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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