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STATEMENT FOB THE PRESS
Heleased f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
F r i d a y morning, Dec. l b ;
not e a r l i e r .

B-801
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Board
December 15, 1932.
COTOITIOH OF FEDERAL B3S13VE BAITS

Tne d a i l y a v e r a g e volume of F e d e r a l r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g d u r i n g t h e
weex e n d i n g Decemoer l 4 , a s r e p o r t e d by t h e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k s , was
$2,194,uOO,000, a d e c r e a s e of $ 1 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 compared w i t h t h e p r e c e d i n g week and an
i n c r e a s e of $ 2 8 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 compared w i t h t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g week i n I g ^ l .
On December 14 t o t a l r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t amounted to $ 2 , 1 8 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , a d e c r e a s e
of $ 8 , u 0 0 , 0 0 0 f o r t h e week. T h i s d e c r e a s e c o r r e s p o n d s w i t h d e c r e a s e s of
$ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n money i n c i r c u l a t i o n .'B.r.d $ 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n unexpended c a p i t a l f u n d s ,
nonmernber d e p o s i t s , e t c . , and i n c r e a s e s of $ 1 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n m o n e t a r y g o l d s t o c k , and
$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n T r e a s u r y c u r r e n c y , a d j u s t e d , o f f s e t i n p a r t by an i n c r e a s e of
$ 3 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n member b a n k r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s .
H o l d i n g s of d i s c o u n t e d b i l l s d e c l i n e d $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank
of San F r a n c i s c o and $ 1 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t a l l F e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k s . The S y s t e m ' s h o l d i n g s of b i l l s b o u g h t i n open m a r k e t and of U n i t e d S t a t e s Government bonds show
l i t t l e change f o r the week, w h i l e h o l d i n g s of T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s i n c r e a s e d ^ 2 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and t h o s e of U n i t e d S t a t e s T r e a s u r y n o t e s d e c r e a s e d by t h e same
amount.
Changes i n t h e amount of r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g and i n r e l a t e d i t e m s
d u r i n g t h e week and t h e y e a r e n d i n g December 14 were a s f o l l o w s :

I n c r e a s e or d e c r e a s e
since
Dec. 1-'
1 12

Dec. 7
1':' 32

Dec. l 6
1931

( i n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought
Special Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s
Other U n i t e d S t a t e s s e c u r i t i e s
Other r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t

284
34

-15

20

+6

- 4l4
- 273
- 198
+1,143
43

TOTAL RESERVE BAM CREDIT
Monetary g o l d s t o c k
Treasury currency a d j u s t e d

2,189
4,3$9
1,924

- 8
+17
+10

+ 215
- 89
+ 113

Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n
Member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s
Unexpended c a p i t a l funds,nonmernber d e p o s i t s , e t c .

5,654
2,425
393

- 5




——

1,851

——

+30

- 4

+

86

-

104

+ 257

Released, f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y m o r n i n g , December l 6 , 1 9 3 2 ; n o t e a r l i e r .

B-SOla

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
Dec. 14.1932

Dec. 7 , 1 9 3 2

Dec. 1 6 . 1 9 3 1

R E S O U R C E S
Gold w i t h F e d e r a l r e s e r v e a g e n t s
Gold r e d e m p t i o n f u n d w i t h U . S . T r e a s u r y . .
Gold h e l d e x c l u s i v e l y a g a i n s t F . R . n o t e s
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d w i t h F . R. Board . .
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s h e l d "by b a n k s .
Total gold r e s e r v e s
Reserves o t h e r than gold
Total reserves
Non-reserve cash
B i l l s discounted:
S e c . by U.S.Government o b l i g a t i o n s . . .
Other b i l l s d i s c o u n t e d
Total b i l l s discounted

. .

B i l l s bought i n open m a r k e t
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bonds
Treasury n o t e s
Saecial Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s
Other c e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s
. . . . .
T o t a l 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
Due from f o r e i g n b a n k s . . .
F . R. n o t e s of o t h e r b a n k s

. . .

Bank p r e m i s e s
All other resources .

.

TOTAL RESOURCES

2,282,899
35,931
2,327,330
370,791
394,716
3,093,337
155,770
3,279,107
74,449

2,281,059
39,087
2,320,146
367,276
390,641
3,078,063
185,054
3,263,117
73,324

1,923,146
61,522
1,984,568
362,042
635,334
2,982,044
162,586
3,144,630
61,560

87,953
196,520
234,473
33,769

95,513
203,105
298,618
33,717

358,117
339,791
697,908
307,077

420,669
357,448

420,637
379,175

1,072,609
1,850,726
5.37S
2,174,346
2.7S1
13,455
407,925
58,211
42,889

1,050,865
1,850,677
5,337
2,188,349
2,854
14,436
323,983
58,211
40,351

317,738
20,558
197,500
369,598
905,694
30,672
1,941,351
8,774
15,658
574,585
59,501
37,021

6,053,163

5,964,625

5,843,080

2,713,935

2,723,666

2,528,332

2,424,532
23,700
10,293
26,349
2,484,874
396,415
151,415
259,421
47,103

2,395,484
30,837
14,010
26,485
2,456,816
318,614
151,522
259,421
44,586

2,167,802
2,870
101,402
36,754
2,308,828
550,981
160,670
274,636
19,633

6,053,163

5,964,625

5,843,080

L I A B I L I T I E S
F . R. n o t e s i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n . . . .
Deposits:
Member bank - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t
Government
Other d e p o s i t s
Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
C a p i t a l -paid i n . . . . '
Surplus
All other l i a b i l i t i e s

. . .
.

