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$TATEM2£TT POR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, Jan. yi\
not earlier#

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
January JQ,

CONDITION OF F3DSBAL R2S3RVE 9A33KS
The daily average volume of Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding during
tfee week ended January 29, as reported by the Federal Reserve banks, was
$2,^88,000,000, an increase of $3,000,000 compared with the preceding week and of
$22,000,000 compared with the corresponding week in 1$35*
On January 2$ total Reserve bank credit amounted to $2,^70,000,000, a decrease
of 57>000|000 for the week. This decrease corresponds with decreases of
$11,000,000 in money in circulation and $62,000,000 in Treasury cash and deposits
with Federal Reserve banks and an increase of $7#000,000 in monetary gold stock,
offset in part by increases of $61,000,000 in member bank reserve balances and
$6,000,000 in nonmember deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts and a decrease
of $6,000,000 in Treasury and national bank currency. Member bank reserve balances
on January 23 were est&mated to be approximately $3,090,000,000 in excess of legal
requirements.
Relatively small changes were reported in holdings of discounted and purchased
bills and industrial advances. An increase of $3»000,000 in holdings of United
States Treasury bills was affset by a decrease of $3f000,000 in holdings of United
States Treasury notes.
Changes in the amount of Reserve bank credit outstanding and in related items
during the week and the year ended January 29,
were as follows:

Increase or decrease
since
Jan. 29

Jan. 22
1236

Jan. 30
1935

(In millions of dollars)
+1

Bills discounted
Bills bought
U. S. Government securities
Industrial advances (not including 27 million
commitments - January 29)
Other Reserve bank credit
TOTAL RESERVE B A M CEEpiT
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
accounts




1

32
-1+
2,^70

10,179

2,^92
5.693
5.S63
3,031

555

•g

+15
-3

-7
+7
-6

+10
+1,792
-5

-11

+61
-62
+6

+335

+1,321
+2U
+119

(BrS0l)

Seleased for publication Friday morning, January 31,1556; not earlier.

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ASSETS -A2TD LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS OQUBXEXD
(In thousands of dollars)
Jan. 29,1936 Jan> 22.1936 Jan. 30.1935
ASSETS
Gold certificates on hand and due
7,643,860
from U, S. Treasury
15,685
Redemption fund - F. R. notes . . . . .
Other cash
3^6,64a,
Total reserves
8,006,194
Redemption fund - F, R. "bank notes * « .
Bills discounted;
Secured "by U.S.Gov't obligations,direct
4,105
and/or fully guaranteed
2,960
Other bills discounted
Total bills discounted
Bills bought in open market
Industrial advances
.
U. S* Government securities:
Bonds
Treasury notes .
, » . .
Treasury bills
. .
Total UfS.Government securities .
Other securities . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total billg and securities . . . .
Due from foreign banks . .
F, R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
....
Bank premises
All other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

. . .

7,619.348

16,126

32,I4S
215,696

1,63.6,559
598,008
2,430,263

181
2,^7^,327

280.320

7,972,380

5,647,154
1,986

3,644
2,776
6,420

3.558

4,657
32,210

5,53s
17,493

215.703
1,619,653

395,652
1,511,693
522,925
2,430,270

yft.908
2,430,264

?,500
7,058

181

2,473.732

6
5
0

2,460,359
8
0
5
19,672

6
6
3

19,685

24,865

477,480

535,717
^7.797

47,799

15.875

336.906

7,065
4,670

5.350,959

411,130

49,307
48.444

39i^28

11,066,664

11,094,582

8,638,857

3,599,683

3,608,049

3,068,172
25.697

L I A B I L I T I E S
I, 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 . . . . . . . . .

5,863,331

5,802,436

49,631
251,519
6,642,518
482,746

47,822
248.106

478,037

145,501
26,406
33,901
, 5,279
, . . , 11,066,664

11,094,582

130,630

Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F e Rc note liabilities combined . . . ,
Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents

78.3$

Commitments to make industrial advances

27,004




514,995

6,613,359
533.058
130,653
145,501
26,406
33,901
3.655

Total deposits
Deferred availability items ,
Capital paid in . . . . . . ,
Surplus (Section 7)
....
Surplus (Section 13 b) . . .
Reserve for contingencies .
All other liabilities . . .
TOTAL LIABILITIES

—

78.C

4,541,755
56,4gi
16,073

178.l4i
4,792,450
412,710
146,870
144,893

11,560
30,820

.

