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STATEMENT FCS
Released fcr publication
Sunday morning, February 20;
not earlier.

TrtE PRESS
St. 1801Federal Reserve Board
February 19 , 1921 .

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
-^ii§fc,®oato 1 eduction3 of 4l«l millions in. the holdings of dis­
counted paper and of 10.8 millions in other earning assets, accom­
panied by an increase of 10.7 millions in gold reserves and decreases
of about 13 millions in Federal Reserve note circulation and of 25-5
millions in deposit liabilities, are indicated in the Federal Reserve
Board s weekly consolidated bank statement issued as at close of busi­
ness on February .18, 192 I . The reserve ratio shows a further rise
from 49.6 to 50.3 per cent, the highest since September 26, 1919 .
Following the issuance during the week by the Treasury of a
new series of 132 .$ millions of loan certificates, the Reserve banks'
holdings of paper secured by.Treasury certificates show an increase
of 8.2 millions, as against/reduction of 29.7 millions in paper
supported by other United States securities. Other discounted paper
on hand shows a decrease of 19*6 millions; acceptances purchased in
open market declined by about 9 millions, and Treasury certificate
holdings by 1.8 millions. As the result of the changes noted, total
earning assets show a further decline of 51.9 millions for the week
bringing the total reduction frcm the peak figure reported on Oct.
15 of last year to 603.1 millions.
^ e total holdings of 990*2 millions of paper secured by
United States government, obligations, 579*7 millions, or 5 8 .5 per
cenJ* * are secured by Liberty and other U. S. bonds; 282-1 millions,
or 28.5 per cent, by Victory notes and 128 .4 millions, or 13.0 per
cent, by Treasury certificates, compared with 59 1 .6 , 299.9 and
120.2 millions reported the week before. Discounted bills held ty
the Cleveland Reserve Bank are shown inclusive of l4>5 millions of
bills discounted for the Dallas Bank, both the Atlanta and Minnea­
polis Banks having redeemed during the past week all their redis­
counted paper. Acceptance holdings of the Boston, Philadelphia
Cleveland and San Francisco Banks include 33 .4 millions of bank'
acceptances purchased from the New York Bank, compared with 46
millions on the previous Friday#
As against an increaseof 13.1 millions in Government deposits, reductions of 1 9 >U/in memoirs1 reserve deposits and of 1 .2
millions in other deposits are shown. On the other hand, the "floatn
carried by the Reserve banks and treated as a deduction from inmediately available deposits is shown 18 millions larger than the week
7 °/® '
consequence, calculated net deposits show a reduction
of 25*5 millions for the week* Federal Reserve note circulation
shows a further decrease for the week of about 13 millions, as
against an increase of over 18 millions for the corresponding week
in I 92O. Federal Reserve Bank note circulation shows a decline
for the week of 4.8 millions, compared with a decline of about 5
nillions for the corresponding week a year ago* Since December
23 of last year, the combined circulation of Federal Reserve notes
and bank notes has declined by 392*9 millions, or at an average
rate of 49 «1 millions per week*




1or r>,blicaticn Sirnday morning, February 2Q,

1921; not e a r lie r RESOURCES At'TD LIABILITIES OF THE T’TTLVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED.

p „ „

S

Boari

•

-

n, .

&

722, 729,000
1, 2 6 0 ^ , 0 0 0

G oM ^ifh0^ 1101^
banks
O o lf r o w t o r ^ r erVe Ag®t8
; r

—

reserves
Bills discounted ^®cu.red by U .S . Government obligations
.
other
1,^74,226,000
ilxs bought m open market

990, 182,000

t

.

19,000
261 , 759,000
2, 818, 90S,000
19 , 309,000
64l,66l 000

.

1 7 & 2& E S . , ~

—

n

t

2 , 035, ^ 0,000
1 , 525 , 203,000

175,873 000

531 . 703.000

2,521,329,000
25 , 8^9,000

2,890,227,000
26,775,000

19,000

63,000
268. 6l 0.000
3 , 1 ^ , 675,000

263.574.000
2, 870, 231,000
18 , 977,000
567 478 000
12 ’ 207*000
3 *300!000

12,114,000
3,300,000

,

S~

100, 7^,000
202, 036,000

„

.

.

