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Released f o r publication
Friday morning, Aug. 3;
not e a r l i e r .

SSLKDftflD&'lPRESS

St. 5860

Federal Reserve Board,
August 2, 1928.

• CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
The consolidated statement of condition of the Federal reserve "banks on
August 1, made public "by the Federal Reserve Bdard, shows increases f o r the
week of $60,700,000 i n holdings of discounted "bills, of $4,000,000 i n Government s e c u r i t i e s , of $43,600,000 in member "bank reserve deposits, and of
$6,100,000 i n Federal reserve note circulation, and decreases of $3,200,000
in "bills "bought i n open market and of $5,600,000 i n cash reserves. Total
b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s were $61,500,000 above the amount held on July 25*
The principal changes i n holdings of discounted "bills f o r the week were
increases of $29,500,000 at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, $31,800,000
at Chicago, and $7,000,000 at Riiladelphia, and a decrease- of $9,400,000 at
Cleveland. The System's holdings of "bills "bought i n open market declined
$3,200,000, while holdings of c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness increased
$3,500,000 and of. Treasury notes $500,000.
A decline of $3,100,000 i n Federal reserve note c i r c u l a t i o n was reported
by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and increases of $3,800,000 by New
York, $2,700,000 by Boston, $2,000,000 by Chicago, said $6,100,000 by a l l
Federal reserve banks.
A summary of changes i n 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 1, 1928, follows:
Increase

or

decrease during
Year

Week

» $5,600,000
-

B i l l s discounted, t o t a l . . . . . . . .
Secured by U. S. Govt, obligations . .

.

U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s , t o t a l . . .

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

C.




-

4,500,000

+ 61,500,000
+ 60,700,000
+ 59,100,000
+ 1,600,000
- 3,200,000
+ 4,000,000
+
100,000
+ 500,000
+ 3,500,000
+ 6,100,000
+ 56,100,000
+ 43,600,000
+ 9,600,000

+
4+
+
—

+
-

+

$406,700,000
410,500,000

432,000,000
390,000,000
64o,4oo,ooo

250,400,000

12,000,000
195,600,000
133,600,000
2,800,000
64,900,000
59,800,000
8,500,000
6,400,000
16,200,000

Released f o r publication Friday morning, Aug. 3. 1928; not e a r l i e r .

St. 5860a

EE SOURCES ATO LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL EE SERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
RESOURCES
Gold with Federal reserve agents . . . . ,
Sold redemption fund with U.S.Treasury . .
Gold held exclusively against F.R.notes
Gold settlement fund with F. R. Board .
(fold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s held "by hanks
Total gold reserves . . . . . .
Reserves other than gold
Total reserves . . . . .
Hpn-reserve cash . . . . . . . . . . . .
B i l l s discounted:
Sec. by U. S. Government obligations .
Other b i l l s discounted
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 :
1Bonds
Treasury notes
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
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
Pile from foreign banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other resources . . . . . . . .
TOTAL RESOURCES . . . .

1,1998 July
1,117,466
63,309
1.150.775
690,048
728,715
2,599.538
156,027
2,755,565

60,172

655.500
430.276
1.085.776
165,879
55,099

87,677

68,887
211,663
490
1,463,808
573

651.501
60,115

Aug. 3.1927

1,119.717
71,406
1,191,123

680,561

732,347
2,604,031
157,154
2,761,185
64,517
v
596,385
428,724

1,025,109
169,083
55,044

87,206

65,391
207,641
490

1,402,323
573

626,843

* 1.588,341
40,219

1,628,560
664,501
716,966

3,010,027
152,248
3,162,275
55,684

265,503

179,870
445,373
177,882

188,715
84,828
133,737
407,280

1,300
1,031,835
48,723
637,703
59,4l4
15,152

8,463

5,000,197

60,113
8,628
4,924,182

5,010,786

1,612,690

1,606,582

1,672,530

2,343,504
29,970
9.523
19,197
2,402,194
587,799
143,009
233,319

2,299,893
20,331
8,651

2,349,898
13,727
5.167
24,857
2,393,649
573.844
129,864
228,775
12,124
5,010,786

L I A B I L I T I E S
F, R. notes i n actual c i r c u l a t i o n
Deposits:

Member bank - reserve account

Government
Foreign bank .
Other deposits

Total deposits . . . . .
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 reserves to deposit mnd
F. R. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined . . . .
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
for foreign correspondents . . . . . . .
C.




