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STATEMENT FOE THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday monning, July 17;
not earlier.

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
July l6, 1936.

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS
The daily average volume of Federal Reserve "bank credit outstanding during
the week ended July 15, as reported by the Federal Reserve "banks, was $2,^78,000,000,
an increase of
000,000 compared with the preceding week and the same amount as
reported for the corresponding week in 1935On July 15 total Reserve hank credit amounted to $2,^78,000,000, an increase
of $6,000,000 for the week. This increase corresponds with increases of $58,000,000
in member bank reserve balances, $6,000,000 in Treasury cash and deposits with
Federal Reserve banks and $2,000,000 in nonmember depositsand other F. R. accounts
and a decrease of $2,000,000 in Treasury and national bank currency, offset in part
by a decrease of $52,000,000 in money in circulation and an increase of $7,000,000
in monetary gold stock* Member bank reserve balances on July 15 were estimated to
be approximately $2,920,000,000 in excess of legal requirements*
Relatively small changes were reported in holdings of discount/purchased
bills, industrial advances and United States Government securities.
Changes in the amount of Reserve bank credit outstanding and in related items
during the week and the year ended July 15, 1936, were as follows:

Increase or decrea.se
since
July 15
1936 ,

July 8
1936 .

July 17
1935

(In millions of dollars)
Bills discounted
Bills bought
U. S. Government securities
Industrial advances (not including 2^ million
commitments - July 15)
Other Rsaerve bark credit
TCIIAJj BKSWTft Br^K CREDIT
Monetary gold t^ck
Treasury and national bank currency
Money in circulation
Member bank reserve balances
Treasury cash and deposits with F#R# banks
KTonmember deposits and other F#R# accounts




3

2,^30

-2
—

—

29
13

-1
+7

+1
+11

2,^78

+6
+7

+1,502

10,629

2,^96

-2

6,190

-52
+5S
+6

5,S72

3,021
521

+6

-5

+660
+9US
'-65
-39

+2

(B-S01)

Released for publication Friday morning, July 17,193!?; not earlier.

B-SOla

ASSETS AED LIABILITIES
OP THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
July 15,1936 July 8,1936 July 17,1935
ASSETS
Gold certificates on hand and due
from U. S. Treasury
Redemption fund - P. R. notes
Other cash
Total reserves
Bills discounted:
Secured by U.S.Gov't obligations,direct
or fully guaranteed
Other "bills discounted
Total "bills discounted
Bills bought in open marlret
Industrial advances
U. S. Government securities:
Bonds
Treasury notes
Treasury bills
Total U.S. Government securities . . .
Other securities
Total bills and securities
Due from foreign banks
P. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

8,186,52412,54-2
287,652
8,^86,718

1,052
1,84-7
2,899
3,08429,457
315.672
1,494-, 218
620,337
2,430,227
181
2,465,848
229
25,884
681,238
48,055
43,499

8,106,569
12,54-2
,271,008
8,^0,119

1,1+38
1,8583 . 296
3,085
29,500

6,226,200
21,5^6
251,8^8
6,499,594-

3,608
3,057
6,665
4-, 679
28,2o8

315,673
292,222
1,4-94-, 218 1,5^-3,136
620,337
594,889
2,430,228 2,4-30,2^7
181
—
2,^66,290 2,469,859
229
64-3
18,821
22,075
598,237
5^3,628
48,0541+9,90^
4-2.533
^5,325

11,751,^71

11,564-,283

9,631,028

4-,006,015

4,o4o,332

3,258,418

5,871,746
592,501
60,100
205,713
6,730,060
669,018
129,822
1^5,501
26,513
34,111
10,431

5,81^,251 4,92^,402
506,644250,869
60,321
24-,656
202,795
277,405
6,58^,011 5,4-77,332
593,077
54-2,264130,988
14-6,608
1^5,501
l44,893
26,513
21,288
34-, 117
30,780
9,744
9,4-45

LIABILITIES
P. R. notes in actual circulation . . . .
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account
U.S.Treasurer - General account . . . . .
Foreign bank
Other deposits
Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Capital paid in .
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 1 3 b )
Reserve for contingencies
All other liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES

11,751,471

11,564,283

9,631,028

Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
P. R. note liabilities combined . . . .