11,144-000

1 029 653 000
’ 12* 724’ 000

7*5OO^OQO.
........... 3 , 251 , pop
5,222, 491,000
6, 278, kSJ,000

100, 557,000
202, 036,000

90, 531,000
120, 120,000
i.& M k S S S

i.t S S iM

credits

^ J° -aJL ff°S? dep+
° Sl?S n *
notes in actual circulation
notes in circulation - net liability

° £ “ t * ^ i ? i t ip s

Katio of total reserves to net deposit and F- 5 . note"
liabilities ccnilDined
Ratio of gold reserves to FJR- notes in circulation after
setting aside 35^ against net deposit liabilities



"

-- U 32.POO
5,256,021,000

s S t if s paid in
GoveVS»rt deposits

1 969, 814,000
65.
626.000
u ^ T
uvu
833,321,000

2r53i , 222, COO
25,843,000

L I / B T L I T I E S

709, 933,000
1, 150, 796,000
109 , 083.000

2,342,198,000

1 , 0 1 1 , 677,000
1 393,239 000
_l£bJQ^LQ QQ

‘

.000

$2, 132, 652,000 '
“ $2 121 972 000
_
2?0
.
33£.
000
' ?Z0 . 2 2 0 . OOP
-K' ^.v: V,
uuu

2, 352, 990,000

r ^ aG rvaiiL°+ ^ anJ
V
■??vfirment
TV o*
n^ ' ss . . ,
V ’>..
''lflcates of indebtedness
.
B^nS'ir J !aminS assets
n ank premx.es
c^Cn j 6°
ltemE 311(1 other ded-uctions from gross deposits
5/* Redemption fund against F- R, Banknotes
Gold aoroao. xn custody or in transit

W

685, 465,000
1, 269, 037,000
_ 167 , ^ 76,000

_lfeL3ZZ*0QQ

T i
^ reserves
Legal
tender
notes, silv e r,7 etc.
<Vr +
_____

St-1001a-

iT f

2,286,779,000

2,238,131,000

3 , 037* W * . 000
193 , 431,000
- ^ ..591.000

3 , 050, 4l6 , 000
198 , 178,000
sea

5, * * .021.000

^ .^ O O O

50-3/^

2,815,450,000
2,977,124,000
240, 858,000

j&jsL so o

6. ^
^

5 7 *6$

< 000
2 -7^
U7 *^$

iteleassd for publication Sunday corning, February 20, 1921; not earlior.
RESOURCES A:>T LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS EEBRUfiRY IS, 1921.
p ae«T.t,. T ! i - P
f<VM ariff
7■ +
m
^
1CdeSB ■
«
„
t f
n
^
h V
Roirf wltv r r a" hy banks
f o i d r ^ t ^ - R . Agents
G old^ede^txon fund
T
o
e®virv'jS.,
Legal tender notes, silver, etc.
Bills d isc^n t!d : (a)
Airoth-r 7 U *S*<k)Vt‘ 0bligati0nS
„ s :

t !

s

.

:

n
R E S O U R C E S
(In thousands of dollars)
New York Phila. Clevel. Richp, Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy.
^ 2 ' ^ S >3 ’ 3^
7,190
4 , 01 s
5 , 02s a , 391
3 , 6s 4
8 , 1+56
2,561
---6.2!821 42,596 104,834 27.395 1 0 t228 111 . 2qU 26,560
8.934 33,340
53,265
185,319 45,939 112,024 3 l,4 ii 15,256 132,685
30,244 17,390 35,901
162 ,511
205,362 122,152 l S i ,353 52,724 59,688 202 ,243 63,800 25,066 36,403
j ^ j q
4 1 , 000 _ ^ 3 k6 l _ j l .289.. 6,257
7.795 28.166 4,823
3 a 20
2j l ,746
431 , bgi 176,254 304,666 91,052 82,739 363,088 98,867 * 5,636 77,163
O 2 ^ 6 0 _ _ J ^ 4 65
2,99 2
4 .4 4 4
6,287
U.707 131370
^ 8 8
779
2.8SG
244,205
591? 14b 1 79,246 309,110 9 7,339 2 7 ,^ 6 376,458 104,855 4&,4l5 20,029
Boston
;9'P 8

? 'i ° l
a

s

»

5^ ° d S u o r t o n j a ? S SF.taE.

375,282 109,390
u r n

a

s

5 7 , 79 3 \ 50,825

59,212 131,353

“ :g

“ : S ‘":S •“ « "SSI « S 5,::S

° ’TnLiCartifiC3t&S ° i indebt" dn3ss
Bank premises^ **

and other d.-

St.lgOl’o.

-- 59^ 9 - 3 1 . 2 8 2
23,800 1 2.262 16.665
19? ' ? K 12 5 */97 lli7»°39 ^ 3 ,1 2 4

J,“ 6
i*2,668

5° 2
lK 93°

^

57'027

Dallas San Fran. Total
5,6 11 1 7 , 5^2
210,978
7.832 32,310
511.751
1 3 ,^ 3
49,852
722,729
1 9 , 4 8 6 12 9 , 6 9 8 1 , 260,546
4.859 M 35 10.346
149.37
39,864 189,896 2 , 132,652
V.010
1.970
23^ 338
44,874 191,866 2 ,3 5 2 ^ 9 0

3^,752

i s , ^21

37,729

13,779

*

“ - s

«

” • *

*

*

"-S i s ?

