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STATEVIWf FOB TEE PEESS
St. 4444
Federal Beserve Board,
February 26, 1925*

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Friday morning, Feb. 2?J
not e a r l i e r .

CONDITION OF FEDERAL PESEBVE BANKS
The c o n s o l i d a t e d statement of c o n d i t i o n cf t h e Fech >al r e s e r v e banks on Februi n c r e a s e of $91,300,000
made p u b l i c by t h e F e d e r a l Beserve Board, shows
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 and of $5,500,000 i n acceptances purchased in open
market, t o g e t h e r with, a d e c r e a s 3 of $13,>00,000 l a Governmetrc s e c u r i t i e s . As a
r e s u l t , t o t a l e a r n i n g a s s e t s went up # 3 , 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 t o $1,129, f 00, OCX). Federal
Eosexve n o t e c i r c u l a t i o n increased $29,500,000, while cash r e s e r v e s declined
$15,700,000 and n o n - r e s e r v e cash $4,600,000.
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The New York r e s e r v e bank shews an i n c r e a s e of $72,600,000 in h o l d i n g s of d i s counted b i l l s , Boston - an i n c r e a s e of $9,000,000, and San F r a n c i s c o and Chicago
show i n c r e a s e s of $2,800,000 and $2,700,000, r e s p e c t i v e l y . Of t h e remaining banks,
four shew a t o t a l i n c r e a s e of $1,700,000 and f o u r a t o t a l d e c l i n e of S3,400,000.
An i n c r e a s e of $16,000,000 in holdings of acceptances purchased in open market i s reported by t h e New York r e s e r v e baric, while Doe ton shews a decrease of
$7,400,000 i n t h i s item and D a l l a s a d e c r e a s e of $2,700,000. The System's holdings
of Treasury n o t e s went down $9,600,000 and cf Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s - $4,700,000,
while holdings of U. S. bonds increased $800,000.
The p r i n c i p a l changes in Federal r e s e r v e note c i r c u l a t i o n d u r i n g the week
comprise an i n c r e a s e of $11,500,000 reported by the New York bank, $10,700,000 by
Cleveland, $5,400,000 by Boston, and^$4,200,000 by P h i l a d e l p h i a , The e i g h t r e maining banks show a n e t d e c l i n e of $3,000,000.
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 t h e r e s e r v e
banks d u r i n g t h e week and t h e y e a r ending February 25, 1925, f o l l o w s :
Increase

or

decrease
Ydar

Weak

$15,700,000
11,700,000

Total r e s e r v e s .
Gold r e s e r v e s
T o ta l e a r n i n g a s s e t s . . . . . . . . .
B i l l s discounted, t o t a l
Secured by U.S. Gov't, 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

+
+
+

83,300,000
91,300,000
86,900,000

during

-

$200,200,000

+

97,800,000
19,800,000

*

229,200,000
178,900,000

-

117,600,000

+

53,900,000

U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s , t o t a l » .
Bonds
Treasury n o t e s
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness . . . .

5,500,000
13,500,000
800,000
9,600.000
4,700,000

+

208,900,000

+

157,800,000
6,300,000

F e d e r a l Reserve notes i n c i r c u l a t i o n . .

29,900,000

-

293,500,000

12,500,000
17,800,000

+
+

283,800,000
281,900,000

5,800,000

+

13,700,000

+

B i l l s bought i n open market

T o tal d e p o s i t s
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 . . <
Other d e p o s i t s




4*
4*
+

-4,400,000

500,000

+

57,400,000

11,800,000

Rel 3aS'3fl f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y morning, February 27, 1925*

S t . 4444a

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES
OF TFE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
Feb. 25, 1925

Feb. 18, 1925

Feb. 27, 1924

R E S O U R C E S
1,603,443
44,486

1,701,939
50,139

2,109,124
42,069

1,647,929

1,752,078

2,151,193

668,619
577,029

578,550
574,647

600,085
371,469

2,893,577

2,905,^75

3,122,747

135,968

139,929

106,993

3,029,545

3,045,204

3,229,740

55,533

60,160

51,091

283,332
150,473

196,460
146,011

263,512

Total b i l l s discounted

433,805

342,471

531,590

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

317,246

311,747

263,310

74,945

. . .

