Bills amounted




^

^
8

i;^t

"

" M . T

"

"

^
£ : &

" ^ 7 , 6 0 2

R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Sunday morning J u l y 27, 1919; riot e a r l i e r .

STATEiViENT OF FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS JULY 25, 1919.
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s -)
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES:
R e c e i v e d from C o m p t r o l l e r
Returned t o Comptroller

Boston New York P h i l a - C l e v e l . Ricbm. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s M i n n . Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San
,
,
.,
,
,
,
34l,360. 1 , 6 6 0 , 8 8 0 408,780 370,000 227,120 241,500 655,320 210,44o 134,380 170,920 104, 760 30%
126 , 250
697,631 1 7 1 , 4 l 6 109,91% 9Q,4q3 58,882 169,154 73,937 37,5%4 57,553 35,73% Tc

Chargeable t o F . R . Agent

215,110

I n hands of F» R. Agent

26,160

I s s u e d t o F . R. bank l e s s
amount r e t u r n e d t o F . R . Agent
f o r redemption

188,950

COLLATERAL SECURITY FOR
OUTSTANDING NOTES:
Gold c o i n and c e r t i f i c a t e s on hand

963,249 237,364 260,089 136,717 182,618 486,166 136,503
139,600 21,480 29,900 2 6 , 2 8 8

60,284

28,440

15,210

96,866 113,367

69,029 232

l4,o6o

20,175

13,350

K

823,649 215,884 230,189 110,429 122,334 457,726 121,293

82,806 100,017 4 8 , 8 5 4 22]

183,740

13,052

-

12,125

2, 500

1,863

'-

9,831

1,410

2,765

1]

18,800 29,360

3,184

H

Gold r e d e m p t i o n f u n d

10,163

14,212

Gold S e t t l e m e n t Fund, F-R.Board-

49,000

90,000 55,889 95,000 29,000 4 o , o o o 257,105 5 7 , 9 3 1

E l i g i b l e paper,minimum r e q u i r e d -

129,787

535,697 145,308 110,667

188,950

823,649 215,884 230,189 110,429 122,334 457,726 121,293

82,806 100,017 4 8 , 8 5 4 22:

167,542

,
809,390 147,127 168,720 100,549

58,889 83,824 ,58,955 141

TOTAL
AMOUNT OF ELIGIBLE PAPER
DELIVERED TO F.R» AGENT




-

14,687

12,397

79,566

1,699

8,926

7 8 , 1 3 5 191,695

95,073 271,855

3,13S

60,224

„

,

65,433

1,808

49,146

69,247

3 3 , 0 7 4 13: