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Released, f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y morning, J a n . 24; not e a r l i e r . STATEMEW FOE THE PRESS S t . 6466 F e d e r a l Reserve Board J a n u a r y 23, 1930. CCHDITIOH OF FEDERAL UNSERVE 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 Reserve banks on January 22, made p u b l i c ty t h e F e d e r a l Reserve Board, shows d e c r e a s e s f o r the week of $9,100,000 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 , $25,000,000 i n b i l l s bought i n open market and $2,400,000 i n U. S. s e c u r i t i e s . Member bank r e serve d e p o s i t s i n c r e a s e d $2,200,000, Government d e p o s i t s $9,500,000 and c a s h r e s e r v e s $17,000,000, while F e d e r a l r e s e r v e n o t e c i r c u l a t i o n d e c l i n e d $43,100,000. T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s were $36,800,000 below t h e amount r e p o r t e d a week ago. The p r i n c i p a l changes i n h o l d i n g s of b i l l s d i s c o u n t e d by F e d e r a l r e s e r v e banks f o r t h e week were i n c r e a s e s of $19,000,000 a t the F e d e r a l Reserve Bank of Uew York and $4,600,000 a t San F r a n c i s c o , and d e c l i n e s of $12,100,000 a t C l e v e l a n d , $13,200,000 a t Chicago and $5,300,000 a t Richmond. 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 $25,000,000 and of Treasury n o t e s $ 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , while h o l d i n g s of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s i n c r e a s e d $3,600,000. F e d e r a l r e s e r v e n o t e c i r c u l a t i o n was $43,100,000 l e s s than a week ago, a l l F e d e r a l r e s e r v e banks e x c e p t Chicago r e p o r t i n g d e c r e a s e s f o r t h e week. The p r i n c i p a l changes by F e d e r a l r e s e r v e banks were an i n c r e a s e of $8,900,000 a t Chicago and d e c r e a s e s of $13,600,000 a t Boston, $10,500,000 a t P h i l a d e l p h i a , $8,700,000 a t New York, $5,800,000 a t Cleveland and $4,900,000 a t San F r a n cisco. A summary of the 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 b a n k s , t o g e t h e r with changes d u r i n g t h e week and t h e y e a r ending Januayy 22, 1930, follows: I n c r e a s e or d e c r e a s e s i n c e J a n . 22.1930 J a n . 15.1930 J a n . 23.1929 ( i n thousands of d o l l a r s ) 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 . . . . . . 3,171,518 2,975,215 + + 17,001 i4,i63 1,222,804 - 36,819 - + — - 116,842 - 155,829 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 433,223 239,394 193,829 - 9.H3 4,330 13,443 B i l l s bought i n open market 298,389 - 24,95s . . . . 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 and b i l l s . . . . 476,662 69,610 170,213 236,839 Federal reserve notes in circulation . 1,739,241 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 2,4I4,97S 2,359.801 . 26,071 2,39s + + 357,988 327,125 224,587 348,891 + 232,049 274,62s 17,266 6,010 3,631 + + + 71,830 185,532 - 43,130 + 78,274 + + + 11,099 2,151 9,49s + .+ 17,888 9^0 13,983 — - + 19 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, J a n u a r y 24,1930; n o t e a r l i e r . S t . 6466a RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF TEE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BA-TKS CO!® IUED ( i n thousands of d o l l a r s ) R E S O U R C E S 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 redemption f u n d w i t h U. S. Treasury 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 hanks T o t a l ffold r e s e r v e s . . R e s e r v e s o t h e r than g o l d . . . Total reserves 2Ton-reserve cash B i l l s discounted; Sec. "by U. S. Government o b l i ;ations 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 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 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 Due f r o m f o r e i g n banks Uncollected items Bank p r e m i s e s All other resources . TOTAL RESOURCES . J a n . 