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Ex O f f i c i o m e m b e r s
CARTER GLASS
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
CHAIRMAN
JOHN SKELTON WILLIAMS
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY

W. P. G. HARDING. GOVERNOR
ALBERT STRAUSS, VICE GOVERNOR
ADOLPH C. MILLER
CHARLES S. HAMLIN

FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

ADDRESS REPLY TO
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

WASHINGTON

W. T. CHAPMAN, SECRETARY
R.G. EMERSON,-ASSISTANT SECRETARY
W. M. IMLAY, FISCAL AGENT

November 6, 1919.
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SUBJECT:

Revised, form 105, Condition
r e p o r t of S t a t e bank and
Trust company members.

Dear S i r : There a r e being forwarded to you today under s e p a r a t e
cover
copies of form 105, Beg or t of condition of S t a t e bank
and Crust company members (revised* Oct» 20, I919), t o g e t h e r w i t h
copies of our c i r c u l a r l e t t e r of June l 4 giving i n s t r u c t i o n s
r e g a r d i n g the p r e p a r a t i o n of condition r e p o r t s .
I t is requested t h a t throe copies of form 105 be s e n t to each. S t a t e bank and
Trust company member in your d i s t r i c t , w i t h i n s t r u c t i o n s t o hold
the blank forms pending r e c e i p t of a c a l l f o r condition r e p o r t ,
when they should be promptly f i l l e d out and two copies m a i l e d to
you — in no case l a t e r than ten days a f t e r r e c e i p t of the c a l l .
S t a t e banks and T r u s t company members who submitted cond i t i o n r e p o r t s as of June JO and were s u p p l i e d a t t h a t time with
a copy of the l e t t e r of i n s t r u c t i o n s above mentioned, should be
advised t h a t the general i n s t r u c t i o n s of June l 4 are a p p l i c a b l e
p r a c t i c a l l y i n t h e i r e n t i r e t y to the r e v i s e d form of r e p o r t .
M a t e r i a l changes in the l a t e s t e d i t i o n which should be brought
to the a t t e n t i o n of the banks are as f o l l o w s :
F i r s t , the two items formerly shown in the memorandum
a t the bottom of the fonn as contingent l i a b i l i t i e s — "Acceptances
of other banks payable a t f u t u r e date guaranteed ty t h i s bank by
endorsement or otherwise" and "Foreign b i l l s of exchange or d r a f t s
s o l d w i t h endorsement of t h i s bank" — are now t r e a t e d as deduct i o n s from item 1 - a , Loans and Discounts - gross#
Second, Among Contingent L i a b i l i t i e s we show now t h e f o l lowing t h r e e items a t the bottom of the form: (a) Documentary
l e t t e r s of c r e d i t issued but not tfsed or drawn agai&st; (b) Other
f o r e i g n c r e d i t s opened f o r customers but n o t used; and (c) Travele r s ' l e t t e r s of c r e d i t i s s u e d under guarantee or deposit of s e c u r i t y but n o t drawn a g a i n s t .




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Third, A new schedule (4), Loans to banks, bankers and
Trust companies now appears on the roverse s i d e of tho r e p o r t *
The schedule of loans and discounts, f o r m e r l y numbered 4, i s now
numbered 5»
Fourth, Demand d e p o s i t s which were formerly shown as
item 32 now appear as item 33 •
I n s t i t u t i o n s which have j o i n e d tho system since Juno
30, 1919 should bo supplied w i t h a copy of the general instruct i o n s of June lU.
They should also bo advised of tho above
changes made i n form 105 since the p r e p a r a t i o n of the c i r c u l a r
l o t tor® of i n s t r u c t i o n s *
I t w i l l bo a p p r e c i a t e d i f , a f t e r c a l l i s made, you w i l l
make s p e c i a l e f f o r t s to see t h a t as f a r as p r a c t i c a b l e r e p o r t s
are r e c e i v e d and forwarded t o tho Board w i t h i n t e n days from
date of c a l l .
Vary t r u l y yours,

Assistant Secretary.

LETTER SENT TO CEAIBMMT OF EACH F . R. BMK.