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STATEMENT FOE THE PRESS

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
F r i d a y m o r n i n g , J a n . 29;
no t e a r l i e r .

B-656
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Board
J a n u a r y 28, 1932.
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BAKKS

Tne 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 " during?
t h e r-eek e n d i n g J a n u a r y 27, &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 "banks, was
$ 1 , 8 1 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , a d e c l i n e of $ 2 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 compared w i t h t h e p r e c e d i n g week and
an i n c r e a s e of $ 8 2 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 compared w i t h t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g weak i n 1931On J a n u a r y 27, t o t a l r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t amounted t o $ J , 7 9 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , a
c l i n e of $ 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 f o r t h e week. T h i s d e c r e a s e c o r r e s p o n d s w i t h d e c r e a s e s
$ 2 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n money i n c i r c u l a t i o n and $ 2 7 , 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 , o f f s e t i n p a r t by d e c r e a s e s of $ 2 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n monetary ~old stock
$ 9 , 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 , and an i n c r e a s e of $ 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n
expended c a p i t a l f u n d s , nonmember d e p o s i t s , e t c .

deof
and
un-

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 $ 1 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t t h e F e d e r a l Reserve
Bank of P h i l a d e l p h i a , $ 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t San F r a n c i s c o , $ 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t New York and
$ 1 9 , 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 m a r k e t d e c l i n e d $ 2 6 , 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
$ 1 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , w h i l e 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 $ 1 7 , 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 J a n u a r y 27, 1932 were a s f o l l o w s :

Increase or decrease
since
J a n . 27
1932

J a n . 20
1932

J a n . 28
1931

( I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
Bills 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
TOTAL RESERVE BAM CREDIT
Monetary g o l d s t o c k
Treasury currency a d j u s t e d

838
lo2
752
46
1,798
4,426
1,776

Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n
5,589
Member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s
1,945
Unexpended c a p i t a l f u n d s , n o n n e n i b o r d e p o s i t s , e t c . 4 6 5




19
_ 26
41
2

+
+
+
+

623
42
142
36

9
24
9

+

842
211
5

24
27
7

+1, 045
—
480
+
60

+

-

-

-

+

_
-

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 . 25,1932; n o t e a r l i e r .

E-656a

R1S07RC3S JPD LIABILITIES
OF TIES TWELVE FEDERAL
BAHS C0M3IFED
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
J a n . 27,1932

J a n . 20,1932

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 . . . .
uold 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 .

2,063,879
59,493

2,056,23!+
59,491

1,784,009
35,284

Cpld 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 banks

2,123,372
333,756
529,858

2,115,727
363,UlO
52b,777

1,819,293
418,335
854,086

T^iO_£old_jN1serves.
Reserves o t h e r t.\m gold

^9S6~3S6
19o,520

3^0^914
189,717

3,091,714
186,718

22M..J^serves
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

3035^506
77,315

3,195.631
76,357

3,278,432

451,664
385,975

^38,5^5
330]44l

837,639
lo2,26l

818,986
188,04l

68,206
146,931
215,137
120,241

320,383
51,070
380,263

320,213
33,557
397,698

190,135
336,762

751,716
36,296

751,468
36,846

609,877

1,787,912
S,SOS
15*74s
351,251

1,795,341
3,597

945,405

J a n . 23,1931

R E S O U R C E S

Total b i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought i n open market
U. S • G-overnment s e c u r i t i e s:

.

. . .

3onds

Treasury notes
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s
Zpt.'.l "I,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 from f o r e i g n banks . . . . . . . . .
F . R . n o t e s of o t h e r banks
Uncollected items
iA11
Ail otner resources
T D P ©3711 S 6

S

•

#

#

•

TOTAL E3S0UBCES

r - -7

j(

' '-i

r>

17,1-1

19,137

431,387
-7
} I, j l 3
36,3/1
fT"7

86,539

82,980

150
702
22,300

445,328
58,034
18,642

5,523,510

5,620,664

4,855,382

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
F o r e i g n bank
Other d e p o s i t s

2,627,296

2,642,140

1,478,302

1 , 9 4 5 217
' 38,*555
7",<'17
35>J S 3

1 971 564
' 26,'l46
81,830
26,385

Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Capital paid in
s - p l All other l i a b i l i t i e s

2,099,492
352,001
icci
259:421
26,067

2,105,925
428,587
ikq Urq
259:421
25,0)2

2,424,oo6
14,6?Q
b,357
13,533
2,484,475
435,579
169,531
274,636
12,559

5,523,510

5,620,664

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 and
F . R. n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s combined . . .

