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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
. , .
Released f o r publication
Rriday morning, J a n . 30;
not e a r l i e r .

B-230
F e d e r a l -Reserve Board
J a n u a r y 29, 1931.
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS

The 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 t a z i k c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g d u r i n g t h e
$ 9 9 l o ^ O O o ! T S c ^ L r o n 7 3 ! o O o ! o o H o S w e ^ w i t h t h e p r e c e d i n g w e e k a n d of
$ 2 2 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 c o m p a r e d w i t h t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g week i n 1 9 3 0 .
On J a n u a r y 28, t o t a l r e s e r v e t a n k c r e d i t a m o u n t e d t o $ 9 5 6 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 , a d e " b a l a n c e s a n d a n i n c r e a s e of $ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n m o n e t a r y g o l d s t o c j c , o f f s e t m p a r t
hy a d e c r e a s e of
$6,000,000 in Treasury currency.
H o l d i n g s of d i s c o u n t e d t i l l s

d e c r e a s e d $15,000,000 d u r i n g t h e week

the

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s I n n ? r ? n c i s S o ! 6 $ 6 . O O ^ S o o ' a t ' S e v e i a n l ' S d ' $ 3 ^ 0 ^ , 0 0 0 a t Richmond

and an i n -

$9,000,000.

C h a n g e s i n t h e amount of r e s e r v e t a n k c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g a n d m r e l a t e d
i t e m s d u r i n g t h e week a n d t h e y e a r e n d i n g J a n u a r y 2 8 , 1 9 3 1 , were a s f o l l o w s .

I n c r e a s e or decrease
since
J a n . 28
1931 •

J a n . 21
1931

J a n . 29
1Q30

( I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
B i l l s discounted
B i l l s "bought
United States s e c u r i t i e s
O t h e r 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

215

120

SlO

10

956

4,637
1,781

4,544
Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n
2 , 4 2\ 5'
Member
nU
kXX.r e s e r v e " b a l a n c e s
WiUUCX tUaCU
Unexpended c a p i t a l funds,nonmember d e p o s i t s , e t c . 40)




- 15
- 32
-

15
4

+

64
6
6

- 49
- 16
+ 1

192

-

-

+
-

+
+
+
+
-

138
133

19

215
347
6
36
117
l4

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 . 30,1931;' not e a r l i e r .

B-230a

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BMKS COMB DIED
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
Jan.

pg.iq^l

Jan.

21,1931.

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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 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
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. B o a r d
Gold a n d g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s h e l d "by b a n k s
Total gold reserves
Total reserves
ITon-reserve c a s h
• •
B i l l s discounted:
S e c . 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
Total h 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
Total U.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
.

.

. . . .

I L I T

220,31 2
186,629
4O6,94i
258,472

4,855,382

96,632
181,452
346,507
624,591
650
l,00b,75l
712
26,194
507,312
58,034
19,032
4,957,390

69,570
170,252
236 , 71 4
476,536
12,430
1,154,379
721
29,670
543,350
58,260
12,810
5,062,534

1,478,302

1,517,843

1,701,901

2,424,906
34,629
6,357
18,583
2,484,475
435,879
169,531
274,636
12,559
4,855,382

2,440,730
22,650
6,o4o
18,734
2,488,154
494,734
169,712
274,636
12,311
4,957,390

2,307,9*^8
35,075
5,718
20 , 272
2,369,013
527,238
171,416
276,936
16,030
5,062,534

190,135
336,762
609,577
150
945,405
702

22,300

445,328
58,034

I B 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 b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t . .
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 items
Capital paid 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 a n d
F. R. n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s c o m b i n e d .
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 . . . .



79,612
150,273
229,885
151,625

18,642

TOTAL RESOURCES . . .
L I A B

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

1,819,293
418,335
854,086
3,091,714

82,980

Government s e c u r i t i e s

Due f r o m f o r e i g n b a n k s
F . R. n o t e s of o t h e r b a n k s
Uncollected items
Bank p r e m i s e s
All other resources

