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STATEMENT FOR THE PBESS
Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Friday morning, July 10;
not e a r l i e r .

St. 4584
Federal Reserve Board,
July 9, 1925.
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

The consolidated, statement of condition of the Federal reserve banks cn July
made p u b l i c by the Federal Reserve Board, shows a d e c l i n e of $61,300,000 in holdings
of discounted b i l l s , of $ l 4 , 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n Government s e c u r i t i e s , and of $8,400,000 in
acceptances purchased i n open market, w i t h the r e s u l t that t o t a l earning a s s e t s
went down $84,300,000 t o $ 1 , 0 4 2 , 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 . Federal reserve n o t e c i r c u l a t i o n declined
$700,000 and cash r e s e r v e s $ 3 , 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 , while non-reserve cash increased $2,300,000.
A l l Federal r e s e r v e banks report smaller holdings of discounted b i l l s , with
the exception of San Francisco and Dallas which show i n c r e a s e s of $ 8 , 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 and
$1,400,000, r e s p e c t i v e l y . The p r i n c i p a l decreases were: New York $27,300,000,
Chicago $16,100,000, Cleveland $6,500,000, Boston $6,300,000, P h i l a d e l p h i a
$5,900,000, and Richmond $4,300,000.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows a decrease of $8,500,000 in holdinge
Of acceptances purchased i n open market, and P h i l a d e l p h i a a d e c l i n e of $2,100,000,
while the Boston bank reports an increase of $1,900,000 and Dallas of $1,500,000.
The System's holdings of Treasury notes went d own $7,900,000 and of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s $7,000,000, while holdings of U. S. bonds increased. $3P0,000.
The p r i n c i p a l changes i n Federal reserve note c i r c u l a t i o n during the week comp r i s e a decrease of $4,800,000 reported by the New York bank, $2,900,000 by Boston
and $2,700,000 by P h i l a d e l p h i a , and increases of $4^700,000 and $2,900,000, respect i v e l y , reported by the Cleveland and San Francisco banks.
A summary of changes i n 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 the reserve
banks durii% the week and the year ending July 8, 1925, f e l l o w s :
Increase
Week

or

decrease during
Year

Total reserves .
Gold reserves

- $3,100,000

- $321,600,000

Total earning a s s e t s . . .
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 discounted . . . . .

- 84,300,000

- 61,300,000
- 38,700,000
- 22,600,000

+
+
+
+

-

+

B i l l s bought in open market

-

. . .

U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s , t c t a l
Bond
Treasury notes
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness . .
Federal Reserve n o t e s in c i r c u l a t i o n
Total d e p o s i t s
Members' reserve d e p o s i t s
Government d e p o s i t s . . .
Other d e p o s i t s

c.




1,300,000

8,400,000

-

- 51,500,000
- 10,000,000
- 3,100,000

221,800,000

139,600,000
135,700,000
"3,900,000
182,200,000

111,500,000

- 14,600,000

+ 300,000
- 7,900,000
- 7,000,000
700,000
- 64,600,000

359,100,000

47,700,000

88,300,000
70,900,000
202,700,000
+
+

108,800,000
110,200,000
5,900,000
4,500,000

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday morning, J u l y 10, 1925; not e a r l i e r .
RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
J u l y 8. 1925 July 1, 1925
RESOURCES
Gold with Federal reserve agents . . . .
1,461,028
1,459,127
Gold redemption fund with U.S.Treasury .
47,706
58,l4l
Gold held e x c l u s i v e l y against F.R.notes
Gold settlement fund with F. R. Board .
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s held by banks

St. 4584a

J u l y 9, 1924
2,099,835
37.^33

1,508,734
678,327
597,200

1,517,268
680,503
587,791

2,137,268
595,604
4l0,530

2,784,261

2,785,562

3,143,402

.

139,493

l4l,306

101,904

Total reserves
Non- reserve cash
B i l l s discounted:
Sec. by U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s .
Other b i l l s discounted . . . . . . . .

2,923,754
*•6,699

2,926,868
47,429

3,245,306
54,574

230,270
220,061

268,937
242,688

94,607
216,106

450,331

511,625

310,713

240,711

249,090

58,509

241,683
28,722

68,247
249,551
35,777

20,862
330,051
99,587 .

338,961

353,575

450,500

10,500
2,250

10,500
2,250

1,250

1,042,753

1,127,040

820,972

Total gold reserves
Reserves other than gold

Total b i l l s discounted . . . . .
B i l l s bought in open nftrket . . . . . .
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 of indebtedness . . . . .
Total U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
Foreign loans on gold .
All other earning a s s e t s
Total earning a s s e t s . . . . .
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other resources

. . .

