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Not e a r l i e r .

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STATEMENT FOR TM
September 7, 1918
Continued gains i n d i s c o u n t s , mainly of war loan paper, a l s o i n note c i r c u l a t i o n
i r a indicated by r,ha Federal Reserve Board's weekly bank statement i s s u e d a s a t close
of business on September 6, 191S.
INVESTMENTS: Discounted b i l l s on hand show an i n c r e a s e f o r the week of 113-8
m i l l i o n s , a l l the banks except Kansas City r e p o r t i n g s u b s t a n t i a l a d d i t i o n s to t h e i r
holdings of discounted p a p e r . Of the t o t a l reported S3-3 per cent as a g a i n s t 62,5
per cent the week before i s r e p r e s e n t e d by war paper, x . e , , b i l l s secured by Treasury
c e r t i f i c a t e s and Liberty bonds, Acceptances on hand' increased 1,2" m i l l i o n s , although
the New York bank shows net l i q u i d a t i o n of t h i s c l a s s of paper« An increase of 2.3
m i l l i o n s in Government short-term s e c u r i t i e s i s due p a r t l y to the t a k i n g by New York .
of a d d i t i o n a l Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s to secure Federal Reserve bank note c i r c u l a t i o n .
Total earning a s s e t s show an i n c r e a s e f o r the week of 116»6 m i l l i o n s .
DEPOSITS. Government d e p o s i t s increased $2,6 m i l l i o n s , a l l the banks except
Richmond and Dallas r e p o r t i n g l a r g e r amounts of government funds on hand. Members'
reserve d e p o s i t s show a decrease of 13.5 m i l l i o n s , while net d e p o s i t s show a gain of
28.7 m i l l i o n s .
RESERVES: The weem saw a f u r t h e r gain of 3*2 m i l l i o n s i n gold r e s e r v e s • Largely
as a r e s u l t of a r e t u r n movement of f u n d s from the i n t e r i o r , the New York bank r e p o r t s a gain of 33-5 m i l l i o n s in t o t a l r e s e r v e s . The banks' r e s e r v e percentage shows
a decline from $0.4 to 5^>9 per c e n t .
F 0 T S CIRCULATION: Federal Reserve Agents report a net a d d i t i o n of 100.8 m i l l i o n s
to F.R. notes outstanding, The banks show a gain f o r the week of 88 m i l l i o n s i n F,R,
i
^ . a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n , besides an increase of 3.3 m i l l i o n s i n t h e i r aggregate
l i a b i l i t i e s on F.R. bank n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n ,
CAPITAL. An increase of $191,000 i n p a i d - i n c a p i t a l i s due l a r g e l y to payment
f o r Federal Reserve bank stock by newly admitted members, Hie l a r g e s t gains under
t h i s head are shown f o r the Chicago, St, Louis, P h i l a d e l p h i a and Richmond banks.
CONDITION OF MEMBER BANKS, AUGUST 30, I9IS.
Further reductions i n the holdings of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s and Liberty bonds
are indicated by the Board's • c o n s o l i d a t e d weekly statement showing c ondition on
August 30 of 734 member banks i n leading c i t i e s . Large withdrawals f o r the week of
Government depcsits^are i p a i t l y o f f s e t by s u b s t a n t i a l gains in net demand d e p o s i t s .
,, Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s on hand show a decrease of 28*2 m i l l i o n s and U,S. bonds,
other than c i r c u l a t i o n bonds - a decrease of 11.9 m i l l i o n s . For the c e n t r a l reserve
c i t i e s a decrease of 21.9 m i l l i o n s in c e r t i f i c a t e s and a s l i g h t increase of 1.6
bond s i s
; , n o t e d . Loans secured by government war o b l i g a t i o n s de-

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16^1 per cent

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r e s e r v e c i t y banks t h i s share shows a decline from I 6 . 5 to
d e p o s i t s i n d i c a t e net withdrawals during the week of

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r e p o r t i n g banks the r a t i o of loans and investments to t o t a l d e p o s i t s
P e r cent, while f o r the banks i n the c e n t r a l r e s e r v e c i t i e s
v
10
" #
°
.6.3 o b t a i n s f o r the two dates under d i s c u s s i o n . The r a t i o of
wserye and cash to t o t a l d e p o s i t s shows a r i s e from l 4 . 6 per cent to 15.5 per cent
r e p o r t i n g banks and from 15.9 to 17 per cent f o r the banks i n the c e n t r a l
Excess r e s e r v e s of a l l r e p o r t i n g banks work cut a t 136.5 m i l l i o n s ,
y1
^ m i l l i o n s tne waeK before . For the c a n t r a l reserve c i t y banks an
increase in t h i s item from 64.6 to IO9.3 m i l l i o n s i c noted.