67.4$

67.3^

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
lor foreign correspondents

304,777

285,299




4,855,382
82.7/0
442,435

RESOURCES AIID LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAKES OIT JAFUARY 27, 1932
(In thousands of dollars)
B-65&b
Total Boston ITew York Phila. Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans,Cy. Dallas San Fran.
Gold with Federal reserve agents
2,063,879 160,62? 4/0,239 1&5.000 212,4/0 73,170 80,100 529,620 66,995 54,555 61,680 34,660 154,763
Gold redemption fund with U.S.Treasury 59,493 4,692
11,453
7,145
7,4l5
2,549
3,278 9.572 2,367
897
3,118
1.003
6,004
Gold held exclusively against
F. R. notes
2,123,372 165,319 481,692 172,145 219,885 75.719 83,378 539,192 69,362 55,452 64,798 35,663 160,767
Gold settlement fund with F. R. Board 333,756
8,984 11,409
8,275 26,149
6,027
162,961
5,487
9,992 42,037 20,234 5,763 26,438
Gold and gold c e r t i f . held by banks
1,848
3,627 23,486
12,032
11.985
28,181
23,608
20,269
5,820
529,858
337,014
8,835 53.153
Total gold reserves
2,986,986 191,615
981,667 210,318 285,530 101,773 97,976 618,783 86,881 66,284 88,192 47,565 210,402
6,694
9,132 9,228 11,699
Reserves other than gold
198,520 19.497
6,505 33.441 13.110
45,270 19.174 15,297
9,473
Total reserves
3,185,506 211,112 1,026,937 229,492 300,827 111,246 104,481 652,224 99.991 72,978 97,324 56,793 222,101
2,001
1,881
3,672 6,552
4,214 4,612 4,765 11,736
Hon-reserve cash
21,275
9,113
3.797
77.315
3.697
B i l l s discounted:
6,111
3,406 57,297
1,580
Secured by U.S.Govt, obligations
451,664 23,494 131,539 59,446 71,769
9,785 13,728 58,690 14,819
11,861
Other b i l l s discounted
51,353
43,664 67,818 51,287 29,809 37,613 25.014 9,664 10,095 27,393
385,975 20,404
Total b i l l s discounted
175,203 127,264 123,056 39,594 51,341 83.704 24,483 11,675 33,504 15,267 108,650
837.639 43,89s
2.996 19,917
B i l l s bought in open market
6,435
162,261 15.249
9,201 20,641 9,003 4,884
52,308
7,805
6.563
7,259
U. S. Government securities:
Bonds
9,185 17.996 17,952
54,196 11,715 15.942
5,282
111,467 23.252 26,263
320,383 23,416
3,717
1,114
Treasury notes
1,244
3,094
1,091
5,465 1,603
25,208
51,070 3.292
4,378
731
3,318
532
Certificates and b i l l s
6.64-2 47.928 14.568 10.659
9.932 10.754 26,964
4.832
380.263 29,490 147.726 32.310 38.458
Total U.S.Govt, securities
284,401 58,880 69,099
9,081 12,655 107.589 27.886 27.845 20,208 29,864 48,010
751.716 56.198
2,410
—
—
880
Other securities
700
750
554
3,060
850
4.305
36.296
3.150
19.637
Total b i l l s and securities
1,787.912 118,495 531.549 195.767 199.960 56,634 74,047 216.239 62,252 44,958 60.897 48,127 178,987
243
Due from foreign banks
21
252
8,608
321 1.225
876
13
694
941
599
3.076
347
F. R. notes of other banks
1.326
311 2.257
1,272
1.050
720 1,102
4,652
2,055
15,748
236
332
435
Uncollected items
6,284 17,815 11.597 19,984
100,482 31,838 32,897 27,624 9,907 38,752 14,736
353,251 41,335
Bank premises
1,785 4,433
3,649
3,461
1.834
2,626
2,489
14,817
7,827
3,605
57,819
3,336
7.957
All other resources
l
,
l
4
s
1,043
l
,
4
4
l
2,208
4,o64
4,171
2,072
2,974
1,557
1,27s
1,510
13,885
37,351
RESOURCES

