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STATEMEN'.I' FOR THE PBESS
St. 3629
Federal Reserve Board,
August 2, 1923.

Relea.sad :to-r publication
Friday morning, August 3;
not earlier,
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE

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An increase of $45,900,000 in ho:l:dings of discountad bills and of $5,800,000. in
acceptances pureha.sed in open markJt, accompanied with a rech~ction of $2,500,000 ln.
Government security holdings, is shown in the Federal R,;)s3rve Board's waekly consdlldated. bank statement i ssuod as at close of business on August 1 1 1923. Cash raserves
deGlined by $6,300 1 000 and FedJral rJs<Jrve nota circulation - by $7,100,000, while
deposit liabilities incraasJd by $48,000,000, these changas being reflGctad in a dJcline of tha reserve ratio frorr1 78.2 to 77.3 per cent.
The Federal Reserve Banks of New York Philadelphia., and Chicago report increases
of $41,800,000, $3,600,000 and $4,1oo,ooo, 'respectively, in holdings of bills discounted, while the banks at Richmond and Kansas City shows dacreasGs of $2 1 600,000
and $2,300,000, respeC'lti vely. Of the remainin~ banks four report increases aggrzgating $3,4oo,ooo, and three - declines totaling $2,100,000,
Gold rzsarves decreased by $3,900,000 during the week, the Cleveland. bank re ...
porting a net loss of $12,000,000 as compared with a net gain of $18,700,000 the
preceding week. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta also shows a substantial decline
in its gold. reserves, amounting to $7 ,600~000, while four othar banks report net
losses aggragating $6,ooo,ooo. Increases of $4,700tOOO, $8,100,000 and $3,500,000,
respectively, are shown by the banks at Eoston, New York, and Kansas City, while the
thG thrae remaining banks gainad $5,500,000 during the week, Reserves other than
gold declined by $2,400,000, Six of the reserve banks show increases in their Federal
rGserve note circulation aggregating $5,700,000, which arr1ount is more than offset by
a total decrease of $12,800,000 Shown by the other banks,
Holdings of paper secured by GovarmJent obligations increased by $17 ,4oo,ooo,
the total held at the end of the wGek being $381,900,000 as compared with
$364,4oo,ooo a week earlier, Of the total held, $237,800,000 or 62.3 per cent was
secured by u. s. bonds; $126,6oo,ooo or 33.1 per C'lent by Treasury notes; and
$17,500,000 or 4,6 per cent by certificates of indebtedness, as corr~ared with
$231,800,000, $115,900,000 and $16,700,000 reported tha week before.
A sunmary of changes in the principal assets and liabilities of the reserve
banks, as C'lOmpared with a week and a year ago, follows:

Total reserves • • , ,
Gold reserves. , • ,

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9

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Increase
or
DeC'lrease
In rrullions of dollars
since
July 25, 1923 Aug. 2, 1922

...

..

...

6.3
3.9

+

9.0
38.2

Total earning assets • , • • • • • , • • • • , ,
Discounted bills, total •• , , . • • • ,
Secured by U, s. Go,vernrilent obligations ••
Other bills discounted • •
, • . • ••.

+
+
+
+

49.2
45.9
1],4
28.5

Purchased bills • • • • • , .

+

5.3

+ 35.2
+ 406.6
+ 251.6
+ 155 .. 0
+ 32,1

2.5
1, 2
1.3

4o3. 5
114.9
238,6

. . ... . • • . .
United States securities, total • •. ,
Bonds and notes • • • , • , , . •. , . . . . .
u. s. Cartificates of indebtedness. ·- . . . .
Total deposits , • • • • • . , ,
.. . . .
•• , , • . . .. . .
Members' reserve
Government deposits
••• , •
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48.0

+

4o.2
6.8
1,0

+
+

• •

7.1

+

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,l

• • •

•

•

•

..'

F, R. Bank notes in circulation
net liability • • . • • . • , • • • • ..

C,

•

.

deposit~

Other deposits , • • , , . , •. , .
Federal Reserve notes in circulation .

•

•

f

+
+
+
+

59.5
41.7
24.6
6.8
47,6

6o.5

Released for publication Friday morning. August

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3, l923i

not e3.rlier.

