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S?ATEl,ro fOB .TH3 PRESS

st. 5675

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
F r i d a y morning, Feb. 10;
not e a r l i e r .

F e d e r a l Reserve Board,
February 9, 1928.....
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BASKS

The c o n s o l i d a t e d s t a t e m e n t of c o n d i t i o n of t h e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e ' h a n k s on F e b r u ary 8, made p u b l i c hy t h e F e d e r a l Reserve Board, shows i n c r e a s e s of $35,400,000 i n
h o l d i n g s of d i s c o u n t e d b i l l s , $ l 4 , 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n cash r e s e r v e s and $7,200,000 i n
F e d e r a l r e s e r v e note c i r c u l a t i o n and d e c r e a s e s of $8,100,000 i n b i l l s bought i n
open m a r k e t , $32,300,000 i n Government s e c u r i t i e s and $9,©00,000 i n member bank r e serve d e p o s i t s . T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s were $5,100,000 below the amount h e l d
sl week ago;
An i n c r e a s e of $12,400,000 i n h o l d i n g s of d i s c o u n t e d b i l l s was r e p o r t e d by
the F e d e r a l Reserve Bank of B o s t o n , $11,500,000 by New York, $10,600,000 by C l e v e l a n d and $10,200,000 by Chicago. These i n c r e a s e s were o f f s e t i n p a r t by a t o t a l
r e d u c t i o n of $9>300,000 i n d i s c o u n t h o l d i n g s r e p o r t e d by t h e e i g h t o t h e r F e d e r a l
r e s e r v e b a n k s . The System's h o l d i n g s of b i l l s bought i n open market d e c r e a s e d
$8,100,000, of U. S. bonds $ 5 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 , of T r e a s u r y n o t e s $22,300,000 and of c e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s $4,500,000.
F e d e r a l r e s e r v e note c i r c u l a t i o n was $7,200,000 more t h a n a week ago, an i n c r e a s e of $10,600,000 r e p o r t e d by t h e Federal*Reserve Bank of A t l a n t a and. s m a l l e r
. i n c r e a s e s by f o u r o t h e r banks b e i n g p a r t l y o f f s e t by a t o t a l r e d u c t i o n of
$5,800,000 r e p o r t e d by t h e r e m a i n i n g banks.
A. summary of changes i n t h e 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 the r e s e r v e
banks d u r i n g the week and t h e y e a r ending February 8 , 1928, f o l l o w s :
Increase

or

decrease
Year

Week
Total reserves .
Gold r e s e r v e s

+
+

T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s . <; . .
B i l l s discounted, t o t a l . . . .
Secured by U.S.Govt, 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 . . . .
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 i n d e b t e d n e s s . .

—

-

-

$i4,4oo,ooo

18,600,000

32,300,000
5,500,000
22,300,000
4,500,000

+

7,200,000

Total deposits . . . . . . .
Members' r e s e r v e d e p o s i t s
Government d e p o s i t s . . .

-

6,700,000
9,600,000




-

+

+

+

-

5,100,000
35.4oo,ooo
1,600,000
33,700,000
8,100,000

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

2,400,000

during

+

+

$163,200,000
162,800,000
241,100,000

79.700,000
96,100,000

-

16,4oo,ooo

4*

66,800,000

4-

+

96,700,000
300,000

ii7.4oo.ooo

-

21,000,000

-

109,900,000

+
4-

+

178,100,000
173,900,000
3,000,000

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n ' r i a a y m o i l i n g , February 10, 1928j not

tearlier

St. 5575a

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES
OF THE TULVD HliEBAL H2S~2V3 BA2TXS COISIIED
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Feb. 8.19 28

Feb. 1.1Q28

Feb. q . i q 2 7

1,422,938
50,116

1,419,336
46,973

1,552,632
44,345

1,473,054

1,466,309

1,596,978

695,604
64s,933

697,839
634,830

772,410

T o tal gold r e s e r v e s
Reserves o t h e r t h a n gold

2,817,591
167,474

2,798,978
171,652

2,980,352

T o tal r e s e r v e s
Mon-reserve cash
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 d i s c o u n t e d

2,985,065

2,970,630
84,434

3,148,258

3 S SOURCE S
Gold with F e d e r a l r e s e r v e a g e n t s
Gold redemption f u n d with U.S. Treasury

.

Gold h e l d e x c l u s i v e l y g a i n s t F . i t . n o t e s
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d with F. E. Board . .
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s h e l d by banks .

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 : .
iionds
Treasury n o t e s
C e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s

. . . .
. . .

