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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released f o r publication
Friday morning, Dec. 29;
not e a r l i e r .

B~S01
Federal Reserve Board
December 2S, 1933.
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS

The daily average volume of Federal Reserve bank: credit outstanding during
the week ended December 27, as reported by the Federal Reserve banks, was
$2,698,000,000, an increase of $11,000,000 compared with the preceding week and of
$509f000,000 compared with the corresponding week in 1932.
On December 27 total Reserve bank credit amounted to $2,67^,000,000, a decrease
of $12,000,000 f o r the week. This decrease corresponds with decreases of
$25,000,000 in money in circulation and $8,000,000 in unexpended capital funds,
nonmember deposits, e t c . , and an increaso of $19,300,000 in Treasury currency,
adjusted, o f f s e t in part by an increase of $39,000,000 in member bank reserve
balances*
The System*s holdings of b i l l s discounted declined $U,000,000 and of b i l l s
bo-u^ht in open market $2,000,000 # Holdings of the various classes of United States
Government securities were p r a c t i c a l l y unchanged.
Changes in the amount of Reserve bank credit outstanding and in related items
during the week and the year ended December 27, 1933, were as follows:

Increase or decrease
since
Dec. 27
1933

Dec. 20
1933

Dec. 28
1932

(in millions of d o l l a r s )
Bills
Bills
U. S.
Other

discounted.
bought
Government securities
Reserve bank credit

TOTAL RESERVE BMIv CREDIT
Monetary gold stock
Treasury currency adjusted

111
111
2,^32
20

k

-

- 2
—

- 5
-12

156
7S
+ 581
+
3

—

+

506

2,67U
^,323
1,939

—

-

+19

+

Money in circulation
5,S2U
Member bank reserve balances
2,675
Unexpended capital funds,nonmember d e p o s i t s , e t c . 486

-25
+39
- 8

+ 137
+ 193
+ 8U




+

182
91

Released for publication Friday morning, December 29,1933; not e a r l i e r ,

B-S01a

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OF THE TTOLVE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
ASSETS
Gold with Federal Reserve agents • • • .
Gold redemption fund with U#S#Treasury #
Gold held exclusively against F«R # notes
Gold settlement fund with F # R. Board # *
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s held by banks
Total gold reserves . •

#

Other cash*
Total gold reserves and other cash #
Redemption fund - F # R, bank notes # . #
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 in open market
U# S. Government securities:
Bonds •
Treasury notes
Certificates and b i l l s
Total U#S.Government securities
Other securities
Total b i l l s and securities . #
Gold held abroad
Dae from foreign banks
F# R# notes of other banks •
Uncollected items
• • . ••
Bank premises . . . . .
All other assets

.

Dec. 27.1933

Dec. 20,1933

Dec. 28,1932

2,595,043
^,739
2,639,722
6^8,3^3

2,599,939
46,010
2,61+5,999
&3.750

2,335,3^5
40,831
2,376,176
346,342
426,013

3,562,726

3,570,084
191,724

3,772,1*42

3,761,80s
13,836

3,148,531
257,356
3,405,887

2go f 66i

209,356
13,566

280,335

38,529

—

36,925
73t627
110,552
111,083

115,188

76,659

77,760
189,622
267,3S2

113,375

33,307

443,166
1,053,163
935,250

1,053,704

442,709

420,740

935,135
2,431,593

1.133,578

2,432,179
itW
2,655,302
——

3,333
16,739
425,900
54,804

1,494
2,661,655
—

3,334

17,061
444,233

54,804
45,101

296,419

1,350,737

5,649

2,157,075

72,63s

2,976
14,775
356,736

58,212

36,831

6,993,206

7,001,832

6,105,130

F. R. notes in actual circulation . . .
F. R. bank notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account . . . #
Government
. . . . . . . . . . . . .