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Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Sunday morning September g , 191s.
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STATB4M1 OF COMBINED RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS SEPTEMBER 6 , 1918.
RESOURCES
September 6, l g i g
August 30, 1918
Gold in vault and in t r a n s i t
3S3.225,000
$
$354,009,000
Gold settlement fund, F.R.Board
496,531,000
520,926,000
Geld with f o r e i g n agencies
5.82q .000
Total gold h e l d "by "banks
2^5,589,000
910,764,000
Gold with Federal Reserve Agents
1,087,760,000
1,061,597,000
Gold redemption fund
4l .431.000
—
4
3
,
6
3
4
,
0
0
0
Total gold r e s e r v e s
2,015,983,000
2,013,794,000
Legal tender n o t e s , s i l v e r , e t c .
53,511.000
53 .168.000
Total r e s e r v e s
2, Of0/494,000
2,066,962,000
B i l l s discounted f o r members and F.R.Banks
1,5^1,9^000
1,428,235.000
B i l l s bought in open market
€33.7^.000
232.563.000
Total b i l l s on hand
lo b
1,715,740,000
1,660,79s ,000
U,S-Government long-term s e c u r i t i e s
29,768,000
30,350,000
U.S.Government short-term s e c u r i t i e s
28,030,000
25,772,000
All other earning a s s e t s
• 75.000
67.000
Total earning a s s e t s
1,833,613,000
1,716,987,000
Uncollected items (deduct from gross deposits)
642,377,000
568,655,000
f p Redemption fund against F.R. bank notes
1,313,000
1,164,000
All other resources
12.076.000
11.787.000
TOTAL RESOURCES
4,559,873,000
4,365,555,000
L I A B I L I T I E S
Capital p a i d - i n
78,359,000
78,168,000
Surplus
1,134,000
1,134,000
Government deposits
197,325,000
104,729,000
Due to members - r e s e r v e account
1,465,102,000
1,478,639,000
Collection items
46l,64o,ooo
437,885,000
Other deposits including f o r e i g n g o v ' t , c r e d i t s
nq.Q6o.ooo
120.100.000
Total gross deposits
2 , 2 % , 027,000
2,141,553,000
F.R, n o t e s in a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
€,180,679,000
2;,092,708,000
F.E. bank notes in c i r c u l a t i o n - n e t l i a b i l i t y
23,964,000
20,687,000
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
31.710.000
31.305.000
TOTAL LIABILITIES
4459,873,000
4,365,555,000
Ratio of t o t a l r e s e r v e s to net deposit and
F»R« note l i a b i l i t i e s combined
54.$
56.4$
Ratio of gold r e s e r v e s to F.R. notes in a c t u a l
C i r c u l a t i o n a f t e r s e t t i n g aside 35$ a g a i n s t
deposit l i a b i l i t i e s
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for FRASER
69.
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September 7, 1917
$ 4i4 ,433 ,000
395,853,000
52.500.000
862,786,000
^9^,779,000

7.218.000
1,364,783,000
50.608rOOP

1,415,391,000
168,217,000
173,199,000.

