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STITE'CITT FOR THE PRESS Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday morning, Apr. 12; not e a r l i e r . St. 6154 Federal Reserve Board, April 11, 1929. C0ITDI2I0EI OF JEEEEAL B3SERVE BA'TIS The consolidated statement of condition of the Federal reserve "banks on April 10, made public by the Federal Reserve Board, slior/s decreases f o r the week of $66,300,000 in holdings of discounted "bills, of ^17,400,000 in b i l l s bought in open market, and of $3,000,000 in Government s e c u r i t i e s . . Member bank reserve deposits declined $33,400,000, Government deposits $12,200,000, and Federal r e serve note c i r c u l a t i o n $5.900,000, while cash r e s e r v e s increased $$3,000,000. Total b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s were $36,700,000 below the amount held on April 3« Holdings of discounted b i l l s increased $20,200,000 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, $11,200,000 at Hew York and $5,600,000 at Minneapolis, and decreased $71,700,000 a t Chicago, $13,300,000 at St. Louis, $7,300,000 at San Franc i s c o , and $66,300,000 at a l l reserve banks. The System's holdings of b i l l s bought in open market declined $17,400,000 and of c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness $3,500,000, while holdings of U. S. bonds and Treasury notes were p r a c t i c a l l y unchanged. Federal reserve note c i r c u l a t i o n was $5,900,000 l e s s than a week ago, the principal changes being a decrease, of $9,700,000 at Hew York, and i n c r e a s e s of $5,300,000 at Cleveland and $2,*4-00,000 a t Chicago. A summary of the principal a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of the r e s e r v e banks, t o gether with changes during the week and the year ending ilpril 10, 1929, f o l l o w s : Increase or decrease since Total reserves Gold reserves . Apr. 10.1929 Apr. 3. 1929 Apr. 11. 1928 (In thousands of d o l l a r s ) + 37,825 + 53,025 2,950,5% + 25,935 + 55,570 2,774,782 Total b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s . . . . 1,293,783 - 36,675 B i l l s discounted, t o t a l . . . . Sec. by U.S.Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s Other b i l l s discounted . . . . 963,532 540,454 423,073 - + + 66,320 69,964 3,644 B i l l s bought in open market 157,317 - 17,386 - 166,039 51.612 91.951 22,526 + + - 2,969 3 534 3,506 Federal reserve notes in c i r c u l a t i o n 1.657,719 - 5,930 Total d e p o s i t s Members' reserve d e p o s i t s Government d e p o s i t s 2,339,338 2,301,9^0 4,721 - 42,639 33,364 12,179 . . U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s , t o t a l Bonds Treasury notes C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness . . . . . - 65,497 •f 344,653 149,097 + 195,756 — — - + - 204,273 211,927 4,997 59,812 147,113 68,950 138,603 130,371 14,474 Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday morning, April 12, 1^2$; not e a r l i e r . St. 6l54a HESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF 'THE T'TELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BASKS C OLE DIED (In thousands of d o l l a r s ) Apr. 10.1929 Apr. 3,1929 Apr. 11.1923 RESOURCES Gold with Federal reserve agents Gold redemption fund rath U. S. Treasury . 1,273,428 67,075 1,235,237 64,432 1,237,039 57,383 Gold held e x c l u s i v e l y against F.R.notes 1,340,503 1,344,472 Gold settlement fund rrith F. R. Board . . Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s held by "banks . 706,299 727,320 2,774,782 175,764 1,299,669 742,785 676,758 2,719,212 173,309 2,743,797 163,864 2,950,54s 30,463 2,892,521 75,924 2,912,661 67,115 54o,454 423,073 610,4is 419,1134 391,357 227,322 963,532 157,317 1,029,352 174,703 613,679 51,612 91,951 22,526 51,609 91,417 26,032 56,509 151,763 169,644 166,039 . 