21,186

5,000,197

I7,24i
2,346,116
574,543
143,024
233,319
20,598
4,924,182

68.6#

69.92

77.8#

306,285

305,452

150,745

RESOURCES

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON AUGUST 1, 1928.
( i n thousands of dollars)
Total

s

Boston

E j s - i i - x s s a s s
Gold hold e x c l u s i v e l y against

F. R. notes

1,180,775 108,857

Total piia reserves
Be serves other than gold

2,599.538 195,520
156,027 14,185

Total reserves
Non-reserve cash

2,755.565 209.705
60.172 5,846

B i l l s discounted:

a
Total t i l l s discounted

B i l l s Sought in open market

U. S, Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Treasury notes

Certificates of indebtedness
Total U,S, Govt, securities
Other securities
Totaihiiis and securities
Due from foreign basks
Uncollected items
P5 em - ses
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES

C.



1,085,776 66.047

165,879 19,856
87^77
68,887
211,663

490

2,486
4,427
7,6l6

1,463,808 93,519
573
37
651,501 66,289
60,115 3,824
8,463
94
5,000,197 379,3i4

New York Fhila.

%%«

Cleve.

»i-ss

cggnt

st

Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

%

»:s a

-n-g

16,657 194 147
a r e » , - a •*•£?
s:»g
68,650 71,557 97,594 44,912 260,052

191,739 82,984 138,037 27,708 76,246 221,858 28,726 47,645 46,171

s?:g?g s a g g & ^ ; g
901,653 151,006 251,511 51,1*95
30,228

93,6% 411,942
7,4a) 14,499 11,571 18,711 18,986 16.810

2.238

931,881 158,426 266,010 63,066 112,357 430.928 85,460 73,795
18,964 1,794 4,325 3.916 4,477 9.063 3,197 1,143
%

»:gg

339,883 94,398 87,299

56,347

35,288

14,290

17,318

l4M
9 , 7 2 3 27,843
19,6l4 ll,34o 5,550
35,479 21,648 33,897
-

*•%

71,5*10 186,141
6,677 1 2,4o6 10,676

^ 862
1,529
3,5^

3,289
1,889 9,151
5,227 34,318
.

»;&

?;&

5,100

5,280

10,399

102,694 50,792 270 451
1,905

2,401

, «;*» * . « .

55,139 16,038 22,176 26,758
136 9.971 8 , 4 6 ? 1 0 , 7 0 7

3:141
^
64,010
2 0 , 0 8 71

1

4 , ' 3 1 2 ^[o91 I ' j f l 12 4l4
2,214 4,327 3,919 4^927
7,125 11,045 18,558 15,824 17J82
4g0

410,650 130,336 138,5i4 66.568 89,173 231,135 62,4oo 37,544 49,201 53,289 101,479

218
47
52
25
ZL
69
186,572 52,952 58,716 46,308 18,438 77,135
16,568 1,752 6,806 3,48 2 2,833 8,720
1.267
239 1.271
412 1.272
982

1,566,120 345,5% 475,694 183,777

21

13
18
13,628 42,598
3,902 2,202 4,308
552
884
420

17

35

1,884
495

3,834
575

27,194

25,744 35,927

228,571 758,032 182,726

129,209 201,144 134,622 415,442

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L I A B I L I T I E S
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total Boston New York Ehila. Cleve.
Bich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis
F.B. n o t e s In actual c i r c u l a t i o n
1,612,690 142,023 3k),067 126,898 188*798 51.078 128,696 273,783 57,570
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account
2,343,504 146,154 935,417 131,512 186,837 65,067 63,477350,522 78,698
Government
29,970 1,306
7,229 i4038
790 3,221 2,722 5,667 1,263
Foreign bank
9,523
760
2,248
962 1,054
517
426 1,1408
436
Other d e p o s i t s
__
19,197
288
8.449
200 1,184
261
80 1,286
355

