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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released, f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
F r i d a y morning, F e b . 19;
not e a r l i e r .

B-681

F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Board
F e b r u a r y I S , 1932.
CCTDITIC" OF FZD3.1AL RESERVE BASICS

The 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
week ending F e b r u a r y 17, 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
795»0C0,000, a d e c r e a s e of $ 1 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 compared w i t h the pre-coding re-.k. m d
an i n c r e a s e of $855>000,000 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 9 3 I .
On F e b r u a r y If t o t a l r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t amounted to $ 1 , 7 5 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , an i n c r e a s e of $ 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 f o r the week. This i n c r e a s e c o r r e s p o n d s w i t h an i n c r e a s e of
$1 (-,000,000 i n unexpended, c a p i t a l f u n d s , nonmember d e p o s i t s , e t c . , and a d e c r e a s e
of $ 3 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n monetary g o l d s t o c k o f f s e t l a r g e l y by d e c r e a s e s of $ 1 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0
i n money i n c i r c u l a t i o n and $ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s and an i n c r e a s e of $ 2 2 , 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 .
H o l d i n g s of d i s c o u n t e d b i l l s i n c r e a s e d $ 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t t h e F e d e r a l Reserve Bank
of San F r a n c i s c o , $ 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t Few York $ 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t P h i l a d e l p h i a and $ 2 7 , 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 bought i n open market
d e c l i n e d $ 2 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and 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 $ 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , while h o l d i n g s 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 i n c r e a s e d $ 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ,
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 F e b r u a r y 17, 1932, 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
F e b . 17
193?

F e b . 10
1932

F e b . IS
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
United 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

346

1H6
741

+ 27
- 23

+ 646
+ 52
+ l4l
+36

47

l

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

1,721
4,369
1,792

+ 2
- 3^
+ 2S

+
+

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,nonmember d e p o s i t s , e t c

5,609
1,904
429

-

+1,049




17
l

+ 14

-

+

576
292
14

476

25

R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y morning, Feb, 19,1932; n o t e a r l i e r .

B-681a

RESOURCES Aim LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS COMBINED
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )

i

F e b . 17,1932

F e b . 10,1932

F e b . 18,1931

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 .

2,053,930
56,494

2,071,979

1,713,789

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 ,

2,110,424
270,727
562,375
2,943,586
201.95S

2,128,941

317,192
521,085
2,967,21s
196,277

1,748,256
480,497
855,655
3,084,408
181,995

3,145,544
77,067

3,163,495

3,266,403

75,666

82,29s

473,165
372,616
845,721
146,382

450,326
369,109
819,435
169,391

66,067

319,978
75,504
345,860
741,342

324,488

29,995

320,110
69,530
351,794
741,434
33,451

1,763,500

1,763,711

893,492

3,595
13,810
421,531
57,820
39,917

8,608
12,802
345,551
57,821
39,335

513,097

5,527,784

5,466,989

4,848,848

2,656,941

2,661,959

1,449,756

1,904,246

1,904,914
48,331
46,582

2,379,736

R E S O U R C E S

Total gold r e s e r v e s . . . .
Reserves other than gold

.

Total reserves
Non-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
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 . . . . . . .
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 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
T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s , , ,
Duo from f o r e i g n bari^s,
F , R, n o t e * 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

. . . . .

56,962

34,467

133,756

199,823
93,995
78,971

196,215

599,674
-

699

15,332

58,191
19,336

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
Capital paid in
Surplus . . . . .
All other l i a b i l i t i e s . . . . .
TOTAL LIABILITIES

27,214

38 ,,848

42,813

2,013,121
412,877
157,915
259,421
27,509
5,527,784

21,255

2,021,082
339,168
158,362

259,421
26,997

5,466,989

35,248

5,261
19,305
2,439,550
502,628
169,265
274,636
13,013
4,848,84s

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 , . . ,

67.4?*

67.6#

84.0$

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 , , , . , ,

315.34s

319,294

448,637




R E S O U R C E S

RESOURCES AHD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAEKS ON FEBRUARY 17, 1932
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
B-681b
T o t a l Boston Few 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. Kans.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 , 0 5 3 , 9 3 0 164,627
Cold 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 5 6 , 4 g 4
4,628