39.862

16.39 5
108,327

1 *"9*

5"3

2’7° 7

fe6

U9-S76

25’072

7S’ 7“*6

33.118

^ 0,471
w

r

(b) Includes bankers* acceptances
bought from other F.R.Banks:
Without thoir endorsement




-

1,18 2

-

-

*4,500

6,733

-

-

- '

^

^

16,395 *5,***

_

e

8^300 1 1 .1 1 6
26l . 75Q
79,325 200,653 2,818,908

37.9“*9 te .5>*7

r
. ,
.
i »D7 2
2 »5i+i
1,300
1,239
601
626
1,725
523
320
916
586
Go d abroad m custody or m transit
241
1 ,2 1 1
264
270
162
119
393
155
29
158
86
All otner rs sour css
481
2.291
473
39 3
4o6
276
1,066
527
134
364
66l
total resources1*61,895 1 , 695,503 452^249 567,654 275,679 265,121 gs4 | a 9 248,191 151,034 252,253 165,244 1+36,949 5 , 856,021
(a) Includes bills discounted for
other F„ R. Banks, viz:

f

y t “W u’i S

8-420 12.82(5
27,083 1 23,900

598

990,182

.

_

665
152
667

_

*»
641.661

12 ,114

3 300
7 73Q

14,500

7
10,615

33,3^3

Released for publication Sunday morning,

February 20,

1 9 2 1 ; not earlier.

RES.URCES AND LIABILITIES OF T?TE FEDERAL RESERVE BAFTS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS FEBRUARY 18, 1921.
(in thousands of dollars)
■
p
,
L I A B I L I T I E S
-cston New York Phila. Clevel. Richm. Atlanta Chicago St-Louis Minn. Kans.Cy, Dallas

Federal Hoserve Bank
Capital paid-in
Surplus
Government deposits
Due to msmbers - reserve account
Defefred availability items
Other deposits including foreign
goverrment credits
Total gross deposits
F. R< notes in actual circulation
F. R , Bank notes in circulation net liability
All otv er liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES

i R 7 i?
s'pg?
9,288

8,510
ll ,(S S
3)297

10,S95

5>3° 5

l^ ’ n^o
lo,O 0 9

20’305
3>226

10 ’ 56l
1,094

9 73Q

u, u38
8,346
4 Un7

3,^85

28,980

? 177

U 77?

3 b ,8 7 3 ^

81*.761

k0, 1I 1
1*3 ,3 11 1 52
,75!

58,3° 6
39,775

^ 6 , 826242,336
22i72g 53i513

66 *822
3
1; J50

44 *244

76*473

^30
4s4
202
1,83 7
546
o U i S ’ ??n f2r’ 5f
?5,659 71.533707.U25 1037125
7 yi , 9 yl ^54,110 300,979 149,34b 106,261 496,143 123,203

370

S

& ^
,50

9 ,6 3 1
U

ul*7

Contingent liability as endorser on
discounted paper rediscounted with
other Federal Reserve Banks

6 3,8

32> O S3

M FM 0 R A N D A
4 s .9
Ul.o
51,9

^88
9,159

U ,i 3 i

San Fran-

7,026

14,194
202,036
61,516
7, 565
113,4^1
51^313
1,720,855

6,033

31,380

205
61,132 123,852
71,366 100,4o6

7*7S3

54.3

6 »73S

4o*o

1 2 ,3 1 9

44.8

‘ .

2I i o S

2^

Total

100 , 7^0

9 i n -;

U79' g r

24,
73___ 5,929
80,355 158,325 2,286,779
67,152 245,983 3 , 0 3 7 , ^
6’ 20g

4o*9

193,431
8,965
_2>56
LI5.591
436,9^9 5, 850,021
53.0

50 -3

lU, 500

l4,-50C

1

33,3 &

Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents
1 loS



51-5

13 " ) 5 1

6,980

,1

Bankers’ acceptances sold to other
F , E . Banks without endorsement

Bills discounted
Bills bought in open market
U* for
S*FRASER
Certificates of indebtedness
Digitized

1 77Q

lU-o65

} 1 ’ 79P— -X»659

Ratio of total reserves to net deposit and F .R .
note liabilities combined, per cent 6 4 *9

F* R* notes outstanding
F * R • notes Held by banlcs
F* R« notes in actual circulation

U>020
8,343

S t. 1 '-01c .

