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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, Dec, H;
not earlier*

Board of Governors
of the federal Reserve^System
December 3> 1936
COltDITIOH OF FEDERAL RESERVE HilKS

The daily average volume
the weel: ended December 2, as
$2,^65,000,000, a decrease of
$10,000,000 compared with the

of Federal Reserve "bank credit outstanding during
reported by the Federal Reserve banks, was
$2,000,000 compared with the preceding v/eek and of
corresponding week in 1935•

On December 2 total Reserve bank credit amounted to $2,467,000,000, an i n crease of $10,000,000 for the week. This increase corresponds with increases of
$37,000,000 i n money in circulation, $14,000,000 in Treasury cash and deposits
with Federal Reserve "banks and $5,000,000 in nonmember deposits and other Federal
Reserve accounts offset in part by a decrease of $20,000,000 in member bank reserve balances and increases of $26,000,000 in monetary gold stock and $2,000,000
in Treasury currency. Member bank reserve balances on December 2 were estimated to
be approximately $2,210,000,000 in excess of legal requirements.
Relatively small changes were reported in the System's holdings of b i l l s d i s counted, purchased b i l l s , industrial advances and United States Government securities.
Changes in the amount of Reserve bank credit outstanding and in related items
during the week and the year ended December 2, 1936, were as follows:

Increase or decrease
since
Dec. 2
1936

Nov. 25
1936

Dec, 4

(I11 millions of dollars)
B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought
U. S. Government securities
Industrial advances (not including 22 million
commitments - December 2)
Other Reserve bank credit
TOTAL RESERVE BA1K CREDIT
Monetary gold stock
Treasury currency
Money in circulation
Member bank reserve balances
Treasury cash and deposits with F. R, banks
Honnember deposits and other F. R. accounts




+1

3
2,430
26

-2

-6

+5

2

+10

11,108'
2,522

2,467

+1Q
+26
[ +2

-3
+1*179

6,466
6,775

-20

+37

+623
+S70
-lb3

2,463
472

+l4
+5

+30

-73

(B-S01)

Seleased for publication Friday morning, December 4,1936; not earlier.

B-SOla

ASSETS A1TD LIABILITIES
OP THE TWELVE PEDEPAL KSSEHYE BA1IKS COMBINED
(in thousands of dollars)
Dec. 2, 1956

ITov. 25, 1936 Dec. 4,1935

ASSETS
Gold certificates on hand and due
from U. S. Treasury
Bedemption fund - p. R. notes
Other cash
Total reserves
B i l l s discounted:
Secured by U.S.Gov't obligations,direct
or f u l l y guaranteed
Other b i l l s discounted
Total b i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought in open market
Industrial advances
U. S. Government securities:
Bonds
Treasury notes
Treasury b i l l s
Total U.S. Government securities .
Other securities
Total b i l l s and socurities . . . .
Due from foreign banks
P. a . notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

8,811,021
11,407
246,357
9,068,785

8,768,838
H»407
247,458
9,027.703

7,410,351
17,524
225,445
7,653,320

4,351
1,987
6,338
3,087

4,211
1,854

2,360

6,065

3,008
5.368
4,675
32,395

25,696

3,086
25,980

381,326
1,449,163
599,738
2,430,227
—
2,465,348
221
23,823
651,945
4s,0o6
43,285

381,326
1,449,163
599,738
2,430,227
—
2,465,358
221
25,464
615,194
48,066
42,673

12,301,473

12,224,679

10,782,292

4,202,799

4,169,201

3,648,243

6,775,236

7,096,589

6,794,650
79»079
53,955
152,525
7,080,209

650,064
130,275
145,501
27,088
34,251
14^906

130,247
145,501
27,088
3m-,290
14,487

5,905,115
42,672
39,109
244.335
6,231,231.
547,l49
130,437
144,893
23,457
30,701
26,181

12,301,473

12,224,679

219,948

1,630,725

579.508
2,430,181
181
2,472,800
644
18,550
543,286
50,279
43,413

L I A B I L I T I E S
P. H. notes in actual circulation . . .
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account . . . .
U.S.Treasurer - General account . . .
Foreign bank
Other deposits
Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 1 3 b )
Reserve for contingencies .
A l l other l i a b i l i t i e s . . . .
TOTAL LIABILITIES

109,628
59,405
152.320

623,656

10,782,292

Hatio of total reserves to deposit and
P. H. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined . . .

80.3$

80.3$

77*5$

Commitments to make industrial advances

21,544

22,040

27,719




ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES 0F THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS ON DECEMBER 2, 1936
(In. thousands of dollars)

B-SOlb

ASSETS
Total
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U. S. Treasury
Redemption fund - F.R. notes
Other cash

Boston

ITew York Phila.

Cleve.

Due from foreign banks
F.R.notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
A l l other assets
TOTAL ASSETS




Chicago St.Louis

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

g,sii,02i 579,2^6 3,396,137 4so,6oi 6Us,ss5 292,996 21+3,1+79 1,701,363 25M97 123,270 248,903 170,261+ 605,180
720
11,407
2,362
60S
1,619
227
1,559
973
192
672
239
577
1,567
22,687
56,337
27,988
21,1+1+5
ii+,
1
+
1
+
5
12,1+89
25,31+8
16,561
21+6,357
7,097 il+,i+75
7,335 19,600

Total reserves
9,068,735 603,1+92 3,^53,^7 50s,727 671,002
B i l l s discounted:
Secured by U.S.Gov't obligations,
3,186
310
60
direct or f u l l y guaranteed
132
4,351
Other b i l l s discounted
1,1+62
1+7
1+6
l,9S7
37
Total b i l l s discounted
169
i+, 61+8
357
106
6,332
B i l l s bought in open market
225
3,087
1,099
317
29!+
Industrial advances
25,696 2,914
6,301+ l+,93l+ 1,218
U.S.Government securities:
Bonds
3^1,326 27,332
101,21+5 32,793 32,563
Treasury notes
1,1+1+9,163 103,271 38l+,763 1 2 M 2 2 11+6,555
Treasury b i l l s
599,732 >+2,927
159,235 51,575 60,651
Total U.S.Gov't securities
2,1+30,227 1 7 M 9 0
61+5,21+3 208,990 21+5,769
Total b i l l s and securities

Rich. Atlanta

2,1+65,31+s 177,^92

221

17
365
651,91+5 69,362
1+8,066
3,113
1+3,285
1+81
23,223

313,680 252,336 1,727,722 272,877 191,055 261+.093 177,226 626,31+7
52

Pr

75

151

7^

120

221
108

133
335

196
86

19,69^
7MI+3
30,973

15,563
59,1^7
21+.1+7S

22

2,7^2

1+39

125,510 99,128

657,291+ 21I+, 592 21+7,327 122,1+1+6 100,006
25
21
20
10
8
6,339

677

1,^97

1,939

1,639

152,521 52,221 62,858 56,01+H 22,213
10,860 5,078 6,525 2,919 2,281+
1,200 1,1+38
33,1+50
2,803
1,765

52

—

12
12

285

56

3^1
27

1,509

1+87

61
1,039

^,552

18,171

1M33

19,7^3

70,070

22,520

22,335

"tt.059

801+

—

21
21

25
35

60

27
1,397

213
1,209

15,791

33,61+1

169,311 69,05s 5>+,089 75,01+8 60,010 127,21+6
223,933 115,S09

52,909

90,707 125,255 100,637 2ii+,396

285,96© 116,57s 91,269 127,037 102,11+2 216,1+83
26
6
1+
6
3
15
2,206 2,131 1,121 1,376
569 3,961+
86,61+0 30,516 16,911 36,1+l+S 2I4,667 3 5 , 5 ^
1,526 3,520
3,361
M33
2,1+53
1.53&
567
296
366 .., 327
225
307

12,301,1+73 S5'4,32S H,320,01+6 7SH,1S5 991,05^ 50l+,23S 325,92*+ 2,103,020 i+2i+,73i+ 302,729 1+32,683 307,102 SC6,320

ASSETS AITD LIABILITIES OP TEE FEDERAL RESERVE BAKES Oil DECEMBER 2, 1936
(In thousands of dollars)

B-SOlc

L I A B I L I T I E S
Total

Boston ITew York PMla.

