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R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Sunday morning, A p r i l 27, 1915; n o t e a r l i e r .
STATEMENT FOB THE PEESS

S t . >50

A p r i l 26, 1919*

I n c r e a s e d "borrowings "by member banks s e c u r e d by U.S. war . o b l i g a t i o n s and f u r t h e r g a i n s of g o l d by t h e E e s e r v e banks t h r o u g h d e p o s i t by t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s Treasu r y a r e i n d i c a t e d i n the F e d e r a l Reserve B o a r d ' s weekly bank s t a t e m e n t i s s u e d a s a t
c l o s e of b u s i n e s s on

A p r i l 25, 1919•

The b a n k s r e p o r t a t o t a l i n c r e a s e of 39*7 m i l l i o n s of war p a p e r on band a s
a g a i n s t n e t l i q u i d a t i o n of 11.6 m i l l i o n s of o t h e r d i s c o u n t s .

About 9 1 m i l l i o n s

of p a p e r i s h e l d a t p r e s e n t by 4 banks under d i s c o u n t f o r o t h e r F . R . banks, comp a r e d w i t h 98.6 m i l l i o n s t h e wedc Before.

In a d d i t i o n 3 banks h o l d 7 *2 m i l l i o n s of

a c c e p t a n c e s , a c q u i r e d f r c m o t h e r F.R. banks w i t h t h e i r endorsement, compared w i t h
1 0 . 1 m i l l i o n s so h e l d on
11.1 m i l l i o n s .

A p r i l 12.

Tbtal a c c e p t a n c e s on hand show a d e c l i n e of

Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s i n c r e a s e d about 2 . 5 m i l l i o n s ,

l a r g e l y the

r e s u l t of the i s s u e to t h e Banks of 2 p e r c e n t c e r t i f i c a t e s to s e c u r e F e d e r a l
Reserve bank n o t e s , t h e c i r c u l a t i o n of which i n c r e a s e d about 3 - 8 m i l l i o n s d u r i n g
the week.
Wet d e p o s i t s show an i n c r e a s e of over 17 m i l l i o n s , n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the n e t
w i t h d r a w a l of 14,8 m i l l i o n s of

Government f u n d s r e p o r t e d f o r t h e week.

Additions

to the b a n k s ' c a s h r e s e r v e s t o t a l e d 9*3 m i l l i o n s , of which over 7 m i l l i o n s was g o l d .
As t h e r e s u l t of t h e s e g a i n s t h e b a n k s ' r e s e r v e p e r c e n t a g e of 5 2 » I r e m a i n s unchanged, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the i n c r e a s e of over 17 m i l l i o n s i n n e t d e p o s i t s and of
5 . 8 m i l l i o n s i n F . R. n o t e c i r c u l a t i o n .
Mainly a s t h e r e s u l t of admission of new members i n t h e Hew York, Cleveland,
A t l a n t a and D a l l a s r e s e r v e d i s t r i c t s ,
$241,000 f o r t h e week.

t h e c a p i t a l a c c o u n t shows an i n c r e a s e of

Since t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e y e a r t h e p a i d - i n c a p i t a l of t h e

Reserve b a n k s h a s i n c r e a s e d by over 1 , 3 m i l l i o n s .