.

. . . . . . . . . .

TOTAL RESOURCES
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 - reserve account
Government
Other d e p o s i t s
.

. . .
. . . .

Total d e p o s i t s
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Capital paid i n
Surplus
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
TOTAL LIABILITIES

. . . .

68,556

683,-^58^^

670,084
0,180
*21,445

604,433
57,907
26,412

4 , 7 8 1 , 4 # r & ^ *4,853,046

4,809,604

1,652,290

1,653,006

1,855,005

2,147,100
13,282
27,366

2,198,629
23,330
30,426

2,036,852
19,151
22,907

2,187,748
596,869
115,617
217,837
11,187

2,252,385
603,527
*115,693
217,837
10,598

2,078,910
531,328
111,400
220,915
12-,046

*4,853,##

4,809,604

60,326
21,618

4,781,48#-'

6

Ratio of t o t a l reserves to deposit and
P. R» note l i a b i l i t i e s combined . . •

76.1$

7^*9$

82*5$

Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
for foreign correspondents

37*829

3&>971

38,587

Ve




•Revised f i g u r e s .

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON" JULY 8, 1925.
(In thousands of dollars)

St. 4584b

R E S O U R C E S

Boston New York Phila. CI eve. Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran. Total
Gold with Federal Reserve Agents
14-7,295 356,04? 142,547 180,266 29,114 110,611 135,348 22,66l 53,306 54,109 25,960 203,764 1,461,028
Gold redemption fund with U.S.Treas.13,174
7,974 5,577 2,808 2,205
2,391 4,957 2,425 1,121 1,448
1,911 1,715
47,706
Gold held e x c l u s i v e l y against
F.
, „E. n o t e s

160,469 364,021
Gold settlement fund with F.R.Board 57,440 223,098
* " 1 '" '
Total gold reserves
241,564 • 923,178
Reserves other than gold
13,874
36,189
Total reserves
255,438 959,367
4,111
Ken-reserve cash
17,179
B i l l s discounted:
Secured by U.S.Govt, obligations 15,007
91,634
22,762
Other b i l l s discounted
32,149
Total bills discounted
37,769 123,783
36,886
Bills bought in open market
38,453
Ui S-. Government securities:
4,912
Bonds
559
64,054
Treasury notes
2,395
4,66s
2,256
Certificates of indebtedness

148,124 183,074 31,319 113,002 140,305 25,086 54,427
55,009 69,37 6 21,4-37 l6,10l 113,931 15,540 20,711
1
^
'"'
7,218
223,751 293,298 75,957 133,567 349,262 50,990 82,356
6,816 7,158 4,619 13,519 17,632 19,559 1,118
230,567 300,456 80,576 147,086 366,894 70,549 83,474
1,404 2,380 2,629 3,787
826
6,356 3,683

22,838 27,755 16,803
€28 29,062 6,698
440 1,075 l , 4 i 4 16,716
16,539 14,462 33,497 21,387 25,838 12,311 4,615 5,779 6,742 23,980
39,377 42,217 50,300 22,215 54,900 19,009 5,055 6,854 8,156 40,696
13,002 21,717 9,750 16,693 30,460 10,647 15,362 12,650 14,022 21,069

610

17,207
57

8,746
11,571
9,547

1,486 1,715 20,217 2,803
4,019 11,293 19,118 27,227
64 1,389 1,744
544

Total earning a s s e t s
Uncollected items
Bank premises
A l l other resources
x

TOTAL RESOURCES

Ue




777

2,835

976
2,250

1,124

557

430

1,449

483

230,270
220,061
450,331
240,711

3,150 9,572 7,327 2,459
7,751 20,293 20,521 36,234
128 2,830
447
5,048

Total U. S. Gov't, s e c u r i t i e s
f o r e i g n loans on gold
A l l other earning a s s e t s

55,557 27,871 205,479 1,508,734
35,444 10,692 39,548 678,327
3,738
94,739 46,246 269,353 2,784,261
3,880 8,930 6,199
139,493
98,619 55,176 275,552 2,923,754
2,150
2,4i6
2,778
49,699