Total U.S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
Other s e c u r i t i e s . . .
T o tal 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 banks
Uncollected i t e m s
Bank premises . . .
All other resources . . . .
. . . . . . .

*79,007

610,964

167,906
7k,783

160,620

126,904

296,528

202,048
177,017

458,784

423,432

369,273

377,393>

379,065
302,505

298,164

61,901

56,443

210,765

233,082

133,678
433,661
500
1,234,986
568

134,131
401,339
500

1,229,896
sSg
583.12C

56,148
93,408
155,122
304,678
2,500
988,748

658

621,207
58,755
10,455

581,732
58,329
12,438

4,952,34*2-

4,931,035

4,864,946

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 account . . . . .
Government
Foreign bank
Other d e p o s i t s

1,584,183

1,576,935

1,694,120

2,395,037
26,385
5,151

2,221,130

18,601

2,404,673
24,006
5,045
18,178

Total deposits
D e f e r r e d a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Capital paid i n
Surplus
All other l i a b i l i t i e s

2,445,174

2,451,902

2,267,046

TOTAL BESOURCES

.

58,869

10,411

L I A B I L I T I E S

.

TOTAL LIABILITIES
Ratio of t o t a l r e s e r v e s 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 . . . .
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
f o r f o r e i g n correspondents
C.



543,7^ \

134,619 ^

,

573,990

134,440

23,345
4,959
17,612

538.629

233,319

233,319

10,399

125,825
228,775
10,551

4,952,1^

4,981,035

4,864,946

11,098

74.1$

238,821

73.7^

79.5%

237,364

91,978

R E S O U R C E S

^SOURCES MD LIABILITIES OF THE EEJ3EBAL RESERVE BANKS ON FEBRUARY 8 . 1928.
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total

SK

Boston

a g s ^ g - i i S i

New York

«

Riila.

Cleve.

ct

Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s

« • » , - £

».-s

*

Minn. Katis.Cy. D a l l a s San F r a n .

1 %

%

«

Gold h e l d e x c l u s i v e l y a g a i n s t
F

s :

' n'

notes

1.473.054 111.681

g g r - a . i a . ' g - s s

Total fiold reserves
Eeserves other than gold
Total reserves
Mlls°discounted:
Secured by U S.Govt. obUgations
Other b i l l s discounted
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 i n d e b t e d n e s s
T o t a l U.S. Govt, 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 securities
Duo from foreign banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES




s %

• '312,171 104.937

s

a

182,843 46,521
a

s

' a s

l4i,o4y

s a

232,232 33,492 50.528 55,261 31,736 170.615
a

i &

«

^-ss

2.817.591 l66,34g 1,033.126 162,395 265,719 75.910 159.486 420,007 64,864
167,474 l4, 7 60
32,593 11.757 12.359 11.013 14,805 21.210 15,235

76.129

2,985.065 181,109 1,065,719 174,152 278,078 86,923 1 74,291 441,217 80,099

80,833 100,34l

79,007

7,688

298,164 25,312

l6o,62Q 22,721
458,784 48,033
369,273 38,403
56.443
708
210,765 11,680
134,131 9.410
401,339 21,798

500
1,229,896 108,234

568
37
588LW 57.964
58,869 3.824
10,4ll
87
4 , 9 5 2 , ± 4 | 358,943

*•$>

93.351 63,366 236,889
4.704 6,990 10.351 11.697
73,717 248,586

4,769 1,130 2,428 3.325 4,517
98,808 34,630 31.976
7,871
5.208 31.853 8,639
834 6,824 1,348 44,86l
26,938 11,923 12,585 19.048 20,466 18,094 9,851 1,457 6,315 1,808 9^4i4
125,746 46,553 44,561 26,919 25,674 49,947 18,490 2,291 13,139
125,746
3.156 54,275
95.503 30,695 34.067 24,590 11,822 52,962 14,742 13,520 14,565 16,639 21,765
95.503
27,198

3.384
40,171
32,563
75.918

2

'4^

8,350

4,4 7 4

585
755
8.297 37.669
5,981 11.316

1.153
4,o4o
3,255
8,448

7.125
4.499 10,390
7.820
53
17,202 8,902 11,068 10,391 22,650
7,592 4,707 8,711 6,6l4 io,4so
9,983 62,385 31,919 18,108 30,169 24,825 33,183
500 47,479 165,294 65,151 34,419 57,873 44,620 109,223

