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STATEMENT FOR THE PEESS
Released f o r publication
Friday morning, April 10;
not e a r l i e r •

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
April 9, 1936.

C01TDITI01T OF FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS
The daily average volume of Federal Reserve bank c r e d i t outstanding during
the week ended April S, as reported "by the Federal Reserve banks, was
$2,^80,000,000, a decrease of $3,Q00,000 compared with the preceding week and an
increase of $19,000,000 compared with the corresponding week in 1935•
On April G t o t a l Reserve bank c r e d i t amounted to $2,^79,000,000, an increase
of $2,000,000 f o r the week. This increase corresponds with increases of
$3^,000,000 in member bank reserve balances, $22,000,000 in money in c i r c u l a t i o n
and $1^,000,000 in nonmember deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts, o f f s e t
in p a r t by a decrease of $112,000,000 in Treasury cash and deposits with Federal
Reserve banks and an increase of $5»000f000 in monetary gold stock. Member bank
reserve balances on April S TJere estimated to be approximately $2,^20,000,000 in
excess of legal requirements.
Relatively small changes were reported in holdings of discounted and purchased
b i l l s , i n d u s t r i a l advances, and United States Government s e c u r i t i e s .
Changes in the amount of Reserve bank c r e d i t outstanding and in related items
during the week and the year ended April S, 1936, were as follows:

Increase or decrease
since
Apr. S

Apr. 1
J32<L

Apr. 10
197?

( i n millions of d o l l a r s )
B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
I n d u s t r i a l advances (not including 26 million
commitments - April 8)
Other fieserve bank c r e d i t
50TA1 BESSRV3 BUK CREDIT
Monetary gold stocfc
Treasury and n a t i o n a l bank currency
Money in c i r c u l a t i o n
Member "bank reserve balances
Treas\iry cash and deposits with f .R.baatet
Noniaember deposits and other F.R.accounts




6
, 5

-1

30
8

•A

2,^79

+2

10,190
2,505

+1
+22

$,161

+6U
-ii2
+lH

60^

+16

+1,576

5,906
h m

+s

+419
+S74
+127
(B-S01)

Released f c r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday

morning, April 10,1936; not e a r l i e r .

3~S01a

ASSETS AUD LIABILITIES
07 THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESEHVE BAMS C0MBI1TED
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
Apr. S,f1936.

A*r. 1.1936

Anr, 10,1935

ASSETS
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s on hand and due from
Redemption fund - F. R. notes . .
Other cash . . .
. . .
Total reserves
. . . . . .
B i l l s discounted:
Secured by U.S.Gov 1 t obligations, direct
and/or f u l l y guaranteed . . . .
Qther b i l l s discounted . . . . .
Total b i l l s discounted . .
B i l l s bought in open market . » .
Industrial advances . . . . . . . » » *
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bonds * . « • « • «
. . . . . .
Treasury notes . . . • • « . . .
Treasury b i l l s
. • • .
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
Due from foreign banks
F. H. notes of other banks • » .
Uncollected items
. . . . . . . .
Bank premises
. . . . . . . . . .
All other a s s e t s . . . f . . . .

...

..•
•. #
•. •
•• .
•• •

TOTAL ASSETS

7,665,31+6
13,732
336,358.
8,015,1+36

7,665,31+5
14,861+
350,037
8,030,2^+6

5,592,822
17,067
237,21+5
5,81+7,134

2,So6
2,616
5,502
U-, 6SS
30,257

i+,i+S9
2,765
7,251+
k,6jk
30,363

2,818
3,201
6,019
5,307
21,256

265,691
1,55^,S9H
609,667
2/430,252
1S1
2,5+70, sso

265,687
1.55M89
609,667
2,1+30,21+3
181

3Si+,i05
1,1+88,666
557,660
2,1+30,1+31

63H
16,762
501,570
1+S,00l+

2,1+72,715
05O
17,690
:
558,332
1+7,885
36,86s

2,1+63,013
700
15,933
1+34,605
%,6l5
1+1+.019

11,090,622

ll,l6l+,386

8,855,019

3.731,039

3,772,016

3,169,329

5,161,317
96^,390
71,622
273.qHS

5,077,088
1,085,687
63,1+1+1
267,161

1+, 286,830
393,068
17,817
206,1+22

6,^71,277
k$k,ies
130,699
145,501
26,513
3^,107

6,1+93,377
55^,751
130,715
145,501
26,513
3M05
7,1+08

^,90^,137
tag,255
146,966
lUi+,893
ll+, 820
30,805
8,814

11,090,^2

11,161+,386

8,855,019

—

L I A B I L I T I E S
F. R. notes in actual circulation
• *
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account .
U* S. Treasurer - General account « #
Foreign bank
. .
Other deposits
. . . . . . . . . • • #
Total deposits
. «4
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items f # . • • t
Capital paid in .
Surplus (Section 7)
. • . . .
Surplus (Section 13 b)
. . . . .
Reserve for contingencies . . , . * » «
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
. . . . . . • » •
•

•

•

•• .
. •.

m < m IiIiSILITHS

. .