3,080,94s
210,298

3,091,871
212,839

2,735,^53

Special deposits - member bank . . .
nonmember bank .
Other deposits
. . . . . . . . . . .
Total deposits .
Deferred availability items . . . . •
Capital paid in
. . . . . . . . . . .
Surplus
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
. . . . . . . . .

2,675,153
29,720
5,110

Us,091

2,481,674
42,172
19,053

i44,6s4
272,599
38,588

2,635,633
43,831
4,673
51,303
10,207
66,128
2,811,780
423,609
144,926
278,599
38,208

6,993,206

7,001,832

TOTAL ASSETS
L I A B I L I T I E S

TOTAL LIABILITIES

. . . .

Ratio of total gold reserves and other
cash* to deposit and 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
f o r foreign correspondents

10,011
61,075

2,829,160

410,929

63.9£

3,710

63.7$
3,659

—

—

—

20,339

2,563,238
343,639

151,31^
259,421

47,060
6,105,130
64.3f
36,333

* "Other cash" does not include F.R. notes or a bank*s ovm P.R# bank notes.



ASSETS

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS ON DECEMBER 27, 1933
(In thousands of dollars)

Total Boston New York Phila. Cleve.
Gold With Federal Reserve agents 2,595,01+3 198,172 553,706 172,500 21^,770
Gold redemption fund with U.S.Treas. ^,739
1,977
10,707 M 8 8
5,216
Gold held exclusively against
2,639,782 200,1149 564,1+13 176,688 219,986
F. R. notes
Gold settlement fund with F.R.Board 61+8,31+3 26,062
132,098 ll+,628 63,779
Gold and gold certif. held "by banks 280,661 22,030
189,253 11,91+1 14.869
Total gold reserves
3,568,786 2l+S,2l+l 885,761+ 203,257 288,631+
Other cash*
209*356 15,869
50,800 29,731+ 13,373
Total gold reserves & other cash 3^78,11+2 261+, 110 936,561+ 232,991 302,007
Redemption fund - F.R. bank notes
13,566 1,250
3,032 1,300 1,392
Bills discounted:
Sec. by U.S.Govt, obligations
36,925 M 6 2
21,197 5,1+50 2,503
Other b i l l s discounted
73,627 2,1496
27,90i+ 20,271+ 5,12l+
Total bills discounted
1+9,101 25,724 7,627
110,552 6,858
Bills bought in open market
111,083 27,131+
l+,679 7,607 12,599
U. S. Government securities:
Bonds
14+3,166 21+.390 170,01+7 28,068 32,161
Treasury notes
1,053,163 70,955 361,165 7^4,01+1 96,287
Certificates and b i l l s
935,850 62,326
300,1+69 65,011 8*4,576
Total U.S. Govt, securities 2,1+32,179 157,671 831,681 167,120 213,021+
•—
Other securities
90I+
1,1+91+
510 ——
Total b i l l s and securities 2,655,308 191,663 886,365 200,961 233,250
Due from foreign banks
258
1,207
3,333
371
331
3,1+80
F. R. notes of other banks
16,739 , , 36P
531 1 , 1 5 6
1+25,900 1+6,511+ 107,9*+9 32,7^3 1+0,511+
Uncollected items
Bank premises
12,818 3,841 6,932
54,80*+ 3,280
%,l+ll+
2^,926 ^517 2,111
All other assets
39S
TOTAL ASSETS



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Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.cy. Dallas San Fran.
137,*+75 90,880 710,987 12M72 68,75^ 97.290
181,763
1,886 3,157
6,8*+! 1,30*+ 1,612 1,170
8 6 5 5,816

139,361 9M37
29,379 19,016
1,096 2,103
169,836 1 1 5 , 1 5 6
9,91+1 10,779
179,777 125.935
273 1,031+
555
3*935
i+,i+90
3,81+1