TOTAL LIABILITIES

.

R a t i o of t o t a l r e s e r v e s to d e p o s i t and
F . R. n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s combined

63.156

62.9$

65.0$

C o n t i n g e n t l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s p u r c h a s e d
for foreign correspondents

35,9H

36,117

214,446




RESOURCES AITD LIABILITIES OF TEE FEDERAL RESERVE 5A1CZS OH DECEMBER l 4 , 1932
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
B-SOlb
T o t a l Boston Hew York p h i l a . C l e v e .
R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn. llans.Cy. D a l l a s San F r a n .
Gold w i t h F e d e r a l r e s e r v e a g e n t s
2,238',899 183,327
607,444 156,000 182,470 74,500 50,000 666,870 69,915 4 0 , 1 2 0 o l , 4 S 0 20,j60 176,013
C-old r e d e m p t i o n f u n d w i t h U . S . T r e a s u r y 38,931
1,686
3,634
5,381
5,814
1,869
3,4l4
3,743
1,610
2,355
2,217
1,313
5,895
C-old h e l d e x c l u s i v e l y a g a i n s t
F . R. n o t e s
2,327,330 185,013 611,073 161,381 188,284 76,369 53,414 670,613 71,525 4 2 , 4 7 5 63,697 22,073 181,908
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d w i t h F . R . Board
370,791 11,137
130,764 23,050 32,597 11,334
5,149 97,329 7,806 7 , 1 5 2 10,049 7,992 26/432
Gold and , ;old c e r t i f . h e l d by b a n k s
394,716 14,867
270,111
2,961 9 , H 7 23,010 5.630 2; 599 9 , 8 5 4 4,279 20,93g
7 , 4 9 5 18,761
Total gold r e s e r v e s
3 , 0 9 3 , 3 3 7 211,017 1,011,953 191,926 239,642 9 0 , 6 6 4 67,630 795,952 85,011 52,226 83,600 34,344 229,322
185,770 16,534
R e s e r v e s o t h e r than g o l d
59,723 19,173
6,843
7,841
8,567 9,522
5,617
9,736
5,243 27,051 9 , 8 6 5
Total reserves
3,279,107 227,601 1 , 0 7 1 , 6 8 1 211,099 249,378 93,505 72,923 823,003 94,376 5 7 , 8 4 3 90,443 4 2 , 9 1 1 233,844
ITon-re s e r v e c a s h
74,449
19,404
4,477
3,813
3,071
4,99s 14,633 3,72s 2,033 3 , 0 8 5 3,290 8,022
3,895
B i l l s discounted:
S e c u r e d by U . S . G o v t , o b l i g a t i o n s
4,838
87,953
968
33,127 13,574 10,909
1,836 3 , 0 3 1 5,534 4,206
631 8,683
566
Other b i l l s d i s c o u n t s
196,520 9,349
29,820 3 6 , 8 4 1 19,621 14,627 20,127 12,590
5 , 0 3 3 21,586
3,387 1 1 , 1 7 1 12,313
Total b i l l s discounted
284,473 14,187
62,947 50,415 30,530 16,463 23,208 18,124
5,719 30,269
7 , 5 9 3 11,737 13, 281
B i l l s b o u g h t i n open market
2,261
33,769
80O
612
9,971
3,070
2,483
830
1,976
2,995
974
3,750
3,987
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bonds
420,669 20,333
187,204 3 1 , 1 7 1 36,493
9,649
9 , 5 7 2 40,775 13,941 17,176 11,774 17,313 25,26s
Treasury notes
357,448 19,512
144,137 27,566 36,15s 9 , 5 5 9
7,244 25,036
y . 5 5 0 11,598
9 , 4 7 3 44,299 13,316
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s
1,072,609 56,868 401,951 80,532 105,631 27,925 27,586 177,136 38,399 27,397 33,330 21,i64 73,140
Total U.S.Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
1,350,726 9 6 , 7 1 3 733,292 139,269 178,282 4 7 , 1 3 3 46,631 262,210 66,156 5 4 , 6 2 3 57,252 45,721 123,444
Other s e c u r i t i e s
5,378
——
1,047
3,942
389
R E S O U R C E S

— —

T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from f o r e i g n b a n k s
F . R. n o t e s of o t h e r b a n k s
Uncollected items
Bank p r e m i s e s
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES




2,174,346 113,161
2,781
13,455
407,925
53,211
42,889

223
232
45,409
3,336
971

810,152 193,801 211,807
946
3,738

120,297
14,317

22,270

309

- 466
42,633
2,989
3,215

— —

65,572

73,589 234,321

106

23s
n4
3 6l
>44
3 7 , 8 7 2 33,390

10,667

2,334

4,050

7,96s
1,321

3,619

1,014

2,439

4oi
1,823
42,351
7,828
1,542

— —

74,723

67,361

71,393

17
924
15,231
3,461
1,159

11

S3
874
17,785
3,649
828

347

7,944
1,835
1,787

52,270 156,196
80
197
277
13,617
1,787

1,905

20,679
4,433
1,291 1,621

5 , 0 5 3 , 1 6 3 3 9 5 , ^ 5 2 , 0 6 3 , 3 0 5 453,457 513,309 208,049 169,836^175,902 194,119 1 3 9 , 1 6 1 188,140 115,523 431,897

L I A B I L I T I E S
F . R. n o t e s i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
Deposits:
Member bank - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t
Government
F o r e i g n bank
Other d e p o s i t s
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
TOTAL LIABILITIES
He s e r v e r a t i o ( p e r c e n t )
C o n t i n g e n t l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s p u r chased f o r f o r e i g n c o r r e s p o n d e n t s

RESOURCES AFD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BMKS 'OF DECEMBER l 4 , I932 '
B-SOlc
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
T o t a l Boston Few York P h i l a . C l e v e .
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San F r a n .

577,724 241,033 285,135 102,023 96,662 673,765 102,591 79,995 91,651 3S,92S 226,456

2,713,935 197,942
2,424,532
23,700
10,293
26,349
2,484,874
396,415
151,415
259,421
47,103
6,053,163
63.1

117,935 1,206,979 125,80s 138,274 50,29s 42,154 393,07s 55,940
1,917
2,117 2,082 2,111 1,908 1,459 4,205 1,363
783
3,351 1,061 i,o4o
412
381 1,380
360
81
12,052
176 3,78b 2,049
380
637 1,505
120,716 1,224,499 129,127 145,211 54,667 44,374 399,300 59,l6s
44,812 110,465 40,666 37,412 33,019 10,595 42,818 16,585
10,856
58,619 16,083 l4,i46 5,147 4,580 16,160 4,366
20,039
75,077 26,486 27,640 11,483 10,449 38,411 10,025
1,100
16,921 5,062 3,765 1,710 3,076 5,44s 1,384
395,465 2,063,305 458,457 513,309 208,049 169,3361^75,902 194,119
71.4
59.5
57.0
57.9
62.9
51.7
76.7
58.7

35,911

11,506

2,752

3,730

3,657

1,44s

1,340

1,267

4,852

38,505 64,875
964
923
227
299
223
392
40,088 66,320
7,950 16,832
4,054
2,896
6,356 8,124
1,129
1,876
139,161 188,140
48.2
57.2
797

1,050

46,439 144,247
1,879 2,772
288
711
51 5,017
48,657 152,747
14,162 21,099
3,922 10,436
7,624 17,707
2,230 3,402
115,523 431,897
49.0
63.0
l,0l4

2,49s

FEDERAL RESERVE 1T0TE STATELETS
Federal reserve notes:
I s s u e d to F.R.Bank by F.R.Af:ent
Held by F e d e r a l r e s e r v e bank

2,960,303 219,351
246,368 21,909
2,713,935 197,942

In a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
C o l l a t e r a l h e l d by a g e n t a s s e c u r i t y f o r n o t e s i s s u e d to b a n k s
1,125,479 47,010
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s
1,163,420 136,317
Gold f u n d - F . B. Board
268,735 14,162
E l i g i b l e paper
426,300
22,400
U. S. G o v ' t , s e c u r i t i e s
Total c o l l a t e r a l
2,953,934 219,1

555,881 253,552 297,281 109,530 114,240 711,699 110,777 83,391 100,294 43,389 26o,4lS

78,157 12,519 12,146 7,507 17,578 37,93^ 8,186 3,396 8,613 4,46i 33,962
577,724 241,033 235,135 102,023 96,662 673,765 102,591 79,995 9l,6si 38,923 226,456
488,444 78,490 71,470 18,470
119,000 77,510 111,000 56,030
6o,4o6 50,020 30,491 17,231
48,000 85,000 18,000
667,850 254,020 297,961 109,731

13,500
36,500
24,147
41,000
115,147

262,870
4o4,ooo
17,862
32,000
716,732

20,915
49,000
7,467
33,500
110,882

13,620
26,500
9,671
33,900
33,691

9,680 12,260 88,750
51,300 8,500 87,263
12,472 5,4s4 19,322
27,000 17,500 68,000
100,952 43,744 263,335

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AID SHORT TERM SECURITIES
Total
B i l l s discounted
B i l l s b o u g h t i n open m a r k e t
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s
Municipal warrants



W i t h i n 15 days

284,473
33,769

198,229
4,074

5,378

3,951

1,072,609

63,000

l 6 to 30 days
\Cc
22,969

2,766
53,356
1,139

31 to oO days

32,119
1,923
177,733
288

61 to 90 days

months^

Over 6 months

19,724

9,700

1,732

143,550

302,019

327,951

25,006