75,780
263,445
25,469

273,082
30,178

18,347
105,677
31,777

T o t a l U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s

364,694

378,205

155,801

10,500
3,452

10,500
3,455

100

1,129,697

1,046,361

950,801

644,454
58,332
24,450

652,314
58,323
2V ,500

28
581,438
55,169
21,623

4,942,011

4,916,882

4,889,890

. .
net

1,728,752

1,693,590

2,022,301
405

. .
.

2,208,405

26,673

2,190,651
26,139
40,341

1,926,514
38,44l
20,876

2,269,636

2,257,121

1,985,831

601,041
113,596
217,537
11,149

619,074
113,466
217,837
10,494

535,818
110,880
220,915
13,740

4,942,011

4,916,882

4,889,890

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 fund w i t h U . S . T r e a s u r y
Gold Veld 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 fund w i t h F. R. Board
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s held by banks
T o t a l gold r e s e r v e s
Reserves o t h e r t h a n gold
Total reserves

. . ,

Non-reserve cash . . . . .
Bills 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 . . . . . . .

F o r e i g n l o a n s on gold . .
All o t h e r e a r n i n g a s s e t s
Total earning a s s e t s

. . . . . .

5$ Redemption fund - F. R. Bank n o t e s
Uncollected items
Bank p r e m i s e s
All o t h e r r e s o u r c e s .
TOTAL RESOURCES .
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
F. R. Bank n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n 4
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 d e p o s i t s . . . .
D e f e r r e d a v a i l a b i l i t y items
C a p i t a l paid in
Surplus
All other l i a b i l i t i e s . . .
TOTAL LIABILITIES .

34,558

268,078

R a t i o of t o t a l r e s e r v e s t c 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 . . .

75.8^

77.0$

80.6$

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

45,494

44,581

12,366




Pel eased f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y morning;- F e b r u a r y 27, 1 9 2 5 ; not e a r l i e r .

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S t . 4444b

PESOUBCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL BESEBVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, FEBBUARY 25, 1925*
B E S O U R C E S
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
F e d e r a l B e s e r v e Bank of

Boston

Gold w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Agents
157,531
Gold r e d e m p t i o n fund w i t h U . S . T r e a s . 5 , 2 2 5
Gold held e x c l u s i v e l y a g a i n s t
F. E. n o t e s
Gold s e t t l e m e n t fund w i t h F.R.Board
Gold and gold c e r t i f . held by banks

162, 756
55,795
25,o4o

T o t a l gold r e s e r v e s

243,591

Reserves o t h e r than gold

14,321

' Total reserves
Non-reserve cash
Bills discounted:
Secured by U.S.Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
Other b i l l s discounted
Total b i l l s discounted
B i l l s b o u g h t in open market
U. S. Govemmait s e c u r i t i e s :
Bonds
Traasury 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
F o r e i g n l o a n s on gold
All other earning a s s e t s
Total earning a s s e t s
Uncoil acted i t e m s
Bank p r e m i s e s
All o t h e r r e s o u r c e s
TOTAL BESOURCES



257,9 12

New York

Phila.

Clave.

Rich.

Atlanta

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dal lew; San F r a n .

51,510
3,798

67,077
1,212

60,167
2,298

35,669 193,969
2,00%
2,199

352,459 154,416 1 7 3 , 0 7 3

69,234 1 4 6 , 2 6 3

169,826

55,308

68,289

62,465

3 7 , 6 7 2 196,168 1,647,929

21,274 104,799

27,484

27,476
6,513

48,887
3,576

27,819

187,348
317,804

48,968

63,845

16,075

22,712 26,247 23,311 8,668 9 5 , 3 2 1
857,611 226,096 263,165 108,620 176,205 369,946
8,632 6 , 1 3 5 13,028 18,264
25,351
7,368

