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fttATEMSNT FOB THE PRESS

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el ease? f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Friday morning, Au^. 21;
not e a r l i e r .

St. 4623
Federal ^eserve Board,
August 20, 1925*
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

The consolidated, statement of condition of the Federal reserve banks on
August 19, made public by the Federal Reserve Board., shows an increase for the
week of $21,300,000 in holdings of discrmnted b i l l s , and decreases of $l6,400,000
in acceptances purchased in opfeirmerfcet and of $5,300,000 in U. S. Government secur i t i e s . Federal reserve note c i r c u l a t i o n was $1,500,000 l e s s and cash reserves
$5,300,000 l e s s than a week ago.
.
The principal changes in holdings of discounted, b i l l s included, an increase of
$27,500,000 at the Fed oral Reserve Bank of Chicago, and decreases of $16, S00,000
at Cleveland, $10,900,000 at Boston, and $5,900,000 at New York.
Reductions of $14,500,000 and. $4,400,000, respectively, in holdings of acceptances purchased in open irarket are reported, by the Federal Reserve Banks of
Sew York and Boston. Treasury notes on hand declined ty $1,700,000, and. c e r t i f i cates of indebtedness by $3,800,000, while holdings of U. S. bonds increased.
$200,000.
Increased issues of Federal reserve notes amounting t o $2,100,000 and $900,000,
respectively, were reported by the New York and Dallas Banks while the Philadelphia bank reports a decrease of $3,700,000 and the Cleveland Bank a decrease of
$1,000,000.
A summary of changes in the principal assets and l i a b i l i t i e s of the reserve
|anks during the week and the year s i t i n g August 19, 192), follows:
Increase

or

decrease during

Week

i

Y ear

Total reserves
Gold reserves

- $5,300,000
- 2,400,000

- $307,500,000
- 351,400,000

Total earning assets . . . .
B i l l s discounted, t o t a l
. .
Secured by U.S. Government obligations
Other b i l l s discounted .

+
100,000
+ 21,300,000

+ 263,000,000
+ 300,200,000

+ 1,200,000
+ 20,100,000

+ 219,900,000
+ 80,300,000

- 16,400,000

+ 169,600,000

- 5,300,000
+
200,000

-

1,700,000
3,800,000

- 217,900,000
+ 37,500,000

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

-

1,500,000

-

Total deposits
Members1 reserve deposits
Gov eminent deposits
Other deposits

+ 1,000,000

B i l l s bought in open market

. . . . . .

U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s , t o t a l . . .
B ond s
Treasury notes .
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness




+ 4,000,000

- 2,500,000
500,000

- 166,900,000
- 88,500,000

+

+

+
-

121,900,000

79,600,000

88,300,000

400,000
9,100/000

Eeleased f o r publication Friday morning, August 21, 1925J not e a r l i e r .

St. 4628a

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES
OF THE TOTS FHDEEAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(in thousands of dollars)
Aug. 19, 1325 Aug. 12, 1925 Aug. 20, 1924
RESOURCES
2,075,614
1,447,740
1,437,985
f-old with Federal reserve agents . . . .
39,947
64,433
55,694
Gold redemption fund with U.S. Treasury
2,115,561
1,503,434
Gold held exclusively against F.R.notes 1,502,418
1,502,4lS
604,190
675,046
Gold settlement fund with F. R. Board .
663,307
406,897
599,130
609,451
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s held by banks
3,126,648
2,777,610
Total gold reserves
2,775,206
26,300
130,218
133,082
Reserves other than gold .
3,212,948
2,910,692
2,905,424
Total reserves . . .
45,854
50,557
Non-reserve cash . . . . . .
50,309
B i l l s discounted:
70,570
290,432
289,251
Sec. by U.S. Government obligations
188,714
269,051
248,933
' Other b i l l s discounted
259 , 284
559,483
538,184
Total b i l l s discounted
25,724
211,659
195,309
B i l l s bought in open market
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
31,666
69,188
69,047
Bonds
224,699
391,569
226,374
Treasury not
117,875
29,373
33,159
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness . . . .
541,110
328 , 550
Total U.S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
323,260
10,500
10.500
Foreign loans on gold
. .
1,750
2=3;0
1,850
All other earning assets
827,868
1,090,773
1,090,902
Total earning a s s e t s
572,931
647,738
664,573
Uncollected items
61,114
59,290
61,180
Bank premises
31,517
21,Si4
21,849
All other resources
4,750,408
4,752,658
4,794,237
TOTAL RESOURCES . .
L I A B I L I T I E 5
1,738,057
1,617,678
1,616,189
F. R. notes i n actual c i r c u l a t i o n
Deposits:
2,095,408
2,179,668
2,183,668
Member bank - reserve account
28,287
28,667
31,191
Government
25,380
'
33,953
24,858
Other deposits
2,157,648
2,236,239
Total deposits . . .
2,237,193
509,847
552,794
594,188
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
112,009
115,816
116,313
Capital paid in
220,915
217,537
217,837
Surplus
• •
11,932
12,324
12,517
All other l i a b i l i t i e s . . .
TOTAL LIABILITIES

