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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released f o r publication
Friday morning, July 25;
not e a r l i e r

St. 6661
Federal Reserve Board
July 24, 1930
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

The daily average volume of Federal reserve tank c r e d i t outstanding during
the week ending July2$, as reported by tiie Federal reserve "banks was $977,000,000,
a decrease of $37,000,000 compared with the preceding week and of $361,000,000
compared with the corresponding week of 1929.
On July 23 t o t a l reserve bank c r e d i t outstanding amounted to $946,000,000,
a decrease of $$4,000,000 f o r the week, dhis decrease corresponds with a decline
of $40,000,000 of money in circulation, and $28,000,000 in member bank reserve
balances, o f f s e t in p a r t ty a decline of $17,000,000 in monetary gold stock.
Holdings of discounted b i l l s declined.; $16,000,000 during the week, the
p r i n c i p a l decreases of $7,000,000 and $5,000,000, being reported by the Federal
Beaerve Banks of Cleveland and New York, respectively, Tie System's holdings
of b i l l s bought in the open market declined $18,000,000 and of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s
and b i l l s $18,000,000, while holdings of Treasury notes increased $17,000,000.
Changes in the amount of reserve bank c r e d i t outstanding and in r e l a t e d
items during the week and the year ending July 23, 1930 were as follows:
Increase or decrease
since
July 23 July 16
July 24
1930
1910
1Q29
(in millions of dollars)
B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought
United States s e c u r i t i e s
Other reserve bank c r e d i t

191
151
576
29

16
18
1
18

- 873
+ 81
+ 430
- 22

946
4,523
1.793

5k
17
3

- 383
+ 177
+ 4

Money in c i r c u l a t i o n
4,407
Member bank reserve balances
2,432
Unexpended c a p i t a l funds,nonmember deposits, etc.
423

4o
28
5

- 297
+ 75
+ 20

TOTAL RESERVE BANK CREDIT
Monetary gold stock
Treasury currency adjusted




Released f o r publication Friday morning, July 25,1930; not e a r l i e r .

St. 666la

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(in thousands of dollars)
July 23.1930 July 16.1930 July 24.1929
RESOURCES
#
Gold with Federal reserve agents . . . .
Gold 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
Non-reserve cash
B i l l s discounted:
Secured by U.S.Government obligations
Other b i l l s discounted . . . . . . . .
Total b i l l s discounted . . . .
B i l l s bought in open market
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 and b i l l s .
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 . . . »
Due from foreign banks
Uncollected items
F. R. notes of other banks
Sank premises
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES

1,558,214
36,814
1,595,028
827,432
3,024,227
169,834

1,572,914
36,714
1,609,628
583,052
838,065
3,030,745
166,490

1,504,983
88,842
1,593,825
608,264
741,643
2,943,732

3,194,06l
67,835

3,197,235
68,547

3,125,743
75.804

59,629
130,94l
190,570
150,523

*70,357
*136,673
207,030

84,736
%
79,220

601,767

42,750
260,835
272,554
576,139
7,323
924,555
705
553,600
22^175

168,667
42,900

243,696

290,522
577,118
7,301

960,116

182,011

1,063,956
68,842
42,663
81,155
21,882
145,700

10,250

1,288,748

705
670,370

728
691,616

13^146
4,835,649

59.561
12,596
4,991.299

58,725
10,454
5.278,382

1,356,180

1,382,349

1,780,403

2,432,086
18,882
5,760
27,884
2,484,612
532,922
169,882

2,460,457

2,356,917
17.257
7,376

59

*572

22,169

26,564

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 . . . . .
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Capital paid in
Surplus . .
All other l i a b i l i t i e s .
TOTAL LIABILITIES

16,629

6,247
32.924

2,516,257

276,936
15,117

631,545
169,484
276,936
14,728

4,835,649

4,991.299

20,577
2,402,127
651,948

161,4o6

254,39s
28,100

5,278,382

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 . . .

83.2$

82.0#

74.7#

Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
f o r foreign correspondents
.

481,315

478,082

446,980




•Revised f i g u r e s .

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS ON JULY 23, 1930
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )

RESOURCES
£ u

s

1

f

^

r

s

L

6

'

s

-

U

i

v

'

^

r

Total gold reserves
Reserves other than gold
Total reserves
Non-reserve cash
B i l l s discounted:
S e c u r e d by U.S. Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
Other h i l l s discounted
Total h i l l s discounted
B i l l s b o u g h t i n open market
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 and b i l l 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
Total b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s
Due f r o m f o r e i g n b a n k s
U n c o l l e c t e d items
F. R. n o t e s of o t h e r b a n k s
Bank p r e m i s e s
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES




*

^

'

f

i

'I'.SS

l

l

1 9

s f i l ' - a

s

S:«

:

i

3,024,227 228,993 1,009,543 211,940 322,338
169,834 12.412 49,948 8 , 7 5 4 9,158
3,194,061 241,405 1,059,491 220,694 331,^96
67,835 6 , l 6 l
16,224 3,499 4 , 6 l O
3,234
5,661

11,255 10,845 10,466
15,680 10,127 6,968

190.570
150,523

8,895

19,005

26,935
37,175

42,750
260,835
272,55%
576,139
7,323
924,555
705
553,600
22,175

2,798
1,296
16,900 93,222
26,064 8 4 , 1 9 7
44,260 180,217
5,250
1,000
73,160 249,577
231
52
57,006 151,115
6,811
233

5^9 , 5^7 2
13,146

3,580
8"

t n !