»

•

•

Ratio of t o t a l reserves to deposit and
F. R. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined
Contingent l i a b i l i t y 6:1 b i l l s purchased
for foreign correspondents • .
•

«

•* •

Commitments to make industrial advances




78.2*S

•

—

25,55U

—

25,01+8

72.1$
1+8
16,315

ASSETS ABD LIABILITIES 0? THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS 02J APRIL 8, 1936
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
B-SOlb
ASSETS
Total
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s on hand and due
from u . s . T r e a s u r y

Redemption fund - F . R. notes
Other cash

Boston

Hew York P h i l a ,

Due from f o r e i g n banks
F.R.notes of o t h e r banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
A l l other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS




Rich. A t l a n t a

Chicago St.Louis

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

7,665,3^6 5S3.39S 3#o42,033 4 2 5 , 1 3 s 503,546 264,671 205,365 1 , 3 ^ , 9 0 9 203,477 160,739 201,SlS 1 3 S , 7 3 5 432,657

13,732

336,358

2,522

36,334

1,113

96,000

442

4l,6oi

Total r e s e r v e s
3,015,436 622,75^ :5,139,1^6 467,181
B i l l s discounted:
Secured by U.S.Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s ,
2,336
415
253
1,450
d i r e c t and/or f u l l y guaranteed
2,6l6
2,036
Other b i l l s discounted
31
27
239
3,436
Total b i l l s discounted
5,502
442
B i l l s bought i n open market
4,6ss
472
349
1,753
I n d u s t r i a l advances
2,909
5,336
7,671
30,257
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
265,691 17,556
Bonds
63,473 20,755
Treasury notes
1,554,394 103,393
432,760 1 1 6 , 7 1 4
Treasury b i l l s
509,667 35,323
173,150 39,651
Total U.S.Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
2,430,252 157,677
729,3S3 177,120
—
—
1S1
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

Cleve.

2,470,330 l 6 l , 2 2 4
634
50
16,762
354
501,570 5 2,610
48,004
3,113
37,396
, 220

793

32,137

.546

16,564

2,195

10,023

63
731
37,^23
5,044
3,573

45,691

1,101

1U.91U

3^3

6,910

1,1^9
18,939

530

2.39S

^,67^

12,066

641,476 231,731 2 1 7 , 5 3 3 1 , 3 9 5 , i s o 219,492 163,062 221,706 143,939 +97,131
1

16

20
3

44o
1,55^

23
190
3,31b

23,973
l44,293

12,334
77,244

29

49,759

26,638

—

13

163
356

270
530
2,13S

15
S7
551

11,019
66,320
22,370

171,029
121,720

2S,4i5

13,^92
31,704
23,004

6

213,025 1 1 6 , 7 1 6 100,209
—

—

59
1,277
51,653
6,525
l,46l

23
1,^29
41,450
2,919
1,005

2

250
20

6

—

7^2,293 133,370 220,064 120,750 101,234
243
4,309
113,579
10,843
27,618

5S0

23
1,711
13,511
2,234
1,322

321,164 123,200
—

—

324,152 123,S53
73
2,192
70,045
4,829
340

4
1,113
21,^OU
2,452
195

70
70
i4o
61

250
130

32
247

110
12

380

279

122

133

133
1,693

327
1,109

1,460

1,164

14,^96

13,013
77,206

45,556

15,531

26,625

19,347 2 1 , 9 1 s
56,254 :L31.921
19,399

45,492

75,5^3 116,344
—
131

95,000 199,331

77,244 113,702

97,105 200,339

3
723
14,913
1,531
422

19
423
21,031
1,524
7*K)

19
1,013
23,l4l
3,360
269

—

45
1,037
25,255
3,580
231

11,090,682 840,325 4,043,531 697,390 922,515 449,262 3^2,673 1,796,816 369,013 262,898 373,210 264,831 728,218

ON APRIL 8, 1936

ASSETS AHD LIABILITIES OP THE FEDERAL HESSRVE
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )

B-SOlc
L I AB I L I
Total Boston

Hew York Phi l a .

Cleve.

