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STATS?CENT FOE THE PRESS
Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Friday morning, A p r i l 17;
not e a r l i e r .

St. 4497
Federal Reserve Board,
April l 6 , 1925*
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

The c o n s o l i d a t e d statement of c o n d i t i o n of the Federal r e s e r v e banks on April
15, made p u b l i c by the Federal Reserve Board, shows an i n c r e a s e of $4,000,000 i n
holdings of discounted b i l l s and d e c r e a s e s of $ 3 6 , 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n acceptances purchased,
i n open market and of $ 4 , 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n Government s e c u r i t i e s , w i t h t h e r e s u l t that
t o t a l earning a s s e t s show a r e d u c t i o n of $ 3 7 , 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 . Federal r e s e r v e n o t e c i r c u l a t i o n f e l l o f f $ 1 6 , 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 w h i l e o.ash r e s e r v e s increased by. $ 8 , 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 and nonr e s e r v e .cash by $ 2 , 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
I n c r e a s e s in h o l d i n g s of discounted b i l l s are reported by a l l r e s e r v e banks,
except Boston, New York and Chicago, the l a r g e s t i n c r e a s e , $ 1 4 , 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 i s reported
by the Cleveland bank and the l a r g e s t d e c r e a s e s , $ 1 3 , 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 and $10,500,000, by
the New York and Chicago banks r e s p e c t i v e l y .
Eight of t h e r e s e r v e banks show s m a l l e r h o l d i n g s of acceptances bought i n the
open market, t h e p r i n c i p a l r e d u c t i o n s being as f o l l o w s : New York, $26,000,000J
Boston, $ 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ; and Chicago, $ 3 , 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 . Nominal i n c r e a s e s are reported by
four of the r e s e r v e banks. The System's h o l d i n g s of United S t a t e s bonds went up
$ 2 , 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 , w h i l e h o l d i n g s of United S t a t e s Treasury n o t e s f e l l o f f $ 5 , 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 and
of c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness $ 1 , 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 . Ten of the r e s e r v e banks show small
i n c r e a s e s i n t o t a l h o l d i n g s of United S t a t e s s e c u r i t i e s , a g g r e g a t i n g $ 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ,
w h i l e the New York bank r e p o r t s a reduction of $ 8 , 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
All Federal r e s e r v e banks except Cleveland and San Francisco report reductions
i n t h e i r Federal r e s e r v e n o t e c i r c u l a t i o n .
The p r i n c i p a l d e c r e a s e s are, New York,
$6,000,000 and P h i l a d e l p h i a , $ 3 , 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 , while the i n c r e a s e for t h e San Francisco
bank i s $ 1 , 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
A summary of changes i n the 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 t h e r e s e r v e
banks during the week and the year ending April 15, 1925, f a l l o w s :
Increase

or

decrease

d.ur ing
Year

Week
Total r e s e r v e s ,
Gold r e s e r v e s

+ $8,900,000
+ 5,100,000

- $219,800,000
- 260,400,000

Total earning a s s e t s . ... . . . . . . .
B i l l s discounted, t o t a l
. . . . . .
Secured by U. S. Gov't, 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

- 37,300,000
+ 4,000,000

+
+

126,400,000
74,300,000
15,700,000
90,000,000

- 36,600,000

+

97,400,000

-

4,400,000

4-

91,200,000

-

5,400,000

+
+

Federal Reserve Yiotes i n c i r c u l a t i o n .

- 16,100,000

-

268,300,000

Total d e p o s i t s
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 . . .
Other d e p o s i t s

+ 21,000,000
+
700,000
+ 15,200,000
+ 5,100,000

+
+

196,400,000
200,600,000
12,600,000

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 .
Bond s
Treasury n o t e s . . .
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness . . .




+ 13,500,000
- 9,500.000

+
-

2,300,000

1,300,000

+

66,000,000
51,500,000
26,300,000

8,400,000

St» 4497 a

Beleasad f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday morning, April 17, 1925.