TOTAL RESOURCES




5,523,510 385,599 1,716,673 466,306 549,523 209,234 201,231 933,032 187,738 129.721 184,412 124,085 435,956

L I A B I L I T I E S
F.R.notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
Member t a n k - 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
Total deposits
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
Reserve 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 correspondents
Federal reserve notes:
I s s u e d to F . R . b a n k 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

RESOURCES AMD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAKKS OK JANUARY 2J, 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 Mew 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 .
2,627,296 185,225 562,660 260,929 315,981 106,412 120,164 557,530 92,06067,579 81,395
43,542 233,769
1,945,217 118,505 844,813 121,071 142,787 52,407 48,957 260,243 58,359
41,549 68,741 48,777 139,008
38.555 2,505
9,084 2,670 3,222 2,672 1,603 6,616 2,044 1,758
1,950 2,035 2,396
79,937 5,043
35,212 6,835 6,702 2,654 2,455 8,892 2,323 1,460
1,924 1,858 4,579
35,783
2
2
6 23,781
565 3,403
384
24l 1,022
672
381
201
89
4,818
2,099,492 126,279 912,890 131,141 156,114 58,117 53,256 276,773 63,39s 45,148
72,704 52,871 150,801
352,001 41,560
98,006 30,346 32,986 26,765 9,862 38,343 16,293 6,265
17,271 12,670 21,134
159,233 11,676
60,892 l6,4li 14,690
5,46o 5,071 17,952 4,554 2,953 4,170
4,125 11,279
259,421 20,039
75,077 2O,4S6 27,640 11,483 10,449 33,411 10,025 6,356 8,124
7,624 17,707
26,067
820
7,148
993 2,112
997 2,429 3,473 1,408 1,420

748 3,253 1.266
5,523,510 385,599 1,716,673 466,306 549,523 209,234 201,231 933,032 187,738 129,721134,412
124,085 435,956
67.4
67.8
69.6
58.5
63.7
67.6
60.2
78.2
64.3
64.7
63.2
58.9
57.8
304,777 22,883 101,797 31,019 30,417 12,046 11,143 40,355 10,541 6,625 8,734 8,432
20,780
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT
2,901,167 215,141
273,871 29,916
2,627,296 185,225

612,132 279,351 334,654 116,997 138,687 620,255 96,666 69,065 93,349 50,967 273,903

49,472 13,422 18.673 10,585 13,523 62,675

_4,6o6

1,436 11,954

7,425 4o.n4

562,660 260,929 315,981 106,4i2 120,164 557,580 92,060 67,579 81,395 43,542 233,769

821,999 4 7 , 0 1 0
1 , 2 4 1 , 8 8 0 113,617
954,716 56,582

64,470 11,570 12,800 99,620 15,295
75,000 110,300 143,000 6,1,600 67,300 430,000 51,700
216,215 125,355 127,434 4 5 , 3 3 8 59,101 99,379 29,693

3,013,595 217,209

686,454 290,355 339,904 lis,508 139,201

395,239 54,700

13,155 9,880 12,260 86,000
41,400 51,800 22,400 68,763
15,123 37,997 16,770 125,724

628,999 96,688 69,653 99,677 51,430 230,487

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SHORT TERM SECURITIES
Total
B i l l s discounted
B i l l s b o u g h t i n open market
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s
Municipal warrants



5=37,639
162,261
380,263
3,476

Within 15 days
9+0/06

53,133

44,225
3,082

16 to 30 days

45.U72

24,324

37,591
103

31 to 60 days

73.£35

50,766
82,634
211

6l to 90 days 91 days to
6 months

4s,664

33,570
8,050

so

is,536

468

73,000

Over 6 months
-.2,676}
134,763