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STATE!SEST FOR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, Jan. 5;
not earlier.

B-SOl
Federal Reserve Board
January Ut 193^.
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESJ^VE BANKS

The daily average volume of Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding during the
week ended January 3» as reported "by the Federal Reserve banks, was $2,636,000,000,
a decrease of $12,000,000 compared with the preceding week and an increase of
$53^,000,000 compared with the corresponding week in 1933*
On January 3 total Reserye bank credit amounted to $2,633,000,000, an increase
of $lH,000,000 for the week. This increase corresponds with increases of
$35,000,000 in member bank reserve balances and $l6,000,000 in unexpended capital
funds, nonmcmber deposits, etc., offset in part by a decrease of $33j000,000 in
money in circulation and an increase of $Ut000,000 in Treasury curroncy, adjusted.
Bills discounted declined $3,000,000 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston,
$2,000,000 at How York and $5,000,000 at all Federal Reserve banks. The System*s
holdings of bills bought in open market increased $10,000,000, while holdings of
the various classes of United States Government securities were practically unchanged.
Changes in the amount of reserve bank credit outstanding and in related items
during the week and the year ended January 3* 193^* ^ore as follows:

Increase or decrease
since
Jan. 3
195^

Dec. 27
1933

Jon. k
_122L

(In millions of dollars)
Bills
Bills
U. S.
Other

discounted
bought
Government securities
Reserve bank credit

106
121
2,^32
23

- 5
+10
—

+ 9

- 1U5
+ ss
+ 581
—

2,6S3
U.323
1,993

+ k

+ 525
- 201
+ 9U

Money in circulation
5.791
Member bank reserve balances.
2,710
Unexpended capital funds, nonmember deposits, etc. 5°2

-33
+35
•*l6

+ 121
+ 196
+ 100

TOTAL HESERVE BANK CR3DIT
Monetary gold stock
Treasury currency adjusted




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aorlier.

3-801a

ASSETS A1TD LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE 3 AUKS COISDTED
(in thousands of dollars)
Jan. 3,193*+

Dec. 27>1933

Jan. 4, 1933

2,618,124
44,5^0

2,595,043
^>739

2,344,625
40,496

2,652,664

2,639,782

2,385,121

626,653
279159*+

648,343
280,661

3^2,098
446,137

3,568,911

3*5^8,786

3,173,356

226,799

209,356

262,482

3 f 795 f 710

3»778,142

13,086

13,5^

35,176
70,9^3

36,925
73,627

71tl?2
179,930

106,119

110,552

251,102

121,062

111,083

32,617

442,817
1,053,240

443,166
1,053,163

420,901
296,4l4

935,853

935>850

1,133>595

2,431,910

2,432,179

1,350,910

1>493

1,494

5>218

2,550,584

2,655,308

2,139,847

3,333
18,541
504,940
^1,884
45,491

—
3>333
16,739
42^,900
5M'04
45,4l4

6l,128
2,977
17t735
458,654
53,844
39»6o6

7,093,569

6,993,206

6,209,629

3,071,762
208,014

3>080,9^8
210,298

2,737>656

2,709,919
23,287
4,492
46,394
9,692
g4,0gg

2,675,153
29,720
5>H0
48,091
10,011
61,075

2,514,451
23,84-8
18,853

2,877,872

2,S29,l60

2,587,376

480,779
144,903
277,^80
32,559

410,929
144,634
278,599
38»58S

^3^,053
151,332
278,599
16,613

7,093,569

6,993,206

6,209,629

A S S E T S
Gold with Federal Reserve agents . . .
Gold redemption fund with U.S.Treasury
Gold held exclusively against F.R.riotas
Gold settlement fund with F.R. Board .
Gold and gold certificates held by banks
Total sold reserves . . . .
Other cash* . .
Total gold reserves and other cash
Redemption fund - F.R. bank notes . .
Bills discounted:
Sec. by U.S.Government obligations
Otjier bills discounted
Total bills discounted

. . .

Bills bought in open market
. . . .
U. S. Government securities:
Bonds
Treasury notes
Certificates and bills
Total U.S.Government securities
Other securities
Total bills and securities .
Gold held abroad . . . . . . . . .
Dae from forei^i banks
F. H. notes of other barics . . . .
Uncollected itans . . . . . . . . .
Bank premises
All other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

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3»^35>

L I A B I L I T I E S
F. R. notes in actual circulation .
F. S. bank notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve acco-ant . .
Government
Foreign bank
Special deposits - member bank .
nonmember bank
Other deposits
. .
Total deposits . . . . . .
Deferred availability items
Capital paid in .
Surplus . . . . . .
All other liabilities

. . . .
.