EESOUECES AND LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDEEAL BESEBVE BANE'S COMBINED
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Apr. 15, 1925 Apr. g, 192$ Apr. 16,192*+
EESOUECES
Gold w i t h Federal r e s e r v e agents . . . .
Gold redemption fund w i t h U. S. Treasury
Gold hold e x c l u s i v e l y a g a i n s t F . B . n o t e s
Gold s e t t l e m e n t fund w i t h F. E. Board
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s held by banks

Total r e s e r v e s
Non-reserve c a s h
B i l l s discounted:
Sec. bjr U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other b i l l s d iscounted
Total 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 :
B ond s . * • • • •
Treasury n o t 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
Foreign loans on gold
Total earning a s s e t s
5$ Bademption fund - F. E. Bank n o t e s

TOTAL EESOUECES

*

.

1,554,000
54,419

1,513,503
50,428

1,997,364
56,715

1,608,419

1,563,931

2,054,079

637,009
599,055

692,776
582,675

671,222
379,585

2,844,483
141,044.

2,839,382
137,226

3,104,886
100,464

2,985,527

2,976,608

3,205,290

56,630

54,215

48,750

206,132
189,170

192,600
198,689

190,419
279,151

395,302
274,058

391,289
310,685

469,570

84,896
244,780
28,156

82,631
250,177
29,432

18,855
193,327
54,485

357,832

362,240

266,667

10,500
1,652
1,039,344

10,500

.

176,680

-

1,902

51

1,076,616

912,968

-

28

786,206
59,241
22,257

602,618
53,567
20,998

713,559
56,164

4,949,205

4,790,022

4,958,561

1,698,090

1,714,161
-

1,966,349
356

2,141,443
37,027
29,476

2,140,760
21,878
24,340

1,940,810
49,711
21,064

2,207,946

2,186,978

2,011,585

698,694
il4,586
217,837

544,276

12,052

114,481
217,837
12,289

634,333
110,869
220,915
14,154

4,949,205

4,790,022

4,958,561

21,802

L I A B I L I T I E S
F. E. n o t e s i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n . . .
F. B. Bank n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n - tiet .
Deposits:
Member bank - r e s e r v e account . . . .

Deferred, a v a i l a b i l i t y items
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
TOTAL LIABILITIES

-

l a t i c of t o t a l r e s e r v e s to d e p o s i t and.
F. B. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined . . .

76.4$

76.3$

80.6$

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

44,897

45,281

17,343

C.




Pel eased f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday morning, A p r i l 17, 1925 > not earlier*^,.......
St., 4497b
RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK'S AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, APRIL 15, 1925.
B E S O U R C E S
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Federal Reserve Bank of
Boston New York P h i l a .
CI eve. Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San Fran. Total
Gold w i t h Federal Reserve Agents
174,593
331,612 135,228 1 7 0 , 0 9 3 4 5 , 7 7 0 1 3 5 , 7 7 6 1 3 5 , 5 5 0 46,856 67,204 5 6 , 5 4 6 39,999 214,773 1 , 5 5 4 , 0 0 0
Gold redemption fund w i t h U . S . T r e a s .
7,418
12,398
9,547
2,123
3,802
2,466
4,911
5,005
425
2,934
1.6l8
1,772
54,419
Gold held 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 fund w i t h F.R.Board
Gold and gold c e r t i f . held by banks
Total eold r e s e r v e s
Reserves o t h e r than gold
Total r e s e r v e s
Non-reserve cash

182,011
44,]4l
28,934

344,010 1 4 4 , 7 7 5 1 7 2 , 2 1 6
2 2 2 , 9 8 2 4 9 , 0 8 8 60,987
322,754 21,559 3 2 , 8 4 4

49,572 138,242 l 4 o , 4 6 l
18,465
6 , 0 0 3 105,199
2 2 , 0 2 2 1 0 , 2 5 2 100,409

51,861
17,092
11,285

67,629
14,598
6,853

59,480
45,763
3,784

4 i , 6 l 7 216,545 1,608,419
22,279 3 0 , 2 1 2
637,009
9,571 28,785
599,055

255,286

889,746 2 1 5 , 4 2 2 266,047

9 0 , 0 5 9 154,497 3 4 6 , 0 6 9

80,238

89,080 109,027

7 3 , 4 6 7 275,545 2 , 8 4 4 , 4 8 3

15,694
270,980

32,660

4,958

8,988

922,406 220,380 275,035

3,980

14,968

15,481

2,037

3,806

3,709

4,516

17,140
15,744

74,792
4i,003

22,372
15,400

34,034
17,237

12,066
28,586

T o t a l b i l l s discounted

32,884

37,773

B i l l s bought in open market
U. 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

