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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, Jan. 18;
not earlier.

B-801
Federal Reserve Board
January 17» 1935•

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS

The daily average volume of Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding during the
week ended January l6, as reported by the Federal Reserve banks, was $2,464,000,000,
unchanged from the preceding week and $194,000,000 less than in the corresponding
week in 193^*
On January l6 total Reserve bank credit amounted to $2,468,000,000, an increase
of $1,000,000 for the week. Increases of $105,000,000 in member bank reserve
balances and $21,000,000 in nonmember deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts
and a decrease of $4,000,000 in Treasury and national bank currency were practically
offset by decreases of $38,000,000 in money in circulation and $75,000,000 in
Treasury cash and deposits with Federal Reserve banks and an increase of
$15,000,000 in monetary gold stock.
Bills discounted increased $9,000,000 at the Federal Reserve bank of Chicago,
$2,000,000 at the Federal Reserve Bank of IIew York and $10,000,000 at all Federal
Reserve banks. There was practically no change in holdings of bills bought in
open market 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 January l6, 1935* were as follows:

Increase or decrease
since
Jan. l6

Jan. 9

Jan. 17

(In millions of dollars)
Bills discounted
Bills bought
U. S # Government securities
Industrial advances (not including 11 million
commitments - January l6)
Other Reserve bank credit
TOTAL RESERVE BANK CREDIT
Monetary gold stock
Treasury and national bank currency
Money in circulation
Member bank reserve balances
Treasury cash and deposits with F. R. banks
Nonmember deposits and other F.R. accounts




17

6

+10

~s4
-106
- 2

2,430
+15
*

15

-•9

- 1

8,273
2,504

+ 1
+15
- 4

-172
+4,238

5,382
4,388
3,019

457

-38
+105

-75

+21

*Less than $500,000.

+202

+26
+1,600
+2,612
+26

Released for publication. Friday morning, January IS, 1935?

earlier.

B-801a

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Jan. 16,1935

Jan. 9.1935

Jan. 17,193*4

5,237,503
—
17,398
287,HUH
5,542,345
1,752

5,162,076
—
19,0o0
287,644
5,468,7^0
1,964

91+7,682
2,568,648
43,974
244,870
3.805,174
12,527

13,604
3.617
17,221
5,562
14,826

3.4o6
6,994
5,611
14,744

A S S E T S
Gold certificates on hand and due from
U. S. Treasury
Gold
Redemption fund - F. R. notes
Other cash
Total reserves
Redemption fund - F. R. "bank notes
Bills discounted:
Secured "by U.S.Gov't, obligations, direct
and/or fully guaranteed
Other bills discounted
Total bills discounted
Bills bought in open market
Industrial advances
U, S. Government securities:
Bonds
Treasury notes
Certificates and bills
Total U.S. Government securities .
Other securities
Total bills and securities
Gold held abroad
Due from foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other assets . . . .

....

TOTAL ASSETS

395,627

3,588

35.553
65.762
101,315
111,939

525,925
2,430,219
—

395,662
1,507,117
527,475
2,430,254
—

935.820
2,431,790
1,413

2,467,828
—
806
24,226
505,729
49,296
45.589

2,457,603
—
8O5
24,489
428,403
49,190
44.850

2,646,457
4,319
3,390
20,512
4l6,635
51,980
116.990

8,637,571

8,476,084

7,077,984

3,099,050

3,136,987
26,185

2,959,556
204,536

4,282,546
80,137
19.H1*
174,725

2,788,073
105,356
3,955
139.506

4,556,522

3,036,890

1,508,667

442,807
1,053,163

L I A B I L I T I E S
F. R. notes in actual circulation
F. R. bank note circulation - net
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
All other liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES

25,869

4,387,560
67,227
18,339
196.677
4,669,803
506,428
146,839
144,893
10,526

30,808
3.355
8,637,571

Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F. R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents
Commitments to make industrial advances




71.3$

. .

419,920
146,844
144,893
10,496
30,816
3.421
8,476,084
71.1$

567

878

10,846

10,375

420,675
145,078
132,383
22,523
150.343
7,077,984
63.5$
4,477

ASSETS Aim' LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BA17KS Oil JA2TUARY l6, 1935
(In thousands of dollars)

