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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, Aug. l6;
not earlier,

B-SOl
Federal Reserve Board
August 15» 1935•
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE B A M S

The daily average volme of Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding during the
week ended August lU, as reported by the Federal Reserve banks, was $2,^76,000,000,
unchanged from the preceding week and $10,000,000 above the corresponding week in
On August ik total Reserve bank credit amounted to $2,^77,000,000, an increase
of $1,000,000 for the week* This increase corresponds with increases of
$139,000,000 in member bank reserve balances and ?S,000,000 in money in circulation
and a decrease of $H0,000,000 in Treasury and national bank currency, offset in
part by decreases of $157,000,000 in Treasury cash and deposits with Federal Reserve
banks and $U,000,000 in nonmember deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts, and
an increase of $26,000,000 in monetary gold stock* Member bank reserve balances on
August
were estimated to be approximately $2,670,000,000 in excess of legal
requirementst
Relatively small changes were reported in holdings of discounted and purchased
bills and in industrial advances. An increase of $1^,000,000 in holdings of United
States Treasuryraotes was offset by a decrease of $ll+,000,000 in holdings of
Treasury bills.
Changes in the amount of Reserve bank credit outstanding and in related items
during the week and the year ended August
1935, were as follows:

Increase or decrease
since
Aug. lb
J 2 i L

Aug. 7
J23L

Aug. 15
irto

(In millions of dollars)
Bills discounted
Bills bought
U . S. Government securities
Industrial advances (not including 2k million
commitments - August iM)
Other Reserve bank credit

6
5
2 f ^30

TOTAL RESERVE BANK CREDIT
Monetary gold stock
Treasury and national bank currency

2»*+77

Money in circulation
Member bank reserve balances
Treasury cash and deposits with F.R.banks
Nonmember deposits and other F.R.accounts




MMM

~lk
-1

—

+2

+29
.-3

2,^37

4-1
+26
J+o

+9
+1,205
+62

5*55S
5t25*+
2,775
510

+g
+1^9
-157
J+

+215
+1,190
-201
+71

29
7

Released for publication Friday morning, August 16,1935*

earlier*

B~801a

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Of THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BA1IKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Aug. i k . I W i

Aufif 7,1935 Auflf lfrlfrft

A S S E T S
Sold certificates on hand and due from
TJ# S , Treasury •
Redemption fund R . notes • . • • •
0 ther cash •
Total reserves . , , « * • * « » »
Redemption fund R . bank notes • • .
Bills discounted:
Secured "by UtS.Govt, obligations, direct
and/or fully guaranteed . *
Other bills discounted . • • •
Total bills discounted • •
Bills bo*ught in open market t .
Industrial advances • • # . • •
U# S # Government securities:
Bonds
Treasury notes
• . • •<
Certificates and bills
Total UJ5« Government securities
Other securities
Total bills and securities • * .
Due from foreign banks
I• R # notes of other banks • « . . •
Uncollected items
Bank premises t . • • .
All other assets
+
TOTAL ASSETS
.

6i365.767
21,527
216.987
6,624,281

6,288,615
21,588
238,926
6,549,129

4,961,374

2,726
J M L
6,153
,6?3
29 • W 7

2,950
J u m
6,300
4,685
29,096

4,142
16.0^
20,207

290.213
1,597.783
5^5,209
2,430,205

290,29
l,5S3,S2i
5*76,209
2,430,332

2,1+70,193

2,470,413

631
lS.Ugl*
530,511
%t965

637
19,771
443,72s
49,908
44,577

9.739,787

9.578.163

3,321,026

3,303,113

3.102,373
32,651

5,25**, 282
33,798
23,995
226,588

5,114,722
112,811
22,953

4,064,270
57,894
8,147
203.261

5,538,663
52l+,5Uo
1^6,665
i^+,S93
22,621
30,782
10,597

5,480,928
43s,997
146,655
144,893
22,621
30*782
10,174

4,333,572
464,045
146,423
138,383

9,739,787

9,578,163

8,265,161

5.210,143

2,006

5,198
214

467,499

1,271,707
692.251
2,431,457
428
2,457,504
3,125
, 16,703
470,989
52,774
, 51,917
8,265,161