St. 5860c
Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

54,002
49,757
1,642
273
348
2,402,194 148,508 953:343 133,712 189,865 69,066 66,705 358,883 80,752 52,020

55,897 29,555 164,323
92,390 64,251 179,422
1,479
934 2,679
365
719
355
628
179 5.939
94,862 65.719 188,759

Total de-posits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
587,799 59,6l4 155,886 47,782 56,495 #,087 16,877 70,752 27,486 12,055 36,457 26,O4I 34,267
Capital paid i n
143,009 9,895 47,564 14,179 14,259 6,073 5.l4o 18,2a 5,381 3,022 4,202 4,318 10,755
Surplus
233,319 17,893 63,007 21,662 24,021 12,324 9,996 32,778 10,397 7,039 9,046 S 5
16,629
A l l other l i a b i l i t i e s
—
21,186 1 , 7 8 1
6,253
1,313 2,256 1,149 1.157 1.615 l.l40 1-.071
680
m
TOTAL LIABILITIES
5,000,197 379,314 1,566,120 345,5% 475,694 183,777 228,571 758,032 182,726 129,209 201,144 134,622 415,442
Reserve r a t i o (per c e n t )
68.6 72.2
'
72.0 60.8
70.2 52.5 57.5 68.1 61.8 69.6 68.1 53.3 76.6
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 306,285 22,924
86,829 29,037 31,787 15.588 12,837 42,485 13,143 8,253 11,003 10,69s 21,701
F . B . n o t e s on hand ( n o t e s r e c ' d from
F.B.Agent l e s s notes i n c i r c u l a t i o n ) 4o6,122 25,048 127,801 29,191 32,594 14,738 27,020 45,234 11,055 7.208 8,838
6,115 71,280
FEEBBAL EE SERVE NOTE ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS
F.B. notes r e c ' d from Comptroller 2,825,782 235,021 737,988 181,489 253,422 89,985 225,486 448,617 87,105 80,129
55,672 331,603
F.B. notes h e l d by F. B. Agent
806,970 67,950 270,120 25,k)0 32)030 24j 169 691770 1 29^600 18',480 18^919 3^530 20,002 96,000

' !L

F.B,notes i s s u e d to F.B.Bank
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
F.B.notes i s s u e d to F.B.Bank:
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold redemption fund
Gold fund - F.B.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 bou^it i n open market
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
C.FRASER
Digitized for


2,018,812 167,071 467,868 156,089 221,392 65,816 155,716 319,017 68,625 61,210 64,735 35,670 235,603
348,477 35,300
99.796 18,634

669,193 48,000

1,213,595 85,883
2,331,061 187,817
Total

1,085,776
165,879
68,887

153,161 50,000 20,396 22,750 7,900 14,167
17,206 9,512 11,130 4,996 9,916 1,808 2,040 2,376 3,508
5:000 68,577 70,000 39,500 213,000 13,000 28,000 4o,86o

2,567 16,103
3,000 140,256

360,136 89,963 104.293 61.533 83.902 196,681 55,255 23.920 30.504 37.443 84.076
535,503 168,052 235,423 86,925 156,06s 411,489 78,155 68,463 74,872 52,819 275,435

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND CERTIFICATES Oif INDEBTEDNESS
91 days t o
Within 15 days
16 to 30 days
31 to 60 days
6 l to 90 days
6 months
896,105
41,986
81,514
51,540
14,255
52,006
39,364
42,714
6,276
25,519

1,210

9,803 35,ooo

40,968

Over 6 months

376
26,709