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Released f o r publication
Friday morning, July 13;
not e a r l i e r .

SIABBMHm TOR THE PRESS

St. 5839
Federal Reserve Board
July 12, 1928

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Die consolidated statement of condition of the Federal reserve banks on
July 11, made public by the Federal Reserve Board, shows decreases f o r the week
of $101,700,QOO in holdings of discounted b i l l s , of $22,000,000 in b i l l s "bought
in open market, of .$1,800,000 in Government s e c u r i t i e s , of $37.500,000 in
member "bank reserve deposits, and of $20,000,000 in Federal reserve' noto c i r culation, and increases of $54,600,000 in cash reserves. Total b i l l s and sec u r i t i e s were $125,600,000 below the amount held on July 3.
All of the Federal reserve banks except New York, Richmond, and Atlanta
report smaller holdings of discounted b i l l s than a week ago, the principal
changes being decreases of $42,600,000 a t the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago,
$24,000,000 a t Boston, $20,300,000 a t Philadelphia, and $15,000,000 a t Cleveland,
and an increase of $13,100,000 a t New York. The System's holdings of b i l l s
bought in open market declined $22,000,000, of c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
$4,100,000, and of Treasury notes $3,000,000, while holdings of U. S. bonds increased $5,300,000,
The p r i n c i p a l changes in Federal reserve^circulation during the week were
decreases of $15,100,000 at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and
$7»500,000 a t New York, and an increase of $3,200,000 a t Cleveland,
A summary of changes in the principal a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of the
reserve banks during the week and the year ending July 11, 1928, follows:
Increase or decrease during
Week

Year

Total reserves .
Gold reserves

+ $54,600,000
+ 48,400,000

-$423,600,000
- 417,800,000

Total b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s
B i l l s discounted, t o t a l . • .
Secured by U. S. Government obligations
Other b i l l s discounted .

- 125,600,000
- 101,700,000

B i l l s bought in open market

. , , , . .

-

64,100,000

+ 496,700,000
+ 663,100,000
+ 469,200,000
+ 193,800,000

-

22,000,000

5,600,000

- 37,600,000

I

1,800,000

U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s , t o t a l . . .
Bonds
. . . . . . . . . .
Treasury notes . . .

5,300,000

,000,000
,100,000

Certificates of indebtedness

Federal reserve

notes in circulation

Total deposits
Members' reserve deposits
Government deposits . . .
W.




, , . ,

- 160,000,000

- 115,800,000
+ 10,900,000

-

55,200,000

-

20,000,000

-

63,100,000

-

51,900,000
37,500,000

+
+

46,200,000
50,400,000

-

9,200,000

1,300,000

Released f o r publication Friday morning, July 13, 1928; not e a r l i e r

St. 5839a

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES
OP THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
J u l y 11, 1928 J u l y 1.1928 J u l y 13.1927

RESOURCES
f o l d with Federal reserve agents . . . .
Sold redemption fund with U.S. Treasury
Gold held exclusively 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
Total gold reserves
Reserves other than gold
Total reserves
^on-reserve cash
j f i l l s discounted:
Sec. by U. S. Government obligations .
X Other b i l l s discounted . . . . . .
Total b i l l s discounted . . . .
B i l l s bought in open market . . . .
Ur 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
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Total b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s
Gold held abroad
. . .
Due from foreign banks

Uncollected items . . . . . . .
Bank premises
All other resources
|
TOTAL RESOURCES . 6

.