33, 3/3

8 , 100

1,280

1,3 12

784

576

1,904

752

432

76 s

Ul6

736

18,228

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES OUTSTAYING AND IN ACTUAL CIRCULATION

?i f ’ I I ?

J'

329 , 9 3 1 1 5 5 . 5 0 9 17 2 , 2 3 3 5 ^ 8, 2 1 8 1 4 3 , 69473,262 107 , 6.59 71,682 295,022 3 , 349,950
___ 22^252__ 6,163
5.972 42,075 20,491 1,896
7 , 2^3
4,530 - ^ 0 1 2 ___ 2.12x506
0lT 791799^2547110 3 0 ^ 9 7 9 1 ^ ^ 1 5 6 , 2 6 1 7 1 4 9 6 , l ^ r 2 3 t a r 7 l ^ g ~ i c ^ 5 ~ T 7 t 352' 2^5,983 3 ,037TI+I® |
59

DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND Ur S. CERTIFICATES OE INDEBTEDNESS BY MATURITIES
«ayS
1^ to 3° d a 'rs
31 to 60 days
6 l to 90 days
Over 90 days
' 50,848
6.323

54,17 2
7,5?1*

344,526
n9,U7l
6,949

2“17,328
- 151
6,813

‘* ° ' 5 f e ~

234,093

Total
2,364,408
166 , 874

261,759

Released for p u blication Sunday morning, February 20, not e a r lie r .
FEDERAL R7SSJCRVE agents' ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS WBHUmY IS, 1921.

St.ISOId.

(In thousands of dollars)
Federal Reserve Agent at
R E S O U R C E S
Federal Reserve notes on hand
Federal Reserve notes outstanding
Collateral security for Federal
Reserve notes outstanding:
Gold and gold certificates
Gold redanption fund
Eiig-bie^
Gnt fmd-F*F?' ;Board
Amount required
Excess amount held
T0TAL

Boston
130,030

276,462

New York

Clevel.

Richm. Atlanta Chicago St ..Louis

268,000 25,7^0 51,240. 23,369 74,675
912,773 267,499 329,931 155,509 172,233

5,600

169,608

21,911

9,754

135,000

Phi la.

-

23,7 75

14,763 17,578
26,000 107,329 140,000

147,420

24,720

532,212 143,694

Minn. Kans.Cy.
13,135

4,520

73,262 107,659

2,784

3 , 500

-

5,960

1,888

3,409

1,214

50,000

54,300

15,098
187,145

54,431

10,200

Dallas San Eran.
17,643 4g,300
71,622 295,022

13 052
5 291
3,043
4’, 36l 17,428
33,360
9,234 112,270

Total

802,252
3,349,950

227 3 86
113!831
919,329

113,957
34,101

697,067 2, 252,515 577,490 727,252 337,087 436,749 1 , 266,404 323 , o45 122,737 250,591 174,344 659,213

7 , 891,094

326,498 1 , 186 ,773 293,239 321 ,17 1 172 , 872 246,908

L I A B I L I T I E S
Net amount of Federal Reserve
notes rec3 ived from Comp­
troller of the Currency

625,638 162,47 4

26,397 112,179

89, 325343,322

4 , 158,802

202,243
378.523

77.274 102,009

25,066

19 , 426129,692
65.533 186.193

1 , 260,546
2.471.746

697,067 2 , 252,515 577,490 727,852 337,087 436,749 i , 266, 4o4 323,045 122,737 250,591 174,344 659,213

7 , 291,094

Collateral received from
Federal Reserve Bank:
Eligible paper
T0TAL




nkf’nci
f S ’ l S Jf 2*1 ^2 181,353 52,7 84 59, 68-8
— jM iP.5 2-- gfojigO.,. 162,099 165.322 105.425 130.153

