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S T A m m W FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors

Released for publication
Priday morning, Dec* 25;
not earlier*

'of the F e d e r a l Reserve System
December 2*+, 1936

C01IDITI01T OF FEDERAL RESERVE BAKES
The daily average volume of Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding during
reported by the Federal Reserve banks, was
the week ended December 23»
$2,507,000,000, an increase of $11,000 t 000 compared with the preceding week and a
decrease of $12,000,000 compared with the corresponding week in 1935*
On December 23 total Reserve bank credit amounted to $2,5^2,000,000, an increase
of $59,000,000 for the week* This increase corresponds with increases of
$122,000,000 in money in circulation, $7^,000,000 in Treasury cash and deposits with
Federal Reserve banks and $30,000,000 in nonmember deposits and other Federal
Reserve accounts, offset in part by a decrease of $167,000,000 in member bank
reserve balances and an increase of $7,000,000 in monetary gold stock* Member bank
reserve balances on December 23 were estimated to be approximately $1,280,000,000
in excess of legal requirements.
Relatively small changes were reported in the System*s holdings of bills discounted, purchased bills, industrial advances, and United States Government
securities.
Changes in the amount of Reserve bank credit outstanding
and in related items
w e r e a s
during the week and the year ended December 23*
fellows:

Increase or decrease
since
Dec. 23

Dec. iS

Dec. 2^
J3JL.

(in millions of dollars)
Bills discounted
Bills bought
U . S. Government securities
Industrial advances (not including 21 million
commitments - December 23)
Other Reserve bajalr credit
TOTAL KESE3VE B A M CEEDI
Monetary gold stock
Treasury cvxrency
Money in circulation
Mgmber bank reserve balances
Treasury cash, and deposits with F.E.banks
Honmember deposits and other F . E . accounts




+1

+2
-2
-1

+58

+27

11,229

2,531

+59
+7
-1

+67

6,SSO
6,507
2,593
522

+12S
-167
+7^
+30

•1,07s
-563
-3

9
3
2,^30
25
75
2,5^2

+6sg

(B-301)

Released for publication Friday morning, December 25,1936; not earlier,

B-SOla

ASSETS AUD LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(in thousands of dollars)
Dec, 25,1936

Dec. 16,1936

Dec. 24,1935

8,853,624
12,133
232,753
9,098,510

7.553,849
17,5^3
219,896
7.791.308

5,856
1,828
7.684
3.089
25,313

3.782
3,373
7.155
4,657
32,600

489,576
1,347,163
593,488
2,430,227
—
2,466,313
220
26,646
895,842
48,082
39.468

216,172
1,641,597
572.958
2,430,727
181
2,475,320
665
22,010
602,470
50,395
38,732

12,390,915

12,575,081

10,980,900

F . R . notes in actual circulation , . .
Deposits:
Member bank .. reserve account . . . . .
U.S.Treasurer - General account . . . .
Foreign bank
Other deposits

4,350,488

4,268,972

3,768,480

6,507,490
250,560
74,383
181,428

6,674,157
172,82b
60,779
165,803

5,429,284
6l4,255
32,850
2^3.240

Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Capital paid in . . . ,
Surplus (Section 7) . . ,
Surplus (Section 1 3 b )
Reserve for contingencies
All other liabilities . . . . . . . . .

7,013,861
672,619
130,624
145,501
27,088
34,24s
l6,48b

7,073,565
879,317
130,390
145,501
27,088
34,246
16.002

6,309,629
555,054
130,469
144,893
23,707
30,698
17,970

12,390,915

12,575,081

10,980,900

A S S E T S
Gold certificates on hand and due
from U , S. Treasury
8,851,876
Redemption fund - F . R , notes
12,7^1
Other cash
199,574
Total reserves
9,064,191
Bills discounted:
Secured by U.S.Gov't obligations,direct
or fully guaranteed
.
7,029
Other bills discounted
1,853
Total bills discounted
8,882
Bills bought in open market
3,088
Industrial advances
24,999
U . S. Government securities:
Bonds
489,576
Treasury notes
1,347,163
Treasury bills
. . . . .
593,488
Total U.S. Government securities , . 2,430,227
Other securities
,
Total bills and securities
2,467,196
Due from foreign banks
221
F . R. notes of other banks .
23,834
Uncollected items . . . . . .
747,244
Bank promises
48,082
All other assets . . . . .
40,1U7
TOTAL ASSETS
L I A B I L I T I E S

