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STATEIGITT 102 TH* PPJBSS
Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
F r i d a y morning, Apr. 13;
not e a r l i e r .

S t . 5746 ,
F e d e r a l Reserve Board,
A p r i l 12, 1928.
CONDITIO? OF FEDERAL' I3S:;RVE BAMS

The c o n s o l i d a t e d s t a t e m e n t of c o n d i t i o n of t h e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e hanks on
A p r i l 11, made p u b l i c by t h e F e d e r a l Reserve Board, shows i n c r e a s e s f o r t h e
week of $ 1 7 , 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n h o l d i n g s of d i s c o u n t e d b i l l s , of $18,000,000 i n b i l l s
bought i n open m a r k e t , of $31,500,000 i n member bah!: r e s e r v e d e p o s i t s and of
$4,700,000 i n c a s h r e s e r v e s , and d e c l i n e s of $5,200,000 i n h o l d i n g s of Government s e c u r i t i e s and of $12,200,000 i n F e d e r a l r e s e r v e n o t e c i r c u l a t i o n . T o t a l
b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s were $29,900,000 above the amount h e l d on A p r i l 4.
The p r i n c i p a l changes i n h o l d i n g s of d i s c o u n t e d b i l l s d u r i n g t h e week
were i n c r e a s e s of $13,100,000 a t t h e F e d e r a l Reserve Bank of C l e v e l a n d ,
$10,300,000 a t P h i l a d e l p h i a , and $5,900,000 a t B o s t o n , and d e c r e a s e s of
$18,100,000 a t Chicago and $ 6 , 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t San F r a n c i s c o . The S y s t e m ' s h o l d i n g s
o f " b i l l s bought i n open market i n c r e a s e d $18,000,000, of U. S. Bonds $400,000
and of c e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s $ 6 , 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 , while h o l d i n g s of T r e a s u r y
notes declined $12,200,000.
F e d e r a l Reserve note c i r c u l a t i o n d e c r e a s e d *12;200,000 d u r i n g t h e week,
t h e p r i n c i p a l changes b e i n g d e c l i n e s of $14,600,000 a t New York and
$3,500,000 a t P h i l a d e l p h i a and i n c r e a s e s of $6,100,000 a t C l e v e l a n d and
$2,900,000 a t San F r a n c i s c o .
A summary of changes i n t h e p r i n c i p a l 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 d u r i n g t h e week and t h e y e a r e n d i n g A p r i l 11, 1-928, f o l l o w s :
Increase

or

decrease

Week
Total reserves
Gold r e s e r v e s

+ $4,700,000
+ 5,300,000

. . . . .

T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s
B i l l s discounted, t o t a l
Secured by U.S. Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
Other b i l l s d i s c o u n t e d
B i l l s bought i n open market

. . .

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 i n d e b t e d n e s s . .

during

Year
-

-

$278,300,000
281,800,000
318,900,000
192,900,000

- 23,600,000

+
+
+
+

+ 18,000,000

+

104,900,000

+

+ 29,900,060
+ 17,200,000

+ 40,800,000

142,600,000
50,300,000

- 12,200,000

+

4- 6 , 6 0 0 , 0 0 0

-

22,700,000
21,500,000
62,900,000
18,800,000

Federal reserve notes i n c i r c u l a t i o n

- 12,200,000

-

155,100,000

Total deposits
Members' r e s e r v e d e p o s i t s
Government d e p o s i t s

+ 4 3 ,5 0 0 ,0 0 0

+
+

171,200,000

+ 31,500,000

+

-




. . . .

-

+

5,200,000

*400,000

9,200,000

-

167,500,000

3,600,000

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday morning, April 13, 1928; not e a r l i e r .