Cleve,

Rich.. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

P.R.notes in actual circulation 4,202,799 367,727
883,535 307,56s 403,44i 207,397 126,09s 9*1,127 123,049 135,3l4 159,2*0 93,23* 333,919
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account 6,775,236 321,1492 2,997,7S* 3S2,355 450,176 217,S3S 151,091 1,013,113 1S7,S73 131,921 221,415 166,967 46s,i5i
6,792 1,952 3,^36 2,716 3.S66 5,270
U.S.Treasurer - General account 109,023
3,662
60,617 3,5l6 13,519 2,121 2,101
Foreign "bank
59, U05 *,29i
0,727 1,739 1,392 1,632 1,622 4,001
22,5s2 5,393 5,335 2,551 2,030
0ther deposits
152,320
4,034 io,*S5
72,^29
1,719
7,731
4,135
197
3,136 16,655
3,726
3,QS7 24,936
Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13 b)
Reserve for contingencies
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Commitments to make industrial
advances

7,096,539 393,171 3,153,^12 39*,351
6§o,o64 69,393
156,380 4s,90i
130,275 9.3S6
50,259 12,224
145,501 9,902
50,825 13,406
*,231
27,oss
2,87*
7,7**
3,000
3*. 251 1,513
2,849
50*
362
14,906
s,992

494,026 226,594 165,707 1,033,351 199,295 140,944 226,010 175,651 494,077
62,004 55,3*1 20,675
89,704 32,230 16,735 37,033 27,110 34,50s
12,205 3,761 2,9*7 3,95* 3,S22 10,174
12,569 4,716 *,25S
3.1*9
9,645
21,350
5,616
4,65^
3,7S3
3,613
5,186
1*,371
546 1,003 1,142 1,252 1,696
1,391
75*
1,007 3,44s
S98
1,*15
1,328
s4s
7,573
1,849
3,110 1,305 2,563
526
922
245
350
112.
1,319
251
251
*5§

12,301,473 854,328 4,320,046 784,185 991,054 504,23s 3S5,924 2,10s,020 424,784 302,789 432,633 307,102 886,320
21,5**

2,172

8,851

242

1,354

2,360

294

47

1,160

73

34I

492

4,158

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OP BILLS AED SECURITIES

B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought
Industrial advances
U.S.Government securities




Total

Within 15 days

6,338
3,037
25,696
2,430,227

5,082
1,022
121,372

16 to 30 days
272
l,S95
407
29,281

31 to 60 days
311
587
668
26,739

6l to 90 days
145
471
962
151,028

91 days to
6 months
523
1,695
278,^49

Over 6 months

20,942
1.S23.35S

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT Oil DECEMBER 2, 193 6
(in .thousands of dollars)
3-801d
Total
Federal Reserve notes:
Issued to F.R.bank Dy F.R.agent
Held "by Federal Reserve bank
In actual circulation

Boston

Hew York Fhila.

Cleve,

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

^ 9 7 , 9 9 9 390,123 9^9,^53 323,9^0 429,H7S 220,317 208,099
295,200 22,396 85,868 l6,372 26,037 12,920 22,001

972,927 1 9 1 , 1 3 8 , 7 6 9 169,751 101,675 381,
31,800
2,955
9,911
8,1^1 ^8,065

1^202,799 367,727 883,585 307,56s 403,44i 207,397 186,098

9^1,127 183,0^9 135,814 159,sHo

4,464,838 396,000 980,706 325,000 433,000 221,000 166,000
4,695
132
3,39^
310
60
52
163
88,000
—
~
45,000
=

986,000 166,632 131,000 l6S,000 102,500 389,000
75
152
—
326
6
25
—
30,000 10,000
3,000
—

557,533 396,132 984,100 325,310 433,060 221,052 211,163

926,075 196,784 i4i,000 171,326 102,506 389,025

93,234 333,919

Collateral held by agent as security for notes issued t o bank:
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U. S. Treasury
Eligible paper
U. S. Gov't securities
Total collateral