8,992

9 1 , 7 8 4 102,278 114,928

38,849
29,973

668,619
577,029

7 4 , 3 6 3 264,990 2,893,577
9,478

5,895

135,968

885,962 233,464 271,797 114,755 189,233 388,210 110,232 104,302 3 1 8 , 9 5 2

83,841

270,885

3,029,545

749

2,040

2,422

3,869

55,533

525 10,474
15,811

2,978
7,780

318
3,804

1,234
4,007

351
1,936

12,455

8,122

283,332

11,745 2 6 , 2 8 5

10,758

4,122

5,241

20,577

433,805

40,492

17,450

2,638

11,635

42,007

317,246

1,121
790

19,649
35,049
1,427

1,277
7,787
345

8,824
9,206
408

8,122
13,846
1,909

541

3,116
28,179
5.566

75,780
263,445
25,469

3,461
462

56,125
1,564

9,409

18,438

17,094

36,861

519

374
2

23,877
474
500

399

798

364,694
10,500
3,452
1,129,697

2,812

5,132

15,983
10,695

184,206
42,721

18,271
9,572

32,714
9,940

11,220

26,678

8,156
20,532

226,927

27,843

42,654

28,688

41,961

80,070

20,231

34,105

4,975

2,662
16,161
3,737

12,460
89,910
3,987

1,415
23,163
327

10,948
25,018
6,359

1,407
1,802
73

22,560

106,357

24,905
1,032
2,950

42,325
1,220

3,282

603

2,024

3,747

2,681

3,055

18,448

8,872

4,024

1,907

5,550
1,550

8,180

2,287

16,132
4,350
12,203

91,199

416,409

76,961 120,304

37,548

2 1 , 2 1 8 124,466

38,136

25,574

41,727

35,912

100,243

57,463

138,811
16,304

63,276
1,114

60,057
7,573
433

49,099
2,446
515

30,694

36,450
3,619
323

12,799
3,039
3,125

41,313
4,067
70S

31,037
1,833
1,825

37,007

167

1,603,443

6 8 , 6 3 2 143,947 165,678
552
2,316
4,148

18,058

4,190

Total

342,006 lU6,'6l3 170,59%
10,453
7,803
2,479

3,936

-

Chicago S t . L o u i s

8,-073

368

4 l 4 , 8 6 7 1 , 4 8 3 , 6 1 7 377,090 4 6 2 , 8 4 5

2,780

86,448
8,099
2,086

2,071
207,175 251,128 617,489 192,507 149, 58$

208,807

150,473

3:756

644,454
58,332
24.450

156,870 420,028

4,942,011

S t . 4444c

"BET-easetf TOT p u b l i c a t i o n - F r i d a y morning, February 27, 1925; n o t e a r l i e r .
X
RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL BESEPVE BAMS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, FEBRUARY 25, 1925.
L I A B I L I T I E S
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
Boston
199,079

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

132,277
2,731
159

884,895 121,952 174,531
6,028
3,968
598
23,336
653
1,182

66,799 71,490 308,336
2,530 1,668
646
181
213 1,818

83,877
1,864

135,167

914,259 126,573 1 7 6 , 3 1 1

69,510

7 3 , 3 7 1 310,800

86,508

57,991

22,957
4,594

37,721
5,110

12,928
3,268

Tcbul d e p o s i t s
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
C a p i t a l p a i d in
Surplus
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
TOTAL LIABILITIES
R a t i o of t o t a l r e s e r v e s t o d e p o s i t
ar*i F. B. n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s
combined, p e r c e n t

New York
357,857

Phila.

160,281

CI eve.

R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago St •Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San F r a n . T o t a l
75,275 140,647 177,538 52,699 66,966 6 6 , 5 5 1 4 5 , 5 8 6 194,673 1 , 7 2 8 , 7 5 2

F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank of
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

191,600

55,770 119,551 58,822 5 8 , 5 9 3 44,I4O
8,069
30,576 1 1 , 0 6 8 1 2,957
5,932
16,382 58,749 20,059 22,462 11,701
400
2,625
227
922
617
4 i 4 , 8 6 7 I , 4 s 3 * 6 l 7 377,090 4 6 2 , 8 4 5

77.2

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
purchased f o r f o r e i g n
correspond ents