9I+2

811+

99
1,935

1,510
l+,l486

2,031+

14,365

13,81+7

71,367

86,891+ 80,566
118
1,27H
36,331 16,101
2,1+22
3.238
2,75S 3,793
131

98,1+60 ^,939 187,579

140,065 17,058 1+3.237 39,727 36,121
259
566 IO.9I4I4
31.178
166,300 87,990 152,61+1 SS,1|05 251+,37s
10,Sl»0 8,11+3 8,3l+3 5,626 15,039
938,01+8 177.11*) 96,133161,1+89 9H.031 269,917
I49S
53s
596
827
2,059
767
3,236
14,178

—

1,161

125,976 70,366

709
14,125
l4,83l+

11,860 10,78l4
35,510 32,285
31.193 28,298
78,563

717,828
187,173
2,683
907,681+
30,361+

696

3,1+35

52
1,507
1,559
M27

76,950 ii+,i+93 16,667 li+,l09
177,161 1+1,901 26,239 36.910
183.232 36,$06 23,057 32,1+22
^37,3^3 93,200 65.963 83.1+1+1
—
80

lll+
65H

128
1,71+1
768 1,869
9,20l4 15,259
18,527
25,527
22,1421
66,1475
—

25,H0
75,182
66,039
166,331
——

1+55.368 99,196 71,512 89.627 76,1^47 183,^9
1459
10
98
98
15
235
59I+
901
3.535
387 2,081
1.279
51,8814 17,838 11.079 25,878 1 6 , 1 7 2 22,897
7,609 3,285 l,7*+7 3,571 1,797 14,261+
1,51+8
1,1+16 1,077
889
1+92 1,1+89

6,993,206 507,833 1,976,3^1 ^77,255 527,695 310,563 231,21+3 1,1+60,510 299,365 183,160 283,896 190,776 48l+,569
* "Other cash" does not include F. R. notes or a hank's own F. R. bank notes.

ASSETS AID LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAIJKS ON DECEMBER 27, 1933
(In thousands of dollars)

L I A B I L I T I E S
Total
F*R # notes in actual c i r c u l a t i o n
F»R#"bank notes in actual circulation
Deposits*Member bank - reserve account
Government
Foreign bank
Special deposits: member bank
nonmember bank
Other deposits
Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Capital paid in
Surplus
A l l other l i a b i l i t i e s
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Ratio of total gold reserves and
other cash* to deposit and. 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 f o r foreign correspondents

Boston

Hew York

3,080,948 235,683

210,298 20,610

phila*

3,710

Chicago St # Louis

7,025
1,945
632

1,925
703

517,797 97,901 58,459 1 2 3 , 1 3 4 102,740 186,609

31,944
15,920

634
81
3,220

340

51,015 19,292

9,993

386
309
17,427

511
69
2,44o

55

1,000
69

577
166

25,860 16,926

21,308

1,034
316 2,749
623
3 4,636
275
30
1,153 5,127 1 , 4 5 6 1 , 5 3 1 1 , 1 4 2 12,950
537,080 111,599 61,619 127,765 105,267 203,674

1,923
294
3,351

1,203
186,005 94,936 68,783
38,95s 35,421 13,939
12,424 4,995 4,450
28,294 1 1 , 6 1 6 10,544

139,614

12,797 3,944
39,497 10,186
5,231 1,079

3,716 10,637
29,242
7,019 8,263 8,719 19,701
1,343 3.,142
993 2,959
933 1,854
1,199
397
477,255 537,695 310,563 231,243 1,460,510 299,365 183,160 283,896 190,776 434,569

61.8

56.4

211

5,337
167
4,oo4

Minn. Kans.Cy, Dallas San Fran.

735,933 145,188 9 2 , 9 0 s 1 0 7 , 4 1 0 43,480 212,974
28,907 3,077 7,5^9 9,624 11,685 14,421

127,671 175,339 90,150 62,510
2,092
823
862
622
249
235
93
33

—

64.4

Rich. Atlanta

643,317 237,293 293,219 158,069 1 2 5 , 4 2 4
52,701 21,399 25,653 4,528 5,144

2 , 6 7 5 , 1 5 3 170,726 962,067
29,720 1,519
20,354
5,110
3,528
173
1*8,091
500
4,145
10,011
1,335
27,190
61,075 1 , 2 8 1
2,829,160 174,199 1 , 0 1 8 , 6 1 9
410,929 45,126 101,147
i44,6s 4 10,584
58,267
35,058
272,599 20,460
33,538 1 , 1 7 1
17,232
6,593,206 507,333 1,976,341
S3.9

Cleve.