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES
OF THE T'v''~iELVE FEDERAL RESERVE B.MiXS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Aug,
RESOURCES
Gold and gold certificates , , • • • • •
Gold settlement fund - F, R, Board , , ,

109,629
218,369

105,589
215,398

41,584
1,879,5o4
23,463
1,944,551
2, 1871729

34,784
1,339 ,262
22,521
1,896, 567
2,194,871

16,926
1,837 ,s4o
30,257
1,885,023
2,14o ,121

1,556
508,543
17,896
4,988,141

1,608
513,767
17 1951

62,046
429,712
21,242

4,952' 762

4.859,131

78,2%

79.6%

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~4,058

3,193.724
66,492

. • • • , • •

381,862
424,575
182,630
939,067
83,802
9,991
10
1,082,870
53,360

• • • • , . •
• , • ,
• . •

193
578,520
12,982

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• •

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•

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L I AB I L I T I E S
Capital paid in , • . . . . ' . . . . .
..

Surplus • . , • • • • •

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Deposits:
Government
.
Membsr bank - reserve account
Other deposits , , , • • • •
•

•

..
1t

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•

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•

•

To tal depo sit s
F. R, notes in actual circulation • t
F. R, Bank notes in circulation net liability •
•
'
Deferred availability items • , • '
All other liabilities , • • • • , '
,

109,49 7
218,369

•

TOTAL RESOURCES • • •

1

6,769
542,711
161750
4,859,131

•

To tal earning as set s , , , •

1

4,983,141

193
5781566
12,967
4,952, 762

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•
•
,

Bank premises ·• , • • , •
5~ Redemption fund against
F, R. Bank no t e s • • • •
Uncollected items • • • •
All other resources • • ,

1,047,648
42,569

•

Total bills on hand • , ,
U, s. bonds and notes , • , • , •
U, s. Certificates of indebtedness
Munic.ipal warrants , • • • . , . •

•

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•

,

•

TOTAL LIABILITIES •
Ratio of total reserves to deposit . and
F. R, note liabilities combined , • ,

.

Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents .
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77·3%

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29,860

33,133

*Not shown separately prior to January

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1,033.697
53,309

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•
,
,

2,

130,293
269,506
150,497
550,296
198 '751
298,598

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Aug,

364,413
396,126
176,864
937.403
85,016
11,268
10

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. .. ....

25, 1923

316,231
489,619
805,850
2,223,384
42,190.
3,071,424
131,260
3,202,684

•

Total reserves •• ,
• •
Non-reserve .;cash , • • •
Bills discounted:
Sec, by U, S, Government obligations
Other bills discounted • • , • , . ,
Bills bought in open market , • • • ,

July

332,289
662,477
994,766
2,058.246
Go, 539
3,113, 551
86,454
3,200,005
74,025

;44,561
650,318
994,879
2,048,062
66,725
-3.109' 666

To tal gold held by bank~ • , , • • , ,
Gold with Federal Reserve Agents • • , •
, Gold redemption fund • , • , , • • • • •
Total gold reserves , • •
Reserves other than gold , ,

l, 1923

1923,

!Released for publicat1.on Friday morning, August 3, 1923; not

earl~er.

BESOURCES JJ:ID LL\BILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE

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St. 3629b
OF BUSINESS, i.UGU~ 1, 1923.
(In thousands of dollars)

RESOURCES

Federal Reserve Bank: of
Gold and gold certificates.
Gold settlement fund - F. R. Loard
Total gold held by
Gold wi. th F. R. Agents
Gold rzderr~ti.on fund

b3.n..~s

Total gold reserves
Reserves other than gold
Total reserves
NOn-reserve cash
ltl.lls discounted:
.sacurad by u.s.Govt# ob1ig~tions
Other bills disco~ntad
:Bills bougllt in opan market
Total bills on hand

u. S.
u. s.

bonds ~nd notes
Certificatas of indebtedness
Municipal \1\18.rrants
Total earning assets
Bank premises
5% Rederr~tion fund against
F. R. Bank notes
UncolleC'.ted items
All other resources
TO'l'.iJ:, RESOURCES