6,345 169,05s 6,845 378,016 1,293,783 722 661,234 58,729 8,576 1,380,453 722 730,174 58,693 3,433 1,359,230 570 660,197 59,375 10,396 5,054,053 5,146,975 5,069,594 1.657,719 1,663,649 1,588,769 2,301,940 4,721 9,327 23,850 2,335,304 16,900 10,558 19,715 2,432,311 19,195 7,291 19,o44 2,382,477 2,339,838 624,251 669,514 154,336 / 154,307 254,39s 254,397, 22,630 22,962- / 2,478,441 5,054,053 5,069,594 Reserves other than gold Total reserves B i l l s discounto!; Sec. "by U.S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s . . Other b i l l s discounted B i l l s bought in open market TJ. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s : C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness Total U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s . Other s e c u r i t i e s . . . . . . Total b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s . . . A l l other resources TOTAL RESOURCES . 750,575 653,750 361,595 990 L I A B I L I T I E S F. S. notes i n actual c i r c u l a t i o n Deposits: "'ember bank - reserve account Government Other d e p o s i t s Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items Surplus ' TOTAL LIABILITIES 5,146,975 616,919 137,145 233,319 15,001 Ratio of t o t a l r e s e r v e s t o . d e p o s i t and . F. R. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined . . . 73.8% 71.5/0 71-656 Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased f o r f o r e i g n correspondents . . . . . . 347,652 338,287 242,373 Digitized forC. FRASER RESOURCES MD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BMKS" CM APRIL-10, 1929 ( i n thousands of d o l l a r s ) St - 6154b RESOURCES Total Gold with Federal Reserve Agents 1,273,423 Cold redemption fund with U.S.Treas. 67,075 ^7RTnotes1US1Vely 1,340,503 Gold settlement fund with F.R.Board Gold and gold c e r t i f . held by banks 706,899 727,380 Boston 80,696 8,113 llexv York 281,458 13,168 Phi l a . Cleve. 87,932 138,802 6,557 5.609 Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Ksns.Cy. Dallas San Fran. 44,444 98,996 227,318 18,20% 57,634 5 1 , 6 6 l 24,747 l 6 l , 5 3 6 2,975 3,§48 8,478 5,969 4,060 3,175 !>_6o3 llZz2_ 88,809 294,626 94,489 i 4 4 , 4 n 47,419 102,944 235,796 24,173 61,694 54,836 68,380 23,907 193,312 457,542 26,328 4o,59Q 15,310 15,586 l 6 , 4 6 5 172,130 8,527 72,925 38,903 10,38 2 16,306 5,729 39*763 30,956 5,j5^jW,6l7_ 52,217 47,994 26,410 164,296 28,329 Total gold reserves Reserves other than gold 2,774,782 181,096 175,764 16,137 945,480 l 6 l , 4 0 7 244,622 52,351 7>o67 12,575 78,315 127,936 480,851 8,228 8,643 24,980 73,458 i4,4q3 83,729 2 t 889 99,851 5.657 67,923230,054 6,885 15,949 Total reserves 2,950,546 197,233 997,831 168,474 257,197 86,543 136,579 505,831 87,861 86,618 105,508 74,868 246,003 Hon—reserve cash Secured by uJs.Govt. o b l i g a t i o n s other b i l l s , discounted Total b i l l s discounted B i l l s bought in open market % L r e r n m ° n t Treasury notes SeCU "ltleS: C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness Total U.S.Govt, s e c u r i t i e s Other s e c u r i t i e s Total b i l l s and . s e c u r i t i e s Due from f o r e i g n banks Uncollected items Bank premises All other resources TOTXL RESOURCES 80,463 7,231 31,763 2,456 5,529 4,988 5,093 8,252 4,736 1,272 2,063 3,106 3,31^ 540,4-54 423,078 37,901 31,473 142,569 Ip4,l66 63,155 4i,249 69,107 4i,o38 17,378 30,109 l4,l66 43,370 75,801 57,263 23,322 24,533 57,536 133,064 47,855 8,817 5,854 10,600 15,720 3,023 l4,281 21,768 7.424 6,o$l 59,630 18,435 963,532 157,317 69,374 20,661 246,735 lo4,4o4 110,145 20,408 13,558 18,859 47,487 9,478 51,612 91,951 689 689 3,481 4,534 4,815 7.755 902 7,613 4,581 64 13,532 97 9*793 1,500 12,992 14,572 1,250 2.21A 2,219 1.384 1,384 13,367 4 ,. 