445,21$ 162,700 212,470
11,192
7,011
7,332

7b,170
2,259

83,275 545,620
3,23%
6,506

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
2,110,424
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d w i t h F . R . Board 270,787
Crold and g o l d c e r t i f . h e l d by b a n k s
562,375

456,407 1 6 9 , 7 1 1 219,802
119,535 1 3 , 6 1 3 3 2 , 7 2 1
365,268 2 6 , 0 2 1 24,119

78,429
7,721

86,509 552,126 74,746 5 5 , 5 4 4

169,255
13,193
20,089

72,39^
2,351

7,023
8,784

25,000
54,193

6,470
11,541

5,309

29,396

11,935

6,159
92,309 102,316 631,319 92,757

5^,655
889

5,516
2,203

56,080
3,109

3 0 , 9 6 0 149,763
998
6,985

59,189 3 1 , 9 5 8 156,7^8
11,477
12,589

7,198
3,493

21,320

27,916

Total gold r e s e r v e s
1.2serves o t h e r than g o l d

2 , 9 4 3 , 5 8 6 202,537
2.01,958 1 9 , 7 8 1

941,210 2 0 9 , 3 ^ 5 276,642

Total reserves
Ton-reserve cash
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
Other b i l l s discounted

3,145,544 222,318
77,067 7,784

991,838 230,474 292,457 103,195 107,625 66o,715 104,692 70,423 91,585 52,76s 217,454
21,952 5,l6l
4,002 4,44-9 4,279 n,937 3 M 5
2,056 2,100 3,417 6,485

Total b i l l s discounted
f i l l s b o u g h t i n or)en 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 and b i l l s
Total U.S.Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s
Due f r o m 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
T©TAL RESOURCES




473,165

21,355

372,616 17,709
845,781

39,064

146,382

9,247

319.97s 23,323
75,504
5,686
3^5,S60 26,959
7 4 1 , 3 4 2 55,968
29,995

3.230

1,763,500 107,509
8,595
13,810
421,531
57,820
39,917
5,527,784

695
218

47,046
3,336
1,130

50,628

132,716
45,104

21,129

59,674
62,718

15,815

69,262

51,825

177,820 122,392 121,087

46,287

6,466

7,513

110,144
31,555
129,419

23,083
5,568
29,812

26,051
7,353

10,886.

Il6,4l6

14,817
14,881

38,875 4l f 294
2,626 7 , 9 5 9
1,407

1,984

7,l60

8,330

7,968 13,563 4 9 , 3 6 1 14,739
2,920
7,911
35,997 26,544
7,871 10,830 3 0 , ^ 5 9
36,258 4 9 , 5 6 0 75,905 22,610 13,750 38*370
28,290

4,6o6 19,088

8,935 17,996 17,844
1,897
1,972 5 , 1 6 4

6,102

9,890

9,126

12,594 107,315 27,806 2?,78I

19,958
400

58,527
3^7
1,083
29,597

3,605

4,916

75O
70,715
321
697
11,052
2,488
4,086

3,490

880

553

206,930 57,299 46,410
1,225
2,502

51,916
7,827
4,270

21
1,003
17,131

3,46l

1,991

7,407

14,033 134,932

5,223 54,086 11,715 15,847
1,269 9,171 2,787 2 , 0 4 4
13,384

4,326

90,887
44,045

5,731

44,058

5,923

2,809
11,224

11,470

7^811

1,038

20,220

10,119

7,488

35,168 7 , 3 1 2
271,118 5 8 , 4 6 3 68,572 1 4 , 0 8 1
15,486
2,636
700

5 1 0 , 7 1 1 189,957 197,172
3,062
9^1
876
3,667
422
845

63,263 83,255 4 2 , 6 4 9 205,984

9,897

29,865 4 7 , 7 4 1
1,870

66,135 4 8 , 5 0 4

13
373

252
1,007

1,834
1,434

1,14-9

7,166 21,729
3,649

24,733

243
283
14,873
1,785
1,522

203,631
599
1,710

24,436
4,433
1,147

390,036 1 , 6 7 7 , 3 4 4 469,863 546,589 205,719 201,263 9 4 7 , 3 2 2 189,043 129,709 187,606 123,395 459,895