L I A B I L I T I E S
f , R . notes in actual circulation ,
Ft R # bank note circulation - net <
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account . ,
TJ# S # Treasurer - General account
Foreign bank
Other deposits
Total deposits • • .
Deferred availability items .
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section j) . • . • .
Surplus (Section IJb) . . • •
Reserve for contingencies • .
All other liabilities • . • •
TOTAL LIABILITIES .
Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F,R # note liabilities combined • • . «
Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents

74.8$

Commitments to exalte industrial advances

23.921




231,3%

74.$

22,544
25.170

70.15f
642

23.529

SO

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE B A M S OK AUGUST l4, 1935
(In thousands of dollars)
B-SOlb

A S S E T S
Total Boston Hew York Phi la. Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Minn, Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

Gold certificates on hand and due
from u . S . Treasury
6,365,767 1+16,829 2,668,22b 289,823 433,013 195,014 137,874 1,259.916 121,710 143,671 190,277 105,843 3^3,513
S e d i t i o n fund - F . R . notes
21,527
3,640
1,351
2,089
1,500
2,051
3,194
1,665
1,089
490
622
292
3.5®
Other cash
^ 6 . 9 8 7 32,899
56,371 30.970 10,413
8.398
9,585
31.138 11,785 12,612 12.417
6.852 13.497
Total reserves
6,62**,281 453,368 2,725,946 322,942 444,926 205,463 150,653 1,292,769 19*+,584
Bills discounted:
Secured by U.S.Govt. obligation;
—
706
126
106
2,726
46o
64
direct and/or fully guaranteed
30
823
2,464
98
25
130
Other hills discounted
3,427
39
—
106
160
804
151
Total bills discounted
64
3,287
6,153
^9
475
445
1,808
169
80
Bills bought in open market
4,693
345
173
3,763
1,628
6,967
448
1.071
1.92(3
Industrial advances
29,147
2,863
4,585
U . S . Government securities:
290,213 17,279
Bonds
98,413 20,005 23,032 12,330
9,957
33,5^7 11,378
1,597,783 104.717
Treasury notes
485,226 117,627 145,438 77,858 62,844
234,018 72.343
Certificates and bills
*42.209 35,681
88,124 24,479
155*679 39,488 49,555 26,528 21,413
$otal P>S.Govt. securities
2,430,205 157,677
739,318 177,120 218,025 116,716 94,214
355,689 108,200
Total bills and securities
Dae from foreign banks
F . R . notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other assets
TOTAL ASSETS




2,1*70,198 161,384
63I
48
18,484
330
530,511 56,466
49,965
3,168
45,717
563

751.380 182,162 220,249 121,580
249
66
60
23
4,756
586
1,057
2,313
129,280 41,236 54,188 43,213
11,977
4,660
6,632
3,028
33,158
4,363
1,624
1,167

95,6l4
23
939
17,958
2,331
1,6i4

358,172 108,792
77
4
2,449
954
74,165 23,827
M58
2,628
721
260

156.773 203,316 112,987 360,55!*
169
399
568
122
1,846

155
135
290
328
807

F60

50
77

97
64
2,084

127
127
1,159

14,213

11,^2

15.468

2^243

17,550 21,057
47,680 132,968
3,6,245 45,306

75,596 106,844

81,1175 199,331

77,S4l 108,257
3
17
1,193
1,587
14,496 32,197
1,580
3,4%
555
345

84,011 200,756
17
1+4
316
2,004
19,610 23,875
1,685
3,869
876
471

9,739,787 675,327 3,656,746 556,015 728,736 376,787 269,132 1,733,311 331,049 252,441 349»l6& 219,502 591,573

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OP THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS 01T AUGUST l 4 , 1935
(in thousands of dollars)

B-SOlb

L I A B I L I T I E S
Total Boston

New York Fhila. Cleve.

