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STATEMENT FOE THE PEESS

Eeleased f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Friday morning, Aug. 7;
not e a r l i e r .

St. 4610
Federal Beserve Board,
August 6, 1925.
CONDITION OF FEDERAL EESEBVE BANKS

The consolidated statement of condition of the Federal reserve banks on
August 5, made public by the Federal Beserve Board, shows an increase of $75,500,000
in holdings of discounted b i l l s , of $1,500,000 i n acceptances purchased, in open
market, and of $3,300,000 in Government s e c u r i t i e s , with the r e s u l t t h a t t o t a l
earning a s s e t s went up $80,300,000 t o $1,101,700,000. Gold reserves declined
$13,100,000, other cash reserves $9,300,000, and non-reserve cash $6,200,000, while
Federal reserve note c i r c u l a t i o n increased. $7,200,000.
The Federal Beserve Bank of New York r e p o r t s an increase of $70,000,000 in
holdings of discounted, b i l l s , Boston an increase of $14,400,000, and A t l a n t a of
A r t ' 0 0 0 ' w h i l e t h e Chicago bank shows a decrease of $10,900,000, P h i l a d e l p h i a
of $p,400,000, and Bichmond of $2,800,000. The remaining banks r e p o r t /smaller
changes in discount holdings.

'

Acceptance holdings of the Federal reserve banks changed but l i t t l e during
the week. The system's holdings of Treasury notes went up $3,300,000, while h o l d ings of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s and U» S. bonds remained p r a c t i c a l l y unchanged.
,,
changes in Federal reserve note c i r c u l a t i o n comprise an increase
of $4,200,000 reported by the New York bank, and increases of $3, 500,000 and
$2,100,000, r e s p e c t i v e l y , reported by San Francisco and A t l a n t a .
A summary of changes i n the p r i n c i p a l a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of tha reserve
banks during the week and the y e a r ending August 5, 1925, follows:
Increase

or

decrease

Week
Total reserves .
Gold reserves
Total earning a s s e t s . . . .
. . . .
B i l l s discounted, t o t a l . . . . .
Secured by U. S. Govt, obligation
Other 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 , t o t a l
Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treasury notes . .
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness . .

during

Year

$22,300,000
13,100,000

- $314,700,000
- • 347,700,000

. +

80,300,000

.
.
.
.

55,000,000
20,500,000

+ 269,200,000
+ 270,200,000
+ 224,500,000
+
45,700,000

. + 75,500,000

+
+
+
+

. +

1,500,000

+

3,300,000

- 202,000,000
+ 39,800,000

189,900,000

3,300,000

-

165,300,000
76,500,000

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

+

7,200,000

-

150,500,000

Total deposits
. ,
Members' reserve d e p o s i t s
Government deposits . . <
Other deposits . . . . . .

+
+
+

65,400,000
58,900,000
7,100,000
. 600,000

+
+

106,300,000
119,100,000
6,900,000
5,900,000

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Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday morning, August J , 19 25' not e a r l i e r .

St. U6l0a

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Aug. 5, 1925 July 29. 1925 Aug. 6. 192%
RESOURCES
1,435,480
2,079,415
Gold with Federal reserve agents . . . .
1,447,958
57,715
50,682
Gold redemption fund with U.S.Treasury .
35,799
1,494,195
2,115,214
1,498,640
Gold held exclusively against F.R.notes
686,989
589,472
Gold settlement fund with ,F. R. Board .
687,023
421,054
596,630
605,421
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s held by banks
2,778,014
Reserves other than gold . . . . . . . .