St. 5746a

BESOURCES AMD LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BAITKS COi.3INED
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Apr. 11.1928

Apr. 4.1928

1,287,089
57,383

1,247,059
58,84l

1,628,860
48,740

1,344,472

1,305,900

1,677,600

750,575
653,750

794,067
643,562

622,994
730,049

2,748,797
163,864

2,743,529
164,442

3,030,643
160,280

2,912,661
67,115

2,907,971
61,504

3,190,923
61,480

391,357
227,322
618,679

350,602
250,874
601,476

248,744
177,023

361,595

343,636

56,609
151,763
169,644
378,016

56,233
163,947
163,052
383,232
990

355,344
2,500

570
660,197
59,375
10,396

1,329,334
570
674,074
59,274
10,131

i,o4o,335
659
734,298
58,561
13,022

5,069,594

5,042,858

5,099,27s

F. R. n o t e s i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
Be 0 0 s i t s :
Member bank - r e s e r v e account
Government
Foreign bank . .
Other d e p o s i t s

1,588,769

1,601,010

1,743,827

2,432,311
19,195
7,291
19,644

2,400,808
9,980
5,310
18,889

2,264,762
22,842
4,697
14,966

Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Capital paid i n
Surplus
All o t h e r l i a b i l i t i e s . . .

2,478,441
616,919
137,145
233,319
15,001

2,434,987
623,648
135,731
233,319
14,163

2,307,267
678,127
128,280
228,775
13,002

TOTAL LIABILITIES

5,069,594

5,042,858

5,099,27s

RESOURCES
Gold with F e d e r a l r e s e r v e a g e n t s . . . .
Gold redemption f u n d with U.S. Treasury
Gold h e l d e x c l u s i v e l y a g a i n s t F . R . n o t e s
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d with F. R. Board
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s h e l d by banks
T o t a l gold r e s e r v e s
Reserves o t h e r t h a n g o l d
Total reserves
Mon-reserve cash
B i l l s discounted:
Sec. by U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other b i l l s d i s c o u n t e d
Total b i l l s discounted . . . .
B i l l s bought i n open market
t|. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bonds . . . .
Treasury n o t e s
C e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s . . . .
T o t a l U.S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
T o tal 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 o t h e r r e s o u r c e s . . . .
. . .
TOTAL RESOURCES . . . .

990
1,359,280

425,767
256,724
78,099
88,836
188,409

L I A B I L I T I E S

•"•atio 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 . . .

11.6%

72.1$

78.8#

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

242,373

242,084

148,269

c.




EE SOURCES MD LIABILITY US OF THE FEDERAL
( i n thousands
RESOURCES
Total Boston lTe77 York F h i l a .
222,562 102,402
Gold with F e d e r a l Reserve Agents
1,227,089 76,909
14,152 I P . ' 2 3
Gold redemption fund with U . S . T r e a s . 57)383
7.279
Gold h e l d e x c l u s i v e l y a g a i n s t
1,344,472
Fc R. n o t e s
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d vzith F.R.Board 750,575
T o t a l gold r e s e r v e s
R e s e r v e s other than gold
T o tal r e s e r v e s

24,722
53,303

2,748,797 163,521
163,264

15,173

2,912,661 172,754

RESERVE BAtTICS ON APRIL 11, 1922
St. 5746b
of d o l l a r s )
Cleve.
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.
26,007 183,56c
1 4 5 , 6 4 9 4 4 , 9 2 1 1 2 5 , 6 5 7 2 1 6 , 2 3 0 36,211 51,379 48,996
4,108
1,498
1,723
1,036
2,133
3,723
1,424
2,426
4,912