63,800
90.771

36,403

STATEMENT FOB THE PRESS
Released for publication
gt
Sunday morning, February 27;
Federal Reserve Board
not earlier.
February 26, 1921,
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE' BANKS
Aggregate increases of 35*5 millions in the holdings of bills
discounted and purchased in open market, accompanied by increases
of 2b . 5 millions in net deposits and of 1 4 .3 millions in .Federal
Reserve note circulation, are indicated in the Federal Reserve
°f’r
bank statement issued as at close of business on
i?aDruary 25, 19 a ,
As against increased deposit and note liabilities
av? ? T rV?1Banks. show a f^ t h e r gain of 7 .7 millions in gold and of
o
‘^ H i o n s in total cash reserves. The reserve ratio shows a
decline from 50.3 to U9 .9 per cent,
ov, » Wi? ^
excePtion
bills secured by Liberty bondsk which
~ v \.a
miH io n s , the holdings of /Siscounfet^ifls show
stantial increases: bills secured by Victory notes - by 9 .6 millions
s secured by Treasury certificates — by o.4 millions, and other dis
counted paper-by lg .i millions. Acceptances on hand went up 3 .6 mil­
lions, while Treasury certificate holdings show a nominal decrease,
s t e result of the changes noted, total earning Assets show an in—
35-2 millions for the week, the February 25 total standing
e!,854.I millions, compared with 3 , 279.2 millions about a year before
TT . . 0f the total ^ c lin g s of 1,004 millions of paper secured by
united States Government obligations, 577.5 millions, or 57.5 per cent,
were secured by Liberty and other U. S. bonds; 291.7 millions, or 29-1
per cent, by Victory notes, and 134.8 millions, or 1 3.4 per cent, by
Treasury certificates, compared with 579 . 7 ,-282.1 and 128 .4 millions
reported the week before. Discounted bills held by the Cleveland
Reserve Bank are shown inclusive of 13 .6 millions of bills discounted
tor the Dallas Bank, compared with 14-.5 millions the we^k before, while
acceptance holdings of the Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland and San
rancisco Banks include about 2k millions of bank acceptances purchased
from the New York Bank, compared with 33.4 millions on the previous
Friday.
^
Changes in the deposit block include increases of 1 .4 millions
in Government deposits and of about 2 millions in member banks' reserve
deposits, as against a decrease of 1 .3 millions in other deposits.
The "float " carried by the Reserve Banks and treated as a deduction
from immediately available deposits is shown 24.3 millions less than
the week before, with the consequence that calculated net deposits
show an increase of 26.5 millions for the week. For the first time
since December 23, 1920, the published figures of Federal Reserve note
circulation show an increase amounting to 14-.3 millions for the week,
as against an increase of i+2.9 millions for the corresponding week in
1920 . Federal Reserve Bank note circulation shows a decline for the
week of 4.1 millions, compared with a decline of 3.7 millions for the _
corresponding week a year ago.




-ttexeased tor publication
Sunday morning, Fabruary 27, 1921; not e arlier.
RESOURCES AlTD LIABILITIES OF THE T'ELVE FEDERAL RESERVE L£"TS COMBINED

R E S O U R C E S
Gold and gold certificates
Gold settlement fund - F. R. Board
Gold with foreign agencies
To tal go Id he Id by banks
Gold with Federal Reserve ~Agents
Gold redemption fund
Total gold reserves
Legal tender notes, silver, etc.
Total reserves

February 25. 1921
$217,335,000
530 , 104,000

747 , 439,000
1,23*+, 181,000
__ 15S . 693.000

Bills discounted

b y U -S ‘ A verm en t obligations
vAll other
ills bought in open market
Total bills on hand
U. S. Government bonds
U. S. Victory notes

1.003.975.000
1 . 392. 279.000
— 1Z_Q.503.000

2 . 566. 757.000
25* 8^9,000
19,000
261 . 510.000

TJ* S; Certificates of indebtedness
■total earning assets
Banlc premises
S C^ l GCtlf'r itans 3214 other deductions frcm °ross deposit*
5,» Eeaaopt!® fund against F. !!. EarJc not“ gr° SS
;
JJ:d ln custody or in transit
All otner resources
total resources

I I A B I L I T I E S
Capital paid in
Surplus
Government deposits
Due to members - Reserve account
Deferred availability items

deP0Slt

-o asid^ 35/o against net deposit liabilities




990, 182,000
1,37U ,226/000
166 . 874, 000
2.531.282 .000
25,2 4 8 , 0C0

19,000
26l . 759.000
2, 818, 908,000

100.790.000
202.036.000

100, 7 ^0,000
202, 036,000

2.279.019.000
3 , 051 / 706,000
129,325,000
38.225.000
5.861.101.000

F ' E ' n°<*

t0 f R- notes ln circulation after

$2 , 132,652,000
220. 338.000
2,352,990,000

19.309.000
64i, 661,000
12 , 114,000
3 . 300.000
____ 7,739.000
5.856.021.000

J>'*7

A il'othl?: H a ‘ u i t " e° irCUlati°n - ne*
TOTAL LIABILITIES

722,729,000
1 ,2 6 0 ,5 ^ ,0 0 0
- 1^9,377.000

2.854.135.000
1 9 . 469.000
607. 422.000
12 . 159.000
3 , 300,000
7.617-000
5.851.101.000

62,984,000

Totrafjr°oSs‘ Sd e p o : S inS f° relgn * > " « « “ « • * « .
F. P. notes in actual circulation

^lia b ilitie s ^ re3erV0S

$2,140,313,000
2i5.6g6.ooo
2,356,999,000

February IS. 1921
$210,978,000
511,751,000

49 .9fo
58

6l , 516,000
1,720,855,000
U7° 799,000
24. 60 9. 000

2, 286, 779,000
3.037.444.000
193,^31,000
35.591.000
5.856.021.000

St.1814a.