B-SOlc

1,783

63,0

30U

71.1

286

64.3

113

70.9

101

69.0

376

2,873

62.2

98

4,077

63.2

6S.7

67

84

64.3

84

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SHORT TERM SECURITIES
Total
B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought in open market
Certificates and b i l l s
Municipal warrants




110,552
111,083
935,S50

l$ksk

Within 15 days
S2,7S7

16,518

77*500
1,372

l 6 to 30 days
5,913
lU,81b
67,192
80

31 to 60 days

8,890

U6,136
83,71^

6l to 90 days
11,7*18
33,^

310,528
36

91 days to
6 months
1,049
^ 173

206,351

* "Other cash" docs not include F. S. notes or a "bank's own P. E. bank notes.

Over 6 months
165
185,559

203

FEDERAL RESERVE BOTE STATEMENT Oil DECEMBER 2 7 ,

(In thousands of dollars)

Total

Boston

Federal Reserve notes:
Issued to F.R«bank by F..R* agent 5,363,is4 256,992
Held "by Federal Reserve bank
282,236 21,309
In actual circulation
3*080,948 235,683
Collateral held "by agent as security for notos issued to "bank:
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
1,1+75,298 74,555
Gold fund - F. R. Board
1,119,745 123,617
Eligible paper
177,422 32,634
639,000 27,000
U. S. Govt, securities
Total collateral
3*411,465 257,806

New York Phila,

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

1933

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

727,866 250,735 312,368 169,307 145,273 831,321 151,078 98,203 116,0^7 US,757 255,237
8U,5i<9 13,442 19,149 11.238 19,849 45,338 5,890 5,295 8,637 5,277 42,263
643,317 237,293 293,219 158,069 125,424 785,983 145,188 92,90s 107,410 43,4so 212,974
483,606 101,610 107,270 52,100 21,880. 445,987 28,472 29,754 18,490 20,574 91,000
70,100 70,890 107,500 85,375 69,000 265,000 96,200 39,000 78,800 23,500 90,763
37,6Ul

18,853

17,962

6,816

7,102

15,095

5,557

4,636

5,583

9,693

15,850

65,000
160,000 60,000 SO,000 26,000 48,000 110,000 22,000 27,000 l4,ooo
751,3^7 251,353 312,732 170,291 145,982 836,082 152,229 100,390 116,873 53.767 262,613
FEDERAL RESERVE BAM HOTE STATEMEOT 01T DECEMBER 27, 1933
(In thousands of dollars)

Federal Reserve "bank notes:
Issued to F.R.Bank(outstanding)
Held by Federal Reserve bank
In actual circulation

Total

234,746
24,448

210,29s

Boston

22,792
2,182
20,610

Hew York Phila.

63,766 25,991"
11,065
52,701

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

5,674
530

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

4,592
21,399

27,031
1,378
25,653

4,573
1+5

4,528 5 , 1 ^

30,679
1,772
28,907

8,23s
161
8,077

8,051
502
7,5^9

9,837 13,137 14,977
556
213. 1,452
9,624 11,685 14,421

Collateral pledged against
outstanding notes:
Discounted and purchased
bills
U.S. Govt, securities
Total collateral




—
2,085
30,000
256,77^

64,274

26,500

1,665
30,000

—
231
5,000 7,000

36,000

9,000 10,000

10,000 14,000 15,000

30,000

64,27*+

26,500

31,665

5,000 7 , 2 3 1

36,000

9,189 10,000

10,000 i4,ooo

258,859

—

—

189

—

—

—

—

15,000