1,161,160
67.361
1,228,521
666,960

1,129,584

62.100

1,191,684
699,796

655,010

1,633,803
40.883
1,674,686
585,410
752,582

. 699,395
2,594,876
152,361
2,747,237

2,546,490
146,100

2,692,590

158,166
3,170,838

63,113

54,273

64,424

713,372
375,896

777,480
413,530

182,069

1,089,268

1,191,010

426,202

187,642

209,664

193,207

60,968

55,701
90,687
73,177

5,195,121

176,725
76,832
124,246
377,803
1,300
998,512
2,682
48,716
753,494
59,292
14,459
5,112,417

1,640,150

1,660,132

1,703,289

2,365,396

12,230

2,402,892
21,468

619,630

26,104
2,459,316
682,191
141,210
233,319
18,953

2,315,003
13,524
5,532
27,181

87,720
69,077
217,765
490

1,495,165

219,565
490

1,620,729

—

—

„
571
687,818

571
758,391
6o,o47

60,056
8,563

5,062,523

8,520

3,012,678

244,133

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
Foreign bank . . . . . . . . .
Other deposits
Total deposits
Referred a v a i l a b i l i t y items . . .
Capital paid i n
|urplus
. . .
Jill other liabilities . . . .

. .

TOTAL LIABILITIES
Ratio of t o t a l reserves to deposit and
F. R. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined . . .
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
f o r foreign correspondents . . . . . .
I



9,476
20,339
2,407,441

143,221
233.319

18,762
5,062,523
67.9#

310,888

8,852

5,195,121

65.4f
. 309,038

2,361,240

677.792
129,414
228,775
11,907

5,112,417
78.0#
151,195

RESOURCES AMD-LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS OH JULY 11, 1928
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )

R E S O U R C E S

Total

Boston

New York

Fhila.

Cleve.

Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn.

-

B> n o t 9 s

1,223,521 111,066
F.R.Board 666,960 6 3 , 3 8 4

Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d w i t h
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f . h e l d by banks
Total g o l d r e s e r v e s
Reserves other than g o l d
Total r e s e r v e s

S e c u r e d by U.S. Govt, 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

B i l l s bought i n open market
Ut S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bonds
Treasury n o t e s
C e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s
T o t a l U. S. Govt, 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
Uncollected items
Bank p r e m i s e s
A l l other resources~
TOTAL RESOURCES

W



25,960

2,59^,376 200,410
1 5 2 , 3 6 1 15,678
2 , 7 ^ 7 , 2 3 7 216,088

Non-reserve cash
B i l l s discounted:

Total b i l l s discounted

699,395

63,113

5.986

713,372
"*7C enC
375,896

30,305
00 n)i-?
28,O4
3

1,089,268 58,348
187,642 24,915
60,968

704

87,720
69,077

2,324
4,589

217,765

7,617

490

112,175
472.937

383,951

55,00%
27,298

68,745
38,522

15.995

9,l48

g 4 2 1 175 R77
8^83
5^647

x6 q-t®
11.32^

Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San Fran.
44,266

3,014

19,071 217,602
1,577
1,208

48,437

47,280

20,648 218,810

24,247
4,803
77,487

25,679 38,194
6,4os 14,051 27,115
96,286 60,378 284,119
42,598

781,766 163,558 244,524 54,527 100,753 451,393 79,675
30,073
7 , 6 9 3 14,019 11,009 17,703 16,881 1 5 , 4 2 7
2,711
5,425
6,319
8 1 1 , 8 3 9 1 7 1 , 2 5 1 2 5 8 , 5 4 3 6 5 , 5 3 6 1 1 8 , 4 5 6 4 6 8 , 2 7 4 95,102 80,198 101,711 66,697
20,127 1,624 3,873 4,160 4,725 8,112 3,850 1,581 2,185 2 , 9 5 5
333,298

62,519

68,408

21,455

19,944 104

772
1

19 189
y

/ - - - - - - -> « '
' '
*
116,335 23,229 32:695
31:956 46^76- 33,751
28:103

449,633 85,748 101,103 53,4ii 66,520 138,523 47,292
33,486 20,449 18,107 6,74o 13,340 i4,589
147
7,084
585
15,020 9,571
18,193 11,492
4 o , 2 9 7 21,648
-

1,495,165 90,880
571
37
687,818 67,060
60,056 3,824
8,563
76
5,062,523

196,654 81,255 137,257 29,384 84,147 222,169 31,4i4

505 1,153
27,667
806
5,726 1,585
33,898 3 , 5 4 4
-

-

26 20,267
3,241 5,805
1,938 9,656
5,205 35,728
-

7,125
-

5539b

45,920

2,517

Gold h e l d e x c l u s i v e l y a g a i n s t
F

St.