. . . .

4,794,237

4,782,688

4,750,408

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

75. ¥

75.5#

82.5$

Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
for f o r e i g n correspondents

31,113

31,136

30,262




RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS ON AUGUST 19, 1925.

St. 4628b

(ln

RESOURCES

thousands of d o l l a r s )
Boston New York Phi l a . Cleve. Rich. Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Minn. Kans. Cy. Dallas San Fran.
Total
Gold with Federal Reserve Agents
142,001
355,831 1 3 5 M 181,557 35,705 107,69% 135,192 15,622 45,844 51,407 27,658 204,008 1,437,985
Sold redemption fund with U.S.Treas. 16,129
10,828 13,701
4,128
2,113
2,480
2,662
2,361
2,009
3,822
1,811
2,389
64,433
Gold M i d e x c l u s i v e l y against
F. R, notes
Gold and Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Total gold re serves
Be serves other than gold
Total reserves

158,130
48,082
31,051

366,709 149,117 185,685 37,818 110,174 137,854 17,983 47,853 55,229 29,469 206,397 1,502,418
3,96l 13,358 38,448 10,804 ' 32,564 663,307
241,405 43,634 68,295 35,423 20,244 106,489
6,612 3,503 104,072 11,491 7,591 3,432 6,743 24,312 609,4S1
342,850 23,219 44,605

237,263
13,898

950,964 215,970 299,185
6,087
7,491
34,240

251,161

985,204 222,057

79,853 133,921 348,415
4,009 10,822 16,525

33,435
16,857

68,802
1,771

97,109
3,902

2,652

50,309

1,602 24,0';U
20 u^9
7,672 10,473 441163

290,432

18,634

195,309

8,150 8,878 7,625 2;k62
7,751 20,295 21,263 36,234
239
63 2,678

69,188
2?i',659
'29,373

29,132

43,731

323,260

368

735

10,500
2,350

238,181 87,056 105,225 61,592 62,689 133,456 74,237 48,138 56,198 49,359 107,263
67,508
153,842 61,600 65,464 56,822 35,200 83,356 32,856 14,173 38,442 24,158 38,180
60,475
3,321
1,333
4,495
4,702
2,446
3,056
1,218
2,780
8,099
7,948
4,190
17,092
4,395
1,529
711
gy "
1,288
2,461
4io
3,175
266
353
598
6,570
388,518 1,415,843 373,682 489,126 208,478 250,59% 599,061 165,843 1*40,278 203,050 135,199 424,565

1,090,902

14,954

1,485

3,403

3,158

2,721

7,922

3,%03

1,158

2,193

11,145
21,372

122,736
41,579

28,803
22,625

31,387
24,478

11,947

38,361

5,780
29,020

38,650
27,617

8,125
22,123

4,383
7,034

1,730
5,892

Total b i l l s discounted

32,517

164,315

51,428

55,865

50,308

34,800

66,267 30,253 11,417

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 of indebtedness

25,378

17,796

14,431

17,608

5,190

13,110

24,430

12,685

557
783
7,496

4,912
47,931
392

611
17,207
53

8,747
11,570
10,311

1,486
4,019
32

1,666
11,297
1,386

20,822
19,H7
1,371

3,272
27,227
317

8,836

53,235

17,871

30,628

5,537

14,349

41,310

30,816

15,964

31,351

777

2,835

976

1,124

557

430

1,449

483

346

420

Total U. S. GoWt. s e c u r i t i e s
Fbreiga loans on gold
All other earning a s s e t s
Total earning a s s e t s
•Uncollected items
Bank premises
_&11 -other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES



9,135

263,2(3 2,775,206
130,218
5 M

306,676 33,862 144,743 364,940 50,292 70,573 101,011 5 b , I b l 263,/54 2,905,424

5,091

Mon-reserve cash
BjLlla discounted:
Secured by U.S.Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
Other b i l l s discounted

47,016

2,350

20,411

16,255

2,169
8,376

9,331

269,051
559,433

664,573
61,180
21,849
4,79%,237

L I A B I L I T I E S

F.R. notes in actual c i r c u l a t i o n
Deposits:
Ivfemher bank - reserve account
GoTerisaeirfc
Other deposits
Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Capital paid in
Surplus
All other l i a b i l i t i e s

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS ON AUGUST 19, 1925.
St. 4628c
(in thousands of dollars)
Boston New York Phila. Cleve. Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran. Total

163,907

339.565 147,707 210,236 69,494 133,923 l46,o4o 41,453 61,495 63,931 39,84s 19s,5S7 1,616,189

138,536

833,726 131,652 181,034 64,240 74,136 329,467 73,983 53,245 89,016 55,330 159,253 2,183,66s
,1*7^1 5,781 3,213 1,770 2,707 2,216 2,075
689 1,394
969
982
28.667
14,1^5
399
936
221
123 1,111
935
267 3.-51
152 14.723
24:053
253,522 137,532 185,183 66,231 76,966 332,794 76,933 54,201 91,561 56,451 164,963 2 , 2 3 7 , 1 9 3

l,44o
4lo

l4o,436

52,706
8,601
16,382

486

T $
52,749 20,059 22,462 11,701
3,074

392

987

920

^
8,950 30,425 9,971
820

1,621

633

7,497
1,058

8,977
527

7,592 15,071
760

1,239

594,183
11.6,313

217,337
IS,517

TOTAL LIABILITIES
385,518 1,415,843 373,682 489,126 208,478 250,59% 595,061 165,843 l4o,278 203,050 135,199 424,565 4,794/237
Re serve r a t i o (per cent)
82.5
82.6
77.5
77.6
61.8
68.6
76.2
42.5
61.0
65.0
58.3
73.9
75.4
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on "bills purchased for foreign correspondents 2,352
7,255 2,963 3,409 1,629 1,306 4,397 1,466 1,051 1,274 1,115 2,230
31,113
F. R.notes on hand (notes rec'd from
F.R.Agent l e s s notes in circulation)17J$01 118,412 37,237 18,824 13,110 17,766 10,390 4,479 4,430 6,020 4,737 37,546 290,752
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL RESERVE 1GENTS
F.E.note3 r s c ' d . from Comptroller 279,488 772,597 221,344 275,410 104,584 210,094 424,887 70,292 85,235 97,684 64,447 301,333 2,907,445
F.R.notes held by F. R. Agent
97,720 314,620 36,400 46,350 21,920 58,405 258,457 24,360 19,357 27,733 19,262 65,200 1,000,504
F.R.noteh issued to F. R. bank
Collateral held as security f o r
F. R,notes issued to F.R.Bank:
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold redemption fund
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 in open market ;:

Cert
?
3
eBJ6odne.gl$

181,708

457,977 184,944 229,060 82,6o4 151,689 156,430 45,932 65,928 69,951 44,555 236,133 1,906,941

34,700
13,301
94,000
57,295

186,698
28,183
i4i,ooo
159,268
515,149

199,896

Within 15 days

404,336
59,057
3,247

5,200
13,327
116,889
56,525
191,941

8,780
12,777
160,000
72,426
253,983

11,775
21,160 9,000
2,250 6,694 4,547 1,847
12,295 92,000 130,645 2,000
54,254 47,891 90,525 42,927
89,959 155,525 225,777 52,549

307,501
13,052
17,136
1,792 4,047 3,022 13,247 105,034
31,000 47,360 7,500 190,761 1,025,450
31,692 23,850 19,252 62,766 719,937
77,542 75,257 47,510 266,774 2,157,922

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS
16 to 30 days
31 to 60 days
6l to 90 days
Over 6 months
6 months
30,423
64,961
44,151
15,412
200

32,188
15,846

49,027
1,625

37,905

^ l

5,464 "

Total

559,483
195,309
29,373