TOTAL LIABILITIES
Ratio of total gold reserves and
other cash* to deposit and F.R.note
liabilities combined

63*8$

63.9fo

30*224

64.5$

Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents . . . .
#

w

3,309

3>710

^0,157

0th@r cash"does not include F. R. notes or/bank*s own F.R. bank notes #




ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS OF JANUARY 3, 1934
(In thousands of dollars)

A S S E T S
Total

Boston

Gold with Federal Reserve agents 2,618,124 195,672
Gold redemption fund with U.S.Treas. 44,540
1,978
Gold held exclusive/^Jgainst
F. R. notes

2,662,664 197,650

Gold settlement fund with F.R.Eorrd 626,653
Gold and gold certif. held by banks 279,59*4
Total gold reserves
Other cash*

28,753

21,926
3,568,911 2^8,329
226,799

18,385

Total gold reserves & other cash 3,795,710 266,714
Redemption fund -F.R. bank notes
3ills discounted:
Sec. by U.S.Govt, obligations
Other bills discounted
Total bills discounted
Bills bought in open market
7
J. S. Government securities:
Eonds
Treasury notes
Certificates and bills
Total U.S.Govt, securities
Other securities
Total bills and securities
Due from foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other assets
TOTAL ASSETS




13,086
35,176

70,9^3

1,250
2,185
2,079

106,119 4,264
121,062 27,810
442,817
1,053,240
935,853

24,390
70,955

62,326

2,431,910 157,671
1,^93

—

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

573.706 169,000 217,770 142,475
10,707
4,188
5,016
1,886

90,880
3,157

584,413 173,188 222,786 144,361

9M37

13,802 57,852 29,445 20,563
189,500 11,876 5,058 1,095 2,066
922,332 198,s66 285,696 174,901 116,666
52,345 30,947 16,200 13,366 11,717
974,677 229,813 301,896 188,267 128,383
3,169 1,290 1,334
933
255

i4s,4i9

20,495 5,972 2,197
26,661 20,005 4,584
47,156 25,977 6,781
11,569 7,806 12,266

449
3,935
4,334
3,901

256

45,491

372
55,430
3,224
379

7,093,569

517,370

2,035,^7

481,653

593,011

327,993

Chicago St,Louis
712,558 122,622
6,34l
1,304

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.
73,254 102,290
1,612
1,170

719,399 123,986 74,866 103,460
168,302 36,692 19,251 34,196
243
1,310
550 10,962
889,011 160,921 94,667 l4s,6lS
7,847
9,O4S
33,323 11,088
922,334 172,009 102,514 157,666
492
521
1,735
593

41,074 176,763
865
5,816
41,939 182,579
33,761 35,617
3,744 31,264
79,444 249,460
6,349 16,184
85,793 265,644
623
791

886

824
4,593

849
3,o4l

962
631

104
1,770

39
1,357

683

1,599

5,422

3,890

1,593

1,874

1,396

897

2,485

4,105

13,896

^,721

3,16s

4,602

9,208

18,010

76,950

14,494
41,901

16,301

14,108

13,527

177,161
437,343

93,200

170,047 28,069 32,160 ll,8Sl 10,800
361,239 7*+,o4l 96,287 35,510 32,285
300,469 65,010 84,577 31,192 28,298
S3l,755 167,120 213,024 73,563 71,383
903
510 ~
891,323 201,413 232,071 86,848 80,910
1,228
367
330
130
117
4,761
342 1,126 1,387 1,082
123,381 39,988 47,470 45,446 18,048
11,066 3,S4I 6,735 3,128 2,372
25,742 4,599 1,9^9 2,532 3,756
—

2,660,584 189,745
3,333
18,541
504,940
51,884

ITew York

B-SOl-b

—

235,651

214

36,910 25,526
133,232 36,805 23,060 32,423 22,422
—

—

455,129

26,243

65,604 83,441
80

70,726

22,257

11,497

.3,111
420

1,472

1,453,843 299,-159 138,930

283,679

455

3,903
61,287
7,375

1,625

9

512
1,657

• "Other cash" does not include F. R. notes or & bank's own F. R.- bank notes.

66,475 166,331
—

—

39,439
97
1,273
30,034
3,485
1,164

99,51^
l4
1,342

25,110
75,182
66,039

76,580 186,826
97
408

19,103
1,750
919

233
2,033
30,999
4,090
934

185,273 491,550

ASSETS M D LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS 01T JAFUARY 3. 193*+
(In thousands of dollars)

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

F.R.notes in actual circulation
F.R.bank notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account
Government
Foreign "bank
Special deposits: member bank
no run ember bank
Other deposits
Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Capital paid in
Surplus
All other liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Ratio of total gold reserves and
other cash* to deposit and F.R.
note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on bills purchased for foreign correspondents

Boston
233,^19

3,071,762
208,011+ 20,600

Hew York

Phila.

Cleve.

