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Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Friday morning, August 15,
not e a r l i e r

STATEMENT FOB. THE PRESS
St. 6686
Federal Reserve Board
August l 4 , 1930

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE EAMS
The d a i l y average volume of Federal reserve bank c r e d i t outstanding during
the week ending August 13 a s reported by the Federal reserve banks was
$1,001,000,000, an increase of $13,000,000 compared with the preceding week and
a decrease of $380,000,000 compared with the corresponding week of 1929.
On August 13 t o t a l r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t outstanding amounted to $982,000,000,
an increase of $42,000,000 f o r the week. This increaso corresponds with i n c r e a s e s of $36,000,000 in member bank reserve balances and $5,000,000 i n unexpended c a p i t a l funds, e t c . , and a decrease of $5,000,000 in monetary gold
stock, o f f s e t in part by an increase of $5,000,000 in Treasury currency.
Holdings of discounted b i l l s decreased $15,000,000 during the week, the
p r i n c i p a l changes being decreases of $13,000,000 a t the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York and $2,000,000 each a t Philadelphia and Richmond and an increase of
$2,000,000 at St. Louis. The System's holdings of b i l l s bought in open market
increased $20,000,000, of Treasury notes $13,000,000, of U. S. bonds $10,000,000
and of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s $7,000,000.
Changes in the amount of reserve bank c r e d i t outstanding and in r e l a t e d
items during the week and the year ending August I3, I930 were as f o l l o w s :
Increase or decrease
since
Aug. 13,
Aug. 6',.
Aug. 1.4,
1910
1930
1929 '
( i n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought
United S t a t e s s e c u r i t i e s
Other reserve bank c r e d i t

191
154

-837
+ 36

31

- 15
+ 20
+ 30
+ 6

982
U.Ugg
1,737

+ 42
- 5
+ 5

+139

Money in c i r c u l a t i o n
4,437
Member bank reserve balances
2^400
Unexpended c a p i t a l funds, nonmember d e p o s i t s , e t c . 421

+ 36

TOTAL RESERVE BANK CREDIT
Monetary gold stock
Treasury currency a d j u s t e d

F.




606

+ 5

+452
-

21

-370

+ 4
-308
+ 70
+ 11

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday morning, August 15; 1930; not e a r l i e r .

S t . 6686a

RESOURCES JED LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BALTICS CClvBHED
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Aug. 13.1950

Aug. 6.1930 Aug. l 4 . 1929

R E S O U R C E S

Gold with Federal reserve agents . . . .
Gold redemption fund with U.S.Treasury .

1,546,714
36,352

1,551,714
36,816

1,553,821
75,494

Gold held e x c l u s i v e l y a g a i n s t 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

1,583,066

1,588,530
555*602
817,046

1,629,315

Total g o l d reserves . . . . . .
Reserves other than g o l d

2,945,300
169,702

2,961,178
165,631

2,938,439
190,379

Total reserves
Non-reserve cash . .
B i l l s discounted:
Secured by U.S.Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other b i l l s discounted

3,115,003
66,856

3,126,809
63,436

3,128,818
63,139

551,212
811,022

636,248
622,876 •

62,209
128,306

65,599
l4o,324

190,515
154,328

205,923
133,571

1,027,988
117,385

59,608
291,617
255,112

49,650
278,307
248,267

42,673
89,053
.22,577

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

6o6,337
g,472

576,224
7,272

154,303
10,650

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
F. R. notes of other banks
Bank premises
A l l other resources

955,652
703
579,632
19,639
59,585
15,617

922,990
705
503,728
19,064
59,584
14,442

1,310,826
723
754,^8
29,660
58,818
I0,6l0

Total b i l l s 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 and b i l l s

. . . .

.

TOTAL RESOURCES

511,455
516,533

4,816,686

4.710,758

5,357,092

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 - reserve account . . . .
Government
. . . . .
Foreign bank
Other deposits

1,332,991

1,338,774

1,815,378

2,399,616

2,363,852

29,563

31,519

2,330,365
18,l6l
4,924
22,662

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 . . . . . . . . . . .

2,463,778

2,423,4o6

L I A B I L I

TIES

Surplus .

A l l other l i a b i l i t i e s
TOTAL LIABILITIES

8,14-9
26,450

5,755
22,280

2,376,112

358,011
169,769

487,054
169,680

714,079
166,135

276,936

276,936

254,398

15,201

4,516,636

14,908

4,710,758

30,990

5,357,092

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 . . ,

82.0$

83.1$

74.6$

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

430,094

483,454

441,924




RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON AUGUST 1 3 , 1930
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total Boston New York F h i l a . 01 e v e .
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s

RESOURCES

s

i

s

s

a

s

" " I "

^Pd EelnotS1USl"ely ^aigS"

1,533,066 165,874

a s s

- i s

'

273,301 142,395 202,530

i

g

"

a

"

i

a

6 4 , 2 4 4 i o 4 , 4 2 0 195,430

5 %

s

a

s

"

66,793

"

r

fells

-

"

?

"

-

- "

3 , 1 1 5 , 0 0 2 234,397
66,856 5 , 5 5 8
1

' -

Total M i l s d i s c o u n t e d
bought i n open niarket

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

TOTAL RESOURCES




95,397 133,853 458,667 1 0 4 , 9 5 4
4,327
5,l43
9,643
4,575

i:Sj

;t-js

a s

190,515
154,328

10,936
17,376

32,347
49,859

17,218
105

I : §

a

i

' 1 : 1

s

6o6,337

46,177

192,188

52,252 57,856

8,472

1,000

6,450

1,000

—

959,652

75,489

280,844

70,575

86,126

68.396

156.30

K,7*S 56,612 Xo,579 1 5 . 3 «

Other s e c u r i t i e s
T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s

982,977 231,1*09 341,983
17,301
3.561
3,820

I

I

4,816,686

' • !

