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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, July 24;
not earlier

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
July 23, 1936
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

The
the week
the sane
compared

daily average volume of Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding during
ended July 22, as reported by the Federal Reserve banks, was $2,4-78,000,000,
amount as reported for the preceding week and an increase of I'11,000,000
with the corresponding week in 1935.

On July 22 total Reserve bank credit amounted to §2,466,000,000, a decrease
of $12,000,000 for the week. This decrease corresponds with decreases of

$37,000 ,000 in money in circulation find 066,000,000 in Treasury cash and deposits
with Federal Reserve banks and an increase of $5,000,000 in monetary gold stock,
offset in part by increases of $63,000,000 in member bank reserve balances and
$33,000,000 in nonmember deposits and other F. R. accounts. Member bank reserve
balances on July 22 were estimated to be approximately §2,990,000,000 in excess of
legal requirements.
Relatively small changes were reported in holdings of discounted and purchased
bills and industrial advances. A decrease of 111,000,000 in holdings of United
States Treasury bills was offset by increases of $9,000,000 in holdings of United
States bonds and $2,000,000 in United States Treasury notes.
Changes in the amount of Reserve bank credit outstanding and in related items
during the week and the year ended July 22, 1936, were as follows»

Increase or decrease
since
July 22
1936

July 15
1936

July 24
19 35

(in millions of dollars)
Bills discounted
Bills bought
U. S. Government securities
Industrial advances (not including 24- million
commitments - July 22)
Other Reserve bank credit
TOTAL RESERVE BANK CREDIT
Monetary gold stock
Treasury and national bank currency
Money in circulation
Member bank reserve balances
Treasury cash and deposits with F.R.banks
Noma ember deposits and other F.R.accounts




*Less than 0500,000.

3
3
2,430

—
—

3
2

*30

+ 1
- 13

+
+

2,466
10,634
2,497

- 12

+
6
+1,499

6,153
5,935
2,955
55 4

- 37
+ 63

+ 5
+ 1

-

66

+ 33

2
9

6
+
+

657
990
179
31
(B-801)

Released for publication Friday morning, July 24, 1936, not earlier

B-801a

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
July 22,1936

July 15,1936

July 24,1935

8,185,322
12,185
. , 293,440

8,186,524
12,542
287,652

6,226,004
21,746
265,497

8,490,947

8,486,718

6,513,247

ASSETS
Gold certificates on hand and due
from U. S. Treasury
Redemption fund - F. 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 market
Industrial advances
U. S. Government securities:
Bonds
Treasury notes
Treasury bills

1,528
1,863
3,391
3,088
29,573

1,052
1,847
2,899
3,084
2.9,457

3,083
3,026
6,109
4,676
28,358

324,721
1,496,719
608,787

315,672
1,494,218
620,337

292,214
1,564,987
573,034

Total U.S. Government securities
Other securities

2,430,227
181

2,430,227
igi

2,430,235
—

2,466,460

2,465,848

2,46^,378

225
28,268
591,182
48,055
44,275

229
25,884
681,238
48,055
43,499

646
18,977
459,960
49,904
46,230

11,669,412

11,751,471

9,558,342

3,976,863

4,006,015

3,242,240

5,935,131
519,317
61,415
238,445
6,754,308
591,841
129,790
145,501
26,513
34,105
10,491

5,871,746
592,501
60,100
205.713
6,730,060
669,018
129,822
145,501
26,513
34,111
10,431

4,944,603
282,077
25,258
239.827
5,491,765
469,872
146,630
144,893
21,287
30,780
10,875

11,669,412

11,751,471

9,558,342

..

Total bills and securities
Due from foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other assets
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES
F. 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 13 b)
Reserve for contingencies
All other liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F. R. note liabilities combined . . . .

79.156

19.0%

74.6$

Commitments to make industrial advances .

2.3,771

23,839

22,197




ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE' BANKS ON JULY 22, 1936
(In thousands of dollars)
ASSETS

B-801b
Total Boston New York Phi la. Cleve,.

Rich, jAtlanta

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

Gold certificates on hand and due
from U. S. Treasury8,185,322 522,879 3,160,637 410,213 568,346 265,992 213,030 1,704,001 231,222 175,858 229,448 163,370 540,326
568 2,044
548
640
Redemption fund - F. R. notes
384 1,971
12,185 2,052
935 1,020
869
945
209
76,344 38,343 27,114 16,047 11,046
Other cash
293,440 31,914
38,565 12,819 8,488 12,752 6,294 13,714
Total reserves
8,490,947 556,845 3,237,91'6 449,576 596,008 282,607 226,120 1,743,206 244,910 184,555 243,145 170,048 556,011
Bills discountedt
Secured by U.S.Gov't obligations
—
—
—
1,528
1,080
50
12
5
215
25
91
50
direct or fully guaranteed
—
•
—
44
1,863
56
21
Other bills discounted
1,423
319
—
—

Total bills discounted
Bills bought in open market
Industrial advances
U. S. Government securities 8
Bonds
Treasury notes
Treasury bills
Total U.S.Gov't 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