5,063 5,049
2,870 14,330
7,933
12,426

19,379
10,407

4,519

ll,l4o

5,697

5,782

9,423
293,542
3,935
37,673

12,226

11,479 4 9 , 8 9 9
12,003 21,033
7,819

4i

4,230 2,948 3,875 12,233
2,296 4,470 4,024
5,108
7,125 11,045 18,558 15,71s 17,382
490

523,416 127,845 153,108 63,695 85,065 188,840 54,564 31,894 48,344 39,200 88,314
217
47
51
25
21
69
21
13
18
17
35
183,l4o 54,145 60,490 51,647 24,437 87,457 32,125 15,574 43,089 24,874 43,780
16,563 1,752 6,806 3,437 2,833 8,720 3,900 2,202 4,308 1,877 3.834
1,458
247 1,239
403 1,301
997
546
824
418
482
572
1,556,760 356,911 484,110 188,903 236,838 762,469 190,108 132,286 200,073 136,102 434,012

L I A B I L I T I E S

RESOURCES ASD. LIABILITIES OF TEE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON JULY 1 1 , 1928

Total

Boston

F.R. notes in actual c i r c u l a t i o n
Deposits:
Member tank - reserve account
Government
Foreign bank
Other deposits

2,365,396 150,339

Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Capital paid in

2,407,441 151,995
619,630 64,474
143,221 9,893

: 12,230
9,476
20,339

Surplus

233,319

18,762

TOTAL LIABILITIES

Reserve r a t i o (per cent)
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased f o r foreign correspondents
F.R.notes on hand (notes r e c ' d from
F.R. Agent l e s s notes in circuLa.ti.c13)

Total c o l l a t e r a l

Ne, York Phi l a .

Cleve.

Rich.

Atlanta Chicago St.Louis

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

1, 10,150 133,511 1341,685 130,408 197,372 53,096 132,100'273,654 57,917 56,117 55,627 30,097174,166

All other l i a b i l i t i e s

F.R.notes r e c ' d from Comptroller
F.R.notes held by F. R. Agent
F.R.notes issued to F.R.Bank
C o l l a t e r a l held as security f o r
F.R.notes issued to F.R.Bank*
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold redemption fund
Gold fund - F. R. Board
Eligible paper

St. 5839c

(In thousands of dollars)

784
728

144

17,893

1,185

Zlllillilii'i
II 111 II1111 •111
944,500 i4o,i42

189,653 68,849 67,4l> 359,738 84,029 52,027 92,581 67,278189236

5,062,523 383,951 1,556,760 356,911 484,iio 188,903 236,838 762,469 190,108 132,286 200,073 j.36,102 434,012
67.9
74.4
63.1
63.3
66.8
53.7
59.4
74.0
67.0
74.2
68.6
68,5 80.8
310,888 23,421
86,670 29,667 32,477 15,926 13,116 43,407 13,428 8,432 11,242 10,930 22,172
401,365

29,777

2,824,675
783,160

234,238

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS

^

65.950

2,o4l.515 168,288
35^,977
99,815

126,702 26,746 28,900 15,454 27,496 45,092 12,208

35,300

16,851
706,368 53,000
1,222,349 83,244
2,383.509 188,395

K

7,070

8,926

6,374 66,620

%% *•%

468,387 157,154 226,272 68,550 159,596 318,146 70,125 63,187 64,553 36,471 24o,7%6

3 al ,;:g z a ii II ii || |
631,168 159,438 249,773 83,168 159,745 367,992 72,866 66,235 73,900 42,515 288,314

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS

f

i l l s discounted
i l l s bought in open market
Oe* t for
# iFRASER
c a t e g of isdelteSapss, .
Digitized


Total
1,089,268

Within 15 days
936,325
11 320
220

l6t

3°9,563 d a y S
37,839

31

%%****

61

Over 6 months
.26,683
4l34s

24,5ogr