A S S E T S
Total

Boston

Few York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

B-80Ib

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran

Gold certificates on hand and due
from U. S. Treasury
5.237.503 40^,967 1 , 8 5 1 , 7 0 8 2 6 9 , 6 3 9 37S,935 1 7 5 , 0 1 4 112,775 1 , 0 6 6 , 8 9 1 2 0 7 , 9 7 3 142,876 195,935 1 1 0 , 3 1 0 3 2 0 , 4 8 0
1,782
Redemption fund - P. R. notes
528
254
1,082
1,059
17.39S
577
3,631
2,351
1,737
289
3,537
571
287,444 33.955
68,964 37,204 14,851 13,933 15,462
Other cash
35,761 12,824 12,110 1 1 , 8 6 3
8,787 21,130
Total reserves
5,5^2,3^5 439,499 1,921,731 3 0 9 , 7 9 4 395.523 1 9 0 , 7 2 9 131,S6S 1 , 1 0 3 , 7 3 4 2 2 1 , 3 2 5 1 5 5 , 2 4 0 2 0 8 , 3 6 9 1 1 9 , 3 8 6 3 4 5 , 1 4 7
—
—
—
Redemption fund - F.F..bank notes
1,752
250
—
—
—
—
1,502
Bills discounted:
Secured by U.S.Gov't, obligations,
——
direct and/or fully guaranteed 13,604
388
186
9,000
28
10
457
3,253
55
15
65
1*7
—
Other bills discounted
124
156
108
10
17
^6
491
3,617
63
2,519
—
Total bills discounted
451
17,221
948
310
9,010
28
5,772
32
101
103
303
163
Bills bought in open market
4o4
204
5,562
2,102
258
651
105
143
385
84
l4s
523
555
Industrial advances
904
14,826
850
96s
912
4i6
1,792
1,810
434
1,100
597
1,695
3.3*+Z
U. S. Government securities:
Bonds
23,206
l4l,01S 2 5 , 1 3 6 30,559 1 4 , 8 5 9 13,539
62,145
18,818
23,857
395.627
13,797 15.359 13,33^
Treasury notes
1,508,667
98,936
475,691 104,925 1 3 4 2 5 6 6 5 , 2 6 7 59r-375
273,356 58,423 37,098 57,767 3 5 , 7 4 4 1 0 4 , 8 2 9
Certificates and bills
lb1,109 37,059 48.209 23.436 21.319
92.842 2 0 . q s 0 13.l4l 20.743
35,529
T7.64<S
525,925
Total U.S.Gov't, securities. 2 , 4 3 0 , 2 1 9 1 5 7 , 6 7 1

777,818

103,562

9^,233

428,343

93,200

65,598

91,844

71,475

166,331

Total bills and securities

786,542 171,971 214,825 105,764

95,558

438,916

93,7^9
8
948

67,492
6
771
12,408
1,580
755

92,529

72,750

167,414

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




2,467,828 160,318
80 6
60
24,226
390
505,729 51,S31
3,16s
49,296
>+5,589
633
8,637,571

317
6,355

126,961
11,49s

31,849

656,1119 2 , $ 8 6 , 7 5 5

167,120 213,024

S3
.500
40,366

4,485
4,800

77
1,033
49,108

30
3,966

41,135

6,629

3,02s

1,529

l,3S5

29
1,261

15,9^5
2,325
1,811

97
2,912
68,358

^,955
869

26,963
2,628

246

22

21

56

1,430
26,811
3,447
319

406

4,254

19,721

26,122
3,869
497

l,6s4
896

531,999 668,724 3 ^ 6 , 0 3 7 248,797 l,6i9,s4i 345,867 2 3 2 , 2 5 2 332,927 214,864 5^7,359

ASSETS AED LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS Oil JANUARY 16, 1935
(In thousands of dollars)

1 I A B I III T I E S

Total Boston Hew York
F.R.notes in actual circulation 3.099.050 259.585
647,943
F.R.bank note circulation - net
25,869
905
24,964
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve acco-unt
387,560 314,146 1,793,666
33,608
U.S.Treasurer - General acco-unt
67,227
1,763
Foreign bank
5,235
18,339
1,331
Other deposits
13^,921
3,123
196,677
Total deposits
4,669,803 3 2 0 , 3 6 3 1 , 9 6 8 , 4 3 0
Deferred availability items
506,428 51.944
126,077
Capital paid in
59,606
146,839 1 0 , 8 0 7
Surplus (Section 7)
49,964
144,893
9,902
Surplus (Section 13 b)
912
773
10,526
Reserve for contingencies
i,64s
30,808
7,501
All other liabilities
83
1,497
3,355
TOTAL LIABILITIES
8 , 6 3 7 , 5 7 1 656,149 2,886,755
Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F. R. note liabilities combined
71«3
75 »8
Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents
567
Commitments to make industrial
advane e s
10,846
1,668

73.4

Phila.

Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta
2 3 0 , 1 1 2 297.S3S l6o,6l4 1 2 S , 6 1 0

Chicago St .Louis Minn. Iians.Cy. Dallas San Fran.
7 6 8 , 1 6 7 1 3 S , 3 7 3 1 0 3 , 6 2 8 114,050

726,184
222,-5^7 279,855 128,518 82,166
4,076
723
5,431
5,961
1.^57
2,336
703
1,775
1,926
646
6,812
2,165
3,893
3,936
2,303
2 2 9 , 8 6 6 29i,4s4 1 3 2 , 1 0 9
90,546
739,408
71,382
4o,46o
lo,2S2
38,173 ^7,730
1
2,726
4,969
4,369
15,129
13,172
21,350
13,470 1^,371
5,540
5,186
896
2,09s
75^
1,250
955
2,595
2,996
l,4i6
3,000
5,325
101
5S7
174
.155
33
531,999 6 6 8 , 7 2 4 3 ^ 6 , 0 3 7 248,797 1 , 6 1 9 , 8 4 1
67.3

67.I

65.2

60.2

B-gOlc

73.2

50,242

199,888

152,548 1 0 5 , 5 3 5 177.303 128,373 276,719
6,632
1,845
1,490
1,997
2,254
612
519
425
518
1,313
2,042 20,309
8,987
5,^39
2.7^7
1 6 8 , 7 6 9 113,244 182,565 132,424 300,595
28,541 12,493 27,359 22,309 23,678
3,132
4,084
4,052
4,047 10,746
3,420
3,613
4,655
9,645
3,777
1,003
293
381
585
626
1,211
807
893
1,363
2,053
121
188
171
76
169
3^5,867 2 3 8 , 2 5 2 3 3 2 , 9 2 7 2 l 4 , s 6 4
72.1

71.6

209

56

54

21

20

66

17

4,502

302

1,169

412

719

30

1,210

70.2

13

15

5^7,359

69.0

65.4

40

15

806

28

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SECURITIES
Total
Bills discounted
17,221
Bills bought in open market
5,562
Industrial advances
14,826
U. S. Government securities 2,430,219




Within 15 days

15,588
2,7^3

30,200

l6 to 30 days
223

833
186
44,467

31 to 60 days
677
609
656

15^.252

61 to 90 days

701

31 days to
6 months
31

Over 6 months
1

1,317
878

201,873

1,243
405,891

11,816
1,593.536

FEDERAL EE SERVE NOTE S TATEMSNT OF JANUARY l6, 1935
(in thousands of dollars)
Total
Federal Reserve notes:
Issued to F.R.bank by F.R.agent 3,433,031
Held by Federal Reserve bank
333,981
In actual circulation
3.0S9.050
Collateral held by agent as security for notes issued to bank:
Gold certificates on hand and
3,292,700
due from U. S. Treasury
15,77S
Eligible paper
193,000
U. S. Govt, securities
3,501,478
Total collateral

Total
Federal Reserve bank notes:
Issued to F.R.bank( outstanding)
Held by Federal Reserve bank
In circulation - net*
Collateral pledged against
outstanding notes:
Discounted and purchased
bills

Boston
299,089
39,504

New York Phila.

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

B-SOld
Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

766,277 251,86l 311,591 172,624 146,608
118,334 21,749 13,753 12,010 17,998
647,943 2 3 0 , 1 1 2 2 9 7 , 8 3 s l6o,6i4 1 2 8 , 6 1 0

804,358 143,168 108,025 123,59^
36,191
4,795
4,397
9,544
7 6 8 , 1 6 7 138,373 1 0 3 , 6 2 8 114,050

56,449 249,387
6,207 49,499
50,242

199,888

301,617
451

788,706 222,000 281,215 l40,340

812,513 143,936 109,000 1 2 3 , 5 5 0
57
9,009
27

57,675
32

223,763
101
30,000

302,068

793,179 252,845 316,525 173,617 153.521

821,522 143,963 109,000 123,607

57,707 253,864

259,585

—

Boston

4,473

845
30,000

310
35,000

277
33s000

88,385
196
65,000

FEDERAL &ESERVE BAHK NOTE STATEMEFIT ON JANUARY l6, 1935
(in thousands of dollars)
New York Phila. Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta
Chicago St.Louis

37,165
11,296

1,511
606

25,446
482

10,208
10,208

25,869

905

24,964

U. S. Govt, securities

42,874

5,000

2 5 , 8 74

12,000

Total collateral

42,874

5,000

25,374

12,000

—

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

—
—

—

*Does not include $75,843,000 of Federal Reserve bank notes for the retirement of which Federal Reserve banks have deposited lawful money
with the Treasurer of the United States.