35,303

115,795
57,504

51,271
28,507

2,662
14,868
3,887

12,460
85,682
5,067

1,416
22,950

21,417

103,209

24,706
1,050
1,400

Total U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s

3,055

Foreign l o a n s on gold
All other earning a s s e t s
Total earning a s s e t s
U n c o l l e c t e d items
S f o t i e f resources

TOTAL RESOURCES




89,604
72,817
M

6 6

279,563
196,929
^978

19,936

9 4 , 0 3 9 169,465 3 6 4 , 8 9 4 100,174

5,476

^ S e c u r e d °b 3^U?S."Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
other b i l l s discounted

18,825

3,571

9 0 , 9 9 3 112,598

9,560

5,991

141,044

83,027 281,536 2,985,527

3,929

1,532

2,269

2,549

3,405

56,630

3,078
15,819

21,059 ' 5,919
18,343
9.5Q9

2,268
4,161

1,122
5,089

152
1,647

12,130
16,632

206,132
189,170

40,652
12,024

18,897
13,074

39,402
35,910

15,428

6,429
8,258

6,211
12,741

1,799
8,666

28,762
26,540

395,302
274,058

11,000
22,738
6,194

1,408
1,903
75

1,901
1,381
1,097

21,649
29,451
2,268

1,649
7,251
397

8,764

10,184
13,252

11,109

3,121
26,033
5,597

84,896
244,780
28,156

39,932
1,208

3,386
609

4,379
462

53,368
1,564

9,297
525

17,346
368

34,751
798

2

25,693
462
250

357,832
10,500
1,652

8 9 , 1 2 5 120,918
74,558 7 5 , 0 4 2

56,671
64,823

36,584
4i,215

32,403
16,344

45,357
4l,ll4

31,212
27,734

^376

'5°6

1:690

24,197

340

**360

^243

^ 379

7,921

1,913

36,812 130,244
35,171 95,859
g.'gS

W31

11,334

8,162
420

2,257

8,682

557
20,348
399

90,851 1,039,344
44,600
786,206
4^52

22:257

443,133 1,436,927 387,572 482,617 222,267 251,638 608,348 186,362 147,694 206,084 148,045 428,518 4,949,205

xon Friday morning, April 17, 1925; not e a r l i e r .

St. 44y/c

•RESOURCES AM) LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, APRIL 15, 1925«

f e d e r a l Reserve Bank of
F. R. n o t e s in a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
Deposits:
Member bank - r e s e r v e account
, Government
Other d e p o s i t s
Total d e p o s i t s
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Capital paid i n
Surplus
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
TOTAL LIABILITIES
S a t i o 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, per cent

Boston
207,690

L I A B I L I T I E S
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
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. Total
342,070 1 5 3 , 3 2 7 1 9 6 , 5 5 2 75,357 142,011 1 6 3 , 8 6 2 49, 201 64,892 6 4 , 4 4 i
4 3 , 4 1 0 195,277 1 , 6 9 8 , 0 9 0

138,715
1,943
146

8 1 2 , 9 0 0 132,475 178,873
7,567
4,324
3,195
16,52b
452
1,112

66,266
3,06l
208

67,606 308,503

140,804

836,993 137,251 183,180

69,535

6 9 , 7 1 5 312,976

164,397

59,000
5,967
11,701
707

25,693

64.9

80.0

69,705

8,050
.16,382

31,343
58,749

502

3,375

65,386

66,389

11,150
20,059

12,958
22,462

399

1,076

1,615
494

4,613

2,045

2,428

8b,019

15,504

77,617

55,490

87,145

305

64i

60,010 155,843 2 , 1 4 1 , 4 4 3
1,660
4,454
37,027
188
6,160
29,476

81,698

57,052

90,427

61,858 166,457 2,207,946

39,935

14,060
3,252

3 7,505
4,295

30,342
4,213

3,265

1,257

816

5,104

2,64i

42,263
8,137

698,694
114,586

l-M

8
7
'&7
' ^
-&8
1
443,133 1 , 4 3 6 , 9 2 7 387,572 482,617 222,267 251,638 6 0 8 , 3 4 8 186,362 147,694 206,084 148,045 428,518 4 , 9 4 9 , 2 0 5

