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FEDERAL




0'

SEVENTEEN

FEDERAL
RESERV
O F ATLANTA

To the Stockhlders of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta:
In order that you may be fully informed as to the condition
of your bank on December 31, 1931, and may be advised as
to its earnings for the past year and the apportionment of those
earnings, and may know of the scope of its operations in 1931,
the enclosed statement and information has been compiled.

I w m this to be something mure than a formal statement
of condition. Please take the information of operations as
evidence of our service to our member banks a.nd of our desire

to be of greater service to them in 1932.
The complete report of the year’s operations which
mitted to the Federal Reserve Board by Mr. Oscar 1
Chairman of our Board of Directors, is 1u)2u in process 0.
ration and will be mailed to you.




Sincerely yours,

Governo

STATEMENT OF CONDITION-DECEMBER

31. 1931

RESOURCES
GOLDWITH FEDERAL
RESERVE
AGENT

GOLDREDEMPTION
FUND .

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TOTAL
BILLSAND SECURITIES . .
BANKS. . . .
DUEFROM FOREIGN
F. R. NOTESOF OTHERF. R. BANKS.
UNCOLLECTED
ITEMS . . . . .
. . . . . . .
BANKPREMISES
ALL OTHERRESOURCES . . . .
TOTAL RESOURCES . .

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.

$ 62,924,786.49

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$120,626,030.00

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2,724,902.61

GOLDHELDEXCLUSIVELY
AGAINST
F. R. NOTES .
Gom SETTLEMENT
FUND
WITH F. R . BOARD
. . .
Gom AND GOLD'CERTIFICATESEELD
BY BANK. .
TOTALGOLDRESERVES. . . . . . . .
RESERVES
OTHERTHANGOLD. . . . . . .
TOTAL
RESERVES
. . . . . . . . . .
NON-RESERVE
CASH . . . . . . . . .
BILLSDISCOUNTED:
SECURED
BY U. S. GOVERNMENT
OBLIGATIONS
. .
OTHERBILLSDISCOUNTED. . . . . . .
TOTALBILLSDISCOUNTED. . . . . . .
BILLSBOUGHTIN OPENMARKET. . . . . .
U. S. GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES:
BONDS. . . . . . . . . . . . .
TREASURY
NOTES. . . . . . . . . .
CERTIFICATES
AND BILLS. . . . . . . .
TOTAL
U. S. GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES
. . . .
OTHERSECURITIES . . . . . . . . .

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.

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$ 91,800,000.00

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. .

$ 94,524,902.61

7,416,111.52
7,619,521.03
$109,560,535.16
6,061,492.00
$115,622,027.16
4,368,121.01
$ 4,048,941.91

30,853,041.75
$ 34,901,983.66

13,235,152.83
6,520,450.00
380,200.00
7,037,000.00
$ 13,937,650.00

850,000.00
311,830.79
1,230,000.00
11,838,643.59
2,488,640.53
3,111,475.08
$201,895,524.65

LIABILITIES
F. R. NOTESIN ACTUALCIRCULATION
.

DEPOSITS
:
MEMBER
BANKS-RESERVE ACCOUNT.
GOVERNMENT
. . . . . . . .
FOREIGN
BANKS . . . . . . .
OTHERDEPOSITS. . . . . . .
TOTALDEPOSITS. . . . . . .
DEFERRED
AVAILABILITY
ITEMS . . .
CAPITALPAIDIN . . . . . . .
SURPLUS. . . . . . . . . .
ALL OTHERLIABILITIES. . . . .
TOTAL LIABILITIES




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$ 46,367,559.92

2,047,452.17
2,766,900.59
171,785.87
$ 51,353,698.55

12,000,176.84
5,158,250.00
10,448,658.03
2,308,711.23
$201,895,524.65

STATEMENT OF PROFIT AND LOSS A
DISTRIBUTION OF EAR1
For the Year Ending December 31

NET EARNINGS
JANUARY
1, 1931 THROUGH
DECEMBER
31,1931

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$

211,040.21

DISTRIBUTION
OF EARNINGS:
BANK PREMISES-DEPRECIATION..
RESERVEFOR PROBABLE
LOSSES. .

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. . . .

$

84,007.47

. . . . . .
. . . . . .

127,032.74
$

211,041).21

SURPLUS ACCOUNT
BALANCE
AT CLOSEOF PREVIOUS
YEAR. . . . . .
DIVIDENDS
PAID . . . . . . . . . . . .
DEPRECIATION
RESERVEON UNITEDSTATES
SECURITIES.
BALANCE
AT CLOSE
OF CURRENT
YEAR

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RATIO OF CURRENT NET EARNINGS
FOR YEAR 1931 TO:

AVERAGEPAIDINCAPITAL, 4.0%.
AVERAGEPAIDINCAPITALAND SURPLUS,
1.3%.
AVERAGEPAIDIN CAPITAL,SURPLUS
AND MEMBERBANKS
RESERVEDEPOSI'




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.

$10,857,310.05
313,246.96
95,405.06
$lO,M,658.03

VOLUME O F BUSINESS
TRANSACTED BY THE PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS O F THE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK O F ATLANTA
DURING THE YEAR 1931

BILLSDISCOUNTED
.

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ACCEPTANCES
PURCHASED
.

CURRENCYRECEIVEDAND

. . . . . . . . .
COUNTED . . . . . . .

COINRECEIVEDAND COUNTED.

. . . . . . . .

64,502

$

450,631,102.92

7,741

102,559,547.18

117,567,242

465,356,299.00

66,269,794

CHECKS€€ANDLED:
(a) ALLCHECKS-EXCEPT GOVERNMENT.