341,416,000
45,394,000
42,441,000

52%&QSL

429,780,000
228,996,000
500,000

47,000

2,074,714,000
59,256,000

39,926,000
1,138,542,000
154,112,000

53,339.000

1,355,919,000
621,299,000
6,394,000
1,346,000

2,074,714,000
79.6$

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Sunday mon:.mg September 8', i q i 8 .
Not e a r l i e r .
WEEKLY STATEMENT OF RESOURCES AliD LIABILITIES FOR EACH OF 'THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF
(In thousands of d o l l a r s . )
RESOURCES
Boston New York P h i l a . Cleval. Riehm. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis
Gold in v a u l t and in t r a n s i t
2,819
257,998
279 22,566
6,l6l
6,829 €6,761
1,200
Gel-. settlement fund, F.R.Board
71,5^0
107,592 55,317 53,713 26,400 12,862 64,450 25,-286
Gold with f o r e i g n agencies
4os
2,011
4cs
%5
£C4
175
Sib
233
Total golA h e l d by banks
74,M
397,601 60,004 77,104 32,765 19,866 92,027 26,719
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BUSINESS SEPTEMBER 6, l g i g
Minn- Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran. Total
8,222
353
6,962 12,778
383 228
10,011 23,965
9,340 32 055
yg&'lsl
2»
291
SOU
s KV,
18,466 24,609 16,506 45,155
885,589
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i.«%,%o

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Bi:i-" a disoomtea for numbers and

75s,*»z6 177,606 213,63 5 75,Sk

49,194,277,601 Sl,82g >9.897 83,700 33,335 137,357 2,070,494

B i r n ^ i n open m a x * e t
Tobal b i l l s en hand
111,338
U S^ovexnment long-warn s e c u r i t i e s
742
U- 5 Government short-term
«
l,4l6
Ax,- other earning a s s e t s
—
Totai earning a s s e t s
113,496
Uncollected items (deduct from

Migg
704 861 108,549 125,200
1,4 5 0
1,347
2,292
13,881
1,211
1,725

68^6
1,233
1,510

720,192 111,107 129,217

71,599

1'Sl
58>76
620
4,508
991
2,112
67
60,156 267,528

65,0#
1,154
ll6
321
9^0
g
63,906 66,130

5 / E e a L p S o n S l f ^ d against r.H.

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31,661

4i,g 5 4

banknotes
All ° t n e r resources
TOTAL RESOURCES

55,102 40,713

7 6,4 7 4

^ g g
5 7 . ^ 7 3 ^ 2 ^ ^ 6 1 ^ ^
8 868
3 977
3>6l
29 768
1-269
1 651
1 003
28 030
__
75
67,610 51,754 110,918 1,833,613
9
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14,373 53,514 22,792 35,925

642,377

—
424
50
18
200
400
137
84
1,313
#
1,973
1.665
5Q7
828
757
1. S6S
n£l
PQg
q 18
77A
1.382
12.076
298,828 1,650,032 35^,9^9 398,551 189,002 l 4 l , 7 8 6 623,368 188,150 124,602 206,142 108,797 275,666 4,559,873

l i a b i l i t i e s
paid-in

burp^uo

Government d e p o s i t s
Due to members, reserve account

G,510

20,109

25,259
90,751

75

O t t i r S . u s ^ i n c i n d i n g foreign
government c r e d i t s
Total gross deposits ^
F . R ^ n o t e s in a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n




8,751

3,94s

31.789
661,057

16,928 £0,979
92,5^9 110,500

6,138
4?,152

123 988

"5-570

OH-9

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147,998
l4l,s4o

7,33%-

43 222

•

116

33 469

'

3,137

10,796

3,721

2,883

3,590

3,059

8,011 33,839
34,510 194,153

9,158
50,724

8,946
36,129

11,890
60,632

6,284
31,659

Uo

21 738

-

216

47 086

•

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—
184
—
p*
—
933 , 665 155,047 174,885 86,759 64,287 275,078
078,298 190,452 212,398 96,678 73,303 328,297

35,396
i£g
95,446
87,705
- i s

38

9,897

78,359

1 134

18,104
197'325
55,286 1,465 102

29,53% 13,624 26,124

2r
...
54,997 102,060
65,410 90,500
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4,521

J : 5

461,640

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? 7 p4
51,567 1 0 2 ^ 3 8 2,244,027
50,384 l 6 5 , 4 l 4 2,180,679
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Not e a r l i e r .

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STATEMENT OF FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS SEPTEMBER 6, I 9 I 8 .
(In thousands of d o l l a r s . )
FFIf.rUL RESERVE NOTES:
Received from Comptroller
Returned to Comptroller
Chargeable t o F.R.Agent
In hands of F.R.Agent
I s s u e d to F.R. bank l e s s amount
r e t u r n e d to F.R. Agent f o r
7
redemption

Boston

New York P h i l a . C l e v e l . Richm.