22.1930 J a n . 15.1930 J a n . 2 3 . 1 9 2 9 1,630,014 59,758 1,739,772 1,690,879 61,627 1,752,506 608,9^0 626,503 558,243 650,303 670,984 2,975,215 2,961,052 2,648,090 196,303 3,171,518 76,35% 193,465 165,440 3,154,517 84,466 2,813,530 96,488 235,064 471,443 298,389 442,336 323,347 454,213 69,610 170,213 69,629 176,223 476,662 479,060 239,394 193,829 >33,223 236,839 207,272 233,208 1,223,392 70,648 I,294,O4O 633,066 310,671 782,114 52,344 98,383 51,307 202,034 14,530 • 14,880 1,222,804 1,259,623 9,025 1,447,391 ^ 725 600,316 725 744,923 58,149 700,026 58,606 58,213 731 12,231 5,202,161 5,314,666 5,125,193 1,739,241 1,782,371 1,660,967 2,359,801 26,071 6,958 22,148 2,357,650 16,573 7,011 22,645 2,414,978 2,403,879 2,358,861 12,088 6,762 19,379 2,397,090 584,189 171,253 276,936 665,037 171,107 276,936 15,336 648,570 148,356 5,314,666 5,125,193 12,263 8,421 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 account . . Government Foreign bank Other d e p o s i t s T o t a l de-posits . . . . . . 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 . . . . 15,564 5,202,161 254,398 15,812 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 and F. R. n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s combined . . . 76.3# 75.4% 69.35S Contingent 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 530,600 527,435 325,443 C. RESOURCES A1TD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS OH JANUARY 22, 1930 S t . 6466b ( i n thousands of d o l l a r s ) T o t a l Boston ITew York P h i l a . Cleve. Rich. 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 Fran. Gold with F e d e r a l Reserve Agents 1 , 6 8 0 , 0 1 4 209,917 238,594 120,000 136,900 Jl,koi 113,950 309,564 79,045 61,157 8 0 , 0 0 0 32,723 226,763 Gold redemption f u n d w i t h U . S . T r e a s u r y 59,758 1,808 16,254 4,600 4,313 2,l4p 2,500 11,280 1,734 3,970 3,24l 1,4^9 6,459 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 1 , 7 3 9 , 7 7 2 211,725 254,848 124,600 l 4 l , 2 1 3 73,5^1 116,450 320,844 80,779 65,127 83,241 34,182 233,222 Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d w i t h F.R.Board 608,9^0 10,289 231,045 21,058 71,202 22,826 9,568 95,598 25,507 16,380 50,460 17,752 37,255 Gold and g o l d c e r t i f . h e l d by banks 626,503 29,620 375,045 42,446 41,235 12,263 4,015 67,755 6,997 4,872 6,797 9,105 26,353 R E S 0 UHEt C E S T o t a l gold r e s e r v e s R e s e r v e s o t h e r than g o l d 2,975,215 251,634 19 b ?303 22,476 s6o,933 188,104 253,650 108,630 130,033 484,197 113,283 Total reserves N o n - r e s e r v e cash B i l l s discounted: 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 3 , 1 7 1 , 5 1 8 274,110 916,924 207,3o6 266,373 117,878 l 4 7 , 6 6 o 502,111 123,825 90,518 148,907 66,467 309,439 16,855 4,070 5,829 5,589 4,976 8,666 8,108 1,697 2,535 4,46i 6,543 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 and b i l l 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 n i s _ a ^ s e _ c u r i t i e s Due f r o m f o r e i g n banks Uncollected items 3ank 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 C. 7b,354 7,025 239,394 193,829 11,637 10,803 433,223 22,44o 55,9^6 19,202 12,723 9,2^g 17,627 5,428 12,609 8,929 7,419 2,730 2,883 9,538 l4,l4g 89,655 50,927 65,590 2 4 , 6 i o 73,7o4 16,34-8 13,208 5,6i3 8,421 23,687 11,407 20,574 949 11,297 38,172 1,821 10,481 6,964 19,266 30 5,972 5,730 17,648 117,264 8,311 22,556 11,537 69,610 3,676 11,383 87,229 112,188 210,800 9,500 3,792 l4,067 25,039 42,898 1,000 4,151 12,400 13,715 30,266 1,500 3,483 1,521 4,898 9,902 - 3,402 5,381 8,850 - 68,734 53 6l,924 3,580 94 6i,o39 296,830 46,511 27,193 39,370 26,220 18,421 1,222,804 725 66o,3lo 58,213 12,231 86,379 l 4 0 , 4 9 8 4,139 S,409 3,349 25,319 24*437 26,490 298,389 bjOo 16,891 26,873 1,000 10,5^2 6,962 72,627 1 7,028 28,668 18,714 170,213 236,839 476,662 14,530 