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FEDER AL RESERVE BANK
O F DALLAS
C ircu la r No. 4
S e rie s o f 1920.

February 19th, 1920*

TO THE MEMBER BANK ADDRESSED:
The fo llo w in g l e t t e r has ju s t been r e c e iv e d from the F ederal Re­
serve Board and i s tran sm itted to you fo r your guidance:
’’ S e ctio n 19 o f the F ederal Reserve A ct, which r e la t e s to r e ­
serve requirem ents o f member banks and which supersedes S e c tio n 5191, Re­
v is e d S ta tu te s , p rov id es in p a rt as fo llo w s :
" ’ Every bank, banking a s s o c ia t io n , or tr u s t
which i s or which becomes a member o f any
Reserve Bank s h a ll e s t a b lis h and m aintain
ba la n ces w ith i t s F ed eral Reserve Bank as

company
F ederal
reserv e
fo llo w s : ______

’“ In estim a tin g the balan ces req u ired by t h is A ct,
the net d iffe r e n c e o f amounts due to and from other
banks s h a ll be taken as the b a s is fo r a s c e rta in in g
the d e p o s its a g a in st which req u ired b a la n ces w ith
F ederal Reserve Banks s h a ll be d eterm in ed ,'
” In determ ining t h e ir net d e p o sit l i a b i l i t y on which reserv e
is computed, member banks are perm itted under p resen t r u lin g s t o deduct
the t o t a l o f :
(a ) Balances due from banks, oth er than F ed eral
Reserve Bank;
(b ) Items w ith F ed eral Reserve Bank in p ro ce s s o f
c o lle c tio n ;
(c)
’ Exchanges fo r c le a r in g -h o u s e ’ ;
(d ) Checks on other banks in the same p la c e ;
from the t o t a l o f ;
(a ) B alances due to banks other than F ed eral Re­
serve Bank;
(b ) C a s h ie r 's , S e c r e t a r y 's or T r e a s u r e r 's checks
on own bank o u ts ta n d in g ;1
(c)
C e r t if ie d checks o u tsta n d in g .
“ I t w i l l be noted from the above th at w hile banks are allow ed
to deduct ''item s w ith F ed eral Reserve Bank in p rocess o f c o l l e c t i o n ’
from ’’ ba la n ces due t o banks, e t c ’ , they are not req u ired to carry r e ­
serves a g a in st item s in p ro ce s s o f C o lle c t io n which they have r e c e iv e d
from the F ederal Reserve Bank, i . e * , item s which they have re ce iv e d
from the F ederal Reserve Bank and charged to tR e ir d e p o sito rs* a ccou n ts,
but fo r which the F ed eral Reserve Bank has been given d e fe r r e d c r e d it
fo r the number o f days e la p s in g between the day the checks are charged

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to the d e p o s it o r s 4 accou n ts and the day on w hich, in accordance with
the' p u b lish ed time sch ed u le, they become a charge a g a in st the bank’ s
reserv e account on the books o f the F ed eral Reserve Bank*
“ I t i s e v id e n t, however, th a t amounts fo r which F ederal Re­
serve Banks have been given d e fe rre d c r e d it must be included w ith
amounts due to banks and ban kers, i f items w ith the Federal Reserve
Bank in p ro ce s s o f c o l l e c t i o n are allow ed as deduction s in a s c e r ta in ­
ing the net d e p o sit l i a b i l i t y on which reserv e is computed*
“ A c c o r d in g ly , the F ed eral Reserve Board has ru led that in
computing t h e ir n et d e p o s it l i a b i l i t i e s on which reserv e is computed
banks may deduct the t o t a l o f
(a )
(b )
(c)
(d )

B alances due from banks, other than F ederal
Reserve Bank and fo r e ig n banks;
Items w ith F ederal Reserve Bank in p ro ce ss o f
c o lle c tio n ;
’ Exchanges fo r c le a r in g -h o u s e ;1
Checks on other banks in same p la c e ;

from the t o t a l o f
(a )
(b )
(c)
(d )