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

79.8$

80,2$

77»3$

Commitments to make industrial advances

21,064

21,371

27,745




ASSETS MTD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVIBAKES Oil DECEMBER 23, 1936
(in thousands of dollars)
B-801b
A S S E T S
To tal Boston
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U . S. Treasury
Redemption fund - F.R. notes
Other cash
Total reserves

Hew York Phila.

Cleve.

3,351,376 553,720 3,^00,397 500,509
19412,741
1,44-9
1,435
19,352
15,223
55,903
139,57^
3,064,191 570,392 3,^53,235 520,555

664,749
973
13,437

Bills discounted:
Secured by U.S.Gov't obligations,
direct or fully guaranteed
7,029
Other bills discounted
1,353
Total bills discounted
3,332
Bills bought in open market
Industrial advances
U . S. Government securities:
Bonds
Treasury notes
Treasury bills

3,033
24-, 999

1,035
37

3,337

1,072
225

4,592
1,100

2,333

1,205
6,051

Rich. Atlanta

493
H6

30

539
317
4,743

76

1*6

291*

1,2l4

—

22
22
121
2,631*

93
25I*

10

352
103

6s
335

1,1*35

19,932
54-, 9 33
2^,223

57,199
157,395
69,339

Total U.S.Gov't securities
Total M i l s and securities
Due from foreign banks
F . R . notes of other hanks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other assets

2,^67,196 173,375
221
17
23, 3^4
321
7^7,244 71,572
43,032
3,H3
4O,I47
471

656,986 21^,59^ 2^7,353 12S,337 100,133
20
10
3
21
35
5,667
1,345
759
1,633 1,937
135,370 60,751
65,140 57,593 27,375
10,366
5,079
6,525
2,919 2,234
l,4o4
1,212
30,423
2,793
1,697

1*9,512 25 j 23 5
136,23s 69,57^
60,019 30,651
245,769 125.510

53

1*35

129,935 1*2,101
357,632 115,351
157,57b 51,033
645,243 20 o,99C




Minn. K ans.Cy. Dallas San Fran

309,970 24-4-,679 1 ,671*,324- 263,671* 130,679 255,399 173,975 629,301
1,430
bo 6
193
340
1,570
2,659
357
915
21,300 12,529 5,615 10,991 5,962 16,705
11,905 10,102
679,211* 322,215 2 5 7 , ^ 0 1,696,1*81 277,773 137,209 ;267,056 130,135 61*7,1*36

439,576 35,091
1,347,163 96,560
593,4-33 42,539
2,430,227 174,190

TOTAL ASSETS

Chicago St.Louis

99,133

1
45

33
12

46
36

4-5

1*59

60
1,071

75

1,902
IS

40
35

75

1,920

37
795

1,346

75
213
1,323

—

37

23,329 13,272 25,355 20,273 43,192
61*, 193 50,233 69,765 55,737 113,347
23,232 22,152 30,735 24,577 52,357
233,933 115,309 90,707 125,255 100,637 214,396

235,821 116,400 91,233
4
26
3
333
3,609 1,533
109,293 35,020 19,640
2,453 1,534
4,335
213
233
563

126,312 103,990 216,512
6
6
15
609
3,34;
2,193
39,1^4 27,822 48,01
3,363
1,526 3,530
236

378

4i4

12,390,915 324,261 4,343,132 304,552 1,001,294 513,924 390,531 2,100,633 1*33,4-01 301,440 1*33,365 314,466 919,366

ASSETS AHD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL EE SERVE B A M S 01T DECEMBER 23, 1936
(In thousands of dollars)
B-SOlc