A t l a n t a Chicago St -Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San F r a n . T o t a l

198,140 1 ,,078,080 251,940 261,220 136,920 120,860 4i4,74o 126,500 84,,080 123,700 74,340 190,760 3,057,280
-38*131 243,587 46,-237 23,044 28/656 £2.203 28.620 21,274 16.0Q7 21,112 17.978 n.l6q
520.568
159,749 834,493 205,703 238,176 108,^64 98,657 386,120 101,226 67,983 102,538 56,362 177,331 2,536,712
^,200
32*200 5.120 15.520 5,100 22,205 4lT720 6,5b0 1.670 7.720 5.325
2l6.q4c
145,949

742,293 200,583 222,656 103,164 76,452 344,400 94,666 66,313 94,868 51,037 177,391 2,319,772

COLLATERAL SECURITY FOR OUTSTANDING
NOTES:
Gold c o i n and c e r t i f i c a t e s on
b-:nd
5,000
Geld redemption fund
7,205
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d , F.R. Board
47,500
E l i g i b l e paper,minimum r e q u i r e d
s6 c44
To t a l
145,949

163,740
— 23,Slj>
2,504
13,102
11,081
219 <g4o
13,425 9,574 10,763 1,439 2,106
362 2,589 1,335 2,253 e, 553 7,7^6
61^690
1?0,000 101,921 100,000 40,000 20,870 178,863 49,131 8,300 55,360
684 84,2 01 806,830
445.128 88.788 88,080 61,725 50,972 165.175 42,946 4^.576 37.^5 36.689 85.464 1 232.012
742,293 200,583 ^2^656 103,164 76,452 344,400 94,666 66,313 94,868 51,037 177,391 ^,319,772

AMOUNT OF EHGIBLE PAPER
DELIVERED TO F. R. AGENT

704,861 92,53s 124,574 66,014 51,333 260,90s 4s,305 57,434 57,473 46,126 92,950 1,719,854

111,33s

MEMORANDA
F . R. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
F . R. n o t e s h e l d by bank
F.R.notes in actual circulation

145,9^9
. 4,109
141,840

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES OUTSTANDING AND IN ACTUAL CIRCULATION.
742,293 200,583 222,656 103,164 76,452 344,400 94,666 66,313 94,868
63,995 'in,
in, 131—10,25a
131—10,25% n,4%6
aJi&B 3,149 , In, 103
103 0,56.1
6,56.1
903 4,368
4.368
.63,995
$03
678,^98 190,452 2i2 f 3 9 g 96,67s 73,303 328,297 87,705 65,410 90,500

51,037 177,391 2,319,772
653 11,477 rsqr0<»
50,384 165,4l4 2,180,8]$

DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS, U.S.GOVERNMENT SHORT-TEBM SECURITIES AND WARRANTS BY MATURITIES.
B i l l s d i s c o u n t e d and bought
U.S..Government s h o r t - t e r m s e c u r i t i e s
Municipal w a r r a n t s