6 5 2 585 10,639 7.846 7,846 54s 548 28,964 96l 961 1,152 1,152 903 301 26 19.937 =6 19,937 7,089 3,678 296 3,097 7,125 -- l66,08>9 6,845 6,389 - 19*^03 2,095 19,070 - 30,473 2,35^ 4,000 - 30,123 7*125 9>7^7 2,000 1,293,783 722 661,234 58,729 8,576 96,424 53 64,365 3,702 62 288,641 137,032 159,477 219 69 74 170,670 54,64i 62,859 16,087 1,752 6,535 1,177 l48 1,236 59,321 33 52,945 3,575 546 72,136 172,oo4 28 99 24,617 80,191 2,744 8,529 1,975 902 6o,834 29 31,275 3,929 388 36,470 18 13,143 2,110 777 22.526 22,526 - - ^"38 1,136 0 55,978 40,757 114,709 24 24 52 39,895 27,804 38,829 4 , l 4 o - 1,922 3,704 3;3 p28 484 5,054,053 369,070 1,506,388 364,572 492,907 207,951 243,172 775,808 189,052 i4o,4oS 207,961 149,009 4o7,755 L I A B I L I T I E S RESOURCES AMD LIABILITIES OF THS FEDERAL R1SERVS BALTICS C®T APRIL 10, 1929 St. 6154c ( i n thousands of d o l l a r s ) Total Boston New York p h i l a . Clove„ Bidh. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis. Minn.*' Kans^Cy, Dallas San Fran. 1,657,719 1 3 1 , l 4 l 290,467 l 4 o , l 3 i 209,695 TO,2?Q £54,610 292,917 5 7 3 6 6 6 4 , 6 j g 6 6 j 4 o 37,906 155,838 F. P.# notes in -actual c i r c u l a t i o n Deposits; Member "bank - reserve account 2,301,94c l 4 i , 9 3 7 913,503 Government 4,721 171 1,707 Foreign bank 9,327 429 5,284 Other deposits 23,850 84 7,757 , , Total deposits 2,339,838 142,021 928,251 Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items Capital paid in Surplus All other l i a b i l i t i e s TOTAL LIABILITIES 5,054,053 369,070 1,506,388 Reserve r a t i o (per c e n t ) 73.8 72.0 81.9 Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased for f o r e i g n correspondents 347,652 25,675 105,824 ?,R,no^es on hand (notes r e e ' d from l e s s notes in c i r c u l a t i o n ) 415,562 25,077 129,111 132,360 178,4i4 2 244 557 592 178 8l6 133,097 180,066 67,575 57 267 34 67,933 66,670 339>890 107 1,020 226 795 155 $96 67,158 342,601 78,978 185 232 2.266 si,66l 52,297 1^5 242 53,o4s 9QJ 69,206255 m I9t 522 ... 91,152 69,686 27,661 4,44o 8,690 626 207,961 149,009 66.6 69.6 H i 1111II 111 IIII118 364,572 492,907 207,951 243,172 775,808 189,052 i 4 o , 4 o s 61.7 66.0 62.6 67.7 78.8 63.2 73.6 33,308 35,390 31,830 RESERVE 269,275 27,750 241,525 aLB.hotes r e e ' d from Comptroller -S."B .notes held by F. R. Agent 2 , 8 5 2 , 0 4 8 220,543 778,767 64,325 F.R-notes issued to F.P.iBank C o l l a t e r a l held as s e c u r i t y f o r F.R.notos i s s u e d to F.Ft.Banlc: Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s Gold redemption fund Gold fund - F. 3 . Board E l i g i b l e paper 2,073,281 156,21s 38,601 FEDERAL 762,693 212,332 343,II5__34,IOO 419,578 178,732 366,595 86,965 819,808 1,074,12s 171,880 5,400 50,000 3X578 9,875 13,802 95,ooo 72,657 75,000 244,346 101,346 126,330 Total c o l l a t e r a l B i l l s discounted B i l l s -bought in open market C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness 35,300 12,396 33,000 89,957 15,960 13,531 47,533 18,741 31,225 34,561 NOUS ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL 109,082 220,095 4l4,793 20,071 54,260 81,320 89,011 165,835 333,478 25,350 6,i46 1,31s 67,500 226,000 67,479 .. .. i 4 i , 6 0 5, 2,347,556 170,653 525,804 189,278 265,632 99,150 166,475 363,923 MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS MD CERTIFICATES OF Total 963,532 157,317 22,526 .a thin 15 days 797,619 67,504 1,650 lo to 30 days 44,841 33,010 6,690 3,75% 34,ooo 54,706 31 to 60 days 65,934 29,495 13,878 8,674 11,449 11,063 8,298 10,648 RESERVE AGEITT'S 80,199 88,000 103,398 11,770 _15,064 26,010 68,429 72,936 77,383 8,050 14,167 2,154 2,467 s.ooo 4i,ooo 53,021 24,506 71,225 32,140 HEEBTE1HESS 6l to 90 days 43,969 20,370 120 170,995 285 4ie 10-.816 182,514 39,424 10,875 17,978 _1,126 407,755 72.7 ll,44g 24,981 9,905- 66.502 62,393 308,740 14,582 86,4oo 47,811 222,340 14,758 35,ooo 3,301 5;9S9 13,185 4s,360 6,000 113,351 44,358 27,567 98,407 96,019" 52,314 259,943 91 days to 6 months 8,920 1,938 8,690 Over 6 months 2,249 12,066