242,720 114,525 149,432
297,475 32,092 61,701

46,405 128,143 221,142
22,094
2,351 159>18

40,919
20,341

52,277
13,032

50,779
29,412

424,591

10,029

50,290

11,232

5,431

6,242

27,043 125,693
12,942 22,402
2,950 31,063

72,528 i 4 6 , 4 i 4 431,456

73,092

71,340

86,433

54,941 245,164

]0,521

19,222

14,156

3,514

7,032

29,049 1 6 2 , 4 2 5 4 5 0 , 6 7 2
4,221
6,901
5,150

87,242

74,254

93,465

4,772

1,722

2,205

3,022

4,194

12,754
13,049

6,200

12,432
6,264

3,024
4,i48

43,626
7,53s

25,203
3,026

7,520
14,429

19,296

7,172

12,475

13,222

51,164
22,855

4,519
6,577

12,190

7,073
11,024

7,215
7,102
9,071

55
17,459
13,487

30,347

23,994

31,001

25,267

43,445

964,726 178,484 254,578

34,412

7,519

13.234

999,198 186,003 262,412

67,115

5,592

22,207

2,319

4,204

391,357
227,322

20,906

l43,204
63,239

4i, 9 ^
13>694

42,704

Total "bills discounted
B i l l s "bought i n open market
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bonds
Treasury notes
C e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s

618,679

45,472
53,547

207,043

55,634
25,449

12,113

24,143
44,515

T o t a l U.S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
Other s e c u r i t i e s

372,016
990

19,240

70,042

"Ton-reserve cash
B i l l s discounted:
Secured "by U.S. Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
Other "bills d i s c o u n t e d

T o t a l t i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s
Dae from f o r e i g n "banks
U n c o l l e c t e d items
Bank premises
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES




361,595
56,609

151,763
169,644

24,566

707
7,020

—

119,154
1,324

—

9,920

16,071

8,107
22,901

9,383
24,437

46,477

63,644
30,211

31,008

33,820
15,037

71,043
32,962

525
13,950
12,502

505
32,737
13,724

1,153

2,422
4,129

44
4,664
3,813

14,475
25,097

7,125
14,129
7,929

33,037

46,966

7,770

8,521

60,099

29,243

-

20,940

-

12,56s

-

-

24,566

20,527

-

-

1,320

6,060

17,156
990

-

10,122

12,288

65,063 257,452

-

-

396,239 114,120 l 4 l , 4 2 1 51,346 57,372 170,104 52,132 40,155 62,118 44,382 105,020
1,359,220 118,259
18
17
35
13
62
21
21
25
217
47
51
570
37
4
1
,
4
5
2
24,532
l
4
,
6
o
o
35,251
7
7
,
2
2
2
33,322
660,197 6 3 , 6 6 9 . 1 7 2 , 1 7 9 54,609 59,347 53,956 29,374
1,210
2
,
2
0
2
4,308
3,377
3,292
8,720
2,829
3,244
6,865
16,542
3,224
1,756
59,375
1,090
632
1,006
536
1,402
1,267
727
1,192
396
129
1,952
67
10,396
5,069,594 370,802 1,608,540 352,923 421,492 203,166 258,310 715,026 188,120 134,552 192,501 1 3 9 > 7 0 412,626