Rich. A t l a n t a

200,732 2 8 2 , 1 1 7 364,374 1 7 6 . 7 1 ^ 1 6 1 , 6 1 4
F.R.notes i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n 3, 721,039 343,332
Deposits:
Member "ban]" - reserve account
5, 161,317 298,925 2,393,767 293,226 366,473 125,226 114,225
U.S.Treasurer - General account
964,390 111,305
460,924 42,0U7 99,067 25*966 27,023
b s 756
3,196
Foreign "banlcs
bsb23
2,543
7i,6a2
5,376
25,^91
2 s 2yo
3.022
Other d e p o s i t s
3,191
4,223
273,9^2
5,497
217,311
Total d e p o s i t s
6, 471,277 421,103 3,007,493 345,779 475.414 217,476 149,814
113,413 36,134 51,315 4o,44o 17,921
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
494,186 52,065
50,914 1 2 , 3 2 3 12,556
Capital paid in
4,232
9,394
4,539
130,699
50,225 13,4O6 14,371
Surplus (Section 7)
16
9,902
5,126 5 , 6754
145,501
7,744
Surplus (Section 13 b)
2,274
3,443
4,231
26,513
1,007
1,413
Reserve f o r contingencies
2,249
1,263
2,502
3,000
34,107
3,111
242
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
146
154
7,360
3,555
4oo
367

Chicago St.Louis

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

267,249 162,101+ 113,930 144,922
742,133 135,654
60,276 27,064

2,427

4,678

2/L79

S* oJ3

75,36s 2S7.370

92,532 160,272 124,116 343,442

2i>, 796
4,433

27,314
2,107
1,052

30,937
2,107

1,542

24,271
5 c 013
17,233

8 1 5 , 5 1 4 173,755 125,505 1 9 0 , 7 5 1 152,702 329,965
69,799 23,019 14,495 27,215 20,461 27,249
3,791 10,155
3,017
3,950
12,013
3,765
3,723
9,645
3,613
21,350
4,655
1,121
1
,
2
5
2
1,003
1,142
546
1,391
1,249
1,322
1,477
244
7,573
892
264
322
139
1,327
167
277

11,090,622 240,325 4 , 0 4 3 , 5 3 1 697,390 922,515 449,252 342,673 1 , 7 9 6 , 2 1 6 369,013 262,29s 3 7 3 , 2 1 0 264,831 7 2 2 , 2 1 2
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Ratio of t o t a l r e s e r v e s to deposit
and F.R. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined 72.2 21.5
66.0
22.4
74.4
76.4
71.5
69.9
22.9
65.4
70.2
61.5
73.3
Commitments to molts i n d u s t r i a l
25,654 2,926
advances
10,094
346
650
524
4,466
1,673
2,322
320
so 1,972
105

MATURITY DISTRI3UTI01T OF BILLS AI3D SECURITIES
Total
B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought
I n d u s t r i a l advances
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
Other s e c u r i t i e s




R,502
4,6sc
30,257

2,430,252
121

Within 15 days
3,714
639
1,520
19,200

16 to 30 days
221

2,792
354
21,710

31 to 60 days
59
697
43s
47,506

6l to 90 days
925
554
582
103,576

91 days to
$ months
549
2,029
302,125

Over 6 months
34
25,274
1,256,135
121

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT ON APRIL S, 1936
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
B-SOld
Total
J'^d.CrSll *R6S6I*V6 tlO ti6$'
Issued to F.R.bank by F.R.Agent
Held by Federal Reserve bank
In a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n

Boston

ITew York P h i l a .

Cleve.

Rich. A t l a n t a

Chicago St.Louis

H,050,111 363,06s 903,67S 295,0^6 377,7^0 136,165 179,0UU 900,712
269,072 19.736 102,9^0 12,929 13*356
9 , ^ 5 1 17,^30
32,363

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

169,786 117,302 15^,112
7,682
3,372
9,lgU

3.7S1.039 3^3,332 800,733 222,117 3&.37 1 * 176,711* l6l,6lH 367,3^9 162,10^ 113,930 1UU.92S

32,271 321,137
6,902 33,217
75,369 227,970

C o l l a t e r a l held by agent a s s e c u r i t y f o r notes issued to bank:
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s on hand and
due from U. S . Treasury
E l i g i b l e paper
U. S . Gov't s e c u r i t i e s
Total c o l l a t e r a l




*,02k,3k3 376,617 905,706 295,000 37S.V+0 139,000 1^9,635
3,359
276 1 , 9 9 5 1+25
29
20
-63,000
32,000

915,000 1^6,632 113,000 144,000 33,000 323,263
250
10
136
35S
250 110
—
2^,000
—
12,000

H,096,202 3 7 6 , 3 9 3 907,701 295,^25 3 7 3 , ^ 9 1 3 9 , 0 2 0 1 3 1 , 6 3 5

915,250 170,6^2 1 1 3 , 1 3 6 156,35s

33,250 3 2 3 , 3 7 3