17,91^ 29,539 67 25,681 - 2,877 8,530 10,427 10,l47 9,584 6,000 10,051 25,635 - 10,6,00 1,216 11,816 - 427,219 103,136 119,912 46,o4g 56,232 175,119 48,85 2 30,951 27,699 48,339 70,562 24l 171,415 70 54,791 26 29,383 96 81,989 3,783 171 3,823 719 15,664 1,762 72 62,873 7,058 1,071 30 60,504 3,194 727 2,658 12,214 32,481 70,376 1,500 8,295 5,215 263 2,800 16,917 3,063 - - 26 17 .3,811 366 2,018 533 22 22 50 167 4oi 376 32,612 12,790 34,419 22,971 34,645 3,972 1,876 4,325 5,202,i6l 415,520 1,552,101 371,3o6 463,188 233,971 244,758 776,995 217,600 138,524 217,721 144,537 425,940 LIABILITIES F.H.notes in actual 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 Total deposits Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y i t e m s Capital paid in Surplus All other l i a b i l i t i e s RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON JAiTJARY 22, 1930 ( i n thousands of d o l l a r s ) Total Boston New York Phi l a . CIeve. Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s 1,739,241 170,079 2,359,801 26,071 6,958 22,i4s 2,4i4,978 584,189 171,253 276,936 15,564 5,202,161 TOTAL LIABILITIES Reserve r a t i o (per c e n t ) 76.3 Contingent 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 530,oOO F . R . n o t e s on hand ( n o t e s r e c ' d from F,R.Agent l e s s n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n ) 430,043 F . R . n o t e s r e c ' d from Comptroller F . R . n o t e s h e l d by F. R. Agent F . R . n o t e s i s s u e d to F.R.Bank C o l l a t e r a l h e l d as s e c u r i t y f o r F . R . n o t e s i s s u e d t o F.R.Bank: Gold and gold 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 85.2 39,316 Minn. Kans.Cv. D a l l a s San Fran* 286,291 145,451 174,961 84,441 131,764 293,532 88,750 64,038 83,776 41,023 952,245 132,311 182,412 70,371 66,009 343,666 78,584 51,942 90,715 63,837 4,161 1,180 1,419 3,633 3,107 2,199 1,469 1,073 1,554 2,647 3,276 532 549 230 193 735 197 126 165 165 10,378 58 900 133 208 769 232 203 135 35 970,060 134,081 185,280 74,367 69,522 347,369 .80,482 53,344 92,569 66,6s4 144,468 47,94s 56,747 55»6o4 25,264 68,332 30,802 10,070 27,431 22,782 67,382 io,483 15,743 6,055 5,419 20,132 5,254 3,083 4,283 4,413 80,001 26,965 29,l4l 12,496 10,857 40,094 10,877 7,143 9,162 8,935 3,899 378 1,316 1,008 1,932 2,536 1,435 846 500 100 1,552,101 37l,3o6 463,188 233,971 244,75s 776,995 217,600 138,524 217,721 144,537 74.2 73.0 73-9 77.1 74.2 73.4 77.7 73.2 84.4 61.7 174,103 51,535 53,129 22,314 19,126 71,193 19,127 12,220 15,939 15,939 59«556 83,872 26,218 30,o4o l6,4s5 29,102 70,754 17,319 6,395 13,252 FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS 170,135 178,835 1,510 379 8,858 189,582 34,516 11,413 19,514 780 425,940 86.0 36,659 7,6l4 69,436 3,450,558 340,985 1,281,274 111,350 2 , l o 9 , 2 8 4 229,635 874,353 211,969 291,531 163,117 262,740 511,086 130,539 120,395 132,548 70,624 340,671 504,190 4o,30o 86,530 62,191 101,874 i4i,800 24,470 119,962 35,520 21,987 101,100 370,163 171,669 205,001 100,926 160,866 369,286 106,069 70,433 97,028 48,637 239,571 420,894 1,259,120 712,59s 2,392,612 229,96s 39,900 16,900 l6,4oi 8,100 7,945 8,626 80,100 120,000 55,000 105,850 309,564 71,100 197,814 53,363 86,781 34,997 47,108 103,013 29,453 436,408 173,363 223,681 106,398 161,058 412,577 108,498 7 Total 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 and b i l l s Municipal w a r r a n t s 148,874 2,119 4o6 239 151,638 60,225 11,593 21,751 234 415,520 st, 6466c 433,223 298,389 236,839 30 ; ~— 35,300 174,617 40,784 250,701 ——— : ' * 1 — >—w • I ^ 'V «—1., 41,457 70,537 79,979 31,355 XUJL , xvv 14,157 17,223 35,000 47,000 80,000 15,500 191,763 13,785 24,397 22,484 58,619 74,942 104,397 55,207 285,382 MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS MB SHORT TERM SECURITIES 91 days to Within 15 days l o t o 30 days 31 to 60 days 6 l to 90 days 6 months 326,283 28,139 42,550 25,169 10,; 154,156 / 884 92,035 30 Over 6 months 834 64,825