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Boston New York Phila. Cl;;;ve. Bieh. Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran Total
12,176
17,124 168,181 25,123 14,161 10,145 6,375 51,026 3.959 8,318 3,34o
21,633
344,561
4,993
61,795 176,878 27,863 89,219 32,579 l~,q51 104,94o 25,056 20,872 53,220
35,952 650,318
345,059 55,986 103,3¢0 42,724 23,Jt!6 155,966 29,015 29,190 56,560
636,710 166,427 207,319 27,409 105,119 332,4oo 51,467 35~242 38,130
10,073 12,966 1,946 6,595 1,685 8,086 3.335 2,115 2,873

17,169
12,897
1,092

57.585 994,879
196,423 2,043,062
4,349
6,6,725

991,342 235.381 312,645 76 ' 726 130 ,130 546 , 454 33,817 66,547 97 .563
6,547
5,522 2,455 5,209 3,733 13,392
720 3,634
25~479
284,506 1,017,321 241,928 313,167 19,133 135,339 555,242 97,209 67,267 101,247

31,15¢
4,837

256,357 3,109,666
1,913
84,056
260,270 3,193,724

78,919
138,519
11,606
279,044
5,462

13,336

7,666

16,936
27,363
14,314
61,163

143,391
61,015
4o 1 0CO
249,406

3,370
474

65,507
4,434

-

1,902

3, 705

6,105

36,045

3,453

3,491

7,470

66,492

30,306 23,312 6,270 33,714 15,753 4,727 101777
23,997 36,643 35.725 42,776 30,432 22,359 31,006
'i11231 1,736 Sa223 41.246 2,227
36,090 66,741 50,933 123,336 43,497 27,536 41,763
206 3,177 7,251 11,370 7,220
6,003 17' 367 9.953 1,341
248
14
1 3,076
6,091
4o
47
10
-

6 •484
36,115
112(0
45,869

30,436
50,737
12.630
9t3,361

1, 779

9,135

331,362
424,575
132.630
939,067
33,302

1,577

5,353

3,333

3,096

42,171
23,357
19t27 4
85,302

-

-

-

261,580 102,633 96,291 63,082
721 9,154 2,617
12,719

-

-

-

51,150 140,069 55.748
2,679 3, 715 1,039

-

33,996 49,050
1,624 4,965

-

·100
-,
65
55,057 131,175 51,299 6o, 531 49,4go 21' 574 77,739 29,677 12,940 33,153
624
146 1,645
811
562
1,127
279
151
330
557
42},491 1,431,563 393,612 486,17g 20l,5o6 217,157 790,857 139,926 125,763 192,784

-

-

-

-

-

47.643
1,947
23
18,574
2,671
110,704

9,991
10

106,046 1,032,370
2,746
53.360..

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193
36,961
573,520
12,952
3,377
417,370 4,93o,l41

Released for publication Friday morning, August 3, 1923; not earlier.
. St.3629c
RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL HESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS AUGUST 1, 19 23.
L I AB I L I T I E S
(In thousands of dollars)
Total
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy Dallas San Fran.
Boston New York Phil a~ Cleve.
Federal Reserve Barik of
4,416 15,151 4,956
7,802
3,540 4,580 4,192
5,702
8,110
1C9 1497
29' 108 9) Tf2 12,168
Capital paid in
15,263
218,369
9,488
7,496
11,288
8,942
30,393 9,665 7,473
59,800 18' 749 23,495
16,312
Surp•.us
Deposits:
41,584
2,425
1,527 7,476 2,793
1, 719 2,270 1.422 3,534
3, 776 2,878
2,055
9, 709
Government
14o,885
1,879,504
43,314
52,240
270,650
68,837 43,847 79,533
125,588 715,734 115,529 164,342 59,005
Member Dank - reserve account
258
4 , 290 v 2 3 J 463
818
472
183
133
1,356
131456
5J5
1,025
709
243
Other deposits
7331 3<)9 118 469 169 1 J.4) 62,066 53' 905 279 I l.~Z?. 72,339 46,038 82,621 44,994 148,709 1,944;551
127 J 836
Total deposits
F.R. notes in act~al circulation 219,631 497,762 204,916 227,9e1 77,036 132,256 401,106 72,235 55,010 59,994 31,858 208,018 2,187' 729
F.R. Bank notes in circulation 1,079
477
1, 556
net l:i ahiUty
50,733 102;578 45,560 53:977 44,437 16,647 61,831 29,664 12,502 35,154 19,648 35,762 508,543
Deferred availability iteiT$
769
3,441 1,}46
1,438
977
991
1,810 1,067
1,205
947
2,039
1,816
17,896
All other liabilities
423,4911,431,533 398,812 433,178 201,506 217,157 790,857 189,926 125,768 192,784 110,704 417,370 4,988,141
TOTAL LIABILITIES
J