Within 15 days

5,388

16 to 3

14
3,722

31 to 60 days

248,
tot
i,o46
. 4i

6l
2

o

days

1,527
10

Over 90 days
15,302
16,347

16

Total

1,775,740
<-8,030
67

ReXeacsd tor p\Mi?.ation Sunday morning September E, igiS .
Not e a r l i e r .
STATMEMT SHOWING PRINCIPAL RESCUI'Cl; AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF MEMBER BANKS LOCATED IN CENTRAL RESERVE, RESERVE AND OTHER
X-ll?6d
SELECTED CITIES AS AT CLOSE OP BUSINESS AUGUST 30, 1918.
(In thousands of d o l l a r s . )
1. Data f o r a l l reporting banks in % each d i s t r i c t .
Boston -New York . P h i l a . - C l e v e l . . Richm. .Atlanta.Chicago .St.Louis Minn. -Kans.Cy. Dallas.San Fran. Total
No- r e p o r t i n g "banks
42
102
50
85
77
45
96
32
35
73
45
52
734
U.S.-bonds to secure c i r c u l a t i o n l 4 , 3 6 l
50,172 12,770 42,209 24,331 15,667
18,408 1?,408
6,369 13,710 17,629 34,505
267,539
Other U.S.bends including
L i b e r t y bonds
12,092
234,009 28,277 4?,996 28,301 22,304
56,368 16,090 11,390 15,556 14,988 27,608
514,979
U . S . c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness 49,084
460,753 48,457 70,573 27,658 27,222
106,734 27,666 18,412 30,547 14,428 49,580
931,ll4
Total U.S. s e c u r i t i e s
75,537
744,934 89,504 160,778 80,290 65,193
181,510 61,164 36,171 59,813 47,045111,693 1,713,632
Loans secured by tms/Donds,etc. 40,000
204,924 44,245 35,844 20,632
7,802
59,017 13,089 11,442
4,236
5,lU4
8,656
455,031
All other loans and investments 766,717 4,361,771 609,794 977,6)6 3 57,869 289.746 1,421,425 378,542 275,535 461,626 178,062 537,125 10,615,868
RESERVE with F . R . bank
64,71*2
663,815 55,311 86,500 30,275 26 528
14),442 34,598 17,475 48,830 l4,834 45,813 1,232,163
Cash in v a u l t
-22,930
115,136 18,617 29,720 16,651 13,472
68,761 11,569
7,674 15,567 11,303 19,836
351,236
Met demand deposits
654,927 4,352,751 584,633 733,552 313,736 206,894 1,052,463 267,883 157,83-2 384,215 138,571 383,440 9,230,897
Time d e p o s i t s
97,882
269,982 14,311 236,001 52,144 91,444
357,189 76,028 45,403 67,279 25,615 116,742 1,450,090
Government deposits
46,963
257,052 32,o66 42,392 l4,42o 13,822
57,913 15,761 26,045 21,678
7,653 12,139
547,910
2.

l a t a f o r banks in each c e n t r a l r e s e r v e c i t y , banks in a l l other reserve c i t i e s , and other r e p o r t i n g banks.
New.York
.Chicago-St-Louis Totaf Cen.Res.Cities Reserve C i t i e s . Country Banks.
Total
Aug.30^-Aug.23 Aug ."30 Aug.30 Aug.30
Aug.23
Aug.30
Aug.23
Aug-30
Aug.23 Aug.30—-Aug.23
No- r e p o r t i n g banks
69
69
4o
l4
123
123
446
446
165
165
734
734
U~S-Bonds to secure c i r c u l a t i o n 36,278
36,260
1,132 10,308
47,718
47,363
171,714
172,400 48,107 48,117
267,539
267,879
Other U.S.bonds including
L i b e r t y bends
-212,4o6 2 03,935 23,770 10,280
246,456
244,825
217,871
230,352 50,652 51,687
514,979
526,864
U . S . c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtednessL.36,929
455,880 55,463 20,-642
513,034
534,944
356,151
361,015 61,929 63,345
931,114
959,304
Total U.S. sec-urities
685,613
697,125 80,365 4 i , 2 3 0
807,208
827,131
745,736
763,76? 160,688 163,149 1,713,632 1,754,047
Loans secured by U.S.bonds,etc. 134,052
198,817 42,070
9,980
236,108
252,990
192,125
193,043 26,798 27,479
455,031
473,512
All o t h e r leans and investments ^Ql6, 821 4,035,712 863,43 1 275,745 5,155,997 5,191,868 4,633,684 4,649,91-2 82b, 187 815,912 10,615,868 10,657,692
Reserve with F.R.bank
633,007
588,019 99,896 27,083
764.986
712,486
413,929
397,828 53,24s 55,429 1,232,163 1,165,743
Cash in v a u l t
103,379
106,993 32,330
5,774
l4i,4s3
144,617
175,543
161,85s 34,210 3 6 , 4 I S
351,236
342,893
Net demand deposits
4,050,583 3,992,146 704,3.13 195,806 4,950,702 4,889,814 3,630,859 3,566,005 649,336 654,638 9,230,897 9,110,457
Time d e p o s i t s
3T.'*S>;3 213,515 129,97 5 54,097
401,915
405,544
855,168
847,976 192,937 191,762 1,4%,020 1,445,282
Government deposits
237,075
336,569 37,739 12,899
287,713
408,224
227,584
309,796 32,613 47,759
547,910
765,779
Ratio of combined r e s e r v e and
cash to t o t a l n e t d e p o s i t s ,
per, cent
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17.1

15.9

17.1

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17.0

15-9

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14-3

13-5

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15-5

14.6