5,685

8,633,857

71.8JS

317
27,091

n.739

ASSETS JffiD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAHIIS Oil JAtTUAHY 29, 1936
(In thousands of dollars)
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A S S E T S
Total Boston

New York Phila.

Cleve.

Rich, Atlanta

Chicago St.Lcuis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

Gold certificates on hand and due
from U. S. Treasury
7,643,860 537,251 3,468,426 378,814 500,621 226,633 169,738 1,325,893 201,1U9 1^6,69U 187,692 129,5^7 371,^02
1
Redemption fund - F. S. notes
15,685 2 » 8 g 2
»°5°
938
821
1,302
2,658
673
733
501
765
617
2,745
Other cash
3^6,
40,765
78,455 40,180 26,956 17,^80 l4.96o
45,701 21,405 10,330 22,442
6,729 21,246
total reserves
S,006,194 580,898 3,5^7,931 ^19,932 528,398 245,415 187,356 1,372,267
Bills discounted:
Secured by U.S.Govt, obligations,
2,868
107
392
direct and/or fully guaranteed
4,105
299
15
125
2,960
12
~ 4i
13
Other bills discounted
57
2,195
87
33
Total bills discotmted
479
7,065
4i
48
356
5,063
138
119
4,670
484
445
174
165
1,752
3ills bought in open market
3^3
577
32,148
6,674
Industrial advances
1,702 M 3 S
2,933
7,705
899
2,138
U.S.Government securities:
215,696 14,420
55,252 16,848 19,070 10,209
8,240
Bonds
2^,529
493,439
Treasury notes
1,616,559 107,707
120,935 1^9,590 80,080 64,638
207,571
598,008 35,54^
111,089
185,692 39,337 ^,365 26,427 21,331
Treasury bills

•jfotal U.S.Gov-t. securities 2,430,263 157,671
Other securities

ysi

—

Total bills and securities 2,474,327 161,303
Due from foreign banks
650
50
F.R.notes of other banks
19,685
381
Uncollected items
477,480 52,113
Bank premises
1*7,799
3,113
All other assets
130
^0,529
TOTAL ASSETS




223,287 157,525 210,899 136,893 395,393

3
15
lg
87
462

75.
75
61
1,511

10,732 12,977
84,686 47,214
27,782 15,^09

69
398

1*7
9

80
25

467
128
1,117

156
126
1,765

105
32s
l,lo4

9.51^ 16,470 17^35
73,180 50,755 136,764
24,150 16,750

73^,383 177,120 218,025 116,716 94,209
.—
—
—
—

3^3,189 123,200 75,600 106,844 83,975 199,331
—
—
—
—
181

743,903 :184,757 220,220 121,166 95.392
250
24
69
63
25
1,064
1,708
6,647
2,410
552
123,825 38,183 44,295 36,383 16,405
10,810 4,875
2,284
6 525 2,919
l,4i4
30,894
1,086
989
3,9^7

345,945 123,767 77,247 108,737 06,022 200,868
4
SO
18
3
17
2,403
644
469
1,242
791
1.371*
64,963 20,480 12,492 27,074 17,837 23,^30
3,580
4,826
3,360
2,452 1,531
1,52^
74O
286
458
122
287
176

11,066,664 797,988 4,469,260 1552,315 801,979 :409,307 304.255 ^L, 790, 770370,957 249,900 351,7^9 243,502 i624,682

ASSETS AtTD LIABILITIES OP THE FEDEBAL RESERVE BANKS ON JANUARY 29. 193 6
(In thousands of dollars)