3,391

5

2,503

215

3,088
29,573

224
3,113

1,106
7,293

316
5,142

324,721
1,496,719
608,787
2,430,227

21,607
99,596
40,510

88,263
406,823
165,475
660,561

181

161,713
—

—

50

56

21

293
1,576

120
3,543

108
725

28,217 31,507 17,105 13,142
130,061 145,220 78,838 60,575
52,902 59,068 32,067 24,639
211,180 235,795 128,010 98,356
—

—

-

-

—

25

—

384
2,081

87
537

—

61
1,296

56

410

50

86
973

86
1,610

217
1,684

38,630 17,360 11,571 16,425 12,502 28,392
178,054 80,019 53,334 75,708 57,628 130,863
72,423 32,548 21,693 30,794 23,440 53,228
289,107 129,927 86,598 122,927 93,570 212,483
—

—

—

181

—

—

2,466,460 165,055
;

671,463 216,853 237,714 131,729 99,210

291,572 130,576 87,955 124,223 95,676 214,434

18
225
28,268
376
591,182 58,626
48,055 3,113
304
44,275

8
10
22
79
23
10,396
769 1,585 1,947 1,840
149,456 44,148 58,942 49,586 19,219
10,854 5,080 6,525 2,919 2,284
33,573 3,464 1,720 1,115 1,442

28
4
16
7
3
7
3,424 1,754 1,258 1,782
398 2,739
82,259 24,411 17,664 35,146 21,888 29,837
4,830 2,453 1,531 3,360 1,526 3,580
362
288
771
249
460
527

11,669,412 784,337 4,113,737 719,913 902,516 469,913 350,123 2,126,090 404,357 293,328 408,123 289,831 807,144

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON JULY 22, 1936
(in thousands of dollars)

B-801c

LIABILITIES
Total Boston New York Phila. Cleve.

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

F.R.notes in actual circulation 3,976,863 358,504 810,396,297,137 388,575 187,079 174,748
Deposits i
Member bank - reserve account 5,935,131 317,782 2,649,737 319,493 396,431 191,758 116,449
U.S.Treasurer - General account 519,317 19,328 180,467 19,663 20,231 21,536 21,475
Foreign bank
61,415 4,479
22,987 5,629 5,568 2,663 2,118
Other deposits
238,445 2,024 177,163 1,586 5,522 2,959 3,065

914,171 171,406 122,222 151,841 84,728 316,056
952,792 163,348 117,707 192,310 133,663 383,661
122,890 23,354 19,433 16,929 31,740 22,271
7,021 1,816 1,453 1,750 1,755 4,176
330 2,235 27,243
2,821 8,266 5,231

6,754,308 343,613 3,030,354 346,371 427,752 218,916 143,107 1,085,524 196,784 143,824 211,319 169,393 437,351
591,841 58,582 149,713 43,267 54,870 49,226 18,990
82,399 26,080 18,069 35,133 24,721 30,791
129,790 9,401
12,092 3,755 2,975 3,935 3,816 10,195
49,879 12,227 12,562 4,708 4,245
145,501 9,902
21,350 4,655 3,149 3,613 3,783 9,645
50,825 13,406 14,371 5,186 5,616
26,513 2,874
546 1,003 1,142 1,252
754
1,121
1,391
7,744 4,231 1,007 3,448
34,105 1,413
894 1,449
840 1,328 1,849
7,573
3,111 1,280 2,519
8,849 3,000
10,491
144
300
237
810
70
136
48
268
1,590
637
274
5,977

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

11,669,412 784,337 4,113,737 719,913 902,516 469,913 350,123 2,126,090 404,357 293,328 408,123 289,831 807,144

Commitments to make industrial
advances

23,771

2,742

9,293

334

1,439

2,319

287

77

1,824

91

397

536

4,432.

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SECURITIES
Total
Bills discounted
Bills bought
Industrial advances
U.S.Government securities
Other securities



3,391
3,088
29,573
2,430,227
181

Within 15 days
2,360
1,874

1,716
27,979

16 to 30 days
20

4
172
28,580

31 to 60 days
622
963
560
117,972

6DL to 90 days
283
247

91 days to
6 months Over 6 months
106

882

1,898

87,452

328,003

24,345
1,840,241
181

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT ON JULY 22, 1936
(in thousands of dollars)
B-801d
Total Boston New York Phila. Cleve.
Federal Reserve notes:
Issued to F.R.batik by F,R.agent 4,308,3-44 379,528
Held by Federal Reserve bank
331,481 21,024
In actual circulation

Rich. Atlanta

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

924,347 314,496 404,127 199,088 196,318
113,951 17,359 15,552 12,009 21,570

956,617 181,332 128,700 165,463 95,202 363,126
42,446 9,926 6,478 13,622 10,474 47,070

3,976,863 358,504

810,396 297,137 338,575 187,079 174,748

914,171 171,406 122,222 151,S4l 84,728 316,056

4,319,023 396,000
2,144
5
58,000
—

945,706 318,000 407,000 201,000 164,685
1,313
215
50
56
21
_
_
_
_
_
_
35,000

966,000 167,632 130,000 158,000 96,000 369,000
__
25
__
4.9
360
50
15,000
—
8,000

4,379,167 396,005

947,019 318,215 407,050 201,056 199,706

966,000 182,657 130,000 166,049 96,360 369,050

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