69.6
12,880

81.4

4,600

73.9

5,290

8,950
609
207,175 251,128
79.3

2,668

88.4

2,024

81,646
15,473

30,426

1,606

617,489

79.5

6,854

55,919
1,772
300
767

9,971
49s
192,507
79.2

2,300

7,497
938

64,229 156,883 2,208,405
26,673
1,510 1,629 1,729
246
5
,
0
0
6
34,558
697
8 9 , 4 2 4 66,104 1 6 3 , 6 l S 2,269,636

87,217

39,082 32,662
4,318
8,977

455

37,169
4,127
8,104
7,592 15,071
799 • 1,393

1 4 9 , 5 8 8 208,807 156,870 420,028

83-5

1,610

76.3

75-1

75-6

601,04i

113,596
217,837
11,149
4,942,011

75.8

2,024

1,748

73,360
6,809

52,466
6,880

243,873 2 , 0 5 2 , 6 7 3
49,200
323,921

66,551

45,586

194,673 1,728,752

3,496

45,494

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES OUTSTANDING AND IN ACTUAL CIRCULATION
F . P. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
IP. R. n o t e s held by banks

218,668

t.

199,079

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

B i l l s discounted
B i l l s "bought i n open market
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
Municipal w a r r a n t s



19,589

497,563 187,041 208,106 92,356 160,591 189,092 60,119 69,438
139,706 26,760 16,506 17,081 19,944 11,554 7,420 2,472
357,857 160,281 191,600 7 5 , 2 7 5 140,647 177,538 52,699 66,966

DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS, MUNICIPAL WARRANTS 'AND U. S. CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS BY MATURITIES
From 91 days
Total
Over 6 months
W i t h i n 15 days l 6 t o 30 d a y s 31 t o 60 days 6 l t o 90 days
t o 6 months
433,805
1,949
20,620
8,378
17,440
31,629
353,789
317,246
4,580
48,277
74,827
55,785
133,777
25,469
21,765
3,022
482
200
2
2

P 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, February 27, 1925; n o t e a r l i e r .

S t . 4444d

FEDERAL E5SEEVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, FEBRUARY 25, 1925.
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Agent a t

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich.

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

R E S O U R C E S
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e n o t e s onland
Federal Reserve notes o u t s t a n d i n g
C o l l a t e r a l s e c u r i t y f o r 'Federal
Reserve notes o u t s t a n d i n g :
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold red emption fund
Gold fund - F. R. Board
E l i g i b l e paper Amount r e q u i r e d
E x c e s s amount h e l d
TOTAL

52,550

218,66s

325,940 51,goo 51,900

18,441
69,438

497,563 187,041 208,106

30,300 186,698 6,000 8,780
10,231 29,30s 13,224 11,814
117,000 126,000 127,389 150,000

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

5,000

Total

29,423 1 9 , 9 3 7 64,100
73,360

986,788
52,466 243,873 2 , 0 5 2 , 6 7 3

16,011
278,016
3 , 6 5 8 13,796
101,566
16,000 180,173 1,223,861
61,137 155,557 4 0 , 4 2 8 37,512 23,674 16,644 23,4i4 8,609 2,361 1 3 , 1 9 3 16,797 49,904 449,230
7,502
126,063
2,747 3 8 , 5 9 1
8,849
194 4 3 , 0 4 2 19,242
3.9S8
3,531
1,563 12,161
267,473
4 9 7 , 3 8 8 1,447,129 428,629 5 0 6 , 7 0 3 219,005 382,932 681,263 165,i4o 161,305 179,674 126,432 564,007 5,359,607
2,887

2,947

13,052
1,525
52,500

5,034

3,335

238,841

260,006 117,800 222,147 449,129

85,779

428,629

506,703 219,005 382,932 681,263 165,140 161,305 179,674 126,432 564,007 5,359,607

3,807
56,360

L I A B I L I T I E S
Net amount of F e d e r a l R e s e r v e n o t e s
r e c e i v e d f r o m C o m p t r o l l e r of
t h e Currency
271,218
C o l l a t e r a l r e c e i v e d from
F e d e r a l r e s e r v e bank:
Gold
E l i g i b l e paper
TOTAL




823,503

87,879 102,783

72,403 307,973 3,039,461

1 i'Mi
497,388 1,447,129