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FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
washington
7805

ADDRESS OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE T O
THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

February 28, 1934.

SUBJECT:

Expense, Main Lines, Leased Wire
System, January, 1934.

Dear Sir:
Inclosed herewith you will find two mimeographed
statements, X-7805-a and X-7805-b, covering in detail
operations of the main lines, Leased Wire System, during
the month of January, 1934.
Please credit the amount payable by your bank for
your share of the expense of the Leased Wire System, to
the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond in your daily statement of credits through the Gold Settlement Fund for the
account of the Federal Reserve Board, and advise the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond by wire the amount and
purpose of the credit.
Very truly yours,

Fiscal Agent.

Inclosures.

TO GOVERNORS



OF ALL F. R. BAHKS.

X-7805-a
REPORT SHOWING CLASSIFICATION Aim NUMBER OF WORDS TRANSMITTED OVER MAIN LINES
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE LEASED 'FIRE SYSTEM FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1934.

Business
reported
by banks

From
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
[Kansas City
JBallas
JSan Francisco

39,423
l6l,801
34,474
60,507
59,989
60,848

96,550
71,732
45,879
93,004

Total

66,495
102,608
893,310

F„ R. Board business

Words sent by
New York chargeable to other
F. R. Banks (1)
1,999
-

1,908

1,638

1,947

1,99s

2,118
2,122
1,979

1,991
4,709

3,358
25,767

Net Federal
reserve
bank
business
41,422
161,801
36,382

4.51
17.60

61,936
62,846
98,668
73,854

6.74
6.84
10.73

62,145

47,858
94,995

71,204
105,966
919,077
422,4^4

jieimb-ursable business Incoming & Outgoing
"3otal words transmitted over main lines
t*)

These percentages used in calculating the pro rata share of leased wire expense as shown
on the accompanying statement (X-7805-b).

(1)

Number of words sent by New York to other F. R. Banks for their sole benefit charged to
banks indicated in accordance with action taken at Governors' Conference
November 2-4, 1925 •




Per cent of total
Bank business (*)

3.96

6.76

8.03
5.21

10.34
7.75
11.53
100.00
1,3^1,531
889,759
2,231,290

0
01

REPORT OF EXPENSE MAIM LINES
FEDERAL RESERVE LEASED WIRE SYSTEM, JANUARY,

Name of Bank
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
Federal Reserve Board
Total

Operators'
salaries
$260.00
1,284.14
225.00
306.66
190.00
270.00
4,076.03
195.00
193.60
287.00
251.00
380.00
$7,918.43

Operators1
overtime

Total
expenses

Wire
rental

$264.00

$4.00
23.OO

1,307.1%
225.00
306.66
230.00 (&)

(#)

Pro rata
share of
total
expenses

Credits

$654.92
2,555.81
575.06
981.66

$264.00
1,307.14

978.76
993.28

420.00

225.00
306.66

Payable to
Federal
Reserve
Board
$390.92
1,248.67
350.06

675.OO
558.76
723-28

756.58

270.00
4,110.03
196.50
193.60

1,125.42
1,674.34

251.00

380.00

380.00

1,203.14
874.42
1,294.34

15,982.08 (b)15,982.08
$16,212.08
$24,204.41

$14,521.63

:,222 J 3

$8,851.16

34.00

196.50
193.60

1.50

298.40
25I.OO

11.40

$73.90

420.00
270.00
4,110.03

X-7805-b

1934-

1,558.17
1,166.09

1,501.54

298.40

2,551.86 (*)
969.59

562.98

2,551.86 (a)

6,299.30
Reimbursable charges:
Treasury Department
$2,268.49
Reconstruction Finance Corporation . . 4,949-39 (b)
Exp. Nat 1 1 Bkg. Emergency Act 3-9-33 • 2,148.01
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation .
45*20
Postal Savings System
3^-53
120.44
Comp. Currency Div. Insolv. Nat'l Bks..
Farm Credit Administration
76-30
Central Banks Cooperatives
16.29
Home Owners Loan Corporation
17*76
Department Agriculture . . . . . . .
7«%8
Civil Works Administration
.89
Less Reimbursable Charges




. . $9,682.78
$14,521.63

(&) Main line rental, RichmondWashington
(#) Includes salaries of Washington
operators
(*) Credit
(a) Amount reimbursable to Chicago
(b) This figure includes $51.44 cost oi
overtime wire used by R. F. C. on
December 31, 1933•
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