79.0$

79.0$

74-.4$

Commitments to make industrial advances .

23,839

23,844

21,696




ASSETS AITD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESEBVE BAUKS OB JULY 15, 1936
(In thousands of dollars)
B-801b
ASSETS
Total Boston New York Phi la. Cleve.

Eich. Atlanta

Chicago St.L0uis Minn. Kans. Cy. Dallas San Fran.

Gold certificates on hand and due
from U. S. Treasury
8,186,524 512,636 3,085,698 4l5,l47 589,298 265,796 218,285 1,757,418 247,630 176,286 229,494 166,543 522,293
Redemption fund - P. E. notes
12,542 2,097
1,198 1,088
656
451 1,683
797
912
228
99^
^13 2,025
Other cash
287,652 30,835
74,830 37,7^0 27,352 15.734 10,555
35,284 12,595 3,422 13,317
6,299 14,639
Total reserves
8,4s6,7i8 545,568 3,161,726 453,975 617,306 282,031 230,523 1,793,499 261,137 184,936 243,805 173,255 538,957
Bills discounted:
Secured by U.S.Gov11 obligations
1,052
direct or fully guaranteed
Other bills discounted
1,247
Total bills discounted
2,899
3,084
Bills bought in open market
29,457
Industrial advances
U. S. Government securities:
315,672
Bonds
1,494,218
Treasury notes
Treasury bills
620,337
Total U.S.Gov't securities 2,430,227
Other securities
181
Total bills and securities
Due frosj foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other assets
TOTAL ASSETS




5
21
26
224
2,858
21,006
99,429
41,278
161,713
—

2,465,848 164,821
18
229
25,884
391
681,23s 70,847
4c,055 3,113
332
43,499

71S
1,37S
2,096
1,102
7,327

160

17
,
49

—

—

160
316
5,149

— —

293
1,599

85

—

21

66
120
3,556

21
108
723

—

— —

384
2,097

—

—

85
87
554

—

61
1,303

~~ 56
56
86
984

57
322
379
86
1,622

10
—

10
217
1,685

85,802 27,431 30,629 16,627 12,776
406,145 129,844 144,977 7S,707 60,474
16s,6I4 53,905 60,189 32,676 25,106

37,553 16,876 11,249 15,968 12,155 27,600
177,757 79,886 53,244 75,530 57,530 130,645
73,797 33,165 22,105 31,375 23,885 54,238

660,561 211,180 235,795 128,010

289,107 129,927 86,59s 122,927 93,570 212,483
—
—
—
131
—

—

—

•

—

98,356
—

671,086 216,305 237,687 131,752 99,208
8
22
10
83
23
6,984
1,528
1,636
737
1,567
166,956 49,299 69,049 54,001 22,164
10,354 5,080 6,525
2,919 2,284
32,594 3,528 1.735 1,137 1,454

11,751,471 785,090 4,050,233 729,447 934,010 473,417 357,169 £

—

291,538 130,653 37,962 124,234 95,657 214,395
16
4
28
3
7
7
4l4 2,514
3,864 2,253 1,908 2,083
96,907 29,102 20,132 42,381 25,907 34,493
4,830
2,453 1,531 3,360 1,526 3,530
541
458
736
258
369
307
425,860 296,841 416,333 297,073 794,496
'

ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS OH JULY 15, 1936
(in thousands of dollars)
B-SOlc
L IA B X LIT IE S
Total Boston Hew York Phila. Cleve.
F.R.notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
Member bank: - reserve account
U.S.Treasuer -"General account
Foreign "bank
Other deposits
Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13 b)
Reserve for contingencies
All other liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Commitments to make industrial
advances

i+,006,015 360,1*06

Rich. Atlanta

819,651+ 300,161 388,1+61 188,577 176,915

Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran,
920,327 173,o44 122,510 151,766

