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FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
WASHINGTON

December 24, 1920.
st.1676
SUBJECT:

1 9 a E d i t i o n of Form 3U,
Daily Balance Sheet,

Dear S i r :
With r e f e r e n c e to the d a i l y balance sheet Form 3^,
the 1921 e d i t i o n of which i s "being forwarded to each Federal
Reserve Bank and Branch as r e c e i v e d from the Government
P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , may w ask t h a t the special a t t e n t i o n of the
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Bank be i n v i t e d to the following changes made i n the form:
Code items BAZE and BEDE have been changed so as to
r e p r e s e n t a l l paper secured by U, S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s ,
i n s t e a d of paper secured by U. S. wax o b l i g a t i o n s as shown on
the p r e s e n t e d i t i o n of the form* Corresponding changes have
been made i n the d e t a i l e d c l a s s i f i c a t i o n appearing on the
r e v e r s e side of the form*
Several of the code words shown i n the "Uncollected
Items" block of the p r e s e n t form having been eliminated, the
SETL telegram sent to the Board on Saturday morning should
show the necessary change i n u n c o l l e c t e d items a g a i n s t code
item BUDA* Other changes r e s u l t i n g from the settlement through
the gold fund should be r e p o r t e d against code items BABE, TEND,
TEAM, TOTE, CURL and TRAP.
Beginning with January 1 dividends are to be accrued
d a i l y and the gross amount r e p o r t e d , i n the space provided
t h e r e f o r , as a deduction from current n e t earnings i n order to
. a r r i v e a t the n e t amount of earnings a v a i l a b l e f o r surplus and
f r a n c h i s e t a x . The amount of such dividends accrued, p l u s
i n t e r e s t received from new members account c a p i t a l stock
requirements, and l e s s dividends p a i d i n the c u r r e n t p e r i o d
on account of the surrender of c a p i t a l stock, should be shown
a g a i n s t item ,f Accrued dividends unpaid 11 i n the 'Miscellaneous
L i a b i l i t i e s " block*
Yours very t r u l y ,

R* G. Emerson,
A s s i s t a n t to Governor.

L a t t e r sent to each F.R.Agent,