St.350a
R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Sunday morning A p r i l 27, 1919; n o t e a r l i e r .
STATEMENT OF COMBINED RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS APRIL 25, 1919.
A p r i l 26, 1918
R E S 0 U'.B C E S
APRIL 18, 1919
A p r i l 25, 1919
Gold c o i n and c e r t i f i c a t e s .
$486,820,000
$340,022,000
$346,145,000
Gold S e t t l e m e n t Fund - F . R - Board
439 > 7 7 , 0 0 0
605,509,000
612,365,00.
Gold w i t h f o r e i g n a g e n c i e s •
. , 5 2 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ...
978 , 797,000
T o t a l gold h e l d by banks
945,831,000
958,510,000
824,218,000
1,035,519,000
1,109,949,000
Gold w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Agents
118,128,000
23,985,000
113.436,000
Gold Redemption Fund
2,162,157,000 1,827,000,000
2,169,216,000
T o t a l gold r e s e r v e s
63,945.000
68,702,000
70,936,000
Legal tender n o t e s , s i l v e r , e t c .
2,240,152,000
2,230,859,000 1,890,945,000 "
Total reserves
642,429,000
1,720,960,000
1,760,672,000
B i l l s d i s c o u n t e d ( s e c u r e d b y G o v ' t , war o b l i g a t i o n s
201,314,000
259,314,000
189,740,000
(All other
302.344.000
185,822,000
196,885=000
B i l l s bought i n open m a r k e t
2,136,234,000
2 , 1 1 9 , 1 5 9 , 0 0 0 l,204,5SJ a Cp.0__
T o t a l b i l l s on hand
41,446,000
U.S.Government l o n g - t e r m s e c u r i t i e s
27,137,000
27,135,000
U.S.Government s h o r t - t e r m s e c u r i t i e s
189,038,000
191,501,000
37,407,000
2.722.000
All other earning a s s e t s
Total earning a s s e t s
2,35M70,000
2,335,33^,000 1,236,162,000
10,574,000
10,558,000
Bank p r e m i s e s
U n c o l l e c t e d i t e m s & o t h e r d e d u c t i o n s from g r o s s d e p o s i t s
630,614,000
388,845,000
655,446,000
5fo Redemption Fund a g a i n s t F . R . bank n o t e s
8,454,000
8,176,000
528,000
All other resources
8.101.000
1
59.000
7,395,000
TOTAL RESOURCES
5,252,687,000
5,248,646,000 3,566,839,000
L I A B I L I T I E S
52,015,000
Capi t-al p a i d • i n
31,774,000
74,963,000
4o,466,000
49,466,000
Surplus
1,134,000
Government d e p o s i t s
91,726,000
106,561,000
130,663,000
Due t o members - Reserve a c c o u n t
1,664,320,000
1,655,360,000
1,497,416,000
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
491,605,000
496,788,000
235,174,000
Other d e p o s i t s i n c l u d i n g f o r e i g n g o v ' t , "credits
115.057 000
81 , 8 9 0 r 0 0 0
131.307.000
2,382,703,000
2,390,516,000 1,945,148,000
Total gross deposits
F.R. notes in a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
2 , 5 4 3 . 4 0 4 , 0 0 0 1,526,232,000
2,5^9,552,000
158,848,000
F . R , bank n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n - n e t l i a b i l i t y
155,074,000
7,395,000
30.098.000
28.112.000
11.467.000
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
5,252,687,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES
5,248,646,000 3,566,839,000
R a t i o of t o t a l r e s e r v e s t o n e t d e p o s i t and F ; R . n o t e
l i a b i l i t i e s combined
52.1 $
52.1$
61.3^
R a t i o of g o l d r e s e r v e s t o F . R . n o t e s i n 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 n e t deposit l i a b i l i t i e s
63.3^
63.8£



R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Sunday morning A p r i l 27, 1919; n o t e a r l i e r .
WEEKLY STATEMENT OF RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS APRIL 25, 193-9
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s , )
Boston
Gold c o i n and c e r t i f i c a t e s
2,975
Gold S e t t l e m e n t F u n d - F-.R. Board 37>738
T o t a l g o l d h e l d by b a n k s —
_40,713
Gold rath F e d e r a l Reserve Agents 60,405
. Gold redemption f u n d
11,4-92
T o t a l gold r e s e r v e s
"112,blO
Legal tender n o t e s , s i l v e r , e t c . 6 T 150
Total r e s e r v e s
112,760
B i l l s discounted:
Secured by Government war
o b l i g a t i o n s (a)
157,068
All other
5,376
B i l l s bought i n open m a r k e t (b)
9,694
T o t a l b i l l s on hand
172,138
U.S.Gov't, long-term s e c u r i t i e s
53-9
U.S.Gov't.short-term securities l6f7l6
T o t a l learning a s s e t s
189,393
Bank p r e m i s e s
800
U n c o l l e c t e d i t e m s and o t h e r d e d u c t i o n s from g r o s s deposits-•'.'•51,099
5/o Redemption f u n d a g a i n s t
F.R. bank n o t e s
8lb
All other resources
264
TOTAL RESOURCES
361, 1)2