4,863 49,740
~
297.167 112,111 128,368 59.957
-

2l6
46
149,275 49,115
16,516 1,756
2,545
201

1,558,636

8,162

4,532

44 19.927
5.202 23,493
4,737 18.965

51,981 49,323 25,227 69,356
6,865 2,894 2,829 8,619
1,273

21 i9"*1 13
3 1 . W 11.370
3.891
2,202
734 1,012

207,876 255.686 693.989

1 8 5 ^ 130,979

51

25

21

68

1,108

4o4

1,365

339.815 470,983

18

17

35
33,834
1,791
3,374
527
633

36.100 23,611
4,308
522

201.590 147,608 400,202

St. 5075c

RESOURCES MD LIABILITIES 0 ? THE FEDERAL RESERVE BASKS ON FEBRUARY 3 , 1928L I A B I L I T I E S

(In thousands of dollars)
Total Boston Hew York Fhila.
Cleve. Rich.Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San F r a n .
1,584,183 122,574 342,996 120,383 195,122 67,061 144,494 230,027 52,739 55,924 61,124 39,267 152,472

F.B.notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
Vember bank - reserve account
2.395.037 150,216
(government
26,385 2,106
Foreign bank
5.151
344
Other deposits
1 8 , 6 0 1 ^ 195
Total deposits
2,445,174 152,861
Deferred availability items
543TW 55,762
Capitol paid in
134,619 9,390
foreign "bank
233,319 17,893
11.098
%3
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
TOTAL LIABILITIES
4,952,14a 358,943
Reserve ratio (pejr cent)
7 U
-s;i65-8
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased for foreign correspondents 238,821 17,790
P.B.notes on hand (notes ree'd from
i- .R.Agent l e s s notes in circulation)436,715 31,329

91,947 70,365 181,391
1,014
7*46
300
161
326
165
J65.. _ I L 5,06.5
93,891 71,349 187,082
32,779 23,829 34,263
4,251 4,265 9,474
9,p46 8,527 16,629
4qq
371
201,590 147,608 400,202
66.6
73.2
64.7
6,4o4 8,539 8,302 16,841

956,368 136,111 184,369 73,338 68,468 345,1(68 84,624 52,372
916
12,833 1,298
785
993 2,425 1,949
1,020
1,856
436
477
234
193
638
209
9,258
317 1,105
134
123
1,005
980,315 138,162 186,736 74,699 71,209 349,060 86,189 53,6a
10,552
127,653 45,957 49,615 146,697 24,432 61,740
3,025
41,910 13,226 14,218 6,2^48 5,176 18,097
63,007 21,662 24,021 12,324 9,996 32,778 10,397 7,039
818
2,755
425 1,271
847
379 2 ^ L
1,558,636 339,815 470,983 207,876 255,686 693,989 I85r&5 130,979
80.5 67.4 72.8 61.3
80.8
76.2 57.7 I 73.8

68,511 22,534 24,669 12,097

9,963 32,971 10,200

130,934 43,493 36,432 21,800 31,647' 47,394

7,364

4,758

8,309

9,365 63,885

FEDERAL RESERVE BOTE ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS

JFJ3. notes ree'd from Comptroller 2,910,017 231,923
sVB. notes held by F. E. Agent
889,119 78,020
2,020,893 153,903
F.E.notes issued to F.R.Bank
Collateral held as security for
J1.B.notes issued to F.R.Bank:
Gold and gold certificates
4i4,44l 35.300
98,023 11.336
Gold redemption fund
910,474 58,000
Gold fund - F.R. Board
805,059 86,436
Eligible paper
Total collateral
2,227,997 191.072

B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought in open market
Certificates indebtedness




766,010 195,231 276,234 n4,46o 230,221 459,920 76,873 si,771 108,253 69,264 299,357
292,080

31,350

44,680

25.599

54.080 182.4qq

16.770

21.089

38.820

20.632

83.500

473,930 163,331 231,554 88,861 176,l4l 277,421 60,103 60,682 69,433 48,632 216,357
17,303 to,000
8,900 14,167 42,600 31,021 20,000 1.168
1,938
3,757
4,159 15,476
18,995 12,354 12,942 7,051 6,992 1.855
20,500
32,000
48,860
9,000
112,337
75,000 85,777 125,000 6,500 112,500 225,000

205,150

-

46.353 37.011 102,726 33.017 1 5 . 5 1 7 27.522 19.6ll 75.909
510,838 169,022 253,915 90,925 176,503 329,581 63.585 63,622 80.139 50,073 243,722
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS
211.693

70.891

78,373

Total

Within 15 days

l6 to 30 days

458,784
369.273
134,131

385,943

19,353
69.436

112,598

Over 6 months

31 to 60 days 61 to 90 days 91
27,125
111,343
20,419

19,876
70,974

5,103

1,384

78,845

34,867

4,922