Balances due to a l l banks, other than F ederal
Reserve Bank;
Due to F ed eral Reserve Bank - d e fe r r e d c r e d it s ;
C a sh ier’ s , S e c r e ta r y ’ s or T rea su rer’ s checks on
own bank ou tsta n d in g;
C e r t if ie d checks ou tstan d in g

^ e r e i s attach ed h ereto a specimen form , in d ic a t in g the manner
in whicn member banks may c a lc u la t e the amount o f reserv e req u ired t o be c a r r ie d
w ith the F ederal Reserve Bank,
This form supersedes the ones h e r e t o fo r e used fo r t h is purpose,
and i f d esired the F ed eral Reserve Bank o f D allas w i l l fu rn ish i t s member banks
with a s u f f i c i e n t supply o f the new forms fo r t h e ir use in computing d a ily r e ­
serves req u ired to bo m aintained.
Yours very t r u ly ,

G o v e / fin o r

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COMPUTATION OF RESERVE TO BE CARRIED WITH THE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK BY MEMBER BANKS,

DEMAND DEPOSITS
D e p o s its , other than United S ta tes Govern­
ment and bank d e p o s it s , payable
w ith in t h ir t y days * ..................................................
4.
Balances due to a l l banks other than F ederal
Reserve Bank ( 1 ) ...................... ..................................$____________
Balance due t o F ederal Reserve Bank D eferred c r e d it s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
___________ _
C a s h ie r 's , S e c r e ta r y 's or T re a su re r's
checks on own bank ou tsta n d in g ........... _____________________
C e r t if ie d checks o u ts ta n d in g ........... ____________________________ _
TOTAL DUE TO BANKS (item s 2, 3 , 4 and 5)
4 .________
L ess:

6r

Balances due from banks other than
F ed eral Reserve Bank and fo r e ig n b a n k s .. .. . :
Items
w ith F ed eral Reserve Bank in
7«
p r o ce s s o f c o l l e c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................
, Exchanges fo r c le a r in g h o u s e . . . . . . ............................
9 * Checks on other banks in same p l a c e , , . . . . . ...........
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS FROM BANK DEPOSITS
(item s 6, 7, 8 and 9 ) * . ........... ..
1 0 . Net balan ce due to b a n k s $ ,............. .. . , . .
TOTAL DEMAND DEPOSITS (atems 1 and 10)
li.

8

12.

13.
14.
15.

16*

§.

TIME DEPOSITS
Savings accounts ( s u b je c t t o not le s s than
t h ir t y days' n o t ic e b e fo r e paym ent)................
C e r t if ic a t e s o f d e p o sit ( s u b je c t to not le s s
than t h ir t y days' n o t ic e b e fo r e p a y m e n t)...
Other d e p o s its payable on ly a f t e r t h ir t y
days ........... ..................... .. ........................ .....................
P o s ta l Savings d e p o s i t s . . . . . . . . . . . .............
TOTAL TIME DEPOSITS (item s 12, 13, 14 and 1 5 ) . , ,

RESERVE REQUIRED:
Demand d e p o s it s :
Banks in C en tral Reserve C it ie s , 13 per
cent o f Item 1 1 . ....................
Banks in other Reserve C i t i e s , 10 per
cent o f Item 1 1 . ............................... ...............
Banks ou tsid e Reserve and C en tral Reserve
C i t i e s , 7 per cent o f Item 11..................
Time d e p o s it s :
A l l banks, 3 per cent o f Item l 6 . . . . . . . . . . .
TOTAL RESERVE TO BE MAINTAINED WITH
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK................................................
^Should the aggregate "due from banks" (item s 6 ,7 ,8 and 9) exceed the aggregate
"due to banks" (item s 2 ,3 ,4 and 5 ) , both amounts must be om itted from the c a lc u la
t io n *
NOTE. "B alances due to a l l banks other than F ed era l Reserve Bank" (item 2, De­
mand D eposits^ should in clu d e b a la n ces due to fo r e ig n banks*