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R E S O U R C E S
New York p h i l a . C l e v e l . Ricfrn. A t l a n t a Chicago S t - L o u i s I/linn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San F r a n . T o t a l
8,760 3 4 0 , 0 2 2
256,236 •
125 19,089
2,226
8 , 0 6 1 22,960
3,961
8,380
99 7 , 1 5 0
5 , 6 2 1 36,606
605,809
1 8 9 , 5 0 1 42,122 5 6 , 2 ^ 2 24,119 1 2 , 0 6 1 1 1 5 , 2 6 1 2 5 , 2 1 1 27,792 3 3 , 5 3 5
45
366
1
2
,
7
7
1
"9457831"
445,737 42,247 7 5 , 3 3 1 26,345 20,122 138,221 29
1 ^ 1 7 2 33 , 634
28,207 • 3 5 , 6 I 4 16,789 i 0 7 > d T i " l O ^ ^ S "
276,335 76,069 138,796 31,515 43/699 255,723 40
2,185 113,436
2,512
25,000 7,636
844 11,086
4,60 3 3 0 , 9 5 7
5 ,873
7,728
3,520
7 4 7 , 0 7 2 125,952 2 1 4 , 9 7 1 6 g f g 4 6 6 8 , 4 2 4 4 2 4 , 9 0 1 75 ,438 67,899 75,976 32,072 154,955 2, l b 9 , 2 l b
54,539 ;
643
1.302
543
1.348
1.321
2 ,2Z9_
J2Z
70,316J2._
_W_ JL2%5_

801,611 126,595 216,273 69,489 69,772 426,222 77,717 67,971 76,113 34,347 155,282 2,240^152

685,022 182,I69 122,102 9 1 , 1 3 8 7 0 , 6 8 2 195,872
24,045
9,501
5,935 11,692 11,474 16,510
826 21.254 7 , 4 7 4
24 f 556
46,901
7 5 5 , 9 7 0 192,49b 149,291 110,304 87,869
1,305

1,385

68.821 17.276
826,096 211,157
500
3,372
157,974

64,377

1,234
5-Jb0

1,083
15.498
165,872
875

116,898
312

50,794

41,799

71,774
9,074
J-^16.
86,824
1,153

37,705
9,552
18,781

66,038

11.068

ll6
8,824
74,978

30,512 .77,437 4i,034

13,580

377
8,974
97,220

217

19.612

261,026
2,936

101,045
541

2 6 , 3 5 0 7 8 , 4 2 1 1,760,672
189,740
2 8 , 5 9 1 15,135
_J,_S13_ J&55a.
185.^5225 6 , 7 5 4 132,115 2 , 1 3 6 , 2 3 4
8,867 3 , 9 6 7
2,633
27,135
- 6 * 4 1 9 - 4,900
23-l^OL
104,843 65,621 1 4 0 , 7 2 1 2 , 3 5 4 , 8 7 0
4oo
4oo
10,574
221
42,369
42,855
4,273..
89,497

49,065

27,173 25,77 0

630,6l4

8,176
34s
211
689
1,266
358
487
660 1,027
si4
104
_Woi_
ML.
JZL
1,792,735 404,468 435,093 229,659 198,395 769,614 221,128 156,911 231,624 128,37 0 3 23 , 558 5,252,687
1,836
1.846

850

989

423
251

827
65
> 5 2 (c)l,Q96

ME H 0 R AN DA
(a) I n c l u d e s b i l l s d i s c o u n t e d
f o r other F.R.banks, viz
(b) I n c l u d e s b a n k e r s ' a c c e p t a n c e s bought f r o m o t h e r F . R .
banks With t h e i r endorsement
r i t f c o u t t h e i r endorsement—

10,000

20,000

6,718

254

(c) I n c l u d e s Government o v e r d r a f t of $64o,000.