(b) U. S. GOVERNMENT
CHECKS

. . . .

26,092,900

7,889,772,000.00

. . . . . . .

2,848,000

337,726,000.00

148,077

119,207,366.64

73,889

2,110,000,643.64

21,835

151,484,850.00

26,700

116,839,600.00

COLLECTION
ITEMSHANDLED
:
(a) NOTES,
DRAFTS
AND OTHERITEMS.

(b)

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u. s. GOVERNMENT COUPONS PAID . . . . . .

( c ) ALLOTHERCOUPONSPAID.

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TRANSFERS
OF FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . .
UNITEDSTATES
SECURITIES:
(a) NEWISSUES.

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(b) REDEMPTIONS.

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( c ) EXCHANGES
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
FOR 1932
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK O F ATLAN'
DIRECTORS

NEWTON ..............CHAIRMAN, ATLANTA, GA.
W. .H. KETTIG.....DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
GEO. S. HARRIS.......................
..ATLANTA, G
A
.
H. LANE YOUNG.......................
.ATLANTA, GA.
E. C. MELVIN...........................
.SELMA, ALA.
OSCAR

G. G. WARE.. ................
LEONC. SIMON..
............
J. A. MCCRARY...............
J. B. HILL...................

OFFICERS

OSCARNEWTON..........CHA
E. R. BLACK.............................
.GOVERNOR
W. S. JOHNS .......................
DEPUTYGOVERNOR
....ASSISTAN
H. F. CONNIFF.....................DEPUTY GOVERNOR WARDALBERTSON.
AND SECRETARY OE
W. S. MCLARIN,JR.. ..... .ASSISTANT DEPUTY GOVERNOR
E. P. PARIS..................
M. W. BELL.. ............................
..CASHIER
..............
R. A. SIMS
........................ ASSISTANTCASHIER J. W. HONOUR
V. K. BOWMAN....................ASSISTANT CASHIER
C. R. CAMP......................
.ASSISTANT CASHIER
P. L. T. BEAVERS.
................ .ASSISTANT CASHIER
S. P. SCHUESSLER.
.................ASSISTANT CASHIER
L. M. CLARK......................ASSISTANT CASHIER
JOHN K. OITLEY..............MEMBER FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
ATLANTA, GA.

ROBERTS. PARKER.
..........................

.GENERAL COUNSEL

ATLANTA, GA.

DIRECTORS

NEW ORLEANS BR,ANCH

LEONC. SIMON.
......... .CHAIRMAN, NEW ORLEANS, LA.
MARCUSWALKER................. .NEW ORLEANS, LA.
R. S. HECHT......................
.NEW ORLEANS, LA.
P. H. SAUNDERS..
................. .NEW ORLEANS, LA.
J. D. O'KEEFE. ....................
.NEW ORLEANS, LA.
F. W. FOOTE.
..................... HATTIESBURG, MISS.
A. P. BUSH............................
.MOBILE, ALA.
DIRECTORS

BIRMINGHAM BRANCH

w. H. KETTIG.. ..........CHAIRMAN, BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
ALEX E. WALKER.
................. .BIRMINGHAM,
OSCARWELLS ....................
.BIRMINGHAM,
W. E. HENLN.................... .BIRMINGHAM,
W. W. CRAWFORD.
.................BIRMINGHAM,
J. H. FRYE.
....................... .BIRMINGHAM,
E. F. ALLISON.. .....................
.BELLAMY,
DI RECTORS

FLA.
FLA.
FLA.
FLA.

OFFIC

HUGHFOSTER
............
GEO. S. VARDEMAN,
JR.. ...
MARYE. MAHON..........

FLA.
FLA.
FLA.

NASHVILLE BRANCH
OFFIC
JOEL B. FORT,
JR...........
NASHVILLE, TENN.

J. B. HILL.. .......................
JOELB. FORT,
JR.................... NASHVILLE,

C. A. CRAIG.......................
.NASHVILLE,
PAULM. DAVIS....................NASHVILLE,
FRANK
J. HARLE....................CLEVELAND,
WM. P. RIDLEY......................COLUMBIA,
C. W. BAILEY.....................CLARKSVILLE,
SAVANNAH AGENCY

TENN.
TENN.
TENN.
TENN.
TENN.
TENN.

J. H. BOWDEN
............................. MANAGER
JAS. A. GOETHE..................ASSISTANTMANAGER




OFFICERS

ALEX E. WALKER.. .............. .MANAGING DIRECTOR
H. J. URQUHART.
.......................... .CASHIER
T. N. KNOWLTON.
.................ASSISTANT CASHIER

JACKSONVILLE BRANCH

FULTON
SAUSSY
........CHAIRMAN, JACKSONVILLE,
HUGHFOSTER
................... .JACKSONVILLE,
JACKSONVILLE,
JNO. C. COOPER.. ................
EDW.W. LANE....................JACKSONVILLE,
ARTHURF. PERRY..
...............JACKSONVILLE,
S. 0. CHASE..........................
.SANFORD,
G. G. WARE.........................
.LEESBURG,
DIRECTORS

ALA.
ALA.
ALA.
ALA.
ALA.
ALA.

OFFICERS

MARCUSWALKER.................MANAGING DIRECTOR
J. A. WALKER..
................. .ASSISTANT MANAGER
W. H. BLACK..............................
.CASHIER
F. c. VASTERLING..
................ASSISTANT CASHIER
w. E. MILLER.....................ASSISTANT AUDITOR

E. R. HARRISON.
..........
L. W. STARR..
............

HAVANA

H. C. FRAZER
.............
A. H. ALSTON............