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Beleaeed f o r publication
Friday morning, Aug. 10;
not e a r l i e r .

St. 586%
Federal Reserve Board,
August 9« 1928.

CONDITION OF FEDERAL HE SERVE BANKS
Tho consolidated statement of condition of the Federal reserve "banks on
August 8, made public by the Federal Reserve Board, shows decreases for the week
of $24,500,000 i n holdings of discounted M i l s , of $4,000,000 i n b i l l s bought i n
open market, of $3,800,000 i n Government s e c u r i t i e s , and of $77,900,000 in member
bank reserve deposits, and an increase of $14,900,000 i n Federal reserve note c i r culation, and a nominal decline i n cash reserves. Total b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s
were $32,300,000 below the amount held on August 1.
The principal changes in holdings of discounted b i l l s were decreases of
$21,300,000 at tho Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and $10,500,000 at New York,
and increases of $6,800,000 at San Francisco, $4,000,000 at Dallas, and
$3,800,000 at Atlanta. The System's holdings of b i l l s bought i n open market
declined $4,000,000 and of c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness $3,900,000, whilo holdings
of U. S. bonds and Treasury notes remained 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 shows an increase of $4,800,000 at the
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, $2,000,000 each at Kansas City and Philadelphia, $1,500,000 at San Francisco, and $14,900,000 at a l l Federal reserve banks.
A summary of changes in the principal assets and l i a b i l i t i e s of the reserve
banks during the week and the year ending August 8, 1928, follows:
Increase

or

decrease
Year

Week
Total reserves
Gold reserves

$100,000
+ 5*900,000

Total 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, obligations
Other b i l l s discounted

+

32,300,000
24,500,000
51»600,000
27,100,000

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 . .
Bonds
. . . . .
Treasury notes
•
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness . . . .
Federal reserve notes i n c i r c u l a t i o n
Total deposits
Members' reserve deposits
Government deposits . . .
C.




.
. .

• .

. . . . . .

during

- $398,700,000

-

402,600,000

+ 421,100,000
+ 648,200,000
+ 378,500,000
+

269,700,000

4,000,000

-

13,900,000

+

3,800,000
200,000

-

-

3.900,000

-

+ 14,900,000

-

40,900,000

- 67,800,000
— 77,900,000
+ 12,300,000

+

19,700,000
49,500,000
32,200,000

-

212,400,000

136,400,000
1,300,000

74,800,000

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday mornizig, Aug. 10, 1928; not e a r l i e r .

St. 5867a

HE SOURCES AjSD LIABILITIES
OF THE. TWELVE EED3BAL BE SERVE BAMS COMBINED
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Aug. 8.1928

Aug. 1.1928

Aqg. 10.1927

1,107,601
72,563
1,180,164
695,550
729,702

1,117.466
63,509
1,180,775
690,048
7 28,715

1,615,882
4l,752
1.657,634
644,942
705,^29

Total gold r e s e r v e s
Reserves other than gold

2,605,4l6
150,042

2,599.538
156,027

3,008,005
146,158

Total r e s e r v e s
Non-re serve 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 discounted
Total b i l l s discounted . . . .
B i l l s bought i n open market
II. 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 indebtedness

2,755,458
58,337

2,755,565
60,172

3,154,163
56,560

6q3,944
457,341
1,Obi,285
l6l,847

655,500
430,276
1,085,776
165.879

225,487
187,618
413,105
175.707

55,259
87^641
64^968

55,099
87.677
68,887

191,611
88,913
139.753

207,868

211,663

420,277

490

1,300

RESOURCES
Gold with Federal r e s e r v e agents . . . .
Gold redemption fund with U. S.Treasury .
Gold h e l d e x c l u s i v e l y against F.R.notes
Gold settlement fund 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

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 f o r e i g n banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other resources
. .

1,431,490
cyij,
593 054
6o'l23
g *7I4.3

1,463,808
573
651,501
60,115
8,463

1,010,389
48,759
59^,915
59.^1^
15,542

TOTAL RESOURCES

4,907,779

5,000,197

4,939.742

1,627,586

1,612,690

1,668,488

2,265,606
42,277
8,724
17,803

2,343.504
29,970
9,523
19,197

2,3l5.l4l
10,125
4,639
24,229

2,334,410
547,270
143^057
233,319
22,137

2,402.194
587.799
143,009
233,319
21,186

2,354,134
5^5.023
130,058
228,775
13,2b4

4,907,779

5.000,197

4,939.742

L I A B I L I T I E S
F. R. notes i n 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
>K$»Sreign bank
Other deposits
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

. . . . . .

Ratio of t o t a l r e s e r v e s t o deposit and
F. R. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined . . .

69.5$

68.6$

78.4$

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

305,018

306,285

155.^53

C.



RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BASKS OH AUGUST 8, 1928.
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total Boston New York Ehila. CI eve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis

RESOURCES

Sold with Federal Reserve Agents 1,107,601 109.508
Gold redemption fund with U.S.Treas. 72,563
8,54l

St. 5867b
Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

175.367
19.66l

75,315 131,507
6,576
5.252

24,496
2,138

68,158 214,742
4,828
9>131

22,345
p,012

43,509
2JH2

48,612

16,188 177,854
kiJ&3
1lQ49_

1,180,164 118,049

195,028

81,891 136,759

26,634

72,986 223,873

28,357

47,382

50,845

17,457 ISO,903

Total gold r e s e r v e s
Reserves othJar than gold

2,6o5,4i6 215,375
150.042 13,663

865,749 158.914 254,928
38,505
6.870 14,192

55,904
11,030

91,^06 428,554
18,054 18,023

Total r e s e r v e s
Bon-reserve cash

2,755.458 229,038
58,337
5,402

894,254 165,784 269,120
18,539
1,858
3.051

66,934 1 0 9 . ^ 0 446,577
4
3,897
,834
8.743

65,16s
l6,4l3
81,581
3.332

70.766 102,253
2^6
5,l49
73,062 107.402
1,078
1,737

40,862 255.537
5,644 19,203
46,506 265,7^0
3,391
2,475

184,205
145,188

68,307
23,370

52.247
3 2,901

329.393
32,170

91.677
13.890

85,148
18,678

20,977 ^7.598 127,745 18,977
33,759—57.704—37.133 35,297
54.736 75.302 164,878 54,274
128
7,46l 12,754 11,507

1.384
5=5
11,53
9.002
15,594 11.340
28,501 33,927

934
26,623
5,550
33.107

1.153
591*
1.52?
3.276

9 19.9*
3.055
3,1*7
1.900
9,197
4,984 32.971

390,064 135,494 136,933

65.473

93,040 209.356

G

°K R ! 1 n o t e s 1 U S i

^

Secured by U.S.Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
Other "bills discounted
Total b i l l s discounted
B i l l s bou^it i n open market
% L r e r n m e n t SeCarltieal
Treasury notes
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
M
n . s . flovt. 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 ard s e c u r i t i e s

e e e :
TOTAL RESOURCES

c.




603.944 30,425
457.34-1 32.978
1,061,285
l6l,847

63,403
l4,36l

55.259
87,641
64.968
307,868

703
1,713
4,427
6.843

490
1,431,490

84.607

7,707
7,246

11,081
12,885

17,015
13,759

47,660
25,121

14.953
10,184

23,966
8,512

30,774
11,835

72,781
20,367

7.125
9.500

4,519
3.925
2.214

10,890
2,912
4,327

16.625

10,658
too

18,129

15,3a

71,027

36.285

50.607

57,935 109.669

4i
7,969
11,554
3,393
4.926
3,964
16,521

:

" i 1# >i i l f j 11 i l '# "I 'I •! 'I
4,907,779 378,520 1,475.402 344,879 472,165 185,555 232,856 748,471 185.705 127,469 203,667 133,282 419,808

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- •
LI A B I L I T I E S
>

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES' OTTfi*" FEDERALRESERVE BANKS ON AUGUST 2, 1922.
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total Boston New York P h i l a . Cleve.
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago St.Louis

St. 5857c
Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

F.i^tiotes in actual c i r c u l a t i o n

1,627,586 142,475

339,951 128,879 1 9 3 , 6 a

5 2 , ^ 9 128,771 275.889

57,4)0

53,829

97,931

30,479 165,862

M&aber bank - r e s e r v e account

2,265,606 150,350

863,957 131,825 182,421

67,633

2,

64,819 3^6,932

79»306

u

48,822 87,236

62,699 179,006

2,334,410152,625

890,609 134,297 185,654

71,333

62,625 351.^50

81,586

51,092 90,591

66,504 189,944

EEste

Mfzl ™
Total d e p o s i t s

TOTJtL LIABILITIES
Bewrve ratio (pel cent)

^hase^for^foreign^correspondents
F

Sg "1 11

IIII111 '11 1

4,907,779 378,520 1,475,402 344,879 472,165 185,555 232,856 748.471 185,705 127,46° 203,667 133,282 419,808
69.5
77.6
72.7
63-0
71.0
54.1
55-5
71.2
58.6
69.6
72.3
48.0
74.7
22,924

M ? S ° t ° l a t r n o t ^ t i n clrctiltiL)386,794

25.170

> ;

KB.notes issued to r.B.Barik

i ^ j

§

IIII 'II1II
305,018

;±ssirssr

,8 g fe

2

2,014.380 167,645

85,562 29.037 31.787 15.5=8 1 2,837 42,485 13,143
121.497 28,436

28,448 14,791 26,317 43,205 10,540

8.253 11.003 10,698

21,701

7,747

66,236

8.998

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS

atg'«•&"«

m

«

461,448 157,315 222,069 67,200 155.088 319,094 68.030 61,576 66,929 35.888 232,098

C o l l a t e r a l h e l d as s e c u r i t y f o r

5

HeSF **

.

, Hi t l ,'1111 .is
1 8 7

^

El: ssrr.'.„,

C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
DigitizedC.
for FRASER


5,409

Total

64,968

' ^ « ^ t y

Within 15 days

"if
1,235

6

^ & 4 ^ b

16 to 30 days

&S

9

s Ji are

i l S ^ & n

5

31 to 60 days

K2

c &

9

J r i & M s

6l to 90 days

II
3 9 1

^

g months

58,779

-II
2 7 0 > 1

Over 6 months