Ratio of total reserves to deposit
and F. R. note liabilities
combined, ~~r cent
31.9
Contingent liability on billS
purchased for foreign
correspondents

74.8

11,466

2,849

30.1

3,578

81.6

1,723

1,358

4,605

66.6

1,453

1,126

t

73 .. 0

71-0

1,425

1,193

2,352

33,133

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES OUTSTANDING AND IN ACTUAL CIRCULATION

F. R. notes outstand:i.ng

F. R. notes held qy banks

240,556
20,925

746,619 235,734 265,307 83,778 136,466 459,757 90,062 59,388
248,857 30,818 37,400 6,742 4,210 58,651 17,827 4,378

69,473 35,191 250,827 2,673,I5S
9,479
31333 42,809
485,429
59,994

497,762 204,916 227,907 77,036 132,256 4ol,l06 72,235 55,010
DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS, u~ S" CERTIF!CATES OF INDEBTEDNESS .AND MUNICIPAL WARRANTS BY MATURITIES
16 to 30 days
Within 15 days
31 to 60 days
61 to 90 days !~ 06~;n~:s
Over 6 months
Total
57,073
528,303
95,014
87,339
38,576
132
806,437
Bills discountad
32' 123
47,367
44,271
2,523
182,630
56,346
Bills bought in open market
5,111
3,480
973
427
U. S, Certificates of indebtedness
.9,991
-~
10
10
Municipa1 warrants
F. R.. notes in actual circu1at ion

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St.. 3629d

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, AUGUST 1, 1923..

(In thousands of dollars)
Federal Reserve Agent at
RESOURCES
Federal Res0rve notes on hand
Federal Reserve notes outstanding
Collateral security for Federal
Reserve notes outstanding:
Gold and gpld certificates
Gold redemption fund
Gold fund - F. R. :Board
Eligible paper Amount required
Excess amount held
TOTAL

Boston New York Phila..

Cleve.

Rich.

Atlanta Chicago

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

Total

90,650
24o,556

313,260 53,200 25,220 25,210 73,672
746,619 235.734 265,307 83,778 136,466

110,700 24,890 13,145 29,913
459,757 90,062 59,333 69,473

19,469 !}1,300 855.629
35,191 250,327 2,673,158

35,300
15,219
138,000

7,000 3,305
235,531
2,4oo
30,179 12,038 13,514 2,614 5, 719
371,000 147,389 185,000 24,795 97,000

11,330 13,052
10,755 3liB1 1,190
3, 770
371,645 36,_500 21,000 34,360

6,461
320,429
2,436 16,7•1 117,262
4,000 179,682 1,610,371

52~037

9,126

109,909 69,307 57,988
118,335 5,931 22,345

56.369 31,347
8,182 19,549

77,357
51,473

33,595 24,146
iJ,902 2,921

31,343
10,423

22,294 54, l.!o4
23 l.!o5 41,616
J

625,096
323,208

580,888 1,924,833 530,599 578,179 200,943 371,153 1,081,687 214,916 134,e-42 179,232 113,256 614,570 6,525,153

LIABILITIES
Net amount of Federal Reserve
notes received from Comptroller of the Currency

331,206 1,059,879 283,934 290,527 108,983 215,138

570,457 114,952

72~533

99,386

54,660 322,127 3,528,787

Collateral received from
Federal Reserve Bank:
Gold
Eligible paper

183,519
61,163

332,4oo 51,467 35,242
128,830 48,497 27,067

38,130
41,766

12,897 196,423 2,048,062
45,699 96,020 948,304

580,883 1,924,333 530,599 578,179 200,948 371,153 1,081,687 214,916 134,842 179~282

113,256 614,570 6,525,153

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