L I A B I L I T I E S

Total Boston

Hew York

Phi la#

01 eve #

Rich. Atlanta

92^19 319,GOO ^32,230 212,91^ 195/497
F.R.notes in actual circulation U f 350,USS 366,729
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account 6,507,^90 3^9,910 2,S91,2l6 376,269 427,335 216,321 149,446
U.S.Treasurer - General account 250,560
9,125
27,222 10,761 2,112
115,237 I M 5 7
Foreign bank
?4, 323 5,203
3,^50
2,745
1.21b
7,293
24,527
isi,Uas
Other deposits
2,329 12,336 4,235 5,196
95,725
Total deposits
7,013,361 367,022 3,126,765 4oo,o4s 475,207 235,367 159,499
Deferred availability items
672,619 66,439 169,621 51,123 62,097 5 0 , 7 H 22,137
Capital paid in
130,624 9,321
12,662 4,716 4,271
50,435 12,211
Surplus (Section 7)
145,501 9,902
5,616
5,126
50,325 i3,4o6
14,371
Surplus (Section 13 "b)
27 } OSS
3,44s
2,874
1,007
7,744
754
4,231
Reserve for contingencies
34,24s
3,s4q
3,000
3,110
1,513
1,315
2,557
All other liabilities
16,436
4oi
9,474
610
250
267
673
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Commitments to make industrial
advances

Chicago St.Louis
975,9^3 127,290
935,744

39,072
9,097
1,347

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San.Eran,

133,012 163,107 95,372 339,175

189,236 119,276 222,536 167*026 463,125
3,647 10,092 5,630 3,000 4,355
2,353
7,564

1,322
4,447

2,274
214.

2,274

5,4n

3,259 40,392

925,760 202,900 135,697 230,754 180,559 514,233
94,52s 32,956 18,253 35,123 27,450 42,056
12,232
3,960 3,826 10,160
2,943
3,777
4,655
3,149
21,350
9,645
3,613
3,723
546
1,003 1,142 1,252 1,696
1,391
7,573
i,so6

s$s
379

1,403
970

s4s

25s

1,849

1,323

39 6

502

12,390,915 324,261 4,343,132 304,552 ipoi,294 513,924 390,521 2,100,633 433,401 301,440 435,365 314,45S 919,366
21,064

2,093

5,665

252

1,230

2,334

294

31

1,125

333

439

4,096

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION 0? BILLS AID SECURITIES
Total
Bills discounted
Bills bought
Industrial advances
U.S.Government securities




3,332
3,033
24,999

2,430,227

•Within 15 days
7,757
1*615

1,212
11,011

16 to 30 days
139
513
270
12,940

31 to 60 days
176
412

565
51,925

6l to 90 days
421
543
734
61,37^

91 days to
6 months

Over 6 months

339
1,737
2q9»120

20,431

003,737

FSDEEAL KESERVE 1T0TE STAT3MEITT Oil DECEMBER 23» 1936
(in thousands of dollars)

B-soia
Total Boston

IT err York Phila*

Cleve*

Bicli* Atlanta

Chicago St*Louis

Minn # Kans*Cy* Dallas San Fran*

federal Reserve notes:
Issued to F.B.bank by J.H.a^ent 4,646,501 3 S 7 » 5 ^ i,017,4i4 332,352 456,oo4 225,454 217,030 1,009,495 1 9 M 7 2 i42,46o 17^,377 106,326 321,101
Held by Federal He serve bank
296,013 20,215
92,995
23,77^ 12,540 21>533
33,552 9,522 ^,44S lly270 ll,0l4 41,926
In actual circulation

4,350,423 366,729

924,4l9 319,200 432,230 212,91^ 195,^97

975*9^3 127,290 132,012 163,107

95,372 339,175

Collateral held "by agent as security for notes issued to "bank:
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U # S» Treasury
Eligible paper
XTGov*t securities
Total collateral




4,616,33s 4o6,ooo 1,025,706 332,000 457,000 226,000 176,000 1,030,000 171,632 122,000 170,000 105,500 329,000
7,397

95,000
'4,719,235

1,035

~

3*502

—

U92

—

~

30

—

—

295

45,000

—

10

2

33

30,000 15,000

^6

5,000

1,906

—

—

4o

'407,035 1,029,214 332,492 457,030 226,000 221,295 1,030,010 201,63^ 143,033 175,046 107,^6 329,040