4

#

n11

a

a s

15,320 19,497 29,561 1 5 , 2 4 3
12,950
7,^2
8,104 15,253

i

- S

i f

: i

1 1

16,983 12,691 81,313
•

~

%

43,962

'

:

I

I #

a

14,950
7,976

' S : l

%

47,236

"

76,542

%::#

—
46,825

%

381,784 1,466,899 360,444 499,94s 189,^08 211,470 665,478

:

S

23,225 221,016

g

a

^

*

5

5

67,089 118,356 51,551 294,369
2,084
2,394 3,361 5,089

n a
4,460
6,065

£

1

23,899 2 6 , 0 0 4

73.677
: #

a

:

~

50,356 111,809

-

s a s
s : %

Total r e s e r v e s
Eon-reserve c a s h

S t . bbSob
Minn. Kans.Qy. Dallas San Fran.

a

i s

9,115 14,098
8,255 5 , 6 2 1

S : l

S : 1

28,73o

29,229 39,009

—

S : §

———

36,551

*6,106

48,948

10,37*

35.l|

aj.670

- S

7,770
15,282

• £

186,815 H9,508 208,365

62,061

; :

§

127,243 399,324

L I A B I L I T I E S

RESOURCES. AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERALRESERVE BMKS ON AUGU5T 13, 1930
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total Boston Mew York P h i l a . Cleve.
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s

1,332,991 135,667 151,665 127,032 192,687
F.R.notes i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
Deposits:
2,399,6ib -48,701 995,673 I4O,OO7 200,196
Meribsi' Traolc — r e s e r v e account
5,024 1 , 3 0 2 2,548
29,563 1,723
Government
1)02
543
4
,506
8,149
Foreign bank
5
S
1
,
6
99
13,645
32
26,450
Other d e p o s i t s
2,463,778 150,913 1 , 0 1 8 , 8 4 8 I4I,904 204,986
Total d e p o s i t s
145,691 47,337 55,984
558,011 6 1 , 5 3 4
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
11,807
65,577 16,783 15,943
1
6
9
,
7
6
9
Capital p a i d i n
80,001 26,965 29,l4i
2
1
,
7
5
1
276,936
Surplus
423 1,207
5,117
1
5
/
&
1
77
A l l other l i a b i l i t i e s
4,816,686 381,784 1,466,899 360,444 4 9 9 , 9 4 8
TOTAL LIABILITIES
82.0 81.8
84.0 86.0 86.0
Reserve r a t i o (per c e n t )
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s pur480,094 35,548 157,755 46,597 48,038
chased f o r f o r e i g n correspondents

S t . 6686c
Minn. ICans. Cy. D a l l a s San Fran.

62,198 114,356 174,772 66,913 49,159 69,445 31,959 157,138
63,016

5,828
228

73

69,145

38,993
5,813

12,1496

763

58,356 352,520 74,912 48,222 88,265 58,530 171,218
902
1,179 1,565
767
4,io4 3,554 1,007
1
6
3
375
163
125
195
727
195
23 7,802
179 1,293
644
730
262
63,299 357,531 76,376 ^ , 2 9 3 90,900 60,281180,297
15,468 70,807 25,998 io,oo4 34,323 21,003 30,839
5,365 20,115 5,276 3,061 4,316 4,341 11,372
10,857 40,094 10,877 7,143 9,162 8,935 19,514
l64
724
84s
219
1,375
2,125
2,159

189,408 211,470 665,478 186,815 119,508 208,365 127,243 399,324

72.6

75*3

86.2

73.2

68.1

73.8

55 "9

87.2

20,176

17,294 64,372 17,294 il,o4g 14,412 l4,4i2 33,147

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT
Federal r e s e r v e n o t e s ;
I s s u e d t o F.R*bank by F.R,agent
Held by Federal r e s e r v e bank
In a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
C o l l a t e r a l h e l d by agent as s e c u r i t y f o r n o t e s i s s u e d t o bank:
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold fund - F. R. Board
E l i g i b l e paper
Total c o l l a t e r a l

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 and b i l l s

Municipal
warrants


363,130 35,26o

248,026 147,929 222,170
96,361 20,897 29,483

402,908

229,968 39,900 15,550

1,696,121 170,927

81,053 139,693 202,186 83,107
18,855 25,337 27,414 16,194

55,468 7
9,881 38,526 227,155
6,309 10,436
6,567 70,017

1,332,991 135,667 .151,665 127,032 192,687 62,198 114,356 174,772 66,913 49,159 69,445
35,300

28,626 100,100 185,000
63,253 16,408 26,517

1,143,806 129,617

322,231

28,233

1,868,945 193,150

321,847 156,408 227,067

5,000

58,000

31,959 157,138

14,300 35,000
7,100
8,945 11,845
8,000 179,763
95,100 194,000 56,100 34,500 75,000
1
37,575 30,326 22,844 10,470 17,313 9,634 22,925

26,733
89,733 139,775 224,326

87,889

56,815 92,313 41,934

237,688

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SHORT TERM SECURITIES
Total

190,515
154,328
255,112
22

Within 15 days
103,502

57,564
38,527

l6 to 30 days

17,785
32,849

31 t o 60 days

33,054
58,391

63,435

'

6l t o 90 days

26,860
5,24o
-

Over 6 months

^1

9,195

284

76,070

22

119
77,080