EESOU&CSS AND LIABILITIES OF THE F£DT,BAL EE SEE!® BASKS ON APBIL 11, 1928
S t . 5746c
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
To t a l Boston New York P h i l a . Cleve.
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San Fran*
F.E.notes in actual circulation
1,588,769 121,551
336,101 127,268 1 9 5 , 7 7 2 5 9 , 4 6 2 144,096 246,152 52,975 57,258 57,074 34,369 156,691
Dope si t s :
vumber "bank - r e s e r v e account
2,432,311 155,816
9 9 5 , 2 2 2 142,670 185,984 69,108 67,896 341,552 8 2 , 7 0 9 53,508 91,952 65,197 1 8 0 , 6 9 7
Government
19,195
1,842
5,245
1,187
526
1,534
3,075
1,147
566
890
845
1,365
973
F o r e i g n "bank
7,291
360
3,843
456
500
245
202
667
206
130
168
173
341
Other d e p o s i t s
19,644
109
9,203
67
1,171
171
34l
1,759
667
26_ 5,459
356
315
Total deposits
2,478,441 158,127 1 , 0 1 3 , 5 1 3 144,380 188,181 71,058 71,514 345,125 83,837 54,843 93,637 66,756 187,470
Deferred a v a l a b i l i t y items
616,919 62,702
149,518 51,144 57,575 53,179 26,979 69,981 34,709 11,475 33,917 25,078 40,662
Capital paid in
137,145
9,592
42,545 13,721 14,257
6,251
5,177 18,136
4,24i
5,304
3,027
4,311 10,583
Surplus
233,319 17,893
63,007 21,662 24,021 12,324
9,996 32,778 10,397
9,o46
7,039
8,527 16,629
.VI1 o t h e r l i a b i l i t i e s
15,001
943
3.856
808
1.68b
892
548
2,854
898
42Q
910
586
53JL.
TOT XL LI ABILITIES
5 , 0 6 9 , 5 9 4 370,808 1 , 6 0 8 , 5 4 0 358,983 481,492 203,166 258,310 715,026 188,120 1 3 4 , 5 5 2 198,501 139,470 412,626
Heserve r a t i o (per c e n t )
71.6
74.0
63.9
68.5
69.9
68.2
75.4.
76.2
63.8
66.8
62.0
64.3
74.8
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s p u r chased f o r f o r e i g n c o r r e s p o n d e n t s 242,373 18,122
68,884 22,955 25,129 1 2 , 3 2 3 10,148 33,586 1 0 , 3 9 0
6,524
8,699
8,457 17,156
7. B , n o t e s on hand ( n o t e s r e e ' d from
F.k, Agent l e s s n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n ) 331,183 21,335
131,086 2 9 , 1 3 4 24,289 1 9 . 0 2 3 29,531 44,967
9,031
6,328
8,3*19
7,057 51,053
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL EE SERVE AGENTS
3T B,.notes roc 1 d from Comptroller 2,823,286 229,596
751,907 1 7 6 , 5 0 2 259,141 104,608 234,627 4 4 o , 6 i 9 80,556 79,045 102,433 63,808 300,444
F . E . n o t e s h e l d by F. B. Agent
853,334 86,710
284,720 20,100 39,030 26,123 6 1 , 0 0 0 149,500 18,550 1 5 , 4 5 9 37,010 22,382 92,700
F< B„notes i s s u e d to F.E.Bank
1 , 9 6 9 , 9 5 2 142,886
467,187 1 5 6 , ^ 2 220,061 78,485 173,627 291,119 62,006 6 3 , 5 8 6 65,423 41,426 207,744
C o l l a t e r a l h o l d as s e c u r i t y f o r
? . B . n o t e s i s s u e d to F.E.Bank:
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
413,841 35,300
205,150
42,600 3 1 , 0 2 1 20,000
8,300 14,167
17.303 k>,ooo
Gold redemption f u n d
95,943 13,609
18,418
9,425 13,049
4,4oo
6,457
1,230
1,011
2,212
3,136
2,704 20,292
Gold f u n d - F. E. Board
777,305 28,000
5,000 92,977 90,000
9,500 99,200 215,000 27,500 3 5 , 0 0 0 45,860
6 , 0 0 0 123,268
E l i g i b l e paper
928,547 99,019
3 0 0 , 3 0 4 6 5 , 0 6 2 9 2 , 9 0 4 3 8 , 1 4 7 48,372 109,875 27,521 21,908 31,496 20,093 73,846
Total c o l l a t e r a l
2 , 2 1 5 , 6 3 6 175,928
5 2 8 , 8 7 2 1 6 7 , 4 6 4 238,553 8 3 , 0 6 8 174,029 326,105 6 4 , 3 3 2 73,287 8 0 , 4 9 2 46,100 257,406
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS
91 days to
Total
Within 15 days
l 6 t o 30 days
31 t o 60 days
Over 6 months
6 l to 90 days
6 months
B i l l s discounted
618,679
40,831
515,987
23,930
27,689
7,527
2,715
B i l l s bought i n open market
163,852
61,176
361,595
58,903
73,968
3,696
C e r t i f i c a t e_s of ..indebtedness
169,644
3,425
164^446
1,773
C.
L I A B I L I T I E S