3,278,432
86,539

35,224

180,718

Reserves other than gold

l,654,164
58,258
1,712,422
645,447
627,343
2,935,212
203,144
3,188,356
74,988

1,763,219
35,66s
1,798,887
421,588
853,673
3,074,148
180,136
3,254,284
85,071

1,784,009

82.7$

81.2%

78.3^

442,435

448,667

535,229

R E S O U R C E S

RESOURCES M D LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAZKS ON JANUARY 2 8 , 1 9 3 1
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )

nmfl held exclusively afialnst

^

^

4^,463

l 6 l , 3 3 2 19o,335

~

a

86,4l4 132,724 180,058 78,458 43,818 66,432 27,732 225 , 266

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All other resources

TOTAL RESOUECES




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2—>

4,855.382 351,785 1,631,017 363,460 466,364 ay.434 225,530 590,071 187.717 119,376 189.619 1 20,438 406,571

L I A B I L I T I E S
F.R.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 d e p o s i t s
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
Capital paid in
Surplus
A l l other l i a b i l i t i e s

RESOURCES M D LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS OH JANUARY''28, 1931 '
B—230c
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
D a l l a s San Fran.
T o t a l B o s t o n New York P h i l a .
Cleve.
R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn. Kans.Cy.
1,478,302 126,583
288,675 1 3 9 , ^ 1 5 1 7 8 , 8 8 3 8 6 , 3 1 0 1 3 2 , 8 0 5 1 4 3 , 1 2 5 7 9 , 9 9 6 4 8 , 9 9 7 65,556 2 7 , 9 2 3 1 6 0 , 0 3 4

2'%
t-m

f0
«

lU

i-n

19

3

i:^ f:S 1:1:

6

1 ill I:$ 1:| *1$
™

%

100

69,32s

51.134

86,960

%

2,484,475 1 4 5 , 3 9 3 1,078,532 143,078 1 9 8 . 1 9 5

64,162 62,163 3 3 4 , 2 9 4

58,683 179,338
4,183
2,286
388
171
5,521
Li

II El 'IIII §1 si I I I I 1 i If

4,855^2
TOTAL LIABILITIES
82.7
Reserve r a t i o (per c e n t )
C o n t i n g e n t l i a b i l i t y on M i l s p u r chased f o r f o r e i g n correspondents 442,435

351,785 1,631,017
81.9
33,

86.6
141,583

363,460 466,364 233,434
84.3
83.0
77.9

225,530

44,388 45,285 1 7 , 9 3 5

l6,l4l

SI.2

590.071 127,717 119,376
71.7
81.9
77.1

60,529

15,693

189,619
70.5

189,930
26,036
4,365 11,497

61,256
17,348

8,936
blO

18,475
sqq

120,438 4o6,57l
86.3
64.2

10,312 13,002 13,451 30,489

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT
Federal reserve n o t e s :
I s s u e d t o F.R.bank "by F.R.Agent 1 , 9 8 6 , 8 2 9 1 5 7 , 5 1 0
Held by F e d e r a l r e s e r v e "bank
508.527—30.927.
In a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
1,478,302 120,583
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 t o bank.
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s
640,629 35,300
Gold f u n d - F. R. Board
1,143,380 109,617
p".o6o 17.374
E l i g i b l e paper
Total c o l l a t e r a l

2,076,069 162,291

489,159 173,176 218,326 101,962 161,871 1 9 ^ , 3 8 6 90,028
mo. 484 33^7bl 3A.443 15,652 2A.0b6 51,261—10,032
288,675 1 3 9 , 4 1 5 1 7 8 , 8 8 3 86,310 1 3 2 , 8 0 5 1 4 3 , 1 2 5 7 9 , 9 9 6

53,874
4.877

80,057
14.501

34,122 232,358
6-iqq 72.324

48,997

65,556

27,923

65,000
iq.??6

16,390 50,000
10,550 170,763
8.qqq 2 0 . 3 0 1

395,729 38,700 12,550 5,150 7.900 53,000 1 4 , 0 8 5 11,825
65,000 121,300 175,000 80,000 123,150 123,000 62,800 37,200
523,391 181,870 219,720 106,224 162,288 2 1 3 , 6 l 4

90,634

54,808

160,034

84,226 3 5 , 9 3 9 2 4 l , 0 6 4

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS MD SHORT TERM SECURITIES
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



215,137
120,241
336,762

Within 15 days
131,600
45,372

16 to 30 days
18,931
17,745

25,607

31 t o 60 days

6 l t o 90 days

30,584

a , 021

32,927

23,341

91 days t o
6 months
10,924

856

122,070

Over 6 months
2,077

189,085