B i l l s discounted:
Sec. by U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s .
Other b i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought in open market . . . . . .
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bonds . . . • • . . . . . . . .
. . . .
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

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

Total d e p o s i t s
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items

TOTAL LIABILITIES

*

136,289
2,914,303

2,791,084
145,549

3,125,740
103,309

2,936,633

49,756

55,917

3,229,049
47,746

303,260
240,577

78,796
194,842

543,837
211,972

248,235
220,121
468,356
210,476

69,441
229,071
34,982

69,406
225,787
34,967

29,634
394,419
111,464

333,494
10,500
1,850
1,101,653

330,160
10,500
1,850

535,517

1,021,342
583,542
60,562
21,317

832,502
514,880
58,668
30,070

4,679,813

4,712,915

1,605,557

1,598,397

1,756,014

2,211,753
28,201
26,013
2,265,967

2,152,867
21,110
26,603
2,200,580

524,173
115,677
217,837
11,905

535,323
115,706
217,837
11,970

2,092,696
35,075
31,885
2,159,656
452,831
111,493
220,915
12,006

4,741,116

4,679,813

4,712,915

592,665
60,975
21,764
4,74l,ii6

273,638
22,097

1,250

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

75.3#

77.3#

82.5$

Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased,
f o r foreign correspondents . . . . . .

31,508

31,961

34,816




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RESOURCES-AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANTCS ON AUGUST 5, 1925.
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )

RESOURCES

St; 46lOb

Boston New York P h i l a . CleVe. Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran. Total
Gold with Federal Reserve Agents 146,867
355,881 13$,391 179,707 32,855 107,276 135,273 20,033 46,996 50,381 27,590 197,730 1,436,480
Gold redemption fund with U. S.Treas J2, 111
I *S»2C9 11,354
4,418
3,532
2,138
4,797
1,948
1,391
3,165
1,758
2,894
57,715
Gold held exclusively a g a i n s t
F. Rt notes
158,978
Gold s e t t l e m e n t fund with F.R.Board 44,526
Gold and gold c e r t i f » held by banks 28,687
Total geld reserves
Reserves other than gold

232,191
13,009
245,200
5,007

Total reserves
Non-reserve cash
B i l l s discounted.:
Secured by U.S.Govt, obligations , 12,817
28,234
Other b i l l s discounted

364,090 146,745 184,125
218,392 52,999 65,358
342,877 19,715 43,751

54,046
39,010
3,454

29,348 200,624 1,494,195
11,310 33,798
686,989
596,830
6,227 24,310

70,017 96,510
1,956
3,907
71,973 100,417
1,989
.1,236

46,885 258,732 2,778,014
136 , 289
8,356
5,369
55,24i 264,101 2,914,303
2,468
2,164
>9,756

925,359 219,459 293,234
36,866
5,857
8,335
962,225 225,316 301,569
l4,225
3,407
1,595

36,387 109,414 140,070 21,981
40,514 27,661 129,907 9,128
3,281 100,985 10,640
5,659
82,560 140,356 370,962 41,749
4,409 12,342 17,088 18,795
86,969 152,698 388,050 60,544
7,632 ' 3,404
3,564
3,065

48,387
14,386
7,244

149,893
30,777

25,978
18,862

34,735
17,354

12,908
33,584

2,987
24,345

27,876
24,114

7,871
18,100

3,699
5,013

1,524
5,377

1,631
8,035

21,341
26,782

180,670
31,850

44,840
11,620

52,089
17,395

46,492
6,905

27,332
14,418

51,990
26,064

25,971
11,360

8,712
19,392

6,901
15,237

9,666
8,787

48,123 ' 543,837
211,972
19,490

303,260
240,577

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 of indebtedness

41,051
29,424
557
1,362
7,400

610
4,912
51,270 17,207
5,067
57

8,746
11,571
10,397

1,486
4,019
64

1,673
11,297
1,428

20,647
19,118
1,382

3,272
27,227
544

8,150
7,751
128

9,375
20,295
2,830

7,552
21,720
387

2,461
36,234
5,298

69,441
229,071
34,982

Total U.S.Gov't, s e c u r i t i e s
Foreign loans on gold
All other earning a s s e t s

9,319
777

61,249
2,835

30,714
1,124

5,569
557

14,398
430

41,147
1,449

31,043
483

16,029
346

32,500
420

29,659
368

43,993
735

333,494
10,500
1,850

Total earning a s s e t s
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES




-

80,571
54,273
4,190
92

-

276,634
139,454
17,027
6,419

17,874
976
1,850

-

77,160 101,322
55,107 55,536
1,158
7,948
'249
383

-

-

-

59,523 56,578 120,650
49,345 28,000 76,311
•2,446
2,780
8,099
2,478
687
1,331

-

68,857
29,688
4,700
351

-

44,479
13,207
3,056
3,088

-

-

-

•

55,058 48,480 112,341 1,101,653
592,665
38,638 20,5g2 32,584
60,975
1,833
4,419
3,319
21,764
1,568
4,392
726

389,333 1,415,984 360,585 470,165 202,035 246,098 602,073 167,544 137,039 201,247 129,808 419,205 4,741,116

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON AUGUST 5, 1925.
St. 46lOc
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Boston New York P h i l a . Cleve. Rich. Atlanta Chicago St,Louis
Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran. Total
F. E. notes in actual c i r c u l a t i o n
167,061
337,752 11(4,231 203,71+3 68,508 133,229 146,175 42,393
61,825 63,053 38,436 198,551 1,605,557
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account
77,070 50,771 87,472 56,351 1 5 7 , 0 a 2,211,753
Government
' 1 : 8
• % « " i ® " ! : §
1,665
589
1,620
644
1,899
28,201
Other deposits
291
14,011
477
1,349
179
157
1,737 A> 267
338
1,136
142
4.929
26.011
Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Capital paid i n
Surplus
All o t h e r l i a b i l i t i e s
TOTAL LIABILITIES
3
71'F
o®5 k l ° A 6 3 2 S - ° 3 5 2 1 6 ' ? 8 ^ - 0 7 3 I67.5W 137,039 aox.sUj l a 9 „ a M Ui9.'aB 5 » , 7 ^ S
Reserve r a t i o (per cent)
80.2
79.5
78.6
63.7
72.8
79.0
49.5
63.4
65.5
57-8
72.9
75.3
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s p u r chased f o r foreign correspondents
2,358
8,249
2,963
3,409
1,689
1,306
4,397
1,466
1,052
1,274
1,115
2,230
31,508
F.R. notes on hand (notes rec'd from
F.R.Agent l e s s notes i n c i r c u l a t i o n ) 21,613 118,933 38,087 27,167 13,785 15,107 10,395
4,950
5,261
7,132
5,654 39,603
307,687
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS
F.3*notes r e c ' d from Comptroller
284,954
65,652 303,354 2,902,676
F.R.notes held by F. R. Agent
.96,280
% 9 4 o M i o o o "41:11% ' 2 2 : ^ 0
21,562 65,200
989.432
F.R. notes issued to F.R. bank
158,674
456,685 1 82,918 230,910 82,293 148,336 156,570 47,343 67,086 70,185 44,090 238,154 1,913,244
C o l l a t e r a l held as s e c u r i t y f o r
F.R.notes issued t o F.R.Bank:
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
34,100
186,698
5,600
8,780 21,160
9,000
11,775 13,052
17,863
308,028
Gold redemption fun?
13,767
28,183 11,902 10,927
%,%00
5,776
4,628
1,258
944
3,521
4,227
13,973
108,506
Gold fund - F. R. Board
94,000
141,000 117,809 160,000
7,295 92,500 130,645
7,000 33,000
5,500 183,757 1,019,946
E l i g i b l e paper
70,475
186,367 50,429 69,434 51,630 41,713 77,947 37,317 27,970 47,360
22,072 18,404 67,220
721,028
Total c o l l a t e r a l
217,342
542,248 185,820 249,191 84,485 143,989 213,220 57,350 74,966 72,953 45,994 264,950 2,157,508
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS
Within 15 dqys
91 day«
days t o
16 t o 30 days 31 t o 60 days 6l t o 90 days
9*
g
Total
6
months
B i l l s d is/counted
405,914
27,632
52,825
40,603
16,676
187
543,837
B i l l s bought i n open market
83,143
36,621
45,745
34,289
12,174
211,972
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
7,403
!9,°81
3,025
5,473
34,982
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