Feb. 27. 1920
$ 206, 877,000
385, 59^,000
112 , 822. 000
705, 293,000
1,1^5, 47 9,000
116 . 064 . 000O R , 836, 00c
116 379.000
2,083, 215.000
1,572, 980.000
880, 531 , 00c
-52i* 367.000
85, 878,000
26, 775.000
6s , 000
267, 511.000
3,279, 232, 000
n , 226,000
1 , 026; 726.000
12 , 276.000
3.681.000
6>,Ui6 , 356,000

702,000

90,
120 , 120,000
133, 913 , 000:
1,871, 961,000
810, 402.000
_25, 026.000
2,911, 302,000
3,019, 984.000
237, 131.000
_ I L 117.000
6, 416 , 35?, 000

50-3^

^2.5'A

5'8. 5$

47

Released for publication Sunday mronin-s, February 27 , 1°21; not earlier.
RESOURCES AFP LIABILITIESOF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS FEBRUARY 25, 1921 .
R E S O U R C E S
(In thousands of
Federal Reserve x;arik of
BostonNew York Phila. Clevel. Richm. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy.
Gold and ttold certificates
8,632
130,990
3,081
7,011
3,899
4 ,943 21,210
3,551 8,402
2,506
Gold.settlement fund - F.R.Board
45^05
47,070 5b,403 I l 6 , 501 28,831 11.552 10q.621 25,iq6 12,687 38,686
Total gold held by banks
5^,037
1 78,060 59,484 123,512 32,730 16 , 1+9 5130 ,8 31 28,747 21,089 *+1,192
Gold with F. R„ Agents
157,857
205, 1 0 9 1 1 9 , 53 918 1,568 50,239 60,350 193,341 63,929 25,250 36,468
Gold redemption fund
J-9,913
36,000 10,040 10,181
8,289
6.803 36.008
4,433 2.748
4.4lg
Total gold reserves
231,807
419,169 189,063 315,261 91,258 83,648 360,180 97,109 597087 82,078
Legal tender notes, silver, etc.
...12,008
158,104
3,122
4,597
5.909
4.380 11.712
6.296 54q
2.888
Total reserves
243,815
577,273 192,185 319,858 97,167 88,028 371,892 103,405 49,636 84,966
Bills discounted: (a)
Secured by U,S.Govt.obligations
58,205
393,451 110,13D 6 1 , 814 / 49,763 58,150 1 28,523 33,918 1 5,212 3 7,463
All other
77,380
488,990 46,849 62,005 59,526 66,543 258,079 55,262 58,245 62,772
Bills bought in open market ( d )
_15J_518
30,743 20.918 40.034
3.bll
1.678 11.431
964
205
537
Total bills on hand
151,103
913,184 177,887 163,853 112,900 126,371 398,033 90,144 73,662 100,772
U . S. Government bonds
550
1,257
1,434
834
1,233
ll4
4,490
1,153
ll6
8,867
U. S. Victory notes
5
_
10
3
_ _
]_
U. S. Certificates of indebtedness
21.503
59,579 30.900 23.800 12.262 16.666 39,679 lo,078 8,480 12.820
Total earning assets
1 73 ,l 6l
974,020 2 1 0 ,2 a 188,497 126,395 143,154 442,202 107,375 82,258 122,460
Bank premises
3,120
4,457
503
1,640
1,498
543
2,707
626 598
1,6 1 5
Uncollected Items and other de~
auctions from gross deposits
4i,023
139,074 56,488 61,053 46,318 24,714 74,878 33,646 15,668 44,282
5% Redemption fund against F. R»
*
Banknotes
1,072
2,483
1,300
1,239
601
616
1,651
523 507
9l6
Gold abroad in custody or in transit
241
1,211
264
270
162
119
393
155
89
158
All other resources '
487
2.266
514
432
430
349
1.125
488
147
34l
TOTAL RESOURCES
(a) Includes bills discounted for
other Fh. R„ Banks, viz:

St.1814b.
dollars)
Dallas San Fran. Total
5,535 17,575
217,335
8,4l2 29,740
530.104
13,947 1+7,315
747,439
18,360 1 22,171 1,234,181
7.681 12.179
158 6q3
39,988 1 8 1 , 6 6 5 2 , 140)313
5,l4g
1.973
2l6.6g6
45,136 183,638 2,356!999
13,126

