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BOARD O F G O V E R N O R S
OF THE

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
WASHINGTON

ADDRfll OFFICIAL DORRIIFDNOINCE
TO THE IOARD
********




October 17, 1959

Dear Sir:
There is attached a copy of the report of expenses of the main lines of the Federal Reserve Leased Wire System for the month
of September 1939.
Please credit the amount payable by
your bank to the Board, as shown in the last
column of the statement, to the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond in your daily statement of
credits through the Interdistrict Settlement
Fund for the account of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, and advise the
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond by mail the
amount and purpose of the credit.
Very truly yours,

0. E. Foulk,
Fiscal Agent.

Enclosure

TO PRESIDENTS OF ALL FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
EXCEPT RICHMOND

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REPORT OF EXPENSES OF MAIN LINES Of FEDERAL RESERVE
LEASED WIRE SYSTEM FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. 1959

Words Sent
by N. Y.
Chargeable
to Other
F.R. Banks

Total
Words
Chargeable

R s ud
q
fPr»n
i u ricL

Expenses
Paid
by Banks
and
Board I:2),

Payable
to
Board
of Governors

Federal
Reserve
Bank

Number
of Words
Sent

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

25,325
76,760
19,851
38,204

932
913

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

25,697
42,247
65,672
44,162

892
887
1,255
888

26,589
43,134
66,927
45,050

582.27
944.59
1,465.64
986.55

198.52
241.39
1,285.98
298.90

383.75
703.20
179.66
687.65

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

21,242
46,554
35,669
47,475

883
890
920
900

22,125
47,444
36,589
48,375

484.52
1,038.98
801.26
1,059.37

190.55
273.06
272.95
369.34

293.97
765.92
528.31
690.03

226,487

4,959.85

10,870.21

Board of
Governors

226,487

Total

715,345

896
-

-

10,256

Share of
Total Expenses (2)

26,221 $
574.22 $
280.63 1| 293.59
76,760
1,680.97
1,042.75
638.22
20,783
455.13
244.69
210.44
39,117
856.63
321.01
535.62

725,601 $15,889.98

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$15,889.98 $5,910.36

(1) Based on cost per word ($.02189906) for business handled during the month.
(2) Payments by banks are for personal services and supplies and payments by Board
are for personal services and supplies ($1,711.19) and wire rental ($9,159.02).
Personal services include salaries of main line operators and of clerical help
engaged in work on main line business, such as counting the number of words in
messages; also overtime and supper money and Retirement System contributions
at the current service rate.