B-SOlc

L I A B I L I T I E S
Total Boston

New York Phila. Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

771,478 263,45!+ 347,103 175.525 150.301
F.R.notes in actual circulation 3,599,683 308,134
837,377 159,427 1
0
7
,
8
1
+
3 137,992 7
1
.
1
2
0 2
6
9
,
9
2
9
Deposits:
Member "bank - reserve account
5,863,331 381,321 2,890,865 294,984 348,422173.^65 115.897 788,739 168,207 112,936 173,286 126,386 288,823
47,861 3
.
2
1
1 1,591
2,51+6 3,239 1.918
5,546 4,499
U.S.Treasurer - General account
478,037 25.773
3^9,950
8,523 23.380
Foreign bank
1+9,631
5,521
1,1+28
1,142
1,285
1,237 3.331
1,761 1,713
3.427
19.553
4,712 4,521
Other deposits
251,519
1,898
7
1
,+
8
3 5,123
771 10,^73 13.3^7
2,268
2,901
3.877
189,961 10,271 3,iU6
Total deposits
6,642,518 4l4,398 3,450,329 318,490 379,469183,o4o 125,010 841+,019 180,329 120,792 177,888 141,335 307,419
Deferred availability items
482,746 51,754 127,647 36,722 4i+,129 36,185 15,981
66,006 21,116 12,375 25,837 20,587 24,1+07
4
,
2
0
5
4,595
1
2
,
4
0
3
Capital paid in
130,630 9,409
3,053 3,922
11,994
3,761
3,791 10,145
51,025 12,327
9,645
5,616
5,186
3,613
3,149
9.902
50,825 13,4o6 14,371
4,655
21,350
Surplus (Section 7)
l45,£01
3,783
754
3,435
1
.
0
0
3
1,142
2
,
8
7
6
7
,
7
4
4
1
,
0
0
7
5
4
6
4,231
1,391
1,256 1,021
Surplus (Section 13b)
26,406
1,849
2,288
84J
8
9
2
3
»
m
1
,
2
6
1
1
,
4
1
3
8
,
8
4
9
3
,
0
0
0
7,573
1,494
1.328
Reserve for contingencies
33.901
512
3
8
6
1
0
0
1
,
0
6
0
6
8
5
80
1
0
2
1
,
3
6
3
2
6
7
1
9
1
302
231
All other liabilities
5*279
TOTAL LIABILITIES
11,066,664 7
9
7
,
9
8
8 4
,
1
+
6
9
,
2
6
0 652,315 801,979 409,307 304.255 1,790,770 370,957 2
4
9
,
9
0
0 351.749 243,502 6
2
4
,
6
8
2
Ratio of total reserves to deposit
and F.R.note liabilities combined
64.4
68,5
78.2
80.4
84,0
72.2
72.7
68.4
68,1 81.6
65.7
68.9
6
6
.
8
Commitments to make industrial
advances
5
9
0 4,464
27,004 3,260
475
9,873
652 1,712 2,263
109 2,120
135 1,351
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SECURITIES
Total
Bills discounted
Bills bought
Industrial advances
U.S.Government securities
Other securities




7.065
4,670
32,148
2,430,263
181

Within 15 days
4,789
651
1*632

37.317

l6 to 30 days

132

322
5
8
6

31,025

31 to 60 days
1,398
1,271

491+
110,710

6l to 90 days

585
2,426
685

178,275

91 days to
6 months
148
1.463
245,316

Over 6 months

13
27,288
1,827,620

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT ON JANUARY 29, 1936
B-SOld

(In thousands of dollars)
Total Boston Hew York Phila.
Federal Reserve notes:
issued to F.^.-banic by F.R.agent
Held by Federal Reserve bank
in actual circulation

3,953,622 336,183
353,939 28,0^9
3,533,683 308,134

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

9 21,291 282,537 363,307 135,566 172,661
149,813 19,083 l6,204 10,04l 22,360
771,478 263,454 347,103 175,525 150,301

Chicago St.Louis

Minn. Zans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

873,721 166,630 112,377 1^8,054 7S.91S 312,377
36,3^4
7,203
4,534 10,062
7>79S 42,448
837,377 159,^27 107,843 137,992

71,120 269,929

Collateral held by agent as security for notes issued to bank:
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U. 3. Treasury
Eligible paper
U. S. Govt, securities
T6tai collateral




3,880,343 356,617
5,153
33O
131,400
—

933,706 283,000 366,440 171,000 130,685
3,391
445
15
125
107
—
—
—
16,000 47,000

876,000 150,632 111,000 l4l,000 80,000 275,263
g0
—
8
66
439
1^7
—
18,000
2,400 8,000
—
40,000

^,016,896 356r947

942,097 283,445 366,455 187,125 177,792

876,000 168,64o 113,466 149,439

80,147 315,3^3