44,230 1,003,9 7 5
55,539 101,089 1 , 392,279

39 44.825
170.503
68,704 190,144 2, 566,757
3,979
1,822
25,849
_
,q
8,300 11.443
261 510
80,983 203,409 2,854 135
1,763
399
19^469

33,201
586

86
598

37,077

607,422

665 , 12,159

152
44p

3,300
7!6l7

462,9191,700,784 461,475 57 2,989 272,571 257,523 894,848 246,218 1 48,903 254,738 162,353 4-25,780 5 , 861,101
--

-

13,615

_

_

_

_

_

11,000

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

13,615

(b) Includes bankers’ acceptances
bought from other
Banks;
Without their endorsement




1 ,1 3 2 -

4,038

_

_

7 ,7 9 2

23,962

Released for -publication Sunday morning, February 27 , 192I; net e a r l i e r RESOURCES i'JT) LIABILITIES OF T^F, FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AT CLCRF OF

HJSIFESS

S t . l 8l 4c .
FEBRUARY 25 , 1921 -

(In thousands of dollars)

Federal Beservc f-anic
Capital paid in
Surplus

Government deposits
Dae to members - reserve account
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Other deposits including foreign
government c r e d its
Total gross deposits
TL T\+ notes in actual c ir c u la tio n
Th I*- Eank notes in c ir c u la t io n net l i a b i l i t y
A ll other l i a b i l i t i e s
TOTAL LIABILITIES

I'sew York P h ila , C le v e l. Sichm- A tlan ta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy, D allas San Fran.
Total
26,45 s
8,584 10,897
5,305
4,021 i 4 , 067
4,467
3,485
4,490
4,126
7,031
100,790
56 , 4 l 4 17,010
20,305 10,561
8,343 28,9808,346
6,980
9,159
6,033
14,194
202,036
62,984
£ 1*1 f °
. 5,889
1,552
1,925
6,750 3,719
2,552
3,356
2,448
3,099
o*,yo«t
655,730 10S, 180 148,472 56,973 44,434 251,965 64,187 43,296 79,321 49,455 111,163 1,722,919
3 6 ,6 5 ^
79,110 44 , go0 51,359 37,236
18,692 56,316 33,027 12,906 43,483 26,696 29,429
469. SHr*
toy

72^ b|
~15T4,776

265,717

3 1 4 ___ 1,474
13b____ 221
261
6,254
442
530 ___ 382_
15 \ ‘+S2 206, m " 95,982 65,371 316^505 101, 463 ^ 59,1^3 12676^2“ 78, 86o i4q^45 2,279! O lf
79^,383 200,274312,502 150,21s 165,284 497,763 122,984 71,223 100,195 66,020 243,143 3,051,706

37,798 19,052 20,853
.,231 12,791 31,383
7,562
6,688 12,194
5,928
8,902
189,325
-13 , 9.95
2,073
2,318
1.274___ ij_ i2_ 6.150___ 1,596
38,225
1.384 .2,058 ....1,386__ 2 , 565
462,919 1,700,784 461,475 572,959 272,571 257,523 894,848-246,218 l4s, 903 254,732 162,353 425,780 5,861,101

4o

53-6

69.9

M E M 0 S A !f 5 A
48.6
42.7
50,3

54.2

43,3

46.5

4o .4

49.9

51.6

13,615

Banker3t acceptances sold to other
171* T « Banks without endorsement

23,962

Contingent lia b ilit3 " on b i l l s purchased
for foreign correspondents
1,168

ln aCtual Circulation

s<}
oLfT7
2U£5_

133

11. 50 b

16,943

Ratio o f t o t a l reserves to not deposit and
note l i a b i l i t i e s combined, per cent
6U.3
Contingent l i a b i l i t y as endorser on
discounted paper rediscounted with
other fe d e r a l Taserve Banks

P. notes outstanding
T? P. notes held by banks

L I A B I L I T I E S

Boston
7,859
15,711
7,663
109,737

279,314
12*527
2^5,717

8,100

13 , 6-15

-

23,962

1,280

1,312

784

576

1,904

752

432

4i6

76 8

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES OUTSTANDING- AND IN ACTUAL CIRCULATION
919,011 273 , 287 3 29,146 156,124 171,286 531,956 143,323 73,106 107,965
- l i i x I l & L ..16, 644
5 . 906____6.002 34.193 20.339
ll883
7.770
796,383 260, 274 3 12,502 150,218 165 , 2S4T97,763 122, 984 71 , 223 100,195

736

70,660 293,295 3,348,473
4. 64o 50.152
296.767
6'6,020 243,143 3 , 051,706

DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND U. S. CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS BY ’ lATURITIES

Bills discounted
Bills bought in open market
• Certificates of indebtedness



^ithin 15 days
1 , 455,023 .
63,335
s >324

l6 to 30 days
222,558

44,213
4 , 4o 7

31 to 60 days
3 97,788

43,348
9,036

6l to 90 days
283 , 234
19,607
5,350

18 , 228

Over 90 days
3 7,651

234,393

Total
2,396 , 254

170,503
261,510

Released for publication Sunday morning, February 27, not e a r lie r .