-

-

10.000

50,964

90,964

187
3,796

-

S,071.

14,603

7,159
26,380

R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Sunday m o r n i n g A p r i l 27, 1919; n o t e a r l i e r .
WEEKLY STATEMENT OF RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS APRIL 25, 1919"
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s -)
L I A B I L I T
Boston New York p h i l a - C l e v e l 6,793
21,099 7 , 5 5 5 9 , 2 2 5
2,996
21,117 2,605 3 , 5 5 2
11,152
23,159
5,904
8,835
101,912
702,530 103,265 124,55%
40,800
118,009 56,15 1 4 l , U 0 2
*
122,422
655
327
1 5 ^ 9
9 ^ 7 * 5 0 168,978 1 7 5 , 1 2 1

Capital paid-in
*
Surplus
Government d e p o s i t s
Due t o m e m b e r s - R e s e r v e a c c o u n t
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
All other deposits
Total gross deposits
—
F,33,notes i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n 177,737
735,512 206,593
F.R.bank notes in c i r c u l a tion - net l i a b i l i t y
lb,010
3 4 , 7 7 5 16,276
10,482
2,428
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
3,057
TOTAL LIABILITIES
— 3 b i , 132 l , 7 9 2 , 7 3 " 5 ^ 0 4 , 4 b 8

St-350c

I E S
Richm. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn - Kans-Cy- Dalla.s Saxi Fran- T o t a l
4,18%
3,236 i l , 4 o 4
3,825
2,977
3,749
3,233
4 702
52,015
'*2,196 1,510 6 , 4 l 6
1,603 1 , 4 1 5
2,421
1,154
2,44g
4g,466
l , 6 s 6 l4,b03
5,961
2,074
4,923
5,985
4,351
91,72b
5 2 , 9 4 2 4 4 , 3 8 1 231,043 5 9 , 7 5 9 4 8 , 3 3 4 7 1 , 4 6 8 3 9 , 5 9 5 83,907 1 , 6 6 4 , 3 2 0
3 5 , 1 9 0 22,628 5 4 , 1 5 4 3 3 , 4 3 5
8,897 3 4 , 9 1 3 22,459 2 0 , 5 3 4
4gi,o05
50
232
1,924
327
4o6
579
63
7,124
135,057
91,152" 65,927 ^ 0 1 , 7 5 ^ 3 9 , 5 1 5 5 9 , 7 1 1 112,153 b 8 , 4 0 2 115,94b 2 , 3 * 2 , 7 0 5

230,595 125,391 115,333 426,455 104,095 56,481 95,420 47,725 191,912 2,549,552
,
r ,
5,246
8,282 20,813 11,014 5 , 5 1 1 13,170 6 , 6 6 6
6,495 155,848
2,010
1,460
1,107
2,772
1,073
816
1,681
1,157
2,055
30,095
435,093 229,659 195,395 7 6 9 , 6 1 4 2 2 1 , 1 2 8 1 5 ^ 3 1 1 231,624 128,3 7 0 3 23 7555 5 , 2 5 2 , 6 8 7

14,590

MEMORANDA
C o n t i n g e n t l i a b i l i t y a s e n d o r s e r on Discounted paper rediscounted
,
with other F.R.banks
k l S ^ n k e r s ' a c c e p t a n c e s s o l d to
o t h e r F , R. banks
7,159