F.R.notes in actual circulation
3,321,026 289,457
71^,1*10
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account
5,254,282 298,636 2,493,027
U.S.Treasurer - General account
33,798
1,051
3,571
Foreign "bank
23,995
1.724
S,86S
Other deposits
226.588
179,011
3t°97
Total deposits
5,538,663 304,50s 2,689,477
524,540 55,952
Deferred availability items
123,276
146,665 10,751
Capital paid in
59,474
144,893
Surplus (Section j)
9,902
49,964
Surplus (Section 13b)
22,621
2,874
6,863
Reserve for contingencies
30,782
1,648
7,500
All other liabilities
10,597
235
5,782
TOTAL LIABILITIES
9,739.787 675.327 3.656,746
Ratio of total reserves to deposit
and F.R.note liabilities combined
74.8
76.3
80.1
Commitments to make industrial
advances
23,981
3,334
9,323

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Minn. Xans.Cy. Dallas San Fran,

242,789 324,505 153,297 132,626

798,965 141,662

233,160 314,162 158,991 99,945
2,691
1,305
3,767
2,192
2,274
886
2,370
862
2.4o6
-RJli
JL 161
240,607 320j147 165,939 106,160
38,581 52 t 229 42 t 4oo 16,764
4,452
5,O4O
15,124 1 3 , 1 1 7
5,540
5,186
13,470 14,371
754
2,098
1,007
3,335
2,995
2,601
l,4l6
3,000
174
360
351
23L

soo,4io 143,650 120.751 175,317 123,080 288 .153
1,529
2,634
7,760
1,320
5,332
596
718
622
644
2,777
574
1,676
7,412
3,300
6.66c
l,gog 14,029
814,247 1511,414 129,314 182,357 127,039 304,454
77,OSS 24-534 15,352 31,566 20,989 25,809
4,00s 10,759
12,806
3,960
4 ,o4l
3,133
9,645
3,613
21,350
4,655
3,420
3,777
547
695
S02
1,391
1,252
1,003
2
,
0
4l
831
5.325
1,363
1,171
S91
224
2
1
1
276
224
2*139
386

98,824 125,734

60,863 237,894

556,015 728,736 376,787 269,132 1,733,311 331,049 252,441 349,168 219,502 591,573
66.8
711

69.O
1,836

63.I

64.4
1,756

620

65.7

80.1
521

68.7

1,937

l46

66.0
243

60,1

66.5

448

3,106

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF B I U S AND SECURITIES
Total
Bills discounted
Sills bought in open market
Industrial advances
U.S.Government securities




6,153
4,693
29,147
2,430,205

Within 15 days
4,453
1,2%

1,210

32,260

16 to 30 days
56
804
267
24,930

31 to 60 days
1,044
2,137
1,413

55,066

6 l to 90 days
^33
503
843
103,930

91 days to
6 months
162
1,769
294,813

Over 6 months
5
23,645
1,919,206

FEDERAL RESERVE ITOTE STATELSKT OH AUGUST l4, 1935
(In thousands of dollars)
Total Boston
Federal Reserve notes:
Issued to F.R.bank by F.R»Agent
Held by Federal Reserve bank

New York Phila. Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

B-SOlb

Chicago St .Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

3,601,173 323,170
280,147 33,713

8 1 4 , 1 5 2 254,35* 3^1.116 162,708 149,384
99,7*12 11,569 16,611
9,1111 .16,758

829,35s 147,050 104,514 134,741
30,393
5.388
5,690
9.007

66,982 273,6110
6.119 3 5 . 7 4 6

3,321,026 289,4-57

7l4,4lO 242,789 32^,505 153,297 132.626

793,965 l4l,662 98,824 125,734

60,863 237,894

Gold certificates on hand and
due from U . S . Treasury
Eligible paper
U . S. Govt, securities

3,^10,889 326,617

499

818,706 218,000 316,265 138,000 97,685
1,323
804
151
106
160
—
38,000 25,000 25,000 55,000

847,546 127,632 105,500 125,000
—
63
97
127
12,000
21,000

63,675 226,263
568
2S5
4.000 50.000

Total collateral

3,645,572 327,116

820,529 256,804 341,4l6 163,106 1 5 2 ^ 4 5

847,546 148,695 105,597 137,127

68,243 276,54s

In actual circulation

Collateral held by agent as security for notes issued to bank:




4,6S3

230,000

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