61+9,11+2 23^,219 225,567
53,732 19,330 2H,32i

Rich. Atlanta
156,576 12U,SUg

k,555

5,071+

2,709,919

66,792

23,237
U,i+92

101+

173,766 1,002,1+10 129,935 177,013 101,91+6
2,231
2,319
131
6,1+31+
1+,126
30U
1,720
Ul2
162
H37
1+6,391+
1+92
3,510
6,989 M 6 5
1,999
9,692 —
1,989
727
157
687
SU,033
1,31+0
1+5,306
i+,lS7
1,352
639

2,377,372 173,633 1,060,157 iUi+,165
115,31+1+ 36,836
1+30,779 52,726
iUi+,903 10,561+
58,l+o0 15,886
277,630
32,559
7,093,569

63.3
3,509

19,31+0
1,^78

37,7^6
10,326

27,973
2,69H

517,370 2,035,1+07 1+31,653

61+.7

57.0

273

60.7

1,272

ll+6

2,085
302

3,1+1+6

3-SOlc

Cnicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran,
733,133 1^3,792 93,1^1 107,377 ^3,277 213,271

23,506

3,015

502,617

96,150

1,587 •

5U1

17,15^
3

1+59

141
3,1**
i+,905

7,607

9,617 11,036 lU,521

59,1+1+1+ ii9,si+s
775
127
121
96
1,020
2,127
20
311

96,180

65
121
322
—

183,76s
^,269

291

2,687
591
13,995

l,Sll+
1,205 i+,Sl6 M 9 7
i,3H
139,1+33 106,277 72,375 523,107 109,615 65,31+3 12!+, 117 97,999 205,601
1+5,91+6 1+3,369 15,171
62,015 22,873 10,559 29,^13 19,619 26,31+S
3,926 2,876 4,087 3,722 10,637
12,1+5^
5,03c U.i+57
12,796
28,236 10,979 10,1+17
1+0,1+29 9,8^9
8,01+3 19,^95
6,929
7,7^
2,809
2,025 i,32l+ 1,527 1,677
1,089
3,857
2,55*+
1,199
593,011 327,993 235,651 1,^3,f&3 299,159 188,980 283,679 185,273 *+91,550

63.0
377

71.6

61+.9

1H9

133

70.6

67.9

495

6I+.5

130

63.1

110

33

60.7

63.H

110

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AMD SHORT TERM SECURITIES
Total
Bills discounted
Bills bought in open market
Certificates and bills
Municipal warrants




106,119
121,062
935,853
1,^93

Within 15 days
73,1+26

21,960
73,3^8

1,1+10

16 to 30 days

6,110
2^,613
^6,703
30

3 1 to 60 days
10,7H
52,690

121,U30

6l to 90 days
9,^97
21,633
312,051+

36

"Other cash" does not include F. R. notes or a bank's own F. R. bank notes.

91 days to
6 months
1,152

161

196,756
17

Over 6 months

223

185,562

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT ON JA2TUARY 3, 1934
(in thousands of dollars)
Total Boston
Federal Reserve notes:
Issued to F.R.bank by F,R,agent 3,31+if,122 255,715
Held by Federal Reserve bank
272,360 22,296

Total collateral

3,4o4,2s4 258,391

Rich. Atlanta

724,427 248,623 304,44s 169,ss4 143,436
75,285 l4,4o4 14,881 13,308 18,588
649,142 234,219 289,567 156,576 124,84s
HS3,6O6

90,100
43s4o4
130,000
7)47,110

101,610
67,390
19,930
60,000
243,930

107,270 52,100 21,880
110,500 90,375 69,000
16,920 6,623 7,643
80,000 21,000 48,000
314,690 170,09s 146,523

Chicago St.Louis

Minn. Zans.Qy. Dallas San Fran.

831,622 lUS,S58

5,066

97,862 116,159
4,721 8,782

783,133 143,792

93,1^1 107,377

48,489

265,000
1M53
110,000

28,482
94,200
5,936
22,000

S37,4II

150,618

447,552

29,75*+

43,500
4,230

21,100

18,490
23,800
5,429
12,000

98,584 119,719

US,883 25^,205

5,606 40,934
213,271
r—
r—

Collateral held by agent as security for notes issued to bank:
Gold and gold certificates
1,1+76,879 7^,555
Gold fund - F. R. Board
l,l41.245 121,117
Eligible paper
135J060 30,719
U. S. Govt, securities
601,100 32,000

Cleve.

C\J*

3,071,762 233,419

Phila.

J?

In actual circulation

New York

B-SOld

20,574
20,500
9,730

91,000
35,763
19,643

65,000

50,804 261,406

FEDERAL R2SEHVE BANS NOTE STATEMENT ON JANUARY 3, 1934
(In thousands of dollars)
To tal
Federal Reserve bank notes:
Issued to F.R.3ank( outstanding)
Held by Federal Reserve bank
In actual circulation.

Boston

23MJS 2k,602

26,SOU 4,002
20s,oi4 20,600

New York

Phila*

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

63,^03
9,671

25,7^S
5,S6S

26,823

2,002

4,555

5,623
549

30,355
1,849

8,232
217

S,04S
441

9,S20
203

12,668
1,582

14,941
420

53,732

19,880

24,821

4,555

5,074

28,506

8,015

7,607

9,617

11,086

14,521

26,500

1,515
30,000

5,000

7,000

36,000

9,000 10,000 10,000

i4,ooo

15,000

26,500 31,515

5,000

7,229 36,000

9,12s 10,000 10,000

i4,ooo 15,000

Chicago St.Louis

Minn. Zans.Oy. Dallas San Fran,

Collateral pledged against
outstanding notes:
Discounted and purchased
bills
U.S. Govt, securities
Total collateral




1,872

256,774 30,000

258,646 30,000

64,2 a

128

229