5,271.7^6 299.<&5 2,553,777 324, 77U 4l6,247 188,135 117,498 978,552
592,501 24,1+95 212,030 17,621 19,520
23,994 22,464 143,059
5,629 5,56s
'60,100 4,1+79
2,663
2,119
7,021
21,671
i,sos 5,127
205,713 2,877 160,957
2,622
3,472
.. 1,899
6,730,060 330,896 2,948,435 349,832 1+1+6,522 217,1+1!+ 1^5,553 1,130,531
669,018 70,114 159,352 1+6,381 67,708 52,737 21,1+22
96,1+50
l
+
»
2
I
+
3
129,822 9,435
49,871+ 12,223 12,562
4,70*
12,077
145,501
9,902
50,825 13,1+06 11+.371
5,186 5,616
21,350
75I+
26,513
2,871+
3,1+1+8
7,7*+4 1+.231 1,007
1,391
8,8l+9 3,000 3,lll
1,279 2,519
34,111 1,1+13
7,573
68
268
1I+7
10,431
50
5,550
213
1,753

85,602 318,592

17^,765 115,676 187,321 138,662 377,29*+
26,257 24,910 23,607 29,546 24,998
1,816
1,453
1,750
1,755
M76
8,277 4,572
273 2,2.^5 11,501+
211,115 ll+6,611 212,951 172,228 1+17,972
31,626 18,509 1+1,787 27,92s 35,ooi+
3,75-7 2,975 3,963 3,815 10,190
4, 655 3,11+9 3,613 3,783 9,61+5
546 1,003
l, ll+2 1,252
1,121
891+ 1,1+56
8i+o 1,32s
i,si+9
223
628
271
1,137
123

11,751^71 785,090 i+,050,2S3 729,1+1+7 934,010 1+73,1+17 357,169 2,191,1+52 1+25,860 296,81*1 1+16,333 297,073 794,^96
23,839

2,762

9,1+2!+

338

1,1+1+8

2,326

287

77

1,717

91

1+01+

538

l+,l+27

MATURITY DISTRIBUTIOH OF BILLS AHD SECURITIES

Bills discounted
Bills bo-ught
Industrial advances
U.S. Government securities
Other securities




Total
2,899
3,081+
, 29,457
.2,1+30-, 227
181

Within 15 days
1,959
1,625
1,502
28,827

16 to 30 days
17
352
288
28,1+59

31 to 60 days
61
837
670
69,886

6l to 90 days
725
270
si+o
130,275

91 days to
6 months
137
i,9Si+
331,149

Over 6 months

24,173
1,81+1,631
181

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT ON JULY 15, 193b
(In thousands of dollars)
B-SOld
Total Boston Hew York Phila. Cleve,
Federal Reserve notes:
Issued to F.R. bank "by F.R.agent 4,331,177 3S2.U3S 927,^71
Held by Federal Reserve banlc
325,162 22,032 107,817
In actual circulation

Rich. Atlanta

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

315.662 406,854 200,645 198,269 958,565 182,960 129,084 165,925
6,574 14,159
15.5Q1 18,393 12,068 21,354 38,238 9,916

4,006,015 360,406 819,654 300,161 388,461 188,577 176,915

96,290 367,014
10,688 46,422

920,327 173,044 .122,510 151,766 85,602 312,592

Collateral held by agent as security for notes issued to banlc:
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U. S. Treasury
Eligible paper
U. S. Gov't securities
Total collateral




4,348,023 396,000 945,706 318,000 4l0,000 202,000 172,685 966,000 179,632 130,000 l6l,000 98,000 369,000
1,647
26
901
l60
—
66
21
—
85 —
49
329
10
39.000 —
—
—
—
—
30,000
—
4,000 —
5,000
—
4,388,670 396,026 946,607

318,160 4io,ooo 202,066 202,706

966,000 183,717 130,000

166,049

98,329 369,010