~

_
29,496

-

-

—
-

25,000
-

-

-

-

-

10,000
-

. . .
26,468
-

—
-

90,964
7,159

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES OUTSTANDING AND IN ACTUAL CIRCULATION
F. h. notes outstanding
F . r . n o t e s h e l d by bank
f,r.notes in actual circulation

184,172
6,435

"1777737

8i4,163 216,536 24i,063 129,505 119,319 452,418 118,528 87,973 1 0 3 , 6 i r 49,184 215,928 2,732,403
75,351
9,943 1 0 , 4 6 8
4,117 3 , 9 5 6 25,963 14,433
1,492 5 , 1 9 1
l > 5 b 24,016
182,851
73s,812 206,593 230,595 125,391 115,333 426,455'104,095 86,481 98,420 . 4?,728 191,912 2,549,552

DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND U-S-GOVEEM.IEFT SHORT TERM SECURITIES BY MATURITIES.
Within 15 days
l 6 t o 30 days
3 1 t o 60 days
6 l t o r§0 days
B i l l s discounted




l,<Mte6

74,823

f0,|£

•

Over 90 days T o t a l
®'5£>7

St.350d

R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Sunday morning A p r i l 27, 1919; not e a r l i e r .

STATEMENT OF FEDERAL HE SERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS APRIL 25, 1919'
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s . )
Boston New York p h i l a » C l e v e l . Richn. A t l a n t a
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES:
Received from Comptroller
302,640 1,479,980 352,820 ^ 3 , 0 2 0 222,220 219,000
Returned to Comptroller
91,008
522,217 116,924 72.137 6 4 , 2 5 2 4 1 . 8 8 1
Chargeable to F. R, Agent — 211,632
957,763 235,296 270,883 157,96s 177,119
In hands of F-R.Agent
27,460 3,43,600 19,360 29,820 28,460 57,800
I s s u e d t o F.R.bank l e s s amount
returned to F.R, Agent f o r
r 0 demp t i 011 ————————— ——-—• 184,172
814,163 216,536 241,063 129,508 119.319
COLLATERAL SECURITY FOR
OUTSTANDING NOTES:
Gold c o i n and c e r t i f i c a t e s
on hand —
Gold redemption fund
11,405
Gold Settlement Fund -F*R-Board 49,000
E l i g i b l e paper, 111 inimtan required 123,767
Total
AMOUNT OF ELIGIBLE PAPER
DELIVERED TO F.R. AGENT




Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn.
587,760
10^,90?.

482,858
30,44o

Kan s - Cy D a l l a s San Fran.

190,220 128,880 160J00 101,960
5 1 , 1 1 2 28,167 4 ] ,709
1 ^ , 1 0 8 100,713 116,99%

20,580

452,4.1.8 118,528

29,471

Total

269,320 4 , 3 5 8 , 5 2 0
4 5 , 3 9 2 1,213, J7?.

72,489 223,928 3,147 Jl!S
12,740 13,380 23,305 8,000 4 1 4 , 9 4 5

87,973 103.6.1.1

4 9 , 1 8 4 215,928 2 , 7 3 2 , 4 0 5

184,172

2,500
13,052
11,581
236,498
2,199 5,178
1,963 2,155 3 , 2 5 4 2 , 5 2 4 9,690
84,829
75,000 61,889 100,000 30,000 39,000 250,545 38,430 13,000 31,360 2,684 97,714 788,622
537,828 140,467 102.267 97.993 75.620 196,695 78.135 59.766 68.997 3 2,395 108,524 1.622,454
814,163 216,536 241,063 129,508 119,319 452,418 118,528 87,973 103,611 49,184 215,928 2 , 7 3 2 , 4 0 3

172,138

755,970 142,687 148,517 102,398

183,740
17,595

-

14,180

25,625
13,171

1,515

80,278

236,938

86,486

6l,l43

89,4^7

56,754

111,300

2,o44,io6