L I A B I L I T I E S
F.R.notes in actual 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

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF" THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS' ON FEBRUARY 17, 1932
( 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 .
R i c h . 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 .
2,656,941 182,721 572,l4i 263,175 311,339 104,369 119,982 570,761 93,380 63,770 23,035 4 1 , 5 0 2 2 ^ , y i 6

1,904,246 121,423
27,214
2,447
3 g ,84s
3,231
^2,81]

242

Total deposits
D e f e r r e d a v a i l a b i l i t y iterns
Capital p a i d in
Surplus
All other l i a b i l i t i e s

2,013,121
412,877
157,915
259,421

127,392
47,354
11,643
20,039

TOTAL LIABILITIES
Heserve 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

5,527,784 390,036
67.4
71
f l . 77

Federal reserve notes:
I s s u e d to P.a."bank by F , R . a g e n t
Held by F e d e r a l r e s e r v e bank
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 bank
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold f u n d - F . R. Board
E l i g i b l e paper
Total c o l l a t e r a l

27,509

15,348

831

802,597 119,397 140,663 51,052 48,031 256,142 55,832 4o,955 67,762 49,637 150,694
5,300 1,837
2,254 1,59s 2,440 1,544 2,902 1,322 1,888 1,207 2,475
9,749 4,447 4,361 1,727 1,597 5,785 1,511
1,252 1,209 2,979
950
30,754
393
3,233
164
333
1,095
64p
123
25L
20. 5,395
848,400 126,074 150,511 54,5,47 52,401 264,566 60,935 43,578 71,025 52,143 161,543
113,212 36,578 40,200 28,910 10,958 52,055 18,855 6 , 5 7 2 20,504 15,476 22,203
60,300 16,363 14,629
5,381 5,007 17,7^4 4,512 2 , 9 4 s
4,154 4 , 0 5 0 11,189
75,077 26,486 2 7 , 6 4 0 11,423 10,449 3s,411 10,62s
6,356 8 , 1 2 4
7 , 6 2 4 17,707
2,220
1,029
2,4r
',214
1,18 2
3,795
1,336
1,425
764
2,600 1,537
1,677,344 469,863 546,589 205,7iq 201,263 ^ 7 , 3 2 2 189,O4I 129,709 137,606 123,395 459,295
"
' •
"
69.3
59.2
63.3
64.9
62.4
79.1
67.8 " 62.7
59.4
56.3
53.4

23,867

103,688 32,346 31,713 12,561 11,619 42,081 10,991




9,107

8,793

21,66

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT
2 , 9 2 3 , 2 3 6 205,277

266,895 22,556
2,656,941 182,721
/ »
752,250 47,010
1,301,680j 117,617
946,9jg

45,74s

3,000,86^ 210,375

622,869 2 7 7 , 7 H 329,436 114,261 138,477 632,460 97,87 70,797 94,917 48,075 291,680
50,728 14,536 18,04-7 9,892 12,495 61,699 4,496 2,027 11,882 6,573 45,964
572,141 263,175 311,389 104,369 119,922 570,761 93,380
;,77o 23,035 41,502 245,716
330,215
115,000
212,822
658,037

S±~

B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought 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

',909

Total

Within 15 days

845,781
146,382
345,860

655,759
56,296

3,830

41,818
3,432

57,400 64,470 11,570
105,30c i4s,ooo 64,600
121,257 125,168 42,251
283,957 337,638 118,421

12,775 97,620 15,495 13,155 9 , 2 8 0 12,260 81,000
70,500 44s,000 56,000 41,500 46,200 18,700 62,763
55,568 9 1 , 0 1 3 25,662 16,344 43,267 17,209 1 5 0 , 5
138,943 636,633 98,057 70,999 99,347 42,169 3 0 0 , 2 8 4 ^

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AFD SHORT TERM S"•CUR I TIES
91 days to
l 6 to 30 days
31 to 60 days
6 l to 90 days
6 months
49,542
46,620
73,587
16,181

22,255
61,295
241

32,782
7,050
131

34,992
20,025

57

83,316
20

Over 6 months
4*092
132,356