St.ISlUd.

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS* ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OE BUSINESS FEBRUARY 25, 1921.
(in thousands of dollars)

r'-nn'!at.

Boston

New J:”ork

Ph iia-

Clevel

- Atlanta Chicago !3t .Louis

Minn, Kans.Cy-

Dallas San Fran

74, 733
171,236

i4s, 300 23,730
531,956 1^3,323

12 , U75
3 ,9 g0
73,106 107,965

17,5^0 48,300
70, 660 233,295

793, 457
3,343,473

5,96o
4 ,033
53,931

13,052
2,103
1 , 93s
10,200 34,360

5,391
5,235 15,493
7,234 106,673

227,336
H 3 ,3 5 9
393 ^36

79,394
10,710

47,356

52,300 171,124

17,793

2,114,292
397,940

652,683

7,393,343

1,595
35, 200 34-

4,146,930

63,929 25,250 36,468 18,360 122,171
90,io 4 72,777 100, Uq 5 68,513 188,917

1, 23^, 181
2, 512,.232

.'95, 3oU 2, 277,073 573,533 722,970 332,292 432,691 1,271,51? 321,136 183,608 248,908 175,073 652,683

7 , 393, 3^+3

107,530
273,31^

5,600
17,257
135,000

121,457
29,646

2oSf000 23 ,3^0 49, 2U0
oi 0 Oil 273 ,237
3 2 9 ,i46
169, 60 8
Q
^1 501
26, 000

20 ,150 17,753
95 ,339 1*40,000

3,500
2,350
54,500

i4 , 197
179 , lUU

713, 902 153 , 74s 14-7, 573
,.'74 15.U38
171, 051

110,936

333,615

15,33'

59,305

23,775

.

24,921

71,^97
2?, 998

432,691 1 ,271,517 321 ,136 133, 60s 248, 903

16,213
1 S
| y1
!1 0

Federal Reserve Agent at
R F S O U R C F ?•
Federal Reserve notes on hand
Federal Reserve notes outstanding
Collateral secxirit'; for Federal
Reserve rsotes outstanding:
Gold and gold certificates
GoId red anption fund
Gold ssttlai'ient fx^nd—^.R.Poarc
Eligible paper:
iteour-t r e t ir e d
Excess acriotint held

Total

l i a b i l i t i e s

-'t ar,aunt of Federal Reserve
notes received frca Comptro H er of the Currenc"*
Collateral received from
Federal Reserve Raiik:
Gold
Eligi ble ■ca’oer
total




246.069

fSS’ iS? 11 9 .539 1S1, 56s 50,239 60,350
ljl>lG3__ 8SU, 953 157,422 163,010 i i o j U q 126,272

680,256 167,103

193,3^1
397,920

25, 531 111,945

St .1817*

c o n f i d e n t i a l

Not for publication

GOLD WITHDRAW FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
DURING THE PERIOD FRCM DEC. 3 TO DEC. 30, 1920, INCLUSIVE
(in thousands of dollars)

Federal
Reserve
Bank
Boston

Paid to
the U. S.
Government
7,573

Withdrawn
for
export
-

Withdrawn for
use in the
industrial arts

Withdrawn for
"bank
reserve
1,446

S

9,027

M 55

14 ,547

g

37,693

19,023

Philadelphia

11,065

-

510

Cleveland

10,760

-

-

13

6 , 926

-

-

is

Atlanta

10,512

-

-

Chicago

10 ,53^

-

-

Richmond

St. Louis

4,44g

Minneapolis

2,^77

Kansas City

U,Uoo

Dallas

4 ,869

2k

10,7 22
103,369

San Francisco
TOTAL

-

-

11,5 75

-

10,773
9

6,953

-

37

10 , 5^9

-

602

n , 136

-

79

-

^,527

-

-

37

-

2, 5lH

-

-

-

4,4oo

-

4,9S6

-

-

93

13,053

S9U

222

15 U

25,105

13, 137

5, ^59

16,455

SIS

139,23 s

FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD,
DIVISION OF REPORTS AMD STATISTICS,
FEBRUARY 22, 1921.




Total

-

New York

60

Miscellaneous
or not
specified