77.8

78.2

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

75*8

72.4

7

76.5

76.5

74.6

72.7

12,037
4,635
5,330
2,688
2,039
6,906
2,317
1,622
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES OUTSTANDING AND IN ACTUAL CIRCULATION

F. R. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
F. R. notes held by banks

234,330
26,640

133:1° %

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

207,690

342,070 153,327 196,552 75,357 142,011 163,862

g:§7

S

1 : 8 ;

6 7

49,201

64,892

2

;$

78.9

77.8

3,523

76.4

2,039

l,76l

44,897

7 35,590
,590
U%

48,740
5,330

239,837 2 , 0 2 5 , 3 6 1
44,560
327,271

64,44i

43,410

195,277 1,698,090

DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS, MUNICIPAL WARRANTS AND U. S. CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS 3Y MATURITIES
^ i t h i n 15 days
B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought i n open market
C e r t i f i c a t e s c f indebtedness
Municipal warrants




1 = : |

16 t o 30 days
51:«3

2

~
-

7

31 t c 60 days

6 l t c 90 days

-rem 91 days
t c b months

3

I I S
-

Over 6 months

-

12,087
-

^otal

i735

14,730
-

28,156
2

Bel eased f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday morning, April 17, 1925 J net e a r l i e r .

St. UUgjci.

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, APRIL 15, 1925.
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Federal Reserve Agent at

Boston

New York

Fbila.

CIeve.

Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis

Minn. Kans,Cy. D a l l a s San Fran.

Total

318,540 5 0 , 4 5 0 4 8 , 8 0 0
476,050 187,005 215,506

22,454 6 0 , 8 4 ] 268,537
8 8 , 9 9 4 162,712 1 7 5 , 0 9 3

25,660
55,666

21,767
67,838

25,373
73,590

22,672 6 l , 9 0 0
982,046
4 8 , 7 4 0 239,837 2 , 0 2 5 , 3 6 1

186,698
6,000
8,780
28,914 13,839 11,313
116,000 115,389 150,000

5,000
4,475
6,776
4,906
41,295 124,000 130,644

11,975
2,831
32,000

13,052
1,652
52,500

4,186
52,3o0

l6,0ll
277,316
3,988 18,795
117,518
20,000 195,978 1 , 1 5 9 , 1 6 6

144,438
13,818

43,254
7,792

8,810
16,651

634
13,795

17,044
1,738

RESOURCE-S
Federal Reserve n o t e s on hand
52,050
Federal Reserve n o t e s outstanding 2 3 4 , 3 3 0
C o l l a t e r a l s e c u r i t y f o r Federal
Reserve n o t e s outstanding*.
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
29,800
Gold redemption fund
15,793
Gold f u n d . - F. R. Board
129,000
E l i g i b l e paper Amount required
59,737
Excess amount held
8,450
TOTAL

51,777
2,438

45,413
34,215

26,936
3,812

39,543
35,515

8,741
1,626

25,064
29,802

471,361
169,652

529,160 1 , 2 8 4 , 4 5 8 426,898 514,027 208,234 390,079 654,238 153,643 171,238 1 7 7 , 2 9 1 121,778 571,376 5 , 2 0 2 , 4 2 0

L I A B I L I T I E S
Net amount of Federal Reserve n o t e s
received from Comptroller of
t h e Currency
286,350

794,590 237,455 264,306 111,448 223,555 4 4 3 , 6 3 0

81,326

89,605 101,963

7 1 , 4 1 2 301,737 3 , 0 0 7 , 4 0 7

C o l l a t e r a l r e c e i v e d from
Federal r e s e r v e bank:
Gold
E l i g i b l e paper

3 3 1 , 6 1 2 135,228 170,093
158,256 54,215 7 9 , 6 2 8

46,856
25,461

67,204
14,429

3 9 , 9 9 9 214,773 1 , 5 5 4 , 0 0 0
10,367 54,866
641,013

TOTAL




174,593
68,187

4 5 , 7 7 0 135,776 1 3 5 , 5 5 0
51,016 30,748 7 5 , 0 5 8

56,546
18,782

5 2 9 , 1 6 0 1,284,458 426,898 514,027 208,234 390,079 6 5 4 , 2 3 s 153,643 171,238 177,291 121,778 571,376 5 , 2 0 2 , 4 2 0