346

68,556
241,683
28,722

28,295 43,741 338,961
420
368
7 3 5 ^ 10,500
-

T

2,250

83,054 236,293 73,479 94,922 66,176 53,735 127,888 60,713 36,792 52,619 50,84i 106,241 1,042,753
63,717
161,244 63,869 63,655 57,036 30,897 85,010 34,596 16,156 42,737 24,611 39, W
683,3#/
4,190
16,981 1,139 7,573 2,446
2,780 8,099 4,568 3,049 4,386 1,833 3,282
60,326
165
6,083
198
331
775 2,556 1,332
328 3,160
651 1,594 4,445
21,618
410,675 1,397,147 370,656 469,317 209,638 240,841 595,579 174,437 143,457 201,162 136,471 432,169 4,781,48^
4<^

1

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON JULY 8, 1925.
St. 4584c
(In thousands of dollars)
LIABILITIES
Boston New York Phila.
Cleve. Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn, Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran. Total
F. B. notes in actual circulation
131,522 332,978 1 53,208 208,432 70,150 134,912 154,904 44,222 63,952 63,652 39,474 204,884 1,652,290
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account
142,070 826,458 129,007 168,5a 65,57 s 68,138 317,360 78,626 53,034 83,360 57,263 157,685 2,I47,ioo
Government
941
3,416
474
549
938 837 1,175
874
465 2,237
564 812 13,282
Other deposits
397 16,244
545 1,788
190
173 1,436
945
299 - 4 33
185 4,731
27,366
Total deposits
143,408 846,118 130,026 170,358 66,706 69,148 319,971 80,445 53,798 86,030 53,012 163,228 2,187,748
Deferred availability items
60,4i4 124,890 55,871 53,645 54,301 22,533 73,239 34,209 i 4 , 0 i i 37,714 26,396 39,50# 596,
Capital paid in
8,486
31,604 11,223 12,977 5,996 4,583 15,565 5,103 3,240 4,335 4,314 8,191 115,617
Surplus
16,382
58,749 20,059 22,462 11,701 8,950 30,426 9,971 7,497 8,977 7,592 15,071 217,837
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
463
2,808
269
943
784 715 1,474
487
959
454
683 1,148 11,187
TOTAL LIABILITIES
410,675 1,397,147 370,656 469,317 209,638 240,84i 595,579 174,437 143,457 201,162 136,471 432,166 4,781,4ggv
h
Reserve ratio (per cent)
78.6
^79.2
-65.9
- —
-74.9
- ail
'
81.4
81.4
58.9
72.1
77.3
56.£
70.9
56.676.1
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on bills pur2,747
chased for foreign correspondents
10,731 3,452 3,972 1,967 1,522 5,123 1,708 1,225 1,485 1,299 2,598
37,829
F.R.notes on hand (notes rec'd from
F.R.Agent less notes in circulation) 19*710 122,292 33,867 16,446 14,188 13,684 9,028 4,548 4,219 6,94i 5,002 34,124 284,049
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS
F.E.notes rec'd from Comptroller
290,932 769,890 222,075 274,378 108,333 212,990 430,188 73,730 86,267 99,326 65,74s 303,508 2,937,365
F.R.notes held by F.R.Agent
89,700 314,620 35,000 49,500 23,995 64,394 266,256 24,960 18,096 28,733 21,272 64,500 1,001,026
F.R. notes issued to F.R. bank
201,232 455,270 187,075 224,878 84,338 148,596 163,932 48,770 68,171 70,593 44,476 239,008 1,936,339
Collateral held as security for
F.R.notes issued to F.R.Bank:
Gold and gold certificates
32,550 186,698 5,600 8,780 2,000 9,000
12,375 13,052
17.136
287,191
Gold redemption fund
10,745 28,349 11,058 11,486 3,819 4,611 4,703 1,286 1,254 4,749 3,324 15,176 100,560
Gold fund - F. R. Board
104,000 l4l,000 125,889 160,000 23,295 97,000 130,645 9,000 39,000 49,360 5,500 188,588 1,073,277
Eligible paper
74,655 139,038 45,454 62,952 57,322 38,843 85,251 29,624 20.303 19,417 22,177 61,174 656,210
Total collateral
221,950 495,085 188,001 243,218 86,436 149,454 220,599 52,285 73,609 73,526 48.137 264,938 2,117,238
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS
Within 15 days 16 to 30 days 31 to 60 days 6l to 9° days
^1 days to
g months Total
,
,
b months
B i l l s discounted
322,798
25,661
4i,464
33,204
26,967
237
450,331
Bills bought in open market
82,609
240,711
54,451
62,894
32,453
8,304

C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness



1,860

19,210

2,629

5,023

28,722