S

l

-

85,457
8,849
9^.306
4,667

l

i

l

s

765

28,084

a

g

120,069 433,228 98' 5
16,109 21,6^9—13,452
136,17S 454,877 n l » T l 7
5,515

9,393

847 8,451
8,870
15,779 26,781
20,972 1 7 , 4 3 4 19,446 27,62s 17,321
888 l4,o65 7,856 9,068 22,910

59,629
130,941

S t . 666lb
Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San F r a n .

3,667

M64

9,756

12,741
9,652

67,204 114,924
4.750
5,900

47,678 284,588
7.605 11,248

71,954 120,824
1,787
2,099

55,283 295,836
3,813
5,203

9,755
5,568

12,224
5,391

8,406
15,523

357

8,313

462

36,799

44,059

45,785

60,624

10,476

33,882
2,095

19,337
438

27,993
2,823

13,921

17,303
5,847

4,251
7,227

7,939

4,603

33,673

7,486

77,607

22,643

25,248

15,59%

11,425

86,841

42,896

4 8 , 1 2 1 117,838

7,434 10,438

2,8i}0

5,566

12,027 9,44o 19,012
16,352 10,417 17,2a

73

1,000
45,793

25
95
25
14,095 70,828 22,325
897 3,086 1,293
2,65s 8,295 3,811
3,208
588
517
187,100 a o , 6 9 7 665,000 190,345
30
39,899
1,540
3,214
|4S

28,021

1,786

535
3,716

6,715 23,253 14,503

30,551

2,321

3,382

4,952
9,887
10,409

55,342

489,719

5,436

25,285 226,016

13,032 28,6o4

654

50,202

4,835,649 381,680 1,504,534 349,980

76,564

20,681

26,493

15,664
,4a

48,736

107

1,313
6,342

27,700

71
57,1^9
1,428
7,059
1,065

47,845 75,000 24,300 219,763
891 1,564
985 6,253

16

1,182
2,018
_513

124,745

a

hU2

a

u

3 t

49

4 >

l i

207,178 126,998 397,673

L I A B I L I T I E S

RESOURCES MD LIABILITIES OP THE FEDERAL RESERVE BtoKS "0H JULT' 23 , 1930
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total Boston New York P h i l a . Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Minn. Kans#Cy« Dallas San Fran.
1,356,180.141,064 158,714 123,864 125,966 62,868 116,165 187,158 69,751 51,676 69,235 31,557 158,162

F.R.notes i n actual c i r c u l a t i o n
Deposits:
2,432,086
Member bank - reserve account
18,882
Government
Foreign "bank
5,760
27,884
Other deposits
2,484,612
Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
532,922
169,882
Capital paid i n
Surplus
276,936
15,117
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
4,835,649
TOTAL LIABILITIES
83.2
Reserve r a t i o (per cent)
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s p u r chased f o r f o r e i g n correspondents 481,315
Federal reserve notes:
Issued to F.R.bank by F.R.agent
Held by Federal reserve bank
In actual c i r c u l a t i o n
C o l l a t e r a l held by agent as s e c u r i t y f o r notes issued to bank:
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold fund - F. R. Board
E l i g i b l e paper
Total c o l l a t e r a l

B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought i n open market
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s
Municipal
warrants



147,975 1,033,682
1,407
1,848
1,668
%
l6,o4i
149,895 1,053,239
57,953 142,026
11,845
65,584
80,001
21,751
72
4,970
381,680 1,504,534
83.0
87.4
35,547

138,077 199,447
523 1,264
610
1,994
139,332 203,315
42,526 54,240
16,780 15,878
26,965 29,141
513 1,179
349,980 489,719
85.2
83.9

158,988 46,596

48,037

62,832 59,331 3^4,134 76,977
3,632 1,679
1,916
1,003
220
256
220
817
771
322
58.
SET.
66,778 62,001 347,394 78,522
14,155 68,074 24,553
5,395 20,174 5,276
12,496 10,857 40,094
2,124
817
2,106 f : S 5
187,100 210,697 665,000 190,345
76.4
72.7
85.1
75-3
20,176 17,293 64,369

50,206
1,055
l4o
162
51,563
10,438
3,066
7,143
859
124,745
69.7

17,293 11,o49

91,555 59,362
894 1,578
183
* 8
31
92,696 61,154
31,509 20,311
4,348
4,349
9,162
8,935
228
§22
207,178 126,998
74.6
59.6
i4,4n

l4,4li

168,508
2,083
421
7,711
178,723
29,7%0
11,343
19,514.
191
397,673

87.8

33,145

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT
* • » « ' f c g
1,356,180 l 4 l , o 6 4

a :
' £ i s % %
s #
%
a s
n 158,714 123,864 185,966 62,868 116,165 187,158 69,751 51,676

%2,908 35.300
1,155,306 129,617
317,947 27,821

229,968
28,626
45,196
303,790

1,876,161 192,738

39,900 15,550
5,000 7,100
8,9^5
100,100 180,000 60,000 96,100 199,000 56,100
20,042 29,859 27,255 36,617 4o.o66 23,082
160,042 225,409 92,255 139,817 239,066 88,127

m

•

69,235

.

•

g

31,557 158,162

11,845
36,000

14,300 35,000
75,000 10,000 184,763
11.416 15,260 17,548 23,785
59,261 90,260 41,848 243,51#

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SHORT TERM SECURITIES
Total
190,570
150,523
272,554
73

Within 15 days
99,648
73,456

16 to 30 days
17,947
30,306
48,027
51

31 to 60 days 6l to 90 days
29,033
28,739
28,720
15,592
94,576

^ths°
15,067
2,4%
72,114
22

Over 6 months
136
57,837